#Zafirah

[intern-seraph]

hi i am here with a pinch of alfswen content. come witness my salad being just a wee bit unhinged. also on ao3

cws: lws4 spoilers, alfswen basically tells someone to pull the trigger piglet, generally just alfswen being a bit of a freak

Alfswen dropped her swords to the ground with a noisy clatter. The Deadeye crouched behind the battlements stared up at her, warm brown eyes wide with shock. Immediately, those eyes narrowed again, and she reached for the daggers sheathed at her sides.

“No.” Alfswen’s voice was calm and level. She crouched down before the Deadeye and took hold of the rifle’s barrel. With her other hand, she pushed down her blindfold. Cool gunsilver bored into the woman before her. “You want to kill me, yes? I’ll let you. Under one condition.” She pulled up the gun until the muzzle pressed against the flat leaves at the bridge of her nose. “I want you to look me in the eye as you pull the trigger.”

The Deadeye’s jaw dropped. “You-you’re insane!”

“Maybe I am.” Alfswen tilted her head to the side. “But I think I was right about you. You don’t really want me dead, do you?”

“I…” The Deadeye dropped her rifle in favor of wrapping her arms around herself protectively. Her eyes slid shut, exhaustion overtaking her stricken expression. “I think I did, at some point. But now… now I’m just tired. My fight is over. I’m ready to join my family now. Just do it.”

“Hm.” Alfswen dropped into a kneel. Her cool gaze flitted over the Deadeye, and recognition swept over her. “I know your face. It’s you. From the vision.”

“Wh-what?”

“Your fight isn’t over yet.” Slowly, Alfswen rose to her feet. She held out a hand, fingers spread in welcome. “I can’t bring your god back. But I can offer you a chance to finish what he started. I’m working on a way to kill Kralkatorrik, and I think one of the missing pieces is you. Help me finish it.”

Baffled, the Deadeye stared at her. Then, slowly, she reached out and took Alfswen’s hand. She stumbled as she was pulled to her feet, the strength in Alfswen’s grip startling even after a prolonged battle. “Anyone else would simply kill me and take the sword.”

“Anyone else, you would have killed.”

“We reforge the weapons of the dead—to pass their strength on to others. So. You may have his sword. My help, on the other hand...we'll see.”

“You’ll come around.” Alfswen took the sword as the Deadeye handed it to her. She examined the blade, appraising it. Peering over the edge, she asked, “What’s your name?”

“I’m Zafirah.” Zafirah gave Alfswen an appraising look of her own. “And you are not what I expected.”

Alfswen laughed. “I’ve been told that many times before. Humor me. What did you expect?”

“I was under the impression that you could deliver me a swift death.”

A pause. Then, more laughter. “Ah… whoever told you that was pretty cruel, huh?” Her eyes squinched up at the corners, giving her the look of an amused cat. Alfswen walked up to Zafirah, leaning down to whisper in her ear, “I’ve never been known for giving swift deaths.”

[i-mybrunettelady]

ZAFIRAH? HELLO ZAFIRAH I MISSED YOU SO BAD

[guildtree]

Had a weird thought a bit back while playing Season 4: if both Caithe and Zafirah followed the Commander back to Sun's Refuge, then did they notice each other sneaking around? So:

I wrote a little one-shot to try out a new character's perspective. There will probably be a few of these types of things while I work on a bigger Aurene fic.

[wyldblunt]

okay actually i'm rethinking this. maybe in this specific case, seeing that glyndwr has These Specific Friends is not going to actually make him seem any more approachable at all

the living world stuff i'm catching up on keeps dumping new besties into glyndwr's lap. first zafirah, now malice. how is he supposed to maintain his prickly unapproachable socially inaccessible reputation now?????

[hawkfurze]

Happy Pride Month Everyone! My horror comic, In Harmony, is also a queer horror story and features a cast of queer characters! I hope everyone has a happy Pride Month this year!

[melesor]

Gods I am fucking FRIED. I forgot my patient's name so when the nurse asked what it was I just deadass turned to the patient and said, "Zafirah?" and she looked at me like I had hydra for a head.

[echowilds]

🍅 and 🥔 for imani!

another lesbian!!

🍅 [TOMATO] How misunderstood is your OC? In-universe or IRL.

pre-lws3/PoF not really? she's fairly direct and straightforward, which people sometimes mistake as rude, but usually her no-nonsense attitude and detailed instructions are appreciated. especially when it comes to the military side of the pact, which is her area.

after being killed by and then killing balthazar in return... many humans either wrongfully assume that they understand why she did it or straight up refuse to see her standpoint. one of the priestess' of balthazar who imani had been very close to since she was young renounced her 'because she doesn't see the person she knew in her anymore'. despite the rocky start of their acquaintance ('from the ashes' my beloved beloathed), zafirah is actually one of the few people who truly understands imani's now complicated relationship with the god she revered for so long.

irl not really since i haven't talked about much her yet and hopefully i understand my own oc ^^

🥔 [POTATO] What do they have that others see as a flaw, but they don't care about?

gotta be honest this is very hard to answer for her and has been on my mind for the last three days lmao. i think it's the fact that she shows very little hesitation about taking matters into her own hands when the 'official' way is too slow or too corrupt. especially once she became commander this caused quite a few problems for the pact's pr team and almorra, despite usually agreeing with imani's assessment of the situation but not her solutions, has had a lot of headaches trying to smooth things over with whatever law enforcement or government imani pissed off in the process.

it's an attitude that carried over from her time as an active warden for the church of balthazar she'd been a member of since she was born. they had a certain amount of freedom for action outside of the law that they often used to the full extent (in most cases to help victims of violence and abuse, although they certainly weren't free of corruption and people working for their own gain).

link to the ask game

[overwatchfanskinarchive]

Alexstrasza Widowmaker by Zafirah Khan (lolika_art)

[pyreo]

playing gw2 is like. did you know many of the main characters have introductory short stories you can read online from ten years ago. did you know they make cute episode trailers for youtube and one of them is a mission impossible parody and one of them is the most heartwrenching scene acting in a video game, but it's. it's on youtube.

did you know there's short stories on their website about caithe finding herself after heartbreak, and zafirah coming to terms with misguided faith, and rytlock finally understanding his inferiority complex and the crutch he's used to overcome it at the expense of people he should've been there for. no it's not in the game it's on their website

there are official interviews with most of their voice actors discussing how they approach the character and the emotion they put into it and how they've developed over a decade

there's an alt goth version of the main sylvari theme that literally everyone swears by and it's really goddamn great but someone has to tell you where it is

don't even get me started on abaddon, one of the most important characters in their world, who isn't in the game and is barely mentioned

[cindermetalheadgw2]

Is there any better combination than Guild Wars 2 and Powerwolf? Heretic Hunters is about Kalla Scorchrazor and her warband. Thunderpriest is about Balthazar. Incense and Iron is about Zafirah/the zaishen. Where the Wild Wolves have gone is about Braham and Eir

[girlbob-boypants]

I hope Zafirah is doing well and I hope she knows I miss her

[mageofholyandraste]

was tagged by @hawkepockets!!! blorbo selection no 2 begins

Challenge: make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters, and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite

tagging: @lyriumsings, @ghostwise, @veilgu4rd, @hawkeish, @katari-adaari, @cosmicteafox, @inquisitor-julia, @babayagaii, @deleteanders and anyone who sees and wants to participate!! <3

[i-mybrunettelady]

open question, genuinely curious: what are some of your ships that you're sad never sailed bc of lore, character development, etc but that there was potential for?

i'll go first: nyra/zaeim, renira/zafirah, nyra/ren, el/adryn

[stormsworder]

1, 7 and then 25 for whoever you'd like!

How good are they in combat?

With all the time spent fighting against the Elder Dragons and all manner of threats, Danielle Roivas is pretty much an expert in combat by this point, though it's taken its toll on her. She's far from perfect, but more often than not she has the endurance to persevere.

Lex Steiner is NOT a fighter. Sure, she can use a rifle to protect herself when need be, but after what her actions and creations helped lead to in Lion's Arch during Scarlet's War, she resolved herself to only fight if absolutely needed... which also means that in a combat situation, she typically tries to just escape.

7. How much have they trained to get where they are?

Danielle started training since 6 or 7 after Eir saved her from the krait in how to use a bow to fight and defend herself. She's spent most of her life training for combat, though after the injuries taken during her stay in the Tower of Nightmares she did have to re-train herself to be able to learn to fight all over again.

Lex has extremely limited combat training. She's learned some during her time with the Aetherblades, but she specifically tried to avoid getting involved in their raids or anything that might hurt people. Most of her training pertains to mechanics and engineering, which she was drawn to with her parents both being Vigil engineers.

24. What weapon skins do they use? (because I already answered 25)

Danielle uses to very specific skins for lore reasons at the point she's at in current timeline: Aurene's Wing is the weapon she gained when she fell to the Void in the final battle of EoD and was revived by Aurene. With her existing bow destroyed, this was the new one granted to her... and she's kept it ever since. Save the Queen is her sword skin, which was actually her mother's sword and is one that has been passed down through her family line.

Lex uses Zafirah's Rifle Skin, which is basically a rifle that she's taken and modified a bunch with the skills she knows and pieced together after leaving the Aetherblades. Her other weapon is a devil-rending greataxe, which only really comes out when she relies on her demonic magic and dons her armor that's a mix of technology and demonic magic

[wyldblunt]

hanging out

[forseaken]

Its soooo sad that we're unlikely to ever see Zafirah again what a cool ass character. Yes i know her small character arc is mostly complete with her both avenging her god and coming to terms with the fact that he did deeply evil things and no longer has to follow him, just what the Zaishen meant to her but. Shes so fucking cooooool bring us back to Elona anet