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Further out-of-context screencaps of Muun as I try not to spoil anything of great importance.

The expressions are just so very nice.

#screencaps #Baldur's Gate 3

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I just like him a whole lot.

#Baldur's Gate 3 #screencaps #Muunokhoi looks REAL GOOD as a tiefling #He's also my Dark Urge character :D

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#screencaps #Final Fantasy XIV #FFXIV #Levelled up Muunokhois DadLook #But also I realize this just looks like a meme

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#Screencaps #final fantasy xiv #ffxiv #Some folks referred to this as 'Grandpa Goes To War' and I gotta say #they ain't wrong #au ra #ffxiv au ra #xaela

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As I mentioned over on my main blog @thegildedgun, I fell in love with pin-ups and have taken a bunch. These are from last year.

#screencaps #final fantasy xiv #ffxiv #Au Ra #Xaela

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#love and lunacy

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#gif #gif warning #just out of sight

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“Days I feel like a human being, while other days I feel more like a sound. I touch the world not as myself but as an echo of who I was.”

— Ocean Vuong, from On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (Penguin, 2019)

#Quotes #Monster in a Man's Skin

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You put something in my bones, that shaped me into horrors.

Helaena C Moon @ http://hapless-hollow.tumblr.com/ (via hapless-hollow)

#quotes #just out of sight

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So, if you are too tired to speak, sit next to me because I, too, am fluent in silence.

R. Arnold (via perfectquote)

#Monster in a Man's Skin

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A primal stalked the wood once, with a blade of Auri make They say he was slain, once and once again But ever did a shadow rise in his wake

#screencaps #Final Fantasy XIV #ffxiv #ffxiv au ra #Xaela

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Voice Reference: Muunokhoi

► ACCENT

“country” (?) │ “backwoods” │ “sailor” │ “noble” │ foreign speaker | “The Queen’s English”

As one might expect, Eorzean is not Muunokhoi’s first language and as a result his words tend to be fairly accented. Those of the Khatayin and Ura tribes might find it familiar as it and its dialect are specific to the Tail mountain range. Similarly, Xaela of the Azim Steppe might consider his accent noticeably different from their own.  However, as it has been many years since he was last in the company of his own tribe or anyone with a similar manner of speaking, it has lightened considerably.

► ELOQUENCE

educated │ uneducated │ doesn’t use conjunctions │ shortens words │ just makes up their own words  │ old English │

When he speaks -rare as it is- he often paints a very different picture than the hulking behemoth that he is...depending on the language he’s currently utilizing. Old Auri, Doman, and Common all share a somewhat similar level of proficiency for him, with the former being his strongest and Doman a close second. In both of these, Muunokhoi is eloquent and well-spoken, which might seem like a departure from his hulking physique. He does falter occasionally, particularly in Common or Eorzean, and is prone to pausing while he tries to remember word in those languages he might know instinctively in others. Or vice-versa.

► TONE

loud │ soft │ room volume │ high pitched │ low pitched │seductive │velvety │ speech impediment │ abrasive │ gruff │ shrill │ booming │ matter-of-fact │ toneless │ husky │ gravelly │ breathy │ nasal │ barking │ chatty │ condescending │ musical │suave │ world-weary │ brash │ authoritative │ lisp

So...there’s two tones one might hear out of Muunokhoi. If you’re a stranger or he’s in public, he’ll speak in a monotone rumble. It’s soft, but due to the depth and low pitch, his voice tends to travel well. Its a conscious effort, he prefers to be inconspicuous. If you’re a friend -or a child- you’ll earn his openness, fluctuations in tone according to his mood, etc. He’ll still remain quiet, for the most part, but he’ll come off less robotic or stoic. Its uncommon for him to yell or to raise his voice, but when he does, it booms. Particularly his laughter. 

It’s probably worth noting that Muunokhoi does possess a speech impediment in the form of halting, almost-stutter like stops at times. That’s further covered in This Ask

► HABITS

incorporates different languages / terms / sayings │ uses gender-specific terms │ adapts to audience │ changes pitch around animals or children │ shifts tone when lying │ gives others nicknames │ uses terms of respect towards others │ pauses in mid-sentence to work out the the right word │ incorporates colorful descriptors / analogies

Usually you’ll hear him say “Mr [Name]/Ms [Name]/Mx [Name]” to refer to any adult, honorifics when using the appropriate language for them, and titles of those he knows to possess them, though the latter of these is sometimes a point of amusement, rather than respect. Muunokhoi tends to be respectful to a level that can be aggravating if you want to be casual with him. He still refers to his closest friend is still “Mister Myym’sae” more often than not, and Shirojishi is still “Mister Gyokuro” There’s...rare instances of him dropping formality. Few and far between, those.

► VOICE REFERENCE

Christopher Judge as Kratos from the most recent God of War is a spot-on comparison for the depth and gravelly feel of Muunokhoi’s voice. Video is full of puns and dad-jokes. You’ve been warned.

Tagged by: @ffxiv-sunderedsouls Hell yeah. Thanks my dude.

Tagging: Hmmmmn. @myymsaetayuun, @kiin-tsu-gii, @teebster, @hadriandemara-ffxiv, @dread-adumbration​, @black-water-tia​

#memes and things #Muun's voice is probably my favorite out of my characters #I love me some deep bassy voices yes I do

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#screencaps #FFXIV #Final Fantasy XIV #xaela #Woops made my lizard a dark souls boss

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#they call it deja vu #A Kind Devil

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朝護孫子寺 (5) by nao_yoshi

#memories of Doma

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 Marko Popadić

#they call it deja vu #A kind devil

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#Horns. Claws. Teeth.