~This was prior to Aikirees’ journey~ Episode XLIII! – Practicing our best Spoopy Skeery Seestah skills for this year’s All Saints’ Wake season!
Final Fantasy XIV
Black Mage Ticker – Dawntrail Edition
I honestly forgot why I started drawing these, but this is the 3rd incarnation of the Black Mage’s elemental gauge for Dawntrail. I love the class to pieces, but also tend to say and do silly things even at max level and these are what I ended up calling the parts of the gauge.
It’s really just silly fun, but I do tend to call out those parts of the gauge that way. So. Many. Cookies. Delicious Xenoglossy Cookies~!
Mamboing the Day Away
Sirena met up with us early on in our Tural journeys, and she inquired with Aikirees on if she remembered the Manderville Mambo even after her journey.
The way her face lit up and they began to Mambo was certainly one to remember.
Thus the two of them Manderville Mambo’d the day away, much to my chagrin.
(I was cracking up while watching the two of them do this)
If she fits…
…she sits. Apparently she still is able to ride inside her dwarven tank, even after her journey. We were both a little bit surprised by this revolution, and it would seem the look on Aikirees’ face reflects this.
The Trail has been Dawned – Part 4
Now this is it, the conclusion and final thoughts on the Dawntrail Main Scenario Quest! Major Spoilers for MSQ 7.0 upon clicking ‘Continue Reading!’
Home Again
We’ve Dawned the Trail, journeyed across Tural, seen so many beautiful sights, and made so many wonderful friends along the way. However after all of that, it’s really good to finally rest our weary selves back at our beloved home once again.
Sisters’ Fashion Report Adventure XLII
~This was prior to Aikirees’ journey~ Episode XLII! – We decided to head out to Reunion and mingle with the friendly folks there, and possibly strike up a bargain for some goods in the process. Twas a lovely day outing for just the two us, before returning to Kugane that evening.
The Trail has been Dawned – Part 3
Hnnnng…! The 3rd part.
Major Spoilers for MSQ 7.0 upon clicking ‘Continue Reading!’
The Trail has been Dawned – Part 2
Was hoping to do this in two parts, but after writing this one up, it’ll go into a finale third part too. This is the continuation from Part 1 and the second part of the main scenario story plus the later zones! Major Spoilers for MSQ 7.0 upon clicking ‘Continue Reading!’
The Trail has been Dawned – Part 1
Over the past weekend, we finished the Dawntrail story line. Overall it was a really wonderful and fun journey seeing the sights and cultures throughout Tural with all our friends new and old coming along as well.
Without going into spoiler territory, I’d say this was a pretty fun filled expansion with an astounding amount of gorgeous scenery in each and every area one visits. They really put a lot of thought and detail into each zone with all the little places to stumble upon and find throughout.
I’m going to break this into two parts since I don’t want to make a gigantic wordy post about my whole experience, so with that, onto the spoiler related items past the break! Major Spoilers for MSQ 7.0 upon clicking ‘Continue Reading!’
The Last Hurrah – Dawntrail Edition
Aikirees and I have reached it, the final zone and story portion for Dawntrail. It’s been a wonderful journey through it all, for in which it has made landing in Tural feel like a lifetime ago. However, now it’s time to see it through to the end. Here. We. Go!
Sisters’ Fashion Report Adventure XLI
~This was prior to Aikirees’ journey~ Episode XLI! – As much as I enjoy the corsage, I’m not quite certain it works all that well with the outfit, or rather lack thereof in certain areas. Seems Aikirees is, once again, taking it with quite the stride.
Rainy Moment
While I was (more than likely) battling something, Aikirees got a moment to relax, even if said moment was a bit rainy. However, it doesn’t seem like she minded it all that much.
I can assure everyone that Lizicus and Laureine are fairing just as well during their adventures through Tural too.
Growing Concern
Y’all, I might be incorrect, but I’m fairly certain her pupper got larger when she returned from her journey.
If so, please send help. Q-Quickly! This doesn’t bode well for me.
Adventuring Interlude
We’re coming up on what I believe is roughly the halfway mark in Dawntrail’s story and, prior to setting off to Tural, Aikirees’ has concluded her journey which has left her looking & feeling vastly different. She’s certainly stronger and has honed her talking skills a bit more as well, but still with her usual ‘zee’s’ and ‘sies’ that she has been saying all this time.
She seems to be not even be remotely phased by the fact that she’s nearly doubled in height so suddenly and quickly though. Albeit I’m fairly certain she’s aware of the changes but has just adapted to them far quicker than I’d have figured.
On the other hand, I suppose, Aikirees has always been an interesting quantum paradox and this is all just simply par for the course. I think she has grown quickly fond of her new self though and I believe that is all that matters.
Now to just make sure I have enough fish in HQ to adjust for her much larger appetite, and check to keep her tail from bonking anything remotely fragile. That thing is a weapon on its own now!
How Dawntrail’s Going (Redux)
I’ve removed the original version of this after it came to my attention that it was being taken personal, for in which that was not the original intention. The original post was the ‘annoyed bird’ meme representing how my frustration reached apex from remarks, statements, and ‘background noise’ revolving around Dawntrail both in and out of game. It was meant to be just how I have generally been feeling even after doing my best to avoid anything, and it’s a similar feeling from that of when Endwalker launched.
For that I do apologize, but I fear the damage may have already been done and if so, I’ll take the full brunt of that burden. If I have ever done something similar like this to anyone in the past, I am so terribly sorry for doing such a thing; formatting will be adjusted here as well to help eliminate surprise spoilers as well.
I truly understand how genuinely excited everyone is about going through the Dawntrail story, whether one has already completed it, or is just now starting out. There’s no hurry to complete it, especially as of re-writing this, has only been officially out for less than a week. If you’re one of the folks who has already completed Dawntrail, then congrats! That’s really wonderful, and super exciting!
We’ll all get there eventually and be able to add to that excitement of taking down the big baddie at the end, but everyone does deserve to get that same near-pure fuzzy feeling as much as possible of the journey there. I do realize there’s folks out there already with the neato higher-zone trinkets (I’ve seen so many tron bikes from fate trains as an example and want one!), and that’s understandable perfectly fine!
We all know there’s still going to be that mixed area where it’s inevitable since everyone gets through it at a different pace: some faster than others. Personally would just prefer to keep that mixed area to a minimum, but I know that varies from person to person.
As for me, I do look forward to talking about the journey once I get up to that finale, and am excited to see how everyone’s adventures went. However it’s just going to take me a smidgen longer to get there, but when I do, it’ll be ‘zee awesome’sies.’
Before I share anything here though, that format change will happen. It’ll probably be a month or so out from now at the earliest.
How Far We’ve Come
“We’ve come a long way, ‘Little’ One. Journeyed near and very far, across time, space, and the known existence itself. We’ve been through so much, and now here we are you and I in the New World, and yet there’s still so much more to discover!”
Countdown to Dawntrail: Day 1
Final Day, Day 1 – The fact we got to do the entirety of the Endwalker expansion together. From arriving in Old Sharlyean, all the way to the ends of reality. We are very much looking forward to doing the same thing for Dawntrail and beyond.
… I will certainly miss her being ‘The Little One,’ but she’ll always be that to me.
Countdown to Dawntrail: Day 2
Day 2 – The most memorable day of the entirety of Endwalker: Sirena and I’s Bonding Ceremony. ♥
Having everyone there and then everyone coming to the after party with a lot of surprise pop-ins from friends across the entire North America and even European Data Centers, this was just the absolute most perfect day.
Countdown to Dawntrail: Day 3
Day 3 – Never in a million years upon founding Eorzea Cartographers would I ever have been an actual Free Company director. I mostly created the Free Company to coincide with all of the map making projects that I was taking on during that tenure of my adventures, but then these two cats came along and melted themselves into my heart.
Sirena and Juli made EOCA from just a house to a home, and then shortly thereafter Ellany came along as well to make it even more of one. Even if I tend to be running around with Aikirees a bit of the time, hearing what they’re up to is rather heartwarming; then there’s the times where even we’re able to partake too and it’s a really fun time.
I’m really grateful they wanted to be here, and once we all get established in Tural, we’ll be able to get back to our adventures together again.