#ffxiv SB

[figgyroo]

im almost done w/ shadowbringers and i love this deranged shithead

[jefarawol]

When that adventurer caught us falling upon the patrol, I had feared that the game was up. But thankfully, the other two were blind fools. All this time watching me, and they didn't see a thing. Hehehe...

We've only skimmed the tome, but it seems you were right. About what happened to Lord Vainchelon.

Was there ever any doubt? Once we return to Gridania and make this knowledge public, none shall harbor so much as a shred of sympathy for Ala Mhigo. That shall pave the way for us to propagate Lord Vainchelon's will...and advance our agenda.

At last we've uncovered Nourval's purpose, and the tome is right before our eyes, no less. Commander Heuloix spoke of a faction that vehemently opposes our aiding Ala Mhigo. I daresay we have found them. But how did Nourval come to lead such a crew? And what is this talk of Vainchelon?

What, the Gridanian general sung about in nigh a hundred songs, who led our forces against Gylbarde in the Autumn War?

Only to die of an illness before the fighting was over. Aye, the very same. Having lost his leadership, we would have lost the war entirely had the other nations not come to our aid.

Don't know about the rest of you, but it seems to me our damning little secret pertains to Vainchelon.

And Nourval seeks to use it to stoke the fires of anti-Ala Mhigan sentiment to some sinister end. This cannot be borne─we cannot let them have the journal! Are you with me?

Always.

[ffxivanonymouspolls]

When did you first play FFXIV? 1.0, ARR, HW, StB, SH, EW, DT

[ythealleycat]

The clay figurine you can pick up on Mount Rokkon looked familiar, and it turns out that it is indeed the same style of figurine that the Jômon culture created

And now I'll be thinking about what that means for Hingashi. Is there some kind of Ainu equivalent around, too

Incidentally, one of the bosses of Skalla is also based on dogū (土偶); does that Mean Anything, or did the devs simply think it Looks Cool

[theninthlaw]

ODE TO FINAL FANTASY XIV

[nights-at-crystarium]

a noodle and a future noodle eating noodles

[faragonart]

[sbeep]

June FFXIV sketches

[furys-mercy]

Down to Dawntrail: Stormblood

ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ, ʀᴜɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ, ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴇᴛ ᴄʜᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ, ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀ ꜱɪɴɴᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʀᴀɪꜱᴇ ʜᴇʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴀɪɴᴛ

[kp2brukgaming]

roevemberxiv Day 2: Roots

meet the parents! wyrnedza papa n tulona mama during halcyon days when the twin was just few summers toddlers, they visited summerford orange farm

wyrnedza is retired pirate (from sanguine sirens). he then works at moraby docks, as shipbuilder crew, when he settles down and bonded with tulona, the cook from Bismarck culinarian guild. not long after, the twin was born. they live happy lifes in those early years

it is such a tragedy when the ship they boarded caught in skirmish with garlean army and the family is separated from one another.

[figgyroo]

A storm on the horizon

[jefarawol]

Hmph, perhaps you are not such blind fools after all. Very well, take your journal. Aye, take it! Read it! Know the vile crime the Ala Mhigans committed against Lord Vainchelon─against my own blood! And see the folly of aiding such honorless people!

Wh-What do you mean, your own blood?Sanson: Did I mishear? Did he just say that Vainchelon was his ancestor?

Aye, that's what it sounded like. Vainchelon, the folk hero loved by all, celebrated in countless songs...and that pain in the rear's his descendant. Never would've guessed. Anyroad, we've got bigger concerns. Let's see what this musty old tome's hiding.

“To Vainchelon I extended an invitation to negotiate peace. The meeting must be in secret, I explained, for not all of my officers share my view. My opponent accepted and arrived at the appointed hour.”

Peace? Everybody knows there weren't no peace on offer. The hells' this about?

Wait, it continues: “Without suspicion, he took his seat. And without suspicion, he drank the poisoned wine. The effect was swift and sure, and within moments the man lay dead at my feet.”

Wait, Vainchelon was murdered? By poison!?

To this day, Lord Vainchelon remains an object of worship among many Gridanians. Were they to learn of this, the present grumblings against Ala Mhigan liberation are liable to grow into large-scale protests. 

There's no denying that some Ala Mhigans did some terrible things in the past, but what Nourval's trying to do ain't no better. Might be as he's after the truth, but nothing good'll come of this, and certainly not any decent songs.

[myreia]

— vi. stay | follow

It is an inevitability, she feels, that they are always a little out of step, a little out of sync. One ahead, the other behind, a shadow to the other’s light. Pulled together not by fate nor by destiny, but by a small series of choices that are greater than the sum of its parts. They will always find each other—to the very end.

[coldshrugs]

countdown to dawntrail - stormblood

hear me, hero. endure. survive. live. for the rush of blood, for the time between the seconds─live.

[alternate shot below the cut. i liked both]

[hythlodaes]

junelezen day two - dawn

[theninthlaw]

So this goes off my own personal idea of my Azem being a figure of mercy. I can't articulate this very well but I just really liked the visual concept of it. There are two versions, one without the Azem hands and one with them.

I really wish I had the words to better describe the idea I had in mind when I put this together but the main idea was to 1) push myself in a water piece and 2) incorporate a personal HC that I had for Azem. Zenos just happened to be a character I wanted to draw that that moment so it just kind of combined from there. The flowers are based off of the Royal Menagerie flowers but his outfit is from what he wore later on. Maybe I drew Zenos too soft and coherent to emotions he isn't tuned into in the game but I just think it looks pretty.