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Limited Slots Open :: Ko-Fi (3% away from monthly goal! :D thank you everyone!)

Persona Style Eyes -> $45 per (1/2 OPEN)

Skeb Style Sketch -> $10 - $50+ per character (2/3 OPEN)

Emotes -> $10 per (2/5 OPEN)

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Obviously there are a lot of myriad kinds of relationships, but there's no accounting for all of the minute differences so I stuck with some of the most obvious/common. Feel free to double this as a qotd to yap about the relationship if you want!

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Mods: @destinidestati & @primamchorus

Bluesky || Carrd

Hello! We behind Gifts of Eos would like to share an exciting announcement: we dates for this year's FFXV Fan Gift Exchange!

Over the course of the autumn season (September, October, November), we would love to gather fans that want to partake in making and sharing gifts with one another.

Throughout the entire month of September, sign-ups for the event will be live.

From October 1st - October 7th, parings will be sorted and sent out.

October 8th - November 30th will be the creation period.

The submission deadline will be December 1st.

Grace period will last til December 14th, though extensions can be made for those that have things come up that impact their ability to get something finished.

If there is ever a need for a grace period, the recipient of your gift will be notified. We do know the holidays can be taxing, and we're happy to accommodate!

Below are rules and things to keep in mind:

Rules

• Bigotry and hate will not be tolerated.

• AI will not be tolerated.

• All submissions must be completed by deadline. If extra time is needed, please contact one of the admins or submit a ticket explaining the situation. We are more than willing to accommodate for situations that arise.

• Do your best to be nice.

• This is a free event; please don't act entitled to someone's effort or time.

FAQ

So what's the goal of Gifts of Eos?

Community, really. Helping to bring fans together and celebrate an exchanging of fan made content. :>

All entries must be finished pieces of work. What does this mean in a greater context?

This means the work must be completed to a similar standard to things you've posted or shared that are complete and in line with what you are offering for the exchange.

What is allowed in the exchange?

Anything that you can make with your hands that is set within the realm of FFXV. Art, writing, music, physical goods as long as the recipient of your gift is okay with it! We are also open and receptive to fan characters within the setting. So if some people would like to say they want their FFXV OC and/or their OC ships, that's fine, too.

You allow merch as an option. What does that entail?

This means if you are the one who makes that merch and want to offer it as a gift to your recipient, you can. This is a creative exchange, not a general exchange.

If you have merch that you don't want, you can always make use of our Discord's merch-exchange channel to see if someone may want it and is willing to trade for it! (Not live yet, but we'll make a post to announce when it is!)

You allow original FFXV characters?

We do.

What if I don't want to work with original characters?

That's unfortunate.

What artistic skill level is allowed?

Creatives of all skill levels are allowed to participate.

Why 'all skill levels'? Isn't that unfair to people who have years of experience?

It's unfair to place people who you think are less talented than you into a box you think don't deserve to have something made just for them.

This event is free, for fun, and to allow everyone who wants to have that opportunity to create something for other fans out of love for the franchise. Literally no one is benefiting fiscally from this event to place such arbitrary and subjective measures onto other fans who just want to make stuff for fun.

What if I'm paired with someone I've blocked somewhere?

Let us know during sign ups that you've blocked someone and what platforms you know they're a part of so we can avoid this. If it happens regardless, please know it's not on purpose, and let us know so that we can rectify the mistake.

This person is really nasty.

Please block them. If there are instances of racism, homophobia, queerphobia, transphobia, and/or sexism, please contact us providing anything that is publicly available that we can verify. We take these reports as seriously as we can.

Why won't you take my word for it?

In the age where we can fake a lot of screenshots with even the barest practice, or even have websites that allow you to make fake screenshots, it's unfortunately very hard to take a lot of things at face value. We don't want to potentially fall victim to false information and slander because someone may have beef that they are unashamed of faking.

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anyway... i do love you, xiv fandom. for making oc ships not feel so unwelcome, and even sharing in your love for them. i never seen the sentiment shared openly, but the xiv fandom is one of very few that i've seen be so excited and happy to share wolships and npcships with one another.

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6/12/25

Do you associate your wol(oc) with any celestial bodies?

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i made a prim character quiz a couple days ago. but things always look better with an image preceding it!

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FFXIV Sexyman Bracket | Round 3B Matchup 2/4

NOTE: It’s not your typical sexy man/sexy woman tournament. I guess it’s more of “who do you think is the sexiest/who is the top sexy man/sexy woman/ which character do you like more and want to win”. It’s just meant to be a bunch of characters compiled for fun.

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6/11/25

Are there any other games you have put your wol(oc) into?

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diagnoses character with whatever the fuck it is that i got

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Just a reminder that I despise terfs and would like them to unfollow me immediately :)

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Gifts of Eos :: A Fan Exchange Event Blog

Hello, and welcome to the Gifts of Eos tumblr! We are currently still being put together by @primamchorus and @destinidestati at this current time, but we're looking forward to being able to organize an event that allows FFXV fans to uplift and create for one another. :>

So what's the goal of Gifts of Eos?

Community, really. Helping to bring fans together and celebrate an exchanging of fan made content. :>

Do you have a date for the event?

Not yet, but we'll post when we do! Currently discussing and making sure we know how we'll be hosting this. :>

What is allowed in the exchange?

Anything that you can make with your hands that is set within the realm of FFXV. Art, writing, music, physical goods as long as the recipient of your gift is okay with it! We are also open and receptive to fan characters within the setting. So if some people would like to say they want their FFXV OC and/or their OC ships, that's fine, too.

What artistic skill level is allowed?

Creatives of all skill levels are allowed to participate.

Will you allow Gen AI content?

If you use Gen AI, you're giving both admins and anyone else who is interested permission to melt you in lava. If we find out any of your work was made with Gen AI, we hold no reservations about blacklisting you from the event and any future events we hold.

I'm worried about being paired with someone I have blocked.

Just let us know when sign-ups are live, and we'll make it so you're not paired with that person / those people.

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hiiii, halikyon! i am also up late fndnsnd

i hadn't rb'd this ask game on this account since i'm still in the xiv doldrums a bit, but let's see...

a useless headcanon...

nomin isn't usually picky about too much, but she is very particular about her scale oils and care products. all of it must come from the steppe from either the sagahl, torgud, kagon, oroq, ejinn, orben, qestir, or angura tribes. they, in her opinion, have the best scale remedies and care products.

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She's the moon in human form

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shoutout to my former-free-trial friend for being the hype man i don't deserve, but one i'm glad to have. told him about my lack of enthusiasm for xiv and how i've not been feeling inclined for my xiv ship too much because of reasons (only he gets to know the reasons for now).

and he's just so sweetly, like, "don't worry, next expac will be us going to steal estinien and his lizard wife away for an adventure from their little island house." and i'm just?? lmaoooo i love the mental image it gave me knowing that he knows nothing of dawntrail, but i do.

so it's just funny to me to be like, "ah yes, she is absolutely on vacation, and she must be stolen away."

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6/6/25

Is there a part of the msq that goes differently for you wol(oc)?

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Asked this in the gc, now asking ffxiv tumblr to celebrate pride ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

What is your WoL going to Bad Queer Rep Jail for? 🎤

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I have a pride-themed WoLQoTD. :)

What does your character(s) gender/sexuality mean to you in the context of their stories and how you perceive them? Have they helped you come to terms with your own gender/sexuality, or let you explore a facet of it that you may not have done otherwise? Has your character's gender/sexuality changed over the course of their story or as a direct result of your own discoveries around your own identity?