New details about Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail have finally been revealed and people are gearing up for the new content. During Fanfest 2024 in Tokyo, fans from around the world got to see exciting stage shows, live concerts, and exclusive reveals about the upcoming expansion. The keynote also included some development insight and other interesting news such as the new jobs, new raids, the new graphical update, and new continent information.
One of the most anticipated announcements, however, was the race of powerful feline warriors that will be joining the roster in Dawntrail. The female Hrothgar will finally be joining us in Eorzea. While the male race has been the only version available to us so far, their female counterpart will be added thanks to the very hard working developers. In the Hrothgar lore, they come from Islabard. Much like the Viera male, female Hrothgar are very rare. Differing from their male counterparts, these felines have a different body type and facial structure. They’re very sleek, but look just as strong.
These sleek felines are finally being introduced!
They will have multiple customization options like fur pattern, hairstyles, and accessories like their male counterparts. In the promotional material, they can be seen wearing various outfits and poses with unique expressions. They seem to share the basic animations with female Roegadyns, like how male Hrothgar share theirs with male Roegadyns. During Fanfest, Yoshida stated that making new races is a very hard process and that female Hrothgar will be the last one to be added to the game. However, it depends on the player base if they’ll add more or not.
Finally, with the major graphics update, every race will be receiving an update when Dawntrail releases. With that, every player will get a free fantasia allowing you to change or adjust your character. The developers are hard at work, showing that they have great dedication to making Eorzea a bit better. With that, the female Hrothgar will make the world of Final Fantasy XIV a bit more diverse.
Source: Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2024 Day 1
