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I'd be lying if I said I wasn't slightly disappointed by the finalized design. I was definitely hoping for something less cutesy, and more strange/fey, ideally with a touch of savage for the Xaela. That's not necessarily a failing of the race itself, though; my expectations were just off-kilter from what they were actually aiming for, and that's okay. I'll still gladly play one because they do ultimately appeal to me for a main character in a way that no other race does, but I still can't help but wonder what could've been. Some of those scrapped ideas from the concept art album were really fucking rad.
edit: Actually, if I were to make one legit critique, I'd say that I genuinely think it's kind of lazy that the Raen and Xaela are pretty much identical-looking when they're supposed to be diametrically opposite. Like, c'mon. Even suncats and mooncats have some notable physical differences. Throw a spike or two on those black scales or something, at least.
edit: Actually, if I were to make one legit critique, I'd say that I genuinely think it's kind of lazy that the Raen and Xaela are pretty much identical-looking when they're supposed to be diametrically opposite. Like, c'mon. Even suncats and mooncats have some notable physical differences. Throw a spike or two on those black scales or something, at least.