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#7: Nonagenarian - Tange Shishido (FFXIVWrite2020)

Tange Shishido may have hit old age by the standards of most of her peers - those few who still lived - but as she sat in her makeshift dojo, empty for the second straight moon, she pondered what was to come for her.

So few ever came to her for the guidance she sought to deliver. Those who did were so often put off by the standards she imposed, by the demands she made of her students. She was not here to train a passing fancy. She was here to train the dedicated. Train the devoted. Train those who would help Doma.

Now, she had but two she counted as her students. And she had seen neither in quite some time. The first, an absurd ijin with the strangest speech impediment she had ever seen, she worried about. The fool may well have died, somewhere, on some distant shore. The other she worried less about - the mentor to an out-of-control child who refused discipline at all costs.

The mentor followed the child, and had not returned. But she was more than capable of taking care of herself, and Tange believed she would return one day.

Perhaps she was fated to waste away. The war had hit a lull. She would not travel to Eorzea to fight to defend that distant land. She would not leave Doma so vulnerable. Yet in her state, as she hobbled about with every step, one-eyed, practically one-armed and one-legged, she would be of no use in reconstruction. She would only slow the efforts down, she reasoned.

So what was she to do? Shout words of encouragement? Sit and watch the rest of her life as some doddering, senile nonagenarian? No. This was not the life she would lead, all this time later. She needed desperately to find the blade she had pursued for so long.

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#5: Matter of Fact - Rydia Misuto / Tange Shishido (FFXIVWrite2020)

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The aged woman’s voice was like a whip across Rydia’s back.

“Again.”

Rydia hefted the wooden sword. It was oversized and weighted down, somehow - triple the weight of any katana actually meant for the girl. Green eyes burned with hatred for the samurai in white, whose one good arm rested at the sword tucked into her sash. Her good eye staring down, perfectly calm. Irritatingly so, next to the cloth tied over the other.

“I can’t.”

“Can’t you?”

“I /can’t.”/ Rydia hissed. “It’s been hours. How many times am I supposed to swing this stupid thing? What’s this test anyway?”

“Breathe.”

“And why do you keep saying that! Of course I’m breathing!”

“Breathe /slower./”

Rydia’s nostrils flared. The runt of a Raen hefted the sword once more, and swung it again. Again. Again. Before it fell from her spasming hands.

“This is when the Garlean attacks. When you are at your weakest. How can you defend Doma if you cannot, now, defend yourself?” The  old woman’s matter-of-fact tone was what dug under Rydia’s skin more than anything.

“Go to hell, Tange.”

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#4: Clinch - Lacina Lune (FFXIVWrite2020)

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The sea winds whipped at the Viera guest’s placid face, eyes wide. Always blank, it seemed, no matter where she looked. Some of the ship’s crew had muttered that something was off about the passenger. The money they were paid might not be enough after all.

What sort of madwoman charters a ship to the Sirensong Sea? The same sort who walks around with a Viera that looked more doll than flesh. Rarely blinking, never emoting. It was simple to assume the case she had kept carrying around with her contained some sort of weapon. What really bothered them was how heavy the case seemed to be, and how easily the doll-woman carried it.

One of the sailors, a shrimpy Hyuran cabin boy, thought he had a bright idea at the least. If they were going to be locked into this contract, the least he could do was make it less miserable. Maybe even get to know them. What was the worst could happen? Most of the rest didn’t share his optimism, but he pressed on.

He swallowed. Steeled his nerves. Walked up to the Viera, case in her hand, staring out into the open sea.

“Hey, Miss?”

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#3: Muster - Alexander Accambray (FFXIVWrite2020)

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Jacobin Accambray smoothed out his jacket, made a last-minute adjustment to his tie and stepped into the interview room. Before him, a panel of three - a committee appointed to evaluate whether his current operations were worth continued funding.

He stood, arms at his side, standing before them. The room was prim and proper by all standards. A single chair sat across from the long desk the trio peered down at him from across. Of course their seats were elevated above his. Internally, his eyes rolled. Outwardly he kept a calm face. He had far too much practice with this sort.

“So, Mister Accambray.” The one in the center cleared his throat. “Please, call me Professor Couture. I will be overseeing this little evaluation, today. My companions here are observers. Pretend they don’t exist, for the purposes of the meeting.”

“Of course,” Jacobin said. “A pleasure, Professor Couture.”

“Please, take a seat.”

Jacobin walked with a professional’s pace. Not a movement wasted as he slipped into the chair, swiftly sitting stiff as a board.

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#2: Sway - Esmeralda Mercier (FFXIVWrite2020)

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It felt like she had been traveling for longer than she had been alive. Before she could remember, certainly. Her boots carried her on. Looking for something? She wasn’t sure what she could be looking for. She adjusted her thick gloves. Green fabric trailed behind her in the wind. It felt like the forest itself was pushing her back, with how it whipped against her.

But then, she had already discovered what an angry wind sprite could do. This was simply weather. That was reassuring, if nothing else.

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#1: Crux - Ishimoto (FFXIVWrite2020)

More information on FFXIVWrite can be found here: https://sea-wolf-coast-to-coast.tumblr.com/tagged/ffxivwrite2020+prompt+list  (The following is part of an ongoing plotline which is removed from my publicly-open RP. Canon bends abound.)

Ishimoto clacked her fingernails on the fancy desk which until so recently had been Chiaki’s. Her brow furrowed, as she considered the current situation.

It had been made quite clear to her that simply arranging the disappearances of Chiaki or her damned attendant was out of the question. She couldn’t even withdraw Haruyo, at this point. How irritating.

She considered her options. Thought over the situation from every angle she could consider. She was on the backfoot, that was certain. She spin one of her rings around her finger, idly.

She couldn’t fight Chiaki directly, and if Haruyo fought Chiaki it would surely be to the death, so that wasn’t an option either. But she could at the least undermine that smug little /girl/ Chiaki was keeping on hand.

And what of the cat?

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Esmeralda Mercier: An Ongoing Journey

From the snow-swept Coerthan countryside, through the winter-chilled Twelveswood, she walked, red hair trailing behind her in the snow. Green eyes piercing the fog her pale skin blended with.

Every now and then, a traveler would approach. Would speak to her, would ask her questions. The usual. She had precious little to offer in return. She grew into a habit of swift separation, before the questions could become too distressing.

“Where are you from?” A smiling old woman asked her.

“Where are you going?” A cheery young boy.

“Why have you been on the road so long alone?” A concerned husband. “We���re headed for Thanalan, would you care to join us?” A big-hearted wife.

Every time, she tightened her cloak. She let out a long sigh.

“Sorry,” she would say. “I must be going.”

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FFXIVWRITE 2019 FINAL STATS & MASTERLIST

This will be reblogged to my character-focused sideblog, @24charactersxiv, if you want to see my FFXIV shit and don’t want the deluge of queued posts on this blog that’s the place to be!

I’ll be adding bonus stats that will list EVERYTHING I wrote as creative writing this month, including things not posted under #FFXIVWrite and things I did not post publicly but instead sent to a friend/a handful of friends.

JUST FFXIVWRITE STATS: 29,862

Total Words Written: 51,383 (approx 138 pages, 12 pt times new roman 1.5 spaced) (I WROTE A NOVELLA!!!!!)

FFXIVWrite Average Word Count: 994.63 (fun fact: if I didn’t count that haiku, it would be 1028)

Longest Piece: Vault, a long narrative about Tabatha Tombclutch experiencing a close call.

Shortest Piece: Slosh, a 12 word haiku.

Prompts Written: All (Incl. extra credit on each Sunday)

Free Days Written: ALL!

Pieces Written for Lacina Lune: 6

Pieces Written for Kavatch Beamsplitter: 2

Pieces Written for Lulu Lee-Williams: 2

Pieces Written for Adroit Aegolius/Alexandre Accambray: 2

Pieces Written for Tabatha Tombclutch: 1

Pieces Written for Asagao Shiragiko: 4

Pieces Written for Rydia Misuto: 1

Pieces Written for Ryoko Kasai: 2

Pieces Written for Gui Charlemalde/Apollyon: 1

Pieces Written for Ebony Wae: 2

Pieces Written for Chiaki Ishimoto: 1

Pieces Written for Kogyoku Yuzuka: 1

Pieces Written for Tange Shishido: 1

Pieces Written for Gaelle Troyes: 1

Pieces Written for Coulement Williquette: 1

Pieces Written for Alfried: 1

Pieces Written for Kyou Hurekakuko: 1

Characters NOT written for: Trudy Bays, Annabel Lee-Wae, Kagome Voulaizun, Amelia Lee-Wae, Jaraku Drake, Zwynmaga Doesmagasyn, Clyde Arrowny, Gerrith Gaffgarion, Hyltbryda Eyrieynwyn

Favorite Piece: First Steps, because it kicked off my favorite writing arc to date. Runner up is Unctuous for reasons I won’t discuss publicly.

Least Favorite Piece: Slosh / if that’s cheating, then Free Day #4 with Kyou. The haiku was explicitly “cheating” tbh because I ran low on time, and Free Day #4 spiraled out of control and isn’t accurate to character at all.

Character Developed Most: Asagao Shiragiko: This kicked off a series I’d wanted to write for AGES, and between this and the art I commissioned from @beansnake I finally had the drive to complete it.

Character Developed Least: Aside from those not written about, definitely Ryoko Kasai. All she got was a wacky crack!story and a haiku, but she’s also undoubtedly my best-established character prior to this.

COMPLETE LIST OF POSTS W/LINKS:

Voracious (Lacina Lune) - 645 words - The appetites of a Garlean assassin/experiment are established. The researchers are fascinated.

Bargain (Kavatch Beamsplitter) (CW: Graphic Violence) - 1,114 words - A group of bandits bite off more than they can chew, and refuse a generous offer.

Lost (Lulu Lee-Williams) (CW: Graphic Violence) - 1,310 words - Cult Leader/Mob Boss revels in destroying a would-be rival.

Shifting Blame (Adroit Aegolius/Alexandre Accambray) - 1,023 words - Yet another spell down, the Blue Mage is struck too late with the realization what he’s doing may not be entirely legal.

Vault (Tabatha Tombclutch) - 2,257 words - The Graverobber finds she’s bit off more than she can chew. And, perhaps, took home more than she desired…

First Steps (Asagao Shiragiko) CW: Blood - 1,692 words - Grieving samurai reflects on a youth she couldn’t protect - and resolves not to repeat the mistake. First part of eight.

Forgiven (Asagao Shiragiko) - 1,068 words - Samurai reflects on the boy she’d saved - and the lessons to come, while a mysterious amulet appears…

Extra Credit Day 1 (Asagao Shiragiko) - 1,634 words - Samurai trains her new pupil. From here, this story diverges from FFXIVWrite, but the table of contents in the post should still work.

Hesitate (Lacina Lune) (CW: Violence) - 1,331 words - Garlean Science Experiment/Assassin performs her duty without remorse, without consideration, without hesitation.

Foster (Rydia Misuto) - 1,041 words - Remorseful young Dark Knight bickers with her Darkside, struggles with what to feel towards her foster mother estranged friend

Snuff (Ryoko Kasai)  (CW: Drugs, alcohol, bad writing) - 894 words - Victory-celebrating yakuza gets high af

Fingers Crossed (Lacina Lune) (CW: Social Awkwardness) - 1,179 words - Cut loose from her former “home”, an assassin prepares for her coming job - but is sidetracked by a complete misunderstanding.

Wax (Kavatch Beamsplitter) (CW: Graphic Violence) - 1,230 words - A would-be student takes on the master who had so easily thrown her aside two years prior.

Scour (Lulu Lee-Williams) (CW: Violence) - 1,503 words - Accountability is issued for disrespect above all else in the wake of failure.

Extra Credit #2 - Former Glory - Gui Charlemalde (Apollyon) - 905 words - A terrifyingly powerful demon reflects on its current weakened state and its infuriating prison, and hatches a plan.

Jitter (Ebony Wae) - 757 words - In the wake of bizarre happenings, Ebony Wae writes her beloved Aunt Lulu. Some aspects to herself she is completely unaware of are rendered painfully obvious to Lulu.

Obeisant (Lacina Lune) (CW: Social Awkwardness) - 329 words - Cut loose by her Garlean masters, Lacina Lune attempts to express gratitude and respect for a musician she greatly admires, but is rebuffed.

Wilt (Chiaki Ishimoto) (CW: Vampire, Substantially Lore-Bending) - 852 words - Forced to be patient for her change to finally return home from Eorzea, Chiaki reflects on her first memory after her ‘death’.

Radiant (Kogyoku Yuzuka) (CW: Crime, Threats of Violence towards Minors) - 1,552 words - A subordinate to the infamous Kasai reflects on her own history as a yakuza, and what led her to joining the Kasai-gumi, as well as the fickle nature of loyalty.

Bisect (Tange Shishido) (CW: Violence, La Revolucion) - 626 words - An elderly samurai reflects on her past - and the final act that sealed her fate.

Crunch (Gaelle Troyes) (CW: Violence, blood) - 835 words - A pacifist con artist/fortuneteller’s past, and what led her to become the willful apostate she is today.

Free Day #3 - Coulement Williquette - 488 words - The boyhood of a monster slayer has more than a few fond memories, including the day he learned an exceedingly important lesson.

Parched (Lacina Lune) - 424 words - Privately submitted, the assassin attempts to get something she only half-understands her feelings towards.

Unctuous (Lacina Lune) - 1,724 words - Privately submitted, Lacina reflects on her warped memory of an event which changed her perspective on a certain ally

Trust (Alfried) (CW: Substantially Lore-Bending) - 648 words - An AI’s notes on recent discoveries, not long after being freed from a nigh-eternal isolation.

Slosh (Ryoko Kasai) - 12 words - A haiku about experimentation.

Palaver (Ebony Wae) - 559 words - In contrast to Tara’s plan for Ebony’s nameday, Ebony makes her own plan.

Attune (Asagao Shiragiko) - 759 words - A currently-hidden post which comes at the end of the next step of Asagao’s arc, and as such is not public until the preceding content goes public.

Free Day #4 (Kyou Hurekakuko) (CW: Not completely in-character, highly exaggerated version of a character, hingan nationalism) - 502 words - Snobby tattoo artist’s prejudices are exaggerated to comedic effect. I didn’t like the end result but a post is a post.

Darkness (Adroit Aegolius/Alexander Accambray) - 946 words - The Sharlayan researcher reflects on his past, why he favors nights, and why he cares so much for his elder brother.

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Alright! I think it’s time for another headcount — wouldn’t you agree?

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The Masterlist

The sum total list of characters I play as. I maintain two accounts for the purposes of RPing multiple characters in a scene/event.

After each character, a brief summary. In the future, I will expand upon these so each has their own page.

My characters are for the most part lore-abiding. None 100% directly contradict canon, but some stretch it (quite) a bit more than others. Note that in the case of the Lee and Wae families, especially, they are eccentric, and despite their claims it is inconclusive whether they’re actually correct or not. What your character believes is not dictated to you.

Account 1:

Trudy Bays: Seeker of the Sun exiled from her tribe because the only thing she was good at was stealing, something she is extremely good at, but did through compulsion only and can’t ‘turn on’ as an ability. Now she’s joined a traveling troupe of stage performers, and wears a cavalcade of clashing, garish colors because she just really likes bright colors.

- Annabel Lee-Wae: Youngest daughter of Amelia Lee-Wae and Gerard Wae (deceased), her rebellious nature has led her to trying to perform acts of charity for others. Her general dumbassery, exacerbated by her cloistered upbringing, has led her to be near-totally incompetent.

- Kagome Voulaizun: Writer for The Crucible, absolute dumbass. Exiled from Ishgard, a place she refuses to state she’s from - indeed, she insists she’s the reincarnation of an ancient Doman hero. At best, she only ever half-knows what she’s talking about. Will condescendingly explain to a Doman why they’re wrong about their own country’s history rather than accept she might be wrong.

- Amelia Lee-Wae: Mother to Annabel, Ebony, and Tara. Sister to Lulu. Widow of Gerard Wae. Outcast from the Lee family of Ul’dah for her refusal of an arranged marriage in favor of marrying a self-made “new money” rich man, Amelia was once a terrifyingly powerful black mage known as The Crimson Witch. 

Unfortunately for her, and fortunately for everyone else, in her old age and in grieving her deceased husband she has grown increasingly detached from reality and her crackpot theories about the nature of magic and Ul’dahn history culminated in her quietly being confined to the Wae Manor, save for rare (supervised) travels outside. The final straw was when she insisted that the Ul line is illegitimate due to the “fact” that Lalafell are descended from Mhachi mammets and therefore not people.

- Lulu Lee-Williams: Crime lord from Ul’dah, moved to Thavnair to escape the Lee family’s insistence she marry a man. Instead married a Thavnairian noblewoman, using the strength of this connection, her own magical prowess and raw determination to forge a half-cult, half-criminal empire. 

Her followers are chosen from the poorest and most vulnerable, and she manipulates and indoctrinates them until she’s satisfied their loyalty is unshakable. Any who fail she eradicates and uses for her own magical ends. She has intentionally created a structure which cannot stand past her own death, and has curried all the power and influence she has for the ultimate goal of destroying the Lee family. 

Their crime of casting her out will see them destroyed, once and for all, and Lulu will see to it that her darling nieces Ebony and Tara inherit what’s left of the Lees. Cunning, dangerous, a witch through and through, Lulu is not to be trifled with.

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Lacina Lune: A Viera once kidnapped by Garlemald and turned into an experimental brainwashed assassin, Lacina has since been cut loose after a bout of mental instability had her deemed too much a risk to carry on. Instead of executing her, she was dumped into Eorzea to, the Garleans presumed, wreak as much havoc as possible. 

Instead, she has fallen to delusion. Unable to accept that she failed her final mission, she instead believes her target has faked his death and gone into hiding. She pursues him relentlessly, a phantom she can never catch, while making plans for the future she cannot hope to fulfill without accepting the reality she fundamentally and categorically denies. Fascinated by music and obsessed with perfection, she does her best to function in the world but finds doing so increasingly difficult.

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Coulement Williquette: Dravanian hunter, hailing from Tailfeather, Coulement is a simple man. Stifled by cities and only at home when on the hunt, he is a dedicated and capable monster hunter. Coulement is good-natured, kind of an idiot, and strives to be something of a hero, but his severe difficulties understanding Spoken have been his primary inhibitor. Coulement is presently engaged in hunting a legendary creature with his girlfriend (?) Alya, a far more cerebral hunter who is a perfect counterpart to him

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Jaraku Drake: A bard with a long and storied past, Jaraku is ultimately a man defined by his passions and talents. His overwhelming love for and devotion to his wife Issabel Drake, whose last name he adopted, drive every action he takes and every move he makes.

Zwynmaga Doesmagasyn: Bastard son of the dread pirate Doesmaga, Zwynmaga has carried the burden of his birth his entire life. Rather than lash out at the world which so cruelly compared him to his father before he could even walk, Zwynmaga has instead devoted himself to proving all his detractors wrong. Where he is expected to be cruel, he delivers kindness. Where he is expected to be defiant, he offers fealty. 

He is a firm Lominsan patriot and member of the Maelstrom, and his achievements (despite his relatively young age) are already impressive to behold. From his flagship the Reconciliation, he has brought more than one renegade pirate to justice, and been a thorn in the side of Garlean shipping time and again. Every last member of his crew are absolutely devoted to him, and he runs his ship with a level of professionalism far more in line with a proper military than anything which could be confused with a pirate ship.

Zwynmaga is childhood friends with his navigator Swyggsyg, and his first mate Hyltbryda.

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Ryoko Kasai: (In)famous yakuza operating out of Kugane, head of the Kasai-gumi, and fire-obsessed engineer. Kasai is something of an enigma to most - her history shrouded in mystery. All that is clear is that she burst onto the scene with a vengeance some six years past, and has since then carved out a comfortable niche for the Kasai-gumi. Keeping her organization small, highly-capable and devoted, Kasai looks ever-outward for opportunities to expand, and spread her fire across the realm.

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Chiaki Ishimoto: A creature most commonly termed a “vampire”, a term she takes offense to yet offers no satisfying alternative to, Chiaki is a ranking member of a Hingan secret society which exists to defend Hingashi from threats supernatural. Chiaki herself is specialized in the treating with and binding of creatures which cause trouble in and around Kugane. An exceedingly dangerous opponent in a fight with centuries of experience behind her, Chiaki had until quite recently grown complacent. Only after being shown she is not infallible has she begun focusing on self-betterment.

Chiaki despises Eorzea and has no interest in ever returning if she can possibly help it, and views Kugane as her own private treasure. One she defends with her life.

- Rydia Misuto: Survivor of the burning of Monzen, Rydia has been severely traumatized by the stark contrast between living with her kindhearted mother and watching the very same mother be violently killed in the attack. Near-broken by her single-minded lust for power and revenge, Rydia has done everything she is able to apply her unique tenacity towards her ultimate goal: Becoming strong enough to make sure, once and for all, that the Garleans never return to Doma.

Rydia is loosely inspired by the character Rydia from Final Fantasy IV.

Asagao Shiragiko: Hingan samurai who denounced the corrupt government of Hingashi but, rather than fight it directly, has instead resolved to spread knowledge and teaching to as many as she can, and thus empower the peasantry towards a peaceful revolution. Her lack of visible progress despite over a decade of work is starting to wear thin on her.

Asagao is exceptionally capable as a samurai, but certainly not the best alive.

Account 2:

Tabatha Tombclutch: Tabatha, or “Tabby”, rarely ever gives her last name to others. Instead, she self-styles herself the infamous “Tombclutch”, a grave robber and tomb explorer with zero respect for any of the historical ground she treads beyond stealing the most appealing items there. She does not fence any of her acquisitions, and gains nothing from them but the rush of success. Instead, she squirrels them away - so that her wealthy parents remain unaware of what their daughter’s been doing those nights she spends off on her own.

Tabby uses her cover as an archaeologist to find the best places to rob, and has absolute certainty in herself due to a unique power she has cultivated, through the aid of a tutor whose motives are far from benevolent. Casting aside the thaumaturgical lessons her parents sent her to, Tabby has instead delved into the magic of ‘luck’. The upside is it allows her to sharpen her senses to a supernatural degree, and gives her a sense for danger far more honed than most, as well as allowing her to manipulate minor aspects of fate around her (such as dice rolling or card games.) 

The downsides to this power are that it can be unreliable, and that the use of it casts a bright aetherial beacon around herself, one which is extremely easy to detect. She is unaware of this fact. In combat, she prefers to run away and fights only to escape. She “justifies” her actions to herself by refusing to kill Spoken, and will go out of her way to risk her own life to save a pursuer if they would otherwise die as a result of her own actions. To some scant few, this has ingratiated the “Tombclutch” as a hero of sorts. But in Nald’Thal-worshiping Ul’dah, robbing the dead cannot be forgiven.

Gaelle Troyes: Former Ishgardian knight, now exiled, Gaelle has devoted her life to being a living, walking mockery of everything Ishgard believes. By taking her superb skills in reading others and applying it to “fortune-telling”, Gaelle manipulates those she gives “readings” to towards ends which remain unclear to most.

Ultimately, she wants to mock the gods, spread chaos, and better the lives of people she finds worth it along the way.

Gaelle has sworn an oath of pacifism she will die before she breaks, a direct spit in the eye to the country that tried to make her into a weapon. Despite her act, no reading of hers should be taken as in-setting being an actual divine message, though what those she hoodwinks believes is of course up to them.

Kyou Hurekakuko: Hingan tattoo artist from Bukyo, Kyou is the inheritor to a school of tattooists which trace their lineage back generations... Or so she thinks. In reality, despite her impressive skill, her mentor decided it best she be pushed to start her own business, as she is too abrasive to become the face of his. Kyou is presently ‘exiled’ to Kugane by the Bukyo Yakuza for assisting Kasai, and her overwhelming egotism earns her few friends.

Still, it can’t be denied that when she knows someone enough to ‘peer into their soul’, she can swiftly identify the perfect tattoo to represent them as a person, and ‘empower’ them. If they were to allow her to use her magic-infused inks, that is.

That’s only if she can be bothered to care, of course.

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Clyde Arrowny: Known as “Shadow”, he is a shinobi in dedicated service to Cardelica Tachibana, and tolerates no threats or slights against his master. A stark contrast to the cheery and optimistic girl, Shadow is noteworthy for being acutely stoic and grim. He uses a variety of glamours to move about Kugane and keep tabs on individuals of note who may either be of aid or a threat to his master, and responds accordingly.

An exceptionally-powerful shinobi, Shadow has been said to be the equal to a hundred men on the battlefield. The reality of this has never been tested.

Shadow is explicitly inspired by the character of the same name from Final Fantasy VI.

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Gerrith Gaffgarion: An ex-Ala Mhigan national, Gerrith is an absolute monster of a man who revels in violence and killing. A Dark Knight whose powers grew twisted and far more malevolent than his mentor could allow, Gerrith slew his own mentor to ensure his own skills would be all the more valuable.

A villain through-and-through, he has spent decades as one of the more feared mercenaries operating across Thanalan and La Noscea. Despite charging exorbitant fees for his services, Gerrith has zero actual desire to amass wealth, and exclusively uses it to either pay his lone ‘partner’, create self-sustaining cash flow, and facilitate the continuation of his grim work through bribery and other such means. Gerrith has a well-reputation for leaving no survivors wherever he is hired to attack.

Gerrith Gaffgarion is loosely inspired by Goffard Gaffgarion from Final Fantasy Tactics. 

- Gui Charlemalde: A Gridanian adventurer, Gui was adopted by Duskwights as an infant, and has since grown to be one of the most kindhearted people in all the Black Shroud. Electing to inherit his father’s mantle as an adventurer, so that his elder brother would not feel guilt over following his dreams of being a carpenter, Gui has spent every day of his adult life with a very plain mission:

Do all the good he can.

Choosing to focus on smaller threats and problems than most, Gui firmly believes the role of an adventurer is to help those who otherwise would not be helped. No job is too small, no task is beneath him, so long as it is to help those in dire need.

In recent times, Gui has grown painfully aware that he has been cursed from birth to carry a voidsent in his blood which he is increasingly at odds with. His overwhelming positivity and commitment to his own good-naturedness have kept the voidsent mostly at bay, so far. But for how long can such a thing last?

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Tange Shishido: Aged Doman samurai, severely injured in years past, Tange seeks to train all she can in her art so as to prepare another generation of samurai to defend Doma. The older he gets, the more her injuries hold her back, but in her day she was unquestionably one of the most powerful samurai in the realm.

Tange’s acceptance of ijin as students, contingent on their swearing an oath to defend Doma if ever the country needs them, has made her unpopular with many, but she has a long history of eschewing tradition wherever she feels it stifling her.

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Ebony Wae: Eldest (by minutes) twin sister of Tara Wae, eldest sister to Annabel Lee-Wae, and oldest not-disowned child of Amelia and Gerard Wae, Ebony is a driven businesswoman with tyrannical tendencies. Devoted to an unorthodox cult of Nald’Thal espoused by her family, Ebony secretly thinks of herself as the incarnation of Nald. With a careful eye to the family businesses, and an insatiable appetite for expansion, the only things holding Ebony back are her insistence on fair treatment of employees, and the handful of distractions she often allows to get in her way.

Most notably among these are her love of combat and the thrill of the hunt, and her preoccupation with making sure Tara is able to find a husband of high enough quality to be worth continuing the family line with.

Ebony cherishes her Aunt Lulu, and is exceedingly protective of her little sister Annabel. Trained in the ways of the Dark Knight by a tutor who regretted the contract almost immediately, Ebony is prone to violence and destruction as her preferred solution to any problems or threats which arise, so long as she remains within the confines of her obsession with obeying the letter of the law.

Ebony and her sisters have a variety of beliefs which are foreign to the common resident of Thanalan, chiefly that hoarding money is a sin against Nald because the exchange of currency is how Nald expresses Himself. Between this and many other ideological anomalies, her radical and unusual beliefs have led her to accidentally be one of the more beneficial people in Thanalan to the region’s well-being.

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Kogyoku Yuzuka: Yakuza, member of the Kasai-gumi, absorbed into the organization during first wave of expansion through Kugane. Kogyoku is a skilled fighter and loyal member of the organization. She is often paired with her best friend Ken, a Roegadyn who towers over her. The two make an effective duo - Ken’s brazenness tempered by Kogyoku’s cool-headed rationality.

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Adroit Aegolius: Going by a pseudonym designed to innately test the knowledge of everyone he meets, Aegolius is a Sharlayan researcher come to Eorzea to learn more about Blue Magic. One of the younger children of a large Sharlayan family, Aegolius has used his family’s sway - with his eldest brother’s support - to allow himself the freedom to fully explore the potential of this new field of magic, contingent on having something to show it was worth the funding upon his return.

Aegolius is a smooth-talker who seeks out opportunities to enjoy life while he’s still young, but at the same time yearns for the days in decades to come when it is him who is the aged, wise wizard passing knowledge and judgment down to those beneath him.

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Hyltbryda Eyrieynwyn: First mate to Zwynmaga Doesmagasyn, Hyltbryda is a rough-and-tumble Roegadyn who’s far more playful and competitive than her more reserved captain. Hyltbryda frequently challenges those she likes to competitions of physical strength and endurance, and has beaten more than a few people swimming back and forth along the docks of Aleport. She uses a spear in combat, a tradition she has kept onto after defeating a haughty Ishgardian in a fight with one.

Hyltbryda is often the source of minor pranks on the crew, and enjoys messing with those she likes in good-natured ways. Hyltbryda is dating Lee Whims.

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Kavatch Beamsplitter: A Nagxian monk who emphasizes strength over all else, the “Beamsplitter” is noted for his single-minded devotion to bettering the world through what he sees as the only possible way to do so:

Tempering those who can weather his stern outlook, and breaking those who cannot.

Kavatch is brutal and forward-focused, always striving towards a place where he has enough strength to shape the world to his whims. To change the face of Hydaelyn to match his ideal: a world where the strongest rule and protect the weak, and anyone can rise to the top through self-betterment. Where positions of power must be fought for to be maintained, and the infirm or incompetent are ousted in short order by those wiser and more capable below them.

Kavatch has disdain for those who fight using entirely mechanical means, such as firearms. In his eyes, the truest expression of perfection is the ability to fight with one’s own body and spirit, eschewing all other ‘distractions’.

Kavatch set out on a journey, recently, telling the students of his school that those most experienced among them should build up the rest, and that he would teach them more when they were able to find and defeat him - not a moment before.

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The First Post

This blog will be used as a resource for all of my current Final Fantasy XIV roleplay characters, as a way to keep track of them, what I have made/commissioned/etc. of/with them, and as a way to make explaining them to people easier.