ffxiv fanblog by kiwiโ they/them | nb bipoc | aether dc i do gposes, occasionally write and yell about my ocs! working on opening gpose commissions โ
FFXIVwrite 2025 prompt #2: Bolt | 964 words
Post Stormblood; Yorick Faust ft. Montresor Molyneux, & friends
a shaft of lightning; thunderbolt
HONSE
It was rare that Faustโs attention could be drawn from the fog that had him enraptured at any given time of day. He followed his cohorts like an obedient dog with his eyes cast too low to see much beyond his feet. Many a conversation would be interrupted by a stray comment of his that had little to do with the present topic. Comments heโd be ill equipped to answer for as the minute after his mind would already be wandering off. Truly, the only time the manโs dead eyes consistently burned with any amount of coherence was in the midst of combat.
This was no less true in the wake of Ala Mhigoโs liberation. Yorick wasnโt particularly fond of his adventuring taking him through โsomeone elseโs war.โ A statement that was a little perplexing as he professed to having family in the Twelveswood and the Garleans were very much on the woodโs doorstep. But then none of them could say they knew where he was actually fun and if asked, Yorick wasnโt moved to give more than a roll of the eyes. Whatever his reasons and origins, the prolongued campaign left Faust even more empty than usual.
So it was with no small amount of interest that moved Montresor to quietly stop their cohorts mid tracks and aim them toward their companion. A storm had been brewing in the distance and it had been more or less agreed that they should avoid it for the time being. Except where the elezenโs hand gestured, stood Yorick transfixed by the beast that was unperturbed by the stormโs lightning bolts drawn to itโs flank.
โThe rumored steed of Rhalgar Iโve heard about,โ Montresor offered Yorick what information heโd heard about the thing.
As if a toy whose key was released, Yorick began postulating wildly to matchhis rapid verbalization. โYes, yes! Iโve heard the whole rigamorale too. Something, something, Rhalgarโs mount whom learned to command the storms just as well bladidah. OR!! In my motherโs books there was talk of a steed to whom was imbued with the power of levin not by a good but mages.โ
Montresor exchanged a suspicious look with the pink haired miqoโte and lalafellin girl that composed their ranks. There was a consistent thread in things that made Yorick this animated and his eyes were downright glittering at the moment. โVoidsent?โ
โNo!โ Yorick raised a finger then relented into more gesticulation of a second guessing kind. โOr, I donโt think so. You have to remember Mhach wasnโt just the progenitors of voidmaths but Black magic and thereโs more than one way to shock a beastkin.โ
Montresor raised an eyebrow, wondering when anyone had ever mentioned Mhach but that did explain Yorickโs near elation. It was always Mhach or voidsent. Or Mhach and voidsent. Not a one could have guessed at the rather amusing past Yorick had in concerns to horses that was also coloring this particular speech. Not with the way he roiled against the Nightmare that had taken to following him some time before.
The Miqoโte was mid ranting about something about unicorns and how aether of a levin propensity had shaped its horn when Saanvi offered a โWe could try and catch it for you if you wanted?โ
That stopped Yorickโs rambling and his strange hand talking as he stared at them, back bent and twisted towards them so he could hit them with a face that looked fully scandalized for reasons they could not muster. Then he sprung back into motion, beginning to pace and mumbling to himself. โNo, no, no. You donโt understand the kind of work that goes into maintenance for a creature like that. Itโs one thing in the wild, obviously this one knows what itโs doing if itโs survived this long. Or is it that they made a whole breed of them and they simply come out like that? Would that mean that thereโs more than- you understand the fluffyโฆ wuffy-ness around its hooves. You have to keep on top of that because if grows too long itโll get caught in the hooves and cause all sorts of health problems. Not to mention the maintenance of the rest of its fur and trying to bathe a creature that can readily shock you at a given momentโs notice.โ
His pacing grew more frantic and shorter as he continued on, his awareness beginning to dwindle as he roiled himself deeper into this hypothetical. โTrying to board the damn thing is another issue. Itโs one thing with the gods damn Nightmare because itโs of a comparable size to a normal steed but thatโs a monster of a creature and who in their right mind would let it in their barn not to mention the astronomical amount of food the thing must consume on an average. Oh the migration are of it. Where has it been hiding all this time?โ
His pacing had more or less stopped though he was crouched peculiarly, stomping about in place like a crab. Complete with the waving of his would-be claws. โOh but Iโd give anything to see it up close for even a moment.โ
โRight, well,โ Montresor cut off any more rambling while he flipped through the pages of his grimoire that Yorick only now noticed was in his hands. Which matched Saanviโs own tome and Illyaโs staff held at the ready, both looking a little saucer eyed. โYou will absolutely get that chance as your ambulation has it baring down on us as we speak, Iโm afraid.โ
โAw shite.โ Yorick scrambled to unhook his own staff and take his place among the three healers, realizing they were rather oddly matched to take on a beast of this sort at the moment. Which was unfortunately par for the course with their lot.
ffxiv players i come before you with a new question
if the game had one f-bomb a la pg-13 movies, which scion would make the most effective use of it?
alphinaud
alisaie
y'shtola
thancred
urianger
tataru
estinien
g'raha
krile
lyse (yes i know shes not an active member but come on)
Voting ended onApr 5, 2024
important: im not asking which of them would be the most likely to say fuck because we all know the answer. im asking which one would be the FUNNIEST and have the BEST EFFECT on the script and story as a whole.
there's technically also a general MISC OC page but I didn't do any icons for it because that'sss not what I wanted to work on. I've just kind of had it ready to go since my first post.
(ignore the wonky banner links on the misc page. It'll even out once I make the banners for the other two links [tested])
It's been 9 years since I've opened commissions but my computer is 7 years old and losing her will to live and will not survive Dawntrail so!!
$100 USD painted portraits with up to 1 additional character for an added charge of $80 (totaling $180)
Full disclosure: I'm aiming for at least $2k and I don't know if I'm going to take a handful of these and close and come back with a better methodology and pricing or just keep doing these. I am developing as I go.
Suffice it to say, between that and the unknown that is how long I can spend working on each comm, if I choose to do yours it might take me awhile to get to it. The plan is to send a message to chosen applicants to confirm you're still interested/have the money before sending the invoice, just in case. So please keep that in mind.
My terms are listed on the google form but to reiterate and elaborate on some points:
NOT First Come, First Serve so take your time when you're filling out the form because I'm going off both interest and which are best communicated and thus easiest for me to do.
I will be requiring visual references this time to work. They don't need to be terribly detailed but enough that I can finagle face depth for different facial features. This can be as simple as a picrew and a faceclaim, I don't mind.
My duo example is actually not a portrait but a full painting so keep in mind that heads in actual commissioned pieces will be kept more in line with each other regardless of height.
I WILL draw furries, body horror, and mechs but I am rusty so it will likely take more time
I WILL NOT draw object heads, incest or pedophilia
I'll be streaming some of these on Twitch to keep myself focused. Let's not talk about the Vtuber in the room.
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