Do you view the Warrior of Light as a blood knight like Zenos?

I just want sweet loot dude

My wol is an adventurer, the msq being an event and not the totality of who he is... he does things for the thrill of it sure but not always for combat... he does it for the epic stories he can tell one day... he's not nearly as self sacrificing or classically heroic as he's perceived but shrewd enough not to point out his moral flaws as to deny himself access to further adventures... adventures that have granted him a great amount of wealth, influence, power, and freedom a normal individual would never have access to.

If I could actually rp it? Yeah the glory of combat is the greatest thrill but alas ffxiv is just blank slate characters and where is my Ravana deity because if I have to choose a heathen god I'll choose him.

I'm not a blood knight because gods don't bleed.

Know that I'll kill your god if I have to. Maybe even if I don't.

I play with a group of IRL friends so really my WoL is more like a small business owner.

Those primal-slaying mobs of Walkers and elite four-man death squads don't just happen! There's months of background effort going on in there, months! Each and every one of them needs food! And housing! And clothes! And materia to go on those clothes!

I view my Warrior of Light as being really tired.

I came to Gridania to be a student of the Conjurer's Guild and to learn from the legendary Padjal. Maybe I wanted to learn enough about conjury to go back home and help my own community. Then I was sent into the forest to do some odd work, prove that I was a contributing member of the Great Forest City of Gridania. I picked up a crystal, met some new people and things escalated from there. When I was invited to join the Scions, I thought I had finally found a place for myself in this world and things would be easier. Everything since then has been fighting, running and praying to the Twelve for a respite.

My character looks himself in the mirror and he sees a man who would not exist in an ideal world where monsters didn't threaten the roads and demonic would-be gods weren't threatening to annihilate your sanity. I have killed so many, and I have to tell myself it was the right thing even if that Desert Bandit might have reformed himself or that Garlean Conscript might have gone home to his family. The people of the realm see me and yet they don't see me, they see what they want to see: a perfect hero of light - Hydaelyn's chosen champion. Yet I imagine my hero is just numb at this point.

Well, we don't always get to pick our battles but as Halone as my witness I won't shirk from them. One day the land will be tamed, the invaders will be cast out and the world will be returned to peace. Do I view my Warrior of Light as a Blood Knight? No, I view him as doing what must be done. And if I can accumulate money and power along the way then all the better.

Short answer: yes but not nearly to the extent of Zenos. The DRK 30-50 line insinuates that the Warrior of Light does fight for the thrill of it on some level, but I'm fairly certain they are not as bad as Zenos claims - that they did not allow Shinryu's summoning just so they could fight it, or wade into the battle on the streets of Ala Mhigo just for another bout with Zenos.

Personal answer: yes, but again, nowhere near the extent Zenos claims. I feel my character is the typical knight-errant: roaming the land, righting wrongs wherever she sees them and aiding those in need whenever she can. (I actually do this. If you're on Famfrit... and in the right zone and instance... and fighting monsters... and I'm nearby... I might just swoop down on my Magitek Predator, help you out, give a flourish of my sword, and fly off). She does enjoy a good scrap, but does not seek out fights for the thrill of it alone and knows when to put aside personal enjoyment for professionally achieving objectives.

Take Resonant Fordola, for example. My character would have loved to take a crack at her without using Urianger's magic stick just to prove that even with a gimmick Fordola lacked the skill and experience to defeat her. At the same time, there were much more important things than that to consider, so she used the stick to end the fight quickly and cleanly. Xaela are a warrior race and this does color her psyche, but at the same time she prefers to think of herself as a soldier - a defender and protector of the innocent, not an attacker and conqueror who preys on the weak.

As for the whole story's impact on her? She's a little tired. The time for adventures between patches does allow for some unwinding, but constantly having the weight of the world on her shoulders is exhausting. Never asked for this - either the emotional anguish, the physical pain, or the mental drain. Killing folks isn't fun, but if it's absolutely necessary (i.e. in self-defense, to preserve sovereignty, to restore liberty, or to protect innocents) she has no hesitation doing so. She doesn't even fight for the Goddess - she does so because she believes it's right, not because of some divine ordinance.

Highly values freedom and hates anything that takes that away. Hydaelyn, the Empire, Magnai... anything.

Even so... if the fire goes out she will fight in the ashes, until the bitter end.

No, I don’t view my WoL as a “blood knight”. He’s neither cruel nor sadistic, nor does he seek thrills for the sake of it.

My WoL is obliging — despite the often trivial demands on his time and talent — because he is vividly aware that had it not been for the sacrifices of his late mentor, he would not have escaped the ostracism of his home village, let alone have the chance to see the world beyond the Cieldalaes.

He feels duty-bound to pay it forward, and he has a natural affinity with people like Slyphie in Gridania, who struggle to come to terms with a gift they didn’t ask for.

That’s not to say he doesn’t feel weary and, in recent times, there’s also some frustration from being taken for granted. He’s only hyuran after all.

He’s also uncomfortable with the adulation he gets. Not that he thinks he doesn’t deserve credit, but more that he believes it’s getting excessive.

He realises, though, that he takes himself too seriously. Thankfully, his miqo’te retainer always reminds him who’s boss when he’s not looking. :p

the Warrior of Light is not.

the playerbase is.

Our Warrior of Lights seem to have personalities that we all tend to shape differently, and to be honest though seeing some who do kinda paint their's as a Blood Knight is kinda interesting to see.

For mine personally though, no, I don't see her as one. She really does want to see the world as a better place and aims to cleanse it as much as she can with the power she's been granted. Yet at the same time, she does like having her own agenda and greatly dislikes that every time she wants to wind down or have an enjoyable moment, something just has to interrupt. Deep down in her mind, she throws little tantrums but keeps a strong front (Only cause they don't give me options to have her whining. : D)
Whenever it comes to Primals being summoned, she finds herself pretty annoyed especially for the reasons they are and aims to take them down ASAP so she can proceed as normal.