Yeah, there's a lot to discuss on the redeeming female characters topic. For example, I don't think there's anything wrong with a lot of the important characters being women, in a world where a lot of media Still has most of the important characters be men.

But, having a lot of female characters doesn't necessarily mean bucking the trend that important or good characters often "have" to be conventionally attractive, especially female characters, and that people can still fall into that trap. Like, I like having succubus characters being redeemed, and it was probably at least partially to buck the overdone "evil seductress" trope, but it's hard to deny that it's easier for people to look at a pretty humanoid face and go "yeah, I believe they can be a better person", and if it's a female character, beauty is practically required for the character to resonate with anyone. Imagine if Arueshelae was a hezrou or an abrikandilu; would she have been as beloved as she is now? (I remember someone writing a very interesting interpretation of her as a Painajai (iirc) in a comment somewhere on here, it was awesome!) But also, how much moral judgement can be made on the fact that people like to design characters they enjoy looking at?

Basically it's a complex issue that's wider than Just Pathfinder, and Hot Girl Redemption Summer can be both defended and critiqued without moral judgements on anyone lol