Scribed in Blood

A character blog for Leonide Chevalier of Mateus, a wanderer from the East. (Follows from HouseRosaire)

[relatablepoetryandquotes]

“I maintained a tactical silence. When you maintain a tactical silence and look people right in the eye, as if drinking in their words, they talk. People like to be listened to, as every researcher knows–every researcher, every writer, every spy.” - Michel Houellebecq, Submission

[rinzukodas]

“And then the dark came. The dark came like a flood. It filled my veins, my eyes went black. My soul, black. That bleeding heart of mine, black. And there is no point in digging deep, to find those lost silver feathers of the past. The dark has eaten them by now. The dark eats everything.”

— Helaena C Moon @ http://hapless-hollow.tumblr.com/ (via hapless-hollow)

[relatablepoetryandquotes]

“I maintained a tactical silence. When you maintain a tactical silence and look people right in the eye, as if drinking in their words, they talk. People like to be listened to, as every researcher knows–every researcher, every writer, every spy.” - Michel Houellebecq, Submission

[trashzy-deactivated20211214]

Lesser Kestrel

[met-asian]

by Totoya Hokkei, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Asian Art

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/54169

[houserosaire]

♦️♠️♣️♥️ for leonide!!

♦️Leonide knows how to be incredibly charming when he wants to be. He’s very good at intimate smiles and deep (probably feigned) interest in whatever someone is telling him. He’s even better at encouraging his companion to drink.♠️ Leonide likes blood. A lot. Knife play is definitely always on his bedroom agenda. He generally prefers to be the one with the knife but under the right circumstances he could be flexible.

♣️ Leonide has a few odd jobs, rather irregular sources of income, but he never seems to want for coin. He gets by mostly by emptying the pockets of his victims.

♥️ Once long ago, back in the East Leonide was terribly in love with someone. He has never completely gotten over it. He is still capable of love now, but it would be a very twisted version of the emotion.

(Leonide is at @scribedinblood)

[nerobombs]

Hingan Vocabulary

The following is a brief compendium of Hingan words used in everyday language by NPCs.

Note that only terms likely to be commonly used will be listed. Very specific terms–such as “Bushin-no-jutsu”–will not be listed.

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ijin - “Foreigner”. Can be used both politely or rudely.

koban - Money. This is the term Hingans use instead of “gil”.

I speak only the truth. A truth that all can see─all save this two-koban rag merchant, and the amateur aesthetes who waste their coin on a clumsy child who hides her shameful lack of skill with gaudy, uncultured garb.

What are you selling? I have a few koban stashed away, if you will accept them. …What is wrong? Why do you hesitate? You are a merchant, are you not?

Thanks to you meeting with the chief, not only did I receive a generous sum of koban but I think I may have even moved up a few pegs in the Confederacy.

While the thing may have cost me a fortune, I do not regret a single koban I spent on it. This rock has proven to me that I have what it takes to protect my people and my village, and that I need nothing more than my two arms and legs to do it.

bakufu - The Hingan military government.

bugyo - Magistrate or Governor. Used in reference to the lord bugyo who rules Kugane.

sensei - “Master”. This term is extremely uncommon; it is only used once in the entire game. The generic term “Master” is used far more frequently (such as “Master Musosai”). 

Kyokuho There you are! I was beginning to wonder if you hadn’t been eaten by the hoverflies on your way here! But I jest. Jannequinard tells me that you are quite the authority on all things relating the Bole. So enlighten me, oh, honorable sensei. I am, as you westerners say, all eyes…or was it ears?  

kami - used as a generic substitute for “gods”. (”Kami preserve us”, etc.). In a religious sense, used to refer to the spirits that reside in precious items and treasures, as well as nature.

aibou -  Generally, can be translated to “partner” or “buddy”, and can be used to refer to a close working relationship as “partner” (such as a detective and deputy). Reno and Rude from Final Fantasy 7 are an example of partners or “aibou”. In the Japanese version, Estinien calls the Warrior of Light “aibou” as well.

Hancock Who knows─we may even come to call one another “aibou”, as the Hingans do. ‘Tis a most deep and meaningful word, aibou─some translate it as “friend,” but I think it better not to even bother trying, so unique and quintessentially Hingan the concept is…

keikaku - More than likely this is nothing more than a meme reference (as localisation often is). Still. It means plan.

Jannequinard An excellent proposal…or as I believe the Hingans say, “keikaku.” I dabbled a bit in the language when I was younger but for the life of me that ebon-haired emissary would not afford me even a sidelong glan─ 

geiko - A skilled female entertainer. Modestly dressed, they engage in poetry, music, and dancing.

tamahagane - Can be translated as “jewel steel”. In-game terminology is “Doman steel”. Tamahagane is symbolically significant in Hingan culture, most likely as the traditional material used to make katanas.

onsen - A natural hot spring used for bathing. Thanks @samhyurai!

Feel free to add more if you find any.

[liminal-storage]

A completely normal, friendly, amicable meeting between a lizard, a giraffe, and a bunch of birds. 

Featuring: @shadowburgers @thedarknesssings @roses-and-grimoires @gorgagne-viperidae

I do not know if Kestrel has a tumblr to tag, but he was there for a bit too. 

[me-nikish]

[alannah-corvaine]

FFXIV JOBS  ▶  SAMURAI

↳  Far across the rolling waves, towards the rising sun, there lies the island nation of Hingashi. In the distant past, the realm’s great lords vied for supremacy over its sea-girt confines in a long and bloody conflict. And taking to battle in their lieges’ names were noble swordsmen whose art was forged in the crucible of war: the samurai. Eventually, the nation was unified under one banner, and these warriors came to wield their katana not upon fields as part of an army, but upon streets as protectors of the peace. But as a neglected blade grows dull with rust, so too do men forget their purpose. Amidst waning memories of the old ways, a determined few hold fast to their convictions, hands by katana grips, awaiting the moment for steel to sing.

[ushishir]

Poem Card with design of Moon and Pine Tree by Hon'ami Koetsu

[wonderlartcafe]

Hon'ami Koetsu (1558-1637)

[houserosaire]

rui :3 for leonide :3 :3 :3

From Leonide @scribedinblood

VISUAL ATTRACTIVENESS: 💗💗💗💗“He is a pretty creature. A flower. Porcelain skin, shining hair. Very pretty. But I think he is prettiest when he lets that mask slip and one sees the little monster peeking through the doll’s face. Please try to bite me, little beast.”

FRIENDSHIP LEVEL: 💗“We are not friends. I am not trying to be.”

SEXUAL DESIRE: 💗💗💗💗“This goes along with finding him pretty, does it not? I can imagine a great many things I would enjoy doing to him. Blood would be so pretty on that porcelain skin.”

ROMANTIC INTENT: 💗He laughed. “That would not end well for either one of us.”

[gorgagne-viperidae]

Leonide for Rui

VISUAL ATTRACTIVENESS: 💗💗💗”He’s a handsome bastard, I hate it. It’s the eyes. There’s something about his eyes that catches your attention, y’know? Makes up for him being a great, dirty long-ears. He holds that uchigatana like it’s a part of him.” Rui clicks his tongue, disgust or disdain, hard to tell.

FRIENDSHIP LEVEL: 💗“He works for those dogs. That already knocks him down two pegs, right down there into the dirt. Bushi or no, he’d better have a winning fucking personality to make up for it.”

SEXUAL DESIRE: 💗💗"He’d look nice with his face in the tatami. What? He would!”

ROMANTIC INTENT: 💔”I’d rather woo a leper than the Sinnoraint’s new fetch bitch.”

[thedarknesssings]

Leonide for Edanar

VISUAL ATTRACTIVENESS: 💗💗

“Yes, Leonide’s pleasant to look at.”

FRIENDSHIP LEVEL: 💗💗

“I hope we can build a good, solid friendship.  Working together with someone goes so much more smoothly when you like them.  So far, he’s proven invaluable in handling some of our usual annoyances.”

SEXUAL DESIRE: 💔

“It’s a work arrangement.”

ROMANTIC INTENT: 💔

“Again, only intent is a business relationship.”

[izayoiishikawa-blog]

Far Eastern Script

While the Eorzean alphabet was gradually developing into that commonly used today, far to the east, the letters of Nagxia, Yanxia, and beyond were experiencing a much different evolution. This supplementary column will attempt to serve as an introduction to the peculiar script of the Far East.

Origins

The Origins of Far Eastern script can be traced back almost two thousands years ago to a system of writing developed in ancient Yanxia. Unlike Eorzean, which employs letters (graphemes) to construct the literal representation of a word’s pronunciation, Yanxian was made up of logograms– thousands upon thousands of unique characters representing individual words or parts of words (morphemes). A principal drawback of this system, however, was that literacy was dependent on the memorization of these countless characters, a task that proved impossible for all but the educated elite.

From Yanxian script slowly evolved a series of syllabic letters that removed the meaning from simplified renderings of older characters, while retaining their pronunciations. These new “Kana” could be arranged much like the graphemes of Eorzean to form sounds and words, effectively reducing the number of characters to be put to memory from over ten thousands to approximately one hundred, and opening the door for the majority of Othardians to learn their letters.

PD: This is from the Lore book volume 2 and transcribed from there!. I will be posting about Doma and Hingashi today all the words come from the lore book remember this is not a resume of mine!.

[scribedinblood]

Prompt 1: Submerged

Under cut for violence.

Wasn't it sweet?

Flesh parted so easily under a blade. The small pressure against his palms and then the smell of the blood that filled everything, hot and sharp. His own pulse roared a song in his ears, and for a blessed moment there was satisfaction. The hunger that tore at him eased, the nagging of the voice softened. Movements stopped. Cries ceased, and all that remained was stillness and the smell of blood.

So little of it marred his skin, small flecks the sword hadn't caught and swallowed. But he felt it all the same. Hot and wet over his skin, bathing him, drowning him in the weight of what he had wrought. He closed his eyes, and fell backward to let the steaming water claim him.

Wasn't it beautiful?

He sank into the heat of the bath. Like blood. Kiyoshi's eyes stared up at him in memory, sightless and betrayed. His chest ached with grief and the need to breathe. Drowned in blood. He could just inhale and taste it, so easy to feel it clog his throat and fill his lungs.

Instead he pushed upward. Water flowed over his skin, washing the last droplets away in small crimson swirls. Warmth curled around the ache in his chest, soothing, satisfied. Leonide sighed. Relief, resignation, pleasure. "Yes." He answered before it could ask again. "It was sweet."

[scribedinblood]

Leonide Chevalier