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snurtsnurtcreations · 1 month ago

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COD MW2 Rewrite, i guess

Anywho, I choose to be delusional and not accept how half assed the Graves betrayal was in Cod MW2. This is all based on some gripes I talked about in this post

Here’s what ACTUALLY happens in Cod MW2 (source: me)

Shadows assist 141 and Los Vaqueros and capture Hassan Zyani. Graves pushes hard to interrogate the guy, screw the laws, why else hire a PMC if not to forego those, right? No one needs to know besides the wilderness, yeah? Laswell insists that it would be a declaration of war, and the others reluctantly agree with her, following orders. Graves keeps pushing on it -even getting physical with Hassan- until Shepherd gives the final say-so to let him go. Graves is visibly irked and disappointed.

Laswell snagged info from Hassan’s phone on a possible location for where the missiles might have been, or currently may be at. Bam, ghillie suit mission. While there, 141 finds intel on where the second missile could be headed, a certain oil rig - however Laswell gets caught. Price and Gaz team up with ULF to save Laswell, meanwhile Shadows, Ghost, Soap, & Los Vaqueros are sent to the oil rig to capture or destroy the missile. Things go spectacularly, everyone's getting along, missile is destroyed, Laswell is saved, we get a lil hint at Russian involvement with the tracking thing or whatever… ok. There’s still one more missile, now we need to find either Hassan (again) or El Sin Nombre.

They find the house of one of El Sin Nombre’s lieutenants. It’s a fat chance, really, but it’s the only lead they’ve got at the moment. Soap volunteers to go, and Alejandro goes with him, Ghost sets up in sniper position, Shadow copters are on standby. But… something goes wrong. As soon as the guards find dead bodies (courtesy of Soap after the interrogation), Valeria makes a run for it. Soap and Alejandro follow, because that sicario is their main lead atm. They follow the lone car she gets into, but the copter sees a multiple other vehicles leaving the opposite way - and they assume that’s gotta be where El Sin Nombre went.

So the copter follows the car caravan, while Soap, Alejandro, and a disheveled Ghost dropping his sniper point to catch up to them follow the lone car into the wilderness… where radio signal gets choppy. The three lose contact with the Shadows, but they’re hot on the trail of Valeria. Through the wilderness and then into a small town, and unassuming warehouse… must be a safehouse or something. They sneak in, learn that Valeria is El Sin Nombre.

Meanwhile, Shadows followed the car caravan, and found it had nothing of value that would give them the intel they wanted. Now Graves is getting desperate, not to mention they’ve lost all contact with the 141 and Alejandro. A call with Shepherd, and the general is planting a seed of doubt that perhaps Alejandro was working with the drug lord… after all, look at all the corrupt Mexican military doing just that? What sets Alejandro apart from the rest? Hell, he might have killed the 141 and is living out his best life right now… wouldn’t they have gotten into contact with him by now if they were alive and well? Anyway, that’s besides the point, right now they need to find that missile. You were given a mission, Commander Graves, and I’d suggest you complete it at any cost. Take over the base if that’s what it takes.

Graves has a chat with Rodolfo and learns that Rodolfo and Alejandrio used to know and work with this Valeria character. And damn if that doesn’t settle it for Graves. He’s not about to let his Shadows be stabbed in the back (again).

So Graves has his Shadows capture Alejandro’s base (Rodolfo gets away). He starts going through every corrupt military personnel he can find, any corrupt police… they need to find Hasan and they’re going to do it, no matter the cost. He’s got no qualms about committing a few war crimes to get what he wants - he’s a PMC after all. He also puts out a little side note to all his operatives: if they catch sight of Alejandro, catch him dead or alive. They know his preference… (alive. He wants to have a good long chat with him, find out what happened to Ghost and Soap. Those were good men, damnit, they deserve a proper funeral at least)

The three out in the field don’t know this. They bide their time, check out what’s going on around the warehouse, what the security measures are… and then ghey strike. They catch Valeria and commandeer a vehicle to shove her into. Alejandro gets a vehicle of his own and drives ahead as lookout, they kill some cartel folks on the way there, it’s smooth going. Base is in sight. They get stopped at the gate. Alejandro’s incredibly confused about the Shadows manning his gate instead of his soldiers. What Ghost and Soap see from their seats is Alejandro coming out of the car a little irritated and confused, and then he’s suddenly being detained with guns pointed at him.

Assuming they’ve been betrayed, Ghost immediately backs up and screeches outta there (“Trouble in paradise?” Valeria snarks). A couple shots from the Shadows follow them out, and whaddaya know, one of the bullets hits a tire. The vehicle careens outta control, and the 141 boys decide to book it on foot, splitting up. Ghost takes Valeria, SOap tries to lead the Shadows away. He loses them in the streets. Cue the alone mission except as they leave Ghost has a knocked out Valeria thrown over his shoulder. They make it out of the city, peel out, and meet Rodolfo at the safe house.

Rodolfo tells them Graves has gone insane, siccing the Shadows on Alejandro’s troops, convinced they’re working with the cartel - supposedly with Shepherd’s approval. Rudy admits they’d thought the two had died. He’s… very surprised to see Valeria too. They decide they can’t trust anyone, they need to get Alejandro out, it’s their best hope at surviving this mess, not to mention cracking Valeria and getting that intel on the missiles.

Meanwhile, Graves has contacted Price and out of respect, as one commander to another, informs him about the loss of his two soldiers, and that they’ve got the traitor Alejandro in custody (“sick bastard won’t even admit what they did to ‘em”). This greatly perturbs Price, but with no confirmation of bodies he keeps his walls and hopes up, says he’ll be down there as soon as he can. Graves starts interrogating Alejandro, who is adamant about being wronged, that the two are still alive, and they got Valeria, and Valeria’ got info on the missiles, and they gotta stop wasting time on him when they’re all out there, and who the fuck do you think you are, Graves!

And then Graves gets a call from Shepherd. With Price on his way to Las Almas, he’s getting too close for Shepherd’s comfort to finding out why the missiles are out in the first place. The General orders Graves finish off the 141 when they get there.

And now there’s two routes we can take from here, the delulu Graves is still a good guy route, or the closer-to-canon Graves is bad guy route,

Either 1) Graves agrees and gets off the call, but he’s bluffing. He’s got no intention on following those orders. He realizes he never should have trusted Shepherd. He doesn’t care about covering up the lost missiles, it’s not on his neck if anyone finds that out. In fact, if he had gotten some reinforcements when he’d asked the General, they wouldn’t be in this situation and his men might still be alive, so excuse him if he’s a little salty about Shepherd’s whole plan.

He cares about the missing missiles because he knows how bad it’s gonna be in the wrong hands and he knows the target would likely be his home U S of A, and he’s determined not to let that happen.

He realizes Alejandro was probably telling the damn truth and Graves was too stubborn to listen. Graves lets Alejandro out, but not his men, still not quite fully trusting them. He entreats Alejandro to let him know where Soap and Ghost might be, but without his men’s freedom, Alejandro is standoffish and not willing to cooperate.

Soap Ghost and Rudy break into the place just like in the game, kill a bunch of shadows, break out the Mexican special forces, and Captain Price saves their asses near the end.

Later, Price receives a call from Graves “What the fuck, man? So many of my men are dead or injured!? Listen, this is all one hell of a misunderstanding. Not once have I knowingly fired on your men until they fired on us. Shepherd fucking put out a hit on your men just now and I chose to forego those orders. I’m trying to understand what the hell’s going on out here just as much as you are, Captain.”

Alejandro begrudgingly backs up Graves’ words - the man did seem to genuinely believe Alejandro had killed Soap and Ghost and he had come clean to him about the hit Shepherd put on their heads. Alejandro demands his base back and Graves is cooperative, so long as he gets to stay on the mission and talk to Valeria.

The shadows pull out of the base, only a small force remains, and Mexican special forces take back their posts in the base. There’s obvious tension between the two forces, some bad blood, but overall they’re still on the same team.

Price is positively brimming with anger. Gets on that call with Shepherd. Gets mad about the hit put on them, but doesn’t allude anything to them being in cahoots against Shepherd now.

The others go to interrogate Valeria. The 141 are trying to ask her but she’s not cooperating until Graves does the “before I show you the difference between military and me” line

They find out about the missile in Chicago and go save the day.

Or 2) Graves reluctantly decides to follow orders, since it is Shepherd who’s paying for everything. Graves doesn’t let Alejandro out. Focuses on trying to find Valeria or Hassan. Alejandro and his men get rescued, and while that’s happening, Graves and his shadows have found Valeria in the safehouse and have taken her in for interrogation. Graves now has twice the reason to kill the 141 - both due to Shepherd’s orders and because they’ve killed so many of his men. They attack his base just like in the game, and he tries to escape with the remote tank, just like in the game, and yadda yadda yadda.

Anyways yeah I just think that would fix so many plot holes about motivations and whatnot that I had a hard time wrapping my head around in the game. Like the original Graves betrayal scene made zero sense to me. Like they could have made it at least understandable what the motivations are but noooo. We could have gotten really interesting looks into how an ally can become an enemy through assumptions, miscommunications, clashing values and goals- looked into how different ways to reach the same goal causes conflict…. It could have been really cool if they’d focused on that a bit more instead of just very, very suddenly forcing the Shadows to be bad guys for… no particular reason, really?

This way, we leave off on tense but kinda sorta allied terms with Shadow Company, Shepherd is still a traitorous ass, the 141 are the heroes that save the day, hip hip hooray, and then we introduce Makarov back in.

#justice for my boy graves #he was such a good ally in the game #i was not about to accept such a 180 turn for his character from what weve seen in the first half of the game #i didn like it so im changing it cuz i can HAH #snurt writes #call of duty #cod #cod mw2 #phillip graves

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autumnslance · 1 year ago

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Do you have the werlyt screenshots? 👀

This is only because I love you, Nonny.

I also took time to transcribe these under the "Keep Reading" cut, cuz this is a lot of text and cannot always be read clearly. These images were taken with my tablet. Errors in said transcript are probably just mine. These are pages 120-121 and 169-170 of Encyclopedia Eorzea volume III. The timeline's a little weird (especially the Gaius to Valens handover), but Werlyt was an Imperial province for over 50 years.

There's also pages specifically about the Weapon project and how the Garleans tried to have a system similar to soul crystals in legatus armor, but they were behind the curve on such magic-technology and so the data's incomplete (as we saw in those fights). If there's interest, I may do a follow up with those pages, but this is long enough and I have FC things to do tonight.

Werlyt

Following in the footsteps of its neighbor across the Ghimlyt Dark, Ala Mhigo, this small nation in the far western reaches of Ilsabard recently liberated itself from the Garlean Empire.

Flag: The flag originally bore the crest of the royal family. However, as their bloodline has long since run dry, and the nation now aspires to become a republic, the interim government has organized a committee to decide on a new design.

Motto: --

Government: Werlyt is presently led by an interim government. After careful deliberation, it has decided the nation will be rebuilt as a republic.

Leader: Talbot Hunte

Ruling Body: The interim government is formed of representatives from several rebel factions that fought against the Garlean Empire.

Racial Distribution:

Ilsabardian Hyur: 80%

Near Eastern Au Ra: 15%

Other: 5%

Religion: Though religion was largely discouraged under Garlean rule, the people of Werlyt were polytheistic, believing in thirteen gods. Their religious practices are said to be largely influenced by the traditions of their western neighbors in Eorzea and its teachings of the Twelve, as well as Corvosi mythology from the east.

Industry:

Livestock: The tending of cattle is a longstanding profession of Werlyt, made possible by its lush, far-reaching pastures. A knack for livestock breeding is evidenced by the myriad varieties of both beef and dairy cattle they raise, the latter including an especially rare breed said to number only one hundred.

Dairy: In tandem with their livestock industry, the people of Werlyt excel in the production of dairy products, including butter, yogurt, and milk-based beverages. They are well known for their high-quality cheeses, which became a mainstay export to Garlemald.

Fishing: The southern edge of Werlyt touches the sea, allowing for a bustling fishing trade in coastal towns. Its many steep cliffs, however, ensure their efforts are focused on but a few major ports.

Mining: In the northern mountain range of Werlyt, one can find four mines wherein copper, zinc, tungsten, and several other rare metals are extracted. The process was refined under Garlean rule with the introduction of magitek, and while the equipment remains, the country wants for the ceruleum to operate it. To that end, Werlyt has begin negotiations with Ul'dah to barter for fuel so they may resume their mining operations.

Beliefs: While the Au Ra who migrated from the Corvos region have ostensibly been welcomed in Werlyt, there yet remains a strong sense of social incohesion in this predominantly Hyuran nation. It remains to be seen if these disparate peoples can overcome their differences to flourish in this burgeoning republic.

Diet: Werlyt is perhaps best known for its stewed dishes made using local beef, dairy, and seafood. The intermingling of native wheat-based cuisines and rice dishes brought by the Au Ra also help distinguish Werlyt cooking. Dairy enthusiasts insist that milk produced in Werlyt is indispensable to strengthening one's muscles when training the body, and it is thought to be high in protein and effective in reducing muscle inflammation.

History

A Contentious Foundation

In ages past, the western reaches of Ilsabard, known today as Werlyt, were home to myriad Hyuran tribes. There was no harmony to be found between them, however--the ceaseless cycle of war and peace was no different than the changing of the seasons. Some brave few tribes thought to flee from this war-torn land, crossing the Ghimlyt Dark to pillage and plunder on Eorzean soil. They would inevitably return home, richer for their efforts, but these ventures westward would come to a halt when the leadership of Anshelm Cotter united Gyr Abania, Ala Mhigo becoming a shield from further incursion.

With dreams of pushing farther west dashed, and the Hyuran tribes growing weary of conflict, Au Ra outlanders hailing from Corvos saw this pall of languor as an opportunity. They formed an alliance with a handful of local tribes, and together they quickly subjugated the territories that would come to be Werlyt. Despite their pivotal role in its formation, however, the Au Ra would not seek the throne of this fledgling kingdom, knowing their alchemical knowledge and mastery of the mystic arts would prove no match for the sheer numbers of their Hyuran allies. Thus did they concede kingship to the Hyuran elders. With this, some Hyurs came to see the Au Ra as powerful allies, but others would continue to cruse them as ruthless invaders.

The Garlean Occupation

Unfortunately, the newly founded nation of Werlyt would not last. The advent of magitek and transformed Garlemald into a heretofore unseen military power, allowing them to take Corvos with ease and subsequently draw Werlyt under the Garlean yoke.

The province was charged with supplying foodstuffs and mineral resources to fuel the burgeoning empire, and in some ways the dissemination of magitek would prove a boon. The mechanization of mining, for example, was momentous, but any such innovations as the Garleans would bring ever remained beyond the reach of the subjugated. For thirty years the people of Werlyt toiled thus, but they would eventually be offered a glimmer of hope. The Empire had begin the second phase of its incursion into the Far Eastern territories, a campaign requiring a considerable portion of their military force. Even the occupying force in Werlyt had been greatly diminished, affording rebel factions the leverage needed to reclaim their home.

Their dreams of freedom were fleeting, however, as a young Gaius van Baelsar led imperial forces back to assault the capital of Werlyt and restore Garlean order. As the previous viceroy had been killed by the rebels, Gaius would assume command of the newly reclaimed province.

Two Sides of Governance

Reflecting on the plight of the Werlytian peoples that drove them to rebellion, Gaius, the newly appointed viceroy, well knew that drastic measures were needed to prevent a second uprising. He began by recruiting individuals he deemed competent and capable, paying no heed to their station, race, or place of origin. Indeed, no few Werlytians were sought out for their extensive knowledge of the land, serving in various bureaucratic positions. Over the next twenty years, Gaius would also oversee a more even distribution of the province's wealth; new infrastructure in the form of roads, ports, and harbors; an a compulsory education system that would substantially increase literacy rates throughout Werlyt. But the peace and order he established there was short-lived.

The invasion of Eorzea and its consequences, naturally, left van Baelsar unable to fulfill his duties in Werlyt. The man who would take his place was Valens van Varro, an otherwise unremarkable civilian who had somehow risen through the military ranks. After losing his position amidst political turmoil in the Empire, he was given command of a newly reformed VIIth Imperial Legion. The grim shadow he cast over Werlyt would undo all the good Gaius had achieved and so much worse. Forced labor, imprisonment, and executions quickly became normalcies of day-to-day living. So much so, that it was said one could only find rest under the mortician's roof.

The Treasonous Five

Rather than subjugate the enemy, Valens was satisfied with bleeding both their resources and people dry--a tyrannical approach to governance often said to be heinous even by his fellow countrymen. It was a path that would lead to ruin for the province of Werlyt. Yet despite appearances, he was an exceedingly brilliant engineer, and there was a method to his madness.

Emperor Varis had been assassinated, and as various parties vied for the throne, Garlmald's aristocracy was in the throes of chaos. That is why Valens labored to complete his Weapons project, that he might make a triumphant return to Garlemald, wielding the ultimate tool of war. He well understood the need for urgency, and was more than willing to bring ruin upon Werlyt if it meant assuring his place as emperor.

For all his genius, however, Valens remained ignorant of his coming downfall until it was too late. The orphans he intended to use as test pilots for his project were plotting to use his Weapons against him, and the fruition of their plan would bring the VIIth Legion to its knees. One must not overlook, of course, the significance of Gaius's contributions to their efforts, as well as the rebel factions that also conspired to overthrow the Garleans. Even so, it was ultimately the bravery and sacrifice of five orphans that would spell the end of Valens, and earn Welryt her freedom.

Faces of Werlyt

GAIUS BAELSAR

"I see now that true strength is not granted by others, but resides within us. Strength of character, of spirit, of resolve."

With his defeat at the hands of the Warrior of Light in Castrum Meridianum, this former legatus of the XIVth Legion realized that he had long been a mere pawn in the Ascians' plans. He swore revenge against them for his fallen comrades, taking up the mantle of Shadowhunter, and though his quest for vengeance would claim the masks of Altima and Deudalaphon, the hunt for Ascians was quickly set aside when he learned of the Empire's plans to produce the noxious weapon Black Rose.

En route to Garlemald, Gaius crossed paths with Alphinaud, forming an alliance to halt production of the deadly gas--and this was not his only unexpected encounter with the Scions. As he infiltrated the capital, Gaius chanced to meet Estinien, and together they breached the imperial palace. There, they witnessed the assassination of Emperor Varis at the hands of Zenos. The rogue prince swiftly departed, and not moments later, imperial guards found Gaius standing over the late emperor's corpse.

His relationship with his home nation soured further when he discovered the previously abandoned Weapon project had been revived by the reformed VIIth Legion, who planned to deploy their prototypes in an assault on Eorzea. Gaius set off for Ghimlyt, hoping to warn the Eorzean Alliance before it was too late. There he found the Warrior of Light at the ready--this time, to stand with him against their common for. In a tragic twist, the orphans Gaius once fostered would also be caught up in the conflict.

Now, at the age of fifty-six and with Werlyt freed from the imperial yoke, Gaius has joined hands with its interim government in efforts to restore the region.

VALENS VAN VARRO

"As they say, 'to err is human, to forgive, divine.' And you know how forgiving I can be. When it suits me..."

Legatus of the reformed VIIth Legion, Valens joined the army following the completion of his studies at the Magitek Academy. Known for his ruthless and innovative magitek-based battle tactics, it seemed nothing could stop his ascension through the ranks. Those who served under him, however, knew well his unethical practices and penchant for sacrificing allies to serve his ambitions. Moreover, despite his achievements, he never escaped the shadow of Gaius, who was ultimately chosen to command the XIVth Legion. Believing the position stolen from him, Valens developed a deep hatred for the legatus even as he toiled to recreate Ultima Weapon under Nero's direction. This selfsame spite is what inspired him to later resume work on the Weapon project, believing that, by succeeding where Gaius had previously failed, he might at last prove himself the superior military officer.

Valens has ever been a staunch believer in Garlean supremacy. This was made all too apparent by his heinous decision to use villagers from the provinces as test subjects, believing them to be expendable. In the wake of the Emperor's death, he had hoped to take advantage of the chaos in Garlemald to assume the throne, but his dreams of grandeur would remain unfulfilled. The Weapon pilots, whom he had treated with such disdain, rebelled and eventually proved his undoing. After losing in a duel against Gaius, the fifty-six-year-old Valens met his demise at the hands of the Diamond Weapon.

SEVERA SOUTHER

"All that hatred, festering away...Nothing good could ever come of it."

Daughter to a citizen of Werlyt and a Garlean soldier, Severa joined the army in the hopes of deterring those who would cast scorn on her family. Even as she served, however, the Garleans denied Severa's mother the medicine she needed to maintain her faltering health. Though Severa deserted in the wake of the XIIth Legion's defeat in Ala Mhigo, she returned to Werlyt too late to save her mother and could do little but flee once more, eventually finding herself in the company of Gaius. Now twenty-three, she can often be found offering counsel to young Allie.

VALDEAULIN GANATHAIN

"It's taken me a long time--too long--but I've finally found a reason to live for the present. For the future."

Until Ala Mhigo fell to the Empire, Valdeaulin had made his home in the Black Shroud. As the Garleans continued their expansion, he lost not only his village, but his wife and daughter as well--his family abducted as test subjects for the fatal gas known as Black Rose. He later joined the Order of the Twin Adder, intent on exacting vengeance agains the invaders. The forty-eight-year-old Duskwight would have his chance amidst the ruin of the Praetorium, where he found a wounded Gaius on the verge of death, but ultimately chose to spare the Black Wolf and aid him in his hunt for Ascians.

ALFONSE AAN BAELSAR

"If it is the duty of the strong to lead the weak, we will become strong and protect those who cannot protect themselves."

An epidemic claimed the life of Alfonse's parents when he was still a child, leaving him and his sister Allie living on the streets of Werlyt. The two were adopted by Gaius, and Alfonse soon became an elder brother to all of the children in the Black Wolf's care. Wishing to be of greater help to their adoptive father, the Auri siblings joined the military, serving in the XIVth Legion/ During Operation Archon, they remained in Werlyt on a supply mission, but were soon transferred to the VIIth Legion, where they were coerced into becoming pilots for the Weapon project. Faced with a dire situation, they plotted to take advantage of their position and use the Weapons against the Garleans to liberate Werlyt. Although inextricably fused with the core of the Diamond Weapon, Alfonse managed to kill Valens and secure a future for his home and sister both. He was twenty-one summers old at the time of his death.

ALLIE AAN BAELSAR

"The days we spent together were the happiest of my life, and no matter what happens, nothing can take that away from me."

Allie and her brother were adopted by Gaius and given the surname Baelsar. When they were reassigned to the Legion, the name caught Valens's eye, and he wasted no time in selecting them as candidates for the Weapon project.

The youngest of her foster siblings, Allie was dearly loved by them all. She wanted nothing more than to have their portrait painted together as a family, but it was not meant to be, as she alone would survive the Weapon project. Despite having experienced so much loss by the age of sixteen summers, Allie works dauntlessly at Gaius's side to realize her siblings' dream of a free and flourishing Werlyt.

REX AAN BAELSAR

"This is our way of upholding the ideals Father instilled in us. Our lives are a small price to pay for Werlyt's freedom."

Though he too was tragically orphaned, Rex's cheery disposition always brightened the spirits of his foster siblings. He cared deeply for his adoptive family, and would do anything to shield them from harm, even should it mean defying his superiors. He placed complete faith in his brother Alfonse, whom he held in particularly high regard, seeing the elder brother's dreams as his own. Tragically, the eighteen-year-old's life was cut short when he took the helm of the Emerald Weapon, his essence overwritten with combat data modeling his beloved father Gaius as he merged with the machine's core.

RICON AAN BAELSAR

"You all made me happier than I had any right to be. And now...I've finally found my purpose. I have no regrets."

Though timid by nature, Ricon would not hesitate to lay down his life to save his adopted siblings. Upon joining the XIVth Legion, his skilled hands earned him a place working under Nero to hone his skills as an engineer, and the wealth of knowledge he gained from his training was readily applied to the Weapon project once he was permitted to assist with maintenance. Although determined to help correct the mistakes of past prototypes, he well knew they lacked time to fully prepare the Sapphire Weapon. This did Ricon elect to pilot the Weapon in place of his brother Rex, and the life of another brave youth was snuffed out by the Oversoul system. He was seventeen years of age.

MILISANDIA AAN BAELSAR

"Father still needs you. Please take care of him...in our place."

One of several orphans taken in by Gaius, Milisandia had hair of crimson, though it was not always so kissed by fire. When they still lived in an orphanage, the young lady believed that Alfonse was enamored with one of the institution's matrons and, perhaps hoping to win his attention, dyed her hair the same color as the woman who captivated him. This youthful infatuation would remain unspoken unto her dying day, when she passed away aboard the Ruby Weapon at the age of only twenty summers.

AVILINA AAN HORNE

"There's a way I can make a difference. I know there is."

Ten years ago, Ternclif-born Avilina was conscripted to serve as a magitek engineer in the XIVth Legion. These she met Milisandia, and the two became close friends. After the XIVth's defeat at Castrum Meridianum, she fled back to Werlyt, but with her experience working on the Ultima Weapon, it was inevitable that she would be assigned to the Weapon project with the VIIth Legion. Though the liberation of Werlyt granted her her freedom, she still carries the guilt of having assisted with the Weapon project, knowing that it claimed the life of her one true friend.

#final fantasy xiv #shadowbringers #Sorrow of Werlyt #encyclopaedia eorzea #lore #Weapon Project #Gaius Baelsar #Valens van Varro #Severa Souther #Valdeaulin Ganathain #Alfonse Baelsar #Allie Baelsar #Rex Baelsar #Ricon Baelsar #Milisandia Baelsar #Avilina Horne #this post brought to you by a slow day at work #that Valens saw the kids names was Baelsar and so grabbed them for the project is another level of awful on his part #Gaius really does just want to be a dad & a decent government leader he's just bad at the former & worked for an evil empire for the latter #I started to like the old wolf cuz of abuse of players who don't grasp character roles and also #abuse from his own writers in what coulda shoulda been a better handled arc and story #I'm still kinda mad about it cuz I enjoyed hating Gaius as an antagonist but he is also made of Tropes I Like #thanks formative years reading Roger Zelazny and other old school new wave scfi authors

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