Just an idea; new "Clans" for each existing race

[Burmecia]

There's already a wolfman race in Doma called the lupin.

ngl lupin as proper playable race would have been dope. hrothgars are cool too, i have no problem with them, i just have one strange opinion.

[Joven]

ngl lupin as proper playable race would have been dope. hrothgars are cool too, i have no problem with them, i just have one strange opinion.

I wouldn't mind them as a playable race, but right now I would rather they focus on completeing the ones we already have.

[Zsolen]

We should probably start with clans that exist in lore but have to use the models of other clans, just for RP/ character building purposes. It costs SE little in terms of time compared to a true new clan and helps many players out.

Edit: And possibly worship options outside the 12

[Kranel_San]

So.. a Hyur then?

A hyur with the faces and model skeletons of other races would be cool, and if this is the first step in having one then why not? More options is always good.

[MilkieTea]

The funny thing is head lore guy Oda said a while back in an interview that there was another more "ancient" clan of Au Ra aside from the two we're familiar with, but they haven't so much suggested anything about such to date.

I'd love a more "bestial" au'ra clan. Would I ever play it? Probs not, I'd feel tied to specific kinds of glam. But I'd love *seeing* it and that's all that matters

[MilkieTea]

A hyur with the faces and model skeletons of other races would be cool, and if this is the first step in having one then why not? More options is always good.

Having seen the Au'Ra without horns and tails (google) they honestly look ... really wonky. They're built around having the horns and tails, without them they just look unbalanced.

[Terin]

Having seen the Au'Ra without horns and tails (google) they honestly look ... really wonky. They're built around having the horns and tails, without them they just look unbalanced.

I've not had any luck finding any such images. Considering the special form you enter as a Reaper (I forget the name of the actual skill), it temporarily removes your horns, and I honestly found I kind of preferred it? I got back and forth, though. I think with SOME glamours, the horns are absolutely awesome. Particularly when my character was rocking a darker-skinned Xaela look. But when I decided I'd like to switch to a lighter-skinned sort of character, I suddenly found it VERY difficult to get the right "look". Like I said, in addition to the darker scales, Xaela also have significantly darker eyes, and more blue-ish skin tones. I wound up settling on a Raen for a more "ginger" sort of look, but then it looked super goofy when wearing a lot of the darker armor and clothes I'd been accustomed to, especially the Abyssos armor (which I'm sure some people aren't into, but I'd consider those some of the cooler sets I've ever seen).

I definitely think the Xaela are super cool, and I LOVE all their lore and the time spent learning about and interacting with all their tribes. But the horns in particular just make it kind of hard to work with some glamours, plus they render earrings essentially invisible. I also wish the Xaela could choose the lighter eye colors, and maybe a more sunny-looking, peach skin tone.

[Soge01]

We have Midlander and Highlander, but where are the Lowlanders!?

[Terin]

We should probably start with clans that exist in lore but have to use the models of other clans, just for RP/ character building purposes. It costs SE little in terms of time compared to a true new clan and helps many players out.

Edit: And possibly worship options outside the 12

Very much my line of thinking. I love new options, so if the Devs are down to make more races, that's awesome! But considering they've clearly remarked the immense difficulty in adding new races (in fact, didn't they actually say they weren't adding any more after Shadowbringers?), and many feel Viera and Hrothgar are "incomplete" without being able to wear helms or added hairstyles... I feel like "new races" probably aren't super feasible. At least, not any time soon.

Adding new variations of existing races, by way of new "Clans", I think could be a wonderful middle-ground.

For example, maybe a "clan" of Lalafells that are maybe covered in a small layer of fur with some Moogle-ish features?

Or what about going even more radical:

A "Roegadyn" clan that uses the Hrothgar model (minus the tail and fur), more of a savage "Orc" sort of look. A "Hrothgar" clan that uses the Viera model, but with canine features and tall wolf ears (maybe even calling them Lupin?). Garlean Hyur that use an Elezen model. Stuff like that?

[Raoabolic]

I think it would actually be fun having a questline that involves the clans from each race. Perhaps the rewards could be the XIV's equivalent to the RSE gear from XI. That said, I'm not sure we can have something like this without a sizeable amount of people going "this is ___ist/___phobic!" I would love to be proven wrong though! Let's get some more lore questlines in the game!