#WoLQuestions

[selryna-ffxiv]

[miqomonkly]

🤜 - is your muse overprotective? in between? or not protective/concerned enough?

I'lyanna is definitely more overprotective than not. She's not so extreme as to completely override someone's choice or will, but she can be quite overbearing.

[capsicrew]

30 WoL Think Thonkers

13. Is there a canon moment you've drastically (or not-so-drastically) rewritten? A character death, or something that just really did not fit your WoL's character. Or just some alterations and personal touches you've added? Has that had any long-term changes on the wider story?

So I've touched on this. But, like… ya gotta make some changes here and there when you have five warriors of light. Especially as I otherwise try to stick to the canon events as close as I'm able. Somethings just work out fine "but there were five of them instead," but a lot of other moments need to be fiddled. Change a bit of dialogue, assign roles, etc. The big one is like… still making sure there's urgency and danger that may otherwise seem more mitigated by having 5 people instead of 1. Kind of a big one was working out that whole Ultima Thule section… and especially the last part approaching Meteon where, in the game, the lonely WoL end-walks through the last section. It feels like some of that meaning is lost when you can just say "well there's five of us, so its not as bad." So I had 4 of them just also sacrifice themselves alongside the other scions. It works out that my characters have similar motivations as some of the scions, so it follows that Capsisi and Thancred would go out for similar reasons… same with Estinien/Ejvi and Y'shtola/Urianger/Jalliim… G'raha and Beutiq was a bit harder, but I was able to work out some development for Beutiq and it helped them become better friends lmao. Then that leaves Kola for the big walk at the end.

Here's one I'd like to talk about too. Another moment that needed some arranging was that final fight with Zenos. Even coming out of the Endsinger fight, and despite it being Zenos… it's still a 5v1 fight and feels disjointed… I needed a way to get them from the start of the fight to all 5 of them being exhausted/near death at the end. An easy answer would just be to say that, like… its still Zenos, and he's just coming out of being super-powered by Shinryu-power, so it could still be a close fight at 5v1. But that wasn't convoluted enough.

So what I came up with instead; using what he still had of his power as a mothercrystal-powered primal, Zenos was able to create a localized, like… division. Locking each of my WoLs away from each other, and dividing himself among them--taking Zenos just down to his "normal," but still very powerful, self by five and creating five 1v1 fights against each. But how can I push it more? How can I make it more "epic" for this finale. Super power my characters, of course. Every punch they usually pull or innate limitation on their usual powers/jobs is removed. A great gift the game gave me for making this happen was telling us that over-expending one's aether is another way to exhaust and deteriorate your body. And number of jobs' lore talk about natural limitations to prevent that. You can only summon this for so long, or you need to build up natural energy to let that happen. But if you take the limit stoppers off… sky's the limit. And a natural conclusion was to combine each of their two jobs as well.

The big one for Jalliim was keeping MCH's automaton queen constantly summoned, powered by his own aether, in addition to empowering his fairy to stay in "Seraph" mode. Beyond that, it was a lot of gun work and rapid-firing offensive and defensive SCH spells. The kinds of OP shields he improvised in that fight were incredible. Just had pages and pages floating around him, pulled from his tome to keep empowered.

Capsisi's NIN Bunshin lasted way longer than five attacks. Going full, like, Naruto-mode and having shadow clones constantly popping up around the fight, trying to overwhelm Zenos. And the concentration going through to keep that up and keep her sage nouliths constantly on the move. I'm still trying to think of how cool I could make it to perform ninjutsu spells with those things.

Number one for Kola is Living Shadow is also there the whole time. Normal side or Dark side, they're both in on this. And then Kola's latent potential as a "Mime job" really starts to shine. She'll start with her best DRK and RDM skills but it'll grow and expand. Every discipline she's practiced… every skill she's seen. All of it coming into play. Every spell she possibly can--dualcasted, of course. Even a blue mage might blush at the list of combinations. It might stop short of some of the highest skills (no Ultima, for example), but she'd be pulling out as much as she can remember. Mime skills, I'd say, would still have to be cast from aether--including the precise mimicry of physical skills. So she'd be burning through it like a candle in a house fire. Given time, though, it'd be a fun fight to coordinate and choreograph.

Fun thing for Beutiq is that he does most of the relic weapon quests. The HW anima weapon quest provides some interesting possibilities. A "living" weapon whose "soul" inhabits a little minion figurine. Move that weapon into the Terpander Lux itself (empowered by Beutiq's aether of course), and he's got a living harp bow that can float around the battlefield on its own, providing BRD support fabricated entirely based on Beutiq's own strategies. From there--most of Beutiq's time in Eureka was honing his skill with the katana while crafting the Torigashira Eureka. It was meant to learn more of the far eastern "art" of forging a katana. But Eureka itself helped mold his abilities--even if its not his strongest point. But combined with the empowering strength of his own BRD skills (and the extra fire power of the bow itself), it comes down to an intense blade battle between them.

I've already touched on Ejvi's fight--mostly how it ends. She wouldn't go full avatar mode until Zenos does, but goin all in with the reaper skills for a real 1-on-1, but using her scythe as a focus for casting BLU spells. Just about every BLU spell she can pull out to keep the pressure on Zenos, or just distract him--and that ABSOLUTELY includes opening the fight with Flying Sardine. Then the fight escalates, they both move into "Avatar mode." And then, as I said, Ejvi eventually wraps it up by Blowing Him the Fuck Up.

[wolquestion]

4/1/24

How do you keep track of your wol(oc)'s lore?

[velocexiv]

kids are like small animals to veloce; he's very good at taking care of them, but for kids it's in a "get shit done" way. he doesn't actually like them cus unlike animals, kids talk and make no sense and exhaust him.

he's like this from lack of example from his own upbringing.

re: tail/ear pulling: if they're young enough, like toddlers or something, he'd just let them :'D if they're older he'd do the eorzean equivalent of that zoom meeting meme where the guy tapes his cat to a wall

[elizabethrobertajones]

If your WoL got an archon mark, where would it be but more importantly what was their thesis that earned it.

[koijikido]

wolqotd • wolquestion

Does your WoL/OC have a particular piece of clothing, weapon, armour, jewellery or accessory that has a special meaning to them? If so, which meaning does it have?

[ahollowgrave]

Please, tell me about your WOL or character's gravesite, eventual or seen. Their headstone, their epitaph, the location, do people visit? Are they even buried? If so, with anything important? With anyone important? Were they laid to rest some other way? At sea? Sky burials? Pyre? Encased in amber?

I asked this a while ago on twitter, but I'm curious what the tumblr answers. Also, deeply inspired by the FFXIVWrite word today and @whitherwanderer's beautiful response to it!

[stardustdiver]

a wild warrior of light/ff14 oc question arises

how would you describe how your wol/oc moves?

eg: scamper, scuttle, skitter, waddle, lumber

[impossible-rat-babies]

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[theexiledviera]

Ask me anything about Astraea!

One thing I love doing is answering WoL questions on sites like Twt and here. It's a great warm up to get my creative writing rolling.

Thing is, I want to answer even more than what I've been finding. So this is an open invitation for anyone to send me WoL questions you would like for me to answer about my OC!

If you have one, please feel free to send it via the Ask button on my blog! But please be tasteful about them. I don't mind answering some spicy questions, but I have limits. Just fyi.

[selryna-ffxiv]

[miqomonkly]

Henlo have three ☕️ 🧠 💆‍♂️

HOO BOY Talk about a first ask 🤣

Currently, I'lyanna doesn't own her own home. Depending on where her travels take her and what inn she's staying at or what friend's home she stays at, as well as what she intends to accomplish in the day, the routine can be different.

On days where I'lyanna has oodles to do, she'll be up rather early to wash herself as well as prepare a small breakfast (usually something with eggs and maybe some sausage, depending on what's in stock). If she's at an inn, she'll see what kind of menu is available at the time of day; usually, and tends to be up earlier than even the cook, so she'll have to go out and prepare her own meal.

On a more relaxed day, she's well known for spending a great deal of time in bed sleeping; this is more to try and catch up from the rest of her early mornings than any laziness. This gives her plenty of time for others to be awake before her and have something prepared (depending on the host) for her to eat.

Once more, it depends on where she stays what kind of shower/bath she takes. I'lyanna isn't averse to cool baths (growing up on the road, you learn to bathe when you have the opportunity, hot or cold), but will NEVER turn down a hot shower.

I'lyanna knows how to speak; she knows how to read; she knows enough mathematics to be able to calculate gil prices; and she knows enough about the world to be able to form her own judgements and understanding.

She will never claim, however, to be on the same level of intelligence as the learned nobles of Ishgard or the Archons of Sharlayan. That is a whole other level of knowledge that she's not sure she could ever fully comprehend, but is willing to learn what she can... but it would be easier if the sources of such information weren't so haughty and rigid.

Yes, when it comes to the stuck-up, "superior" members of the learned society, I'yanna has little to no use for them. If she wants to learn something, she will waste no time deriding those who make her feel small for what she doesn't know or claim that the knowledge she seeks is impossible to obtain for someone of her "simple understanding." Now, were someone to humble themselves and share her view of being able to earn whatever you set your mind to, then she'd get along MUCH better with them.

On a day when she has no choice but to deal with people who drive her insane - or any day where she's stressed - I'lyanna has at least something to look forward to after the day is done.

Once more, depending on where she is staying, she will take a long, much needed bath. Hot or cold doesn't matter; the feel of the water around her, enveloping her form in a gentle blanket, is enough to relieve much of the day's stress. She could spend hours in it, if the day allowed for such.

Out of the bath, she'll prepare herself a nice cup of herbal tea; chamomile, preferably, to ease the nerves. She's not much of a reader, but occasionally, if she has a book she rather enjoys, she'll sit a table and pore over it a while.

At the last, she'll finally tuck into bed; one pillow to lay upon, and one to snuggle with (she claims it supports her arms comfortably; whether this is the only reason is yet to be determined).

[wolquestion]

1/1/24

What is your wol(oc)'s ancient's name? Why did you pick that name? does it have any symbolic reasons?

[velocexiv]

for most of veloce's life, he knew chocobos better than he knew people. he's an expert carer and an unwitting chocobo chiropractor from figuring out how to sort out his bird's limps and pains over the years.

he didn't learn to ride til ARR cus he saw them as friends not mounts

[ooeygooeyghoul]

Shiun is fire. A flickering spark that ignites into a supernova of boiling heat in a flash of yellow and orange. When he burns, he burns hot, and fast, and so, so bright. His light brings warmth and comfort, but those who are drawn to it must be weary of the volatile flames. Like wildfire, it rages inside and around him, consuming and burning all in his path. And yet the fire that burns brightest is often the one that fades quickest. When the warmth is spent, it leaves the hearth cold and empty, full of nothing but ash.