#Halim Ondore

[angies-writing-blog]

Sunbeams tickled my nose. Awakened my spirit. I felt comfortable and secure, therefore I continued to keep my eyes closed. It took some time before I recalled what had happened before sleep. Like an intuition, I finally remembered the events of the previous night. A smile crept across my lips.

In response, the warm body next to me moved. I felt soft lips, which were bedded on my forehead, before the blanket was pulled tighter over my shoulders and fixed with one arm.

Silence reigned for a long while. Then I heard the rustling of paper. Pages of a book were opened, and I heard the man at my side breathing deeply before continuing with the reading.

"I wanted to see you again, touch you, know who you were, see if I would find you identical with the ideal image of you which had remained with me and perhaps shatter my dream with the aid of reality.”

His pronunciation was smooth and picturesque. That's what distinguished the two of us. I came from the streets of Rabanastre. While he...

Slowly I opened my eyes. Peaking up at him, his radiance flew towards me. I still could not grasp that I was now in Bhujerba. Seeing the nervousness on my face, and after an affectionately wished good morning, he asked the concerned question whose tone of voice made me melt in his arms.

"Please, tell me what is going on in that clever head of yours?"

"In front of me I have the Marquis of Bhujerba," I stammered out breathlessly. As if I didn't know it before. "And I don't understand that."

Halim laughed. It made me lose my heart to him.

[4th-make-quail]

Tonight's screaming takes the form of Ondoreposting!! While I LOVE that they gave my old man a proper fmv cutscene, I wish they didn't smooth him out so much lol, HALIM, WHERE ARE UR WRINKLES SIR

Anyway, we stan a cane using hottie, look at him! He's so beautiful... His crinkles... 🥰🥰🥰

Needless to say, I prefer his in game normal cutscene model (same for Basch actually lol, his beard looks weird in the fmvs) - he has so much character in his lovely face, and he doesn't look quite so pale either!!

I love how he's part of his armada, fighting with the Resistance, and I love how worried he is for Ashe auughhh, Uncle Halim...

[ff12-ultimania]

Bhujerba's neutrality & house Ondore

The floating landmasses of Purvama, which include Bhujerba, fall under the dominion of House Ondore, with the Bhujerban government being a composition of House Ondore and its vassals. Each settlement and magicite mines on these aerial islands are under the jurisdiction of House Ondore.

For hundreds of years, the Marquises of Ondore utilized its status as one of Ivalice's primary magicite producers to maintain neutrality and avoid reliance on powerful empires. The current head of the House, Halim Ondore IV, adhered to this stance of independence until recently, he has succumbed to the pressures exerted by the Archadian Empire, now adopting a pro-empire position over the last two years. Some citizens express discontent with Halim Ondore's shift, advocating for a more confrontational approach toward the empire. However, there are rumors about a covert anti-Imperialist resistance operating with the Marquis' discreet support.

[nemo-in-wonderland]

Talk about Nabyrie Ondore~

What are her significant story beats? Any skills that set her apart?

(I recently inundated my last braincell into Ivalician Hell once again so seeing anyone have FFXII ocs is neat)

HIIII!!

omg, I honestly didn't expect an ask about Nabyrie!!! 😭😭😭 She is such an old OC of mine!

I created her when FFXII first came out, back in 2007, but she is still so precious to me <3

So, regarding her story!

Always keeping in consideration that I wrote it when I was just a teen (and in Italian as well), my "Tales of Two Empires" revolves mostly around Nabyrie's story, and it's divided in two parts: "Book 1: For Whom The Nightingale Sings" which revolves mostly around Nabyrie's own romantic relationship with Vossler; how Nabyrie herself would navigate the whole whole political situation in Ivalice between Rozarria and Archadia, trying to ensure Bhujerba's neutrality while also lending her personal support to the remaining Knights of Dalmasca (hence her supporting Vossler's and Ashe's cause).

So we can say that the first part of Nabyrie's story follows the events of the game, while narrating them from Nabyrie's side - so basically Bhujerba and the Knights of Dalmasca's resistance.

The moment my story diverges is around Vossler's death on the Leviathan, and that's when Nabyrie's retreat to Bhujerba and Book 1 ends.

"Book 2: The Blue Yonder" starts AFTER the events of FFXII and it mostly narrates about how Nabyrie has agreed to a marriage of convenience with Larsa, how she has become Empress of the Archadian Empire and how, after Vossler's death, she fell more and more and more into a dark spiral, with that darkness channeled into preparing to fight once again against Rozarria and defending the Empire, while also trying to carry on a personal revenge caused by that pain that was consuming all her soul (yes, my darling OC Aranea owes A LOT to Nabyrie in terms of inspiration).

This is a very VERY general summary of the story.

Her most significant Story beats are connected to Vossler's death, her relationship with Balthier during her years in the Empire, her personal vendetta against her own cousin Ashe (whom she considers responsible for Vossler's death), her ascension as Empress of Arcadia and as Warlord for the Empire, her funneling the Mist's own power into her own body as a way to gain absolute power over some of the Espers (to the cost of some of her own sanity) and eventually her redemption in the end.

As for Nabyrie herself, she is the first daughter of Halim Ondore IV and Zahira Alya Margrace, Su Alteza Real La Infanta Princesa de Sangre of House Margrace of Rozarria, and the designated successor to Halim's role as Steward of Bhujerba.

She is fiercely loyal to her city, fiercely indipendent, and especially in the first part of her story, a tomboy with one heck of a temper and fierce disposition that could be considered complementary to Vossler's own temper.

Feel free to read a tiny snippet of my story here, if you will. It was one of the few parts that I have translated in English, but do keep in mind that I wrote it when I was really young!😅🙏

Thank you so much for your question, I so rarely have the chance to speak about Nabyrie, but when I happens, it's always a joy for me, because she is one of my most favourite brainchildren <3

so truly thank you for giving me this opportunity! :)

--Nemo

[krozinworks-blog]

Rough week so I decided to draw these fellas. I don’t know why they’re my go-to for good feels, hah. Didn’t finish but maybe later this week.

Thanks errybody for the kind words lately, especially @lokiswitch, @unbreakablerebelgirl and @wantedtiride for the compliments on my work and my ships. :>

Hope you’re all well.

[schmooplesboop]

[lives-in-a-harpsichord]

Some heads of state out on a stately stroll!

Also please enjoy my Moomin mug. It's actually pink

[arlenya]

How do you play nice with a former enemy you're now supposed to work with?

On the eve of peace, Halim Ondore finds himself beyond intrigued by Judge Magister Zargabaath's actions during the final battle. Perhaps there is more to the man underneath the fearsome armour than he thought?

Only one way to find out.

Words: 2682, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

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Fandom: Final Fantasy XII Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Halim Ondore IV & Zargabaath (Ivalice Alliance) Characters: Halim Ondore IV, Zargabaath (Ivalice Alliance), Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca (mentioned), Larsa Ferrinas Solidor (mentioned), Vayne Carudas Solidor (mentioned) Additional Tags: Post-Ending, enemies to...what?, budding mutual respect, Peace Negotiations, Zargabaath's actions have caught Ondore's interest, a curious Marquis is a slightly nosy Marquis, this was meant to be a speed prompt, I have been informed that a 5h writing process does not count as a 'speed' prompt anymore OTL, exploring unexplored character dynamics is fun

[patricianandclerk]

I'm dying over ondore giving his niece a lecture and everyone just standing there awkwardly

until balthier is like SOOOO we're here too just saying

[kumeko]

Title: the pursuit of happiness

Prompt: rattling my heart like a bird in a too small cage

Character/Pairing: Ashe/Basch, Penelo, Larsa, Onodore

A/N: Well this was interesting to write. I can’t write old English or formal English so pardon that.

Summary: Underneath his hand, her heart beat fast, a bird trapped in a too small cage

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[dresspheres]

Final Fantasy XII | Halim Ondore IV | 190 Icons

190 Icons for Halim Ondore IV from Final Fantasy XII.

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[eirenare]

FFXII TZA: a little detail about Basch (and some thoughts on his role)

[SPOILER TIME (from the Bhujerba events)! This time I’m putting the post under a “read more” because I’m attaching some screenshots.]

I didn’t notice it straightaway when I played this part of the game, but when Basch and the others are in Ondore’s mansion, before Basch and Ondore pretend the first is attacking the last, after Balthier says to Basch “wait!”...

... Basch just SMILES while saying “sorry, can’t be helped”. 

Basch. SMILING. Being all “sorry not sorry lol”. I’m LIVING *internal screaming noises* How did I not notice THIS before?

Just look at the screenshots below, look at his face, at his lips curling up like that, he can’t fucking hide his happiness that Ondore’s lending them a hand so that they can go rescue Ashe. 

The best thing is that Basch DOESN’T know that Vossler has been talking with Ondore and infiltrated on the Leviathan, they DON’T know what will be awaiting them there, they KNOW they’re at disadvantage in every sense (and again, only Ondore knows that Vossler is in the ship, but still it’s just one man more to add to their ranks) and they DON’T have an escape plan.

Like, it’s a risky plan, almost a suicidal one, but Basch’s like, smiling and not giving a flying fuck about all that it seems, because it means they have a chance to rescue Ashe. 

And also can we talk about how ironic it is that Basch said that phrase? It’s like he’s mocking the fact of him being falsely accused of assassination. That adds sassy points in my opinion.

Gods, I love this man.

Just look at his smile:

Also there’s something about Basch that I’ve noticed as well, and it’s that his behavior, while silent, tells quite a bit when you notice (or at least for me, because I tend to act a bit like him sometimes, silent, listening and observing). Still there are some small details, subtle things that I barely thought I saw, or that I noticed only while re-watching a scene.

As a last point, can we talk about the fact that king Raminas entrusted ONLY Basch with the location of the Dusk Shard? Basch was Captain of the Order of Knights of Dalmasca, yes, but damn, not even Ashe knew of the Dusk Shard’s location, it seems. That implies A TON of trust, and that there must have been a close relationship between Basch and the royal family (and this is why I headcanon the king tasking Basch especially with Ashe’s protection when she was little).

11 years ago I probably said at a certain moment that Basch was bland and/or boring. Oh boy, I was so mistaken. I just needed some years for my sight to sharpen and my perspective to widen.

And nobody can convince me that Basch isn’t the best 💛

[4th-make-quail]

btw just so you guys know, this is what voice i'm doing every time i go '[ondore voice] why not' hehehe

[ff12-ultimania]

Background Data, Bhujerba

part 1

[nemo-of-house-hamartia]

Dude, you got an oc for Pirates of the Caribbean too??

Just, how many ocs do you have that you have never spoken about? O.O

Hi there, Nonnie!

Yes, I do have an oc for Potc!! 😁😁😁

as for how many ocs I have......

let me just say.

MANY.

A GARGANTUAN AMOUNT.

Now, you have to take into consideration I created my first oc for fandom when I was a wee bebe of 11 years of age, and it was the year when "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" had just come out, and I had just fallen HARD for Draco Malfoy. I still remember distinctly coming back from the cinema and start imagining all these scenes in my head, while listening to my walkman, and at a certain point, I just felt that imagining wasn't enough anymore. I needed to put all those ideas down into words AND pictures.

And since then, I have NEVER STOPPED creating ocs for any fandoms that had meant A LOT to me.

I have something like 22 years on my back of creating ocs, so, as you can imagine, I HAVE A LOT OF THEM.

But allow me just to list down the fandoms and the characters I created for them, for the sake of it!😂😂😂😂

brace yourself, this gonna be a long one! (and I will limit myself to the main characters, not to the secondary one I created around them, because otherwise we would be here until next Christmas);

So here you have it, in no particular order:

The Lost Boys - Robyn Irons

Resident Evil - Thalia Thériaud

Assassin's Creed - Lucia Barbarigo (AC2), Aura the Selkie (AC Rogue), Colette, Antoine and Mathias Beaumont (AC Unity), Dorothea Starrick, Byron Harrison, Phillip Starrick (AC Syndicate), Isinofret (AC Origins), Apollonia of Naxos (AC Odyssey)

The Wolf Among Us- Tatiana Volkov

StarDew Valley - Carlotta De Saint-Exupéry

The Arcana - Raniya Al-Yassin

The MCU - Grace and Veronica Caruso, twin sisters

Elfquest - Nimue of the Northern Tribes

FFVII - Ranian Pendragon-ShinRa, Lilirara of the Forgotten City

FFX - Kiani Ronso, of the Ronso Tribe

FFXII - Nabirye Leia Ondore, Niraj Halim Ondore, Fearchar Aetius Bunansa

The Chronicles of Narnia - Winter, Sovereign of the North

Disney Fairies - Boreas, The Fast-Flying Fairies

Kingdom Hearts - Suen of Twilight Town/ Nexus of The World that Never Was

LOTR - Elwen Anariel

Harry Potter - The Dumbledore Siblings (Stephanie, Samantha, Andrew, Maxwell)

Pirates of the Caribbean - Eleanor Josephine John Henry Morgan Silver

A Song of Ice and Fire - Briallen Baratheon

My Little Pony G4- Ice Crystal the Pegasus, Fleecy Snuggle the Earth Pony, Nurse BebeHeart the Unicorn

Sailor Moon - Sailor Artemis, Sailor Hera, Sailor Demeter, Sailor Aphrodite, Sailor Athena (also known as the Sailor Olympus Group)

Star Wars - Kuni Laikantaar

Miraculous Ladybug - Ophélie Duval, Aida De Luca

Naruto - Sayuri "Onitora" Kureaki, Yukaku "Onikarasu" Kureaki

Percy Jackson & the Olympians - Viktoria Katsumi Kimball, Child of Ares

Labyrinth - Loreena, the Unicorn Fairy

Monster High - Aisling Skellington, Bran Skellington, Albine DesRoches

Ever After High - Gwenhwyfar Swan

Ouran Host Club - Alexandra Margaret Seymour

FullMetal Alchemist - Arkady Armstrong

Tekken - Mizuya Mishima

Interview with the Vampire/VTM - Artemis "Cainsblood" Hargreaves

So, there you have it, Nonnie. A very summarized list of the majority of Ocs that I have created in the last two decades of life. This is what happens when you have 0 social life, you are an introvert and an hermit, and have ADHD a fervid imagination, and a passion for researching and coupling Canon Characters with OCs.😂😂😂😂

I think I have probably still forgotten some, especially the one that I have created during my teenhood, but eh, my memory is not the best, and those that I listed here are the ones that I cared the most about anyway!

thanks for the ask!!

--Nemo

[krozinworks-blog]

Aw.  Shout out to fellow hindi-grandpa aficionado @nochenails for always leavin’ me the nicest comments <3 <3

Also what’s this i hear about people bagging on ff12 just ahead of the rerelease?  Kids, if you don’t like it, don’t buy it/play it.  I don’t like 8 but i don’t crap a big turd on anyone who is super into it.  Sometimes it just comes down to personal taste when it comes to different ff.

I mean just sayin though, you’ll miss out on that guy ^

with the fancy hair

which would be like too bad