Just a couple Appearance options I'd personally really dig...

[Terin]

Before I start, I just was to reiterate I'm literally ONLY posting these ideas because *I* would really dig them. I am NOT suggesting that they're crucial, or even that they'd be particularly well-received. Just that I would dig that.

Now with that out of the way, I suppose I'll mentioned that I am, in fact, a dirty, filthy ginger. Red hair, freckles, the whole shebang. Haters go ahead and hate; my mane of hair is *glorious* (well, it will be when it grows back; chopped it off for a charity). But it's kind of a bummer there's no way to quite replicate the same sort of look in-game.

Of course, "red hair" isn't actually RED, it's typically more "brownish-orange with blonde streaks". As robust as the options are in FFXIV for hair colors, the overwhelming majority of the colors tend to be more pastel than "bright" or "bold" colors. Which it's a fantasy world, I can accept that, but I'd still dig a more authentic "ginger" sort of color.

Also, kind of a similar situation with skin-tones, where there are certainly a lot of "options" to pick from, but I feel like if you really break it down, there's only really like 3-4 actual COLORS to pick from (at best), and just slightly lighter or darker variations on those.

Finally... well, I suppose this is technically two, but they're both regarding the Au Ra.

First and foremost, the male Xaela should *NOT* use that standing animation. It's perfectly suitable for the much more refined and stoic Raen, but because the Xaela are very much presented as a "warrior people", I would simply suggest their default standing animation be a little more "loose", and less uptight or prim-and-proper looking.

Nothing crazy or anything. Nothing quite as intense as the male Miqo'te, but maybe more "masculine" than the Hyur.

And piggybacking that, I already know a ton of people are going to just DESPISE this idea, but... I would honestly really love to play as an Au Ra -- without the "scales" or "dragon features".

"B-but isn't that COMPLETELY missing the point of playing an Au Ra?!?"

Well, here's the thing; the male Au Ra look cool. They're tall, muscular, and dangerous-looking. And AT TIMES I really dig the horns and tail, or scales. The problem is, they GREATLY limit what you can really do with your Glamour options. Horns wind up making a lot of helmets look strange (the Helm of Light, for example, looks like it sits "on top of your horns" instead of a normal helmet), and the color of your horns clashes with a lot of glamours. And your tail clips through virtually FREAKING EVERYTHING, especially capes -- and lord knows I LOVES ME A CAPE.

Also, Horns essentially render earrings all but invisible, and that's no fun.

I'd love to maintain the general physique of the Au Ra, but with the flexibility in glamour selection that is normally reserved for Hyur. I feel like they'd actually look cooler with short pointed, jagged-looking ears anyways (and maybe fangs when smiling?). Plus, skins there are a COUPLE of chest-pieces in the game that GIVE you tattoos, it would be cool getting than full range as well.

Like I said, certainly not here to argue for any of these things or anything. Just chiming in to say "Hey, these are some options I would really dig!", and if anyone else agrees, even better!

[JisKing98]

Man i wish we got the demon looking race that was in concept art before we got the meh au ra. Hate that yoshi p is against having a race that has a dadbod so to speak.

[Adamantini]

Just a thought but...
it would be so cool if there was something like D&D tieflings. But meh, Japanese game. They will just add cute and beautiful things.