#All your fashion sense is belong to Demon Tabard of Aiming

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Guess I'll leave you guys here for a bit

O_O! PTSD intensifies!!! On one hand they'll be sheltered from the elements, on the other hand this place looks too darn familiar...

I'm inclined to go see if WHM has anything that looks like armour since this piece is based on Ramie of Aiming. I see why they use Healers for this role quest.

And thus we were assured Hylnyan never dress in this style again and her clothing always ends up with some bits of armour here and there.

Wasn't actively sceenshotting stuff back then.. Kinda sad that her ties here are mostly trade/skills related (Weaver, Miner, Alchemist and Pugilist)

Note -to check on the difference between helping Ashe and Wuk Lamat (Garlemald were still active then?)

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FFxiv Write 2023 Master list

Had not done continuous chapters in years. Took on this challenge to use some of the notes, partially done fics, scene descriptions in my notebooks. Had to go short story and summary/narrative (?) format due to lack of of a coherent chapter transition point and there being other little scenes in between those as well -_-'

If anything I cleared out a good chunk of my notes. Though some like Mor Dhona Days(ARR, EW 6.0 and 6.1) and Road to recovery stuff(EW between 6.0 and 6.1) still have bits and pieces coming out of the woodwork -_-'

Prompt #1: Envoy - An unused piece of Post EW timeline that involves traveling through Orthard with Hylnyan, Thancred, G'raha and Estinien Prompt #2: Bark - Post EW timeline, A parody dealing with Tomestone farming for mounts and a mount story Prompt #3: Extra Credit - Feathers. Post EW timeline but HW Vanu tribal quest related Prompt #4: Off the Hook - Taking Inventory 2 got transcribed. Hylnyan and Thancred's relationship Prompt #5: Barbarous - Timeline in mid EW, someone remembers Hylnyan all the way from end ARR as one of eight

Prompt #6: Ring - ShB 5.3 onwards Hylnyan from the POV of a dungeon support NPC's POV. Consider to be after Shed prompt Prompt #7: Noisome - EW dungeon run thing and a Miqo'te hunter Prompt #8: Shed - ShB post 5.3. My take on his mindset I guess Prompt #9: Fair - Mid HW between Awakening in Ul'dah and Into the Aery. short story for a thing that happened in Gpose Prompt #10: Extra Credit - Envoy. Post ARR, Taking Inventory 4 got transcribed. A very short window of happiness for Thancred. A Mor Dhona days short

Prompt #11: Once Bitten, Twice Shy - The start of EW end 6.0 Dreamless Sleep series. No she's not as okay as you think she is, that last solo duty took much out of her. Prompt #12: Dowdy - ShB clearly someone expected things to be fanicer with Hylnyan's sense of fashion. What?! Do you not know how puny she is compared to her enemies? Prompt #13: Check - Pre 6.5 EW short. Being delivery Miqo'te, feat Ryne Prompt #14: Clear - Mid EW, Hylnyan's decoy team and the fellow collaborators who knew since mid-late HW Prompt #15: Portentous - Post ARR Thancred and Cid short that finally got transcribed. A Mor Dhona days short

Prompt #16: Jerk - EW end 6.0 that is after Dreamless Sleep series, the Mor Dhona part of Road to reovery. Something ridculous about Housing and the people looking out for Hylnyan since the Bloody Banquet. A Mor Dhona days short. My personal fave. the notes were tame, this one came out silly. The noodle incident is what it is. Prompt #17: Resting this day Prompt #18: A Fish Out of Water - ARR Pray return to NG+ Prompt #19: Weal - EW end 6.0 Dreamless Sleep series, think about her companions who had to closed in around her, some of them been through this once in ShB Prompt #20: Hamper -EW end 6.0 Dreamless Sleep series, Aetherial Sea Team was suppose to get a short story to replace an earlier one that was scraped

Prompt #21: Grave - EW end 6.0 Dreamless Sleep series Prompt #22: Fulsome - ShB musing, Light corruption mindset. That which could have been. Prompt #23: Suit - Post EW timeline but SB Anata tribal quest related Prompt #24: Resting this day Prompt #25: Call it a Day - Post EW Pandemonium timeline, A parody dealing with Tomestone farming. Pandemonium boss spoiler

Prompt #26: Last - 6.4 timeline picking up ShB 5.5 stuff. Literally leveling WHM to clear the quest chain before touching 6.5 MSQ. Prompt #27: Sole - FFXIV short musing about Hylnyan Prompt #28: Blunt - EW end 6.0 Dreamless Sleep series news about the injured Hylnyan travels Prompt #29: Contravention - EW spoiler guest in Binding coil with special guest stars Gudako and Co from FGO and a certain missing Catdude who's story never got told because I'm not ready to play through the time line that he got thrown into. Prompt #30: Amity - EW end 6.0 Closing off the Dreamless Sleep series

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Prompt #9: Fair

Note – Mid HW spoiler, Light party on a Coerthan snow-covered roof

Fair If you could consider Coerthan weather to be that when it was not snowing heavily and the sky was clear enough to see for malms beyond Whitebrim, then fair it was.

Halone be praise that it was still reasonable enough to consider it an auspicious start to a new life, especially now that she was acquitted for regicide. It seems to him that while she was willing to travel, she was reluctant to visit Ul’dal outside official guilds and Adder business. Wariness had made her cautious enough to wear her paltry rank and what little weight a Fortemps ward had as a shield of sorts.

But that was not why they were up on the roof his office in Camp Dragonhead. It took some convincing, perhaps a bit of guilt tripping to sway her into this silly endeavour. His enthusiasm can be rather overwhelming for the quiet Miqo’te. Though her comrades were still unaccounted for, whatever little victories they can score, take it they will.

So here on his roof, with her in her tabard of black with silver and red trimmings, she looked every ilm a War Bard, He remembered the way she fought, raining hellfire in a small enclosed space to defend her loyal comrade. The tranquil rage of the Fury Incarnate.

Save for the feathery winged bow she now wields. He had requested it instead of the said nefarious and intimidating flaming bow used in the trial. Her elegant winged bow represents hope. Hope taking flight. Hope sprouting for Ishgard. Hope that perhaps they could be something more.

Perhaps. He chose to ignore what his discrete investigations had dug up. It was minor enough, whoever he was, no one had seen him. All that did was draw questions as to why she was travelling alone. As for the Scion rogue, his sources seem to indicate that he was her handler and mentor. Close as they were. Details all minor enough that when the time comes, it would be her choice. Until then, the here and the now is what matters.  

His young painter had agreed to the initial sketching. It was not much of a challenge for him to get the appropriate green shades for her tabard at a later date. The main thing was the sketch. The boy has a good memory and a good hand. All he and their Lalafellan comrade had done was keep the braziers burning and hot cocoa on hand.

------- Garuda would like to put forward a letter of complaint about the amount of feathers she keeps losing every time that Miq'tten slots her fight in for stickers.

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Glamour is the endgame

From Heavensward onwards everything is Gaganaskin jacket of aiming as default traveler outfit. But then fending and aiming keep stealing each other's clothes for better vibes.

Template from RikaXIV on Twitter

Yes Hylnyan is a glamour addict who defaults to her HW-SB era glamours when bored with new looks.

ShB was interesting times with Light corruption and a shoutout to Ardbert's JP VA(or at least the character's sister)

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Bardic Savior of Ishgard

Bardic Savior of Ishgard - Green Huntress of Camp Dragonhead

A Rebuilding Firmament special set of which the half the proceeds go the Brume Children School meals funds.

Also comes with Indigo Ramie Tabard of Aiming and Choral Chapeau, in colors worn by Green Huntress of Camp Dragonhead

Also contains the immensely popular Demonic Tabard of aiming and Ifrit's bow!! Halone's fury Incarnate as she rages Heavenswards!!!

Contains a ticket to exchange for Midgardsormr Mount and minion

Made with sustainably sourced Garuda feathers

Get your Lord Commander Aymeric, Dragon blood stained Estinien, Radient Lucia, The Three Fortemps Brothers, the rare Heretical Ysayle and the limited run Hilda to rebel against Thordan now!

Hylnyan's PR team went overboard for the Ishgard series

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Yes, That Demonic Tabard and the fury of Halone Incarnate raining hellfire on the Heavenswards in a small enclose space. Demonic Tabard standalone set was immensely popular because this.

Ysayle, Hilda and the dark hair Fortemps boys were made in limited batches pending popularity, since the makers aren't sure how well they would do.

Halone Incarnate thing started off as somehing minor. but turned out to be a rather useful prompt for me.

Think of it as Barbie of the World or Festival theme series Or even HotToys (yes Ada has Deepshadow Crossbow). Once you go 12 Ilms and further up(23.6ilms Y'shtola or go home. 31Ilm max height muscle Roe go), you never look back (unless for props and dioramas).

So unless you're comfortable with the way semi realistic Yshtola looks, don't click the link for the slghtly more realistic ball jointed dolls. I had a Zenos, Ishgardian Trio, Emet and Thancred(shop doll sample nudity potential warning) staring back at me over the year that I was playing this game.

Yes someone did make Emet, Zenos and G'raha dolls. I have a "Themis possessed cosplayer" and Hylnyan herself running around.

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Fashion sense

"I should thank you for the gear. You do know what I like as a Gunbreaker."

"This one was easy, the exact words used were: if it matches Thancred but you're slimmer and not as buft as him or bulky like Radovan. But the two of you needs to look badass and epic shooting in and out of the fray."

"I don't understand the chest window or the need to amplify assets I don't have though.... Whose core colors were you using?" "Ummm......" "Exarch? As an extension of Demon Tabard? Emet-Selch? G'raha?" "This one is a secret.." "What have you two being up to?"

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Previously

That conversation we had about Demon Tabard of Aiming

"Well? Is this not your colors? ... G'raha... my eyes are up here." (Admit it. Brioso top was based on G'raha's gear.)

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"Estinien. You're a farmboy who grew up in stuffy Ishgard with at least Aymeric for practise. I'm a Miqo'te of the forest."

"What are you looking at?" "Well... I made boots of almost similar fashion to yours... Can't help wonder how much you paid for yours..." "You make boots?!" "What else is my village to do with the skins we bring back?" "...." "Drop by the Jeweled Crozier some times. There's a crafting house I work with. We do well to have the Azure Dragoon wear our line."

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Of books, opera and ballad

For me there are 4 in total.

Heavensward by Lord Edmont

2.

The Green Huntress of Camp Dragonhead (the epic and battle ballad) by the Fortemps lads, Guydelot(miner and bard quest happend during that time) and Tataru(as if she's gonna give up the rights of marketing WoL's name, she was part of the story). The soldiers and boys love this one because of the fights.

Opera version performed by the Majestic Imperial Theater Company requires the one playing the WoL to be highly acrobatic.

The Mujikoza in Kugane would like to adapt this for Kabuki. Guydulot and Sanson had gone over to understand the artstyle and see how adaptation can be done. Meanwhile Tataru is collecting royalties for the Kabuki of The Flooding of Doma Castle

Tataru states that anything involving the WoL, the Scions and now Estinien is her jurisdiction

3.

The Green Lady of Camp Dragonhead (romance ballad written by the same team). the lowborn, women (noble and commoners) loved this one because of its tragic courtship and the fact that a commoner like the WoL caught attention of a bastard lord and knight commander, they identify with the theme.

(almost sounds like Aymeric is looking after Hylnyan for Haucherfant's sake. OMG unintended drama from miswording)

That whole bundling her back to Ishgard because of a conspiracy was seen as a noble not leaving his "paramour" in peril. Extending protection to the half grown Elezen boy was seen as said Lord not forcing a governess to abandon her young charge. Contains the lesser known ballad of Iceheart of the Azure Dragoon.

They also love the fact that House Fortemps adopted her. a ward has more rights than a mere "mistress". Although there were two DOL and three DOH guild links, Adder Officer and Archery Guild ties and guarantee of good behavior, along with Steps of Faith and Lady Iceheart incidents (Aymeric throwing his weight in), that caught the Church’s attention and speeded things up a little in hopes of using her against the Church’s enemies.

Serious marketing drill

"Come! Comes get your Fen Yll-Sunsilk collab souvenir!! Kakarul fleece Miqo'te ears and tail!!! If yours have the Toadeyes Miqo'te emblem, you know the Green Lady herself made one or two pieces in her free time!!! These aren't just any Kakarul fleece, these are 100% Coerthan Kakarul fleece from Camp Dragonhead!! Want more?! Elde of Jeweled Cozier has a collaboration line with the Saviour of Ishgard herself! A line of light weight armour approved by the Temple knights!"

"Still want more?! Take up archery!! The lady herself is a hunter from the Shrouds! Visit the Archery Guild in Gridania for archery workshop!!!"

Want vacation? "Come stay at Fallgourd Float, the area near where the lady might have originated from. Let the Miqo'te scout take you on a tour to see the forest where she might have grown up! Live like a Moon Miqo'te hunter for a week or so! Ride the Etcatl Nine airship to Hyrstmill for the finest kettles!"

And since she does do leves, there are some Camp Dragonhead and Whitebrim folks who do own gear with her trademark. Camp Dragonhead in particular considered it their Green Lady's blessing akin to her fighting alongside them or a reminder to focus.

Her official title is The Green Huntress, some still refers to her as Lady and the term is interchangable unofficially.

4.

The Toad eyes(pool? can't translate cobalt preserves) Huntsongs compiled and partially translated by T. Waters, C. Garlond, A. Leveilleur(Ms), H.Greystone, G.Thildonnet, S.Smyth, L. Aliapoh, M. Molkot.

The one thought to be her journal in hunt song format. Difficult to translate as the translators could not pinpoint the exact dialect other than somewhere off Fallgourd Float. Difficult to compile as the songs were recorded and transcibed by ear without the subject's knowledge or the chief compilers' familiarity with her dialect.

Authenticity to the songs could only be confirmed by the identity of the compilers of said songs. Expends on the ballad of Iceheart of the Azure Dragoon People she considers her huntsmates(as of mid Shadowbringers) and identifiable were given name here. Bow Sister, Keen Blade, Tinker, Mist Blade, Blade Sister, Little Lightning Some others were named - Brother of the Wind, The Elder one, Star bird, Lady of Light, Speaker of Nonsense, Hidden One

A small piece. Which of the lads wrote this in?

To the low born it did not matter if she was Miqo’te or foreign born, what matter was she defied the Church and cruelty of the Heavens ward. It matters not to them that she was the Warrior of Light who faced monstrosities. What mattered was that she was a vulnerable woman targeted by men in power and that she had fought to defend a half-grown boy and a Lalafell who seem like a mere child. Hers was a story that had been oft repeated in Ishgard’s dark history, one with many endings. Like them, she survived. Like her they want to survive and live their lives without fear.

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Need to get to the story behind how this "painting" was commissioned and who painted it. The three idiots were practically up on the roof and freezing their asses off.

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Would have sworn that it reminded me of Demon Tabard from Crystal towers raid...

"Guess not... By any chance you were aware of the raids that went on in your tower? Were you there somewhere? Helping out?"

"Yeah I like the way it looks."

"In green shades."

"I suppose this matches. Coultenet and Ysayle wore one like this too."

"What brought up this sudden nostalgia may I ask?"

"Well, met a male Sun Miqo'te you see. His head was fill with dreams of adventures. Looking up to heroes. But as I told him and Alisaie and Ryne. With great power. Comes great responsibilities. Most stories are written by those who see the end results. Not many have the chance to walk with the ones involved. And experience their struggles with them. Dying is easy. Its the ones left behind that have to pick up the pieces. I didn't do what I do for glory. there's someone I had to find. "

"You will live to see tomorrow." "…Such confidence…"

"… You will."

"Exarch, there is something I need to ask you." "If it is within my ability to answer yes." "Who else have you taken from me?" "No other. Thancred was the first attempt." "..."

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I'm already spoilered by media on his identity, didn't have context since I joined before Endwalker's launch. Seeing his pics and playing the raids had me wondering if Demon Tabard of Aiming was based off his color scheme or design. And Indigo Ramie Tabard of Aiming became my dyeable replacment until I can get the forgiven tabard of aiming.

Its a bit unfortunate that she doesn't remember him much (sorry Exarch) other than Crystal Tower raids being another one of Cid's consultation jobs and the Bloody Banquet happened a day or two after the raid in my timeline(12 hrs IRL.... sorry Exarch).

Sorry Exarch, she's talking about her mate not G'raha. Exarch Stop. Overthinking.

Sorry Exarch... she's not the marksmen the PR team crack her to be~~<3 No Exarch, I'm not bullying you.

Hate to break it to you Exarch. Thancred set up her stupid friendship threshold. Most who meet her, ends up seeing the hero, few have seen the person. Its on you Exarch. The twins are a good example, one see the hero, the other see the person.

Haucherfant was in that weird spot where he started seeing her as the person after a period of seeing her as the adventurer/hero hence the heartache. I have shorts written for him but I have yet to find the exact timeframe.

I have to do this without shooting up your robe Exarch. Thanks for wearing shorts. Who's bright idea was it to have him position like this? And why is the shoebill keeping an eye on things?

I"m sorry I'm too embarrassed to look up his robe to see if his Exarch model has a tail. It felt rude to do so on realising the way he was posed. Cut scene didn't show his tail.

Bonus

"You guys are not dancing dammit!"