Mnemosyne, Keeper of Memories

| 25 | she/her | blog for all things xiv writing and photography | spoilers for 7.3 and before |

[mnemosyne-xiv]

Hello you. Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Sophia Mongrignois, a Forum member, apothecary, and chronicler of fading memories—though most know me by my pen name, Mnemosyne.

"Memories?" I can practically hear you questioning.

Yes, literal memories that have drifted from mere idling in ambient aether to sinking deep within the aetherial sea eventually find their way down into the depths of the Aitiascope. There I can find all manner of memories from a myriad of times and places, each acting as the inspiration for the contents of this blog. It's my hope to spread these memories far and wide, preserving them outside of their ephemeral stints in this world in the hearts of all who stumble upon my work. Though, with as fickle as memories are, my writings are interpretations of what I find meaning I'm not infallible and will make mistakes as I labor to fill in the gaps memories often begin to develop as they deteriorate. Such are the way of things I'm afraid.

But that's enough about me. On to what you're actually here for, the writing! Here are the tags I most often use to keep everything nice and tidy:

MNEMOSYNE SHIP TAGS:

Ruby & Mint | Koana x Mnemo Burden of Memory | G'raha x Mnemo Draconic Embers | Estiniboi x Mnemo Sancrosanctity | Urianger x Mnemo

GENERAL TAGS:

Mnemosyne Musings (future) | Personal entries I wanted to share. Coffee Biscuits (future) | Ryne and Gaia's everyday life as they grow up in a world full of hope for the future despite the uncertainty of it all. Fussy Bun | Erenville's adventures across the star ♡ Servants of a New Dawn (future) | Wuk Lamat and Koana-centric posts! Totally-Not-Scions (future) | Everything concerning our favorite heroes. Ancient Nostalgia (future) | Rare memories recounted from before the Sundering. Fragmented Love (future) | Remia and Zero's warped yet wholesome relationship that this blog was originally centered around. Til Kingdom Come | Centered around two voidsent from before the Flood of Darkness, this story recounts the valiant efforts of a princess and a loyal knight in their vain struggle to forestall the inevitable. ramble ramble ramble | Not writing, fourth wall breaking posts about my personal achievements and thoughts on FFXIV. Would recommend filtering this out if you'd rather be spared my idiocy.

Retired Tags:

Zerem | Remia and Zero's old tag.

Tags will be added and others retired as my attention shifts so be sure to check back here every few months to see what's changed.

That's the end of all I had to say really. Let's pray that this short self-introduction served its purpose in giving you a better idea of who I am. I hope my best attempts at preserving these memories continue to be to your liking and once more, thank you all for supporting my work. I look forward to sharing even more with you in the months to come! ♡

p.s. my dms are open so don't hesitate to message or tag me! i'm always open for a chat ♡♡♡ p.s.s. don't pay any mind to me slowly overhauling my main blog site, i'm going through a midlfe crisis

[wisteriaphyte]

trying to achieve a sculpture/statue look :o

[sexybritishllama]

what i say when i'm trying to get people to play ffxiv: there's such an incredible amount of content that there's something for everyone. you get an intricate jrpg plot with fantastic characters and worldbuilding that also makes YOUR character feel like an actual person somehow despite the limitations that come with customisable pcs. there's 21 different combat classes which you can all do on one character so there's always something new to learn and improve upon, but if you want to specialise that's totally cool too! there's raiding obviously but if you're not into that there's all sorts of side things like crafting, fishing (yes this is its own category), housing, island sanctuary, pvp, and so much more i can't even list. the music goes so hard. people are generally super friendly to newcomers and yes it's a meme but there's a super generous trial up to level 70 with no restrictions on playti—

what i should say when i'm trying to get people to play ffxiv: look at this

[catchymemes]

[thegodthief]

Thinking of G'raha Tia, only 24 years old and simultaneously beyond and behind his peers because of how the archon accepted the fate of locking himself away in the Crystal Tower. Thinking of him, with the optimism of a 24yo and the attention span of a 24yo and the life goals of a 24yo who just realized that the world is a lot bigger than all the books he studied and slept on could ever describe. Thinking of him, telling his new friends and his old friends and his scared inner self that he's not going to die, that he's just going to sleep, knowing full well that he will likely never wake up.

Thinking of G'raha Tia, only 124 waking years old and carrying the memories of people that never lived because of what he did after waking in the Crystal Tower. Thinking of him, with a heart shattered by experiences and with the careful plotting that comes from experiences and with a pure self-destructive goal forged by those experiences who just realized that he is going to have to live in a world that never was but is now and is greater than all his hopes and fears ever conspired to put together. Thinking of him, telling his old friends and his new friends and the one person that he is scared of losing that he is going to be okay, that he is going to not sleep on life, knowing that this is the world he was ready to die for, knowing that he will likely never discover everything about it but is ready to die trying.

Thinking of that moment when G'raha Tia the 24yo meets G'raha Tia the 124yo in the landscape of their unifying mind. Thinking of them, when the life goals of a 24yo collides with the life goals of a 124yo and how the century of experiences between them makes them completely separate people. Thinking of them, telling his younger self that the ambition was fulfilled and it's time to wake up, telling his older self that there is still ambition more and the dream has just begun, telling each other that this is not a type of death but just a change and both of them knowing full well that they are going to die to each other so that G'raha Tia may yet live for one more adventure with their friend.

Thinking of G'raha Tia and that moment of ultimate surrender of self to self.

Thinking.

[catchymemes]

[strwpup]

🎆 happy moonfire faire! 🎆

excellent news, the boys are back this year!

i just love seeing them around 🥰 emmie fell off of this year's nimble warrior course rip king 🥰 does this setup imply sicard was watching from the bottom the whole time? did sicard jump off when he saw emm fell just to bully him? did sicard finish his trip to the top and make his way all the way back down and emm simply just hasn't gotten up yet? every option is delightful

another thing id like to document:

they have matching tattoos, so jot that down,

[mxmearcstapa]

The Renowned Heavensward Expansion

[gobs-stuff]

they drew each other :)

art from last year

[shochmonster]

More Final Fantasy XIV art for the tarot booster pack I’m working on.

[cocksuredness-deactivated202410]

Tumblr mutual confidentiality clause

[knightskuld]

~ tfw your world gets screwed over by ascians. ~

[junorsky]

An astrologian

[nephiieatsuranium]

To listen.

To suffer.

To entrust unto tomorrow.

[sasseebeee]

i dunno dude i'll ask again in around 12000 years and you tell me what you think

[firelightmuse]

Sakura Blossom 🌸

A huge thank you to @faerieearthangel for allowing me to take these gposes in front of your beautiful home in Shirogane!! Partially inspired by this glam here, though I changed much of the original pieces around. 💖

[scrollsfromarebornrealm]

Arcadion Round 2

Certified Honey B. Lovely Hater™️ everyone