Show your Viera

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Originally Posted by VeleriaEvenstar

Velesi decided to stop by at the Kugane hot springs today and of course had to take some pictures to pay the proper bun tax!

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Wow! These shots are amazing!!! Vel looks incredible!

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Originally Posted by Pip_Chick

Wow! These shots are amazing!!! Vel looks incredible!

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Thank you so much Pip! :3
I've always had so much fun gposing, a lot of friends suggested I could use some, ekhem, "dark arts" if you know what I mean, but what gives me the most joy in all of that is working with what I am given and using my own creativity to create something more or less good, playing around with backgrounds, emotes, face expressions etc, it's always so much fun, even if sometimes the pictures come out being under average :D

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Originally Posted by VeleriaEvenstar

Thank you so much Pip! :3
I've always had so much fun gposing, a lot of friends suggested I could use some, ekhem, "dark arts" if you know what I mean, but what gives me the most joy in all of that is working with what I am given and using my own creativity to create something more or less good, playing around with backgrounds, emotes, face expressions etc, it's always so much fun, even if sometimes the pictures come out being under average :D

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"under average" for Vel ould be like a 9.99999999/10!

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Originally Posted by Pip_Chick

"under average" for Vel ould be like a 9.99999999/10!

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That's sooooo nice, thank you so much!

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Hello o/

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Hello o/

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Ahhh she's so gorgeous! I love the color combination!

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Originally Posted by VeleriaEvenstar

Ahhh she's so gorgeous! I love the color combination!

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Thank you! Cool you like her ������

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Queen! Goddess!!!!!! ♥♥♥

Time for my bun tax! Uki is getting ready to defeat the bug god! And the light in this cave is really nice!


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Uki is gorgeous as always! And yes, I love that light!

Soooo, I changed Velesi into a Keeper... I know it might sound like a sudden decision out of nowhere, but I've been thinking about it for days and trying to decide. I used the free fanta we get from the newest patch to try to make a catgirl that would be a definition of a moon cat... and I fell in love! I've been really bothered recently by the lack of hats but that was not the only reason, when I was trying out my Miqo'te I realized how much more she resonates with me than my Viera, especially with all the emotes, I absolutely love Viera's elegance in the way their emotes look but it's pretty much the opposite of me irl, I'm probably something between a Miqo and a Lala xD so overall my new moon cat won over my heart, for now at least!

Which doesn't mean that I'm gonna be a stranger now! This thread gained me as a stalker a few months ago and won't get rid of me that easily :D Viera is still my beloved race, this is pretty much the only forum thread I've ever posted in, so I will for sure try to keep up with all your bunbuns!

I also have one more picture of VelBun I took recently that I forgot to share:

https://i.postimg.cc/38PfRYhq/ffxiv-...131326-551.png

And I would also love to show you my VelCat. I know there already is a Show your Miqo'te thread but I've posted here so much I thought it would be nice to show Vel's transformation no matter what race she is now, of course just once, it's not like I'm gonna post my cat in a bun thread daily! I am, however, gonna mark it as a spoiler, just so people scrolling through the thread just to see the pictures don't randomly find a Miqo for no apparent reason ^^

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Originally Posted by VeleriaEvenstar

Soooo, I changed Velesi into a Keeper... I know it might sound like a sudden decision out of nowhere, but I've been thinking about it for days and trying to decide. I used the free fanta we get from the newest patch to try to make a catgirl that would be a definition of a moon cat... and I fell in love! I've been really bothered recently by the lack of hats but that was not the only reason, when I was trying out my Miqo'te I realized how much more she resonates with me than my Viera, especially with all the emotes, I absolutely love Viera's elegance in the way their emotes look but it's pretty much the opposite of me irl, I'm probably something between a Miqo and a Lala xD so overall my new moon cat won over my heart, for now at least!

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VelCat looks gorgeous :3 It's sad to see you leave the Bun gang, but I totally understand it! In fact, I'm having similar thoughts for quite a while now.
I never wore hats that often, but as a Miquo I really enjoyed switching between hats and circlets/flowers/ribbons depending on my mood. I love the look of Amarys as a Viera and I would definitely miss her, but I'd also like to wear hats again :/ And that thought is getting louder and louder, I don't think I will be able to ignore it that long anymore...

When that day comes (and my gut feeling says it might be sooner rather than later), I think I'll choose the "boring" race and change to Midlander :3. I just can't go back to Miquo'te, the tail clipping with a lot of glams was too annoying for my taste.

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Originally Posted by Amarys_Soreyna

VelCat looks gorgeous :3 It's sad to see you leave the Bun gang, but I totally understand it! In fact, I'm having similar thoughts for quite a while now.
I never wore hats that often, but as a Miquo I really enjoyed switching between hats and circlets/flowers/ribbons depending on my mood. I love the look of Amarys as a Viera and I would definitely miss her, but I'd also like to wear hats again :/ And that thought is getting louder and louder, I don't think I will be able to ignore it that long anymore...

When that day comes (and my gut feeling says it might be sooner rather than later), I think I'll choose the "boring" race and change to Midlander :3. I just can't go back to Miquo'te, the tail clipping with a lot of glams was too annoying for my taste.

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I understand it so much! Both frustration because of the hats and worry about the tail clipping. Also, people can call Midlanders boring as much as they want, but there's something special about playing a normal race in a fantasy game in my opinion! Plus, let's be real, in FFXIV it's the Miqo that are the basic race, haha :D Anyway, whether you decide to stay as a bunbun or change to something else, I'm sure your character will be beautiful!

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Originally Posted by VeleriaEvenstar

Uki is gorgeous as always! And yes, I love that light!

Soooo, I changed Velesi into a Keeper...

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Thank you! As always you are the sweetest bean in this forum! ♥

And while I will certainly miss the peak cuteness and elegance that was Velbun, Velcat is also very charming! And as always, people should play what makes them happy, it is your character after all! And I feel you on the stalker of this thread part, I've been here since EW, a silent stalker admiring all these amazing buns, even joining the bun army a few times, but none of them stuck like Uki did. So I think I speak for everyone when I say we will always be happy to have you here!

And if you ever feel the need to rejoin the bun bun army! We'll welcome you with open arms and lots of carrots! ♥

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Originally Posted by Amarys_Soreyna

VelCat looks gorgeous :3 It's sad to see you leave the Bun gang, but I totally understand it! In fact, I'm having similar thoughts for quite a while now.
I never wore hats that often, but as a Miquo I really enjoyed switching between hats and circlets/flowers/ribbons depending on my mood. I love the look of Amarys as a Viera and I would definitely miss her, but I'd also like to wear hats again :/ And that thought is getting louder and louder, I don't think I will be able to ignore it that long anymore...

When that day comes (and my gut feeling says it might be sooner rather than later), I think I'll choose the "boring" race and change to Midlander :3. I just can't go back to Miquo'te, the tail clipping with a lot of glams was too annoying for my taste.

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Ah, yes the hat problem is something that is seen as a huge deterring factor when choosing either Viera or Hrothgar. I was hoping that they would fix the hat problem as they said they would, but still no word on it (and knowing them, probably will keep it at nothing until 8.0) with that, I can't blame people who don't want to play these races long term.

While I recognise I am in the minority who actually hates hats on my chars, even when I was a Miquo'te/Au'Ra/Hyur/Roe/Elezen/etc I would not want any type of hat on my character. FFXIV has something unique to a lot of MMORPGs, the emotions transmitted through the face. It helps the story. When something bad happens, your character is sad, confused, angry; or when something good happens you see them laugh, smile, cheer. This makes them more "human" more relatable, and more alive (in a videogame way).
And for that, I purposely choose glams that show it. And with Viera being close to having all the hairstyles they were missing, they feel much better to play now than in ShB and begging of EW. Besides that Viera is just a gorgeous race!

Buuuuuuut with that said, I am all for the inclusion of hats! More customisation is good customisation!

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Ah, yes the hat problem is something that is seen as a huge deterring factor when choosing either Viera or Hrothgar. I was hoping that they would fix the hat problem as they said they would, but still no word on it (and knowing them, probably will keep it at nothing until 8.0) with that, I can't blame people who don't want to play these races long term.

While I recognise I am in the minority who actually hates hats on my chars, even when I was a Miquo'te/Au'Ra/Hyur/Roe/Elezen/etc I would not want any type of hat on my character. FFXIV has something unique to a lot of MMORPGs, the emotions transmitted through the face. It helps the story. When something bad happens, your character is sad, confused, angry; or when something good happens you see them laugh, smile, cheer. This makes them more "human" more relatable, and more alive (in a videogame way).
And for that, I purposely choose glams that show it. And with Viera being close to having all the hairstyles they were missing, they feel much better to play now than in ShB and begging of EW. Besides that Viera is just a gorgeous race!

Buuuuuuut with that said, I am all for the inclusion of hats! More customisation is good customisation!

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I get your point completely! The reason I haven't been bothered by the lack of hats for so long is because I don't wear them often either. I definitely don't like, for example, those typical plate tank helmets that cover both your head and your face. I do, however, love hats like witch pointy hats for my magic jobs or some winter, cozy hats that I could wear for events during the upcoming season. Or even some silly spriggan hats for costume parties! These are the things I really felt like I was missing out on while playing Viera, which made me really upset, because like I said, I absolutely love that race. I will definitely consider going back to my bunbun when this problem is fixed though, unless by that time I get to attached to my moon kitty. We shall see :)

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Thank you! As always you are the sweetest bean in this forum! ♥

And while I will certainly miss the peak cuteness and elegance that was Velbun, Velcat is also very charming! And as always, people should play what makes them happy, it is your character after all! And I feel you on the stalker of this thread part, I've been here since EW, a silent stalker admiring all these amazing buns, even joining the bun army a few times, but none of them stuck like Uki did. So I think I speak for everyone when I say we will always be happy to have you here!

And if you ever feel the need to rejoin the bun bun army! We'll welcome you with open arms and lots of carrots! ♥

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Ah, I just noticed your first reply, thank you so much Pip, this is soooo heart warming <3

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Ah, yes the hat problem is something that is seen as a huge deterring factor when choosing either Viera or Hrothgar. I was hoping that they would fix the hat problem as they said they would, but still no word on it (and knowing them, probably will keep it at nothing until 8.0) with that, I can't blame people who don't want to play these races long term....

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Yes, it is rather disheartening that they do nothing / almost nothing about this. I went Viera fully knowing this and it was okay for me, but after almost 2 years I missed the hats too much.
So today I pulled the trigger and took a good long sip from a Fantasia to become a tiny Midlander, Vel already saw Amarys' new self in person :3 Changing was bittersweet and I had to take goodbye pics of her bunself before:
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She was so gorgeous and I surely will miss her, but for now I'm enjoying hats again and the princess walk is just adorable ♥

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Originally Posted by Amarys_Soreyna

Yes, it is rather disheartening that they do nothing / almost nothing about this. I went Viera fully knowing this and it was okay for me, but after almost 2 years I missed the hats too much.
So today I pulled the trigger and took a good long sip from a Fantasia to become a tiny Midlander, Vel already saw Amarys' new self in person :3 Changing was bittersweet and I had to take goodbye pics of her bunself before:

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Aw! So cute! While I am more biased toward your bun self, Viera are gorgeous! Your princess is just adorable! I hope you will enjoy your hat freedom and one day when SE will finally fix their sh- I mean their races (seriously, the only 2 races in this game you HAVE to pay for in order to play and they are painfully limited!). I hope your path might lead back to this race one day!
For me, I have been every race/gender combo in this game. But out of all of them, I kept coming back to Viera (Having around 8 total different Vieras Females (6) and males (2)). It is just a beautiful race that leaves an impression. I quite disliked it at the beginning, thinking it's just another MMO race that has attractive women in skimpy clothing, then I thought why even include them, we already have humanoids with animal ears. But playing as one, learning of their lore and being forced by a friend to play through FFXII. I started to see them in a different light. I started to have an appreciation for our etheric long-eared beauties, in the end creating Uki and I couldn't be happier!

Here's hope that one day SE will add all customisation to Viera so that they might be brought up to par with the rest of the races and we will see the return of many Viera lovers. And I will be here, enjoying all the cute/beautiful Vieras in this thread!

And of course, it is time to pay up my bun bun tax before my fellow buns complain that I am talking their ears off with nothing to show ;3


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This was inspired by a known ex-bun whose glamour I simply adored! just changed the face-wear to a monocle, but otherwise the same!

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Aw! So cute! While I am more biased toward your bun self, Viera are gorgeous! Your princess is just adorable! I hope you will enjoy your hat freedom and one day when SE will finally fix their sh- I mean their races (seriously, the only 2 races in this game you HAVE to pay for in order to play and they are painfully limited!). I hope your path might lead back to this race one day!

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Thanks Pip :3 Yes, she really is adorable, but the difference in attitude is like night and day between Viera and Midlander! Where Viera are reserved and elegant, Middies are so cheerful and cute. And if I'm being honest to myself, she's now very close to an idealised version of myself. Very similar hairstyle and -colour, a little smaller (I really don't like being tall, but it is what it is), less pale and she has the green eyes I always wish I had :3
But enough swooning, this is the Viera thread after all ;)

I think I know which ex-bun you mean, Uki looks great in that glam! I like the weapons a lot, are those the new figment weapons? Didn't have much luck with treasure maps so far :( And the shoes are gorgeous! I don't think I ever saw those before.

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Taking a break from playing Hrothgar myself mostly because of how few hairstyles they have and the selection.
Anyway, here is Miu Lei.

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Soooo beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Taking a break from playing Hrothgar myself mostly because of how few hairstyles they have and the selection.
Anyway, here is Miu Lei.

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She's so precious!!!

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Originally Posted by Amarys_Soreyna

Thanks Pip :3 Yes, she really is adorable, but the difference in attitude is like night and day between Viera and Midlander! Where Viera are reserved and elegant, Middies are so cheerful and cute. And if I'm being honest to myself, she's now very close to an idealised version of myself. Very similar hairstyle and -colour, a little smaller (I really don't like being tall, but it is what it is), less pale and she has the green eyes I always wish I had :3
But enough swooning, this is the Viera thread after all ;)

I think I know which ex-bun you mean, Uki looks great in that glam! I like the weapons a lot, are those the new figment weapons? Didn't have much luck with treasure maps so far :( And the shoes are gorgeous! I don't think I ever saw those before.

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Yes, she is really cute (I feel you on the green eyes part, wish I had them too ;v; ). Skin colour-wise Uki has the same skin colour as me IRL so I am biased on her XD
Also, I wasn't lucky on the maps to get the coffer, but an FC mate gave them to me for helping them with POTD (carrying them to the 50th floor). And as soon as I got them I immediately thought of this glam! They are so funny! I like this and the SGE ones (also a set of cutlery!)

Look at this little bird! What is she telling me?


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After the tragedy and betrayal that followed the events after the vault, Uki reached a tipping point of despair and pain, reaching her hand for her trusted daggers and slicing through her once well-cared locks of hair, chopping it roughly as if pouring all her anguish and hatred into it.
She must continue though, her path filled with thoughts of rage and vengeance. That she may lay her friend's soul to rest. Rest in the sea of stars...

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P.S: It also kind of looks like the "No talk, me angy" meme XD

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After the tragedy and betrayal that followed the events after the vault, Uki reached a tipping point of despair and pain, reaching her hand for her trusted daggers and slicing through her once well-cared locks of hair, chopping it roughly as if pouring all her anguish and hatred into it.
She must continue though, her path filled with thoughts of rage and vengeance. That she may lay her friend's soul to rest. Rest in the sea of stars...

https://i.imgur.com/cmag4Q9.png






P.S: It also kind of looks like the "No talk, me angy" meme XD

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I really really really like the idea to change Uki's hairstyle when something major happens in the story! It's so much fun and such a good way to check different styles on your character :D and she looks cute in this tomboy look, well at least from what I see from her side! :D

Well, that was faster than I expected...

After my whole rant about why I changed to Miqo... I'm back to Viera :D
I realized that no hat is worth the bond I created with my VelBun. I felt burnt out with the game, because I had no connection with the world, because all of those connections I created were created by my Viera. So here we go, she's back and probably for good :D

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Originally Posted by VeleriaEvenstar

Well, that was faster than I expected...

After my whole rant about why I changed to Miqo... I'm back to Viera :D
I realized that no hat is worth the bond I created with my VelBun. I felt burnt out with the game, because I had no connection with the world, because all of those connections I created were created by my Viera. So here we go, she's back and probably for good :D

https://i.postimg.cc/MxWT5cg9/ffxiv-...214121-892.png

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Hurrayyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome back!!!!!!!!!!
Same feeling on all my chars, when I fanta to a race I didn't love I would feel tired and burned out! But the second your beloved character is in front of you, all that changes and it is like you are playing a whole new game!!!

And as promised:
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Welcome back to the bun army!!!

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Thank you! :3
I really liked my Miqo, she was super cute and I loved her moon aesthetics, but she was not *my* character... Limitations really don't matter when you actually get attached to your WoL. I missed her smile so much!

Sad bun but cute bun.

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Can't wait to get her some better glamour! But she is just so cute! ;v;

Sorry for the continuous sad bun posts, but Uki is still dealing with the loss in the story. Trying to figure out how to push her into a normalcy and trying to recover. Jus so I can post more of her being a fussy bun bun or just cute bun bun.

Meanwhile, here is Uki contemplating the past and future, around a cozy fire surrounded by Gobbie friends!

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Poor Uki, she looks so sad :( But there will be better days and she will smile again ♥
Welcome back VelBun, gorgeous as ever :3

I completely understand the feelings you two have about your characters! For me, the situation is a bit different (at least for now). I felt very attached to Amarys' bunself, going back to Miquo'te was completely impossible. But her new Middie identity resonates in a way I didn't think it would. A bit like finally being home after a long journey, if I had to describe it.
Who would've thought, the most "boring" choice that I always ruled out, would be the perfect fit?

Anyways, I'll still lurk in this thread and comment about your beautiful bun buns :3

I wanted to prepare an outfit that would fit Uki's home village outfit! A bit more revealing for a snowy mountain village, but I imagine Veena's to be resistant to cold (probably should brainstorm a bit more about Uki's village)! Plus I love this glam that I put together!
Basic, but stylish! And it fits perfectly for the small side rp story to make Uki remember the good times and home!

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And thank you Amarys! Always good to see you here! I am glad you found your perfect fit and are enjoying your girl! ♥

At the end of the struggle, with King Thordan's defeat and the loss of the azure dragoon at the claws of a reborn Nidhog and a dear friend death avenged. Uki returns upon dragon's back to Ishgard, looking like she just crawled out of the 7th hell, she returned to mend her wounds. The battle is not over, but there is a faint time between the now and the imminent attack that Nidhog's shade is preparing. Before she journies forth, to aid in new alliances and discoveries of lost friends, the Count wishes but a moment to talk with Uki, seeing her in that state he gives her a present. One handpicked by her beloved friend. A gift fit for a hero. With it a boon from the count himself, noticing Uki's once beautifully cared for hair now in rough cuts, he calls forth a kind and eccentric aesthetician that he might give her a better look. "For a new beginning!" the count chaimed. Uki's eyes swelled up with tears upon glancing at herself in the mirror. "He would not have wanted you to be in this state... So please, look to the future as my son looked to you. -with hope!". Uki pulled the Count into a hug. "Thank you!"

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P.S: I like this top on Viera! It's very flattering!

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Just waiting in cue. But sassy~

Uki has entered Stormblood!

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I wanted to prepare an outfit that would fit Uki's home village outfit! A bit more revealing for a snowy mountain village, but I imagine Veena's to be resistant to cold (probably should brainstorm a bit more about Uki's village)! Plus I love this glam that I put together!
Basic, but stylish! And it fits perfectly for the small side rp story to make Uki remember the good times and home!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GdpyAt2W...jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GdpyAtvW...jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GdpyAt4W...jpg&name=large

And thank you Amarys! Always good to see you here! I am glad you found your perfect fit and are enjoying your girl! ♥

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Tribal Gear, eh?
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This is the traditional Gear of 2 of my characters. They're Aunt and niece, but were both raised by the same person.

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Tribal Gear, eh?
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This is the traditional Gear of 2 of my characters. They're Aunt and niece, but were both raised by the same person.

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Wow! That looks so good! May I know the items? I would love to have them as a glam for Uki!

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Wow! That looks so good! May I know the items? I would love to have them as a glam for Uki!

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https://i.imgur.com/2vmfk8j.png
Here ya go.

IC this is the traditional gear for her tribe. It is made from leather of the (frictional) Golmore Hog, a kind of wild (black) boar that lives in the jungle.
It's a little smaller than the boars found in the Shroud, but twice as aggressive.

Soot black dye works as well, but I t5huink it looks better that way.

Looking upon the sea of calm, a stir in the wait. To what end will the bloodied storm take us?

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