Elezen, I always found too skinny. And the Hyur... their standing and running animations just kinda bother me.

I've always gravitated towards bigger, dangerous-looking characters (Orcs, Barbarians, etc), and that's where Au Ra were kind of a perfect fit for me. Roe's and now Hrothgar, while LARGE, just feel a bit too "pudgy" or "cuddly", they don't feel genuinely dangerous, imo. They're just "chonky".

If anything, I'd almost prefer Au Ra being even a tiny be beefier, at least in their torso (their arms are already very muscular).

I certainly wouldn't be opposed to a new race. But it kind of sounds like they probably won't be doing any more races for FFXIV, given the obvious hurdles they've had with the Viera and Hrothgar.

Anyways, it's certainly not the biggest deal in the world or anything. Just saying, if I could have a character like the male Au Ra, but without horns and a tail, I would just be WAY happier with my character.