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WELCOME o/ !!!

First and foremost, this blog is a HUGE WIP at the moment.

But either way— Welcome to We're Damned, After All, or DMV, or damnedverse, or what have you. A sort of "canon but shifted slightly left" ffxiv story created by me (Krae) and my friend (Lenora). Where each expansion puts the spotlight on one of our six warriors of light! You heard that right, there's six of these dumbasses.

Alidae Mendica — ARR WoL || Dunesfolk Lalafell || Honorary Ironworks Engineer || She's also... our Azem! Cause damnedverse only has one!

>> Archer/Summoner/Machinist/Gunbreaker

T'lyr Kho — One of the two Heavensward WoLs || Half Seeker of the Sun, Half Garlean || Regularly not coping well || The WoL who absorbed the majority of the First's light.

>> Paladin/Dragoon/Dark Knight/Sage

Touya Kawa (@twisted-solace's wol!!!) — The second Heavensward WoL || Raen Au Ra || Our quiet and reserved guy with a whole lotta trauma

>> Warrior/Dragoon/Reaper/Pictomancer

Koren Cadoret — One of the two Stormblood WoLs || Rava Viera || Raana's twin brother || Has beef with Zenos

>> Monk/Samurai/Blue Mage/Viper

Raana Cadoret — The second Stormblood WoL || Rava Viera || Koren's twin sister || Queen of Doma

>> Red Mage/Astrologian/Dancer

Sthallona Dhemskyltwyn — 1.0 WoL who became relevant again against her will </3 || Sea Wolf Roegadyn || Thancred's childhood friend

>> White Mage/Black Mage

Other characters you might see here are:

A'vhea Vahni (A Miqo'te reaper from the Thirteenth)

Zaya-Sarnai Dazkar (A Xaela bard, my solo-wol)

Shinaih Hatenaki (A Miqo'te samurai/summoner from the East)

Kazune Hatenaki (Shinaih's younger sister, dark knight/ninja)

Colette Alabastir (Sharlayan Elezen scholar/picto and Alisaie's gf)

Violette Chevalier-Moreau (Half-Elezen Half-Hyur monk/viper)

I'm going to do my best to set up small profiles for each of them, highlighting their individual stories. But ah, my limited coding knowledge and time management will be heavily tested.

This blog also serves as a general dump for wolqotd type questions, random character thoughts that wouldn't go in an info card, and gpose shenanigans. If you'd like to follow my main, I'm more active on @kraefishh :)

Uhh... enjoy!!

#damnedverse

Lalapril - Day 14

Witness

It felt familiar in a way that Alidae never thought it could. An ache so deeply rooted in her chest that just looking upon the rubble and falling stars made her eyes well up with tears. Would that she could know it was a long forgotten part of her. A part of her reacting to the loss of her home.

hi hope it's fine that I'm posting these nearly a month late hgjfjh

#you give me the perfect prompt to do a shot like this and what am i supposed to do???#NOT jump for it???#anyway this is Alidae's azem #her name is Elaea :)#shadowbringers spoilers #shb spoilers #lalapril2026 #lalapril #krae poses #damnedverse #alidae mendica #azem: elaea #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv oc #ffxiv lalafell #lalafell wol #ffxiv azem #azem oc

"I have got to start working on Mayqote." I say, knowing full well that I still have half of the April prompts to finish.

#and on top of that #i was planning on working with my sibling to do a prompt list for AuraAugust #i am in miseryyyyyy #krae rambles

Lalapril - Day 12

Burn

#so i learned brio can load status effects #needless to say this has opened a wide array of new ideas #lalapril2026 #lalapril #krae poses #damnedverse #alidae mendica #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv oc #ffxiv lalafell #lalafell wol

Vierapril - Day 12 / 13

New Experience / Flowers

"I've don't believe I've ever seen you so on edge, brother." She giggles, counting her blessings that the Fae are currently pre-occupied by the promise of playing with the young Leveilleurs. "Everything is just too bright, Raana. I swear, I have to squint to see a couple fulms in front of-- SHIT!" Koren's rebuttal cuts short as his foot catches a root. Luckily, his sister is there to catch him. She laughs harder, much to his chagrin. But he'd be lying if he said this wasn't the most relieved he's been in weeks. Raana by his side once more, albeit a few years older than him -- a fact he can't quite swallow -- hearty and whole and for some reason living in godsdamned pixie-land. ...He laughs too.

a few more shots under the cut ^-^

#hand posing my DETESTED #GOD that took me FOREVER #anyway i like them :)#vierapril2026 #vierapril #krae poses #damnedverse #raana cadoret #koren cadoret #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv oc #ffxiv viera #viera wol

For the alternate love interests: how do we feel about Alidae x either of the prominent Doman horrors hotties, Hien and Yugiri.

Ooooooh!!

So immediately I have to say no to Hien haha. Sorry Hien I love you dearly but Alidae would NOT be interested in him at all lol

Yugiri on the other hand... honestly??? Nothing I ever would have considered but I could maybe see it, in another life, if Alidae hadn't been so preoccupied with the. [gestures at the everything]. I think there's something about Yugiri that initially enamored Alidae in ARR, what with the mystery of her hidden face and being from somewhere Alidae likely hadn't even heard of.

Now Alidae is NOT forward at all with romance so even if she had a crush on Yugiri I'm not even sure it would go anywhere?? But definitely fun to think about!

#krae answers #alidae my resident aroace who i have literally not thought about shipping with anyone recently #the fact that i am not turned away by the idea with Yugiri at all SAYS SOMETHING lmao #(maybe its just the lesbianism talking) WHO SAID THAT #anyway. girl who only has ever been interested in one person (Giott) and even THAT surprised her #thank you for the ask!#this was fun :)#damnedverse #alidae mendica

Lalapril - Day 11

Embrace

Alidae is not known for being a touchy person. But when it comes to the two she considers family, it's different. Alphinaud and her's relationship started off rocky, but they grew inseparable in the wake of the Banquet. With Alisaie, they clicked instantly. A shared dislike for what was expected of them, and a fiery personality to boot. Not that she could ever pick a favorite.

Something for Alidae's favorite Scions, the twins <3

#this was originally going to be one for every Scion but that was WAYYY too much effort lol #so instead its just Alidae and her siblings she informally adopted :)#lalapril2026 #lalapril #krae poses #damnedverse #alidae mendica #alisaie leveilleur #alphinaud leveilleur #leveilleur twins #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv oc #ffxiv lalafell #lalafell wol

Vierapril - Day 11

Handholding

A promise to her. No matter how far they were parted, Hien would never stop thinking of her. Wishing her safe travels, and protection against the monsters she would face. A prayer that she would arrive home unharmed.

#AUAUHHH they make me SOOO soft #hope yall like them as much as i do :)#anyway at the rate were going mayqote is gonna end up delayed into june LMAO #regardless. we keep going #vierapril2026 #vierapril #krae poses #damnedverse #raana cadoret #hien rijin #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv oc #ffxiv viera #viera wol #wolhien #wol x hien

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Send me an OC + an alternate love interest for them and I’ll tell you what I think of the idea

#send em in if you want im curious

Lalapril - Day 10

Record

"It has been zero days since either Alisaie or Alidae's name has been said in place of the other."

#we're getting through the backlog because i died for a week </3 #full disclosure: I named Alidae long before I knew there was a character in the game with a similar name #so there's a counter now #lalapril2026 #lalapril #krae poses #damnedverse #alidae mendica #alisaie leveilleur #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv oc #ffxiv lalafell #lalafell wol

Vierapril - Day 10

Electric

Some Raana looking badass for this prompt :)

#gotta work through the backlog because I died for a week </3 #its fine im fine #vierapril2026 #vierapril #krae poses #damnedverse #raana cadoret #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv oc #ffxiv viera #viera wol

Vierapril - Day 9

Book

And I'll lay by your side; the firelight flickering on the nightstand. And perhaps you'll read to me, with your brilliant mind at work as you explain the theories of the world. I won't say a word, I promise. For your voice echoing in the dim light is all I need.

#not pictured was me fighting for my life with this pose #from hand holding to brio straight up not wanting to load the prop #BUT ITS FINE ITS DONE HERE THEY ARE #vierapril2026 #vierapril #krae poses #damnedverse #koren cadoret #g'raha tia #korraha #wolgraha #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv oc #ffxiv viera #viera wol

Lalapril - Day 8

Patience

You ever wonder what was said between Alidae and Alphinaud during their early days? So does Alidae. Because she blocked out the memory of about half his inane ramblings. There wasn't enough patience to spare him more than that.

#arr alphinaud who wont shut up #vs arr alidae who is currently going through several stages of grief all at once #who will win?!#(the answer is neither of them)#lalapril2026 #lalapril #krae poses #damnedverse #alidae mendica #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv oc #ffxiv lalafell #lalafell wol #alphinaud leveilleur

Vierapril - Day 8

Rainbow

With nothing but the distant buzz of faerie wings and humming of crystals, a lunch atop the Voeburt Castle arches was just what the twins needed to catch up on lost time and rest...

#dont look too closely at the chopsticks i did my best #vierapril2026 #vierapril #krae poses #damnedverse #raana cadoret #koren cadoret #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv oc #ffxiv viera #viera wol

Lalapril - Day 7

Comfort

Krile had notified the Ironworks of Alidae's safe return from the First as soon as she was stable to walk on her own. Needless to say, the welcome committee was a happy surprise.

(NOT A SHIP POST)