This was something that came out of the blue. I just suddenly woke up Saturday morning and had the idea that I wanted to change my main’s race. I have no idea why I felt that way – if it was just a need for a change, or what.
At first, I considered going Highlander. I really like how Highlander females have very expressive emotes, for one thing. And while I have a Highlander alt, I’ve never really played one for an extensive time, so it would be new to me.
The other option was Elezen. I’ve been playing a LOT of Elezen lately, but all of them are male. It’s really started to get to the point where I miss playing Elezen when I’m not playing one. So there’s that.
I also briefly made my main Elezen back in 2017 for a few months. I guess I ultimately decided I missed my kitty and went back in the end. I really am fond of how my Miqo’te looks, but I just haven’t been inspired by her overall. Of all the characters I have, I’ve spent the least time working on glamour and things like that for her… and she’s supposed to be my main!
I spent some time experimenting with Highlander. I rolled one and messed around with emotes, tried on gear, listened to how she sounded in battle and… something just didn’t seem to click with her. I don’t know what it was, but it wasn’t enough for me to want to make the switch.
I still had the character appearance file from back when I created my Elezen in 2017. So I messed around with that a bit. I tweaked a few facial features and darkened her hair. Tried the new long hairstyle on her – we didn’t have that back in 2017. And before I knew it, I fell in love with how she looked in my current glamour.

I know there’s always that lingering thought that I might change my mind and go back (I have saved my Miqo’te appearance file as well). But this time, I don’t think so.
I’ve been a kitty for almost 7 years, aside from that short time I was Elezen. I just feel like my preferences have changed in that time. So while I might miss some of the expressiveness of the emotes, overall, I’m excited to play this new character and think about some actual glamours for her going forward!
You could have been a “Hotlander” and went with Elezen instead?
Good on ya!
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Hah! I hadn’t heard of “Hotlander” until now! There’s nothing wrong with them, just didn’t quite jive for some reason.
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