((what if aisling became a conjurer instead of an arcanist?))
Like our favorite Minstrel will wonder and re-imagine, let us do the same... A long asked question, finally with an answer...
What if Aisling went to Gridania to become a Conjurer, instead of becoming an Arcanist in Limsa Lominsa? Well...
More naps with Moogles are on the agenda, of course...
And come the meeting with some Warriors of Darkness, Aisling feels as if she's looking in a mirror...
That other dog Lalafell...
Who is she!?
Lamitt just wants a break.
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Shared Soul: Hali’s Shards
So I’ve been thinking about this topic a lot, and I really want to eventually have a list of all the shards of Hali’s soul… ahh well, it would be the shards of Urania’s soul technically speaking. I don’t have a full list yet, but I have some that I’ve decided on already, and I wanted to share those with you now.
Note: Because of Hali’s canon story having multiple Warriors of Light, my headcanons for Hali’s shards greatly differ from those in the MSQ with the default WoL. Also, due to the ongoing storyline, these might change in the future with new developments.
Unsundered: Urania, Seat of Azem
Urania was Hali’s past self at the time of the Sundering; therefore, Hali and all of the other shards are pieces of Urania’s sundered soul.
Source: Hali Aloke, Warrior of Light, 8 times rejoined
Hali being the sundered soul of the Source, is the one that most closely resembles Urania, though she differs from her in several fundamental ways, most notably she will not deny herself the happiness that she desires in her life for the sake of duty like Urania as Azem had done. Unlike Urania, Hali has found her happiness in adventuring, helping others, and building a life together with Aymeric.
First: Lamitt, rejoined during ShB 5.0
Unlike the default WoL’s shard of the First being Ardbert, Hali’s shard is Lamitt, the healer of Ardbert’s group. Lamitt and Hali actually have a lot in common, with both being outsiders from their homelands, having a desire to help others through the healing arts, and they both are in love with men who have no idea what their true feelings are, well until Hali confesses to Aymeric that is. Lamitt never gets the chance to tell Ardbert. She does get to live on through rejoining with Hali at the end of 5.0, and Lamitt is thrilled that Hali gets to have her happiness with her lover.
Seventh: Aerith Gainsborough, rejoined in 7th Umbral Calamity (Bahamut)
Though Hali herself is unaware of any of her other shards that rejoined with her during each calamity, the most recent shard to rejoin with her before Lamitt was a young woman named Aerith who had lived on the Seventh and was rejoined during the Seventh Umbral Calamity. Aerith was a healer who brought joy to all who knew her. She was kind, caring, and sweet, yet feisty, passionate, brave, and strong-willed, all traits that her Source counterpart shares.
Tenth: Tidus, rejoined in 6th Umbral Calamity (Water)
The shard that rejoined back during the Sixth Umbral Calamity, centuries before Hali would be born, held the soul of a young man named Tidus who had lived on the Tenth. He was a famous Blitzball star, but most notably he was a guardian to Summoner Yuna who he had fallen in love with and was willing to give his life for. Same as his Source counterpart, he was kind, brave, outspoken, outgoing, and a bright ray of sunshine in a world in desperate need of joy and laughter.
Thirteenth: Durante, AKA: Golbez, alive
Durante is the shard of Urania’s soul on the Thirteenth who took on the name and armor of his dear friend Golbez after the original Golbez was corrupted by the darkness. Durante was a knight from Baron who tried to save the world during the Contramemoria along with Golbez, but he brought ruin to the world he tried to save instead. His unflinching resolve to save his world no matter the cost, but doubting himself that he could never be the hero that his friend was, are traits that Hali shares, and Durante is a reflection of what Hali could become if she went down a dark path.
That’s all I have for now! I’ll add to this list in the future when I decide to add more! Subject to change if we get more information on the other shards.
Published: 11/30/2023
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The Sweet Sorrow of Old Memories
FFXIV | Lamitt & WoL | General | 2003
canon divergence, returning home, reminiscing
After a hundred years adrift, Lamitt finds herself back in Tomra, a silent observer to the Warrior of Darkness's journey. The familiar village stirs old memories, and, as it turns out, some feelings are universal. Be it a shard away or 100 years past, everyone misses their home.
Another anonymous commission featuring Yesuntei! I love the idea of Lamitt being her reflection in place of Ardbert, the two of them mirror each other quite well!
My ficlet commissions are open through kofi, and if you're interested in a longer piece like this, send me a message and we can talk!
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The afternoon sun bathed the familiar landscape of Tomra in its golden radiance. Brighter, now that the omnipresent veil of the Light had been lifted. Gentler. It turned the cracked buildings and half-hewn rock into something almost beautiful. Dwarves bustled within the stone walls that marked the town's edge, heedless of the spectral figure that watched them.
It was a painfully familiar sight. How many years had it been since last Lamitt had lain eyes upon her home? She could imagine it was unchanged, that if she were to enter the rusted iron gates, she'd find her mother and her sister within, tinkering with some new mechanism or polishing a trusted pickaxe. Just like it had been before, so very long ago. Before everything had gone so very wrong.
And yet its differences showed through even from a distance: buildings layered in splotchy green tarnish, new mouths dug into the rock face, the tips of the horns on Ziggut's helm worn off. Time had been no kinder here than anywhere, and Lamitt felt its effects all too keenly this close to home. Her former home.
Yesuntei's tail swished nervously as she approached the gate. "Do you think they'll talk to us?"
"I don't see why not," came the gruff answer from beside her. Giott's shoulders lifted in a noncommittal shrug. "No guarantees they'll have anything useful to say, though."
Lamitt trailed after them as they made their way into the village proper, a silent, unnoticed companion. She would have held her breath as they crossed over the threshold, had she needed to breathe at all. Still, something like a chill passed over her as they stepped through the gate and into the village she'd abandoned so long ago. The village that had abandoned her.
[Read the rest on Ao3!]
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