#but seriously ive been in rp communities since msn i'm aNCIENT

[windup-dragoon]

Hey! I've been meaning to ask this for quite some time but I wanted to ask in anon because my self esteem is too low to adress this in DMs with someone. I'll have to split this into 2 parts because I just want to say before the actual ask - I'm not here to gather pity points. I admire what you do with Kiri and would want some tips on - well, anything that you're comfortable to expand on. You're always so confident in your character when you post and I love reading about Kiri.

Let me be absolutely clear;

I have no idea what I’m doing half the time. 

Kiri as a character has changed a lot since I started playing. And if I’m being honest, I never intended for Kiri to be a character/muse that I wanted to write for. Games like FFXIV never really interested me much, I struggled a lot just finding motivation to play early on so I definitely didn’t plan to develop her as much as I have. A huge part of that is thanks to @whitherliliesbloom for helping keep my interest long enough to suffer through a lot of start up quests. After a bit I just started thinking about Kiri as a character since they leave your wol a blank slate for the most part. 

As for her ship with Hien? I actually didn’t want to ship her with anyone at the start. Again, I didn’t find much interest in the beginning. It wasn’t until Heavensward that I started picking it up a bit more. Kiri’s first actual ship was with Aymeric if you can believe that. I didn’t know who Hien was until you actually meet him in MSQ. o: 

Long story short; 

In my experience, you don’t need to have it all planned out. You’re allowed to work and rework your character and their stories. 

I’ve actually made thousands of characters before this. In RP communities that are long deceased and forgotten about. It really helped develop ways to be inspired by your creations. Find music that makes you think of them or read stories/books. Heck I have a 17 hour long playlist for Kiri and several other playlists just for her other verses. o: 

This is your chance to have creative freedom. Write how you want. You’re allowed to explore ideas and if you dislike them after the fact, guess what! You don’t have to keep it. It’s your character and your story to create. 

NOW GO OUT THERE AND BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN DOING IT