Stormblood - New Race? Yes? No?

[SessionZero]

I'm not sure why this is a fear. Even in Ivalice, there are male Viera, but they are even more isolationist than the females, and simply live separately from females. They reproduce sexually.

They just never wrote in a male village. :/


.... And initially, Miqo'te were female only, and Roegadyn and Highlander Hyur were male only, so I don't know if they would or wouldn't do a single gender race.

I doubt we'd see another single-gender race, unless they were kinda genderless like the Galka. People would pitch a fit.

[SaitoHajime]

thank god your approval isn't needed, then

why so salty?

[Kallera]

I don't want a new race, I would be fine with more character creation features.

[LineageRazor]

It still would because some city-states or settlements aren't fine with beastmen, and people would think that you are one because of your glamour.

They also don't blink an eye if you strut around in front of them in your smallclothes. I think that it's safe to say that glamour is completely divorced from lore and storyline. As far as anyone in Eorzea is concerned, you are sensibly dressed no matter how outlandish your garb.

Hydaelyn Viera lore doesn't have to be the same or similar to the Ivalice Viera. They might not even have the same name if it's confirmed.

Also Padjal will never be playable. They are a rare breed of Hyur, blessed by the elementals, usually becoming devouts and serve for the elementals and the Black Shroud (or Twelveswood as they call it).

I'd say you're correct in that it's highly likely that they WOULDN'T be called Viera. Mithra, Galka, Hyur, Tarutaru, and Elvaan all got name changes for their adaptations into this game. Why should Viera be any different?

As for Padjal, as I've explained in other race threads, there's absolutely nothing in the game's lore preventing them from adding Padjal as a race if they so choose. The game's EXISTING Padjal all originate from a few Hyuran families that have been "blessed" by the Elementals - but it is not explained how the Elementals did this, and whether they could do it again. On a mass scale, if they wanted to. The one and only thing that has to happen in order for Padjal to become a race is for the devs to decide, "Okay, the Elementals have decided to make a whole lot of Padjal. They've had the ability all along, but only recently decided that it would be necessary."

For those that argue that the Padjal are bound to the forest - no, they aren't. There are numerous examples of Padjal traveling abroad. The existing Padjal CHOOSE to stay in the Shroud, because if they left there would be none to mediate with the Elementals, and things could quickly go to ruin. If there were hundreds or thousands of Padjal, this would not be a concern. We'd have the NPC Padjal minding the Elementals, while the player character Padjal roamed the world.

Honestly, this kind of thing is something the Elementals should be doing anyway, if they are able. Too often now, they've been so focused on threats within the forest, that threats from OUTSIDE the forest (Garleans - particularly Nael and his disastrous release of Bahamut, Ixali and their logging, Alaqa from the WHM storyline and her necromantic esperiments) almost destroy everything they want to preserve. With an army of Padjal, they'd be much better able to protect the forest's interests abroad.

[Balipu]

But we are all foreigners who came to Eorzea when the game began. When exactly did the elementals of the Black Shroud bless us? On our way from twelve knows where to Limsa? Nah. Padjal are less likely than Viera.
My absolute wildest dream would be to include some kind of plant people. Maybe the original worshipers of Sephirot. Although I'm not sure how the hairstyles would work. Too many hairstlye rewards in game for them not to have hair. Same problem with aquatic races. And don't even get me started on sentient aquatic plants. Now that would be fun.

[Felis]

None of it looks particularly innocent.

Anyway's, Vieraaa!!! XU

Viera don't look innocent either

[Nestama]

It still would because some city-states or settlements aren't fine with beastmen, and people would think that you are one because of your glamour.

If an NPC won't react to my lewd glamour, then I highly doubt Beastman glamour will be an issue.

I doubt we'd see another single-gender race, unless they were kinda genderless like the Galka. People would pitch a fit.

I think there's even an interview (in a the FFXI Official World Guide Volume 1. Japanese only) where Nobuaki Komoto confirmed that the Galka are indeed male.

[Ametrine]

Galka are all male, and rather than reproduce, they reincarnate all Phoenix-like.

Mithra have the same rules as Miqo'te, except that males are tightly guarded commodities. I believe there was a single male in all of FFXI shown outside of his home.

It's funny to look back at how flabberghasted everyone was when Merlwyb happened. Female Roegadyn? Impossible! ....right?

[dinnertime]

Padjal

You're just grasping at straws. That would ultimately destroy the lore behind them.

Padjal are born as Hyurs from certain Hyur bloodlines first, then get blessed by the elementals simply from touching them, which makes them grow horns, can communicate with the forest and also stop aging at some point. That's how the elementals bless them. The elementals are also careful of what they choose coming from how they only allow certain people in the Twelveswood or to become a White Mage.

Padjal are there to preserve the Twelveswood because it's their duty, they're not touched by the elementals just for a cosmetic change. They're not soldiers either. Gridania is a city-state that doesn't like to engage in battle unless they have no choice, and the Wood Wailers, Serpents etc. are there for that if it happens. Padjal are only preservers of the forest and listen to the elementals' wishes.

The game and the devs already made it clear that they're far too rare and tight from lore to be playable. End of story.

If an NPC won't react to my lewd glamour, then I highly doubt Beastman glamour will be an issue.

Why would they? You're still an enlightened race while wearing it. It's not about what you wear but about what you are.

[Alacran]

No thanks to the pedo bait variant, I would much rather have the mature/grown up bunny girl.



By the way, has anyone ever translated the text on those F.A.T.E scans?