#Sonitus Bellum

[andywinter16]

Random headcannons for FFXV in general, because I would love to know more about it, and there is not enough info for my gremlin brain.

Galadh:

- I kinda see clan Lazarus like those who deal with foreign policy. Also lot of Lazaruses married non-galadhian, they just loves other cultures. (They are still loyal to Galadh)

- Galadh is in my opinion similiar to the Greek islands. Mainly few big ones and then lot of small ones. There is a definitively volcano. 

- Galadh is also known for its natural hot springs. Glaives definitively were chilling there.

- Galadh officially worships Astrals, Ramuh and Leviathan are the main protectors. There is also a very strong bond with the ancestors.

- Clans have totem animals. (Ulrics have coeurl, Arras have sabertusk, Ostiums have kujata, ...)  

- A beautiful legend is attached to it´s origin. Once upon a time, during a great disaster, there were a few animals that went to help humans to survive it. But in the process they have died themselves. Their human friends wheeped to Astrals about this woe. They heard their plea and united the man with the animal.

Random:

- Regis remembers all names and faces of his employes 

- Clarus hair fell out during stress from both of his idiots. The idiots in question are Regis and Cor

- Cor and Titus are actually good friends who are little shits together  (Glaives and guards are dreading those days when two of them are together)

- There is annual boot camp where glaives and guards measure their forces 

- Luche either doesn´t sleep at all or is having short power naps during day. He´s got nightmares about Galadh and his fallen comrades.

- Nyx hair and beard grows super fast, he needs to shave it at least every three days. He tries to shave it when deployed, but Nyx just gave up after that.

- Tredd´s got younger brother who is still in Galadh. Their relationship is sadly very complicated. But Tredd always sends him a birthday card nonethless.

- Axis is great at bargaining prices at the market, also always picks the juiciest vegetables/fruits. (I believe this is some kind of superpower)

- Sonitus has sharp teeth (they looks like shark ones), he can open cans with it or beers. 

- Pelna plays exceptionaly guitar and ukulele. Sometimes brings it to Yamachang for a spin.

- Libertus is suprisingly good singer when he gets little bit of alcohol into his system. Everyone always shut up and listens when Lib starts to sing. (Usually galadh tunes)

- Crowe loves to go on night ride with her motorcycle. Has favourite spot where she can see whole Insomnia. Usually sends gang a random photos she took on the way.

- Titus favourite place to relax is at top of Citadel at night. The night sky is breathtaking. He usually brings some alcohol to drink his sorrows and regrets away.

#ffxv #ffxv kingsglaive #final fantasy xv #headcanon #headcannons #nyx ulric #luche lazarus #regis lucis caelum #cor leonis #clarus amicitia #tredd furia #axis arra #sonitus bellum #pelna khara #Libertus ostium #crowe altius #titus drautos #galadh #No beta readers we die like Regis

[calling4glaives]

Kingsglaive Legends 2023 Master List

Thank you to everyone who participated in KGLegends23! Thanks to you, we now have 15 new images and over 25k more words featuring the Kingsglaive characters. If you have any works you’d like to add, please do! We’ll update this as we become aware of them.

Thank you also to all those who liked, reblogged, and commented on these works – your support is always appreciated! Please continue to support the fabulous writers and artists in this community.

Participants

Writers

Awlwren (Tumblr, Ao3)

Blossom Adventures (Tumblr)

Dablotte (Twitter)

Firechocobros (Tumblr, Ao3)

Loki_chan / Garbria (Tumblr, Ao3)

StarJunco (Tumblr, Ao3)

The master list itself will be below the cut, along with the badge for using all the canon glaives across the week's fills!

Not an icon this year, but instead a "signed" poster of the glaives by the lovely @starjunco. If you wondered what they glaives were up to in their various poses this week, now you know. Of course they couldn't even behave long enough for a good picture. On the other hand, who put Tredd next to Libertus? Drautos doesn't get to look exasperated by the shenanigans when he indirectly caused them.

Day 1

Art

Title: Sacrifice Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Crowe Altius Relationship: Crowe Altius & Nyx Ulric

Title: Day 1 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Luche Lazarus Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: Exhaustion (ft. Drautos) Author: Blossom Adventures Link: Tumblr Glaives: Titus Drautos Relationships: Titus / Cor Summary/Excerpt:

Cor woke up to an empty bed, he’s probably already up, he thought as he realised what had actually woke him, his phone was ringing, it was Clarus, he looked at the time in his phone screen, 5:15am. The Marshal let out a groan and answered the call.

Title: Call and Response - Chapter 2 Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Axis Arra, Tredd Furia Relationships: N/A Summary/Excerpt:

Axis has seen how useful Oracle Sign is. Now to get everyone else to.

Ugh. This means actually socializing with people.

Title: Holding Out for a Hero Author: Garbria aka Loki_chan Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Pelna Khara Relationships: N/A Summary/Excerpt:

Pelna knows he’s not the Hero of the Kingsglaive but when he runs into trouble on his own, he rises to the occasion.

Title: Love, War, and Sacrifice Author: Firechocobros Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Titus Drautos, Nyx Ulric, Sonitus Bellum, Luche Lazarus, Axis Arra, Crowe Altius, Pelna Khara, Tredd Furia, Relationships: Polyglaive, DrauCor Summary/Excerpt:

“If it will end this fucking meeting,” Titus started with a heavy sigh. “I will sacrifice the stupid fucking closet to the Guard.”

There were head nods, and they all moved on to the next thing on the agenda. Little did they know that Titus was not giving his closet up without a fight.

Featuring Titus being a petty king and using his Glaive to the best of his abilities.

Day 2

Art

Title: Day 2 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Crowe Altius Relationship: N/A

Title: Sleeping in the Clouds Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Libertus Ostium, Nyx Ulric, Crowe Altius Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: AU & Life After (ft. Luche) Author: Blossom Adventures Link: Tumblr Glaives: Luche Lazarus, Nyx Ulric Relationships: Nyx / OC Summary/Excerpt:

at the start of The Long Night, Cor and Titus buy a penthouse apartment in Lestallum and they get bunk beds to accommodate their close friends and “family” so that they all have a safe place to live and don’t have to worry about accommodation themselves… also there’s a little teaser to Violet and Nyx’s relationship ☺️🥰

Title: Lichtenberg Figures Author: Firechocobros Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Sonitus Bellum, Luche Lazarus, Axis Arra, Crowe Altius, Pelna Khara, Tredd Furia, Relationships: Polyglaive Summary/Excerpt:

It had been storming all week, and Nyx’s parents had warned him to stay inside, but he was getting restless. Something kept telling him to go outside; the voice was getting stronger, and Nyx was about to listen to it out of pure boredom. 

How the Glaives found out who their Clustermates were and what their Asteral Event was.

Title: Delta Blues - Chapter 2 Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Libertus Ostium, Nyx Ulric Relationships: Cor / Nyx Summary/Excerpt:

He whirled, sole remaining kukri at the ready as the Princess spread her feet and crouched slightly, ready to run or attack. A car pulled up behind them and jerked to a stop. Libertus rolled down the window and beckoned them over.

“C’mon, get in! They set up a trap in the square, I heard it on the radio,” Libertus yelled in that tone that he was convinced was quiet.

Continuing my Nyx Lives AU where Libertus finds Nyx before he gets shot, and so he never puts on the ring. And things go from there.

Libertus PoV this chapter!

Title: Not All Who Wander Are Lost Author: Garbria aka Loki_chan Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Luche Lazarus, Nyx Ulric, Libertus Ostium Relationships: Luche & Nyx, Libertus & Nyx Summary/Excerpt:

The Lazarus clan has been responsible for protecting the royal family of Galahd for centuries, and Luche takes his duty seriously. It's a shame the only surviving member hates him.

Day 3

Art

Title: Day 3 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Pelna Khara Relationship: N/A

Title: Pelna!!! On a fishing (?) adventure Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Pelna Khara, Titus Drautos, Nyx Ulric, Luche Lazarus, Libertus Ostium, Tredd Furia Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: Tredditions Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Tredd Furia, Nyx Ulric, Pelna Khara, Libertus Ostium, Luche Lazarus Relationships: N/A Summary/Excerpt:

Tredd hazes the rookies educates the new class of Glaives on Important Glaive Traditions. And then celebrates some more somber ones with the rest of his own recruiting class. Fill for Kingsglaive Legends 2023: Day 3 - Tradition

Title: Training (ft. Nyx & Drautos) Author: Blossom Adventures Link: Tumblr Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Titus Drautos Relationships: Nyx / OC Summary/Excerpt:

It was the hottest day of the year, the height of summer, the training grounds in the Citadel were exposed to the full sun at this time of day. Captain Drautos had called off training when he saw how the Glaive were struggling, he let them go home, and they did just that, all but one.

Title: All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter Author: Garbria aka Loki_chan Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Libertus Ostium, Nyx Ulric, Luche Lazarus, Crowe Altius Relationships: Libertus & Nyx Summary/Excerpt:

On their way to Insomnia after the attack on Galahd, Libertus decides Nyx needs some time away and invites him on a hunt. Unfortunately, he should have realized that nothing is simple when traveling with an Ulric.

Day 4

Art

Title: Day 4 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Sonitus Bellum Relationship: N/A

Title: Family Fix-it Home Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Libertus Ostium, Luche Lazarus, Pelna Khara, Crowe Altius Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: Shifting Sand - Chapter 2 Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Crowe Altius Relationships: N/A Summary/Excerpt:

Crowe’s not quite sure what’s going on, or who this lady is, or why people are trying to kill her, but she’s determined she’s not going to die first. Crowe’s POV of the last section of Solid Ground.

Day 5

Art

Title: Day 5 Artist: StarJunco Link: TumblrGlaives: Tredd Furia Relationship: N/A

Title: Slice of Life/Love(?) Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Nyx Ulric Relationship: Nyx / Noct (possible)

Fics

Title: All Through the Night Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Luche Lazarus, Sonitus Bellum Relationships: Luche & Sonitus Summary/Excerpt:

Luche is working late on the Night Shift, and struggling with the weight of responsibilities.

Day 6

Art

Title: Day 6 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Axis Arra Relationship: N/A

Title: Titus...more like TiSUS Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Titus Drautos Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: Hide and Sneak - Chapter 2 Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Pelna Khara, Nyx Ulric Relationships: N/A Summary/Excerpt:

Pelna loved figuring out secrets. It was one of the best things about being a scout – putting together puzzles and learning the crucial pieces of information that could save his fellow glaives, or the Crownsguard holding the lines, or the people just trying to live their lives as the tides of war swept over them. He might not be able to liberate whole towns himself, or smash through the enemy lines to allow advances and retreats, but he could find things no one else could, and that saved lives, too.

Pelna is clever, and sneaky, and learns a lot, maybe even more than he wanted to.

Chapter 2/2! Pelna heads home.

Title: Today's Gonna Be My Day Author: Garbria aka Loki_chan Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Titus Drautos Relationships: Titus Drautos & Cor Leonis Summary/Excerpt:

Crownsguard Titus Drautos is determined to make a place for himself in the Crownsguard, despite the hostility of his fellow recruits. If only he could stop running into the same smug bastard every time he tried to train. ​

Day 7

Art

Title: Day 7 Artist: StarJunco Link: Tumblr Glaives: Libertus Ostium Relationship: N/A

Title: Day 7 Artist: StarJunco Link: TumblrGlaives: Nyx Ulric Relationship: N/A

Title: Live Libertus Reaction Artist: dablotte Link: Twitter Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Crowe Altius, Libertus Ostium Relationship: N/A

Fics

Title: Where Angels Fear to Tread Author: Awlwren Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Titus Drautos Relationships: pre- Cor / Nyx Summary/Excerpt:

When he’d turned back enough to have a clearer shot of where Drautos had been standing guard over the glaive wounded, Cor had a moment of confusion when he didn’t see the man. A quick survey of the field showed the lone glaive who’d reinforced the western flank holding back a wall of gunfire with an impressively sturdy shield, one that surely couldn’t last, but no sign of their Captain.

As he got close enough, Cor finally realized that the hunched figure in the middle of the courtyard he’d previously missed was not wearing the red of blood but the darker shade of Drautos’s uniform.

Somehow, while he’d been being cautious, Titus Drautos had fallen.

Cor goes to meet the Kingsglaive returning from their latest raid and helps them out of an ambush, and meets someone who might be worth keeping an eye on.

Title: Fools Rush In Author: Garbria aka Loki_chan Link: Tumblr, Ao3 Glaives: Nyx Ulric, Titus Drautos Relationships: pre - Cor / Nyx Summary/Excerpt:

Things go badly when Nyx’s unit gets ambushed on the way back from a mission. Then Cor shows up.

#kglegends23 #ffxv #kingsglaive #nyx ulric #libertus ostium #pelna khara #Crowe Altius #Titus Drautos #Sonitus Bellum #Axis Arra #Luche Lazarus #Tredd Furia #masterpost #Thanks so much to everyone who participated! #updated 2023.12.21

[awlwren-writes]

Tredditions

Fandom: Final Fantasy XV Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kingsglaive Characters: Tredd Furia, Sonitus Bellum, Nyx Ulric, Pelna Khara, Libertus Ostium, Luche Lazarus, Original Kingsglaive Character(s) Additional Tags: Traditions, Hazing, Vomiting (implied), Grief/Mourning Summary:

Tredd hazes the rookies educates the new class of Glaives on Important Glaive Traditions. And then celebrates some more somber ones with the rest of his own recruiting class. Fill for Kingsglaive Legends 2023: Day 3 - Tradition

#kglegends23 #tradition #ffxv #Tredd Furia #my fics #sonitus bellum #Nyx Ulric #Pelna Khara #Libertus Ostium #Luche Lazarus #OCs #day 2

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

How does others ( Libertus, Crowe, Pelna, Luche, etc) take it that Nyx is brother of the King?

Crowe is a very dry "well fuck". She sist him down on her ratty couch with a whole pot of tea and then talks magic at him until his head is clear enough to listen to words again.

Libertus is loud. He cusses out the situation and then storms out to cool off. He's got a temper, but most of the time he recognises when he should leave before he says something turly hurtful that he doesn't mean. Half a day later he's back with enough food to feed a large family.

Pelna sits down and does research. About illegitimate children in the royal family. Their inheritence rights. Legal obligations. He compiles it all in case Nyx will need it. Which he probably will at some point, since it doesn't look like Regis and Noctis want to leave Nyx alone.

Luche gets really quiet. He doesn't really say anything at first. Instead he plans. He researches as well. But his goal is to make plans that can further Galahd within the current situation. If it'll mean helping Nyx, he'll help Nyx. If it'll mean pushing Nyx into something he doesn't want to do, Luche will do that.

Tredd will blow up and then make digs as Nyx until they fight. It's Tredd's way to make sure Nyx is still "Galahkar enough".

Sonitus simply watches. He always waits to form an opinion until a situation has settled and he can see how the pieces have fallen.

Axis talks with his Clan Head, and after getting the go-ahead, helps Nyx learn the minutiae of Galahkari law, as well as get a better understanding of Lucian law. Nyx will be going to need both to navigate this situation.

#ask #anonymous #ffxv #born into the wilds #child of mors au #reactions #crowe altius #libertus ostium #pelna khara #luche lazarus #tredd furia #sonitus bellum #axis arra #geist answers

[kgffxv]

Kingsglaive Monthly Events!

Glaives Assemble!

The moderators of the For Hearth and Home Discord server are happy to announce the Kingsglaive Monthly Events! The bulk of the information can be found in the document linked, but we will outline some key points below!

What is it?

The Kingsglaive Monthly Events are a 9 month long event beginning on January 9th, with each month focusing on a different named Glaive from the movie.

The monthly schedule is:

Axis Arra - January

Sonitus Bellum - February

Tredd Furia - March

Luche Lazarus - April

Pelna Khara - May

Crowe Altius - June

Libertus Ostium - July

Titus Drautos - August

Nyx Ulric - September

Breakdown for each month:

1st week - Posting canon information about the character w/related preliminary discussions. Prompts for fanart/fanfics will be posted and shared.

2nd week - Fandom headcanon discussions.

3rd & 4th weeks - Fanart & fanfic sharing from prompts.

Do we have to join the Discord server to participate?

No! We highly encourage it as there's a lot of wonderful people in there, but it's not a requirement to partake in discussions posted on here or Twitter or to create content.

There is a bit more information in the link provided. We highly encourage everyone to go read through it.

We hope you're as excited as we are to dive deep into each of the Glaives and give them more love. We'll see you on January 9th.

For Hearth and Home

#KGEvent2023 #Kingsglaive #FFXV #Final Fantasy XV #titus drautos #nyx ulric #libertus ostium #luche lazarus #crowe altius #pelna khara #tredd furia #axis arra #sonitus bellum

[amethysttail]

2022 Glaiveweek Day 5: Intelligence- Pressure Points

Hi! This is waaaaay late, but I do intend to finish these. Life got a lil in the way! Here is day 5! 

Characters: Tredd, Pelna, Sonitus, background drautos

Rating: Fluff

Summary: One should never make it a goal to be hugged by a cactaur. But should that goal be achieved, a good medic is highly recommended. 

Pelna snickered and tried his best to hurry without breaking into a run. Was he a bad person for enjoying someone else's pain? Maybe. But it was so very deserved. 

Sunlight drenched the dusty plains of Leide. They had been sent on intel of empire scouts in the area. The rumor of magitek advancing was false, but the people needed their help culling the usual beasties, and the things the regular hunters wouldn't dare chase. 

Drautos was quick to dispatch his glaives, saying they needed a work out. After dispatching their first targets, a few glaives got cocky. After all, what creatures could stand the wrath of the kingsglaive? 

Pelna had to choke back his giggles. Wrath of the kingsglaive! The so-called wrath of the glaives squealed like a baby anak when a cactaur snuck up behind him and gave him a great big hug. 

Tredd was an ass, but a proud ass. He couldn't use a potion without getting out the needles first, and couldn't get them out himself. That meant he had to get help without the captain finding out…or the rest of the glaive. Not many places to hide on the plains. 

He hurried forward. Sonitus offered to teach him a new type of healing spell if he was able to hurry and get supplies and run back. While keeping his mouth shut. 

Pelna tried. He really, really did. He didn't say a cursed thing, but could not keep the grin off his face. Nyx, Lib, and Crowe looked at him like he was crazy. Scampering about in the heat in full armor while having the gall to look gleeful about it. 

He slipped into the med tent to see Sonitus carefully peeling Tredd's armor off. Pelna didn't know whether to laugh or wince up close. Long iridescent needles had gone through Furia's coat and into his skin.  It was true that most of the needles were stopped by the armor, but not all. Tredd bit down hard on a rag to keep from making noise. This had to be a stealth operation- the captain was two tents over. 

Pelna put the supplies down on the exam table and got to work. Plantain grew wild all over here- the salve made from it would be antimicrobial. It would hold until they reached insomnia, as long as the idiot in question took it easy. Pelna grabbed a mortar and pestle, getting to work while watching the show. 

"Really, really stupid. If they work into a pressure point or organ, I have to report this to get you proper medical care." Sonitus growled. 

Tredd didn't dare answer until his jacket was off, lest he make too much noise. His coat was almost off. Sonitus winced at the sight of Tredd's skin on the other side. Pelna raised an eyebrow, then winced himself as the jacket came fully off. 

It looked like a rash at first glance. Tiny little red marks where needles had made it through the coat, and angry skin where they were then ripped out. Upon closer inspection, long translucent needles still rose from his back in places. Pelna was suddenly glad he didn't have to pull those out. 

"Breaktime. Drink some water while we get ready. " Sonitus turned to the first aid gear after carefully hanging up the mutilated jacket. 

Pelna turned to Sonitus, offering the lumpy paste up for inspection. Sonitus nodded, gesturing for the redheaded pincushion to resume his position. 

"The trick is to ease the skin off the barbs, while not breaking the needle or touching the tips." 

Pelna nodded, fascinated. Sonitus pulled up gently, yet firmly on an embedded needle just below Tredd's kidneys. It slid out smoothly, a tiny bead of blood blooming from the open hole. 

"The spell is for small wounds only. And clean, fresh ones at that."

Pelna nodded excitedly. Finally! Sonitus grew a flame in his hand. It danced low on his palm, soft and buttery. It shunk lower and lower, until no flame was left, but a teensy glow remained on the upturned palm. Pelna watched hard- the control to do this had to be exquisite. 

Sonitus gently pressed his palm to the angry spot, and wiped the bead of blood away with gauze. No hole remained on the skin. 

Pelna gaped. No way. Fire couldn't heal. Sonitus dabbed a bit of the plantain salve on the spot, rubbing it in gently. 

"The trick is just enough magic. Flame is too much. Letting it splutter out is too little. The spark of magic is just right." 

"What if you hit organs? His kidneys and spine are right there-" 

"Then proper medical attention is needed. This is the barest of patches while we hold this idiot" -a rumble of irritation from the injured party- "together until we return to Insomnia. This is only for papercuts or needle wounds. It will not hold anything bigger." 

"What if you add more force-"

"Then it's just straight cauterization." 

Pelna harrumphed, but dutifully collected the needles in a bowl while Sonitus worked them out and sealed the wounds. 

"What if they are in a pressure point?" 

Sonitus paused after removing another needle. The man deliberated, eyes roving critically, before locking onto a glimmering shaft lodged just above Tredd's scapula. 

"A pressure point has the capacity to heal and harm. It depends on how you use the point." Sonitus plucked the needle smoothly, dropping it into the bowl with a soft clink. 

"These are needles, and ones not dug harshly in. His jacket saved him there. To prevent point blockage, and therefore energy blockage, we need to gently massage the point and its meridian after sealing the wound." 

Pelna nodded, twitching. He should be taking notes. 

"The shoulder point here lies on the triple warmer meridian- it regulates temperature.  If harmed or blocked, Tredd's temperature will rise. If stimulated, he will be more adaptive to his surroundings." Sonitus softly traced low on Tredd's lumbar, along his spine, up and over the scapula, down his shoulder to the arm, and lower until the ring finger. The redhead in question shivered minutely, relaxing further into the exam table. 

"May I take notes?" 

"Sure. Just be sure to ask before actually practicing yourself. Acupuncture with someone untrained is just playing darts with a consenting victim." 

Pelna nodded enthusiastically, jotting as fast as he could. Heart, liver, kidneys, governing, intestines, triple warmer…Sonitus rubbed his palms over Tredd's back, massaging the energy pathways. Save the governing channel- (the spine and skull) the meridians move up the torso, across the shoulders and down the arms to the fingertips, bilaterally. One meridian for each side. 

Pelna sketched rough outlines of the meridians and what points Tredd had managed to land needles in. The Furia was lucky- no major points or organs were hit, and Sonitus was able to patch him up with relative ease. The full meridian massage was more for Pelna’s benefit, but as they concluded, Sonitus noted that their patient had nearly dozed off under the weight of the extended massage. 

Pelna glanced up from his notes to see the elder glaive smirk and make a silent shushing motion, pantomiming, rubbing his own eyelids and temples, before turning to their patient. The Khara’s eyes widened- Sonitus reached forward, as if to cup Tredd’s face, and repeated the exact motion. The Furia gave a soft whine, going completely boneless in his grasp. Sontus kept it up for a minute, then carefully relaxed his hold and brushed his finger over his patient’s throat. Slow pulse, steady, low breathing. Asleep. 

“We may speak at a low volume. He’s out.” 

“What in the fires was that? He just passed out-” 

“Acupressure and massage are powerful things, youngling. Remember that.” Sonitus chuckled, mussing up Pelna’s dark hair. The young glaive chuckled and set the bowl of needles down. 

“Try getting the needles out of his armor while I clean up. It takes a certain pressure to remove them in one piece without stabbing yourself. I’m going to check to see if the coast is still clear.” 

Pelna nodded enthusiastically, settling with the pincushioned jacket, practicing. 

“We should go soon, before anyone notices we have been gone.” Pelna glanced up to Sonitus entering the tent. Nodding, the young glaive stood, stretching. He had gotten most of the needles, Tredd could do the rest. Pelna gently shook Tredd’s shoulder. 

The glaive murmured sleepily and buried his face into his crossed forearms. Pelna smirked, shaking a little harder. The glaive rumbled unhappily. He finally awoke when Sonitus began feeling over his back, searching for any last stragglers. 

“Whasit?...” Came the garbled question. 

“Looking for stragglers.” Sonitus replied, feeling over his shoulders, drifting down to his sides. 

Tredd  twitched. Sonitus raised an eyebrow, beginning to feel the area with more intent. 

"More needles in there? We need to get them out." 

"No! Nothing there. You just…surprised me is all." 

Sonitus scoffed, not believing him for a minute. Pelna watched with a growing smile as Sonitus searched an increasingly twitchy Furia. 

"Will you stop moving? You made it this far, why are you having issues now?" 

"M'not!" 

Sonitus growled in frustration and kneaded into the Furia's sides, searching for the wayward needle. Said Furia made a strangled squeak as his arms crashed down tight against his sides, trapping Sonitus's hands there. 

"No! I'm fine!" 

"If you don't lift your arms up right now i'm going to cuff you to the fires-damned table-"

"I know what's happening." Pelna cut in, grinning. 

"Nothing is happen-" Tredd choked as Pelna began worming his fingers under Tredd's arms to his sides. The glaive squirmed, desperately fighting the grin overcoming his snarl. 

"There's a sensitive spot in here, isn't there? We would be bad friends if we didn't find it. Right, Tredd?" Pelna snickered. 

The glaive in question vibrated with silent laughter, struggling to remain still and quiet. Pelna smirked and kneaded harder, forcing a strangled giggle out of the glaive. Sonitus blinked in surprise- then gave an evil chuckle and started tickling in earnest. 

"Guys! Lehehet goho-!" 

"Not until we are certain no needles remain." 

"There's noho mohore!" 

"Shh! Don't want the captain to come in here, now do we?" 

Tredd tried to stay quiet, he really, really did. But karma and his comrades were not on his side that day. 

Sonitus found a spot just below his floating ribs that had him cackling into the exam table. Sweet, sweet vengeance. Pinning their target to the table, Pelna and Sonitus tickled at the spot viciously, years of assholery finally being paid for. 

 Amidst the kerfuffle Sonitus found a spot that had the redhead jackknifing up off the table- overbalancing the exam table in the process, landing in a giggling heap at their feet. 

A frustrated growl emanated from two tents over. The three glaives were out of the medical tent in a flash, hiding behind the sleeping caravan. 

"Nothing happened, agreed?" 

"Sure thing, giggles."

#KINGSGLAIVE #My fic #tredd furia #pelna khara #sonitus bellum #fluff #titus drautos #glaivelore #glaivelore 2022 #glaiveweek

[noirbriar]

Hiya! Random ask- what do you think knocks out the glaives(Nyx, Libs, Crowe, Pelna, Luche, Tredd, Axis, Sonitus) and Cor? How does one relax them to melt the stress away?

(Rain? A full belly? Soft music? Someone playing with their hair? Massages? Alcohol? Back/head scritches? Sex? A hot bath? Cuddles- Being pressed up against someone trusted?)

*looks at the suddenly hand full of in-canon glaives full of depression and anxiety*

*looks at you*

*looks at them*

Welp. This got long so sit tight?

The glaives thrive best in a group, even if it means ending up in a brawl on occasion. Social drinking, being with their fellow community in their corner of Insomnia. Group meals are a thing as well. Although on their personal time, they do have their own activities.

Nyx- Reading and singing. Ulric’s were considered high up in Galahd society and Nyx had always been bright and fascinated by the culture and history of his people. Although he was never an avid student younger, but now he hungers for whatever he can find and keep, even if the antiques cost a pretty hefty amount of crowns at the morning market. Every book, he cherishes. So every now and then if he feels homesick, he would sing the old songs he had sung with Selena, unwilling to let the memories fade. Re-read the old stories and even law just to hear in his mind of his mother’s and his tribe elders teachings once more.Just once more, to let him go back to that time and have that comfort, a time where he was safe amongst his kin with the warmth of a bright hearth.

Libs- Cooking. Food is so important to the Ostiums. Exceptionally so, and like the other Clans, its a social activity, regardless of gender. Libs prefers baking though, Galahdian sweets take more time. There is no recipe, always an estimate and by taste as they go through the process. The ingredients are rare and expensive but worth the splurge for proper good food.The smells makes Libs happy, and a good treat even more so. Seeing how his fellow glaives and galahdian kids in his building relish in the sweet treats makes the man pleased. He takes pride and joy in that, letting these simple feelings and tiredness of the arduous cooking and monotonous cleaning soothe the dull itch of helplessness and aching old wounds unseen.

Crowe- A long bath and keeping cacti. She remembers little of her childhood, except for the rubble and endless bombings, the dead villagers and hunger. Maybe its for the best. However, she always remembers bright blue skies, the desert heat and the cacti around her. So whenever she can, she picks little ones up into a satchel and brings them home to her tiny apartment… if they survive the deployment. The hardly lil things somehow always do. So she keeps them on her only window with the most light. After a long warm soak to unwind with whatever hot water she could have that day, she would always sit and stare at the little things, and let her mind wander in quiet.

Pelna- Warm coffee on a stormy night. His family had worshipped Ramuh and the quiet rhythmic sound of raindrops with the familiar smells reassures the quiet man. If he feels like it, a little crossword puzzle here and there as the ticking of the old clock on his kitchen wall grounds him. The repetitiveness is easy and routine enough for him to unwind without having to think.

Luche- Swimming. Now with Galahd lost, trapped in the concrete jungle of Insomnia, the closest thing other than the occasional dip out on the field, are the late night swims in the glaives training pool. Where the quiet and dark brings Luche solace from the chaos beyond the Wall.The haunting thoughts of his kin and clan dying at the back of his mind.But the water is familiar.The water brings comfort as the rushing sound of waves drowns those darker things whispering in his ears. Maybe its because he is born under the Tidemother’s star during the monsoon, who knows. He only knows that the water washes everything away. Even the unseen dirt and blood under his nails.

Tredd- Tredd grew up in a shitty part of the outlines.He sinks back to old habits simply because they are what he knows and its his way of coping anyway. Underground boxing on his off days that make him switch off mentally. The continuous pump of adrenaline always a rush and his abilities in combat makes him one of the best in the ring.The rush and satisfaction of a good brawl anchors him from the thoughts of death and loss and uncertainty.In the ring, he knows the outcome easy enough without another thought. Win or Lose. Nothing more, nothing less.

Axis- A quiet drink, a long drag of a box cigs. He has an on and off thing with an older woman, an open secret.Yet the comfort of another body next to him and the gentle touches brushing his unkept hair at least keeps him sane enough, feel enough, at least till the next call to another mission.The cycle repeats.

Sonitus- The 24 hour gym run by a guy that Tredd knows is his usual haunt if he has company.The man cannot be left alone. Or he would hang out somewhere with people or crowd. So he would always be at a bar or another, if only for the noise and sounds and less for the drinks. Only so he would not return to the shared loft with several other glaives.Where the silence is deafening enough, and he has more than enough of that in the van thats transports them to their next possible grave. 

The glaives are all in damned and dark places towards the end. Those with families fare a lil better but most end up delving into certain vices anyway, just to be numb after another failed mission, down the bottle, illegal substances, probably casual sex as most of them do seem to mingle in the underbelly of Insomnia. Not by choice, but with no support system for them on top of various other problems over the years, they spiralled. But in earlier days where the demons have not gotten to them, they would indulge in little simple things if they could that have become a luxury, just to remind them of the happier times, unmarred and tainted by the War, grief and endless loss.

Cor- The Marshal is rather hypersensitive. Its also what keeps the man alive for so long out on the battlefield. Although once he is free from his responsibilities (or thrown out of the Citadel by Clarus eventually) he returns to the quiet abode in a rural neighbourhood with enough privacy, where the people all keep to themselves. Silence unnerves him, as its key out on missions, while noise irks him, and makes him unfocused, especially in a room full of unruly recruits or amongst old men squabbling over nothing. Cor has some good vintage record players and plays soft melodies before dropping onto the armchair, letting gentle melodies weave a safe space for him rest his eyes and unwind. His clenching jaw to ease while tense muscles slowly relax in the sparse, cold house that is hardly lived in.

In another life, probably, there would be sounds of a happy, babbling child keeping him company, the gentle soft touches and cuddle allowing him to feel without the need to fear he would lose anything more in this lonely life. But there is no possibilities of what ifs for the Marshal of Lucis.

*opens manhole*

*enters sewers*

*closes*

#ffxv #kingsglaive #ask me anything! #this kinda got dark im sorry #and long #oh gosh #nyx ulric #libertus ostium #crowe altius #pelna khara #luche lazarus #tredd furia #axis arra #sonitus bellum #cor leonis

[agent-jaselin]

Extra 2, Sonitus and Ruby! Most of these glaives are going to be the rp-ing I’ve done with @gingersmiith  as a rule. 

Soni was an opera star, and nearly an important priest of Leviathan, before he left Altissia and became a glaive. So he decides to show Ruby some opera. 

#my art #inktober #ish #sonitus bellum #ffxv #kingsglaive #ruby weapon verse #oc #ardyn clone

[darkpuck]

see how the mainsail sets (call for the captain ashore)

Lunafreya senses a maelstrom. 

She’s sensed it before, in Regis’ city, but at the time assumed it nothing more than a small eddy of power, suitable for the king’s Glaives. She can sense the power in Nyx Ulric, after all, sense it in Captain Drautos, in each of the Glaives stationed around the room. 

Nyx Ulric is gone now, his guard shift apparently over; he's been on edge even before she introduced herself to him. He's been replaced by a slim man with the haunted expression of daemon survivors, who stares through the contingent from Niflheim as though they don't exist. His gaze rests on Chancellor Izunia the longest, and she takes a moment to wonder, until she senses the maelstrom again, closer.

Her mistake in assuming that power to be solely Regis' magic is made clear to her when another Glaive stops in front of her, bows, and offers a note. His face is a perfectly polite mask, suitable for a gala such as this... on the side of the guests,  not the guards. It's a subtle difference, but Luna knows it well. And when she looks into his eyes, something alien briefly looks back.

The maelstrom is within him, and she is the only one in this room who can detect it.

In the back of her mind, she thinks she hears crashing waves, and then the power retracts like the tide, leaving the Glaive only sharp edges and the taste of blood. She clutches the note in her fist, trying not to stare at him as her thoughts whirl around and around. A warning meant for the Oracle, she thinks, and then, He knows what he was meant to be.

The Glaive has shifted, she realises, blocking her from the view of the crowd, and she looks down at the note he gave her.

The Empire plans to have you kidnapped.

Short, brief, and interesting — she's lived under the Imperial thumb for more than half her life now, after all. Her mind whirls with thoughts and plots as she meets the Glaive's eyes again, and sees only fathomless black: the black, she thinks, of the deepest oceans. Magic swirls around him, collars him, and Lunafreya nods briskly. "I understand," she murmurs, and when the Glaive offers her his arm, she accepts. Clearly, at one point, the Empire had suborned the Kingsglaive from under Regis' nose; just as clearly, somehow, the Empire lost them. Or perhaps the Glaive chose to look after their own.

Either way, she has a chance to reach the other end of the board and cease to be a pawn. A queen, after all, can move wherever she pleases.

From the corner of her eye, she sees the Chancellor frown as the Glaive leads her away, but the Glaive hums a tune she doesn't know, magic crests, and several champagne glasses abruptly shatter. They slip away in the confusion.

#puckish ramblings no one cares about #writing #lunafreya nox fleuret #sonitus bellum #final fantasy xv #ffxv/kg au where bahamut isn't the only god meddling #crowe lives

[meissashush]

AO3 First Lines Tag Game

Tagged by @garbria, thanks for the tag!

Rules: Share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written fewer than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

These are all for FFXV.

1. Nine Ravens

Cor inhaled deep, ignoring the way the air burned cold down his throat as he pushed forward through waist-high snow. The wind pressed snow thick against his balaclava as they walked, a frozen torrent encrusting the fabric covering his mouth faster than his breath could melt it. He squinted through the condensation frosting along the edges of his goggles and into the endless white abyss of Niflheim.

2. Tried and Tempered

Cor squinted at up the sky that swirled above him, the dark mess of colors shifting around like a complex modern art piece. He couldn’t force it to make sense. Nothing made sense to him, right now. Everything hurt. His head, his stomach, all of his limbs. His pride. He felt like he had died—No, he felt like it would have been better off dead.

3. Bleed with the Storm

He didn’t have time to be dwelling by the window. There was a storm brewing in the halls of the Citadel—when was there not?—but the only storm that held his attention was just now cresting over the West Wall. He watched it forming along the distant stone, an angry shroud of darkness that could have been mistaken for the night sky, if not for the lightning that crested through it and illuminated the banks of thunderheads.

4. Goose Step

"I refuse. This isn’t in my job description. I’m not going to fucking do it and they can’t fucking make me.”"

5. Those They've Bound

“Cor.” Cor looked up, his body forcing him to attention despite how he had very much been asleep leaning against the wall. Regis motioned him over with a lazy hand, not bothering to look away from the papers on his desk. The motion tugged at him, Cor’s feet dragging him forward to take his place before the desk. Ever the dog at his Majesty’s beck and call. “I need you to head up north.”

6. What's In a Word?

Galdin Quay! Blue skies, white sands, the sea air only vaguely smelling of fish…

7. Silence is the Virtue of Fools

Fuck Drautos. Sonitus was seething, layers of sweat beading along the high-collar of his uniform as he stood on the edge of the training field. Glaives—no, prospective glaives—were running laps in the late summer heat. Sonitus made no move to join them. He knew Ulric would’ve as a show of solidarity or, more likely, to laugh at them when they couldn’t keep up. Lazarus might have too, if only to criticize them as they went. Sonitus couldn’t be fucking bothered.

8. Pivot

If there was anything on Eos that Axis hated more than daemons, it was dualhorn dung. The stench of it was cloying, wriggling its way into every crevice of your nostrils until you couldn’t even think of anything other than how fucking bad it smelled. By the end of the day, it was so embedded in his skin that Messis wouldn’t let him into the house until he hosed off behind the barn.

9. What Should Have Gone to the River

It’s hard, Nyx finds, to mourn the dead without mourning Galahd as a whole.

10. I Just Know You, Hero

“I’m not going up there with you! This is stupid!” “No, come on, Lib! It’s gonna be so cool!”

No pressure tags: to anyone who wants to do it! I'm too shy rn to tag anyone ^-^;

#ffxv #kingsglaive #nyx ulric #cor leonis #sonitus bellum #axis arra #libertus ostium #prompto argentum #tag game #my stuff #fan fic #i like how this is literally just everything i wrote in 2022 #2022 summary

[garbria]

Sonitus contemplates the forces that brought him here as he waits for Tredd to wake up after he gets injured saving Sonitus’ life.

Kingsglaive Legends Day 3, using alt prompt medical.

#kglegends22 #my fic #ffxv #kingsglaive #sonitus bellum #axis arra #tredd furia #titus drautos #look! #i managed to write something with sonitus and axis #they both talk and everything #tredd is unconscious the whole time #discrimination #reference to child services #everyone is having a bad time

[andywinter16]

What flowers would glaives gift you+ meaning

(doesn´t matter what gender you are, everyone deserve a flowers!)

Gerbera

represents  innocence, purity, cheerfulness and beauty

--

Tulips

represents true, deep and undying love

--

Dahlia

represents  beauty, commitment, and kindness

--

 Amaryllis

 represents pride, strength and determination

--

Hyndrangea (I headcanon that their native to Galahd)

represents  gratefulness, honest emotions and persevering love

--

 Marigold

represents passion, faith, fidelity

--

- Eustoma 

- represents happiness, love, gratitude 

--

- Hibiscus

- represents  beauty, charm, youth or first love 

--

 Red roses ( Titus is one for a tradition)

represents  romantic love, passionate affection, and desire

--

Bonus:

 Nigella also called love in the mist

 represents harmony and love 

--

Carnation

represents  love, captivation and distinction

--

Delphinium

represents  lightness, fun, levity and joy

#ffxv #ffxv kingsglaive #flower language #nyx ulric #luche lazarus #axis arra #sonitus bellum #tredd furia #libertus ostium #crowe altius #pelna khara #titus drautos #ravus nox fleuret #cor leonis #regis lucis caelum

[calling4glaives]

Kingsglaive Uniforms

As we approach Lore (less than a month away!), we thought we’d do some deep dives into topics involved with the Kingsglaive as a whole: uniforms, the HQ, etc. Hopefully it will be helpful with your writing!

While most of this information can be found in our Personnel Files for the canon named glaives, we thought it might be helpful to gather it up into one location.

Apologies for the lack of pictures. There's a lot to cover here. If you ever want to fact check us, feel free to ask for the proof of any claims we have here!

Common Features:

[[edited screenshot from @capsource]]

All the Kingsglaive uniforms seem to retain their basic form from when they were Royal Guards, what we call the “standard uniform”. The glaives in the movie seem to wear it as their default uniform when not in battle - during the briefing scene with Drautos and around the base. When Gladio, Ignis, Prompto, and Cor appear in Insomnia, this is the version they wear as well.

The jacket is longsleeved, with false short sleeves trimmed with a silver braid-like cuff over them, attached via some sort of yoke that goes underneath the shoulder loops and has cutouts at the ball of the shoulder to reveal the small kingsglaive badges there.. The yoke and short sleeves appear to be made out of a different material - a rougher leather in the game, and some sort of sparkly unknown in the movie. The large cuffs of the longer leather sleeves are ornately decorated in silver, with the rounded portion on the upper side and the more squared off bottom portion are both ornately embroidered, while the sides (where the thumb is) has a simple pattern of three angled lines. The collar stands straight up, but somewhat limply, as it is rather thin, and there are three silver blade-like decorations on either side of the throat, echoing those on the sides of the wrist cuffs.

The jacket fastens invisibly up the front, probably via hooks or loops on the back side, and has false buttons decorated with skulls on false lapels, connected by braids in horizontal lines that “connect” the pairs of buttons on each side. The center edges of the jacket curve away slightly starting at the waist, and the lower corners are rounded as the skirt portion ends just above the knee.

There are two pocket flaps on the jacket, one on each hip, but from the line of the uniform they may be false pockets. The glaives in the movie appear to have a more breathable mesh rather than straight leather on the side panels from waist to armpit, but that detail seems to be lacking in the game’s uniforms. 

The back of the uniform has a worked symmetrical pattern around a sword, with fourteen notches surrounding it. It leads down to the small of the back, where it is crossed by a t-shaped buttoned piece and transitions into material that better matches the jacket in a sort of tail.

[[Screenshot courtesy of @capsource]]

The glaives wear some combination of shirts underneath in various styles, though the uniforms in the game appear to all follow Nyx’s undershirt design of a silver vest that zips up the front over a black tee shirt with a sword-like design and a set of overlapping diagonal belts under the jacket as well.

The glaives wear black leather pants with decoration/reinforcement around the thighs and a decorative reinforced knee under their knee-high boots. The pants end just below the knee, at least on Nyx.

The boots have a reinforced tongue that serves as a kneepad (marked with an odd silver rectangle - a brand name?), and lace up the entire length of the shin. There does not appear to be a zipper on the standard boots (Nyx might have one on the inside) unless it is in the back where I haven’t been able to see, so these poor souls have to tighten these tall laces every time they get in or out. As if that weren’t enough, they have no less than four straps across the laces - two up top presumably to keep it tight to the calf, and two made out of metal at the ankle and toebox. Though the toes are not externally reinforced like the heels are, they are smooth enough they might be steel-toed. The soles are rubber with deep treads in a pattern of fifteen swords.

The glaives in the movie appear not to have their hoods or veils as part of their standard uniform, nor do the bros in the game, but they were part of the royal guard uniform. The hoods appear to have a snaking decorative seam that meanders down the center, perhaps to keep it in place, that splits at the back of the head, with branches that come down by their ears on either side. Sometimes they wear chinstraps, usually when using the veils, it seems. The veils themselves seem relatively unchanged from the Royal Guard days, and taper slightly toward the bottom rather than being strictly triangular or rectangular.

The distinctive silver masks of the glaive seem to have been worn by the captains of the Royal Guard, but not the rank and file.

The members of the glaive in the movie also wear a prominent badge featuring Bahamut and the Kingsglaive logo.

Next we will look at the battle uniforms, which fall into a few general types:

Uniform Type #1: Breastplate: ft. Libertus, Pelna

[[Screencap showing many glaives, including from the back, wearing the type #1 varient from @capsource; Pelna's promo image is from the wiki]]

This uniform is distinguished by the heavily sculpted breastplate worn on their front. It’s uncertain what the material is, but the straps holding it appear to be leather. The design of the breastplate itself seems to be abstracted but symmetrical, with a long blade down the center and wing-like designs along the top, so it could be a stylized Bahamut, surrounded by ribbons or flames. The leather straps pass under the arms and meet in a ring at the center back, which also connects to the quilted yoke-like piece across the shoulders. The shoulder straps for the breastplate attach to studded metallic strips that in turn attach directly to the yoke by the shoulderblades. While the main body of the yoke is quilted, it has harder leather around the edges, and segmented plates of the same material cover both shoulders symetrically.

The hoods attach under a ring of padding that encircles the neck with another leather strap at the front to let it open and close. This could function to keep the yoke from riding up or as further protection.

There are cuff-like pieces of stitched leather that reinforce each elbow and thigh/upper knee, each held up by yet another leather strap. The Kingsglaive badges are worn on each side on the upper arm, possibly connecting the shoulder guards to the elbow pads.

[[image from the wiki]]

Variations:

-Libertus wields a huge, axe-like blade that he wears on his back, so he has a modified harness to carry it

-he also has unique gloves with diamond-shaped plates, and claws or spikes on strips of leather hanging from the back of each shoulder piece

-Libertus’s uniform has brown leather straps

-Libertus also has the silver horizontal braids on the false lapels at the front of his uniform, as only Nyx and Luche also have

-Pelna, like a few other glaives we see, has green leather straps

-Pelna, like the other glaives in this uniform, also has a leather sword belt that attaches to the breastplate in front and the y-shaped leather straps in back

-Both seem to have the blade-like design down the front of their undershirts, but Libertus’s is short-sleeves with reinforced shoulders in greys and Pelna’s is a baseball cut with fancy cuffs in greens

Uniform Type #2: Square Spalders: ft. Axis, Tredd

[[Both images from the wiki]]

The distinguishing feature of this uniform type is the square, chained shoulder guard worn left shoulder. The badge seems to be worn on the same shoulder, and there is an almost archery-like padding underneath the shoulder guard, crossed by a ridged strap coming from his left shoulder which appears sewn into the padding. That could be how the shoulder guard itself attaches, but it’s clearly integral as it appears Axis’s hood attaches to the padded section and ridged strap directly.

They also wear the squared off double belt over the jacket, from which a scabbard can hang via chains.

Variations:

- Axis wears full gloves

- Tredd has a long oversleeve on the right with a small cutout at the shoulder and an odd leather version of the shoulder loops over it. He also has one of the segmented elbow braces on his right arm, and wears red gloves

- Both appear to wear the frog-closed black and silver shirts Luche does at Yamachang’s under their jackets

Uniform Type #3: Flame Spaulders: ft. Sonitus, Luche

[[Luche clone from @capsource, Sonitus's promo image is from the wiki]]

This uniform type is characterized by its own distinct spaulder: a curved piece with a flame-like pattern held in place by a wide, cross-body leather strap. Underneath it is a zippered dickie patterned with garlands, anchored by braided straps that go under each arm, and a very high folded-over collar to which the hoods are attached, possibly via the rivet-like silver pieces by the neck on either side. The Kingsglaive badge is worn on the right side. There is an articulated armor or brace worn on each elbow.

Underneath, both seem to wear the frog-closed two-tone shirt Luche wears at Yamachang’s.

Variations:

-Sonitus and a few soldiers like him wear the same square belts as in the previous type

-Luche and a few soldiers like him instead has a secondary strap that attaches to the wide one keeping the spaulders on

-Luche and those based on him also wear knives around their right thighs

-Luche and those based on him have a long tassel that hangs from their shoulders

-Luche also has the silver horizontal braids on the false lapels at the front of his uniform, as only Nyx and Libertus also have

Uniform Type #4: ft. Nyx.

[[image courtesy of the wiki]]

Nyx is the main character, and thus has a very unique uniform. There literally is no one else in his category. Aside from the obvious bits of fur, dangling claws, ribbons, oversleeve, leather capelet, and decorated silver mask, he appears to get a zipper down the inside of his boots so he can get into them easier, has a silver cuff around his right thigh that anchors his second kukri’s holster. His uniform also seems to be a leather-embellished combination of the type 1 and 3 designs: a folded-collar dickie strapped under the arm but made of a crocodile-like leather rather than the garland-pattern fabric and with two straps under the arm on each side, a symmetrical yoke reinforcing his shoulders with silver spikes on top, but smaller and without the shoulder protection of the type one yoke, replacing it with a rough leather shoulder-length cape on the right side and a furred sleeve on the left that is tucked under the short-sleeve yoke of the standard jacket, slipping out once the short sleeve ends and transitioning into a wooly rectangle. Although the purple ribbons that stream from his right shoulder themselves are unique, he wears them in a similar place to where Luche wears his tassels.

In and out of uniform Nyx wears a double chain that arcs from his shoulder to one of the buttons on his front, another feature unique to Nyx and one of the few “customizations” allowed on the standard uniform. He also has the silver horizontal braids on the false lapels at the front of his uniform, as only Luche and Libertus also have

Uniform Type #5: Mages: ft Crowe

[[image courtesy of the wiki]]

Though this unit doesn’t have an official designation, it seems convenient to call them “mages”. Notably, every one of these figures seem to be female, so we don't know if male mages would also wear this. There do appear to be female members of the royal guard and of the Kingsglaive in Insomnia at the end of the game who wear the standard uniform, so it doesn't seem to be a requirement that women wear the uniform we see the mages in. Though Drautos could have done things differently.

This uniform is different from the skin up: rather than the standard uniform, it starts with a sleeveless skintight leather bodysuit that zips down the front, which with the jacket over the top probably makes restroom breaks rather difficult. The boots go up over the knee and have more straps to keep it on the thigh, and each mage has a pointed cuff around their left leg just above the top of the boot. The jacket is also different, made out of a shinier material, stopping around the ribs, and possibly unable to close. It also has a scalloped standing collar that fans around the back of the neck, netting on the left shoulder cutout, a gemstone and chain necklace/fastener, and a red cape, though it shares the modeling of the lapels, cuffs, silver accents, buttons, and hood as well as the cloth veils (though Crowe’s is never seen) with the standard uniforms.

They wear diagonally-fastened belts much like Nyx’s as well, that support daggers at the small of their back. There are two long petal-like oversleeves, rather similar but not an exact match to Tredd’s or Nyx’s, though they are stiff enough to move with the arms even when they are raised and aren’t blown back by the storm.

 The capes are fastened asymmetrically and patterned with an eight-sided geometric tiling pattern, according to the models, and along with the red gloves represent the boldest and largest splash of color in any of the uniforms. The gloves appear to be elbow-length as well, implying a lot of padding on the arms.

Variation:

-Crowe’s gem may be unique, as it’s not visible on the other mages because of their veils or angle in the briefing room

-Crowe is never seen with a veil

Hope this helps your writing! And good luck!

#kglore23 #kingsglaive #ffxv #deep dive #Nyx Ulric #Crowe Altius #Luche Lazarus #Sonitus Bellum #Axis Arra #Tredd Furia #Libertus Ostium #Pelna Khara

[awlwren-writes]

All Through The Night

Fandom: Final Fantasy XV Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationship: Luche Lazarus & Sonitus Bellum Characters: Luche Lazarus, Sonitus Bellum, Original Kingsglaive Character Additional Tags: Night Watch, Slice of Life, Blaster the Glaive Cat Summary:

Luche is working late on the Night Shift, and struggling with the weight of responsibilities.

#kglegends23 #ffxv #Luche Lazarus #Sonitus Bellum #my fics #Slice of Life #Night Watch

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

I wish you would write a fic where Pelna meets his wife.

Okay, this one kinda ran away from me. But have Pelna be sappy as he tells a curious young Glaive how he met his wife.

.

It was a miserable evening. It had started to rain hours ago and now everything was wet. Wet and cold since the sun had gone down. Valla Fortis huddled closer to the dismal heating element they had going in the middle of their pathetic circle.

"How're you holding up, kid?"

Valla squinted up at the question. Furia, sitting nearly across from her, leaned forward, an infuriating grin on his face.

"Careful, flame-brain, people might think you're starting to like me," she shot back.

Furia clicked his tongue while the others in their circle snickered.

"In your dreams," Furia said.

"You've gotta admit though, for her first flight she held up pretty well," Bellum commented, tone mild as always.

Valla could never tell if he was serious or sarcastic when he talked. Maybe it was both. Or maybe she just read too much into it, trying her best to fit in.

She had signed up to the Kingsglaive out of a desire to fight. Her cousin Petra had tried to make her take a post in the City Guard or, Pitioss, even in the Crownsguard, but neither truly fought against the danger that was the Niflheim Empire. It was incomprehensible and maddening. She wanted to fight for her country like the Galahdians around her were fighting for their nation. Was that so hard to understand?

To take her mind away from that trail of thought - she knew from experience it would not take her anywhere - she turned towards Pelna Khara, who was sitting on her right. He was arguably the nicest Glaive she knew. He treated her like a novice, yes, but she was a novice, she could admit to that. But he also didn't treat her like an outsider. There were only a handful of Lucians within the Glaive and she was only the second Insomnian. She asked him the first thing that came to mind.

"Hey, Pelna? How did you meet your wife?"

The man startled at the question. He blinked at her, surprised. Even he with his darker colouring looked washed out from the rain, the mud and the fighting.

"What brought that on?" he asked.

Valla shrugged, suddenly embarrassed. "Nothing. I've just... heard you talk about her and I got curious. Forget I asked. It was a stupid question."

She shook her head, feverently searching for something to distract him and the others, but to her surprise Pelna simply smiled.

"No, it's alright. I don't mind."

His smile got a dopy lilt to it. Furia groaned.

"Great. Now you've done it, kid. We've got to listen to that story again."

"If you don't like it, you can always leave, you know?" Pelna pointed out. "But then you'll have to look for a free space elsewhere, and I think they're a bit scarce right about now."

And he was right. There were only a limited number of heating elements, barely enough for one in each tent. Not to mention that they were all barely working.

Furia scoffed, but did not move. Bellum shook his head while Lazarus pretended he was above the conversation and Arra was doing his best not to roll his eyes at the redhead.

"Now then. Does anyone else hava a complaint?" Pelna asked in a voice so mild it made Valla's goosebumps and goosebumps.

No one moved.

"I met Tethys on the day before First Dawn and she was the most beautiful person I've ever seen in my life."

Someone - probably Furia - made a fake gagging sound, but Valla was too entranced by Pelna's smitten expression to care. He really loved his wife. Valla had known that before, but she had never seen such blatant truth written all across his face and voice. Distantly she wondered what this First Dawn was, but did not dare ask.

"She's a pearl diver, you see, and I'm a fisherman. That morning - the sun was barely over the horizon - I was down at the bay, preparing my boat and nets to set out, when this woman walks straight out of the water. At first I thought I was looking at an apparition or maybe a sea serpent having taken human form, that's how suddenly she was there. But instead it was this woman, scowling as she marched towards me demanding to know what had happened to the pearl oysters here."

"That woman is like an Ulric on the hunt. If there are pearls to find, she'll find them," Arra chimed in.

"Were there supposed to be pearl oysters?" Valla couldn't help but ask.

Pelna shrugged. "I had never heard of it. There's a reason most of Clan Najad settled on Miglat. The waters around there were full of pearl oysters. Before that I had never seen a Najad pearl dive in my fishing waters, so I assumed there weren't any. But I agreed to row her further out."

Valla frowned. "Didn't she have her own boat?"

"Of course she had. Pelna just conveniently forgot that fact and let himself be talked into it," Bellum said.

Pelna could only shrug with a helpless smile on his face. "Tethys can be very headstrong and convincing."

"What happened next?"

"Well, I rowed us out to one of my usual spots. She went diving and I started fishing. Or well, I tried to. Wasn't very successful with Tethys scaring away the fish. I shared my dinner with her and shortly before I got my courage up to suggest heading back to land, she found this huge oyster."

He held out his hands. A head could easily fit between them. Valla raised an eyebrow in disbelief.

"She breaks it open and there is this huge pearl, as large as both of my thumbnails put together. Blue with a purplish sheen. Tethys looks at it and scowls. Of course I ask her what was wrong, so she looks up, scowling even more. And then she said 'I can't gift this to you, it's not the right colour.'"

Here Pelna laughed, rueful and happy and incredulous, as if he still couldn't believe this had happened. Valla felt strangely warm and envious.

"I, of course, was speechless. I'd never met her before that day and here this woman was trying to give me a courting gift. When I finally managed to open my mouth to ask why she wanted to give it to me of all people, she looked at me like I was daft. 'You're a good man', she said, 'I came to visit a friend and I saw you dancing pildura on the beach at dawn. You're dedicated, hard working and honest. I asked around about you and you're the kind of man I want in my life.'"

"Wait, she asked you to marry her on the day you met?" Valla couldn't help but ask, eyes wide.

Surprisingly it was Lazarus who answered. "No. Courting is the process of getting to know each other with the goal of having a lasting romantic relationship. During courting you find out how well you fit together, if at all. Tethys was very... Ulric with how she went about it."

Valla turned back to Pelna. "Did you accept?"

"Of course I did. We were the talk of the island for quite some time. I even managed to keep it coming here. Come over for dinner sometime, and I'll show you."

Valla didn't really know what he meant by that comment, but she wasn't one to say no to free dinner. Not with her meagre salary. Maybe Pelna would answer a few more of her many questions.

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February - Sonitus Bellum

Our second Glaive of the event is Sonitus Bellum. Described as a man "whose virtues seem boundless", along with being a weapon specialist, Sonitus was a traitorous individual who turned his back on Lucis and its reigning monarch, King Regis Lucis Caelum.

He was one of the Glaives that infiltrated the Niflheim airship to help rescue the kidnapped princess of Tenebrae, Lunafreya Nox Fleuret. Rather than follow orders, Sonitus betrayed his comrades.

The traitorous trio capitalized on Nyx's inability to use magic, but they are unable to kill their target due to the intervention of Crownsguard member Petra Fortis.

A short time later, Libertus happened upon the burning remains of Petra's truck, as well as the corpses of Sonitus & his cohorts.

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