#ffxiv au ra child

[zellk]

My babygirl Qalaari in FFXIV ! She'd most likely be a half Xaela, half Amalj'aa !

[ubejamjar]

A commissioned portrait of Ajisai entitled 'The Last Portrait of Light', named so because the artist refuses to ever rein her in for another sitting. She had to be bribed with marrons glacés, the cost of which eclipsed the value of the painting itself.

[starryscale-art]

there were supposed to be two of you

(for a qotd somewhere about the worst day of your oc's life :') welcome to jai's )

[hazelkjt]

“What is it like out there?”

“More incredible than we could’ve ever imagined.”

[akirakirxaa]

[ day 3: free (chosen theme: petals) ]

𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑠.

[venomgaia]

[wind-up-thancred]

mama's gonna help build the wall

[scathingeyes]

oc baby

[mimble-sparklepudding]

FFXIV Swap Poem Thingy

I had the honour of being matched with the very marvellous @paintedscales for the FFXIV Swap. I really enjoyed learning about Nomin and her backstory and it's given me the opportunity to do a lot of background reading on Xaela lore and the history of the Azim Steppe. Definitely worth reading Nomin's Carrd if you want more detail on the events described below.

However I was a bit worried that a poem might not be as exciting as some of the beautiful artwork created by others for this project, so I took the liberty of commissioning a custom character banner for Nomin as a little extra.

Anyway Poetry Time (mostly under the cut as it's quite long).

The Nameless Child.

The nameless child, left by design,

Bound tight with rope to sacred pine,

As tribal customs did dictate,

But was resolved to change her fate,

And once she had her bonds untwined,

She chose to leave her tribe behind,

From that day forth, without regret,

She was no longer a Tumet.

Having swiftly named herself,

Quietly and with practiced stealth,

She made her way across the plains,

To the lone town the Steppe contains,

Where, seeing one so young exiled,

They grudgingly took in the child,

Gave her food and clothes withal,

And raised her as a young Saghal.

The traditions of this peaceful tribe,

Among many other things proscribe,

The killing or the subjugation,

Of beasts with whom they share creation,

And thus, bitter irony indeed,

The adherents of this gentle creed,

Were enslaved, or left for dead,

Their lives destroyed by the Jhungid.

Having beheld her brother slain,

She had to work quite hard to feign,

Any form of acquiescence,

As she grew through her adolescence,

Under the watchful, callous, eyes,

Of custodians who she despised,

So she knew exactly what to do,

When battle dawned with the Kharlu.

As each tribe faced the other’s host,

In battle for the Eastern coast,

She drew the arrow in her bow -

And turned her back upon the foe,

Without pause, without remorse,

She shot her leader from his horse,

Before riding back to burn their yurts,

Administering their just deserts.

Having freed her former tribe,

She knew that she must circumscribe,

Her kinship with them all thenceforth,

To keep them safe, so journeyed North,

And West across the Steppe alone,

In search of tribes as yet unknown,

And, from spending time with each,

She’d learn all that they had to teach.

Whether across a glacier,

Travelling with the Angura,

Or racing upon an Oroq Sled,

She absorbs all that they’ve done and said,

And be it Himaa, Gharl or Mol,

Each colour's blended in her soul,

And every one that she recalls,

Is carried forth in her footfalls.

(For those that are interested in such things I opted for rhyming couplets as the nearest form I could find to traditional Mongolian Epic Poetry (known as tuuli). There are six variations of narrative in these epics, and (extremely loosely) I opted for The Mythicised Epic, where the hero fights to restore order, as the basis for Nomin's tale. The most famous version of this narrative in Mongolian Folklore is the Epic of King Gesar, but there are lots of other ones. Definitely worth learning about if you enjoy cultural history.)

Many thanks to @paintedscales for their patience in waiting for me to pull my finger out and finish this - and also for helping me with the pronunciation of the various Xaela tribes with which Nomin has been associated. Needless to say, until this assistance, I was apparently getting most of them very wrong (aside from the Mol - I could manage that one!)

I hope you enjoy my silly poem and the nice Custom Banner!

[fantasmagoriam]

Hey @lilbittymonster, I just think she’s neat :3

[miqojak]

Ishgard Night Theme (Night in the Brume) - Husky By the Geek

I've finally made myself take a week or so to migrate fully to Penumbra, and I'm tentatively ready to try out Mare... and since it's been such a headache, I figured we could all use a little Mizuki as a treat! This is version one of this clip - I'm playing around with Clip Champ, and trying my hand at baby's-first-video-editing, so come along with me on this journey!

[ooeygooeyghoul]

Just found out that Magnai is like 27, so he's only 2 years older than Shiun, which is honestly really funny to me. I think Magnai and Shiun fucking despise each other because the few times they met before the events of Stormblood were when they were both children and they just mutually antagonized each other on sight.

Magnai probably gave Shiun shit about being a Raen outsider taken in by the Malaguld and was just his usual high-and-mighty self while Shiun would ignore his posturing and meet every sneer and insult with one of his own while one-upping whatever Magnai did to piss him off. It probably got pretty close to blows a couple times (maybe it actually did once) and they're just thorns in each other's sides even though they didn't see each other that often.

When he fought in the Naadam with the Mol in Stormblood, Shiun may or may not have done it partly out of spite. Imagine Magnai's surprise when the little Raen shit that used to call him a loser shows back up out of nowhere and sweeps the title of Khagan out from under him.

[cardiax-art]

So I was hanging out with some friends in the FC, and one of them did this. I couldn't help but doodle this scene in chibi form because it's become a meme amongst us. 🤣

[anarkhebringer]

Gay people

[akirakirxaa]

Day 4: New Adventure

Having lived in Ishgard all her life, Amelie was well familiar with her elezen heritage, but her mother never really spoke of her auri heritage. When she asked, Akira decided the best way to tell her about it was to show her. Together they journeyed to the Azim Steppe, Amelie absorbing everything with wide, excited eyes. Clearly the people of the Steppe hadn't forgotten everything Akira had done for them, as they greeted her daughter with polite welcomes and smiles.

Some a little too polite, but if Amelie noticed she didn't show it.

[mor-and-more]

A quickly jotted down mini comic based on an idea I suddenly got

Feat. The Most Unflattering Khaer Drawings I've Done

Anyways, beware lizard bites :)