#wol rambles

[monstermonger]

Small update!

So, I'm extremely amazed and lucky to have gotten lots of support on my art lately.. thank you so much ;; Admittedly I'm pretty behind on looking at the notifs, and notably for asks: i want to answer them all in a single post, so it will be a little longer til there's a response there. I appreciate the patience :")

Lots more art incoming as well, I just like to spread my pieces out a bit.

Thank you. Hope you're well :"D

[ooeygooeyghoul]

I need to find and follow every FFXIV WoL blog on this site immediately. I need to get deeply invested in the lore behind every lizard, elf, catboy and lala in existence.

[ladyramora]

Why is Zoraal Ja kinda cute 😳

[cute-sweet-corgo]

SHE'S CRAZYYYYY CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZY

Explodes

[sebille]

I think him reaching out to her like this and spending his final moments not monologuing about himself and his feelings but instead asking her questions is going to be the death of me

[kiloude-city]

Wuk Lamat in the update about Sphene: She would not fucking say that!!

[elizabethrobertajones]

If your WoL got an archon mark, where would it be but more importantly what was their thesis that earned it.

[therealdesastrffxiv]

Can we get #altfriendlyffxiv trending? Gods it's a hope it'll be a thing someday...

The twitter link: Here!

[haunted-xander]

Childe would unironically make a really good Warrior of Light

Like, okay, not only does he get to fight a bunch of ever increasingly powerful enemies (such as several angry deities, an extra powerful combo machine of said deities, dragons almost as old as the star itself, SEVERAL ACTUAL GODS and then some!) but he also gets to team up with a group of (mainly) strong warriors that you KNOW he'd be just dying to spar with (also you can't tell me he wouldn't take one look at the twins and go 'my siblings now').

He's also very loyal, so once he's in with the Scions he is IN ya know? Like he would kill and die for them no questions asked. They're also not really bound by law so he can do whatever he wants and what is the law gonna do? Arrest him? THE Warrior of Light? Don't think so.

(Also if he ever met Zenos all hell would break loose. The entire region is decimated and it's a miracle there even is a region left to begin with. They'd be the best worst rivals in existance and it would be everyones problem)

[pumpkinmagekupo]

Day 19: Soar

I don't need wings to fly through the air.

Nor little magitek vehicles to glide above the earth

I don't even need an airship to carry me above the ashen grey snow clouds.

Because whenever I see you, my heart soars higher than any vehicle could ever bear me.

My darling evening star, my precious light, you give my heart wings to soar high into the heavens. I could ask for nothing more than just to see you smile at me.

Prompt List

[wolvix-arachvian]

This game is too cute ; ; They vibe with the bpm of the music in the sound room, I love them so much

[ooeygooeyghoul]

At work thinking about the WoL taking trips back and forth between the Source and the First just to be the messenger for Thancred and Ryne. I think they'd have a little exchange journal they'd write in to keep each other updated on how they're doing, with Thancred sending the WoL along with gifts Alisaie and Y'shtola helped him choose, and Ryne pressing flowers between the pages and leaving little drawings in blank spaces. I think Thancred's entries would be short and sweet, and he'd struggle on what to write about because he's not good with this whole writing-about-his-thoughts-and-feelings thing, but Ryne would see between the lines and know exactly what he's trying to say. I think Ryne would fill entire pages with what she's learned about the First and how much progress everyone is making. Thancred would always tell the WoL to tell Ryne how proud he is of her, and Ryne would always ask the WoL to make sure Thancred is taking care of himself. I just think that even when they're literally in two different worlds Thancred would try to be the best dad he possibly can to Ryne and I'm obsessed with the WoL going out of their way to make that happen.

[kp2brukgaming]

edited: add picture for sweetener!

hey tumblr, i have sudden random thought

between Pact Commander and Warrior of Light, WoL has much stronger mental fortitude.

only because WoL have amazing support system. WoL's immediate circle support them fully, has expressed so clearly, has acted thus. In each expansion, there will always moments where NPC (be it from scions, other NPC, or even random NPC) shares heart-to-heart moments with WoL. share their feelings, hear their thoughts. Your friends is there for you, even your enemies believes in you, even the star Herself will catch your tears. The bonds WoL forged between lives they encounter in their journey made them strong, strong enough to stand in the face of Universal Despair.

Commander... not so much. It was battle after battle. when the smokes clear, everyone disperse to do whatever on their own. It seems like they gave away a bit of themselves until theres nothing left. The only friend commander has that 100% trusted and support them is killed and the narrative never allow cmdr grief for him. they dont know when will they ran out of their 'it is what it is' and what will they do when that time came. They cant stop, if they stop, the despair will catch up to them. They have to keep running.

you know,

make WoL Commander's friend. I really wanna see WoL comforts Commander. WoL has aura that made people around them open up their hearts, so maybe this time we can start to heal cmdr's heart for real wwww

[ecosystem-administrator]

FFXIV culture and geography questions!

Trying my hand at one of these lists! Reblog if you want people to send you a number, or just answer them all for character development reasons. I'm not the boss of you.

Is your WoL/OC of a species considered native to the area where they grew up? Are they an immigrant? A refugee? A member of an established diaspora? Did they grow up moving around?

Most of us are travelers, but does your WoL/OC currently have a particular place they consider 'home'? Is it the same as where they grew up? If not, what makes it home for them?

How does your WoL/OC relate to the culture of their species as established in lore? Do they consider themselves a typical example of their kind? Are they in touch with their heritage? How does this affect their interactions with others of their own kind?

Is the city associated with your WoL/OC's starting class the place where their journey actually began? Did they actually come to it from outside as shown in the game, or were they born there? Do they feel welcomed or alienated by the city and its culture?

Which, if any, of the major cities or cultures does your WoL/OC consider to be their childhood point-of-origin? Why did they leave? Do they go back and visit? How do they feel about coming from this place?

Has your WoL/OC ever canonically fantasia'd to another species? Have they considered doing so? If so, what made them choose that species? How does that affect their relationships with those who were born as the species they changed into?

[bakuzen-xiv]

G'raha is so excited to be out on an Adventure ™ with the WOL bless this precious catman

[crossroadsdimension]

FFXIVWrite 2024 Day 1

Prompt -- Steer (link to blog that is running the event)

FFXIVWrite Masterpost

Cross carefully sat in her chocobo’s saddle and held the reins in both hands. The leather felt new with how stiff it was.

The red-haired miqo’te’s tail flicked and twitched as she tried not to squeeze the bird’s sides too tightly. It didn’t stop the bird’s shifting from one foot to another.

“Ever ride a chocobo before?” asked the chocobo handler politely.

They were in a corral behind the Twin Adders’ headquarters in Gridania, where they stored their company chocobos when soldiers were in town. It was also where they brought in new chocobos from Bentbranch meadows, when they were trained enough to be ready to be given to adventurers or new recruits.

The wide area of tamped earth, surrounded by the stables on all sides, also made for a good place to give new adventurers a chance to get used to how their new mounts moved.

“Not really.” Cross gave the chocobo-masked man a nervous look. “I’ve been around them, but my mother never let me learn how to ride.”

A faint memory came and went at the back of her mind, blotted with bright light around a figure within.

“I believe my father might have given me a ride on his, once, but I can barely remember that.”

“Too young?” the handler guessed. Then he saw the look on Cross’ face and winced. “Ah…my apologies.”

Cross shook her head. “You didn’t know.” She looked down at the reins in her hands, then back at the handler. “So, how do I direct Cloudstreak to go where I need him to?”

“Kweh?” The chocobo shook his head and looked back at her. He’d picked up on his new name fast.

“Well, kicking your heels into his sides will send him running, but if you want him to stop, you need to pull on the reins and lean back a little.” The handler mimed leaning back, holding up his hands like he was pulling on invisible reins himself. “You need to lean with him and pull the reins to steer him in the direction you want him to go, as well. But don’t push him too hard — a worn-out chocobo won’t get you where you need to go.”

“Right.” Cross nodded. She adjusted how she was sitting on the saddle, pulling her tail around her in a tight coil. Cloudstreak did his best to adjust as she moved, shifting his feet to keep them from falling over. “Let’s give this a try, then. Ready, Cloudstreak?”

“Kweh!” The chocobo gave a cheery chirp and looked ahead.

“All right. Let’s go!” Cross tapped Cloudstreak’s sides with her heels.

The tumble off his back as the chocobo took off running was not something she was prepared for.

“Ho!” The handler quickly got Cloudstreak’s attention as the bird tried to take off running. He moved to Cross’ side and held out a hand. “You all right?”

“Yes, that just startled me.” Cross accepted his open hand, and let the handler pull her to her feet. She used her other hand to rearrange her robes and make sure her thaumaturgy staff hadn’t been thrown off. “I didn’t think he would start quite that fast!”

“I think your tone of voice made him think you were ready to run,” the handler said. He turned his head to look at the chocobo as Cloudstreak came to a stop next to them. “Take it slow, now. She’s not an expert like the people you’re used to working with.”

“Kweh.”

Cross couldn’t tell if Cloudstreak was taking that to heart, or if he was planning on doing that again.  Either way, he was her bird now, and she needed to learn how to ride.

Cross marched up to the chocobo and pulled herself back into the saddle. That part was getting easy, at least.

Then she took up the reins in her hands again, and pulled herself forward a little more on the saddle. “Let’s try this again, shall we?”

“Kweh.” Cloudstreak shook out his feathers underneath her. He looked back at her, and Cross almost thought the bird looked…curious, perhaps?

She hoped she would be able to read him well soon.

“Slowly,” Cross said, giving him a little nod. Then she flicked the reins a little, and dug in her heels.