Viera males should be smaller like Au Ra females

[Iscah]

Ahhh so is that where the idea came from that the male viera are really fierce and territorial? I'm still fine with the idea! Honestly I'm getting inspired to gather all the lore I can find on the viera, source it, and just start creating ALL the headcanons!

If you've completed the Ivalice raids, go speak to the Wandering Dramaturge in the main room of the Prima Vista. He gives all the lore we have so far about FFXIV's version of Viera.

[MikkoAkure]

He didn't say anything about what they looked like, just described their culture and how the males live completely alone in the forest. So perhaps people are extrapolating from that description that they must be rather wild-looking, but it was never actually said.

To be fair, even a lalafell would look really wild after having spent decades camping in the jungle alone with no mirror and no one to judge.

[Iscah]

To be fair, even a lalafell would look really wild after having spent decades camping in the jungle alone with no mirror and no one to judge.

Yes, but that's still very different to claiming that the Dramaturge directly said they were "large, furry and feral-like".

[Halivel]

Yes, but that's still very different to claiming that the Dramaturge directly said they were "large, furry and feral-like".

maybe he actually saw Hrothgars xD

[Wynn_Storm]

No thanks, the main reason some people want male viera to be short is for erp purposes.

I suspect they want to play a short character because it helps with being "submissive".

Let's not cater to the fantasies of pervs, and make them how they should be made. Tall warrior-like.

[manickitty]

No thanks, the main reason some people want male viera to be short is for erp purposes.

I suspect they want to play a short character because it helps with being "submissive".

Let's not cater to the fantasies of pervs, and make them how they should be made. Tall warrior-like.

Let's also not assume things about others -_-

Some of us just like cute characters.

[Gwenorai]

Let's also not assume things about others -_-

Some of us just like cute characters.

True, but the lore doesn't paint them as cute. But meh.

[manickitty]

True, but the lore doesn't paint them as cute. But meh.

And if they're not, then fine. But we do have precedent on a cute race ie. Feol. And they can write lore however they want, so it'd be nice having an option other than hypermasculine (various sizes) + lalafell.

[Roda]

True, but the lore doesn't paint them as cute. But meh.

The lore doesn't paint female au ra as cute either, but here we are. :T

[Gwenorai]

The lore doesn't paint female au ra as cute either, but here we are. :T

Yeah, hence the 'meh' - square isn't consistent. The concept art on the female Au'ra was perfect but bleh, they wanted mini wifus.

I have doubts they'd add in Feol though since we saw two of the clans already - but hey, they might surprise us.