The Will to Resist
This piece was commissioned by Seiryuuden in August of 2021. At the time, Shadowbringers was still the most recent expansion in Final Fantasy XIV, and the Bozja/Resistance Weapons were the major focus of much of the side content available. Since my character is a Hrothgar, and...
The Calm After the Storm
This piece came, once more, from Marsel-Defender in July of 2021. I think of Edmund almost like a combination of a mage and a monk in terms of fantasy class archetypes, and this YCH was a great opportunity to showcase some of the "monk" aspects...
Edmund Azurium’s Day Off
For Edmund, this was to be a rare day: A free day. Neither training nor studies were on the schedule, as per his teacher’s insistence. “Working hard is one thing, but it’s important to allow yourself time to rest.” The words rang in the young tiger’s...
A Dancer’s Life For Me
Though he's been through more than his fair share of tragedy and misery, Rabrandt's life is far from all doom and gloom. There is joy to be found in becoming a Warrior of Light. It could be said that Eoreza has saved him as much as...
Pushing One’s Limits
The life of an adventurer isn't always fraught with excitement and peril, not even for a Champion of Eorzea. There will always be downtime, either when work dries up or there's a need to decompress from the heartache that comes with the job. And yet, that's...
Rabrandt of the Red
Another one of Rabrandt's many disciplines is that of the Red Mage. Though more specialized casters are able to wield powerful magicks, drawing aether from the land around them, the Red Mage must utilize their body's own internal supply of aetheric energy. To compensate for each...
The Fencing Lesson
The story that goes with the piece from LittleBadWolf back in May of 2021 is intended to be a supplement to the original trio of stories that depict Enigma learning how to use a sword. Since Edmund is an athlete and street brawler who is...
The Methodology of Volpes
This piece from Marsel-Defender back in May of 2021 was the perfect compliment to a short story I had already intended to write for Volpes. I had already said in broad strokes that he manipulates people into drinking his potion, and once they do they're...
Pyromancy?
It was such a simple principle that both mentor and student were astonished they hadn't come up with it before. One need not necessarily be a true pyromancer in order to make use of fire. Through the controlled application of his powers, Edmund could simulate the...
Just Another Game
This piece from LittleBadWolf back in April of 2021 was perfect to illustrate an idea for a lightly comedic short story. In works of fiction, one of the most common forms of shorthand to represent that a character is intelligent is to make them good at...