Who is your Guardian?

[Derby_Crash]

Changed from Menphina (ice) to Nald'thal (fire) because I thought changing to him would make my fire spells cost less a long time ago.

[MevariNavalo]

Originally, I chose Menphina, because I thought picking the goddess of love was a good choice.

Later, after playing the game more, I adopted a Sharlayan backstory, which makes me wish I chose Thaliak.

Since your patron deity has absolutely no function, if I was Square I might just replace it with an "origin" choice. Which is basically what people currently use it for, anyway. It'd be awkward since everywhere you go you're treated as an outsider adventurer, though.

[van_arn]

This is the most use this selection has gotten since launch.

[Malmstrom]

This is the most use this selection has gotten since launch.

Indeed. I remember when it gave minor stats, but while running around Ishgard the other day I stopped for a moment to look at one of the statues of the Fury and started thinking about it and how I managed to choose one that I actually feel some affinity to before Heavensward even came out, even if it ultimately does nothing but provide a little bit of fluff.

It made me wonder if others chose their Guardians on a whim, or because something about the description resonated with them.

[ShanaShirayuki]

Rhalgr, always liked the lightning / electricity element when it comes to fantasy games. It also works since I favor melee DPS.

[Enkidoh]

Indeed. I remember when it gave minor stats, but while running around Ishgard the other day I stopped for a moment to look at one of the statues of the Fury and started thinking about it and how I managed to choose one that I actually feel some affinity to before Heavensward even came out, even if it ultimately does nothing but provide a little bit of fluff.

It made me wonder if others chose their Guardians on a whim, or because something about the description resonated with them.

I originally chose Azeyma back when I first started FFXIV in 1.0 as she was the closest of the Twelve in theme to the Dawn Goddess Altana in FFXI, who my FFXI character headcanon-wise worshiped, so it was an obvious choice (that and my character being a Seeker of the Sun miqo'te, the Warden was naturally her clan's traditional guardian too). And Azeyma also fit Enki's personality and backstory, she's strong-willed, determined and fiercely independent, with Azeyma's 'lady' aspect reflected in Enki's noble upbringing adopted into Ul'dahn high society giving her grace and elegance, yet she is also bright (even firery at times - hey, they're both redheads!), empathic and stubbornly altruistic.

So cue the irony with the big revelation in Shadowbringers about

the WoL being 12000 years before back in Amaurot as Azem the Wanderer, symbolized by the sun, whom Azeyma, and the xaela au ra clan's guardian sun god Azim, were cultural memories of), meaning Enki was basically praying to herself all this time - making herself her own guardian!.

So it made my choice of guardian even more appropriate.

It's pretty sad then that so far in this thread it seems I'm the only one who chose Azeyma.

[myahele]

I chose to be a CNJ when I 1st played the game, so my starter City-State was Gridania. I chose Nophica since she was the patron deity of Gridania.

I also like how they used her image for the Twin Adder poster.

[Aeeninwen_Taldel]

Menphina, The lover. I honestly randomly picked this when I first started. xD

[Vyrerus]

Althyk, the Keeper, the surveyor of change and god of space and time, commands the element of earth and is associated with the Sixth Umbral Moon (twelfth month). He is depicted as an austere emperor wielding a mythril greataxe. His symbol is the hourglass. He is the father of Azeyma and Menphina, and elder brother to Nymeia.

I played WAR as my main in FFXI, and so the idea of a god of space and time that wields an axe really struck me. Especially one described as being austere.

[Chie_M]

Nymeia, goddess of fate - because the WoL is lead by a leash toward her fate.