Please help me afford my meds, only need to raise another $125. Links in QRP

well, i'm home from work. . . guess i have a promise to fulfill. . .

I'm at work so I can't really word things out super well on my phone, but one thing people aren't expecting when they first meet Gu Da is that she actively hates the Eorzean Alliance. She does not really trust them on a fundamental level and sees their new peace as fleeting at best.

I appreciate how the dragon language auto translates telepathically so there's characterisation in whether or not a dragon still speaks in it. Nidhogg never speaks our language because he thinks we're beneath him, while Vrtra does so pretty much all the time because he cares for us as equals

I'm still at work, but wouldn't it just be a GOD AWFUL shame if I just decided that when I came home to do a pin-up pose? Wouldn't that just be the ABSOLUTE WORST??? . . . sorry

Unintentional canvas interaction #critterposting

callie is so cute! i am in tears (happy!) thank you so much @oftooon4.bsky.social. your art is beautiful and you painted her perfectly! #calliealiapoh | #ffxiv | #oc

I don't know why, but I really enjoy the idea of Estinien being bad with gil because it's so telling and shows how horrible Ishgard was. He was plucked from a village Nidhogg burned down and turned into a living weapon by the Holy See. They did not see a person with a life to live beyond their -

fine flying out there, nugget! i know it's terrible photoshop work but i had to do it :3 anyway, here's my (totally not late) entry into the cosmic exploration screenshot competition by @lena-withan-h.bsky.social :3 #almondpose #cosmicway

The more you take, the less you have. You will starve, surrounded by gold.

"... something something lady of the night blah blah" Eaufriene: "Oh yeah I love lady knights!"

new print for my sale coming up!! :3c some winter fun

I don't know why, but I really love the idea of Eaufriene, my highborn Ishgardian from House Haillenarte, being unintentionally very disconnected from your average Ishgardian. She just doesn't get it and has lived in a bubble of chivalry and archaic noble idealism. I don't think she's -

get that cheese, gu da. . .

GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! do you guys think gu da likes chin scratches???

I don't like being petty or untoward, but I've kind've just decided to not really do the extra stuff that I'm not paid for anymore. no more coming in early, no more taking calls from co-workers outside of work, no more staying unpaid after hours and no more doing THEIR unfinished tasks.

Added a "graphic" label in hopes that will stop people from getting some animation spoilers straight on their dash. Powerless #obsilluXIV www.xivmodarchive.com/modid/150064

I think that Elezen. . .

a foul fiendling blocks your path. . . what do you do?

a bit of self reflection, but my bsky really is a mess lmao. one moment I'm talking about niche lore or my(often dumb) perspective on story beats and the next I'll be talking about STINKY gu da and her many foibles. . .

Hypocrisy is also something she's commonly known for even amongst her own kind. She will prattle on about how bodyguards are for cowards and inept fools when she's on the backfoot and alone and then about how smart she is when she utilizes them for her own protection.

I'm genuinely torn between Gu Da's original story of being genuinely cunning and utilizing her unique knowledge to exploit her way to a permanent position in the 2nd Order. . . . . . and then the idea of her just failing upwards.

sleek, elegant design. . .

wip oc :D

One of the reasons that I don't post many poses isn't because I'm posing. I swear this sounds fake, but I genuinely pose quite often but take little breaks in between posing for a bit and get distracted by rat videos. . .

:)

Idk why, but my brain really loves to tell me I'm annoying and that I should just shut up and sometimes i believe it. 🪤

The Creature's friend 🍂 #illustration #frankenstein #guillermodeltoro #fanart

I'm genuinely thinking of getting back into the game and giving the machinist a shot(get it??)

I need to make mcdf files to share with my mutuals and friends. . .

I'm JUST now learning about trench crusade what the hell. . .

a foul fiendling blocks your path. . . what do you do?

I'm sure Emet-Selch is handling his breakup with Azem in a healthy and appropriate manner. . . . . . oh no

One really small detail I love about FFXIV's writing. The Garleans were heavily influenced by ancient roman culture and that includes their language. When they discovered Zenos' betrayal, they gave him the title of "Viator" which means "Traitor" Viator in Latin translates to "Traveler" :)

i'm love my friends and mutuals ocs like what the heck how are all of you so creative????

I think one of the main things people are unprepared for when first roleplaying with Gu Da is that she does not adhere to your weird human social customs. she literally does not understand most spoken customs outside of her own races nor does she really care to.

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A thousand doubloons to whomever discovers the emote kobolds do when they do a happy hop and make those rat noises.

i think gu da does this. . .

A momentary break from my hiatus: I posted a thorough explanation here, but a TLDR: my mom was the main breadwinner in our house, and now that she is gone, my family needs help to stay afloat while I find a full time job to support us. Any help is greatly appreciated. ko-fi.com/elliexiv

As much as I genuinely love 40k and the Horus Heresy lore, it never ceases to be funny to me that it's literally just a group of demigod manchildren throwing the universe's worst temper tantrum over daddy issues.

To be fair, none of the Scions really appeal to me all that much. I'm forever cursed to obsess over some one-off NPC nobody gives a hoot about and will never be in the story again: 2nd Patriarch Za Da *sighs wistfully*

As bleak as this imagining is, I don't really think its terrible for the Warrior of Light or Ancients to be forgotten. Your deeds, whether forgotten or not, still matter. Still had a profound effect on the future. You made the lives of those in the present better by your presence.

You know what? I do have to give FFXIV some props that even my most disliked character is still good. I can still appreciate the writing and thought put behind him and find a measure of enjoyment when he's around. I just don't really vibe with him is all.

None. All memories of Azem, the Warrior of Light and even the Ancients fade into myths so distorted and changed over the course of countless re-tellings and re-imaginings that they bear scant resemble to the truth until they completely forgotten.

What if when Gu Da gets REALLY excited she has a vocal tick where she SQUEAKS in between words.

waoh. . .

I just had the absolute worst idea for a roleplay event with my friend's sellsword FC. Imagine some stinky kobold waddles up to your Sellsword company and offers them a simple, straightforward job. It's literally nothing and the pay is immense. Glittering jewels and gems plucked from the mines -

Eorzeans are SO dumb!!!!!!!!!! So STINKY!!!!!!!!!!! Gu Da hands them glittering stones plucked from the earth and they just give her all the wriggly worms??? suckers. . .

Little Miss Gallant