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Why doesn't kael look like a dark elf?

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Jul 4, 2021, 01:5207/04/21
01/29/21
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Why doesn't kael look like a dark elf?

 

As you can see this is how kael looks in the early art (In loading screen) 


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So why in the world does he look like a white dude with dreads in game?

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Jul 4, 2021, 09:3207/04/21
10/15/20
2041

How does a dark elf look in reality? 🤔

Jul 4, 2021, 09:5807/04/21
11/16/20
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Skadi

How does a dark elf look in reality? 🤔

Like an elf, just darker. 

Jul 4, 2021, 15:1807/04/21
06/30/20
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evilized6666

Like an elf, just darker. 

Nope, it is bias.

If you define elves by skin, you should have light elf, dark elf, not high elf/dark elf.

Dark elves are those using dark magic forbidden by elves. It does not relate to their skin. When a elf starts using dark magic, he's then called dark elf by other elves. 


OracleCommunity Manager
Jul 5, 2021, 13:2107/05/21
03/02/21
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Hi, @GrifGrizzle!

That's an interesting question! I would agree with the responses above that Dark Elves do not need to have darker skin color than their High counterparts. The distinction is made based on some attributes of the Dark Elf society, such as dark magic (as Ident20 has mentioned), inhabiting some "dark" areas, like dungeons, or simply due to their evil alignment. Anyway, Dark Elves end up naturally associated with darkness - that's where the name of their race comes from, not necessarily from the skin color.

However, having said that, there might be some correlation, because in many fantasy settings, races that live under the terrain surface or that practice some dark magic rituals are somehow affected by this on the physiological level and so their skin tone reflects their "dark" affinity to some extent. 

 

Jul 15, 2021, 20:4207/15/21
Jul 15, 2021, 20:43(edited)
01/29/21
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Oracle

Hi, @GrifGrizzle!

That's an interesting question! I would agree with the responses above that Dark Elves do not need to have darker skin color than their High counterparts. The distinction is made based on some attributes of the Dark Elf society, such as dark magic (as Ident20 has mentioned), inhabiting some "dark" areas, like dungeons, or simply due to their evil alignment. Anyway, Dark Elves end up naturally associated with darkness - that's where the name of their race comes from, not necessarily from the skin color.

However, having said that, there might be some correlation, because in many fantasy settings, races that live under the terrain surface or that practice some dark magic rituals are somehow affected by this on the physiological level and so their skin tone reflects their "dark" affinity to some extent. 

 

I understand that, but he would look alot cooler if he had a darker tone. His current model looks awful. His current model doesn't look "dark" or "evil" at all aside from the outfit itself which looks good, but his face looks as Innocent as a child.

Jul 15, 2021, 23:4007/15/21
04/10/21
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GrifGrizzle

I understand that, but he would look alot cooler if he had a darker tone. His current model looks awful. His current model doesn't look "dark" or "evil" at all aside from the outfit itself which looks good, but his face looks as Innocent as a child.

Elhain: Why r u practicing dark magic again? It was forbidden by Arbiter.

Kael: I totaly didn't! Look at my face, so innocent!

Elhain: Umm ur the scariest out of us.

Jul 19, 2021, 12:4407/19/21
09/30/20
53

Are we talking about drow?

Jul 19, 2021, 13:5407/19/21
10/15/20
2041
Llene

Are we talking about drow?

Yes and No. 

Yes, as the Drow are Dark Elves. 

No, as the Drow are the Dark Elves in Dungeons & Dragons and Raid has nothing to do with that. The Dark Elves in Raid may differ from Dark Elves of other fantasy stuff.

Aug 18, 2021, 16:3508/18/21
08/18/21
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Riptide

Elhain: Why r u practicing dark magic again? It was forbidden by Arbiter.

Kael: I totaly didn't! Look at my face, so innocent!

Elhain: Umm ur the scariest out of us.

😂😂😂

Aug 18, 2021, 19:2308/18/21
05/03/20
205

Marvel thinks they look like Kael:


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