Quote Originally Posted by Haruka_R View Post
Maybe this is only an issue with Final Fantasy. Cuz I've played other japanese games in the fantasy/folklore genre that had dudes with beards. Prime example being my favorite of all time Dragon's Dogma.
There's actually quite a few characters in Final Fantasy games that have facial hair. It really just appears to be some strange hang-up that FFXIV, in particular, seems to have.