#The MSQ Replay

[xenodile]

gonna put it under a cut because it’s a lot of pictures, but I tried to put together a sorta of series of shots to illustrate how Byl’s appearance changes over the course of the MSQ

The fledgling adventurer, newly arrived in Eorzea via Sharlayan, equipped with gear she received as a going away present from her father.

Proper armor and a new axe, courtesy of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn following her defeat of Ifrit.

Champion of Eorzea, slayer of the Dreadwyrm, conqueror of the Crystal Tower.  After laying low the Ultima Weapon and her brush with death at the hands of Lahabrea, Bylgrael expanded her repertoire, learning new disciplines and spellcraft.  She put the most effort into learning the fighting style of knights from Haurchefant.

On the night of the Bloody Banquet, frustrated and tired by Alphinaud’s efforts to keep distance between them, Bylgrael set aside her armor and weapons for a dress she received as a gift from Tataru and F’lhaminn.  Without her arms and armor, Bylgrael could do nothing as the Scions were betrayed by the Crystal Braves.

Deprived of her gear after fleeing Ul’dah, Tataru fashioned her something new, cobbled together with whatever funds she and Alphinaud could provide after receiving asylum in Ishgard.

After Haurchefant’s death at the hands of the Heavens’ Ward, Count Edmont bequeathed Galatine, treasured heirloom sword of House Fortemps, to Bylgrael so that she could use it to avenge her fallen friend and mentor.

Artoirel gifted Bylgrael a shield fitting a knight of House Fortemps, in recognition of her performance in the Grand Melee, and as a friend and sister to him, Emmanellain, and the late Haurchefant.

Having grown weary and bitter over the Doman and Ala Mhigan campaigns, Bylgreal reached her breaking point when the Scions mysteriously fell comatose one by one, their souls torn from their bodies with nary a trace.  When Alisaie fell at the Ghimlyt Dark, Bylgrael gave up, flying into a grief-stricken rage that saw her terrorizing Imperial and Eorzean forces alike with her maddened brutality and self-destructive fury.  In the throes of despair, her armor wears down and breaks, and even resplendent Galatine is destroyed beyond repair under the weight of her sorrow.

Rescued from the brink of death by Estinien and Aymeric, Bylgrael is ordered to rest and recover while her allies search for a way to revive the fallen Scions.  It is during such time that she and Tataru discover the Exarch’s beacon in the Syrcus Trench, and Bylgrael is whisked away to the light-drowned land of the First.

By way of apology and incentive, the Exarch presents Bylgrael with a new sword and armor to prepare her for the journey ahead.  That it is already tailored perfectly to her does not escape her notice, and causes her to wonder the truth of the Exarch’s identity.

In the months following Emet-Selch’s defeat and her reunion with G’raha Tia, Bylgrael finds a peace and happiness she had never known before as she lived in the Crystarium with the Leveilleurs, and lets her hair grow out.  Much of her doubt and fear has been banished, and her resolve is stronger than ever.

After confronting the Mothercrystal and proving her strength and conviction, Bylgrael inherits Venat’s sword, a token of her fallen friend and proof of their shared belief in the future of mankind.  At the same time, she at last puts away the House Fortemps shield, having decided for herself what it means to be a knight, no longer needing to borrow Haurchefant’s ideal to carry herself forward.  And finally, to ensure her friend’s success on the terrible journey to Ultima Thule, Tataru crafts Bylgrael a set of full plate in the style of the fairy tale heroes Bylgrael had always idolized and sought to emulate.

[sasseebeee]

ohhhh my god zero defining a friend as "someone you trust" and then the wol immediately thinking of zenos. like just having it click that the reason that he considered them a friend was because he trusted them. i'm unwell.

[the-worrier-of-light]

Roevember 11: Thirst

No harm in a nice drink after a long day, is there?

[asleepinawell]

EVEN THE GREAT LOUISOIX!!!!

Aurum Vale has emerged as the winner of everyone's least favorite ffxiv dungeon (see all the poll results here) and now it will face off against the infamous Praetorium

so here it is: would you rather wipe in the first room and watch your teammates stubbornly stand in morbol breath attacks or sit through gaius' ten hour long speech yet again?

my personal opinion is that the ludicrous xp bonus for msq roulette should NOT be considered when choosing, but I can't stop you

[callistoe]

I am not normal about her

[brightaxe]

do y'all ever think about varric and how desperately you've wanted to romance him for almost 14 years and get a little choked up about it? no?

[duskmother]

reminder that g'raha fucking tia is insane actually and should be treated as such.

i see you, g'raha enjoyers. i see you.

[emevergreen]

making a list of games i wanna play outside of ffxiv and. im noticing a trend

[anarkhebringer]

As Dawntrail approaches, I will reiterate for new FFXIV players that ARR isn't as bad to start with as people claim it is, it's a genuinely good introduction to the game and worldbuilding. We all just say it sucks because it has no replay value to us, so just take your time.

[verflares]

mankinds first hero and his final hope or whatever it is he said. whatever.

[designsdefiance]

lays on the floor. i really wish i was one of those people who could play Just Anything on their characters and not worry about it being canon or making sense because it would make my life so much fuckin easier

[grotius]

im so sad abt a character whose unflinching duty to perceived justice and role as a sort of sacred measurer of fates makes them do terrible things ....... and they're even androgynous. am i talking abt enjolras or themis ff14 🤕

[sasseebeee]

fuck it ravi photo dump

i actually don't think i've shared him publicly before so *throws this at you*

this is ravi varan my rava wol! haven't really thought much about his origins but i'm leaning towards tural

anyways heres 29 more photos of him <3 (pre graphics update)

[ghastlyfantasy]

Also- apparently Ysayle has a special LB2 that i just found out about last night. 😳now im wondering how many other npcs have something like this in trusts

[dadcred]

frenchbringers notes (6/?) 

aka the funniest fucking interaction i’ve read so far. 

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scene: [wol, minfilia, thancred, and urianger are trying to find a way to nabaath araeng and stumble upon lads who think you might be bandits, but on second thought wonder if you are, perhaps, more than that.]

[thancred responds that this is utterly absurd.]

ENGLISH:

urianger: though i would fain hear more of this ageless sorcerer and his heroic deeds

thancred: gods grant me strength

FRENCH:

[in fr, the boys say “a sorcerer with a beard sculpted to perfection”] 

urianger: if i may, i would like to add that i did not sculpt my beard

thancred: if you could avoid reminding me that i’m nearly beardless, that’d be great, thanks...

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PLEASE WHERE DID THIS COME FROM IT’S LEAGUES FUNNIER BUT WHY I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING???? it’s even funnier because i have a m*d that keeps thancred’s heavensward scruff so he’s on my screen saying this with a little chin scruff please help me i can’t breathe at how funny this is????????

[spitfire-mehn]

Classroom Competitiveness

She's very confident (even when she's wrong).