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crownonacat · 11 days

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Some Lore Thoughts

Spoilers for quite literally the whole game be careful ahh-

I've been having some thoughts about Minfilia mostly because I was trying to plot out a time travel/au travel thing with some fix it elements because why not.

And even in comparison to other characters like Moenbryda and Papalymo who don't have the best ending, Minfilia really gets the short end of the stick huh.

Like here's the thing: the others arguably go out on their own terms to some degree. If they don't make the decision that leads to their demise things go very poorly but arguably there are ways to prevent the situation leading up to their death.

To this day I'm mad that the WoL doesn't just shank Ilberd and that he's still alive and kicking after the boss fight enough to do the whole bullshit that he does but that's a personal thing lmao; I do find it narratively quite poignant because he's quite literally carrying onwards in death what he did in life. But arguably again, prevent the Shinryu summoning and you prevent Papalymos death. What the story would look like with him alive is anyone's guess.

Similarly with Moenbryda you have the issue of aether; the reason why she dies is because of the requisite aether needed to use the white auracite to kill an Ascian. Find more sources of aether to draw from at that moment and she doesn't need to bleed herself dry of aether and she thus lives.

You can make similar comments about a lot of the characters that do have untimely demises over the course of the entire game in that you can both avoid their death and while it changes the shape of the future, it doesn't change it in a way that you cannot picture.

(Also a minor detail: I do appreciate the deaths in a way if only because they tell us about the hopelessness of the situations at the time. These are decisions that are forced to be made because they are the best decisions because of the things that led up to them. There is no loading a save file or going back in time because while there may be a "better" path, the decisions made didn't lead to it. It makes the helplessness and the unfairness of these deaths worse because they are Needed but they are also full of should've could've would've. Which is both horribly guilt inducing and delicious.)

But you can't make the same comment about Minfilia because she is a lynchpin for a lot of the later events of the story. It's because she dies the way she does that Shadowbringers as a whole even has a chance at happening. There is no First living without Minfilia dying; in order for that to happen, she needs to make that choice. In a way, the best decision she makes is choosing to be the sacrificial lamb because we know what the furture looks like without her. If she somehow lives after the banquet incident and she isn't the Oracle, then no one can take Ardbert and the rest back to the First. No one takes Ardbert and the other Warriors back to the first means another rejoining happening. (When the Dragonsong war has just come to a close. Yeah. The timing is certainly something-)

We already know aether is being stagnant at that point (I'm fairly certain there's one or two lines Urianger has at that time mentioning it) because of the number of primal summoning happening and the amount of unrest the Tribes are facing because there's a God Killer running around without their best interests in mind (side note: I imagine it's bloody terrifying that the deity you call yours with your people's interests and aspects can be cut down by the WoL who kinda just goes 'So the flavor of the week is Ravana huh') and that Garlemald is getting destabilized at this time. We know Gaius decommissioned Black Rose before Elidibus wearing Zenos as a fursuit got it started up again, so that means that Black Rose is still running around, albeit in smaller quantities, when Ardbert is still running around on the Source.

So. Rejoining plus unrest on the source means the Eight Umbral Calamity happens early, before Stormblood even. Also means that people have just about more than half of the aether that they used to have as ancients (I'm probably doing my math wrong but just about half I think cause 13 shards and thats 8? Rejoinings? So it goes from slightly more than half to definitely more than half) and we know the Ancients had issues with the End of Days because they had too much aether. And! Again! All because Minfilia is alive! Which is what makes me a little miffed I won't lie because looking at the sequence of events it's almost like the story itself is telling you it would be easier to just let her die. (Which makes me want to find a way for her to live just because ^^;)

It would be interesting to see the impact of events on the Source and the story though.

#ffxiv spoilers #minfilia warde #just some thoughts!#also take with a heavy pinch of salt because while i think im well versed enough in the lore of the game i may have made mistakes #but yeah #i might write a drabble thing for a time travel au later because its been marinating for a bit

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angorwhosebabyisthis · 3 years

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Multiples of 6 for the OC asks!

AYYYYYYYYYY THANK YOU

i think for this one i’ll answer each question with three ocs for comparison >:V

(under the cut because, predictably, It Got Long)

6. Do they smoke or do they hate smoking.

(origfic, unnamed superhero verse)

Neil: won’t touch cigarettes, but has been known to smoke a bowl every now and then when his anxiety gets the best of him. he doesn’t like doing it--he’s internalized some pretty negative shit about how it means he’s a trashy, weak-willed loser who can’t handle reality--but since meeting nads and then beth, he’s eased up a lot on the guilt and is able to relax more.

Nads: smokes cigarettes, but only if they’re stolen. she’s got an active lifestyle to say the least and she doesn’t want to risk fucking up her lungs, so that’s her compromise. my god does she love her weed though

Beth: smokes cigarettes to take the edge off her anxiety when she has to go outside during the day. she knows they’re worse for her than weed, but she’s wary enough of her liminal space powers without imagining what they might do if she got stoned.

12. What’s an outfit they’d despise wearing Vs one they’d love wearing? Draw it!

(Tales of Arcadia; i’m godawful at drawing clothes so i’ll just describe them as best i can ashdflkshdfkl)

Liyen: loves comfortable, understated, professional-looking masc clothes, usually in muted shades of gray, blue, or black. give them a fuzzy turtleneck sweater and black pants and they’re happy. meanwhile they’d be SUPER uncomfortable in loud, clashing colors or anything too femme.

Schommag: Does Not Like Clothes That Will Get in Her Way, also not a big fan of dressing femme with very few exceptions (the right Little Black Dress, for example). give her what she needs to get around the woods and stay out of her way. that said she does love showing off her muscles, so she wears a lot of tank tops and sports bras (and sometimes no top at all, if she can get away with it).

Oryalv: VERY femme, particularly business casual. this man loves his pantsuits. meanwhile his nightmare is middle-aged high school coach aesthetic. put him in a t-shirt and khakis and he’ll start pouring smoke like a teakettle

18. Have they ever committed a crime? How? Why? If not, then what’s their opinion on crime?

(origfic, unnamed VALENTINE DON’T DO THAT verse)

Valentine: has been made complicit in a lot of their family’s cutthroat-noble shadiness growing up, is otherwise a law-abiding sort up until they jump off the slippery slope and get the war crime ball rolling in earnest. Whoops

Edmund: has gotten into plenty of cutthroat-noble shadiness of his own volition, thank you very much. unlike valentine he’s a whole lot more inclined to go UHHH and pull up when it comes to war crimes

Marcel: LOVES war crimes. LOVES them. would marry them if he could. lucky for him he’s captain of the guard and has plenty of opportunities. will otherwise use the law as a bludgeon but i don’t think he’s too bothered about it for its own sake

24. Mcdonalds, subway, or KFC?

(Final Fantasy Tactics A2)

Nebilim: subway, grease is sensory hell and makes him sick and it’s the easiest place to avoid it. the number of variables per sandwich make him anxious, but if he has to pick one then fuck it, it’s worth not putting grease in his body.

Moovry: loves grease with all his somehow-still-functioning heart, would bring his own beer keg to KFC and refuse to leave til he’s finished his fourth bucket of chicken

York: MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS. gets the happy meal and then uses the toy to test their black magic minispells. we hardly knew ye, beyblade

30. Have they ever dreamed about another oc?

(Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, taxidermy/doll horror cw)

Faerna: has dreams about missing his mother sometimes. he hasn’t seen her in a long time, and for all he knows she thinks he’s dead, but he can’t bring himself to go back and look for her when he doesn’t know if she’ll approve of the life he’s chosen for himself. for all he talks himself up, not everyone’s happy to have a thief and a conman for a son.

SkekNev: has recurring dreams about the victims of their taxidermy coming back to life. less of a HOLY SHIT THE DOLLS ARE ALIVE nightmare for them, more of an anger/anxiety nightmare because stop that, stop having autonomy, i made you like this for a reason.

Aivne: dreams a lot about her little siblings. outright nightmares, semi-lucid rehearsals of danger scenarios, memories from before they lost their parents.

36. If they’re nonhuman, what’s their opinion on humans?

(origfic, faeverse)

Aislinng: vampire/incubus, more specifically A Dracula Lookin Motherfucker. depending on how much of a bastard he is in a given au, humans are usually somewhere between ‘fun to dazzle with my Supernatural Charms’ and ‘boring. where are the interesting people to torment’

Meadowsweet: rabbit faun. depending on which of the two wildly different versions of him we’re talking about, he either treats humans with the same goodwill as anyone else who might need his healing, or looks down on them and considers them fair game for whatever evil bastard he’s pining after this week.

Agaric: aislinng’s son with a forest spirit, so fuck if i know what to call him at this point. humans tend to find his brand of quiet, aloof awkwardness either offputting or endearing; either one is mortifying, and he’d mostly rather just keep to himself.

42. What’s their standpoint when it comes to washing hands?

(origfic, bumfuck nowhere cult)

Cristina: obsessed with cleanliness, washes her hands constantly, crissy please you live in the desert

Skinner: if my hands are clean i can’t wipe them on cristina’s robes now can i

Rosemary: who needs to wash hands when you’ve got tentacles ;)

48. If they were defeated fairly in battle, would they accept and move on or throw a fit?

(origfic, slasher movie slaughterhouse dimension)

Maggie: will stay down and let you think she’s beaten, until you take your eyes off her for a second too long. then she’ll go for your hamstring

Dee: will accept it and move on, but will also try to make you feel like winning wasn’t really important anyway. maggie loves her dearly but she is kind of infuriating to everyone else

Esau: is delighted when somebody beats him, because if they’ve gotten that far they’ve committed at least one horrific atrocity and will have to live with that forever (if not embrace it). the real treasure was the corruption and PTSD we found along the way. no wonder maggie kind of hate-connects with him, he reminds her of dee lmao

54. Have they ever lost anyone?

(misc origfic)

Gray: lost the person who summoned them, gave them form, and taught them how to speak. once she died, all they knew was that she’d stopped coming, and that their only friend--their only contact with the world outside the cave--was gone. they’re there alone for a long time before a hitchhiker stumbles across them, and now they’re clingy as fuck and terrified of being abandoned again.

Ashdown: lost her wife the spring before her story begins, which left her so depressed she didn’t bother flying south for the winter with everyone else. she does eventually find love again, after coming to terms with the fact that what she’s lost isn’t the only thing she can ever have.

Jake: lost his older brother as a kid, which might or might not be why some fuck haunting their own fursuit recruits him to help with their unfinished business.

[DYING WHEEZE]

thank you again for the questions!!! i have. so many ocs. SO many ocs, and it’s always fun to get a chance to trot a bunch of them out, especially with a good range of questions like these :D

#the golden ghost #tales of arcadia #dark crystal age of resistance #asks #tag memes #ocs #my ocs #toa tag #origfic tag #my origfic #final fantasy tag #smoking cw #weed cw #dolls cw #origfic group tag #because there's too many to tag all of them on this post asdhfslkdfhsdf

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