hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

“Must you go back? I am capable of hiding you here with me.”

“My beloved Anthea, I shall return soon enough. I always do.”

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

Oh man thank you @mimble-sparklepudding for sending this my way! Out of my ancients only two have creations that are canon and significant. Pandaemonium spoilers a bit under the cut for Deimos.

I’ll start with Anthea. Their most significant creation is the Elpis flower and it really was as Hermes said a happy accident, which if you’ve played through endwalker know how it ties into the story and interacts with the WoL. It was the flower that prompted Hythlodaeus and Anthea to meet and the original one created stayed in his office throughout the years and it was those seeds from which Venat let free on the winds of eytheris just before the sundering. To Anthea though it was one of their failures as no one ever could figure out how it changed color nor built anything off of it, it was only ever studied. It only became a kind of positive thing while on the moon because it did hold good memories and was the start of such memories, but they did not see it ever in person until Sib shows them at Hyth’s request as a “Thank you” (really it was to show his love for them after all these years and a way to apologize for making them feel abandoned) for them watching over the souls trapped in Zodiark all that time. It was Anthea that told Sib “In my day they were called Elpis flowers. Pray remember that name, for a flower like that should keep its connection to its origin.”. The second thing they created on accident was the Venus flytraps, now I can’t remember what they’re called in game but they are found in the Cloudtop area of the game. However Anthea has many creations attributed to them as many built off ideas they sent to archive rather than be studied because they didn’t come out the way they wanted them too, basically they’re listed as a source in a paper among many others kind of deal.

Deimos aka Azem has a few creations under his belt that are seen in game. Deimos though always had a thing for the monstrous so you tend to fight them when you see them. The first one encountered is Titan and was one of his first creations while under the title Azem, he’s very fond of it and relied on its control of the earth to save many over the years (yes including the infamous island of grapes). The next is the Proto-Carbuncle in the Pandaemonium raids (circle 5). That was his contribution to the pets world as he found the carby we know and love in game not as cute and made his version, which wasn’t as cute to everyone else. He was studying under Lahabrea at the time and it is why it is found still in Pandaemonium, he also goes to check up on them frequently even after becoming Azem. The most recent thing created that you fight is the final boss in the 7.1 msq dungeon, which I won’t spoil but once you see it you’ll understand just why it would be something Deimos created. So in terms of living creations those are the ones found in game so far, he is also responsible for making a few mammets, well two with one being assumed was him. The first was the Hyth mammet made when he and Anthea were dating but not able to see each other often and Deimos didn’t like seeing his new friend sad, so he created the little mammet to keep Thea company (and to mess with Hyth a little knowing there’s a mini him out in the world). The mammet did not move with Anthea to Amaurot but stayed in their childhood home watching and maintaining it to the best of his little ability. The second being the Erichthonios one because he wanted Elidibus to have a souvenir of his adventure and figured he missed his friend, however in visiting his carby the little guy got loose and ran off and Deimos wasn’t ever able to catch him so the little mammet lives in Pandaemonium now. And while he did not create it people assume that it was Deimos that made the little Themis one for Erich which if you’ve played the recent epilogue know isn’t true. But yeah that’s all of them!

11/21/24

Was your wol(oc)'s Ancient Known for any creations? Does that tie into your wol(oc) now?

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

'why is pictomancer so strong it doesn't make sense'

first of all, there is nothing more powerful on earth than joy and whimsy

second of all it's because relm ff6 held yoshi-p at gunpoint and threatened to paint his picture if they didn't make it op as hell

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

we are in the middle of a massive power outage because of the west coast bomb cyclone, but my email worked long enough for this* commission from @mooreaux to arrive!

it is fantastic in every way and exactly what i wanted! the expression. the tone. the strategic (and vital to the vision!) gloves. i am over the moon. in fact i need to go stand on the moon and shriek. what a nice pick-me-up right now. even tho it is also gonna kick me in the gut if i think too hard.

need to go chew on something.

*this is a screencap of the piece because my flimsy and unreliable internet can't handle the actual file lmao.

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

When you haven't seen your papa in 200 years

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

She hadn't moved from where she'd landed, crumpled on the ground, face in the dirt. His hands shook as he reached out, his breath trapped in his chest as he gently, ever so carefully rolled her over - only for that very breath to violently abandon him. 

Her beautiful eyes were shut, mouth hanging slack, limbs limp on the blood-stained ground. Her blood. Gushing from a gaping wound in her side; the bastard had cut straight through her armor, along the underside of her ribs nearly to her navel.

"I'm so sorry," he whispered, feeling the tears welling in his eyes as he squeezed them shut; he wasn't a healer, but gods, in that moment, he wished he was, willing every last onze of his aether to her, as if he could somehow transfer his life force, cease to be to keep her breathing. 

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

Dohn Mheg  [1 / 2]

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

said his love language was physical touch so i beat his ass

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

Player KOs: bingo card edition!

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

🌒 GUEST ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Introducing our first Guest Artist - and our one and only Cover Artist - @4threset! 4threset's dynamic compositions, harmonic color palettes, and wondrous storytelling is a sight to behold, and we couldn't be more honored to have them on the zine ✨

Our contributor applications are currently open until December 27th! Be sure to check out our pinned post if you'd like to apply to be part of the zine 💫

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

I maintain that Hey There Delilah by Plain White Tees is a 450% better song if it’s about a guy who’s lost custody of his daughter

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

TAYLOR KELLY in 5x09

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

“Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” 💫

[hythlodaeus-mynewoldfriend]

𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒚 𝒊𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒚 𝒊𝒕.

▮FFXIV ― THE MAJOR ARCANA ‘ ( 1/2 )