It's also apparently "nude day".... Interesting......

I will not be elaborating beyond this post at this time but I did happen to wake up and sneak (make) a nonbinary blorbo onto balmung early this morning when it was possible, not realizing it was in fact nb day. fitting nameday as any i suppose!

Hinako has rigorously honed her ability to center herself if she feels like she's faltering by long, measured breathing, stemming from a meditative practice called "chinkon kishin". In so doing, she can calm herself down to her very soul, lock in and keep going. #oclore

The Dalmasca operation/Phantom Pains incident was a lot of things to Hinako, but at least one positive lasting impression came in the form of cryptic words on a page turned conspicuously for her to read. "Lo, seeker in days unborn, god-blade bearer. Know you: this tower challenges the sky. (...)"

I may have mentioned it before but I most certainly have to factor in Hinako meeting Calyx, not just for the audacity of it (while she knows about the Endless she wouldn't have met their creator up to this point, so she wouldn't have a starting point of reference beyond Haunted Doll...

oh come on NOT AGAIN IT WAS "SI*GE" THIS TIME WASN'T IT

This is only at-work musings not to be taken as anything I've seriously written out (as per usual), but I imagine that Hinako has been dealing with a surge in voidsent incidents in possible addition to something adjacent to that raid idea I had (oni lord tries to launch a siege)...

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At some point I will see "IT'S MONDAY NIGHT BABY! TIME TO DANCE AROUND DA METEORITE" when it's not technically Tuesday morning

#ffxiv #gposers #reshade #eorzeaphotos

Hinako took up weaving as a hobby and has handmade much of her personal wardrobe—regularly combining Othardian tradition with travel-influenced flair and her apparent love for flowery pastels. She doesn't style herself to be fashionable, per se, but she does enjoy the self-expression of it. #oclore

It's not as big a deal in present time, but for a time, Hinako masked a lot of impostor syndrome. She felt fake. She felt still too young and inexperienced to do what she was doing, be where she was at. ... #oclore

Joke's on you (non-specific)! A good part of Hinako's thing has consisted of going short to long to short and back to long again *uploads the hair comparison picture once again*

It wasn't exactly the prettiest of occasions when Hinako met her partner. It was in the immediate aftermath of Kaien's Rebellion in Doma. Hinako was urgently healing casualties and there was a Raen shinobi who was one such casualty. ... #oclore

I'm not feeling inspired, but here, please have her 🫴

So I got home and decided to act on a thought of trying the Stigma sculpt on V1 and oh...😳 ok maybe I look into working Face 1 or 2 horns on that-

Imagine immersion in a mountain stream with cool running water so pristine you can feel the difference over anything conceivably lesser, yet it doesn't leave you wet. That's Hinako's water-aspected healing magic, and it may also feel like icy pinpricks if she's cleansing corruption. #oclore

Hygiene is important to Hinako, as filth amounts to negative energy (relatable); in fact there is a form of ritual ablution she knows well, called misogi. So she always washes up after a journey, and along the way as well depending. She likes regular showers plus one weekly long bath. #oclore

The legend of Allag is a popular one as far as Othard for the way it presents the cost of defying natural law. The great civilization resurrected its founding emperor to lead them unto glory once more, only to then bring them to swift ruin by wrath of the earth itself. A harsh, two-pronged lesson.

Something about Hinako is that for her, death is not the end, mortal life is only one part of a soul's journey and no one is really gone—even beyond just memories. But moreso than that, it's... not really her place to decide to go against natural order like that. #oclore

I'll get by, but I still can't help but be a little annoyed that what has been my Friday lately is this time my hump-day of a nine-day week.. 🤧

oh, brio's breaking gpose screen effects (ie. reflection blur) somehow still works in idle cam and toggling the plug-in off makes them work again :V

after mount rokkon I hoped to return to Nue and go "hey so like-"

halmarut #ffxiv

ok never ask me anyhting ever again

Sort of continuing from the previous #oclore, the only crimes Hinako is known to have been committed are only perceived as such by the Garleans, where her very faith was a crime and she was in all but name effectively a DLF rebel. But she was based out of their territory and they never caught her.

Circumstantial. Generally, Hinako is respectful of local laws or rules, and sometimes that's very important. But strictly speaking, especially when a rule/law was established by a ruling elite to suppress the downtrodden, it's *almost* surprising how fast it becomes a suggestion at best. #oclore

A quick pause on my NG+ to draw Yugiri :) #art #FFXIV #FF14 #FinalFantasy

moongazer #gposers #au_ra #kasumi

I'm trying to think of the logistics that'd be involved or where I'd even set the scene, but there's a chance given the time that I could more accurately depict Hinako's hometown for the first time, using mountains and buildings from Yanxia and the Enclave among other things.

*sees things actually labeled as "airship" and clicks the first one she sees* ah

I've not at all delved into new Brio features yet, but something that comes to mind is that it may finally be possible to make use of airships reserved exclusively for quests and cutscenes, as since they were never found as props I'm pretty sure they count as scenery.

THE GHOST IN THE SHELL Special print illustration for the illustrious Suzie Yeung !! Thank you so much for the support and invitation to provide artwork for your signings!

friday more like, i'm fried. day.

Since I have been recently furloughed for at least the remainder of the year, I am putting down my ko-fi if anyone has the means to assist while I wait to hear back from unemployment and finish my current commissions. Anything at all helps, even just sharing. ko-fi.com/ritualgoth/g...

why it hot

when someone's nice to me :)

For Hinako, I think it would be apt of her to call magic "a gift"—insofar that is a sacred gift of the kami, and a testament to the wonder of this star. And she feels blessed and fortunate to use it, to help and heal and build bridges as it were. It is a gift she never takes for granted. #oclore

— without. #gpose | #ofhousebrudevold

Seeing how I can't shut up about character lore, being told that my stuff is well thought out or has even been inspirational is a high point for me on any day. But general compliments about Hinako or the rarer other OC are always, always appreciated as well.

Original Characters commission for @lunarmaestro.bsky.social !!! Yomi vs Saya! #PixelArt #ドット絵

The "underworld" will encompass multiple realms, chiefly the hidden world and limbo, and the former—known by many names—has the most volatile boundary with the visible world: doors or weaknesses open on their own with the currents of qi, during twilight or certain times yearly, like summer. #oclore

What are the hidden world and the veil (as pertains to Hinako lore)? As Eorzean cosmology maintains an understanding of the fourteen shards, Othard adds the concept that this world alone is comprised of multiple planes of reality, most of which are beyond the perception of the average man. #oclore

Repeat after me: "WWWWWHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" *inhales* #SGDQ2026

The Ghost In The Shell episode one end card illustration by Yoji Shinkawa

reposting my maria motoko cosplays in celebration of the new gits series #mariasnips