Guild Wars 2

NOTE: This is NOT a discussion about what races should be playable and why. If you want to have that discussion, you can open up another thread.

Ignoring all the reasons why they aren’t playable, what non-playable race established in lore (including races introduced in GW1, not restricted to tyria the continent or the planet) would you play as and why? If you feel like adding it, feel free to add what profession you would play as too.

For example, I would love to play as a mursaat mesmer. I know there’s the mursaat backpack and outfit, but the mursaat float and have spectral agony at the ready and don’t need to be on deaths door to use it.

What would you theoretically play as?

Tengu Ritualist. That’s what I want to play. Why? Because. Tengu are great and the GW1 Ritualist is my favorite class in the whole franchise.

Norn bard. I’d travel from town to town, tavern to tavern and sing about old Gods and heroes. I’d drink a lot, have a cat or a raven as my companion and avoid combat at any cost, but later make poems about my bravery. I’d cause mayhem wherever I go and never spend too much time in one place. And maybe be considered as wise by people who don’t know me yet… :)

Skritt Pick-Pocket. Like a Thief, but good. Plus, they get +100 racial boost to magic find, for the shinies.

Stone Summit Beastmaster, because giant kitten beasts as mounts.

Farmer with strawhat and pitchfork/torch, I’d roam these forums day and night.

Offair.2563:

Farmer with strawhat and pitchfork/torch, I’d roam these forums day and night.

kitten dragonslayers, get off my field!

An Elder Dragon Chronomancer. Continuum Split to a healthier state, giving PVE players an endless fight. Want the reward chest? Bargain with me.

Wondrouswall.7169:

An Elder Dragon Chronomancer. Continuum Split to a healthier state, giving PVE players an endless fight. Want the reward chest? Bargain with me.

Kralkatorrik, I’ve come to bargain.

I’d quite like to play as a centaur, I think it’d be very different playing a quadruped in such a movement orientated game.

Also a tengu because I really like (what we know of) their culture, and a largos just because I want to know more about their culture and see the deep ocean.