One objective for Aikirees after completing the role quests was to finally get around to adjusting her Dragoon attire, which had been the off-shoot of the first Artifact Set acquired after completing the level 50 Dragoon Quest. She’s had a few lances since then before dawning the current one that has a nice blue/red glow when wielded; that one she acquired with Crystal Trophies.
It took a bit of fidgeting to keep some of the dragon-like aesthetics and combine it with something else more in line of what she’s usually wearing. One idea was to role in some Stormblood attire since she initially started out her adventure in the late Stormblood era (hence also why her Black Mage outfit has a strong homage to Shisui of the Violet Tides), and once she discovered the Tigerskin of Maiming top that kind of pointed her in the direction she was wanting.
Her top being the Aforementioned Tigerskin of Maiming, her gauntlets just being simple Fingerless Goatskin Gloves of Gathering dyed blue, legs are the Virtu Dragonlancer’s Cuissots (PvP Crystal Trophies) dyed Gunmetal, and the boots being the 90 Dragoon Artifact Greaves – Tiamat Greaves.
Overall I think this was the ‘glow-up’ she was looking for. There were some other iterations considered, but adjusting the colors was becoming very messy. Some items like the Tigerskin top washed out a lot of the details once dying was attempted. It might be rectified in DawnTrail with the dual dye system, but for now she’s got her Dragoon look for the foreseeable future!