#legends of arr

[highpriestyt]

This week well be moving onto the black mage quest, and hopefully doing the crystal tower questline. With a link to the past we should be clearing a good chunk of the dark world by the weeks end

[eorzeashan]

i think zelda games really spoiled me on the whole legendary hero blessed by the goddess shtick because i went into final fantasy 14 expecting something similar where you receive a fleeting guidance in cryptic messages but ffxiv's is just so. direct. it's me! the goddess! you're the chosen one. now receive my blessing of Protection From Nuclear Blasts

[fxckin-blackbeard]

“Whose blood is that?” (from Stede)

ᒥ🫀ᒧ—         He doesn't turn to face his lover, hiding his bloody nose as best he could. Only, a discarded handkerchief set beside him on the sofa gave away the blood. He didn't want to worry the other, but he couldn't hide it now that Stede had noticed the bloody cloth.

"...Mine," Edward admits, looking to Stede with shame and embarrassment. He had a new cloth pressed up against his nose, trying to slow the bleeding. "'M knee gave out and I ate it on the fuckin' floor..." Hence why he had his leg up across the sofa, he resting his aching knee along with tending to his bloody nose.

The silver haired man was beyond embarrassed. He was the most infamous pirate in the Caribbean, and an achy knee and a slamming of his face left him temporarily out of commission. Not that he partook in raids much anymore, but still.

"Fine, though...It'll stop soon." Ed shrugs.

[th3only-one]

Omg this is so pretty

Found this little guy from a while ago in my folders and felt like sharing him 😊

Not a very clean sketch but I like it

(Baby Time 💚💚💚)

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

The Good Omens theme by our brilliant David G. Arnold played 28.8.2023 at the BBC Prom 57: Fantasy, Myths and Legends concert! :)❤

The BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Anna-Maria Helsing recreated a host of classic fantasy soundtracks from film, TV and gaming marking the 50th anniversary of J. R. R. Tolkien’s death.

PROGRAMME

Howard Shore, orch. J. C. Whitney The Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Ring Symphonic Suite 10’ Ramin Djawadi, arr & orch. John Langley Game of Thrones Suite 8’ De Falla El Amor Bruja (excerpts) David Arnold, arr. & orch. N. Dodd Good Omens – Main Theme 3’ John Williams Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – Hedwig’s Theme 5’ Stravinsky The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919) – ‘Berceuse’ and ‘Finale’ 8’

Mussorgsky, orch. Rimsky-Korsakov A Night on the Bare Mountain 12’ Lorne Balfe, orch. Bernard Duc His Dark Materials – Medley 10’ BBC Commission: world premiere of medley Joe Hisaishi My Neighbour TOTORO for Orchestra 4’ Eimear Noone Malach, the Angel Messenger, from ‘World of Warcraft’ 7’ Grieg Peer Gynt, Op 23 (In the Hall of the Mountain King) 3’ John Williams Duel of the Fates 5’

The whole concert here on youtube :)

[crystal-verse]

god i want. an au where it dosn't work. where it's just arr g'raha who's woken up, and he doesn't have all these memories and all these people keep looking at him like they're mourning someone. the world has changed and time has changed and all the people he knows have changed, but he hasn't changed, he was just sleeping, just sleeping, and the world nearly ended several times and apparently he helped prevent yet another end but he has no memory of this. they want him to join the scions. he does not know these people. (he barely knows the warrior of light, now, but did he ever truly know them in the first place?) his little sister is alive and well. she looks at him like a ghost. she's changed, and she's older than him now. he acts bratty and loud and brash to cover up the fact that he does not know anything it seems, and he is tired but he was sleeping for so long, so how could he be tired?

he doesn't know these people. they seem to know him. he wonders if he'd killed someone, when it was him and not that exarch who woke up. he wonders if it should have been him who was "killed" in that way, if it is him that lives and not that man who had known and become friends with all these figures from legend. he wonders if he'll always be fated to be a historian one step back from everything, because he simply cannot be a hero.

[voidsentprinces]

Shout out to Soken and the Musical Team working for FFXIV for beating us to death with the progression leitmotif of Ascians.

Thunderer: Dark and uncertain. You know like the state of ARR at the time. Just got done gutting 1.0 and making something patchworked together and hoping it all works out.

Amaurot: Soken is diagnosed and the ticking of the clock suddenly becomes haunting. Cold, somber as Emet-Selch's memories of all that he lost and can never hope to gain again.

To the Edge: Fragmented, the clicking of the clock is faster as Soken deals with the disease. This is to him as Lacrimosa is to Mozart. A requiem for his love of music and all his memories. Elidibus's fragmented memories, never to be whole again. Never to go back to as he was. Forever lost and only a name and legend.

Fleeting Moments: The clock is gone. Soken is cancer free. We return to a time when Themis was whole. When he was more than simply Elidibus. He has a name, he has motivations, he is working for the future of his star again. Triumphant, sweeping with the Shadowbringers leitmotif sewn in. Here's to a brighter future from a bittered past.

[anneapocalypse]

Also I think we need to give a hat tip to Mistress Alisaie Leveilleur for watching from a distance, realizing the Scions were in the shit, and instead of following her brother and trying to help him herself, she went straight to the Waking Sands and was like yo, my brother's fuckin up.

I feel like I'm going to have to do some narrative time fudging to make it make sense that Tataru and Yugiri make it to Camp Dragonhead before the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud after the banquet, because Tataru makes a point of saying she went back and waited at the Waking Sands first, and only when no one showed up did they head north in hopes the others had gone to Coerthas. Meanwhile the WoL seems to come straight out of the watercourse, and get picked up by Brennan/Bremondt/Brendt, and then Cid takes them in his airship. I don't think we're ever told how Tataru and Yugiri traveled? Or at least I haven't found it. May need to rewatch some cutscenes again.

[autumnslance]

hi! random question for you because i stumbled upon your blog and have a lot of ffxiv character stuff in my head. what do you think about a WoL who is half dragon - do you think this could work? i'm not fully through the story so not sure on all the lore. but i was thinking of making an OC who is half dragon as an AuRa, who ik are NOT half dragon but what if the WoL was an actual half dragon? thanks for any input! have a nice day!

OK, this is one of those "here is the official lore, do with it, or not, what you will" answers. Cuz it's sorta kinda possible, in a way, just not how many other fantasy settings would do it.

Now, you say you're not all the way through story, but I don't know how far that means. So I may be vague about some things and spoil some others. Lore first, and then some options to play with it...

Number 1: FF14 dragons are aliens. It seems hinted at in some ways, but we do learn that for certain in an optional raid quest in Stormblood. They are extraterrestrial, do not originate on the same planet. Hence the strangeness and strength of their abilities, especially among Midgardsormr and his First Brood, from whom all other True Dragons descend.

Number 2: Dragons reproduce asexually. Their mating is more a meeting of the mind and heart (which is why dedicated sibling pairs, like Tiamat and Bahamut, are not a problem). Their development is highly mutable, and dependent on personality and environment. Which is why there are so many kinds of dragons, and why this form of procreation isn't a problem for them.

(They also don't really care about gender, we find out in later game; they use pronouns and gendered language, but it's more like they pick it out of a hat and also I think it's in part how mortals parse their draconic language and identification of each other.)

In the ARR patches, the Ishgardian church's story about the ancient Saint Shiva is "she lay with dragons" and...sorta? Again, not necessarily sex as we primates manage it, but there was a romantic relationship that's one of the central elements of Heavensward's story.

Number 3: Dragons do not turn into people. Not natural born True Dragons, anyway. There is one who uses a simulacrum/homunculus that he controls in order to walk among people, but it's an artificial puppet body created via certain methods.

Heretics can sometimes turn into dragons--sometimes temporarily, sometimes permanently (not always their intent). They manage this by drinking dragons' blood (willingly given or not, depending on situation). There's also some plot points in HW where we learn some people in the past partook of a dragon's internal source of power and now it's spread through uncountable descendants--the reason for Dragoon abilities and heretics able to tap into that and become draconic.

Certain characters in certain questlines have noticeable powerful aetheric abilities and dragons can sense the connection--because one of their parents had imbibed dragon blood. There's also a quest where a Dragoon, who by training already has an "inner dragon" awoken and tapped into, is forced to drink dragon's blood and nearly loses her sanity and self, the attempt to transform her into a mindless beast (and the source of some of the Horde's shock troops, the characters realize) an element of the story, and can she overcome it.

(these side quests were part of my inspiration for Aeryn's unexpected backstory "Bearing Sins of the Past")

Number 4: There are dragon legends in the East, but only some have to do with True Dragons descended from the First Brood. We eventually learn Seiryu of the Four Lords is not a dragon, though often is mistaken for or described as one.

There are also throughout the world large flying lizards, dinosaurs, and other big reptilian creatures native to Hydaelyn, but not related to the First Brood. They're usually common animals with no intellect.

(This is because world lore writer Banri Oda just loves dinosaurs)

SO! All that said, what's this mean for making a half-dragon OC? Well, there's options!

To be lore compliant, someone of Coerthan descent and involved with, or from a family involved with, heresy (per the Ishgardian definition) can have draconic features, maybe try to pass themselves off as Au Ra, and/or have the ability to transform, either with a catalyst (blood, alchemy, a spell tapping into their inner dragon/draconic heritage, whatever) or because it's become an inherent part of them. Think draconic-blooded sorcerers from Dungeons & Dragons. They get their inherent magic due to draconic ancestry/influence somewhere in their lineage.

There's also always the mistaken/lying element; maybe the character thinks they are, or something has to do between their family and legends of the auspices and Four Lords. One of the things about FF14's lore is a lot of it is given in world and in characters; some of it is known to be wrong or misrepresented or incomplete etc., to give the devs wiggle room--as well as us as players.

One can partially ignore canon and say yeah, a humanoid parent boffed a draconic parent, in whatever form, and now this unlikely one in a million chance (or not, if we're already throwing away some lore) offspring is around and grown into an adventurer.

I've also seen folks portal in their OC from another fantasy setting where such things are more plausible, such as D&D (Baldur's Gate 3 is the current new hotness) or Warcraft (where it's honestly more assumed, as I can't recall an actual canon half-dragon but that's always a popular RP concept).

So while on the surface, some may say "no, that's not canon because--" there are ways to make it work within lore, if not how one usually thinks of "half-dragon" or "dragon-blooded" (tho kinda in the D&D sorcerer sense, IMO).

Or you throw out canon, and tell folks "I know the lore is X, but for my character's story I'm headcanoning Y instead." And then block any fussy attempts at lore policing.

Or just use the power of crossovers and portal stories/isekai to make it work, and again tell lore police to screw off.

Hope this helps, and happy OC writing!

[chellerbelles]

Rogue & Gambit Fanworks Week 2024

Day 6 - Space Adventure & Pirates AU

I had this grand plan of writing a one-shot for Space Adventure, but ran out of time to get it written in time for this week. It's still on the to-do list, but for now, below the cut, I have the "prologue" for the space adventure, staring Pirate Legend Rogue and AIB Gambit.

You need to know that when I was planning this story, Pirate Legend Rogue and AIB Gambit were the very first pair I came up with, because then I would get to write about Space Pirates! :D Arrrr!

Pirate Legend Rogue looked hard at the spaceship. There were a couple of other Rogues and Gambits nearby who were planning the same thing Steampunk Rogue was planning; exploring the multiverse.

“It seems a little…closed up,” Pirate Legend Rogue said finally.

“Well, they have to be,” AIB Gambit replied, “otherwise you get sucked out into space and die.”

“Hmm.”

AIB Gambit smiled. For the first time since they started talking, she seemed less than enthused about pirating in space. Vague memories of old cartoons popped into his head, and he looked around for the nearest Reaper. He spotted one quickly (they were everywhere), and she started walking the moment he lifted his hand to wave.

“How can I help?” Reaper Prime asked.

“We’re thinking about merging our universes,” AIB Gambit said, “and I was wondering what the odds were of us having a pirate ship that looks like a sailing ship, like the ones on the Ocean Deck, but can fly in space.”

“Arr, that would be amazing,” Pirate Legend Rogue said, jerking her gaze away from the spaceship towards Reaper Prime.

Reaper Prime chuckled. “That would be pretty cool.” Red light billowed from her and wrapped around AIB Gambit and Pirate Legend Rogue. “I can’t confirm anything until you two actually start the bonding process but…” She trailed off as she started concentrating.

“To truly sail the stars and pirate planets,” Pirate Legend Rogue said wistfully. “It be a beautiful dream.”

AIB Gambit chuckled. “It does have a lot of romantic appeal.”

After a long silence, Reaper Prime spoke once more: “Alright, again, I can’t confirm anything until after the bonding process has already started, which I know makes thing difficult. However, our, your universe,” she gave AIB Gambit a nod, “is a bit more scientific, and yours,” Reaper Prime nodded to Pirate Legend Rogue, “is more magical. So, theoretically, more fantastical spaceships should be possible.”

“What about our kids? Can they exist in the new universe too?” AIB Gambit asked.

“I definitely won’t be able to say for sure until after the bonding has started, but so far, we’ve been able to make sure that everyone gets to keep their kids,” Reaper Prime replied and smiled. “What can I say? We’re all a family-oriented bunch.”

“Excellent,” Pirate Legend Rogue said, and clasped her hands together. “I be convinced. Ye be convinced?”

AIB Gambit grinned at her. “Yeah. I think it’ll be fun.”

“Good. Then it be settled and the bonding can begin.”

Before AIB Gambit could blink, Pirate Legend Rogue was in front of his, her hands on his chest. Her lips met his, and she kissed him soundly for a moment, as a curtain began raising up from the deck floor around them. AIB Gambit couldn’t help but think about how good it felt to kiss her, with a flash of sadness that he never got to do this with his Rogue. His original Rogue.

Reaper Prime grinned and took that as her cue to leave, but stayed in proximity long enough to hear the next words:

“You. Pants off. Now.”

“Aye aye captain.”

[highpriestyt]

schedules the same as last week, we should be finishing off Helluva Boss

[milkyplier]

Whoooaaaaa! I love this, I love the spirit-y vibe, it’s a very nice mood!! It’s very calming :))

Thank you for joining!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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They're Nayru and Din's guardian spiritss ooOOOooooooOOOOooooooo

Wars's scarf color themed noodles lmao(blue red and gold)

[zeherili-ankhein]

Bring Arthurian legend into the crossover

Okay so we know that Merlin is immortal, and will remain so until Arthur rises again (only in one of the versions of the myth tho but anyhoo). So he's basically an Arthurian chiranjeevi. What if he meets the Hindu Chiranjeevis and they like have a chat and stuff.

So Arthur is said to rise when Albion (England basically) needs him the most, just like Kalki. So what if Kalki and Arthur's timelines match, and they like meet each other and become besties.

Shjsskks just a thought. Also, even better if the Knights of the Round Table could be immortals as well, along with Guinevere :(

OMGG THAT WOULD BE SO PERFECTTTT

Arthurian Chiranjeevi lol 😭

But like there's a lot of time before Kalki and Arthur's birth

So a lot of time for Merlin to roam around the word and yk befriend all the chiranjeevis

Like now that I think does all the Chiranjeevi have this annual meet up or what? Like meeting once a year to discuss eachother's life...

They should definitely be friends yk! Like image... Parashuram and Merlin arr buddies and they like bring a toddler Kalki and an toddler Arthur to the meet-up abd they instantly become bros (lmao Idk why I said toddlers but yeah..)

What if the Knights are yk... Also taking birth again somehow...

Also also same goes to Guinevere, like she can also reincarnate jumt like Padmavati :3

[revalentine2]

Stones and Slate! [p2] - Team Objevtive plays Pokemon Emerald

(part 2 of 3 for today!)

Time to leave this beach city behind and advance to our next location-

wait was that a hecking boat

ah, whatever. We have arrived in Slateport City! Now, to investigate this town for any object pokemon of interest...

This man is a fool. Object pokemon arr the only pokemon I need! [Ignore how I just skipped a gym and my team is completely weak to all the water trainers in the surrounding area.]

If only the anchor attached to the seaweed was alive...sigh...

Your doll selection sucks. Where's Nosepass? Magnemite??? BALTOY???

I've decided to investigate this oceanic museum, in hopes it may give me a lead, but the pests known as Team Aqua have beaten me here. Oh well, I don't really care what they do as long as they stay out of my way.

A submarine...a model of what's currently being constructed in this very city? It may surprise you, dear followers, but I actually have some interest in exploring the bottom of the ocean myself...I've heard legends of great giants, kings of their elements, slumbering beneath the earth and waves of this region...it's for those reasons I have come to this region in the first place. I wish to claim these pokemon for my own!

...Perhaps I should be taking interest with this delivery task I have been given after all.

[fxckin-blackbeard]

ᒥ☠ᒧ—        He quirks a brow at the greeting, and what follows makes him laugh. "Don't think anyone has ever called me a gentleman before, thats a good one." He shakes his head, having calmed to a gentle chuckle. Edward takes a sip of his own drink, still smiling. Where he may have usually shrugged off the other's head from his shoulder while in front of the crew, he found himself not really caring about it that evening. The comfort was welcomed, and he stared out at the setting sun and enjoyed the moment.

"Makes me think of a fruit, can't quite remember what it was...Artichoke, maybe?" What he meant was an apricot, but artichoke, apricot, tomato, tomato. Unfortunately, he's not nearly buzzed enough for that to be an excuse for his confusion, Edward was just an airhead sometimes. A sailing master and tactical genius, but certainly not an expert on vegetables and fruits. "Whatever it is, ya right, it's pretty."

ᒥ☠ᒧ—        A disappointed sigh escapes him when Killian moves off his lap, wanting to spend just a little longer being showered in affection, but tge other was right that they had to kick things into gear. "Awright, mate. I won't be long, if Iz asks, just say 'm smokin' or somethin'." It wasn't unlike Edward to hide out in his cabin away from the crew, so hopefully it wouldn't spark any suspicion.

With the younger captain taking his leave, Edward gets to packing. And he was right in that it wouldn't take long; pipe and herbs, pistol, dagger, and lastly a scrap of red silk stuffed into a wooden box and the man deemed himself packed. He'd leave it under his desk, out of sight should Izzy wander in and to be retrieved later when his first mate was thoroughly blackout.

Edward emerges from his quarters, a little too eager about the kegs as he made a beeline over to snag himself a cup. Nothing out of the ordinary, he'd always happily make an appearance if alcohol was involved. The goal may to be to get Israel drunk, but to really sell it was just a night of drinking and nothing more would be going on, he'd at least have to get buzzed. Self-control wasn't really a word in his vocabulary, but for this to work he'd need to do his damnedest to not drink himself under the table. But, the first five he'd punch back like it was any other night, not like that little alcohol would do anything with the tolerance he'd been building up for decades.

The true challenge arises when Edward stands there, unsure of what to do with himself. He shouldn't avoid Izzy, that would draw attention, but hovering over him would as well. Its not like he ever snuck away before, never thought to, he had to be smart while also not overthink it. Damn, he already was overthinking it he realized after standing at the railing drinking and zoning out for several minutes.

[picaroroboto]

ARR: You're just an adventurer, wandering every which way as you try to understand this strange world and your place in it. Post-ARR, through SB: You're a hero who decides the fate of entire nations with your great deeds. ShB through EW: You're a living legend carrying the weight of the world, as well as the legacy of the Ancients, on your shoulders. immediately post-EW: You're just an adventurer.