Secrets and Aetherlight

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[secrets-and-aetherlight]

Character Roster

Michaux Vidal + Carrd + Tag

Gelmorran historian, researcher of experimental and obscure magicks, and general jack-of-all-trades. Loyal, impulsive, and unlucky in love. Owner of Black Dove Inquiries, an investigative service and research library.

Runi Luckborne + Carrd (coming soon) + Tag

Dalmascan-born thief, Thavnairian-trained dancer, and actual sunshine incarnate. His criminal inclinations are offset by his playful charm and earnest soul.

Fey Witheroak + Carrd (coming soon) + Tag

Forest witch, fortune teller, and keeper of secrets. His quiet nature and subtle sense of humor conceal antisocial tendencies and towering ambitions.

[autumnslance]

I've been very excited for the upcoming graphical update since its announcement as someone who loves taking in the landscapes around me in g

Added my ladies to page 6, post#56, on this feedback thread on the NA forums cuz the lack of darker-skinned examples in the graphics and model updates discussions is...concerning to many people.

My example images come from the Dark Knight lvl 50 "Our Answer" cutscene 2, the ARR story climax for that job. The lighting does change a little depending on if doing it during the day or at night.

C'oretta and Dark, for instance, I replayed the scene at night.

For Aeryn and Iyna, I tried during the day.

I only cropped, no other post-processing, and only a barely-there gameplay shader (removes the "gray" and gauss blur effects).

Also for reference: here's my characters' skintone selections, lightest to darkest: C'oretta, Aeryn, Dark, Iyna--who is similar in tone to Erenville, set to be a major figure in Dawntrail, and who wouldn't be the first important NPC to be badly lit and nearly invisible in dark rooms and nighttime scenes.

Not to mention all the roes, elezen, miqos, and auri who have not only dark but fantasy skintones a variety of colors and how obvious it is, from shadowed to washed out, that the game's environmental colors and lighting are NOT tested on anyone but pale-skinned base races.

So give feedback, politely, on the graphics changes you want to see, and those you don't, on the forums.

[sie-sharp-deactivated20250214]

In 2021, my FC had a screenshot contest with two categories to enter: "Memories of the Source" and "Memories of the First." I entered a screenshot for each category, but with a twist -- they both combined into one larger image.

This is actually three screenshots in one! The foreground was taken in my apartment, using Chromakey to make the background transparent and lights in gpose to emulate the light coming from the respective backgrounds.

[cannibalchicken]

[birdstime]

creachers

[mirkemenagerie]

FINAL FANTASY XIV 1.0 ARCHIVE

FINAL FANTASY XIV

FINAL FANTASY XIV 1.0 MIRKE MENAGERIE This is my personal passion project to archive FFXIV version 1.0. After more than a decade since it

In honor of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn's 10th Anniversary and this year's Rising event, comes the public release of my years-long passion project to create a 1.0 Archive of the original 2010 release of the game. This 1,500 page archive contains a full annotated transcript of the original 1.0 MSQ, the 1.x GCQ (End of an Era storyline), full Class and Job questlines, Side Quests, and Open World NPC Dialogue and Newspaper articles.

FFXIV 1.0's continued existence on the internet means so much to me, and this project is possible only thanks to monumental efforts from Gamerescape, ChrysalisWiki, dedicated 1.0 Youtubers, and long-time loremonger AnonyMoose. Thank you all! It is my hope that this archive provides one more accessible source from which to read and enjoy the game that we celebrate every year at the Rising.

[aizel-kon]

Some of my Pirates of the Caribbean daily warmups/studies, but it's FFXIV 7.0 because I am coping and hyperfixating.

[vaisravanaaa]

Tension in the Shroud.

[shroudkeeper]

Only had 75 slots for Rivienne's sanctuary, but I made the extended version of the garden Kikyo has.

[zenathered]

Final Fantasy XIV: DAWNTRAIL Teaser Trailer

[tsukiffxiv]

Sanbreque's Bahamut ⚔️

I’m just in love with this glam ♡

[home-halone]

OPEN COMMISSIONS

I'm saving up to fly 10++ hours so I can attend my friend's wedding and hang out with my longtime FFXIV static and FC!!

But please note, I'm not in DIRE need of assistance! I *can* scrape money together. I wouldn't have said yes if I didn't have the funds. But travelling PH -> US is REALLY expensive. Airfare alone is in the 4-figure ballpark (USD). It's the one thing I can't cut down on.

Earnings from comms will simply help me free up expenses and put my mind at ease. For this reason I do NOT ask for donations, only that you consider me if you're itching to comm art within the next few months 💕 As usual, signal boosts appreciated! Thank you!!

[thecrystarium]

"My adorable sapling. My precious mortal. We fae folk live forever, but such is not your virtue. To strive for a dream you will never see─to sow seeds that others might one day taste the fruits of your garden─that is the beauty of your kind."

[lintufriikki]

korpokkur are my fave critters i love them so much!! 💚

[tag-that-oc]

Tag the OC that has survived stuff that no normal human being would survive

[saamiriikka]

[femmefurina-deactivated20240814]

I wanna add on as a Mi'kmaq person since I've seen some people be like "well we have the new world attire and nobody's ever complained about that so why now"

There are two big things here.

The New World attire is a crafted item within the game and you do not need to outright pay for it. Which is like, bar on the floor bare minimum but whatever.

We are so used to being appropriated from that trying to stand up against it is more trouble than it's worth; the last time I talked about how insulting the Tauren are in WoW I was sent four months of death threats, gore, and sexual harassment. Whenever I try to talk about how W*nd*go aren't for colonizers to use I get the same. Y'all fucking won. We're tired and exhausted. Fuck you.

I support the Sami and their fight. I hope Square works with them to create something better or, barring that, removes the set.

[secrets-and-aetherlight]

3. I remember when the New World attire was implemented and the outrage was pretty intense, actually. Square Enix just didn’t listen. They didn’t listen when Korean players spoke out about the fact that the Far Eastern School Uniforms are painful symbols of Japanese imperialism, either. The inclusion of culturally insensitive in-game outfits is kind of a pattern with FFXIV, and we should keep pushing back against it.

[aketan]

miss Gale is helping