#ffxiv au

[amalthea-felsblood]

Early morning baking with the family as everyone gets ready to spend Starlight together.

[novuit]

Everytime I join a guild and equip my new tool/weapon, Arthur becomes completely stripped off his clothes; it's so embarrassingggg.... And I have to very quickly dress him in unflattering clothing to save his dignity..

[nephiieatsuranium]

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[jestarcana]

Happy Pride from Costa del Sol 🌺🐚

[noctiilio]

Heya! I have this little comfort project i've been working on in between highs and lows, and I think i can finally show it with confidence! Taking the pov of the minstrel for AUs is great, bc he's literally told more outlandish stories in canon than this one before, so with his pov you can truly go the full mile. With a little bit of shard timeline cacophony, a few weeks on the source of a difference would be decades backwards on the first. Therefore, itty bitty ryne (and her dadcred)! you can read it >here<, as i'm posting this, there's only two chapters, but i'll update it every now and then! Maybe you'll see little Gaia and how i'm about to make her life infinite times better by saving her early-

Ryne and her story of found family and getting a second chance at life despite her powers giving her the wrong start, it resonates very deeply with me. So i wanted to really pay homage to the message of her arc!

more about Pasts Rewritten Ryne:

10 months old

Babbling composed of “Aeuu!”, “Abababa!”, “Baaauauaeu!”, "Awaeu!" and other similar sounds.

Seldom heard, polite child.

Little Ryne can crawl around on all fours, the telltale tiptaptiptap of her hands on the floor is a good indicator of her whereabouts.

Ryne is a self-soother. She tends to keep her hands close to her mouth, if not into it directly, to seek for comfort at all times after what she’s already been through.

Feo Ul calls her “little blessing”, which played a major part in Thancred’s name pick for the little one.

Says her first word after nabaath areng, knows a total of 2 words in the whole story: “dada” for thancred, “iaia”for gaia.

[guavi]

There aren't any plans!! Not good ones. They're just going to summon yet another god to fight the first one. What do you think that'll do to this world?!

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Back on my bs with the FF14 AU again, this time in the Unsundered past. If you're familiar with Shadowbringers, you know how this one ended. :')

[kroosluvr]

i made this up in 2 seconds so this is very subject to change

[cascanora]

Heart eaters and thrill seekers — delightful as we are together, let's not make a habit of us. Read fic here

Summary

"Ran out of her career as a model, then from Hollywood thanks to a lurid scandal, Crow Amant picks up the phone to hear her half-brother voice: their father was dead and she's given the family business despite their tumultuous relationship. What's a girl to do when she finds herself in too deep with a handsome stranger and her family's macabre business? There's more to this trade than meets the eye, especially when she uncovers the old bastard's crippling debt and his dubious dealings.

God, she needs a smoke."

[tobyfoxmademeascaly]

@kicktwine's DRK Alisaie art has sent my brain into overdrive and inspired me to do my own take on the idea so have a few rough gposes

consider this a teaser for a future project :)

(credits under cut)

poses modified from: https://www.xivmodarchive.com/modid/48642 and https://www.xivmodarchive.com/modid/87810

Shader is the OMGEorzea preset

Made using Ktisis and Glamourer

[devilatelier]

thats one meanass rabbit

[spadegeistalt]

FFXIV Dawntrail/7.0 Spoiler!!!

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So about that Solution 9

(ignore that this literally couldn't work timeline-wise but it's interesting to think about)

[amalthea-felsblood]

Beneath the sky of dawning light, Stood Marian, maiden pure and bright. Her gaze turned north, where mountains loom, A heart aflame to break the gloom.

The winds of Ishgard softly sigh, Through towers tall, they whisper by. Yet in her chest, a longing stirs, For him, her knight, whose vow is hers.

The morn grows bold, the shadows flee, But still she waits, near frost kissed lea. For love endures where hopes are sworn, Her knight returns with the coming morn.

[shibaleeart]

Twin Miqotes I'seya and I'zaya from Last night sketches; Izaya disguised as Iseya on the last one

Bonuses, Miqote Mairu and Kururi and Izaya ear expressions

[nephiieatsuranium]

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[jestarcana]

made some emotes based on minki's & my fantasy AUs!

here are a couple from ffxiv au

[royalrogue]

I’m a sucker for happy endings and a Zoraal Ja “happy ending” AU has been on my mind a lot recently so here’s an idea dump. This is probably a bit OOC but we’re here to have fun so bare with it.

I’m using my WoL for this as I think in a perfect world she would do this but feel free to think about your WoL instead!

Ahri has been keeping an eye on Zoraal Ja and his behaviour/vibe throughout the tournament. There’s alarm bells there, and when he makes his declaration about waging war on the star, she knows she’s going to have to nip it in the bud before it inevitably escalates.  War mongers are like that.

But she’s also been picking up on context clues the more she finds out. He’s been put in a pedestal since his birth as a literal miracle, which has both stroked his ego and placed a huge burden on his shoulders. Not only that, but he is the blood child of royalty, to the most powerful person on the continent who did the impossible and united everyone under a banner of peace.

He wants to surpass his father, that much is obvious, and it makes sense that he would go to an extreme option to try and make a “Superior Peace”. He’s also been surrounded by yes men and subordinates his whole life, which has made him think everyone around him is lesser. Ahri thinks she can push him to start down a different path, but she’ll have to wait for the right moment where she can break through his stone walls, especially when the sly Sareel Ja isn’t around.

She gets her opportunity following the Mamook trial, where he is defeated by the very man he is looking to surpass. Shade or no, no one worse could have bested him, and she knows he will mentally be at his lowest right now. Perfect!

When everyone splits up to get more information on the Mamook people, Ahri sees this as her chance. Locating Zoraal Ja, he seems to be resting/brooding while Sareel Ja is away doing Twelve knows what. You’d think the plants around him would die with the aura he’s giving off, but Ahri casually approaches, earning a glare that probably could kill someone.

She calls him out how she sees it: he’s been under the monumental pressure of being both the miracle son of a two head and the blood first born of the most important person on the continent his whole life. He wants to surpass his father using extreme means that will not work and will only lead him down a path of self-destruction not just for him, but for everyone around him. And, she knows for a fact that even if, by some actual miracle, he managed to get all the key stones and find the Golden City, his father wouldn’t allow him to rule as he is now.

But things don’t have to be like this. He doesn’t have to follow the expectations of other people. Has he ever thought about what he wants to do? Not as the Resilient Son, not as The Miracle, but as Zoraal Ja?

Zoraal Ja wouldn’t say anything in response, brooding as he is, so she continues by giving a proposition. There’s a whole world out there that doesn’t know him and his lofty titles and, with how things are going, she imagines he won’t want to stick around. So, why not leave Tural and travel? She can even be his guide, as travelled as she is, and show him all the places he wishes to invade. After all, he stands a better change of claiming the star if he knows his enemies weaknesses!

She tells him to think on it and leaves him be, having said her piece. She hopes the seed she’s planed sprouts the way she wants it.

Then the story continues as normal, with the gang finding out the village secret and then fighting the trial. But in the meantime, Sareel Ja returns to the waiting Zoraal Ja with information: Ketenramm has his own set of keystones that should allow them to access the city! All they need to do is take him out and steal them.

But to his surprise, Zoraal Ja refuses! He says he’s done, and he gets up to leave. Sareel Ja tries to reason with him but it falls on deaf ears, and Zoraal Ja departs for Tuliyollal. Sareel Ja can only stand there in disbelief, though he will not be deterred. He has waited too long to turn back now.

The rest of the story runs very similarly, Wuk Lamat goes on to win the competition and find the Golden City. They return to Tuliyollal triumphant, and the preparations begin for the ceremony. Ahri sees neither hide nor tail of Zoraal Ja during this time, which she expected, but she can’t help but worry her plan hasn’t worked. Her fears are put to rest though when she sees him at the ceremony, lurking in a dark corner at the very back.

He comes to her after the ceremony, knocking on her inn room door, to her surprise. It’s a bit awkward, but he tells her he accepts her offer for her to be his guide. Discovering the weaknesses of his future enemies in person would be a good strategic move. Ahri nods along, humouring him, and tells him he will need to wait until she has explored Xak Tural, which is her next stop. He agrees, he had preparations to make.

Things continue as normal once more, until the invasion. Instead if Zoraal Ja, it’s Sareel Ja leading the charge and confronting Gulool Ja Ja. While not versed in the way of the Viper, he is still an incredibly skilled magic user as the Palace seer. The duel still goes ahead, but due to the enhancements Sareel Ja has, he eventually deals the finishing blow on Galool Ja Ja.

Maybe through a combination of an inflated ego and still being sore over Zoraal Ja quitting, he challenges them to confront him in his kingdom, to lay witness to the empire he has built, that he rightfully deserves. If they don’t come, however, he will burn the city to the ground. Then, he departs.

Zoraal Ja is convinced to stay behind and help with the defence as the Commander of the Landsguard. Despite Sareel Ja’s threats and motivations being somewhat targeted, he is the best person to use the Landsgard to the fullest, and his battle knowledge will be crucial in the defence. The rest of the story plays out more or less the same, but with Sareel Ja ruling instead, and a (possible) exclusion of Galool Ja. (Could always be some cloning shenanigans!).

At the end of it, when everything is done and the battle is won, Ahri meets a less flashily dressed Zoraal Ja at the pier, ready to board a ship and start on the first leg of their journey.