#oc: raine d'arcy

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@alixennial encouraged, so here it is. Welcome to Raine's new house in Empyreum!

Under a cut because this is a lot of screencaps. 😭

There are a few Far East touches in the garden, including the guardian shiisa statues for the entrance. (The firefly cages were made using alchemy; real fireflies would never survive Ishgard's climate.)

This corner is best enjoyed at twilight.

As the Professor demonstrated, however, the outdoor bath is nice any time.

Best not to stay outdoors after, though, especially with night falling.

Welcome to the front parlor!

The upstairs is mostly used for entertaining guests, and the style is primarily Ishgardian, though there are Hannish and Far Eastern touches as well.

Let me be clear: @alixennial did by far most of the work designing the parlor. I made some adjustments and filled in the east wall, but the majority of what you see upstairs is her work. Including this lovely little music corner, with Aymeric's portrait overlooking Raine's harp.

My contribution, aside from the staggered shelf of collected odds and ends, was mainly putting in this cozy little window seat for watching the fish.

Their names are Ichiko and Niko.

Downstairs. The twins preside over the bottom of the staircase.

There's more Hannish style downstairs, compared to the parlor. This is where Raine lives and works, a more personal space reserved for herself, Aymeric, and their family and close friends.

A combination library, living room, and personal study, with a loom tucked away on the loft in a small crafting workspace.

The door leads to the bedroom and bath.

Bath to one side, with a screen and a curtain for extra privacy.

Bedroom to the other, with the fireplace between to keep the room warmed.

Rounding out the tour, back outside and past the outdoor bath...

The raised deck offers a view of the eastern skyline, with Empyreum spread out below.

And, to the north, a perfect vantage to watch the Moonfire Faire fireworks.

So, that's the tour! Thanks for coming along.

If you should happen to visit, do make sure to leave a note in the book. ❤️

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I am delighted with what the graphics update has done for Raine, especially her eyes and the gloss it's given her hair.

Meiyi and X'khal are looking pretty good, too.

I am

OBSESSED

SEND ME YOUR 7.0 WoLs!!!! I WANT TO SEE THEM!!!!

If you're withholding to prevent spoilers, DM them to me, it's fine. I just want to enjoy how GREAT everyone looks. (But if they're posts, I'll reblog!!)

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Pssst, how's Raine and the others been doing these days? It's been a while since last we heard from them, I hope they are well :3

Aww, thanks for checking in!

Raine's been having a grand time on the Dawntrail, traveling around Tural and filling up her journal with observations and sketches of flowers and other sights to share with Aymeric.

I'd guess I might be about halfway through the MSQ, perhaps? So far it's been quite nice not having the weight of the world resting solely on her shoulders for a change.

I haven't been posting much partly because spoilers, partly because a good chunk of my fan brain got co-opted by X-Men, partly due to RL kicking my butt, and partly because I got derailed by finally scoring Raine a house in Empyreum!

@alixennial has been helping me with the interior decorating and figuring out an appropriately Hannishgardian aesthetic, so there will be some screenshots once it's all put together in-game.

As for X'khal and Meiyi, they're both in Gyr Abania, waiting to progress more into Stormblood. I'll get back to them eventually. 😅

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detectives and other originals

hi and welcome to my desperate attempt to sate my roleplay cravings. i am: -25/a lady/canadian (gmt-4) -lazy lit + -active -capable of playing multiple genders and characters you are: -18+ -lazy lit + -active -capable of playing multiple genders and characters -email is my preferred medium for roleplay but i’m happy to use gdocs as well. -post length varies but i generally prefer a casual word count (>500 words per character per reply). -i write in third person prose and would like if you could a well. -i have skype and discord for ooc. just include your add info when you email me. -m/f is my preference but i’m open to all pairings. if we’re doubling and you have a m//, f//, or nb pairing in mind i’d be happy to do it. -on that note, i would personally rather play multiple mains, whether that means having four or more main characters in one story or splitting it off so we have two separate stories with two (or more) pain characters each. i treat my male and female characters equally when playing multiples and would expect you to do the same. if you want to stick to one main character each i will likely play one of my female oc’s. -i have very few limits outside the obvious. sex, violence, gore, language, etc. are all fine by me. i will not, however, engage in roleplays with mature themes with characters under the age of 18, nor will i engage in roleplays that focus on, or romanticize, abusive relationships or sexual violence. -i enjoy romance as an aspect of roleplay but i’m not looking for pwp or pure fluff. my number one craving right now comes from the fact that i have done nothing but binge on UK detective shows for days. i’m dying for something along the lines of broadchuch/wallander/hinterland (y gwyll)/midsomer murders/etc etc etc. basically, small town or rural area that either has an alarmingly high crime rate or has one/a spree of highly sensationalized crimes and lots of juicy hidden secrets. i have the beginnings of a plot for this, though we don’t need to use it. however, i’m open to all kinds of original stuff right now. here’s a messy list of keywords that you can pull from or not. you can also feel free to send me pre-written intros as long as they don’t include characters under 18 or solely feature your female oc unless you intend to double.

- seaside towns where it always rains / tight knit communities hiding terrible secrets / anything set to or based on a hozier song / anything set to or based on a decemberists song / power couples / seasonally inappropriate christmas-themed roleplays / london as a setting / nyc as a setting / anywhere but america as a setting / jetsetting / shitty idle secret history-esque university students / motorcycle clubs a la sons of anarchy / you using tom hiddleston or james d'arcy or matthew goode as a face claim / me using any damn body you like as a faceclaim / love hate relationships / more than friends and less than lovers / adapted jane austen / adapted shakespeare / best friends falling in love / old flames / characters over the age of 25 / characters over the age of 30 / troubled marriages if you’ve gotten this far and you’d like to get in touch please send me an email (xtheirin@gmail.com). let me know any ideas or characters you have in mind, any keywords you were interested in, and a little about you and your preferences (doubling, limits, post length, etc). thanks for reading and hope to hear from you!

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Obligated to bring back one of my favorite gposes to date:

I can't get over how every piece of Cid fan art I've seen shows him as this big burly guy and then I meet him in game and just-

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detectives and other originals

hi and welcome to my desperate attempt to sate my roleplay cravings. i am: -25/a lady/canadian (gmt-4) -lazy lit + -active -capable of playing multiple genders and characters you are: -18+ -lazy lit + -active -capable of playing multiple genders and characters -email is my preferred medium for roleplay but i'm happy to use gdocs as well. -post length varies but i generally prefer a casual word count (>500 words per character per reply). -i write in third person prose and would like if you could a well. -i have skype and discord for ooc. just include your add info when you email me. -m/f is my preference but i'm open to all pairings. if we're doubling and you have a m//, f//, or nb pairing in mind i'd be happy to do it. -on that note, i would personally rather play multiple mains, whether that means having four or more main characters in one story or splitting it off so we have two separate stories with two (or more) pain characters each. i treat my male and female characters equally when playing multiples and would expect you to do the same. if you want to stick to one main character each i will likely play one of my female oc's. -i have very few limits outside the obvious. sex, violence, gore, language, etc. are all fine by me. i will not, however, engage in roleplays with mature themes with characters under the age of 18, nor will i engage in roleplays that focus on, or romanticize, abusive relationships or sexual violence. -i enjoy romance as an aspect of roleplay but i'm not looking for pwp or pure fluff. my number one craving right now comes from the fact that i have done nothing but binge on UK detective shows for days. i'm dying for something along the lines of broadchuch/wallander/hinterland (y gwyll)/midsomer murders/etc etc etc. basically, small town or rural area that either has an alarmingly high crime rate or has one/a spree of highly sensationalized crimes and lots of juicy hidden secrets. i have the beginnings of a plot for this but i'm happy to just come up with something new. however, i'm open to all kinds of original stuff right now. here's a messy list of keywords that you can pull from or not. you can also feel free to send me pre-written intros as long as they don't include characters under 18 or solely feature your female oc unless you intend to double.

- seaside towns where it always rains / tight knit communities hiding terrible secrets / anything set to or based on a hozier song / anything set to or based on a decemberists song / power couples / seasonally inappropriate christmas-themed roleplays / london as a setting / nyc as a setting / anywhere but america as a setting / jetsetting / shitty idle secret history-esque university students / motorcycle clubs a la sons of anarchy / you using tom hiddleston or james d'arcy or matthew goode as a face claim / me using any damn body you like as a faceclaim / love hate relationships / more than friends and less than lovers / adapted jane austen / adapted shakespeare / best friends falling in love / old flames / characters over the age of 25 / characters over the age of 30 / troubled marriages if you've gotten this far and you'd like to get in touch please send me an email (xtheirin@gmail.com). let me know any ideas or characters you have in mind, any keywords you were interested in, and a little about you and your preferences (doubling, limits, post length, etc). thanks for reading and hope to hear from you!

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One last round of Wolmeric Week shots for Aymeric Day - a set full of Aymeric having nice things.

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#37! Would your OC ever attempt to cook a romantic meal for a partner or prospective partner? How successful and/or funny would this end up being in reality?

Since you didn't specify, IN ORDER:

Raine would try. She's not a GREAT culinarian though, and she knows her limits, so what she'd probably actually do is recruit the help of either the House Fortemps staff or House Borel's steward and housekeeper, and she'd limit her personal involvement to making a dessert or after-dinner sweet. It'd be a very nice little production and the biggest risk is that some kind of emergency will pop up to drag either her or Aymeric away in the middle of it.

X'khal would not have the first idea. Any romantic meal he's involved in would be a conspiracy between Gabrielle, Lyngsath and the staff of the Bismarck. He'd be embarrassed if he realized it was supposed to be romantic, maybe don't tell him.

Meiyi's idea of a romantic meal is "I hunted and killed this boar for us to cook while we're camping, to show how well I can provide for you since you are a hopeless nerd." Which she probably did more than once in the early days of her and Aldo's partnership. He gets to return the favor and impress all the Dotharl by hunting some huge steppe creature for a feast during the meet the fam stage of Stormblood.

...I don't really want to know what a romantic meal for Asher and Astarion would look like, do you?

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The Firmament!

Heavensward was rough on Raine, and she did not rush off to her next adventure in a hurry. She spent a good six months living in Ishgard and helping with the restoration and the development of the Firmament. It was a period of rest and healing for her, and also served to solidify her relationships with House Fortemps and with Aymeric. This time has a lot to do with why Ishgard, of all places, is her home in Eorzea.

What optional game content is canonical and/or important for your WoL - for example, Bozja, Eureka, tribal quests, non mandatory Alliance raids, etc?

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🤲 for Raine!

💼 for Meiyi!

💩 for X'khal!

<3

Raine: send 🤲 for a religious headcanon

Raine was raised as a worshiper of the Twelve, sort of, but her family is not a particularly devout one and growing up in Thavnair exposed her to the faith of the manusya and other local beliefs from an early age. So she was predisposed from the start to think of different religions as all kind of coexisting alongside one another, none necessarily more valid than the other.

Then she went to Eorzea!

At this point, with all she's learned about primals, Hydaelyn, and the nature of the Twelve in particular, at this point Raine thinks of gods as, really, just extraordinarily powerful people. Their power and longevity may remove them from the necessities of day-to-day life in the world and give them a very different perspective, but they're not infallible or omnipotent. She remains respectful of the faith of others, at least so far as it doesn't involve using that faith as an excuse to do harm (Ishgard), but she's not religious herself.

Meiyi: send 💼 for a work headcanon

Meiyi is sort of kind of vaguely aware of "adventurer" being considered a profession, but if she were asked directly she really doesn't think of herself as having a Job. On the steppes, your work was whatever role in which you could best support the tribe; once she set out into the world beyond the steppe and the Dotharl, her understanding of "adventuring" really amounts to "people give me money and goods for things I was going to do anyway."

It's a pretty sweet deal as far as she's concerned. And this is why Aldo handles their finances.

X'khal: send 💩 for a ridiculous headcanon

The only thing saving X'khal from a toxic hateship with Zenos is that they're both terminal bottoms.

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So that Werlyt orphan AU I came up with for Raine back in the day for an ask spontaneously acquired a Brume orphan DRK Aymeric Greystone to go with it...

I have no idea what will happen with these two, but I'm quite pleased.

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WoLmeric Week 2023, day 7: Future

"Is it too late to elope?" "I fear so."

Raine and Aymeric have put off the subject of marriage thus far, mostly in the hopes of eventually retiring from such public stations and avoiding a big state wedding in the process.

I have yet to make up my mind as to whether or not they'll succeed. I suspect it's likely to be An Event in Ishgard no matter what.

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Listen, this world doesn't have therapists, a makeover from Jandelaine is the closest thing Raine gets to therapy.

Changing your appearance in ffxiv is so funny to me, like you need to ring a dainty crystal bell to summon a fancy gay elf just to put on a swatch of a different colour lipstick. And you have to pay him 2000gil for the privilege. You can only do this after convincing a passerby that he is actually a hairdresser not a serial killer, then he'll allow you to skip his years long waiting list and summon him with the bell. And he calls you dishevelled.

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WoLmeric Week 2023, day 6: Home

"I am taking her home."

I have a lot of feelings about what went down while Raine was unconscious at the end of Stormblood.

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WoLmeric Week Day 2: First Kiss

"Will that do for an answer? Or need I be plainer about it?" "Please do be very plain."

After Raine's collapse at Ghimlyt, Aymeric found he couldn't bear to leave her and return to the front without finally speaking his heart. Once he got started, though, he couldn't seem to stop--Raine had to resort to kissing him to make it clear that his feelings were decidedly not unwelcome.

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WoLmeric Week 2023, day 5: Vacation

On the rare occasion that Aymeric can get away from his duties, the little island in the Cieldalaes is a favorite sanctuary.