#rf5 Ari

[darkacey]

“I'm certain that I could search every corner of the world and still not find anyone quite as captivating as you.”

Thank you, @kyuhu for this beautiful art of Lucas and Ari!

[aashiyancha]

I doodled a bunch of my favorite rf5 ships

[darkacey]

"It’s my job to help people like you!"

Thank you, @aashiyancha for this amazing cover picture for Who Remembers a God!

[darkacey]

In celebration of Rune Factory Pride Week and the last day of LGBTQA+ Pride Month, check out my fics Who Remembers a God and Hanami (Ari’s Interlude)! They’re about Lucas, our favorite amnesiac gentleman, and Ari, Rigbarth’s new nonbinary ranger.

[darkacey]

Ari’s interlude of Who Remembers a God is here! To celebrate the start of spring, read the first chapter on AO3 today!

[darkacey]

Who Remembers a God, Act I

It's official! Act I of Who Rememebers a God is complete!

As of this post (Jan 13, 2024), Act II is sitting at about 24,000 words. I'm planning on it reaching at least 50k before it's finished, but how many words it'll be total depends heavily on how I want to split up the rest of the story. I'm only loosely following RF5's canon story from here on out, so some events are going to be cut, but I also plan to work in a lot more plot arcs from the various romance events.

While I work on Act II, I'm also about 70% finished with what I've been calling the Interlude, which is about how Ari arrived in Rigbarth. It'll probably have a different title when it's completely done. It's about 11,000 words right now, and it'll probably be about 25k when its done.

Either way, both the interlude and Act II will get added to the series I just made on AO3, Who Remembers a God. Subscribe so you'll get an email the moment they're posted!

Thank you everyone who has read, commented, and dropped kudos! I'm so glad to be a part of this little community. 💜

[darkacey]

Do you love nonbinary protagonists and Rune Factory 5? Do you wish the first chapter of the game had been better developed? Did you read Who Remembers a God and wish there was more? Well, look no further! Ari's interlude, Hanami, is now complete!

[darkacey]

18. Which character is the most feral?

Thanks for the ask! This was a fun question that actually made me think about everybody.

I know most folks would assume Fuuka because of, well… *gestures vaguely* but hear me out.

Feral isn’t just a synonym for wild — it’s a domestic thing that has become wild. And that is a completely different thing than something that has always been wild. For people, that would mean someone who grew up in a rigid environment moving into a free one.

Fuuka started out as a wild thing, but she’s learning how to reign in her impulses and adapt to the local culture because that’s what she wants to do. So really, she’s the opposite of feral — a happily adopted stray.

For characters in-game, the best example of someone who actually becomes “feral” would be Beatrice. She learns so much from the people of Rigbarth, and really becomes a new person, especially if you follow her through her romance arc (which tbh really didn’t need to end in marriage. I could see that entire plot line working just as well from a platonic standpoint since it is pretty important to the nation’s politics, but I digress). She learns to lose formality, be silly, and express her feelings without shame.

If this Ask includes fics, then I think Ari actually epitomizes a feral gremlin even more. Not gonna go into their backstory here because spoilers, but suffice to say, they’re a VERY different person now than they were pre-amnesia, and they’re thriving in their new environment.

[darkacey]

IS THAT A HOUCHA CHIBI OF ARI?

Super cute! Makes a super good icon piece 👌

Yes! I asked Houcha if they could recolor the Ares charm for me so it would look like my Ari from Who Remembers a God, and not only did they say yes, they even surprised me by editing their hairstyle to match Ari, too!

I’m now getting a very special Ari charm and one of Lucas! If you want to get some charms, here is their shop link: https://houcha.bigcartel.com/product/rf-acrylic-charm

The charms will be arriving sometime in late April, and I can’t wait to see the final pieces!

[darkacey]

Amber/peridot

Thanks anon for the asks! (And apologies for taking so long to answer - figuring out my response to Peridot was harder than I expected it to be.) Original list can be found here!

As usual, my response is super long, so check them out under the cut.

Amber: Something you learned from writing your wip

Two main things come to mind

While figuring out what sort of gloves Lucas wears, I found that hairsheep leather is a special type of very supple/fine leather made from hairsheep! They have hair instead of wool, and they're primarily raised for meat/leather. (I went with leather instead of silk for Lucas because silk would get dirty way too quickly and probably get destroyed by everything I put him through).

Hairsheep Leather

Characteristics: This type of leather is known for its great strength and natural elasticity, which helps the glove to fit properly. Hairsheep is neither thick nor bulky, but is instead a lighter material to work with. Best of all, hairsheep is buttery soft to the touch, and provides lasting comfort for the wearer.

When I was stuck on the Atohl's End segment, I toured an actual salt mine and learned a ton about how it's mined, how it is/was used, and what it is/was like for the miners. I could probably make an entire post about all the stuff I learned there, but basically I figured out that Atohl's End is definitely an iron mine and not a salt mine. But I still haven't done a lot of research into iron mines lol

Fun facts about salt mines

The walls sparkle!

Mining is done through a checkerboard pattern. They take out large "rooms" in between pillars, and they have to be careful to mine within specific mud lines or else it causes the ceiling to collapse.

To control airflow, emptied "rooms" used to be boarded up with empty explosives boxes filled with trash salt. Nowadays they use heavy curtains because the boxes used to be knocked over by explosive blasts a lot.

"Anything that comes down, stays down" - this refers to the fact that unless it's absolutely necessary, everything you don't need doesn't come back up because the hoist is so tiny (4 by 6 feet), it's only cost effective to bring up salt and miners. To get anything down, they had to take it in pieces (this includes cars - they'd dismember them, discard windshields/whatever else was unnecessary, and then reassemble them underground). Tools, trash, etc were all abandoned once they outlived their usefulness.

Salt mines are a great place to preserve stuff. The one I visited has a lot of Hollywood memorabilia because the air is dry, temperature is steady, and there's next to no chance of natural disasters destroying anything.

A ton of other stuff that I'd probably spend a week explaining, but I have writing and other things to do. ^^; (That said, if you have specific questions, I'd still be happy to answer when I have time.)

Peridot: What is your protagonist’s greatest strength / weakness

I think technically Lucas is my protagonist, but I see him and Ari as dual protagonists. For both of them, their curiosity about all things gets them into so much trouble. They show their curiosity in very different ways (Lucas has to write everything down and analyze things, Ari has to experience and/or create new things). The more I think on this, though, it isn’t really a weakness. That would mean it hinders the progress of their goals, which it doesn’t. They’re just unlucky.

Hmm… With that angle, it seems more apt to say that Lucas’ weakness is overthinking, getting stuck in his head instead of actually reaching out. Lot of reasons for this (mostly related to godhood and self-imposed isolation that’s become so ingrained, it’s still there even after amnesia), but it’s also partly due to the way his brain works. (I could also point towards his dogmatic inclinations/abitrary rules, but I've downplayed those in Who Remembers a God as an implied-autistic trait for Rules as Comfort).

Lucas’ strength is hard for me to pinpoint. I could again look towards his curiosity, and his passion to record everything, but it's hard to say that he's actually good at it. (I say this affectionately, but this man is a hoarder of knowledge, and only lifetimes of experience have taught him how to have any semblance of organization).

I think what Lucas naturally excels at is his people skills, actually (which is ironic given the stereotypes about autistic people). His instinctual inclination to be a showman, to spread joy intentionally or accidentally, allows him to gain friends and allies wherever he goes. Plus, it's extra helpful to collect all the stories he loves cataloging. (Sure, excessive miracles cause him quite a bit of grief, but he's used to bad luck).

Now, as for Ari, their strength is probably just the fact that they're a jack of all trades. Whatever they put their mind to, they're able to figure out with reasonable degrees of success. (Being an Earthmate gives them an unfair advantage, but my point still stands.)

Conversely, because Ari is so good at so many things, they unfortunately feel the need to do everything for everyone else. Their weakness is their inability to easily trust other people. While this usually works out just fine (who doesn't appreciate extra help?), it does hurt their relationships when they cross boundaries.

[darkacey]

It’s a bit late, but here’s chapter 2!

[aashiyancha]

I doodled some scenes from your fic thus far to commemorate the occasion ( ・∀・)

Who Remembers a God (a Rune Factory 5 fanfic)

🎉 Chapter 15 of Who Remembers a God is live! 🎉With that, I've officially uploaded 30k of the roughly 72k words I've written so far.

[aashiyancha]

Valentine's day is coming up so I drew a bunch of couple photos. For characters who don't have a partner in my fancomic, I just drew them with some sweets☆

Notice how I drew these in sticker style? Am I planning to make stickers? Idk who can say~~

[aashiyancha]

Happy (Late) Birthday Ares

masterpost link here if you'd like to see some more rf5 doodles

[aashiyancha]

Re: kissing prompt

16 or 42 would be cute for Ari and Lucas

33 or 37 for Cecil and Fuuka

The prompts worked well together so I tried my best to blend them together. Did the same for Cecil and Fuuka

Anyone else who wants to play, pick a pair and a prompt from this list and feel free to drop an ask!

[darkacey]

It’s story time with Lucas!

Considering how much he loves entertaining kids with magic shows, I can only assume he is just as amazing with fun voices for storybook characters.