#ffxiv Raine

[candycryptids]

Went for a walk with @acrossetheirys and company ovo It was a relaxing and joyful time tbh! And I'm going to try to catch the next one for Heavensward :D <3

It was so so lovely to just take it slow and take in all the sights and sounds... I got one more 'nasty' screenshot under the cut cos I grabbed it mid-walk to show a friend; the crystals from the Burning Wall had perfectly speared the Moon.

SEE!? It's SO cool and SO Dramatic. Gosh. It's just. The game is so beautiful. I wanna go around and take more dramatic landscape shots or something it's just, really beautiful. (and if you wanna see more landscapes actually I know @/avirael has some really lovely ones

[windupaymeric]

emet, my man..........

ITS FUCKING RAINING...

[nshi-ao3]

The two sat in contemplative silence for some time, their thoughts circling on their newest foe.  For his part, Joker still couldn’t shake the bizarre feeling that had risen when he beheld the white-robed emissary. The sensation in his heart had almost been… sad?  Something stirred at the edge of Joker’s awareness. He tilted his head, listening for a sound. Or rather, a notable lack of it. “The rain stopped.” 

Worked from a screenshot to do some art based on a moment from chapter 25, after Joker first meets Elidibus... Featuring a little line that may have some extra relevance to people who have finished 5.3 ;)

[wildstar25]

Honeymoon pt.4 - Yak T'el

"I bet you're itching to investigate that gate by now. We can have a chat with Lamaty'i and Koana about it the moment we get back to Tuliyollal if that's what you want, Shtola. ... Not in any rush? Are you sure? That's great! There's still so much more of Tural I'd love to explore with you~!"

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[zylphiacrowley]

♪ Looks like a cold, cold winter Plenty of ice and snow But we'll keep the love light in our hearts aglow ♫ ⋆⭒˚.⋆Starlight 2024⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

[nerimaemae]

[seventh-dawn]

heaven's not enough, if when i'm there i don't remember you.

FEBHYURARY '25. ↳ DAY 09. Heaven.

[rainofaugustsith]

These lines right here sum up why I feel FFXIV has much more superior, nuanced writing than the Star Wars franchise.

Star Wars has you believe that one side is right regardless of what they do, and the other side is so evil, rotten to the core in every way that their entire people, planets. culture, language, religion - everything - should be permanently erased if they can't be converted to an entirely different culture, language, and creed (And don't get me started on how they conveniently made the Sith alphabet - again considered terrabad - virtually identical to the Hebrew alphabet). It's a very black and white, dogmatic view that IMHO hearkens back to the evangelical belief that only one point of view gets to go to heaven, and if you don't believe that, resist converting and want to hang onto your identity, you're going to hell. And you're certainly going to hell if you point out anything questionable the other side has done.

What you discover in FFXIV is nuance.

Every single job can be used for good; every single job can be used for evil. The heroes of one story are the villains of another. Every heroic gesture comes with a very real price. Nobody is beyond reproach, and that includes the player character. Actions one person takes for the greater good can lead to devastating damage for others.

The "get back to nature" white mages rule a city-state where xenophobia rules the day and the elementals run a reign of terror. White magic executed without proper training can be fatal.

The black mages who congregate in a hall for the gods of the dead have an alliance among the marginalized tribes that spans all three city-states and saves Eorzea from calamity. Black magic executed without proper training can be fatal.

The Dark Knights dedicate themselves to protecting those who need their help, and teach that one's dark side isn't something to vanquish, but something to hear, acknowledge and make peace with.

The Dragoon story shows that one's archenemy can become one's ally - or consume them.

The fearsome reapers who treat with the dead are actually helping the downtrodden.

The community working hard to keep the peace and move forward in a productive way are ex-pirates.

And so on. Nobody is expected to forgive those who have wronged them. Atonement is seen as something that involves work on the part of the perpetrator, not the participation of the survivors. But atonement is there and in several cases characters do better.

Any thoughts that any group in Eorzea needs to be eliminated are eventually dispelled completely. Marginalization of various groups is something that eventually does need to be answered for, and is presented as a problem, not a necessity. When Eorzea finally marches on their nemesis, the Garlean Empire, it is on an aid mission, not conquest. There are no attempts to convert. Just to help.

Both Garlemald in Endwalker and Ziost in SWTOR deal with the issue of murderous possessed people. In SWTOR, the Republic - remember, our "good guys" - response with Saresh is to send an invading army to increase the hurt. In FFXIV, the Alliance's response is to send an army to help, with Scions striking out into the snow and into the smoldering ruins to rescue anyone they can.

If you asked me if I would live anywhere in a Star Wars universe, it would be an emphatic HELL NO. But FFXIV? I feel like they are at least striving for better, with common ground and peaceful co-existence, and everything is nuanced.

[displaykitkats]

Sin and Renoux celebrate Galentine's day by biking around Tuliyollal with their babies.

[the-wardens-torch]

I went AFK to serve myself a cup of tea and came back to this man serving absolute cunt.

[neriyon]

All Dawntrail prep done! Finally picked him a glam, finished taking some screenshots and tucked Hawu'li in bed for the maintenance~

Prepped extra outfits because why not (swimsuit + holiday outfit)

[wild-menace]

Help support my shit post career via commissions! For a little bit they’re open with more streamlined pricing. Composition isn’t my expertise so forgive the uhhhh over stimulating experience!

My art is inconsistent so if you see a particular style I’ve done before you want me to do again to tell!

We can gush over your ocs in my DMS before I draw em :)

(PayPal only)

[candycryptids]

Good lord, we had a good thing.. good lord, we had it bad

Clouds set as the sun pokes through,

Rainy days make me think of you....

[invisiblebounds-ffxiv]

The Make It Rain 2024

[ahollowgrave]

-- something worth longing for.

[mark-the-stars]

Roevember Day 4: Ship

Rain hated boats. The constant swaying never failed to make her sick, combined with the stench of fish and her stomach was ready to evacuate her body. She grasped the edge of the boat and tried to take slow, steady breathes.

"Are you alright love?" Y'shtola gently placed a hand on her shoulder, concern etched across her face.

"I'll be fine, just gotta keep my lunch down. Are you sure this was the only way we could get to Old Sharlayan?"

"The only way they would let us. Airships have stricter regulations, and you don't have access to the aetheryte." The sound of retching interrupted her, Rain doubled over the railing of the ship. A soft wave of healing magic washed over her, taking the edge off the discomfort.

"Thanks. Sorry you have to see me like this." Rain covered her face with her hands.

"Don't. I love you, in harsh times as well as trivial. Just hang on a bit longer, we should be there by tomorrow morning. Do you think you could handle a bit of dinner?"

Rain's stomach rumbled, having been recently emptied.

"As long as it's not fish."