Gender locked race?

[Gwenorai]

I mean, I'd rather have daddy Byakko or papa Zurvan face; than well...M'aiq the liar.

Ah, yes, Khajiit knows nothing of this male Viera. Khajiit believes male Viera does not exist.

Swear to god I hope they don't end up looking like Khajiits... in terms of Hrothgar.

[CoolDad]

Congrats on 200 guys! I sketched out possible male Viera and female Hrothgar designs that I'd like. I'm not very good at outfit design so forgive that >o>

[Roda]

Congrats on 200 guys! I sketched out possible male Viera and female Hrothgar designs that I'd like. I'm not very good at outfit design so forgive that >o>

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Senn]

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Nice work.

[WhiteArchmage]

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I love it <3

[Theodric]

I don't really see them as being overly feminine and child-like. They're meant to be fierce protectors of the forest and are even more isolated than their female counterparts - not to mention more solitary, suggesting a large degree of self reliance. Realistically that'd result in a decent amount of bulk - as seen in the more muscular concept art. It'd also reflect the effects of a tribal lifestyle as we know it in the real world.

[JamiaHaab]

Look up present day African/South American tribesmen. Non of them have "bulk", they're all extremely lean. But this is a video game and we all just want aesthetics. Real world logic doesn't matter, if it did you wouldn't be able to be a Lalafell Warrior.

That female Hrothgar looks so fluffy <3

[cicatriz313]

Seems at this point in time what people want is so all over the place that at the end of the day, someone's getting disappointed no matter what. Just keep in mind if you don't get what you want, it's just another waiting game until next expansion.

[Roda]

I don't really see them as being overly feminine and child-like. They're meant to be fierce protectors of the forest and are even more isolated than their female counterparts - not to mention more solitary, suggesting a large degree of self reliance. Realistically that'd result in a decent amount of bulk - as seen in the more muscular concept art. It'd also reflect the effects of a tribal lifestyle as we know it in the real world.

And female xaela are supposed to be fierce warriors of the steppe, and yet we got tiny waifus. /shrug
There's been a decent discussion on the physique best suited to the males a hundred pages back or so, and i'm not really keen on doing it again.
I'm all for male viera being lean and cut, but I would be pretty disappointed with "bulky".
For critique mode that face is a bit too boyish for my imagining, but I just chalked that up to every race having their young face, and the body is a bit thin, but not too far off from my personal ideal, and it really could just be a fidelity thing, not showing the full details of the physique. But the limb proportions and overall height looks good to me. Fit, lithe, like a gymnast, like a dancer.

[stormygabe]

Look up present day African/South American tribesmen. Non of them have "bulk", they're all extremely lean. But this is a video game and we all just want aesthetics. Real world logic doesn't matter, if it did you wouldn't be able to be a Lalafell Warrior.

That female Hrothgar looks so fluffy <3

Gonna add to this, considering the previous comment this one seems to be replying to. Being "feminine" also doesn't necessarily equal being weak or not "fierce." Going off of other fantasy races, the elves in LotR were described in ways we would think of as more feminine, yet they were still tough. It IS possible for a pretty boy to be a tough.

Non-sequitur: I keep saying to others and myself I'm done with these threads. Yet I keep coming back. Fanfest cannot come fast enough.

Edit: I love that doodle!