Just an idea; new "Clans" for each existing race

[Terin]

It's always fun having cool new races to play as. However, as we've clearly seen with the Viera and Hrothgar, it's clearly a pretty massive commitment, and given those two are still struggling to "catch up" in regards to hairstyles or helms. Trying to throw a whole new race into the mix clearly isn't feasible.

What I feel like *COULD* be feasible, is the possibility to adding a new "Clan" for each race.

Here's my thinking; using these new "Clans" as a means of adding a new "look" for existing races, in a way more dramatic than anything that would simply be "new cosmetic options", but not SO dramatic it takes too significant an amount of development time.

We've not yet been to Meracydia, but we know it's a continent to the south. It makes sense that we may visit it in the future, and seems a great opportunity to showcase some new cultures and potentially even looking a bit distinct from those we've previously seen.

Here are a couple of examples of what I'm thinking:

- "Wolf" Hrothgar

I really dig the IDEA of the Hrothgar. I've always gravitated towards larger, tough-looking characters, and the initial artwork shown of the Hrothgar looked awesome. However, the end result look a bit too much like "big kitty-cat men", which feels a bit "cutesy".

I would LOVE to have a "clan" of Hrothgar with more Wolf-inspired features. I'd also love if they were maybe a LITTLE less chonky, a little more lean, but if that's not possible, whatever. I'd love going all-out with a Nordic/Viking sort of theme, maybe some long, ornate braids? Maybe having "fur" over your entire body, as well? Mainly just more "canine" face options.

- "Human" Au Ra

To be clear; I'm a HUGE fan of the Xaela's lore. I think the Au Ra look cool as-is, but my issue is that their horns and tail REALLY conflict with your appearance options. I would love to have a "Clan" of Au Ra that has regular ears, and ideally no tail, just to avoid clipping issues.

Having said that, I wouldn't be opposed to making them distinct in other ways. Maybe they're COVERED in scales (not just patches on their arms/legs), having a more reptilian or draconic appearance? Or maybe they're just some off-shoot that just didn't develop horns or whatever. Like I said, mainly just want to be able to wear glamours that don't "clash" with whatever my horns happen to be, particularly as I like their body-type and most of their animations (standing and walking animations look a bit too rigid, though).

Obviously, you could use any other number of possibilities. Ishgardian Elezen, perhaps Doman Roegadyn, maybe even Garlean Hyur. You could even have more exotic

Just my two cents.

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- "Human" Au Ra

To be clear; I'm a HUGE fan of the Xaela's lore. I think the Au Ra look cool as-is, but my issue is that their horns and tail REALLY conflict with your appearance options. I would love to have a "Clan" of Au Ra that has regular ears, and ideally no tail, just to avoid clipping issues.

So.. a Hyur then?

[Kranel_San]

So.. a Hyur then?

A hyur with the faces and model skeletons of other races would be cool, and if this is the first step in having one then why not? More options is always good.

[MilkieTea]

A hyur with the faces and model skeletons of other races would be cool, and if this is the first step in having one then why not? More options is always good.

Having seen the Au'Ra without horns and tails (google) they honestly look ... really wonky. They're built around having the horns and tails, without them they just look unbalanced.

[Terin]

Having seen the Au'Ra without horns and tails (google) they honestly look ... really wonky. They're built around having the horns and tails, without them they just look unbalanced.

I've not had any luck finding any such images. Considering the special form you enter as a Reaper (I forget the name of the actual skill), it temporarily removes your horns, and I honestly found I kind of preferred it? I got back and forth, though. I think with SOME glamours, the horns are absolutely awesome. Particularly when my character was rocking a darker-skinned Xaela look. But when I decided I'd like to switch to a lighter-skinned sort of character, I suddenly found it VERY difficult to get the right "look". Like I said, in addition to the darker scales, Xaela also have significantly darker eyes, and more blue-ish skin tones. I wound up settling on a Raen for a more "ginger" sort of look, but then it looked super goofy when wearing a lot of the darker armor and clothes I'd been accustomed to, especially the Abyssos armor (which I'm sure some people aren't into, but I'd consider those some of the cooler sets I've ever seen).

I definitely think the Xaela are super cool, and I LOVE all their lore and the time spent learning about and interacting with all their tribes. But the horns in particular just make it kind of hard to work with some glamours, plus they render earrings essentially invisible. I also wish the Xaela could choose the lighter eye colors, and maybe a more sunny-looking, peach skin tone.

[Kranel_San]

So.. a Hyur then?

Tbh I'm not opposed to getting a hyur models for the other races. Nothing stops a Hyur from being as tall as a male au'ra, or girls being more identical to female au'ras.

[hynaku]

Only change for like to see for Au Ra is option to let you use elf ears instead of horns. Alot of anime's see the dragon people have elf style ears and small horns.

[Joven]

- "Wolf" Hrothgar

I really dig the IDEA of the Hrothgar. I've always gravitated towards larger, tough-looking characters, and the initial artwork shown of the Hrothgar looked awesome. However, the end result look a bit too much like "big kitty-cat men", which feels a bit "cutesy".

I would LOVE to have a "clan" of Hrothgar with more Wolf-inspired features. I'd also love if they were maybe a LITTLE less chonky, a little more lean, but if that's not possible, whatever. I'd love going all-out with a Nordic/Viking sort of theme, maybe some long, ornate braids? Maybe having "fur" over your entire body, as well? Mainly just more "canine" face options.

There's already a wolfman race in Doma called the lupin.

[Burmecia]

There's already a wolfman race in Doma called the lupin.

ngl lupin as proper playable race would have been dope. hrothgars are cool too, i have no problem with them, i just have one strange opinion.

[Joven]

ngl lupin as proper playable race would have been dope. hrothgars are cool too, i have no problem with them, i just have one strange opinion.

I wouldn't mind them as a playable race, but right now I would rather they focus on completeing the ones we already have.