#anima weapons

[selnyam]

12 Anima Weapons, to full completion, in order of Acquisition. Only one more to complete the set and I'll have them all! Just need to unlock... Astrologian.... first....

[stormbabylore]

Look at her precious little shocked Pikachu face. ♡(◕‿◕๑)

I finally finished my first HW relic grind, and the plot for this really tugged hard on a key thread of Aeryn's backstory. I need to muse about it... So it's oc lore dump time! \o/

Spoilers for the HW relic weapon story, but that's it!

A quick tl;dr of Aeryn's story, pertinent to black mage:

Aeryn's soul is fused with the remnant magic of the star from her past life. It functions a bit like a shell, "protecting" her, but also blocking her access to the magic of the Source. This prevents her from doing most types of magic without significant effort.

In canon, Aeryn just lives like this, unable to do magic except in extreme circumstances. But in black mage AU, she works with the thaumaturges to disentangle her soul and the "foreign" magic (they none of them realize what it is), enabling her to both access and better utilize magic on the Source.

The disentangled star magic does not disperse. It lingers, greatly enhancing her newfound magical abilities, but also overwhelming her natural senses - especially her sight. Despite this, she takes to magic use with inexplicable ease and turns almost exclusively to magical combat.

Aeryn later channels most of the lingering star magic away during the finale of the StB class quest. The yellow in her hair fades as a result, and she is able to see without magical obstruction once again.

I thought that would be the end of it - that Aeryn-as-Black-Mage would no longer have her connection to her past life or her star following Stormblood. But rolling through the HW relic quests and awakening a new being connected to the WoL through their aether/soul/weapon got me thinking:

What if, in Aeryn's case, the soul she helps give voice and form to is what little remains of her star? (✧_✧)

The connection the anima feels towards the WoL and its desperation to get stronger so it can help/impress/protect them is very reminiscent of the headcanon I have about Aeryn's past connection with her home star and how it "saved" her in its/their last moments. Other than the timeline itself (and the suggestion that other warriors with similar experiences might likewise be able to connect with anima), nothing in the relic quest lore really breaks that theory.

And I'm casually obsessed.

Probably going to shirk the timeline and work this into Aeryn's black mage story, some time following Stormblood. Perhaps she needs a new weapon at that time. (The Stormblood class quest could feasibly have destroyed her existing weapon. Yeah, going with that.) I just love the circular notion of this: Aeryn's star dying in such a way that she was able to be "reborn," but then in turn being "reborn" itself in the form of an anima so that the two can learn, grow, and travel on together.

;-; Yes, this makes my heart is happy. I shall accept this headcanon. It shall be mine.

[senespera-ffxiv]

Progress on the Dragoon Anima Weapon

The last step is gonna be a lot of alliance raid farming alksjdflksdj

[bobacupcake]

[leftski-art]

making a Jayan for a friend's Anima: Beyond Fantasy campaign

[cloaksandcapes]

I think the inspiration behind this weapon was a soul-eater soul that gets stronger the more enemies you defeat. +5 extra damage is a lot on an attack, especially if a fighter is wielding it. So it needed a little bit of a balancing in there. Not sure if the 5 psychic damage at the start of the your turn is enough or not.

Anima Eater Weapon

Weapon (varies), very rare, cursed

“This magical weapon is created from a dense, black marble-like element. All surfaces are smooth and featureless. On rare occasions you can sometimes see a reflection flash in the black material, but they’re never your own. ”

Whenever you reduce an enemy to 0 hit points with this weapon, it gains one anima charge, increasing the damage it deals by 1 (to a maximum of 5). All anima charges are lost when you finish a long rest.

Anima Strike. When you hit a creature with this weapon you can expend an anima charge to deal an additional 1d10 psychic damage to your target. Cursed. While this weapon is at maximum anima charges, you take 5 psychic damage at the start of your turn until you spend at least one charge.

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[gentle-giant-swag]

gentle giant swag: apricot bracket second chance, shavedown

[starrysnowdrop]

Canopus Lux… Obtained!

I have grinded for it off and on over several months, but FINALLY Hali has the Canopus Lux, the final stage of the AST Anima Weapon! This time I’m not cheating by using crimes, it’s actually real. I’m still so stunned yet relieved that it’s done. I’ve wanted this weapon literally since HW was released, and it feels awesome to finally have it.

[impossible-rat-babies]

anyone got any idea what to spend poetics on? bc i'm just at a loss here

[adhdvane]

with the arcarum event re-running in less than 24 hours i'll be able to grind out both their levels with the 600% exp (and i've got the merit to get niyon to 130 as well). (i dealt with finally doing the 120 uncap on niyon a few days ago bc the only thing that was stopping me from doing it was being annoyed by the 300 urns. i literally had all the other mats, but when i finally pushed myself to get the rest of the mats for katz 5* i ended up with the 100 extra urn i needed bc i had to farm dragon drops lol) ALSO I AM FINALLY FREE AGAIN. NO FATE EPISODES TO TORMENT ME

[amons-hat-enthusiast]

Let the grind begin!

Yes, I've picked up Anima relic weapon quest. Time for suffering! :)

[selnyam]

Anabases Lux! Anima Number 10 Complete! only 3 to go!

[stormbabylore]

Well. There it is. First finished HW relic, third relic overall.

Casually melting into nothingness, now, bye.

Also, I unlocked Eureka because Stormblood relics, I guess.

Seriously, please send help.

Please.

[minarcana]

She is covered in machine grease and looking haggard. Someone's been clambering around inside Alexander for a while.

[unbreakable-oaths]

She deserved a new axe

[arnaultdorothea]

Alear + Ivy: Ending  😚💜