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they/them | Sporadically active FFXIV poser Mix of NPCs and my characters, with no rhyme or reason as to which it'll be, also some modding sometimes and lore posting even more rarely

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Btw pls don't think im just talking out my ass or silly hc Regarding Tyrant. Tural is already latam inspired and a mix of current cultural trends. That type of car Is Specifically a Mexican-American staple, Idk how many non mexicans are aware of the tie between chicanos and car culture

12.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 238 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
A screenshot of FFXIV dialogue.
???: Hard to look away, isn't it?
Meryall Botanist: But they're more than pretty flowers. "Heartblooms" are attuned to ambient emotion.

A screenshot of FFXIV dialogue. ???: Hard to look away, isn't it? Meryall Botanist: But they're more than pretty flowers. "Heartblooms" are attuned to ambient emotion.

A screenshot of FFXIV dialogue.
Krile: I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that term.
Nidhana: Akasa? It is one of the unseen energies defined by Hannish alchemical theory.

A screenshot of FFXIV dialogue. Krile: I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that term. Nidhana: Akasa? It is one of the unseen energies defined by Hannish alchemical theory.

A screenshot of FFXIV dialogue.
Nidhana: But even for us, akasa is a somewhat abstract field of study. A lack of practical application lends itself poorly to formalized research.
Nidhana: Which is why my analysis of your flower can amount to little more than idle speculation. I am sorry...

A screenshot of FFXIV dialogue. Nidhana: But even for us, akasa is a somewhat abstract field of study. A lack of practical application lends itself poorly to formalized research. Nidhana: Which is why my analysis of your flower can amount to little more than idle speculation. I am sorry...

Harped on this before, but terms introduced in Endwalkerβ€”Etheirys, dynamis, Elpis flowersβ€”all have common names, and these names are most likely restricted to Sharlayan scholarly papers.

The star is known as Hydaelyn (if not simply "the star"), dynamis as akasa, and Elpis flowers are heartblooms.

12.03.2026 06:44 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

It's been a week, is it too late to complain about the One Thousand and One Nights-inspired story deciding that actually the thieves are just rascals causing problems to the people, and dispatched by some merchant's bodyguard

The outfit is genuinely nothing next to how hard they missed that point.

10.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mandatory :

05.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 735 πŸ” 236 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6

fwiw you do not need to wait on updates to launch the game. it's the same as windows, launcher keeps working even when plugins don't

04.03.2026 07:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i think that somehow he's trying to appeal to the idea that he acts as a guardian of the star, except 12000 years later it's something he tells himself to feel good about it and the hypocrisy is the entire point of his character. decent attempt, dunno what he expected though, 4/10

01.03.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a merchant offering dango for Little Ladies' Day. Gaia is about to eat one while Ryne looks excitedly. The girls are wearing respectively dark blue and pink kimonos. Thancred is in the background, wearing the new seneschal's outfit and carrying a small pile of gift boxes.

A screenshot of a merchant offering dango for Little Ladies' Day. Gaia is about to eat one while Ryne looks excitedly. The girls are wearing respectively dark blue and pink kimonos. Thancred is in the background, wearing the new seneschal's outfit and carrying a small pile of gift boxes.

Far too late for Little Ladies' Day, but I have to show those princesses and their shopping bag-carrying gallant seneschal.

#FFXIVScreenshots #rynegaia

28.04.2025 01:32 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know I look like a big rynegaia shipper but I am genuinely considering installing the new Dissidia mobile game just in case Gaia gets characterization without being attached to Ryne. Shipping's good and all but she deserves to be more than an accessory to the lead of her only quest line.

27.02.2026 08:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

the reason we have two hands is so we can cheer them on with pink and blue glowsticks at the same time

26.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of Ryne and Gaia in a flower field, wearing matching outfits and making a heart with their hands.

Screenshot of Ryne and Gaia in a flower field, wearing matching outfits and making a heart with their hands.

The First's very own little ladies!

26.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

can you tell what has been consuming my brain

23.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

fun fact: "Cosmic Princess Kaguya!" is called "Chou Kaguya-hime!" originally in Japan. Big fans calls themselves "himes" in reference to this!

23.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Since my zenos necklace post Took Off i have been inspired to post about another interesting bit of fashion in ffxiv! namely; kan-e-senna's fit.

see, i've noticed a lot of people read kan-e as physically adult despite the fact that we are *told* padjals do not develop like that.

19.02.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
a group of cats thinking, "I can't wait for Discord to collapse so MY chat protocol can rise from the ashes!"

a group of cats thinking, "I can't wait for Discord to collapse so MY chat protocol can rise from the ashes!"

19.02.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 1114 πŸ” 283 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3
Rral Soj standing with Papawni on her back, with her legs between her head, as both check an elaborate cake.

Rral Soj standing with Papawni on her back, with her legs between her head, as both check an elaborate cake.

Final touches on the display cakes, happy Valentione's day!

14.02.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

that's crazy. what next, his fallen self attempts to drag the world down with him and meets eternal torment in the afterlife for it?

14.02.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

friendly reminder that heliosphere is run and developed by a single developer who ACTUALLY understands the tech behind mods and mod distribution and deserves your support far more than XMA or anything else

14.02.2026 05:41 πŸ‘ 305 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

as heliosphere's strongest believer... no yeah that's fair.
That's always the issue with switching platforms that rely on other users to be worth using, plus I imagine with a big backlog it gets even more daunting.

14.02.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

that's bazelgeuse and you will become very familiar with it. dooot dooot dodododoodoot dodododoot

14.02.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
example page. "I WILL DRAW LITTLE GUYS FOR YOU FOR GIL
5-10 million gil!???! any guy you want LIKE SO

many examples of small chibi characters of various shapes and sizes

example page. "I WILL DRAW LITTLE GUYS FOR YOU FOR GIL 5-10 million gil!???! any guy you want LIKE SO many examples of small chibi characters of various shapes and sizes

any #ffxiv players want a little drawing like this, I will draw for Gil. I want Gil. message me and we can set something up. Little guys for you! little guys!!!

13.02.2026 02:02 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

late but also showing my interest, more vanilla-adjacent options are always welcome

13.02.2026 03:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

t'es woke toi. toi t'es un woke left. tu supporte les hΓ©rΓ©tiques pis les dragons. veux-tu savoir mes pronoms? mes pronoms: ish/gard. thor/dan. ha/lo/ne. toi c’est quoi tes pronoms, hein? vas-y. dis-moi tes pronoms. dark/knight? shi/va? j’vas prier pour toi.

10.02.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 394 πŸ” 297 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Vamp Fatale in a cardigan, lifting Honey B. Lovely's chin.

Vamp Fatale in a cardigan, lifting Honey B. Lovely's chin.

Sweet cravings

10.02.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i just know this one'll be making the rounds again

10.02.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shale wearing a simple black shirt, shorts, standing next to a table, one hand on it, the other going through her hair. The table has a hexagon-patterned bag and a soda can with a gimme kitten design.

Shale wearing a simple black shirt, shorts, standing next to a table, one hand on it, the other going through her hair. The table has a hexagon-patterned bag and a soda can with a gimme kitten design.

i am sorry for putting her on a diet of minifridge drinks and her birthday typed into a vending machine, i promise i understand her character is more than that

10.02.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shale: "i use arch btw"

Shale: "i use arch btw"

10.02.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the feather motif is also present in Athena's arena as a particle effect, in both phases, so that feature might've been consistent through time

09.02.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's rough out here but hey. i don't even like bluesky either

09.02.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this discord thing is really good for me, the weird friend who regularly keeps tabs on alternatives. with a dozen more of them, i may finally be able to convince my friends to help me pick one from five or so strictly inferior options instead

09.02.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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the arcadion lore/dialogue reference is now out!
includes character bios, arena visuals, collections of general arcadion and feral soul lore, and an entire questline transcript on a single page. i hope folks find it useful for art, writing, RP, etc!
poiesis.notion.site/Arcadion-Dia...

#solairerefs

09.02.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 348 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1