Quote Originally Posted by Jacien View Post
Y'know I wonder if the blueish background in the character creator is actually the realm where the adventurers are sent to during the five year timeskip.

Could be the lore explanation as to why we'll have an option to change our look/race.
Maybe. But if you notice the three circles at the bottom right corner, you'll see a light blue ring showing that one of them is selected.

I'm guessing it's just something to mess with for different kinds of lighting during creation. At first I was thinking it was a starting point for a city.