#Ibakhaa Arulaq

[lightparty-fullparty]

Cover Art for the first arc of Light Party - Full Party.

I'm allowed to be self indulegent with my own fanfic. Edda deserves all of the cool art and goddammit I will make it myself if I have to.

Textless version below cut!

[lightparty-fullparty]

I have literally just nailed down how a BAD END Shadowbringers would go for Ibakhaa so ahahah: Apperance - Ibakhaa starts to show signs of Light Corruption via her scales first. It starts with little flecks of gold, and them spread and covers her scales. Her hair, and skin lose it’s colour as well, turning white. Then her eyes. Ibakhaa feels to the touch as thouch she is carved from marble. Cold, and unyeilding. When she turns into a Sin Eater proper, she takes on aspects of all of the Primals she is able to call forth as a Summoner. Her horns elongate, and her arms from the elbow down turn into monstrous claws resembling Ifrits. Her legs grow feathers, and talon similar to Garuda, and feathery wings crown her head. Her torso forms a stoney corset, and her chest cracks open. Exposing a faint purple core, as Titan once did. Her tail becomes whip like, large draconic wings grow from her back, casting the shadow of Bahamut. Ibakhaa also gains reganerative power bording on imortality, and a few feathery plumes that invoke the memory of Phoenix. Lair/Level - Even as a Sin Eater, Ibakhaa cannot ingore the call in her soul to travel the land. She had no set lair, or place that she roams. Instead, flying across Norvrandt and feasting on what souls she finds remaining. Name - LIGHTWARDEN | AGAPE I have to go with Agape, I have to. All encompassing love for the world and those who live within it. It completes the thematic set of the other Wardens and Hades.

Time for another WoL/OC question!

Everyone loves a good "The WoL becomes a sin eater" AU! So, if your WoL/OC were to succumb to light corruption, what would they look like? What would they be called? What would their lair/level design look like?

[lightparty-fullparty]

My WOL Ibakhaa in her ARR fit for LIGHT PARTY. She takes the healer role of the group since it gives her space to observe the battle and direct the others via the echo. Scholar my beloved. Pose taken from Hao0047 who has really awesome and dynamic references.

[lightparty-fullparty]

A scene from far in the future of Light Party. I was siezed with inspiration. I blame low-fi remixes of FFXIV music for this, ‘Neath Dark Waters’ gets to me okay?

After everything she learns in Shadow Bringers, Ibakhaa has something of a crisis of identity. It’s a lot to carry. The memory and legacy of a world now gone.

[lightparty-fullparty]

Doddles that became actually character art.

[lightparty-fullparty]

I like to think Ibakhaa has enough honourable mentions on other people's work as a research contributor that she qualifies for one but just doesn't know. G'raha's Crystal Tower research, the Anima Relic Weapon, there's probable more out there too that just have her named.

If she wrote her own thesis, it would be on Allagan summoning magick or Nymian History and Scholar magic.

If it was later on, then probably research into dynamis/akasha. Since she has arguably the most first-hand experience and knowledge.

If your WoL got an archon mark, where would it be but more importantly what was their thesis that earned it.

[lightparty-fullparty]

Behold Chibi-bakhaa 💜

[lightparty-fullparty]

/DrinkTea + /Sneer my beloved <3

[lightparty-fullparty]

Hi welcome to the entire reason the Light Party Au exists in the first place.

Avere do not interact.

[lightparty-fullparty]

Ibakhaa's ancient name was Pandora, and like her mythological origins, she was a talented, beautiful, and deeply curious woman who was mentored under Venat for a chance to leave Amaurot and see the wider world of Ethyris.

Pandora translates to "the one who bears all gifts" or "the one who gives all gifts."

I initially chose Pandora as her name as a reference to the role of the embodiment of hope the Warrior of Light is in the game. You bring hope to those you meet on your journey. Hope travels and remains with you like it remained inside of Pandora's box. The last goddess on Earth, as the other, abandoned the planet to live in Olympus.

Hope in Greek is 'Elpis.' You are given the Elpis flower, gifted literal hope to carry with you, all the way to the end of the world where you use that same flower. That gift. To heal Meteion. A blue bird. Who was singing the song of oblivion. You turn Meteion into Hope.

You make her 'the thing with feathers' that 'sings the tune without the words and never stops at all'.

I adore this game so much.

Pandora is perfect, and my brain is so huge for stumbling into such a good literary illusion.

[lightparty-fullparty]

I also drew her!

Time for another WoL/OC question!

Everyone loves a good "The WoL becomes a sin eater" AU! So, if your WoL/OC were to succumb to light corruption, what would they look like? What would they be called? What would their lair/level design look like?