#(is there a tag for half hyur/elezen)

[myreia]

She gets to be fancy sometimes. 🖤✨

[bluecaeriart]

next batch of bust sketch commissions!! thank you all so much again for commissioning me!! ꉂ (′̤ॢ∀ ू‵̤๑))ˉ̞̭♡

[menphinaswhitemage]

Decembhyur2023 | Day 6 | Memory

"I know you must not believe me but I am your son I- I never thought I would see you again-"

Audrey places her hands against his face, looking into his bright red eyes, "Of course I believe you. Any mother would recognize her own son no matter how much he's grown. You may still be an infant in my own world but I see it in your face. Your eyes, your ears, your hair-" she beams, stroking his bright colored locks, "Your are my son. My Estel"

[estinininininen]

i think that if hythlodaeus and haurchefant ever hang out in the aetherial plane they're going to be wild. the bisexual gremlin disaster levels are going to be off the charts. their love language when alive was already "cares for you unconditionally but teases/cajoles you into oblivion, until you and the world cave around them". there would be NO stopping them. they are both simultaneously good and bad influences for each other. within two sennights of meeting they are sneaking in and out of halone's and nald'thal's domains to meet every night and go prank half the star into being better people. they have the excuse of dying young ("young :)" hythlodaeus says) and have business to finish, ignore the shaving cream and bag of sequins. as long as they don't break any rules and don't get caught they're operating almost under saintly intercession rules. haurchefant already has his hall pass to go spirit-walk and nald'thal either can't stop hythlodaeus or doesn't want to. hythlodaeus was only staying there occassionally out of politeness anyway, and to scout out what design changes the twelve made in the aetherial sea.

sometimes ysayle and emet-selch tag along to either rate pranks or provide damage control. this is better than staring at each other in the aetherial sea feeling like the opposite tail ends of the azem/WoL polycule and getting into another snarkfest about morality. ysayle adores hythlodaeus and hythlodaeus has carefully introduced haurchefant to hades like you would a golden retriever to a cranky old cat. the old rat bastard puts up with haurchefant at first because it makes hyth happy and hythlodaeus' repeated reassurances to haurchefant come true: like a dad that didnt want a pet, hades does come around. but ysayle and emet-selch remain like oil and water unless they have each drunk a bottle of wine

anyway this explains how one night at like one in the morning the warrior of light sees a huge street brawl about to break out when a random temple knight on the back of an uncontrolled bucking chocobo interrupts the fight. a lilac-haired stablehand with a luxurious feather boa goes haring after the reins. an elezen woman with long silver hair pops up and flings chocobo droppings at the two idiots now crashing through the street. everyone laughs. the fight dissipates. the warrior of light cranes their head to get a better look. a tallish hyur with sunglasses at night, a sombrero and an oversize novelty alcoholic drink with a bendy straw steps out from nowhere and smoothly pulls the woman away into the crowd, grabbing her by her coat neck so he doesn't touch her soiled hands, choking what are her obviously furious protestations. the temple knight finally gains control of the chocobo, does some coerthan yee-haw audible from halfway down the street and the stablehand jumps on too, kisses the knight's cheek and they disappear into the night.

[alannah-corvaine]

B A S I C S

Name: Alannah Corvaine

Nicknames: 'lannah, little bird

Age: 27

Nameday: 16th Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon

Race: Midlander Hyur

Gender: cis female

Orientation: demisexual

Profession: white mage, Warrior of Light

P H Y S I C A L     A S P E C  T S

Hair: Dark chocolate brown, voluminous, lower-back length. Magical scars that manifest as white streaks that grow out from the roots. Often worn loose or in a high ponytail or sidebraid.

Eyes: seafoam green, #9fe2bf

Skin: sickly pale with a blotchy red complexion

Tattoos/scars:

• a very faint line across the base of her neck, made by Bravura.

• no tattoos

F A M I L Y

Parents:

• Aedan Corvaine (55)

• Christaine Corvaine (43, deceased)

Siblings:

• Faron (35m)

• Ean (33m)

• Davon (30m)

• Brennan (28m)

Grandparents:

• Fayre Harlow (67f, maternal grandmother)

• Fasshon Fuqushon (72m, step-grandfather, married to Fayre)

• Cormack Corvaine (paternal grandfather, deceased)

• Ailise Corvaine (paternal grandmother, deceased)

In-laws and Other:

• Veronique Corvaine (36f, sister-in-law, married to Faron, wildwood elezen)

• Isabeau Corvaine (11f, niece, half hyur + half elezen)

• Moira Corvaine (58f, paternal aunt)

Pets: None, she's allergic to anything with fur and has no time to care for anything reliant on her.

S K I L L S

Abilities: Primarily anything that falls under the blanket of white magic, both offensive elemental and healing magicks. Questionable proficiency with thaumaturgical spells.

Hobbies: Reading and research, sketching, baking bread, puzzles, trying on pretty clothes she'll never have occasion to wear.

T R A I T S

Most Positive Trait: Fierce tenacity, she doesn't know how to give up.

Most Negative Trait: Impulsivity and hot-headed stubbornness. She has a serious case of being a pain in the ass.

L I K E S

Colors: white, pastels

Smells: freshly baked bread, simmering aldgoat stew, leather, old books, ozone

Textures: linen, chiffon, ink words etched into parchment, the wind between her fingers

Drinks: dandelion tea, goats milk

O T H E R    D E T A I L S

Smokes: Not at all.

Drinks: Not really a social drinker, only drinks in response to stress and unmanageable emotions. Her intake increased significantly during the events of Endwalker, but has petered off again since their resolution.

Drugs: None. She does not enjoy altered mind states.

Mount Issuance: Chocopuff was a gift from Thancred, presented to her shortly after her induction into the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.

Been Arrested: Once or twice, mostly for things that she wasn't even involved in. She has a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and being judged guilty by association.

tagged by: @lilbittymonster , @feathersage , @tripl3cast

i'm so late getting to this, if you haven't done it yet please consider this a tag!

[tinygamertris]

Jude kir Dravis

WoL/OC tag meme! Tagged by @ecosystem-administrator, thank you!

Tagging in turn: @nights-at-crystarium, @graha-stan-account, any FFXIV fans who see this and want to go for it!

(Choose whichever WoL/OC you want, do it more than once, ignore me entirely. what am I, a cop?)

B A S I C S

Name: Jude kir Dravis (kir for Veteran Medicus)

Nicknames: Hey Jude, Judy, Mongrel (Derogatory)

Age: 24 at the start of ARR so probably somewhere around 27-29 at this point

Nameday: 21st Sun of the Fifth Astral Moon

Race: Half Garlean half-Keeper Miqo'te

Gender: Male leaning nonbinary

Sexuality: Homosexual

Profession: Medic, Scientist and Engineer in a big ol' mess

P H Y S I C A L     A S P E C T S

Hair: Dark Brown, shaggy, formerly short but grew to jaw length during his time in Elpis

Eyes: Amber

Skin: Light dusty brown

Tattoos/scars: A scar on the left side of his face centred around a blade's cut with branching lightning-like patterns leading out from it, courtesy of Zenos yae Galvus in Doma. An Archon tattoo on his right shoulder post-Endwalker, for the studies he did on Akasa/Dynamis and how it manifests in Ultima Thule.

F A M I L Y

Parents: Father, a pureblood Garlean and head of House Dravis before the second Garlean Civil War; Mother (Mama), a Keeper Miqo'te who rose 'above her station' under Emperor Solus as a Medicus; Adopted Mother, his Father's pureblood Garlean wife. His Father and Adopted Mother have an open relationship and both have brought children and partners into the family through adoption.

Siblings: Three half-siblings through his father, one pure Garlean and two half Elezen. Two half-siblings through his adopted mother, both half Hyur. A sibling adopted from an orphanage after showing immense potential with magitek, pure Hyur (Gentian).

Grandparents: Father's parents, both pure Garlean, former heads of House Dravis, both deceased. Mama's parents, somewhere in Ala Mhigo, current status unknown. Adopted mother's parents, both pure Garlean, current heads of House Priscus. (Yes this means Maxima is a distant cousin.)

In-laws and other: No official in-laws but try telling House Fortemps that he's not family, they'll laugh in your face! Ameliance considered him family long before they met, and Fourchenault has been talked around to naming him a ward of House Leveilleur after seeing how much he adores and will protect the twins.

Pets: He had a pet cat called Scraps when he was young, but no pets since. He considers his life in Eorzea too disruptive (and downright dangerous since falling in with the Scions) to be a responsible pet owner.

S K I L L S

Abilities: Has inherited an empathic talent from his Azem, which manifested along with his echo during the aftermath of Carteneau. Two years training at the Magitek Academy in the Imperial City before transferring to Medicus training. Able to use a gun, gunblade and bow with decent proficiency, and a strong talent with the geometry and mathematics of the Arcanist and both its offshoots. Became a Reaper when the Telophoroi made their appearance with the full intention of returning to Garlemald and doing what needs doing to protect his people. Noble upbringing gave him some small diplomatic knowledge, but he prefers to leave that kind of thing to Alphinaud.

Hobbies: Cooking, sewing, reading, pretty much all kinds of crafting. Loves animals and has been known to spend off-days helping with chocobo stables all over Eorzea.

T R A I T S

Most positive trait: He has a deep, deep love for his friends and family, and will go to ridiculous lengths to protect them. If he decides you're one of his, you can expect him to go to the full extent of his abilities and then some for you.

Most negative trait: He has a lot of difficulty with life-long depression and anxiety, a habit of thinking that his problems 'aren't big enough' to try and get help for (he's on the spectrum but Garlemald doesn't have very good mental health anything let alone support), and these have combined into a nasty tendency to hide his negative feelings and bottle them up until he explodes.

L I K E S

Colors: White, black, grey and dark green.

Smells: Herbs from cooking and making medicine, mild soap.

Textures: Soft, fluffy, smooth and warm. Give him a nice soft fuzzy blanket and he's a happy lad.

Drinks: Cool to cold, fruity, sometimes fizzy. He loves lemonade with berries in it especially.

O T H E R    D E T A I L S

Smokes: Not a chance, he knows what that does to people's lungs!

Drinks: Only occasionally, he doesn't enjoy being drunk and tends only to partake at his very lowest or very highest moments.

Drugs: He's tried weed a few times - on Urianger's suggestion, which surprised everyone but the Pixies - and didn't mind it but he doesn't really see the point in seeking it out. And as for anything stronger, well, he's a Medicus. He doesn't want to risk holes in his brain!

Mount Issuance: Precious, their Grand Company chocobo, is still one of his most trusted companions and is pampered at every opportunity. Muffin, his black chocobo, lives a cushy life in Gridania and is often visited by Kan-E-Senna herself; Jude gets sick at the idea of the 'bo that Haurchefant raised getting hurt. He recently was gifted a flying crescent moon mount by the Loporrits and has great fun giving them all rides.

Been Arrested: Only in MSQ incidents, although he's absolutely come close once or twice. Looking at you Asahi you colossal piece of shit!

[autumnslance]

Fic Stats Breakdown

Rules: give us the links to your fic with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and finally the fic with the least words.

Stats page my beloved. When I feel uncertain about myself, going there to see how much I’ve written, and how much it’s been interacted with, is always enlightening.

Also where you’ll see the accurate count of Bookmarks; you still can’t see info on private Bookmarks, but you get the actual number of them.

Tagged by @rinzukodas if you want to do it, by all means!

1. Most Hits: Unexpected. It's the one with the most updates, so makes sense.

She made it halfway across the room to the large man when she stopped and frowned. ’Was Thancred flirting with me?’ She always had such a hard time telling, and he seemed to have a mischievous reputation and way with women–especially if those visions were true and not some strange aetheric fever dreams. Aeryn shook her head. Thancred was a gregarious man, objectively handsome–the open cut of the oasis style shirt and jacket he wore tonight flattered his athletic form–and they’d fought alongside one another a few times now. He had been looking out for her, naught more, his perceptive skills noting her discomfort.

2. Second Most Kudos: Unexpected again! Cuz that and Downtime compete for my most read and popular fics. I should update Downtime.

3. Third Most Comments: Downtime! I tend to reply often, so my comment counts are high, but Unexpected is #1, while Bearing Sins of the Past is #2 for comment threads.

“I believe the Exarch wished Urianger’s aid with some arcane matter,” Alphinaud said, as he joined his sister. “They are like to be occupied for several bells. Why don’t you join us?” He said. “We were going to explore the Crystarium’s new nightlife, before retiring to our quarters--and knowing Alisaie, continuing to stay up half the night.” “Me? You’re the one wanting to gab endlessly as you write every stray thought into your journal,” Alisaie countered. Minfilia looked between them, bewildered for a moment--then she smiled, realizing the honest affection beneath the banter. She nodded. “I...think I would like that.”

4. Fourth Most Bookmarks: Rogue’s Prelude. An earlier longfic (37.2k words) of my headcanon of Thancred meeting Louisoix, Papalymo, and Yda as a youth in Limsa Lominsa.

The docks were busy; the tide had come in recently and had brought a number of ships with it, divesting cargo and people into the city. Thancred enjoyed the sights, sounds, and even some of the smells as he wove between fishermen stalls and merchant carts, seeking unfamiliar faces. He didn’t even look as he brushed past a few Thavnairian traders, listening to their sing-song language as he cloyed a purse from one animated fellow, arguing with the bosun of the ship they had just left. He should really pay more attention to his surroundings when in a foreign city. As should the older elezen man Thancred noted, leaning on a staff while a pretty blonde hyur woman consulted a map. Her elder listened to her with patience--or perhaps he was simply half-asleep in the sun and heat. Thancred ambled toward the pair, falling in behind sailors moving crates from the pier onto their ship, now that their passengers had disembarked. As he moved past his mark, he deftly nicked the contents from the old man’s belt pouch-- --and found himself skidding a few fulms down the dock, a brief flash of light and a sound like a small, localized clap of thunder ringing Thancred’s ears and causing stars to burst before his eyes. A few people nearby were startled; he thought he maybe heard someone laugh.

5. Fifth Most Words: Bearing Sins of the Past. A 25.1k longfic that unexpectedly came out of various FFXIV Write prompts about my WoL Aeryn's backstory; her bio-father's involvement in the Dragonsong War, and the Dragoon that hid that knowledge for twenty years to keep her safe--and bury his own guilt.

X’rhun narrowed his eyes. “I agreed to the secret for your damnable Ishgardian politics,” he said. “But it’s just us out here. Are you truly protecting Aeryn—or yourself?” Alberic turned, and X’rhun braced himself, as he was certain the dragoon was about to strike him. Instead, Alberic remained in a state of tension, staring without seeing at some middle distant point. “You ever carry something so long it’s become woven into you?” he asked quietly.

6. Least Words: Savior, the very first thing I posted to Ao3. 262 words, 2nd person POV about the aftermath of the Final Steps of Faith. There are technically shorter works, but they tend to go into my prompt or specific topic-chaptered fics.

You couldn’t save them. They had sacrificed themselves, to ensure you lived, to ensure this moment. They had come, once again, to your side. To end the war. To protect the city. To save a friend.

[thetoxicgamer]

Expand Baldur’s Gate 3 with over 50 races from DnD and even FFXIV

In contrast to Baldur's Gate 3, which is set in the realm of Faerûn, Dungeons and Dragons features a vast multiverse of locations, people, and stories. Due to a massive RPG game mod, you may now choose from over 50 races throughout the DnD world, which is amazing. Previously, the races you could play as in Baldur's Gate 3 focused on the Sword Coast. With many gamers finishing their first Baldur's Gate 3 session, this is the ideal moment to use this mod to play as a completely different character. One Baldur’s Gate 3 mod already lets you play as an honest-to-goodness skeleton in Larian’s excellent adventure, but this is next level. Fantastical Multiverse from modder ‘DungeonsAndSouls’ has seen a 1.0 update now that BG3 is out of early access, and it includes a staggering 54 races from across the DnD multiverse and beyond. “Playable races from Legacy, Grim Hollow, and my Homebrew have been adapted to be relevant for any class in any world in the multiverse,” DungeonsAndSouls writes. “All races are revised or made compatible with the new era of DnD if they are not officially updated to the One DnD format or Monster’s of Multiverse Fantastical Race already. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RqYrvExVT0 “Races found in One DnD have been upgraded to their new version. This means Baldur’s Gate 3 vanilla races have been upgraded to their new versions but still keep the racial tags they have in Baldur’s Gate 3.” As a lot of this comes from homebrew material, there are even a few Final Fantasy 14 races now playable in Baldur’s Gate 3, but the roleplaying possibilities are now even more endless with all these extra DnD races, which you can see below. I want to play as a Minotaur and I want to play as one now! All new Baldur’s Gate 3 races in the Multiverse mod - Elf (Revised Unearthed Arcana 2024 PHB) three Subraces - Pallid Elf - Sea Elf - Shadar-kai - Avariel - Grugach - Tiefling (Revised Unearthed Arcana 2024 PHB) nine Subraces - Githyanki (MoTM) - Dwarf (Revised Unearthed Arcana 2024 PHB) - Duergar (MoTM) - Half-Elf (Mark of Detection) - Half-Elf (Mark of the Storm) - Gnome (Revised Unearthed Arcana 2024 PHB) - Dragonborn (Revised Unearthed Arcana 2024 PHB) - Dragonborn (Gem Dragonborn (FIZBAN’S)) - Half-Orc (Mark of Finding) - Goliath (Revised Unearthed Arcana 2024 PHB + MoTM) - Orc (Revised Unearthed Arcana 2024 PHB) - Aasimar (MoTM) - Genasi (Air, Earth, Fire, Water)(MoTM) - Bugbear (MoTM) - Changeling (MoTM) - Firbolg (MoTM) - Githzerai (MoTM) - Goblin (MoTM) - Kobold (VGTM + MoTM) - Minotaur (MoTM) - Shifter (MoTM) - Triton (MoTM) - Yuan-ti (Pureblood + MoTM) - Kender - Astral Elf - Lineages (Dhampir, Hexblood, Reborn) - Kalashtar - Verdan - Vedalken - Locathah - Laneshi (Grim Hollow) - Ogresh (Grim Hollow) - Downcast (Grim Hollow) - Dreamers (Grim Hollow) - The Disembodied (Grim Hollow) - Krsnik (D&S) - Moroi (D&S) - Mušḫuššu (D&S) - Tydelvian (D&S) - Lunari (Hemato-Kai + Crepusriel) (D&S) - Gwŷddpāla (D&S) - Nephilim (D&S) - Malformed (D&S) - Hyur (FFXIV x D&S) - Elezen (FFXIV x D&S) - Roegadyn (FFXIV x D&S) - Garlean (FFXIV x D&S) The massive BG3 races mod is available in 1.0 form right now, and keep in mind that it requires a handful of other mods to get working. I really want to try out either playing as a Minotaur or Kobold, if I’m honest. If you need a little help in the Forgotten Realms we’ve got the best Baldur’s Gate 3 builds for your deserted playstyle, alongside the most optimal Baldur’s Gate 3 settings for your PC considering Act 3 is causing a few people some trouble. Read the full article

[nebula-drcams]

𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄'𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐓

{Basics}

Name: Nimue Umiko

Aliases: Warrior of Light, Hero, Stalwart associate { thanks Hildibrand }, etc.

Gender: Cis Female

Age: 28

Species: Hyur - Midlander

Zodiac: aquarius / aries / cancer / capricorn/ gemini / leo /libra / pisces / sagittarius / scorpio / taurus / virgo / unknown

Abilities/Talents: Typical fighting and Aetherial manipulation, crafting but excels mostly in weaving and cooking, survival, not sure if ' good memory ' counts but she can remember just about anything she's told, also a bit of a scholar under the teachings of certain scions

{Personal}

Alignment: lawful / neutral / chaotic / good / neutral / evil / true

Religion: Uncertain, possibly agnostic

Sins:envy / greed / gluttony / lust / pride / sloth / wrath

Virtues:charity /chastity / diligence / humility / justice / kindness / patience

Languages:Only knows basic Eorzean at the moment, takes free time to learn other languages when possible. Can understand any language heard though, just cannot speak or read it.

Family:  Monetarist father who lives in Ul'dah, deceased mother, Elezen half-brother who lives in ishgard

Friends: The Scions for the most part, people here and there she's befriended through travels, and of course, Hildibrand and Nashu

Sexual Orientation: heterosexual / bisexual / pansexual/ homosexual / demisexual  / asexual / unsure / questioning / other

Relationship status: single (verse-dependent) / dating (verse-dependent) / married (verse-dependent) / widowed (verse-dependent) / open relationship / other (polyamorous)

Libido: sex god / very high / high  / average / low / very low / non-existent

{Physical}

Build: twig / bony / slender / average / athletic /curvy / chubby / obese

Hair: white / blonde / brunette / red / black /other { Purple }

Eyes: brown / blue / green / black /other { Red }

Skin:pale / fair / olive / light brown / brown / very brown / other

Height: under 3 foot / 3-4 foot / 4-5 foot / 5-6 foot / 6-7 foot / above 7 foot

Weight: under 100 pounds / 100-150 pounds / 150-200 pounds / 200-250 pounds / above 250 pounds

Scars: Multiple scars across her middle, both front and back, one being far deeper than the others thanks to Zenos. Has a few scars on her upper thighs and smaller ones on her arms

Facial Features: Freckles

Tattoos: Has stars tattooed across her chest, legs, and arms. It's her very odd way of mourning those who have been lost.

{Choose}

Dogs or Cats?

Birds or Hamsters?

Red or Blue?

Yellow or Green?

Black or White?

Coffee or Tea?

Ice Cream or Cake?

Fruits or Vegetables?

Sandwich or Soup?

Magic or Melee?

Swordor Bow?

Summer or Winter?

Spring or Autumn?

The Past or The Future?

tagged by: stolen from: @styxisms

tagging: whoever wants to snag it

[azeymas-ballad]

The Gang’s All Here!!

I’ve always enjoyed making characters and playing the story through their unique points of view; keeps the replay value goin’, y’know? Got a wild idea to slap ‘em together in a glorious mess of… this! So I did!

This was also a really nice project to get my brain off the World At Large and my constant eternal blisteringly hot frustration with representation in viddy games. It’s nice to see so much melanin in one place. :3

So, uh. From left to right, starting in the back!

~Back Row~ Theogaud Ormesang: Tired. So tired. Studies arcanima, with focus on summoning and arcane geometries. Plays a wicked mandolin. Bitter Gale: Talks softly and carries a big axe. Matron of the Ahke Louise, a massive flying ship/sanctuary for victims of trafficking and slave trade. Incredible singing voice. Y’aja Adanna: Retired Warrior of Light adventurer, always working with her hands. Proprietor of Sew it Seams, a tailor shop that specializes in low-cost outfits for new adventurers. Nanachi Nachi:  A wanderer, a friend. Her heart aches but she doesn’t know why. A music box dancer turning to a song she cannot sing.

~Middle Row~

Scorching Jade: Magical Girl with some anger issues. From a parallel Eorzea; learning about this Same But Different world as she figures out how to get back to her team who are also scattered across time and space (and Data Centers)  She doesn’t need to know that last bit. Y’dorha Tia: The original Good Boye. Very cute, and Knows It. Absolutely never uses this to his advantage. Always uses this to his advantage. Gierny Byrde: Garlean, former Imperial soldier; severely injured at Specula Imperatoris. Used the chaos (and being captured by the Eorzean Alliance) to defect, now buries herself in biomechanical engineer studies so she can make herself some RAD prostheses. Hester Haywood: Adopted and raised by a single mother in rural La Noscea. Studying medicine - not healing, medicine - and doing some really reprehensible shit on the side to pay her way through school. 

~’Front’ Row~ Wind-up Y’aja: Created to lighten the load taken up by the Original Y’aja. Runs errands, makes deliveries, etc. while Y’aja Actual handles things at home. Quietly learning about the world, grows more fascinated as the days pass. F’ezah Baveh: Serotonin Machine, chocobo handler. Not a local. Found a neat book and definitely isn’t learning how to set things on fire because of it.  Dedega Dega: Gremblin. Conjuror-turned-Warguy. They KNOW where you hid the chocolate chocobo biscuits and they WILL claim the whole jar as their own. Tatayadi Seseyadi: Ten gallons of emotion in a one-gallon bucket. Owns a small jewelry shop un Ul’dah.  Formidable storm mage, used to guide smuggler ships through bad weather. Does not do that anymore. Magpie T’eal: Hopeless romantic in love with all things. Lives life to its most beautiful while attempting to help others do so as well - if only for a moment.

[myreia]

FEBHYURARY XX: PRIMAL

The final day could not dawn, for there is no dawn in everlasting light. Nevertheless when the hour came, Ryne sought him out. She demanded he not go, tears brimming in her eyes. She clung to him desperately, stumbling over her words as she pressed a cartridge into his hand. Specially charged. Crafted to destroy the one they love, designed to prey on her single weakness. A single shot to the heart and it will all be over. He embraced her as he said his farewells, murmuring words of strength and courage he does not have. She will need it in the coming days. Ryne will be the last after him. The last to remain. The last to survive. He knows he will not return, and yet he must go. Some day soon—for Norvrandt’s are numbered—she will understand. And so he climbs the mountain where the primal lightwarden has made her nest. He cuts through her horde of light-corrupted minions, some distant part of his mind numbly acknowledging the twisted faces of friends he once knew. That is what she does; she does not bring death, but transposition. He does not flinch when their claws sink into him; nor does he pause when he strikes them all down. He is battered and bruised when he reaches the apex. Caked with blood and dirt, his gunblade dulled, his cartridges spent save for one. The air here is stale and still, the scent thick with the stench of primal magicks. She is nowhere to be seen. For a brief moment he wonders if he was mistaken, if she has abandoned her home. His heart beats. One, two. One, two. Blood pulsing in his veins, fear and hope and love thumping in his ears. The last shred of his humanity, and he is oh so alive— The creature with Aureia’s face bursts from below, a storm of ice and fire suspended in each hand. Her eyes glow vermilion in twisted mimicry of her natural deep red. Wings of darkness and light in perfect unison, an equilibrium she never achieved when she lived. Hair purged to white as it had been when she was first infected, the red streaks the only remnants of what it once was. Fingers turned to talons soaked in blood. So familiar, yet so alien—she has become a warped fracture of herself, everything he loved about her burnt out of her by blazing light.   He raises his blade and steels his mind. He has come here to slay her. All it takes is one shot. A shot he does not make. Time slows when the end comes, the passage of his mortal life stretched out in perpetuity. Her claws are a vice grip on his chin, the power of her magic scalding his eyes. She holds him in her unblinking ruby gaze as if transfixed, some memory within her ascended mind recalling what he was to her. He wishes for her to end it. If he but moves just a little… her claws would cut his throat… and he would deprive her of her greatest desire. But as he knows, she does not kill, she transforms. Even in this form her love for him burns fiercely. More fiercely than he can comprehend. It washes over him, powerful, overwhelming, the command to submit tugging at his mind, silencing the purpose he came to this mountain to fulfill— It is all gone in a burst of blue and red. Defeat has never tasted so sickeningly sweet.

[buns-with-a-book]

The Most Expected Thing

Part of a shortfic challenge list posted by ao3commentoftheday, the third of five fics.

Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV/Final Fantasy Online Characters: F!Viera!Warrior of Light, Lyse Hext, Thancred Waters, Alphinaud Leveilleur, Y’shtola Rhul, Warriors of Light (F!Hyur!Warrior of Light, M!Elezen!Warrior of Light, F!Elezen!Warrior of Light, M!Miqo’te!Warrior of Light), Aymeric de Borel (mentioned) Tags: @nimnox

Summary: On the eve of Ala Mhigo’s long-awaited freedom, the Scions of the Seventh Dawn and the Crystal Keepers enjoy a well-deserved respite from the battles they endured.

Rhalgr’s Reach was, surprisingly, mostly quiet for the first night of the freed Ala Mhigo. Most of the Resistance was in the Lochs, either celebrating the night away in the newly christened capital of Ala Mhigo or searching for any Garlean stragglers.

But, in the leader’s tent, all was not so quiet.

Lily looked around the brightly colored tent, smiling softly as the Scions of the Seventh Dawn and the Crystal Keepers were happily in conversation about the trials and tribulations they had gone through, what good memories they could share about the war for Ala Mhigan and Doman independence. Those that weren’t so inclined to speak kept themselves busy by other means, such as the elezen bard Virberos Autumnstar, who was playing softly on a harp. As of the moment, Ophelia held the metaphorical stage, telling the Scions and the Keepers about her adventures in the Azim Steppe, mostly with finding out about her Au Ra heritage and how she promptly got into a martial match with an Au Ra named Magnai about the whole thing.

“He said that, if I wasn’t a half-breed, he could’ve entertained the possibility of me being his soulmate. I said ‘Maybe you should stop proposing to every woman who kicks your ass!’ You should’ve seen the look on his face!” Ophelia punched her hand. “And for that, he charged himself right into a jug of water!”

“I’m surprised you weren’t kicked out for that.” Alphinaud said, eyes wide.

“Eh, this was after I proved myself strong enough to be ‘a warrior of the Steppe’, nevermind the fact that I only went through that trial just to get more information about my dad and uncle’s heritage.” Ophelia shrugged. “But I figured out some stuff about myself along the way.” She lifted up her sleeve, revealing pitch-black scales, similar to the Au Ra. “Apparently, my dad and uncle’s ancestors came from the same tribe Magnai leads today; the Oronir. Not that I’m yearning for a run for his position...but I’m not going to say no to kicking his ass again. That was fun!”

“Reckless as usual…” Y’shtola sighed.

“But I looked cool!” Ophelia pointed out. “You’re starting to sound like Master Matoya.” That comment came with an even heavier sigh.

“Now now, let’s not tease the only one who can heal you in the field of combat.” Came the gentle chiding of the Miqo’te samurai, Khona’to Akhabila. One of the oldest in terms of age, his aged amber eyes peered at the young red mage with amusement. “I am verrry certain that Lady Y'shtola would leave you without healing for that.”

“Aw, come oon.” Ophelia pouted. “You’re starting to sound like my dad.”

“That’s because he is.” Thancred cheekily pointed out. “A father, I mean.” He turned to Khona’to. “You went out adventuring well after your own kids were grown.”

“Yes. I believe the Hyurs called it wanderrrlust.” Khona’to smiled. “Whatever you wish to call it, it led me here. And I could not be happier to share this victorrry with all of you.”

“You’re going to make me blush!” Lyse giggled. Lily glanced over to her, noticing the pugilist's face was already flushed from the alcohol. It seemed that making her blush was already done. Lyse glanced over to the mage before her blue eyes glanced down to her hands. “I was wondering something, actually. You got a new ring on and I’ve never seen it before. Some sort of good luck charm?” She asked. Lily glanced at the ring, the signet ring of House de Borel, before smiling.

“Something to that effect.” She turned to the Scions and the Keepers, fully aware that their attention was on her. “I’m pleased to announce that I’m engaged to Ser Aymeric.” A quiet fell in the room for a moment before Lily noticed their faces weren’t exactly as surprised as she expected.

“Finally.” Thancred broke the silence with an exasperated (but still playful) sigh. Lily whipped her gaze to him.

“What do you mean finally!?” Lily demanded, earning laughter from the others. “I thought it’d be more...surprising, you know! Not every woman gets to claim they’re engaged to a leader of a city state-”

“That’s true, unless you’re Ser Aymeric. Do you remember what I told you, before the grand melee?” Thancred asked.

“That one would think a politician more practiced at concealing his emotion?” She paused. “No, a bit before that-”

“That it was love.” Thancred finished her sentence. Lily frowned at him.

“Ok, now you’re just cheating.” The rogue held up his hands.

“Well.” A new voice spoke up. Lily glanced over, watching as the elezen dancer Syldove Wavesinger stepped forth. “Regardless of how obvious the blooming romance was, a new engagement is something to be celebrated.” She settled down on the floor, pushing back her striking red hair. “A word of advice, Lily: Cherish every moment you have with him. It’ll be those memories that’ll keep you moving even in the darkest hour.”

“...mildly cryptic, as usual.” Alphinaud commented. Syldove shrugged.

“I’m saying this from experience, Alphie. All of us are deeply entwined with the fate of Eorzea and the star we all live on.” Syldove pointed out. “There’s work to do beyond freeing Ala Mhigo and Doma. Who knows where it’ll take us?”

“Hopefully to a place where you can stop being cryptic.” Virberos spoke up. “We should enjoy the night while we can, not worry over future trials and toils.” Syldove scowled at him before sighing.

“Undone by a bard, woe is me.” With that, merriment began to fill the air once more. Lily chuckled and leaned back against a plush pillow, her gaze settling on the signet ring as Syldove recounted her experiences in Doma.

[ffxivquel]

Characteristics: Felore Soleil

♦ EYES : Blue | Green | Brown | Hazel | Grey | Other (…)  ♦ HAIR : Blonde | Brown | Black | Red | Ginger | Grey/White | Multi-color | Other (…) ♦ BODY TYPE : Skinny | Slender | Slim | Built | Curvy | Athletic | Muscular ♦ SKIN : Pale | Light | Fair | Freckled | Tan | Olive | Medium | Dark | Discolored | Other (…) ♦ FACIAL FEATURES : Scars (…) | Markings (...) | Scales (…) | Fur | Beard (sideburns) | Ears (Pointed) | Other (…) ♦ BODY FEATURES : Scars (Knee, chocobo accident) | Markings (…) | Scales (…) | Fur | Tail (…) | Paint | Other (Body hair: the “Ishgardian Layer”)

♦ GENDER : Male | Female | Trans | Cis | No Gender | Other (genderfluid) ♦ SEXUALITY : Heterosexual | Homosexual | Bisexual | Pansexual | Asexual | Demisexual | Other (…) ♦ SPECIES : Hyur (…) | Elezen (wildwood) | Miqo’te (Keeper of the Moon, half seeker of the sun) | Lalafell (…) | Roegadyn (…) | Au ra (…) | Other (…)

♦ EDUCATION : Can read | Can write | Tutor | Mentor | School | Other (multi-lingual) ♦ LIVING SITUATION : Lives alone | Lives with parents/guardian | Lives with significant other | Lives with a friend | Lives with a group of people (…) | Drifter | Homeless | Other (…) ♦ PARENTS/GUARDIAN : Mother | Father | Adoptive | Foster | Grandparents | Family friend | Other (...) ♦ RELATIONSHIP : Single | Crushing | Dating | Engaged | Married | Separated | It’s complicated | Other (…)

♦ I’VE BEEN : In Love | Hurt | Sick | Abused | Other (…) ♦ I HAVE A(N) : Learning Disorder | Personality Disorder | Mental Disorder | Anxiety Disorder | Eating Disorder | Substance-related Disorder | Other (…) ♦ THINGS I’VE DONE BEFORE : Drank alcohol | Smoked | Done drugs | Stolen | Self harmed | Starved myself | Had sex | Gotten into a fist fight | Was severely injured | Gone to jail | Used a fake ID | Gone to a party | Killed someone

♦ POSITIVE TRAITS : Affectionate | Adventurous | Athletic | Brave | Careful | Charming | Confident | Creative | Determined | Fearless | Generous | Honest | Humorous | Intelligent | Loyal | Modest | Patient | Selfless ♦ NEGATIVE TRAITS : Aggressive | Bossy | Cynical | Envious | Fearful | Greedy | Gullible | Jealous | Impatient | Impulsive | Insecure | Irresponsible | Possessive | Sarcastic | Self-conscious | Stubborn | Selfish | Unstable

Rules : BOLD what applies to your muse, ITALICIZE what applies under specific circumstances. Remember to REPOST. Feel free to add to the list. Blank sheet can be found > HERE < !!! Tagged by : @varae-ver-you-are​ (thanks buddy <3) Tagging : Anyone who sees this and would like to!

[tessariel-aerlinn]

♦ EYES : Blue | Green | Brown | Hazel | Grey | Other (…) ♦ HAIR : Blonde | Brown | Black | Red | Ginger | Grey/White | Multi-color | Other (…) ♦ BODY TYPE : Skinny | Slender | Slim | Built | Curvy | Athletic | Muscular ♦ SKIN : Pale | Light | Fair | Freckled | Tan | Olive | Medium | Dark | Discolored | Other (…) ♦ FACIAL FEATURES : Scars (…) | Markings (…) | Scales (…) | Fur | Beard | Ears (…) | Other (…) ♦ BODY FEATURES : Scars (…) | Markings (…) | Scales (…) | Fur | Tail (…) | Paint | Other (…)

♦ GENDER : Male | Female | Trans | Cis | No Gender | Other (…) ♦ SEXUALITY : Heterosexual | Homosexual | Bisexual | Pansexual | Asexual | Demisexual | Other (…) ♦ SPECIES : Hyur (Midlander) | Elezen (Half Elezen) | Miqo’te (…) | Lalafell (…) | Roegadyn (…) | Au ra (…) | Other (…)

♦ EDUCATION : Can read | Can write | Tutor | Mentor | School | Other (…) ♦ LIVING SITUATION : Lives alone | Lives with parents/guardian | Lives with significant other | Lives with a friend | Lives with a group of people (…) | Drifter | Homeless | Other (…) ♦ PARENTS/GUARDIAN : Mother | Father | Adoptive | Foster | Grandparents | Family friend | Other (…) ♦ RELATIONSHIP : Single | Crushing | Dating | Engaged | Married | Separated | It’s complicated | Other (…)

♦ I’VE BEEN : In Love | Hurt | Sick | Abused | Other (…) ♦ I HAVE A(N) : Learning Disorder | Personality Disorder | Mental Disorder | Anxiety Disorder | Eating Disorder | Substance-related Disorder | Other (…) ♦ THUNGS I’VE DONE BEFORE : Drank alcohol | Smoked | Done drugs | Stolen | Self harmed | Starved myself | Had sex | Gotten into a fist fight | Was severely injured | Gone to jail | Used a fake ID | Gone to a party | Killed someone

♦ POSITIVE TRAITS : Affectionate | Adventurous | Athletic | Brave | Careful | Charming | Confident | Creative | Determined | Fearless | Generous | Honest | Humorous | Intelligent | Loyal | Modest | Patient | Selfless ♦ NEGATIVE TRAITS : Aggressive | Bossy | Cynical | Envious | Fearful | Greedy | Gullible | Jealous | Impatient | Impulsive | Insecure | Irresponsible | Possessive | Sarcastic | Self-conscious | Selfish | Unstable

Rules : BOLD what applies to your muse, ITALICIZE what applies under specific circumstances. Remember to REPOST. Feel free to add to the list. Blank sheet can be found > HERE < !!! Tagged by :  @zhauric Tagging : @benjimirthursby @jaredqxiv

[natstolemysocks]

7 and 13. Mobile hates me copy the text :p

Your mobile is a bag of w- !! (it’s fine xD)

7.  What age group, gender and ethnicity do you most often end up playing?

Ok, let me pick my favourites and see what comes out:

Ayo’a: 30 , M , Keeper of the Moon Miqo’te

Lea’li: 28 , M , Keeper of the Moon Miqo’te

Toka: 31 , F , Keeper of the Moon Miqo’te

Sethorel: 33 , M , Midlander Hyur/Wildwood Elezen

Aiden: 35, M, 3/4 alien (100% bastard)

Yara: 18, F , 3/4 alien

Naoki: 36 , M , half-demon (it’s complicated)

Vadya: 29, F , alien

So the answer is male, mooncatte, around or in their 30s.

13. have you ever not gone through with playing / adding / making a blog for a muse because you’ve feared no one would care about that specific muse?

In the case of adding: No. Making new muses is too much fun for that.

In the case of playing: Hmmm... Yes. But less because I'd fear others would not care and more because I promptly forget how to language when I get spoken to and sound like a complete dumbass. WHICH in turn makes me think I’m annoying the other player by not being able to reply right away. WHICH makes me want to hide under a big flower pot. Basically I’m afraid I, the player, would be the reason why you, the other player, would not care for the muse. (Solution: make a mute.)

In the case of the blog making: Sure, one of those being myself. I mean I care for my muses, but not to the extend that I want to make time to currate a ton of their blogs. I mean I've tried currating like 3 or so sideblogs before and that's been a fail from start to finish x'D. I just don't have the energy, nor the focus. Like I've said before, I tag and post like an absolute gremlin and forget to add things that are meaningful to the muses. I'm doing you guys a service by not expanding atm. :') That said, I also think that if you want to make a blog, don't hesitate, go make one. Making a blog is something you do for yourself first. Other people? They will follow. 

Thanks for the asks, @thedangerv (it doesn’t want to tag you... *pokes the @*)

[shroudkeeper]

.character study

Traits & Characteristics | Rivienne Marcellus

Bold

- all that applies to your muse

Italicized - any that are applicable in some way

• Eyes: blue | green | brown | hazel | gray | gray-blue | other (golden)

• Hair: blond | sandy | brown | black | auburn | ginger | silver / white | multi-color | other

• Body Type: skinny | slender | slim | built | curvy | athletic | average | muscular | pudgy | overweight

• Skin: pale | light | fair | freckled | tan | olive | medium | dark | discolored

• Gender: male | female | trans | cis | agender | demigender | genderfluid | other | doesn’t like labels | don’t have any definite headcanon either way

• Sexuality: heterosexual | homosexual | bisexual | pansexual | asexual | demisexual | other | unsure | doesn’t like labels

• Romantic Orientation: homoromantic | heteroromantic | biromantic |  panromantic | aromantic | demiromantic | unsure | doesn’t like labels

• Species:  midlander hyur | highlander hyur | wildwood elezen | duskwight elezen | hellsguard roegadyn | sea wolf roegadyn | dunesfolk lalafell | plainsfolk lalafell | keeper miqo’te | seeker miqo’te | xaela au ra | raen au ra | other

• Education:   high school | college | university | master’s degree | PhD (Or Allagan equivalent of) | other ( home schooled / self taught)

• I’ve Been: in love | hurt | ill | mentally abused | bullied | physically abused | tortured | brainwashed | shot

• Positive Traits: affectionate | adventurous | athletic | brave | careful | charming | confident | creative | cunning | determined | forgiving | generous | honest | humorous | intelligent | loyal | modest | patient | selfless | polite | down-to-earth | diligent | romantic | moral | fun-loving | charismatic | calm

• Negative Traits: aggressive | bossy | cynical | envious | shy | fearful | greedy | gullible | jealous | impatient | impulsive | cocky | reckless | insecure | irresponsible | mistrustful | paranoid | possessive | sarcastic | self-conscious | selfish | swears | unstable | clumsy | rebellious | emotional | vengeful | anxious | self-sabotaging | moody | peevish | angry | pessimistic | slacker | thin skinned | overly dramatic | argumentative

• Living Situation: lives alone  | lives with parent(s) / guardian | lives with significant other | lives with a friend | drifter | homeless | lives with children | other (eldest sibling)

• Parents/Guardian: mother (deceased) | father (deceased)  | adoptive  | aunt | uncle (deceased) | foster | grandmother | grandfather | other (Marbella: deceased)

• Sibling(s): sister(s) (many half-sisters) | brother (others: deceased) | none | other 

• Relationship: single | crushing | dating (AU WoL x Y’shtola) | engaged | married | separated | it’s complicated

• I Have a(n): developmental disorder | learning disorder | personality disorder | mental disorder | anxiety disorder | sleep disorder | eating disorder | behavioral disorder | substance-related disorder | PTSD | mental disability | physical disability | other

• Things I’ve Done Before: had alcohol | smoked | stolen | done drugs | self-harmed | starved | had sex | had a threesome | had a one-night stand | gotten into a fist fight  | gone to hospital | gone to jail | used a fake ID | played hooky | gone to a rave | killed someone | had someone try to kill them

tagged by: @maiden-born-in-snow​ - thank you!

tagging: @ahlis-xiv​ @house-vexile​ @starwroughtchild​ @esme-selah​ @elezendad​ @menphinasbow​ @nophicas-ward​ - and anyone who wishes to do it!