#marielle de dzemael

[the-rogue-mockingjay]

'Tis never easy to lose the ones we love.

A scene from a fic I haven't been able to write yet, in which the gang gets together to discuss Krile and Y'shtola's warnings about the risks of even attempting to save a Nidhogg-possessed Estinien and the likelihood that one way or another, Estinien will die. It gets...a little heated when Emrys reminds everyone what Estinien would wish.

A lil breakdown of who's who:

Emrys of the Darkened Steel is the Viera gunbreaker;

Félicienne Greystone is the woman in white drachen armor;

Ysera Rowan is the Viera dragoon;

Asha Alaqa Sagahl is the Xaela warrior;

Rian Ashbrooke is the hyur paladin;

Merethe de Sofinoy is the elezen black mage standing beside Rian;

Aurélien de Sofinoy is the machinist leaning on the railing;

and Marielle de Dzemael is the reaper perched on the railing.

Their opinions re: can Estinien be saved are below the cut :>

(Big thank you to Azia, whose gpose tips + knowledge helped make this possible! ❤️)

Alphinaud and O'ravi, of course, will stop at nothing to save their friend, no matter the risks or how slim the odds of success; there's been too much loss lately, too many lives sacrificed for the cause. Moenbryda, Haurchefant, Ysayle, Minfilia- they've had enough of it. No more. They'll save Estinien or die trying.

But many of the others have reservations. Not knowing when or where Nidhogg will strike next, and with no way to know how much longer Estinien's soul will survive- the fact that his soul has survived at all was a surprise to Krile and Y'shtola, and they don't seem to believe that there's any way to save him. But the whole thing is uncharted territory. Ascian possession is a pretty well-known phenomenon, but I daresay this is the first time a dead member of the First Brood has possessed anyone! Merethe is lost in thought pondering how it works and what the differences are between Ascian possession and great wyrm possession.

Emrys and Rian want to try to save him, at least, but they're afraid of what could go wrong, especially since the city is a horrible battleground with the potential for astronomical collateral damage. How much are they willing to risk or sacrifice for just a chance at saving one man? Is the possible survival of one man worth the deaths of a dozen others? Two dozen, more? That is what Rian struggles with. He wants nothing more than to draw the line in the sand, as O'ravi and Alphinaud did - no more loss, no more sacrifice, to hells with the cause and to hells with duty - but...he cannot, in good conscience, do so. Not when there's no guarantee that Alphinaud's plan to tear off the Eyes will even work.

Aurélien, too, has been counting the cost. He's seen the destruction wrought by the Horde firsthand, he's lost track of how many times he's run to whatever part of the city got the worst of it to help the survivors. And while he doesn't want Estinien dead, he believes that the price of his possible salvation will be too high. No, he believes to even attempt to save him would be unwise.

Aymeric has already proven his willingness to kill Estinien if it comes down to it. His oath to protect Ishgard comes before all else: his life, or the life of his dearest friend included. He doesn't dare to hope for Estinien's salvation. Neither does Marielle. The odds of success are so low, she believes they should simply kill Estinien and be done with it. She won't admit how something in her heart breaks at the thought, however.

Félicienne is among the cynics. She's known Estinien for a long time, but she is a dragoon as well, and she will not hesitate to deal the killing blow if the situation gets out of control. And unlike Aymeric, she could live with that (though she would go to her grave wishing it hadn't been necessary).

Ysera is also a dragoon, she even shared the title of Azure Dragoon with Estinien for a time, but...if it comes down to it, can she kill him? Is she prepared to kill him to fulfill the promise she made to defend Ishgard? Knowing it's what he'd want her to do doesn't change the facts, which are: the answer is likely no.

Asha isn't certain what to make of all this. There's too much they don't know, too many variables and factors at play. Quite frankly, she'd prefer to hunt Nidhogg down and confront him much like they did the first time, but he's proven to be more elusive than anticipated. And if they did set out to hunt him together, it would mean leaving Aymeric and the Temple Knights to defend the city unaided should Nidhogg or his Horde attack while they were away. The lack of an easy answer frustrates her. Additionally, she's monitoring everyone's emotional states and trying to prevent the tension in the air from escalating. Many of the group are hiding their true feelings, and this has not escaped her notice.

#yes this was the first thing i did with my new crime tool yes i am absolutely insane #i hope the color + bold on the character names isn't too much. i just did it bc my brain was turning to mush without it fshfksjdks #but yeah no this has been rolling around my brain since i finished that cutscene with shtola and krile where they explain the situation #and writing has been kicking my ass lately so i needed an alternate way to get the brain worms out #so gpose it was! #and yes i have many ff14 ocs and like a third of them are ishgardian. i can't help it i love that wreck of a city kjdghldfkjh #marielle's rian's and emrys's poses are the first ive ever done from scratch #and im quite pleased with how they turned out!! #now for the flood of organizational tags #emrys of the darkened steel #ysera rowan #o'ravi soltholia #rian ashbrooke #asha alaqa sagahl #merethe de sofinoy #aurélien de sofinoy #félicienne greystone #marielle de dzemael #aymeric de borel #alphinaud leveilleur #....should i throw this in estinien's tag even tho he technically isnt there? idk. idk anything #heavensward spoilers #ffxiv #gpose #rogue's ffxiv companion ocs #i have a dzemael oc and a durendaire oc now i need a fortemps and a haillenarte

[the-rogue-mockingjay]

In amber light she mourned, Aymeric getting stabbed, and Apocalypse state of mind!

Answered abt apocalypse state of mind [here] ! As for the other two, ehehheehe >:))))

In amber light she mourned is set maybe 24hrs after The Royal Menagerie and it's Aymeric tracking O'ravi down to check in with her. She's...a mess. The things Zenos said to her really did a number on her and he sort of plants the seed in her mind that she's actually a monster at her core, same as he is. Which....Aymeric has Thoughts(TM) about lol. The title is a nod to one of Stormblood's recurring phrases, In Crimson It Began.

"Aymeric got stabbed rip in pieces bro" is about Aymeric and one of my non-WoL OCs, Marielle, a childhood friend of his. It's set soon after that one guy tries to kill Aymeric, and Marielle drops by to check on/bully him. Snippet:

The frame of Aymeric’s bed creaked as a new weight settled on it, rousing him from an uneasy sleep. He cracked one eye open and found an old friend seated beside him, prim as you please, her smile lacking its usual sharpness. An ebony pipe dangled from her fingers, not yet lit. He nudged her hand as far away as possible. “Word on the street is that the lord commander got shanked while passing through Foundation," she said. "Shocking, isn’t it? I choked on my beer when I heard.” “Marielle. The chirurgeons would be quite cross if they knew you were here.” “Then it’s a good thing they don’t.” She clicked her tongue, rifling through her pockets for a match. “How bad is it?” “Naught that won’t heal in time—but surely you didn’t trouble me just for that.” “Well of course. I wouldn’t dream of wasting the lord commander’s time, especially not after he’s danced so close to death."

#i wanna write more of marielle and aymeric but i sorta lost the damn plot and don't know where to go with this fic ;-; #but hey the snippet cracks me up so. im glad i have this much of it written at least lol #in amber light she mourned feels too melodramatic i gotta tone that shit down #that's why there's no snippet lol #i wrote it so many months ago but aaaauuuuugh the cringe.... #cringe is dead!! except when it comes to writing big emotions. then there is so much cringe i take 4587403537 psychic damage and die. lmao. #my greatest struggle in writing.....alas i have yet to overcome it #anyway aymeric downplaying the fact he almost got assassinated is so funny to me. bbygirl WHOMST do you think you are fooling #rogue writes #o'ravi soltholia #marielle de dzemael

[the-rogue-mockingjay]

Marielle de Dzemael

"Blood must only be shed for a worthy purpose. Killing just for the sake of killing, causing needless suffering, wanton destruction—such things cannot be borne. That is why I do this. I put men and beasts like that down to keep them from preying on those who don't stand a chance at defending themselves."

The trueborn daughter of a “trueborn" (actually a bastard) son of House Dzemael, trained as a Reaper by Drusilla. She left Ishgard when she was 19, angry at the pointlessness of the war and frustrated with the strict rules and petty politicking of the High Houses. She wandered Eorzea aimlessly, ultimately falling in with Drusilla and the Lemures in Ul'dah, and the life of crime and voidsent hunting suited her. In time, she also became a spy, selling useful information to the highest bidder (and passing anything important on to the Scions free of charge).

She returned to Ishgard when Nidhogg resumed his crusade, acting alone against the Horde and joining the freelancers on the Steps of Faith. Her voidsent pact would almost certainly get her executed for heresy, but she deems it worth the risk—she still has people she loves in the Holy See. She fought alongside the Warriors of Light at Azys Lla and helped them put an end to Thordan's ambitions.

When Aymeric comes into power, she decides to remain in Ishgard and aid the rebuilding effort how she can, safe in the knowledge that she’s not likely to be executed now. Though she holds no official authority or position even in House Dzemael, she's respected (if also somewhat feared by the average person) and has proven herself a stalwart ally to not just Aymeric, Lucia, and Hilda, but the people of Ishgard as a whole. Whatever you need, whether it be information or protection from the wild beasts of Coerthas or simply someone who can clear out those damn ogres, Marielle is at your service—for a modest fee, of course.

#she's a bona fide lovable asshole lol #even more of a goth than merethe #aurelien and merethe might be misfits but marielle is a wild card #not surprising tho lol. house dzemael seems to have a number of wild cards. they themselves are a wild card! #i gotta do more reaper quests so i can flesh out her relationship with drusilla #marielle de dzemael #ffxiv #gpose #rogue's ffxiv companion ocs