The character you made

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

I've been eyeing this thread for quite a while but was struggling to keep my response concise ;;

What gravitated you to choose their physical traits? Do you have a personality in mind for them?

Reiner is an amalgamation from two of three my favorite OCs (original characters) that I've written long time ago. One is a human who later ascended into a celestial, and the other is an arahitogami. It only make sense to me to create him as a Middie Hyur. But then I came to a hard decision of whose trait I'd like to take and which one's to give up.

In the end I used the former's physical traits and the latter's personality (largely). His emerald green & hazel green eyes are to represent his distrustful, evasive personality. Narratively speaking, flowerpins/corsages often being present on his glamour plates are to represent his subtle, unspoken sentiment. His youthful-bratty glamour aesthetic are to represent his desire to be free of burden.

To ease into XIV's lore, I wrote that the latter performed some sort of esoteric magical experiment that gone wrong back in his home universe, which lead to his spiriting away into the realm of hydaelyn then morphed to a shade of his bestie (the former) with his memory completely messed up.

[Local_Custard]

Thanks! Yeah, I have one. Back when I used to do savage via PF only, there was a static group that I subbed in for a few times by sheer coincidence as I was just doing prog or getting my clear for the week. This was in the first Eden tier where Titan was the final boss. I remember one of the members saying "Can we keep him??" as I had good chemistry with the team. I ended up joining that static group and to this day I'm still with them. There's been people that have come and gone in the static, but the person that expressed interest in quoted text, and one other(the raid lead) have always been there. We've become good online friends since then. Agreed that it's great to have friends to play the game with.

oh wow that's amazing! Glad you found a group that works for you!

I've been eyeing this thread for quite a while but was struggling to keep my response concise ;;



Reiner is an amalgamation from two of three my favorite OCs (original characters) that I've written long time ago. One is a human who later ascended into a celestial, and the other is an arahitogami. It only make sense to me to create him as a Middie Hyur. But then I came to a hard decision of whose trait I'd like to take and which one's to give up.

In the end I used the former's physical traits and the latter's personality (largely). His emerald green & hazel green eyes are to represent his distrustful, evasive personality. Narratively speaking, flowerpins/corsages often being present on his glamour plates are to represent his subtle, unspoken sentiment. His youthful-bratty glamour aesthetic are to represent his desire to be free of burden.

To ease into XIV's lore, I wrote that the latter performed some sort of esoteric magical experiment that gone wrong back in his home universe, which lead to his spiriting away into the realm of hydaelyn then morphed to a shade of his bestie (the former) with his memory completely messed up.

Oh wow, that is pretty deep! I did not know that green eyes signified that for metaphors. I really like your character's color scheme (based on profile picture) by the way ^^

I hope I read this correct- but it sounds like your character has been brought to Eorzea and now looks like his best friend. If so, that must be kind of stressful!
I really enjoyed how you broke down what the elements of your character's glam means! Very insightful

[Palladiamors]

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.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

[...]Oh wow, that is pretty deep! I did not know that green eyes signified that for metaphors. I really like your character's color scheme (based on profile picture) by the way ^^
I hope I read this correct- but it sounds like your character has been brought to Eorzea and now looks like his best friend. If so, that must be kind of stressful!
I really enjoyed how you broke down what the elements of your character's glam means! Very insightful

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.

[Leifei]

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. That sucks.

[Palladiamors]

Oof. That sucks.

Yea, but it wasn't entirely unexpected. Guys been a scumbag for a long time now. I just kept hoping he'd change.

But on topic, my first character was a bog standard. I've taken Edgar from Phantasm Star Online up until present day. Not much to say here, he's designed to look like a clean shaven version of myself.

[Palladiamors]

Oof. That sucks.

Yea, but it wasn't entirely unexpected. Guys been a scumbag for a long time now. I just kept hoping he'd change.

But on topic, my first character was a bog standard. I've taken Edgar from Phantasm Star Online up until present day. Not much to say here, he's designed to look like a clean shaven version of myself.

[Tsumdere]

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.

[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 ^^

[Brynne]

oh man isn't that a mood. what is one situation she thinks about constantly? Is there any old memory that plagues her before she sleeps to this day?

The main one is going to be Haurchefant, but she also wonders what would've happened if she had not let Minfillia go back alone, and if she could've arrived soon enough to save Meffrid at Rhalgar's Reach. And even before those, what if she had been there when Livia raided the Waking Sands? Beyond that, what if she could've controlled the Light after the last warden and treated with Emet-Selch? Those kinds of things are never going to be, but she can't help but think about them.