The character you made

[Local_Custard]

I designed Ishimar in conjunction with a former friend of mine, coordinated them to look like brothers. Just a couple of street rats from Ul Dah.

Of course said former friend then proceeded to never play the game and ultimately stabbed me in the back last year so I am kinda left wondering if it might be time to hang it up.

oof- I hope things have gotten better since then! I think you could write a new character backstory or write that your character had a brother but got backstabbed then something bad happened to his brother. Or if all else fails, fantasia. Either way, I believe in ya!

Thanks! ;; And yes, you are correct. He is stuck with a physical appearance of his bestie, but his own personality largely remains intact. He had vague recollection of his life in his home universe but he never really manage to recall it fully. All he had was a fervent desire to 'return home', which he later also discarded around post-Heavensward arc (I could write a book lmao). He had a good deal of character development after being exposed to the adventures from 2.0 to present.

As for glam breaking down... to be fair, it's not something that I first had any insight of at beginning. I dress him up however I like to see him in. But when I start to notice a pattern of aesthetic, I think it's something worthy to be peeled I love him that much.

Once again, I appreciate you for making these "Your WoL Headcanon"-posts. They remind me very much of those #WoLqotd tweets from twitters which also happened to be one of the prompts that made me so into this social aspect of the game.

Maybe you could write him remembering his past and then dealing with the crushing blow it may do to him. Honestly, you should write fanfic of your character- he sounds deeply interesting and there is definitely a lot of material to work with.

peeled,,, he aesthetic is peeled,,, yes peel back the layers like the onion it is! Analyze the subconscious choices ya make for how your character looks,,

of course! I want to make a space where people will talk about their character in depth and share their creative thoughts ^^

I chose Elezen back in HW because I genuinely think they are the handsomest men in the game. Hyur is a very close second. And I guess now male Viera are a thing so they are up there too! They are really tall and have the big elf ears that I like. Elezen in general also look the best in heavy armour due to their large build (can see all details) and lack of extra body parts that create unsightly clipping (not to mention ruins the fantasy of heavy armour... that tail is getting cut off in a fight)! Their run never bothered me because I was in ballet (pointe) for 20 years and that is how I run. I love the refinement.
My Duskwight Elezen (which I keep semi-private due to previous forum harassment) is married to a Keeper Miqo'te and together they have a daughter. They moved away from Gridania to Sharlayan because they are more studious types and Gridania is super racist to their people.

Fia (alt) is a Hyur because I think they are pretty. No extra body parts, more normal facial proportions, and cute, feminine animations that overall seem like Disney princesses instead of anime-ish.
She's named after Fia from Eldren Ring. She doesn't have a story. She is my raid alt. I guess her story is a mysterious woman who only shows up to murder and then vanishes for another week.

Gosh, I could talk about how great the men look in this game. Many, many good choices. Makes my gay little heart very happy.

So sorry you dealt with harassment, here! I hope you had time to heal.
Yeah, Gridania sucks with how they handle duskwights and keepers. Though, I wish duskwights got more of a spotlight. Either way, sounds like a nice family.

That last line, where she appears to murder in raids then disappears for a time made me chuckle. Quite the mental image. I like her hair! The orange really suits her ^^