Luna Moth Minion Memoriam

This isn't going to be a fun post, but I'm hoping it will be a meaningful one. If this is the wrong place for it, I would appreciate someone directing me more accurately, I couldn't find a place that seemed more appropriate. My wife and I would like to petition the FFXIV Dev team to put a luna moth minion into the game for players to equip and take around with them. Why will take some time to explain.

My wife and I met on this game (Final Fantasy XIV) over five years ago and we fell in love almost instantly. Within two weeks, I had moved a thousand miles to live with her and her daughter. I became a step father and we grew together. Almost two years ago, we got married and last year we conceived our little girl, Ivy.

She was born January 1st, our New Year's miracle and brought a brand new light to our lives. Our eldest daughter became a big sister and we marvelled at this perfect little being. She was so obsessed with lamps, staring at them with wonder, that we used to joke that we hoped someday she would find someone she loved and looked at with that level of adoration.

March 7th I awoke to find that she wasn't breathing. I woke my wife and we waited in impatient terror while the paramedics fought for her. The efforts they went to were exemplary, and they gave it their all, but our precious girl was gone. Our world has been shattered and we are trying to pick up the pieces and carry on for our eldest, getting ourselves out of the apartment where she passed.

Ivy was the culmination of our adventure together, from meeting in Eorzea, to starting a new life together. If I could wish anything for people to take from the beautiful, but short life of my daughter, Ivy Noelle, is to cherish every moment with the ones you love, for it is a precious and finite thing.

We reached out to friends and family for help, and the response from the greater FFXIV community blew our minds away. Dozens of people reached out offering support and love, and it made a huge difference in our wounded lives.

Now that we're trying to rebuild, we are thinking of ways to honor our little moth's memory. The first thought we had was something to honor her in-game. We're each fantasia-ing a character to represent her, to start. Mine is a viera named Ivy Moth, using the ears and coloration to resemble the luna moth we so closely associate with her, while my wife is designing a lalafell to look as close to her as possible as we speak.

But we realized something else that would be even more meaningful. We looked to find a minion, something we could take with us on all our future adventures in Eorzea. A way to have our little baby be a part of the story that originally brought us together in the first place forever. We found nothing. No minion at all. A few that are close, like Morpho and a couple of the winged angelic minions, but nothing that truly sang of our tiny little luna moth baby.

And so here we are, asking if the community agrees that such a minion is a worthy cause to champion. Luna moths are lovely, tragic creatures, and the idea of our little baby being able to join not only us on our continuing adventure through Eorzea but also everyone else, becoming a part of the very game that brought our family together in the first place... would be the most wonderful gift we can imagine.

We know this is asking a lot. Development takes time and money and a lack of C-19 delays, and we wouldn't even suggest such a thing if we weren't convinced a minion of a Luna Moth was a worthy addition to Final Fantasy XIV even aside from what it would mean to us personally. This game and this community have meant the world to us, so whether anyone reading this feels our cause is worthy or not, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for opening yours to us. May you all travel in light of the crystal (lamp) forever.

Love always, Lyra Nelhah and Diorent Dartancours of Mateus (Mateus)

I am sorry for your tragic lose. I also wouldn't mind a luna moth minion, it sounds adorable.

And while it's not a minion, you may also like the Eureka Anemos WHM-Staff as glamour:

https://gfycat.com/tangibleashamedgalapagoshawk

I'm sorry for your lose. It would be adorable to have a little moth minion in game.

I'm so sorry for your loss. While I don't know if a minion could be added, I would fully support it and bring it with me everywhere. May you and your family find the strength to move forward despite the most difficult tragedy a parent could ever go through. Much love to you and yours in these times.

If I'm not cunfused by the meaning, it shouldn't be too difficult since there is already the morpho.

I am so truly sorry for your loss. This is every parent's greatest fear, and I can't imagine what you are going through right now. I love that she was already so curious about her world, and I hope you can always keep those special memories close to your heart.

sorry for your loss but there is a Lamp minion too if you guys want to use that Plus morpho


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Being a friend of you two, we brought this up during our monthly meeting. Hang in there I am fully okay with signing something to try and see if they will make a minion to represent Ivy.

I just wish my husband and me could have helped more.

I had forgotten about that little guy! Definitely a cute one, and I could see me running around with that one while my wife ran around with a moth minion 'chasing' Lamp. <3

Thank you.

I wouldn't think it would be too hard to adapt the code for Morpho, no, but the visual would be quite different.

Firstly, I am so sorry for your loss, to think about the pain your wife and you both must be in right now is absolutely terrible. :(

As far as a minion memorial to your little one, sadly, there has been more than a few requests for official memorials in-game for players and their friends and family who have passed away, and unfortunately there is never really any response, possibly because Yoshi has to be pragmatic (if he accepted a request and made such a memorial for one person, then he would have to do it for every one, and that would impact on the game's development schedule). This is not to dissaude you from requesting it though, it's just that unfortunately it's surprising a common request that never really bears fruit I'm afraid. ; ;

Instead, using an existing minon or furnishing for a memorial is usually the option most players choose (in my FC house we have a memorial to a much loved JP member of our FC who passed away tragically last year - her grief-stricken husband who is also a member asked my boyfriend specially to grow a white lily and have it in pride of place next to the Guestbook along with a candle we keep burning and a Morpho wall plaque. Visitors always comment how respectful and compassionate that is). So, if you have a house, maybe you and your family could look into making something similar to remember your daughter by.

Another alternative for a minion is the Butterfly Effect minon (that has two butterflies, one of them a glowing white), so that may be an option too. As you mentioned she loved looking at lights, and also because of the lunar connection, there is the Wind Up Moon minion as well.

Once again, please accept my most dearest condolensces. :(

I can appreciate the practical realities of such requests, but we can't know if we don't try. We're both in the process of farming up for the Butterfly Effect minion and both got the Wind Up Moon as soon as this happened. We just felt it was worth at least asking if there was a way our baby girl could join in the countless adventures that happen every day on the game that brought our family together in the first place.

I understand the chances of Square-Enix making this addition is slim, but I believe in the power of this gaming community. I've seen it once already in support of Lyra and Diorent, and it truly amazed me how much support came in for them, and how quickly. I will also sign my name to this petition, in hopes that SE will see it as a worthy cause. If possible, please spread the link to this thread to as many places as everyone can. Friends, Discord servers, tumblr. I encourage as many people to sign this petition as possible.

Leiard Stormbrow
Co-Lead, The Lantern's Glow

Much love and condolences as usual. Helping you get this seen is the least I could do for such wonderful friends. I would like to see this minion tribute come to fruition.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

While the chances are slim,there's a sliver of hope they might add one for the heck of it, and I hope they do.