#The sea of stars ffxiv

[cherulean-art]

Commission ⭐

[herssian]

the most normal, healthy and alive zenos has ever sounded was during the royal menagerie, even as he’s about to let loose and merge with a primal. every part after his suicide throughout endwalker, he’s monotone and disconnected even when talking to the wol, even when threatening to engulf the whole world in flames if it grants him the thing he wants the most. there’s something quietly, mutedly harrowing to realize he truly died in the menagerie. and possibly never came back

[amalthea-felsblood]

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Protector of Eorzea

[fyllophobia]

nikolaos and his weirdo guy shards

[eukrasiancrisis]

Elftober #8: Unexplored

- Are you certain you do not wish to descend with us, Fourchenault? After all we've accomplished, it is only right that we see this through together. - I need only observe from the ocular lens for the answers we seek. - …What of the answers you seek? - We are not planning a private excursion, Gabriel. My work is and has always been for the good of the star. - Of course. - Individual pursuits are the luxury of men less burdened by our duty to maintain stewar— - —ship of the star, yes. Have it your way, then.

[solis-pyr-nola]

I've got a ticket for a world where we belong

Part 3 > Limsa Lominsa

Part 2 > Thavnair Part 1 > Garlemald

[starrysnowdrop]

FFXIV Vanilla Gpose Challenge

Day 5: Vacation 🏝️ Costa del Sol

“Costa del Sol is beautiful no matter what, but have you seen it at night? Heavenly…” ~ Hali

[akirakirxaa]

unique - for the single-word fic prompt!

[ so sorry for the delay, just completed a multi-state move so I didn't have much time until now <3 Thanks for the ask @gatheredfates !]

"Wait for me!" Stella, a small girl of about five summers, scampered after a plump calico cat. The tiny bell around the creature's neck tinkled as it scampered around the corner, tail lashing as its master's tiny child chased after it. As Stella peeled around the corner, she skidded to a halt as she saw her mother lifting the cat into her arms. Stella's ears lowered just a hair, one hand absently picking at the auri scales on the other.

"What have I told you about pestering Marbles?" Akira scolded gently, as the cat slipped out of her hands and disappeared over her shoulder fast enough that Stella's quick eyes missed where he went.

"I wasn't pestering, we were playing!" Stella clasped her hands behind her back, ears flat back in what she hoped was an innocent expression. Akira didn't look like she was buying it.

"Well, whether pestering or playing, it's past time for you to be in bed," Akira folded her arms, stern expression softened somewhat by her slight smile. Stella's face fell.

"But I'm not tired."

"Even still, kittens need their rest."

"I'm not a kitten!" Stella's floofy but still child-short tail waggled behind her. "I'm a dragon!" The warrior of light barely stifled a chuckle at her child's antics, scooping her up.

"Well, trust me, I know plenty of dragons and they all need their beauty sleep."

~*~

Stella tossed and turned amidst her covers. She wasn't even sleepy yet! Why should she have to go to bed now? She pouted, but then thought of something. She'd only done it by accident a few times, but if she wasn't tired, maybe she could practice. Stella laid down in her bed, pulling her covers up to her chin so her parents wouldn't suspect anything should they check on her.

She closed her eyes, and imagined a blue place full of crystals and bright lights. She tried to imagine being there, as if one of those lights were leading her along to where it lived.

And then, she was there.

The first time she'd visited the Blue Place, she thought it had been a dream. The bright lights that lived there seemed to want to play with her, and she chased them about excitedly. The second time, when she started to recognize familiar crystalline shapes and somewhat...recognize the lights that floated about, Stella began to suspect that it wasn't a dream.

She knew her parents had special abilities, though she never got the full story on either. She knew her mother could sometimes see the past, and that her father's had something to do with his eyes. Maybe they could come to this place too and they just never told her. Well, wouldn't they be surprised when they saw she managed it all by herself!

She leaped and chased after the lights; the air was weird here, and her jumps took her a little higher and further than they should, and it took her a little longer to come back down. She leaped at one ball of light after another, swiping delightedly at them as they flitted just out of her reach every time. It reminded her of when the leaves on the trees would change color and fall, but this was much more fun!

"And what might you be doing here?"

Stella nearly jumped out of her skin; she hadn't heard anyone sneak up on her, and the voice didn't belong to her mother or her father. She spun on her heel, fur on her tail and around the base of her ears bristling in alarm.

Behind her stood a strange man. His hair was a light purple, braided and pulled over one shoulder, with matching purple eyes. He was tall, almost as tall as Uncle Urianger, but his ears were round, not pointy. She wondered if maybe he was only half Elezen, like she was half au ra. As she wondered, he knelt down to look her in the eye. Or, well, almost look her in the eye. He was still too tall even kneeling for that.

"Who're you?" Stella shuffled a slight step back, but she didn't run. Something told her he wasn't a threat. He looked a little sad at that.

"I was hoping you might remember me."

Stella tilted her head for a moment, thinking. She definitely knew she'd never seen this person before, so she thought about how he felt safe, and his voice...

"Wait, you're my friend!" she near-shouted in her excitement. "The one in mama's crystal!"

"Well, not in it, but yes. I thought you'd forgotten me!" he teased lightly, and Stella relaxed her shoulders a bit, her fur finally flattening.

"Mama said you didn't exist!"

"Well, your mother can't hear us the way you can," he sat properly, folding his legs under his long robe, and she sat across from him.

"So who are you? Really?"

"My name is Hythlodaeus, and I was an old friend of your mother's."

"Hythlo...Hy..." Stella struggled around the long name, and he couldn't hold in a quiet chuckle.

"You can call me Hyth if it's easier," he suggested, and she nodded.

"You...were mama's friend? Are you not anymore?"

"I hope I still am! It's...complicated," his smile was somewhat rueful, and though Stella wanted to needle him about it, she held back. Her father always told her it was rude to pry, after all, and that people would tell her difficult things when they were ready.

"Why were you following me?" Stella tilted her head to the side.

"Well," he started. "You're a stranger here, and this place can be dangerous. So I wanted to make sure you were okay."

"Dangerous? Then what about you?"

"Oh, don't worry about me. I'm perfectly safe."

"I can't just leave you here!" Stella jumped to her feet in alarm. "If it's dangerous, you should come home with me, I'm sure mama would be okay with it, she always says we should help people if we can-"

"Slow down, Stella," Hythlodaeus cut her off with a somewhat wistful smile. "While I'm sure your mother would be happy to, it's more complicated than that, and at any rate, I'm happy here. You don't have to worry about me." Her stubborn pout spoke to her disagreement, and she folded her arms for good measure.

"I don't understand, if it's dangerous here how could you be happy here?"

"It's dangerous for you, not for me."

"I'm tough! I can handle it!" she puffed up a little, her tiny tail waggling behind her, and Hyth chuckled again.

"I'm sure you can. But it's not that you're not tough. This place isn't meant for people like you, and that's why it's dangerous."

"If I'm not meant to be here, why am I here?"

"Well," he thought for a moment. "You have a somewhat...unique gift. Most people can't visit here, but you can. I do wonder what else you might be able to do with it."

"Like beat up monsters?" Stella jumped up from her seat, making a punching motion in the air, and he laughed.

"You're your mother's daughter, all right," Hyth grinned at her, only to suddenly glance over his shoulder as if he'd heard something. "Alas, I think it's time for me to go."

"Why?"

"I have someone I care a lot for that has trouble sleeping alone, so I need to go help him get some rest," he explained kindly, getting to his feet and patting Stella's head gently. "You should go home and get some rest too. Maybe next time, if we can drag my friend from his sleep, we can explore more of this power of yours."

Stella was about to protest, when suddenly she felt a wave of fatigue wash over her, and the blue place and Hythlodaeus faded from view until she was laying back in her bed. And though she wanted to go tell her mother everything she'd seen, she was so tired.

She could tell her in the morning.

[busnautica]

also if there's a discord out there

for OUR neck of the woods

I suck at discord

but gimme

[artypurrs]

Art by the amazing artist @deyonside thank you

[starvoidsailor]

I have not yet done so, but by the gods, I will find a way to slip Nero into my DnD campaign

[thegreatyin]

a collection of other nominee categories that i think are about to be a bloodbath this year

and, of course

the real battle of the fates

[liminalitycarb]

It's time to head deeper into the lair of the FLESHMANCER as we continue Sea of Stars! I feel like we're nearing the end so we might finish today?

And after will be No Crits Allowed FFXIV shenanigans as we near the end of our p12s reclears! Though it will start about 90 minutes later than normal.

Watch on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/LiminalityCarb

[amalthea-felsblood]

Strong Wave, a Roegadyn guardsman of Moraby Drydocks, started his day like any other until his eye caught a glimpse of a small unique chest floating near the harbor. "How strange." He muttered to himself, leaving his post to gather the mystery treasure.

Once it was in his possession, he opened it slowly and to his surprise he didn't find gil or gems, but a small baby wrapped in sea foam-colored silk and a small note in a tongue he did not understand. "A babe?" He looked confused, peering down, but then swiftly scans the sea where he found the chest, hoping for more answers. Suddenly, the baby starts to cry, bringing his attention back. "There there, little one," he says calmly. Reaching in, he gently holds the child close. "Poor lass, don't cry, you'll be safe with me."

As weeks turned into months and months into years, Strong Wave did everything he could for his beloved daughter he named Marian Waterborne. He taught her how to fish, farm, and even how to fight just in case danger ever crossed their path. The days that followed were never dull. Some days were peaceful and others Strong Wave felt like he couldn't keep up with some of Marian's odd behavior. She had a troublesome habit of always wanting to be in or near the sea despite all the warnings he constantly told her. "But da` someone calls for me." Marian always told him with a pouting face. Strong Wave would just let out a long sigh before picking her up with a soft smile, "My little sea gem, you really are something special, aren't you?"

Strong Wave and Marian would stay in a humble home near Moraby throughout most of her early life, but would later move to Ul'dah as Strong Wave felt that Marian deserved to see more of the world and should experience all that she could.

[jamminsamblog]

Tag 9 5 people you’d like to know!

Tagged by @doctor-roman (howdy!)

Last song:

First one is kinda spoilers (late-game raid) for FFXIV but this, also had this one (a banger) on loop since it dropped recently. My taste in music ranges quite a bit tho!

Currently watching:

The year is 2023. Bleach is actively releasing episodes again. (This is a show I kept up with in middle school and one of the many anime that made me want to draw) I have also seen a lot of spoilers for Miraculous s5 and have been trying to get caught up on that with my roommate (struggling through the cringe of s3)

Currently reading:

Reading... I remember when I had time for that... Last manga I read was Yona of the Dawn, last 'book-book' I read was maybe To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars (Chrisopher Paolini), or Iron Widow (Xiran jay Zhao)?

Current obsession:

Animal Crossing New Horizons has me captive yet again, and FFXIV (critically acclaimed MMO with a free trial with no restriction on playtime up to level 60 including the hit expansion Heavensward) has new content tomorrow, so I'll likely fall back into that as well between working on things.

Tagging:

@bace-jeleren, @subtle-error, @thelastpilot, @buggachat, @hchano

[gingerfoxsden]

Soul crystals dedicated to Ultima Thule! New arrival in my shop!

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