Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Hyur, Final Fantasy Writing, gaming, Player perspective

“Rescuing” Another NPC

I've been leveling lancer on a few characters for the last few weeks and every time I go to the guild to talk to the trainer named Ywain, I feel so bad for him being stuck there. Yes, he does get out during one of the lancer quests when he tells the giant boar that… Continue reading “Rescuing” Another NPC

Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Hyur, Final Fantasy Writing, gaming, Player perspective

The Power of Red Framed Glasses

As I have 40 characters in Final Fantasy 14, I have a wide mix of genders and races. At last count, the race and gender mix I have the most of are female Miqo'te, but as a crazy cat lady in real life, that's not surprising. Second most popular race is Elezen and then it… Continue reading The Power of Red Framed Glasses

Final Fantasy Hyur, Final Fantasy Miqo'te, Final Fantasy Writing, gaming

The Hearts and Flowers Have It

Valentione's Day 2025 started today in FFXIV and thank goodness it did! In the real world, I enjoy Valentine's Day because all the heart decorations, cute stuffed animals, and pretty flowers in stores help combat the continued blah of winter. But today, as most days lately, I really needed a distraction from the real world… Continue reading The Hearts and Flowers Have It

Final Fantasy Writing, gaming

Surviving Winter With MMORPGs

I live in the Northeast US where we get cold and snow about six months of the year. The other six months of the year tend to be quite lovely, but as I'm not overly fond of snow and freezing my butt off, winter is not my favorite season. Even today as I write this… Continue reading Surviving Winter With MMORPGs

Final Fantasy Elezen, Final Fantasy Writing, gaming

Freezing a Favorite Character

I have several major and minor NPCs in FFXIV that I like. Sometimes I like them so much that I create my own character based on them. Thus far I've made characters based on V'kebbe The Stray from the rogue quests, Magnai Orinir from Stormblood, Loifa Brighteye from the sage quests, and Quimperain Evertrue from… Continue reading Freezing a Favorite Character