main-@vividbeast (likes/follows from there) | they/it | ffxiv: Ciel De'Fontaines on Famfrit | gw2: vividbeast.9567 (US) | blog is a wip please no steppy | new to ffxiv, returning to gw2 after levelling to 80 and realizing living world does Not come with expansions
making this sideblog to meet people to play games with and justify my ffxiv subscription!
I dont have very much experience with mmos, and my histories with both gw2 and ffxiv are Falling Madly In Love With It Before Ive Even Beaten The Tutorial and Buying All The Expansions and immediately falling off because of some kerfuffle or another game catching my attention. But i wanna get back into them now!
this blog is a big fat work in progress so mind the dust, I’ll make a proper character list with art/pictures and shit Later
(current list under readmore!)
GUILD WARS 2 CHARACTERS
Revylin- it/any sylvari, cycle of dusk,mesmer. Just call it Revyl! My current main im using to relearn the game! Got converted to the nightmare court as a sapling for its higher than usual magical aptitude, had an Awful Time and was rescued by the Wardens before it could become a knight. Now travels around tyria pursuing a wyld hunt he cant remember (itll be fine!! itll come back to him itll be fiiiiiine) working as a dancer/storyteller before getting tangled up in the Plot
Irysel- she/they sylvari elementalist. max level commander from my original 2019 playthrough! idk if i’ll ever play her again but i remember having such a blast with elementalist i’ll probably try her again eventually
Rika Sunstalker- he/they ash legion charr thief. old dnd character made gw character! the campaign he was in stopped so now he only exists here! a gladium, formerly rika sunblaze, who got his warband killed?? Somehow??? and took the stalker name/joins a pirate crew of other disgraced charr to travel and see the world (still working his details out adldjd)
(I havent made these next few characters ingame yet, but plan to once im farther along!)
Irene- he/she sylvari, cycle of noon, guardian. Warden turned adventurer turned revyl's travelling partner (and eventual co-commander and lover!) Very devout dreamer with a strong sense of justice and desire (read: overwhelming uncompromising need) to be the pale tree's most devout, prized, heroic son. Travels around tyria working up the ranks of the vigil, trying very very Vewy hard to fuffil a wyld hunt she cant remember (all he knows is that it Must be tied to revyl. thats why she feels that way whenever revyl looks at her, right?)
Pyrotechnician Taz- she/mirror asura, college of dynamics, engineer. do not let her get in contact with revyl shenanigans will ensue
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FFXIV CHARACTERS
Ciel D’luxe- he/they viera summoner/archer hes my little meow meow so full of problems. hes a drag queen. he has trust issues. hes trying to find love even though he thinks hes the wettest most miserable man in eorzea. his ex is hunting him for sport. the only reason he became a summoner was because he saw a carbuncle for the first time and Lost It. hes a bitch hes a lover hes my little booboo bear
(havent made these characters ingame yet but plan to!)
alta haragin- she/it au'ra pugilist/lancer (or pugilist/gladiator? i know i can technically have all three but shes gotta have two Mains yknow), Rapscallion Criminal turned pit fighter turned adventurer turned ciels girlfriend and co-captain of ciels adventuring party
drakaz verkach-he/him hroth hhhhheavy armor class of some sort. maybe he'll be the gladiator. the beavis to altas butthead. just here for a good time! please pay no attention to my myriad mental health issues/simultaneous identity crises
(this last guy is a joke character but i honestly cant gey him out of my head maybe ill make him a retainer like i wanna do with kaz)
nagayuki ittetsu-any pronouns au'ra(?) spellcaster who wants to ammase enough power to Become A Primal. he is always and forever getting tricked by ascians/beast clans/random fucking guys and gets Almost Murdered several times-
It's disability pride month, and you know what that means...
Time to talk about my first and favorite rat of all my asura!
Qirri of Pazz (or Qirri Tinkerfirst) was born dangerously premature and honestly lucky to survive past her first year. Her lungs are underdeveloped, causing her significant breathing issues, and her immune system didn't have time to fully develop, making her prone to serious illness.
She also has to contend with albinism, which runs in her family. While not something she thinks about much, it's a disability like any other. She uses a special ointment developed by her father Pazz to keep her safe from the sun, preventing burns and worse complications, and her glasses have an alchemical trick baked in, allowing them to tint in bright light as a way to help with her photosensitivity. The glasses, of course, do have a double purpose: due to her albinism, her vision is pretty poor, and she uses various items to help when she's out and about... most of them developed by her (the link leads to a list of her medical inventions!).
Since settling in Cantha with the rest of the Dragonwatch Krewe to assist with the energy crisis, she's been more mindful of her health, working with a doctor Rama introduced her and Taimi to. Coupled with the specialized wheelchair she built for herself to reduce strain on her body and limit severe breathing episodes, she's been much more comfortable there.
These are the three young sylvari that both Cairadin (mine) and Mabaki (@mabaki ) took under their wing and see as their own children.
from top to bottom:
Rosakya (mine)
Vincent ( @mabaki )
Laurane (mine)
(technically they belong to both of us but in the game Mabi created Vincent and I created both Rosakya and Laurane)
Enjoy some rare traditionally coloured art from me :D
Usually I prefer to scan my pieces and colour them digitally but for once I decided to pull out my coloured pencils that have been collecting dust in a drawer for years.
"Yes, it's true. I swear it is. Otherwise... I would not be alive. The ancient lich living in the mountains. The one they call the Dark Lord. I saw him with my own two eyes."
"Oh, my poor dear, how your skin burns. Lie, now. You must regain your strength."
"I thought I died. But I woke up... in the castle. I asked him, why? He refused to speak for long. It's like he wants to be seen the way he is. But his eyes were... surprisingly kind."
"Shh, now. Your journey had been long and perilous. Rest. The shadows cannot hunt you here."
"I swear, I am not lying. Listen..! The few words he did give me. I asked him why he had stayed all alone for so long and he said he was waiting for someone. Someone dear. And that she would return soon."
"...Who?"
"The last thing I remember was him saying... that it's too early. That there is someone waiting for me, too."
June has come around again, which means I've been posting to this blog for nearly a year, and it's Pride 2025! Best wishes and all the support for everyone here from me and my silly cast of characters!
From left to right, the characters and their pronouns are:
Sorcha - she/they
Pyrite - he/him
Adelaide - she/her
Caloghira - she/her
(someday i may draw my whole roster (all 25+ of them) for Pride but these four should be recognizable!)
i am already NOT good at combat in this game but trying to fuck around with controller gameplay AFTER abandoning it for like nearly a full calendar year is. trying!
i am already NOT good at combat in this game but trying to fuck around with controller gameplay AFTER abandoning it for like nearly a full calendar year is. trying!
