The problem with this Steam race would be that they don’t fit into the existing lore anywhere…
They would fit just as well as sylvari. Up until GW2 started being developed, there was no hint of this race anywhere, and then a ton of lore was built-up for them. Out of nowhere, it’s decided that a magical seed, the origins of which we still don’t fully know, was planted by a human and a centaur, and grew into a great big tree that magically gives birth to plant-people.
Who is to say some asura or charr won’t invent some massive steam-person-making machine that ends up being self-aware… but unlike SkyNet, doesn’t go all genocidal on their creators?
I find that LESS ludicrous, frankly, than the lore behind how the sylvari came to be, since so much of their existence is simply explained away by magic. Especially since we’ve already seen signs of some self-aware asuran golems.
I really don’t see them as breaking the mold considering the level of technology that both asura and charr have shown. I mean, come on, there’s a charr in the Black Citadel openly pondering about using lightning for power, instead of steam, and they literally have huge tanks designed for war.
I hope you haven’t forgotten my role in this little story. I’m the leading man.
You know what they say about the leading man? He never dies.
