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Just wanted you to know that I absolutely adore your fics and I love how you've expanded on the culture of galahdians. keep up the great work <3
Thank you so much, Anon!
I have no intention to stop doing this anytime soon. Figuring out Galahkari culture (and those from the other nations, tbh) is just too much fun. ^_^
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In Welcome Home - I'm now picturing incredibly touching reunions between the returned Galahkari and those of the Clans who managed to survive on the Islands.
Oh yes. There will be many tears. And long nights where people just talk.
I'm honestly considering if one of Luche's siblings survived. You know, as a treat. Because he did not betray his people.
(In my worldbuilding he has 4 siblings. 3 older brothers and one younger sister. Their names from oldest to youngest are Sindri, Fabrin, Argalfi and Asimiran.)
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He found his way towards the kitchen without much difficulty. The door was set slightly ajar, letting light spill into the dark hallway. Mors eyed it sceptically, but still crept closer. The sounds of someone puttering in the kitchen reached his ear, along with a low voice singing. Mors couldn't make out any clear words, but whatever the song was, it did not sound like modern Lucian.
Getting closer still, he put out his electric lantern and carefully looked through the crack in the door. The red haired man who walked with a cane, stood in the kitchen. A fire already lit the hearth. The man – Ardyn, Mors thought his name was – was now looking through a set of carefully labelled containers, finally choosing one of the rather large number crowding a corner of the counter. Rather suddenly the man turned towards the door, shaking the container in its direction.
“Would you like some tea to warm up as well, nephew?” the man asked.
@raven-6-10 was closest. It's To Live is to Die Twice, which is in the same universe as Dreams of Our Past.
*bows dramatically*
What shall your wish be?
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Good whatever time of day it is for you :D
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Yeah, he probably will.
There's preassure from all sides now. And Noctis knows it's all a lie. A lie his father crafted to protect him (most likely), but he cannot help but resent him for it some days. (A growing number of days.)
In dreams of our past, Noctis had to actively suppress his healing during the Marilith attack so it didn't give him away as non-black mage.
But what if he couldn't do it? Maybe was unconscious, or maybe in too much pain to concentrate. Anyway, he fails and he heals his injuries where other people, including Regis, can see it. What happens next?
I tried multiple times to write a little one shot for this and failed miserably. So I'll just ramble a bit, if you don't mind.
Noctis falls unconscious and his magic protects him. Which means it heals him. A gentle golden and purple hue glows on his back and Regis is... not devastated, but it's close.
He's happy his son is alive and mostly healed. Of course he is. And his son's magic is strong enough that he can feel it prickle across his tongue from over 10 metres away. But it's not black magic. It's not black magic.
And that is the problem.
Lucis Caelum children without black magic are cursed. Regis's heart bleeds for his son. He rushes over, not quite daring to touch Noctis's back, but cradling him close nonetheless.
All around them the soldiers start to whisper.
"A miracle."
But Regis knows it's not a miracle. Was this what the prophecy was all about? It couldn't have been.
The Chosen King is known however, to the general populous. A knowledge they gained through little grains of the prophecy making it into prayers.
May the Chosen King come and bring us to salvation.
And if the people think the Gods holding a protecting and healing hand over their chosen king as a sign of his coming, then Regis would lean into that until he believed it himself. All to protect his son.
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you bottle Miette??
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I was rereading Dreams of Our Past recently, and - well, aside from falling in love with the story all over again, I find myself desperately curious about what happened when Regis met his grandchildren. (Also Cor and Clarus' reaction to the Deep City, because they *never knew it existed* - and I'd imagine that's quite a shock.)
Oh my gosh. Thank you so much! For some reason it always surprises me when peolpe say they like Dreams of Our Past. But I appreciate every single one of you with all my little author heart.
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Regis felt like his insides had frozen over. His son was in danger. Finally he saw his son again, and he was in danger. But it was not a danger Regis could fight.
He sat in a cluttered kitchen, at an ancient wooden table along with Clarus and Cor and felt... nothing. Nothing but a fathomless pit called dread. His daughter-in-law was with his son. Something about making sure he drank his potions. The untouched tea in front of him had long gone luke warm.
Remembering his son's deathly pale face, the black slashes across his skin broken open and leaking magic so bright it was hard to look at, made his teeth grind together so hard it hurt.
Hushed noises from the door made him look up. Both Clarus and Cor stopped their hushed discussion, faces set in serious frowns. Regis should have been listening to what they were discussing, but he just... couldn't. The door was slightly ajar. Just enough so for a small face to peek halfway through. All he could see was a mop of wild brownish red hair and honey golden eyes blinking cautiously into the room, but that was enough.
For the first time in only the Gods knew how long, Regis moved. His joints protested rather soundly and a flaring pain in his knee made him press his lips into a tight line. Slowly he moved towards the door, leaning heavily on his cane. The little face vanished. Childish whispering came through the door. No sound of little feet running.
Regis pushed the door open and there they were. Two children, a younger boy and an older girl. Both looked up at him with large eyes, their shape nearly identical. Both so very clearly of the Lucis Caelum line. If Regis had been able, he would have knelt down. As his knee made that impossible, he settled for a warm smile. The searing cold freezing his insides started to thaw.
The boy toddled forward a few steps. A huge grin lit up his face, making him look nigh on identtical to Noctis at that age. Regis's heart nearly burst out of his chest.
"'Lo," the boy chirped. "I'm Astra! This's Soli, she don't like people."
"Astra!" the girl hissed.
"Hello," Regis said nearly on auto-pilot. His eyes burnt. "My name is Regis. It's truly a pleasure to meet you. Both of you."
Astra's storm grey eyes grew huge and his mouth fell into an 'o' shape. "You talk like Iggy! Soli, he talks like Iggy!"
The girl huffed at her brother. The grip she had on his jumper loosened. She looked up at Regis again, more curious now than cautious.
"You're him, right? Our grandpa?" she asked.
Regis could not bring himself to say another word, so he nodded. With a high pitched squeal Astra lurched forward, dragging his sister with him. She held her brother back enough to lessen the impact, but Regis still nearly lost his footing when they both collided with his legs.
Astra clung to his healthier leg like a little monkey while Solaris's arms wound around his waist. Regis nearly dropped his cane in his hast to hug both of them at once. He took a large, shuddering breath and silently the tears started to fall.
#ask#hamelin-born#ffxv#dreams of our past#regis lucis caelum#don't mind him#he's an emotional wreck rn#both clarus and cor are planning a series of throughout investigations#so many investigations#and protection detail for noctis's wife and kids#regis should probably pay attention#but rn he's busy worrying for his son#and hugging his grandkids#:D#geist answers#geist writes
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If Nyx was raised in Insomnia, would he still complete the First Hunt of clan Ulric? Or would he be an Utris or even Nameless in that au?
He would most likely be Nameless.
He would refuse to take the First Hunt of Clan Utris, not wanting to have anything to do with them for what the Clan Head did to his mother.
And the spirits would not guide him through the Ulric First Hunt because he is too closely connected to the Lucis Caelum part of his line.
In this au, Selena would earn herself the name Ulric.
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In dreams of our past, Noctis had to actively suppress his healing during the Marilith attack so it didn't give him away as non-black mage.
But what if he couldn't do it? Maybe was unconscious, or maybe in too much pain to concentrate. Anyway, he fails and he heals his injuries where other people, including Regis, can see it. What happens next?
I tried multiple times to write a little one shot for this and failed miserably. So I'll just ramble a bit, if you don't mind.
Noctis falls unconscious and his magic protects him. Which means it heals him. A gentle golden and purple hue glows on his back and Regis is... not devastated, but it's close.
He's happy his son is alive and mostly healed. Of course he is. And his son's magic is strong enough that he can feel it prickle across his tongue from over 10 metres away. But it's not black magic. It's not black magic.
And that is the problem.
Lucis Caelum children without black magic are cursed. Regis's heart bleeds for his son. He rushes over, not quite daring to touch Noctis's back, but cradling him close nonetheless.
All around them the soldiers start to whisper.
"A miracle."
But Regis knows it's not a miracle. Was this what the prophecy was all about? It couldn't have been.
The Chosen King is known however, to the general populous. A knowledge they gained through little grains of the prophecy making it into prayers.
May the Chosen King come and bring us to salvation.
And if the people think the Gods holding a protecting and healing hand over their chosen king as a sign of his coming, then Regis would lean into that until he believed it himself. All to protect his son.
#ask#raven-6-10#ffxv#deep city au#healer!noctis#regis lucis caelum#noctis lucis caelum#regis would do anything for his son#in which regis deludes the people and himself that noctis's magig is the astrals protecting him#this feels like a character drama with horror elements#for some reason#geist answers
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Hi!
Good whatever time of day it is for you :D
Want to play a little game with me? Whoever can guess which of my fics I'll update next, can choose the next fic I'll write a chapter to.
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@raven-6-10
There was a huge fight between Mors and Alyxa.
The truth was however, that Alyxa was very poor. Clan Head Utris knew who Nyx's father was and as a 'punishment' mostly cut Alyxa off from Clan support. She could not feed herself and a small child.
So.
She made a choice.
Alyxa gave her son up under the condition that he would stay with her at least 3 months of a year.
Mors agreed.
During his time on Galahd, Nyx was Nyx son of Alyxa. But in Lucis he was Vitale Lucis Caelum. He knws he has a younger sister. And once Regis accompanied him to Galahd for a few weeks. (Selena also calls Regis her brother. It makes Regis stupidly happy.)
The treatment of the Galahkari in Insomnia changes. Nyx/Vitale took on the task to make sure they settled in and had what they needed. So no theft during their admission. (There were attempts made, but Nyx cracked down on that real fucking quick.)
Final Fantasy XV: Comrades → ”Nyx” in Regis’s outfit
#raven-6-10#ffxv#son of mors au take 2#nyx as vitale#there could also be a version where nyx is simply taken by mors#and never fully connects with his galahkari heritage#but that's way too depressing#for me to think about#so
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@hamelin-born @raven-6-10
Nyx as the long suffering translator. He hates his fucking job. At least the pay is good.
Did the whisp warn Galahkari before they hypnotized them all and dragged them to Galahd, or did everyone have a surprise awakening after undetermined amount of time?
Where would the fun in warning them be? They will have everything they need and their home!
How much time has passed? The Galahkari don't know. The fihrie don't care. They've got their humans back.
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@hamelin-born @raven-6-10
This little blurb kinda wrote itself XD
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Nyx lay on a tree branch as high up in the air as possible. His paws and tail dangled in the air. It was good to be able to do this again. Excellent even. It was doing wonders for his mind and body.
What wasn't doing wonders was the fact that he didn't know how he got here. Here as in Galahd. How the ever loving fuck had they wound up on Galahd?
Oh, part of the answer was simple: the fihrie. But that still begged the question as to how?
"Nyx!"
Nyx made the sound of a big grumpy cat.
"Nyx!"
With a huff he shuffled his paws under him and jumped down, landing on two feet in front of Libertus. His storm-brother held within his hands a large bowl of glass beads. Nyx's eyes lit up upon seeing them.
Libertus held out one of the beads. Nyx snatched it right out of his hand.
"What the fuck happened?"
"We're back on Galahd." The bead vanished in Nyx's mouth. It made a pleasing crunching sound when he bit on it.
He snatched the second one out of the air.
"No clue," he said, munching on the bead.
The third one nearly hit him in the face.
"You give me all the beads in the bowl and I'll go talk to Whisp."
"You drive a really hard bargain," Libertus grumbled.
Nyx grinned.
Did the whisp warn Galahkari before they hypnotized them all and dragged them to Galahd, or did everyone have a surprise awakening after undetermined amount of time?
Where would the fun in warning them be? They will have everything they need and their home!
How much time has passed? The Galahkari don't know. The fihrie don't care. They've got their humans back.
#hameling-born#raven-6-10#ffxv#fae au#welcome home please stay#nyx ulric#libertus ostium#they woke up on galahd like hald a day ago#nyx was chilling in a tree#it's good for his mental health#geist writes
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mine
Change a single letter and change the word game
I want to play a game with you all.
You have to make a new word by changing only one letter of the last word.
Dirt
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@raven-6-10
Can't really decide which LC it could have been. But I like to think it might have been a LC cousing, back when the family was still big enough to have them.
As they're half and half, it's the child's decision where on the human-fae spectrum they want to fall. Kinda Tolkien style with the half-elves.
Oh lol. That would be a fun discussion. XD
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Nope. The human got a 'gift' from the fihrie though, for their absolute balls. :D
Human: Deal.
Fey: Very well. When you return home tonight, your mother will be in pristine health again. It will be like she never fell ill at all. Even the memory of her suffering will fade…
Human: Thank you so much. She means everything to me.
Fey: I know, I know. Let’s hope the price wasn’t too much for you after all… Only time will tell.
Human: So, when do we start?
Fey: …If I may ask you to elaborate?
Human: You said you wanted my firstborn.
Fey: Yes? And you agreed?
Human: Yeah, so, when do we start?
Fey:
Fey, blushing: Ah.
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What would happen if Mors did manage to tell Regis about his second child -either Nyx or Crowe - before he died?
That depends on how the discussion is framed. Does Mors tell Regis while he's on his death bed? Or does he sit Regis down and have a serious discussion with him?
Either way, Regis would book it to Galahd as soon as he's able and start looking for his sibling.
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Can you tell us about flow laying? Like what are some of the cards used and what do they mean, how it's decided there should do one and who should be invited to it?
Do I have more info about flow laying? Oh boy, do I have more info about flow laying. (I have hand drawn charts!)
(This will be all over the place and very long, but please, bear with me.)
First off, the name. Why is it called flow laying? Well, because the cards literally read the flow of power travelling through the world. That way they can give information about the past and present, while they can only make guesses about the future. (Though most of the time they're very good guesses.)
Each card represents a person, a being, a concept, or a seat of power. Like the Black Ships represent the concept of unsuspecting danger drawing closer.
To your last question: In the case of The Games We Play, Rhea - as the owner of the cards - made the decision to lay them. (The reason was the too long and too cold winter) There's a preliminary reading upon which Rhea decides which people need to be present. It's an art form to read the cards and interpret who represents who and who to invite.
There are three big categories the cards fall into:
Active cards, sleeping cards and dead cards.
Active cards are depicting those beings/people/concepts which are actively part of what you want to know. Sleeping cards depict those who don't/can't actively play a part, but are still a factor to be considered. And dead cards are remnants that are still important, but are quite literally dead.
The next biggest categories are the domains in which the cards take their places. There are two of them. The Greater Domains and the Lesser Domains. Which Domain (group of cards) falls into which is dependent on infulence and power, so there's a certain amount of fluidity. Though it is considered a Big Deal when a Domain changes place.
Under the Greater Domains fall The Hunt, The Astrals, The Night, The Day and The Wilds. The Lesser Domains contain The Fire, The Black and the Royal Domain. There's also a group of neutral cards that don't owe their allegiance to one Domain or another, so they make a group of their own.
How many cards there are exactly constantly changes and depends on what the person/people laying the cards want to know. (The Greater Domain of The Astrals is the most stable at 30 cards. The six Astrals and the 24 messengers.)
The Domains of The Hunt and The Wilds represent those belonging to the Wooden Throne, which represents Galahd. The card Wooden Throne itself is considered neutral, since it doesn't belong to one Domain or another.
The Astrals are pretty self explanatory, I think.
The Night and The Day represent the Sister Goddesses and their servants. (Etro, for example, it the Queen of The Night. She is a sleeping card, because she cannot actively intervene in anything going on. Eos is the Queen of The Day. She is a dead card for obvious reasons.)
The Black is the starscourge with Ardyn as the Herold. He switches from a sleeping card to an active one, and it makes people in the kow very nervous.
The Royal Domain represents the roayal houses of Lucis and Tenebrae. The King is the king of Lucis, the Queen the queen of Tenebrae. There's also cards called the Shield (Amicitia), and the General (currently Cor).
The Fire is an interesting one because no one is quite sure what that one is about. It slowly cropped up over the span of decades and is mostly made up of sleeping cards with the odd active one.
Neutral cards other than the Black Ships and the Wooden Throne would be the Gates (Death) and the Chained Heart (the Crystal/Light/healing).
#ask#raven-6-10#ffxv#the games we play#flow laying#worldbuilding#I hope this makes sense#it's very rambly#I'm blaming my excitement#and the wine#a card's meaning heavily depends on context#for further questions#please feel free to fall into my inbox#this is a very nice excuse to dig out years old notes#this whole concept is heavily inspired by malazan#great book series#do recommend#geist answers
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Did the whisp warn Galahkari before they hypnotized them all and dragged them to Galahd, or did everyone have a surprise awakening after undetermined amount of time?
Where would the fun in warning them be? They will have everything they need and their home!
How much time has passed? The Galahkari don't know. The fihrie don't care. They've got their humans back.
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