Male Viera Lore Possibilities? What brings them out of hiding?

[Averax]

There is definitely something about them hearing the voice of the forest and losing the ability if they leave, whether that's what's termed the Green Word or not. It's probably in the sidequests around Fanow.

If it's described around Fanow, then it's a specific phenomenon to the Vii's of the first. The viera wiki page doesn't mention anything about it. Unless they're being entirely metaphorical. I remember a side quest in Fanow about the Viis realizing they should try and reconnect with their exiled sisters, but i don't recall it mentioning anything about them hearing a mythical voice of the forest, and how they're cut off from it if they leave.

As far as i know, the only canon creatures that can literally hear the forest are the Padjal (Seedseers).

[Iscah]

If it's described around Fanow, then it's a specific phenomenon to the Vii's of the first. The viera wiki page doesn't mention anything about it.

"The Viera wiki page" is not a definitive source on the game. The wiki is fan-edited and fans can get things wrong.

Also my understanding is that there was a dev statement somewhere that Viis and Viera culture can be considered near-identical but I don't have a quotable source for that. Err on the side of caution, but it does add up that on one side the Viera have an un-elaborated-upon "Green Word" and their racial and cultural counterpart is sensitive to the voice of the forest.

[Averax]

"The Viera wiki page" is not a definitive source on the game. The wiki is fan-edited and fans can get things wrong.

Also my understanding is that there was a dev statement somewhere that Viis and Viera culture can be considered near-identical but I don't have a quotable source for that. Err on the side of caution, but it does add up that on one side the Viera have an un-elaborated-upon "Green Word" and their racial and cultural counterpart is sensitive to the voice of the forest.

Hmmm, Rak'tika is an analogue for the Black Shroud. Perhaps in the absence of the Padjal, the elementals of the first decide to speak to the Vii's instead? That would make sense to me, anyway.