Lalafell and Dwarves... Plot Hole Potential?

[MikkoAkure]

I think the eyes not lining up is just a design choice for the helmet and that we’re not supposed to be thinking this deeply into it. Just like how there’s a whole bunch of different hats and helmets for miqos that have our ears in different places.

I was pretty sure that at the fan fest they said that dwarves are 100% our lalafell. If not, then why would they have a helmetless dwarf on the Shadowbringers website?

[Nalien]

I was pretty sure that at the fan fest they said that dwarves are 100% our lalafell. If not, then why would they have a helmetless dwarf on the Shadowbringers website?

I don't think they said they're 100% our Lalafell, they said they're the race the Firsts Lalafell became after 12,000 years of divergent evolution. They share a common ancestor, that's about it, I doubt they're meant to look like Lalafell under the helmet, that's just a design trick to save time.

From a development standpoint, they likely are just Lalafell with a special helmet that completely warps their heads; Unequip it and it'll be a Lalafell. From a lore standpoint though, they're effectively just an offshoot of Lalafell. What they look like without the helmet and beard is irrelevant, because "they're never seen without them".