D&D 4E The 4e Mystery Race is going to be...

[Lurks-no-More]

Let's see... the current group has
1 elf
1 half-aquatic elf
2 humans
1 tiefling.

The last campaign had:
7 humans
2 elves
1 dwarf
1 pixie

 

[Commonblade]

My guesses

Human, Halfling, Elf, Eladrin, Drow, Half-Elf, Dwarf, Tiefling and Draconic.

I know, I know. A lot of Elf. Not exactly what I want, just what I think. And I get Draconic from the guy in the back of this image. http://www.enworld.org/images/4e/phb.jpg

If I had to drop one guess its the Drow, and they will pull them back to be in the MM.

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

My guesses

Human, Halfling, Elf, Eladrin, Drow, Half-Elf, Dwarf, Tiefling and Draconic.

I know, I know. A lot of Elf. Not exactly what I want, just what I think. And I get Draconic from the guy in the back of this image. http://www.enworld.org/images/4e/phb.jpg

That guy doesn't look draconic at all to me, but looks very much like a tiefling.

 

[Lord Fyre]

My guesses

Human, Halfling, Elf, Eladrin, Drow, Half-Elf, Dwarf, Tiefling and Draconic.

I know, I know. A lot of Elf. Not exactly what I want, just what I think. And I get Draconic from the guy in the back of this image. http://www.enworld.org/images/4e/phb.jpg

If I had to drop one guess its the Drow, and they will pull them back to be in the MM.

I have a hard time buying "drow" as a PC race. (at lease at launch.) They are redundant in many ways with the existing races.

Orcs or Half-Orcs are more likely, since they also give the option to have the dark past and fulfil a different character role then another elf type.

 

[Mighty Halfling]

I would say that a minotaur would make the most sense. The creature is instantly recognized by non-players and highly iconic. If it's illustrated with an "Incredible Hulk" physique, it'll be big with new players.
Beyond the minotaur, what about (as some have suggested) a completely retooled orc. But how would they retool them? How about making them the reptillian race others have suggested? A dragonblooded orc! It could work!

 

[Commonblade]

That guy doesn't look draconic at all to me, but looks very much like a tiefling.

That’s what I thought at first too, but then I heard someone say the girl on the cover has horns. I looked and there is "something" coming out of her head. Maybe its a tira or something. But what really made me thing draconic is I took a look at the Dragon on the DMG cover to someone's suggestion.

Compare the male original Image to the dragon...
http://www.enworld.org/images/4e/phb.jpg

http://www.enworld.org/images/4e/dmg.jpg

The horns, pointed chin and most of all the Tail! Looks more like the dragon. And notice how the dragon is looking through a crystal ball at the PCs from the PHB cover. It is an interesting tie.

The Tail is what really makes me think this.

Tiefling from Races and Classes
http://www.enworld.org/images/4e/wpcr.jpg

No serrated edge like the one above that I can tell, but has a simular red skin tone.

same tiefling, different image
http://www.enworld.org/images/4e/fightrog.jpg

Tail looks like it might be similar.

From Desert of Desolation mini's (Bottom of the page)
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mg/dod

Same skin, same white hair, bone looking horns, but the tail looks more like a devil tail. The tail is the detail that I keep noticing.

and finally

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/360_Gallery/dragon360_17.jpg

I give you that he looks close to my boy on the PHB, but once again, classic devil tail.

I will grant you based on color scheme he looks like a Tiefling. But, that could be the throw off. Kind of like the Warlord leak. They put it out there right in front of everyone and well the warlord got caught. This one I think, is the secret that they gave us that slipped through.

Maybe I am crazy.

 

[KoshPWNZYou]

Keep in mind that those illustrations were drawn by different artists. They are obviously going to have distinctions because each artist is going to bring his own style, and D&D artists can get pretty wild in their visual interpretations of creatures. I wouldn't make too much of the similarities between the PHB and DMG covers because they were both drawn by Wayne Reynolds. :\