I had a bunch of stories planned out that would go into the royal families of Niflheim and Lucis (not a whole lot but enough so that we get to know a bit about the women who got fridged for the sake plot), but words are hard lol
Here are pictures instead of what it would have been:
Niflheim's Late Empress and her paternal family
It's an EMPIRE! You're telling me that the late empress's family doesn't have any opinion on how the current empire is being run? How does the government/noble houses even work??? I've read enough isekais to medieval fantasy worlds to know that the king/emperor is not always almighty 😅
Aulea, Noctis's mother
So like... Why are there no photos of her around the Citadel? Why is there no mention of her even amongst the npcs? Did Regis love her??? What kind of woman did Regis marry??? I'm just so curious about her, and I strongly believe that if she were alive, FFXV would have been wayyyy different (not that I was gonna let her live lol). She's the competent one in the relationship.
Somnus's wife (R) and family (her sister, L)
What kind of woman would a man like Somnus choose to be his queen? And for what reasons would she agree, especially after he 'killed' his own brother in front of all the noble houses who attended the king reveal.
This one I actually finished writing as it wasn't a long one. It's more pro-Somnus, because I like Somnus, and even Somnus x reader/oc fics are pretty Ardyn biased. I just don't like Ardyn very much 🤷♀️
Not a woman, but it's my boy, Safay Roth Aldercapt, who never made it to the game
I like his concept art and I believe he would have added more to the Empire's background. We were robbeddddd! I planned to connect him to Ravus joining the Niflheim military, and having some Safay v. Glauca interactions. Safay Roth would have been High Commander, and Glauca his deputy (thus the 'Saf's on all those airships). Not really a villain like the V13 trailers showed.
Sylva Nox Fleuret
I actually don't really have an idea for her, so I never drew her. RIP to Luna's mom 😅
