The Legend of Talon

Follow the random life of Talon Xavier. Gamer, Adventurer, Unlikely hero

[talon-xavier]

A true hero?

There comes a time in every self proclaimed heroes life where they are met with a cross roads that will define what it means to truly be a hero.  Its safe to say I may have gotten lost in this journey in life to where I have come to this same cross road more than once.  I was tested, i survived the trials, i became the hero.  Was I thanked?  Sometimes.  Was their honor?  Of course.  However, when it was all said and done I had nothing to show for it.  I had no shortage of people I chose to save.  Some of them...other warriors of light who fell from the path or were lost in the darkness.  I did what I felt was right.  I tried pulling them from the abyss.  I think back to those I would save and how quickly they willingly placed themselves back into the darkness.  I would ask myself “what was all that effort for?”  I had nothing to show for it each time.  So now I sit here off the coast of Shirogane sitting next to someone special and I once again ask myself “How do i help someone who feels they don't need help?”  Have you ever just looked into the eyes of a person and know that they needed help but were to proud to ask for it?  What do you say to the person you save but never asked to be saved?  Then when a fellow warrior of light is down and out....do you help them or let them rise to the occasion and save themselves?  How long do you wait?  Should you wait at all?  Oh how I ponder these questions....

It makes me think about to an ole familiar song lyric:

“I’m the darkness, you’re the starlight....”

Im the darkness....searching for my starlight~  The life of a solemn hero.

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Blue Mage....maybe...

HA.....SE will forever find ways to not give me blue mage....even fancy titles that reference blue.....smh

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Teenage Beastmen Samurai Kojin

Greetings travelers and fellow aethersent.  I hope all is well in the life stream!

Its been a little bit since I last checked in and its not from a lack of desire but more so a lack of time.  Time dilation is a tricky thing in the world of Eorzea.  Sometimes time drags on and other times its gone in an instant.  However, I did find time to check in with my friend Kabuto of the Kojin.

It seems he is in quite the bind since we last saw him.  Tsukumo the resident kami on the Blue had been taken captive by a leading general of the Red Kojin.  We need to to devise a stratagem to rescue our pint sized friend!

We must assemble the troops....

Where is everyone.....

Patience did reward us though.....

The plan is sound!  We’ll break in, kick some turtle ass, and rescue the little sprout kami!  Easy enough for a warrior of light!

Im convinced that SE wants to put armor stands everywhere to spite me.....

All I ask for these days is a place to display all my armor and weapons in a room/house (even though I dont own a house yet).  But no.....we get these hingan armor displays instead...i just dont get it~

Anyways we traversed many waves of mobs, collected power ups along the way.  The final battle looms before us!

He was strong.....but i was stronger....now lets see what the big boss has to say about this~

Come on Kabuto....get up and fight!  You cant give up on Tsukumo that easily!  >:O

Even the little guy is cheering you on.....GET UP!

Thats my boy!  I knew you had it in you brother.

Sadly Tsukumo had to leave us in the aftermath of the battle.  With his parting words he bestowed a message to Kabuto that would live with him for all his days.  His materia core now adorned on Kabuto’s helmut as a constant reminder of a life gone too soon but left a lasting impact.

Forever honored and never forgotten~

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The Legend Returns - Patch 4.1

Hello again fellow travelers!  Its been a thrilling couple of weeks for patch 4.1

I have been elbows deep in running new content, decorating the FC house, exploring new lands and catching up on my duties as the local Warrior of Light.  Lets see what I’ve been up to lately shall we!

Treasure Hunting!

Part of the new feature to be implemented was the Hidden Canals of Uznair.  When exploring the regular canals you have a chance of obtaining a thief map.  I led my small merry band all the way to floor 7 in one shot and was able to land myself this sought after map and we immediately decided to try it out!  What a thrill ride that was!

Damn!  3 Doors  :X

After trying that out I took in some of the sights that new dungeons and raid had to offer.  Very limited screen shots to avoid spoilers for would be explorers.  The raid was a lot of fun and provided a great challenge and new mechanics that would test us to the brink!

Can I take some of this treasure home?!?!

Catching up with the scions we were able to progress our adventure to helping Ala Mhigo obtain stability.  A lot of tears and joy and an epic battle with an old foe brought together unlikely parties for the common good!

In the end of the day the battle was won....we were victorious and I was able to capture some great moments that will sit with me forever!

I’m not much of a lalafel lover but everyone has a soft spot for the sultana!  Shes too adorable.  Don’t you dare make her cry though!

The story had some highs and some lows for sure.  I eagerly await what happens next in this grand show.

On a much lighter note I have been also practicing my fishing trying to capture the elusive Mirrorscale.  This fish has been tough to catch and i finally was able to capture one.  Now if I can only catch a second for the FC fish tank!  Poor little Lyse with me every step of the way!  What a trooper~

So they recently added a new jumping puzzle to Shirogane.  This one proved to be a bit of a challenge despite the fact I was able to clear the puzzle in Kugane with out as much issue.  But the screen captures was truly scenic.  Take a look!

You can see my FC house in the distance!  The red roofed mansion on the hill overlooking the ward!  One of the best houses if I say so myself :D

On a separate note there was a moment in the story where I was presented an option of a reply.  I got stuck on this question because it relates to myself in game and out of game.  I struggle with it is quite the understatement and so when the question was asked and my possible replies presented i couldn’t help get stuck as to how I would truly reply.  In all honesty I have used all three of these replies before and they truly amount to the same answer but alas I was stuck nonetheless.  So the question for those wondering, it was something to the effect of “How can you keep going despite all you have been through...”  These were the replies:

A lot of thought went into my choice....maybe too much time~

Anyways, its been a while since I made an update so this one was a bit long winded and I have been sitting on this longer than I wanted but I'm glad I was able to type this out before raid time!  So I’ll leave you guys with one last picture.  How can I say no to this face?!?!  Its a wonder I haven’t conquered a whole kingdom for this woman....oh wait....I forgot Ala Mhigo -_-  haha oh well.  Its hard to say no to her~

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Adventures with the Dead

Tonight i was able to revisit the Palace of the Dead.  The journey to the bottom is tedious and long.  Traps everywhere with no end in sight.  I am joined in my journey with Aori, Mirai and Mic.  Its going to be a great journey.  I hope we can make it to floor 200 and win.  There are some rewards for houses and glamours that I would like to add to my trophies and accomplishments. Short little post tonight as it is late.  We are sitting on the final day of patch 4.0 and 4.1 is a little over a day away!  Wish us luck in getting our new homes ;-;

Here are a few pictures from our first two runs :D

Well time to wish everyone a good night!

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Breaking and entering!

So today I decided to test the limits of a mansion and see if I could break certain features!  I was assisted by Mic today and we tried for quite a while to break into unmapped areas of the game.  This was one of our results which actually made it a hilarious picture!

Afterwards we were able to meet our objective and find an area under the steps of a mansion which came out really well!  I am very pleased with the results.  Steps right up to our majestic steps!!  XD

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Songbird

As I lay in my fc room thinking back on my night. I can't help but think about that play. It stirs all types of emotions in me. I'm not usually big on sharing how i feel but i couldn't help but feel something during the play.

Would be great if someone sung aria di mezzo carattere to me. But they have to mean it! I wish i could play that song on my orchestration~

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To the theater!

Good day everyone!  Today was a special day for me.  I just want to start off by saying Final Fantasy 6 is by far one of my favorite games of all time.  It is by far my favorite Final Fantasy games.  My favorite character is Celes and she has a stunning performance in the game as she assumes the role of Maria in the play Draco and Maria.  Its a great love story and I truly encourage anyone to look into it.

So now on to my good day!  The FC A Stage Reborn on the Primal datacenter on the Diablos world have put on shows in the Final Fantasy XIV world.  Today I was blessed to be able to catch their performance in person.  I apologize ahead of time as sadly the shows cast have been plagued with a troll that comes in from a different server to crash the event and cause all types of mayhem.  I didnt let that stop me.  I swiftly blacklisted them and ignored them as I recorded the performance.  Here are some memorable screen shots I took from the event.

As you can see it was quite the turn out!

They finally let us in the doors!

I sat myself in the front row.  In case you dont see me I used one of my alt accounts so that I could visit this world.  As a legacy player I am able to make quite a few characters across different servers at will.

The show begins!

The prelude was well done.  They took some liberties with the story and added their own flavor which was nice considering the source material didnt go into as much detail.

Draco the Hero rushes off to face the armies of the East to save their home land and win the favor of Maria’s father!

The battle begins!

What will Maria do now that her love was slain in battle! ;-;

The song begins~

This was a big moment in the play in FF6.  The player had to use the correct lines for the solo song in order to progress the scene correctly.

The West have returned to fight!  Men to arms!

This next scene caught me completely by surprise as it was not part of the original story that I knew.  I even gasped while streaming it ;-;

In a final clash of the East Ralse vs the West Draco....Maria ran in between them and fell victim to both of their attacks....

I couldn’t believe it!  Maria....

With Maria gone....Draco had lost all that he had fought for.  Everything that was him was for her.  Where is the justice in this world?!?!

What a wonderful show it was!  Some pictures of the cast!

I got to speak with some of the cast.  They were a lovely bunch and very friendly.  I cant wait till they do another show!

Thanks again for tuning in everyone.  Please feel free to check out my recorded high light of tonight’s performance on twitch.tv/zerotalonx

Also a special thanks to A Stage Reborn for a wonderful show.  Catch them at their website:  https://www.astagereborn.com/

That’s a wrap folks~

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Slow and Steady

Hello friends!  Hope everyone is doing well out there in Eorzea.  As the days wind down before patch 4.1 I can’t help but find myself busy with little things here and there.  I decided to try my hand at maxing out my crafts slowly but surely.  Ive been visiting the Moogles of late to learn from these little guys and help them restore their home!

When I'm not busy crafting I am getting my maps together to prepare for the changes to the canals!  I must collect more treasure to prepare for my pending new mansion!

Soon all this work will pay off!  My poor Lyse minion following me around so loyal for all my endeavors.  Tonight is going to be a bit slow.  I should probably check on my Grand Company Squadron to see how they’re doing.

The commander is in the house!  Troops ATTENTION!

They look a bit tired...they just got back from their first rank up mission and it was a success!  Great job team!  I need to come up with a team name for them.  Hmmm...must ponder this for a bit while reviewing new cadets!

I love the lighting in this room so here is a selfie!

Well I’ve done my duties as the local Warrior of Light.  The realm is safe and everything is coming along just fine for now.  I think I will reward myself to some Gold Saucer fun as a new week begins again.  Until next time fellow warriors!

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So its no secret that I love to decorate my personal rooms.  I cant wait till patch 4.1 so I can buy a new house!  But today is special because I bought the carbuncle lamps on a whim and they look so good separate and even better when you stack them up together!

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1 Day remaining!

As the day of our FC anniversary comes closer I cant help but feel concern and a burning fire to wrap up the last few odds and ends.  So many things left to craft, so many things left to buy!  Good thing my Lyse minion is here to keep me collected!  Shes a doll......no pun intended~

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One of my favorite pictures of celes and locke. Would be great if i could do this with someone soon! That long hair though <3. Would be even better if you could do this in ff14 with your s.o.

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And now it begins!  ^_^

It was a clutch victory!  We literally won at the enrage!  Goodness it was a close victory but I believe in this team!  So now we will traverse OS3!

Rikku our healer disappeared via DC so I decided to take a screen grab of everyone doing something goofy!

We kinda miss our other healer…..hes taking a bit to restart ;-; 

This is us raiding :O

We had to stop early because the healer never came back :(

Off to the races!!

I have been racing for quite a while :humblebrag: >:)  They didnt stand a chance against me!  Mwhahaha

Until next time folks.  FC anniversary party count down: 3 days remaining!

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Last minutes decisions keep me pretty occupied as of late~

Between our FC 4 year anniversary coming up in a couple of days....

Raiding with Zilart and Friends

How to conserve money before we get our new houses in 4.1

This is going to really test me the next few weeks for sure with everything going on at once.

Here is most of team b as we prepare for raiding.  We are a bunch of goofballs but I enjoy everyones company...when they are not trying to trigger each other!  >.<

Wish us luck with Os2 and hopeflly Os3!!  ;-;

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The Lost Canals of Uznair raiding party!  We journeyed through this watery maze traverse tunnel after tunnel praying to RNGesus that a door would open to lead us even further down.  As we traveled location to location we would come across this wonderful night sky!  We fought many beasts collecting lots of treasure and popping magical portals.  Mic found a glitch in the game where the chest glow appeared in a strange spot picture number 6!  How strange!  In the end we didnt get many chances in the Canals but we had fun either way!  Until next time folks!  :)

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Up, Up and Away!

Decided to send our FC’s airships out to try and get some high ticket items.  With any luck we can get some good stuff before patch 4.1 releases.  Heading out to do some Aquapolis and Canal runs with some FC mates to make some more money.  Gold fever is all around!  More pictures to come~!

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Did some raiding tonight with my static in Omega 1.  It was a pretty rough night for everyone.  A lot of failure but we managed to pull it through at the last moment.  I am proud of my team.  We aren’t the best and never claim to be, but we are determined.  Could I ask for anymore?  After raiding was done I went to go visit my number 1 best girl, Lyse.  I modeled most of my glamour to be as close to her as possible with a few small changes here and there to still be myself.  My Lyse minion that I got from the Rising event decided to photo bomb us.  Shes so adorable!!  Go team Monk!   :)