FFxivWrite2022 Participation Prize

For @azure-voltage of their amazing non-binary Roe, Loth Sterrhanth (also they/them). This pic was really fun to do. Hope you like it!

As always, a big shout-out to @sea-wolf-coast-to-coast for organizing this amazing event.

FFXiVWrite 2022

Prompt 22: Veracity
Word Count: 1,895 words

((I actually didn’t intend to participate in FFXIV Write this year due to time constraints, but this idea had been floating around in my head since the start of Endwalker. It’s the canon story of how Joey became… well, you’ll see. Some Endwalker spoilers. I didn’t get a chance to edit this so it’s rough. I also still can’t write short to save my life. orz))

‘Can’t sleep…’

The boat rocked softly amid the gentle night waves. Underneath the deck, tucked away in the cargo hold, Joey huddled in a fetal position with his back against the wall. His short, stubby fingers pushed a pressure point in each opposite hand two fingers below his wrist–a point he had been told alleviated motion sickness, but did little to soothe his nausea. So much for the fabled ocean bands.

He gave up his futile endeavor a half hour after he began. His hands wrapped around his short legs and instead, he bathed himself in the warm glow of a simple healing spell. A gentle green glow enveloped him. Small orbs of aether hovered around him, slowly rising in the air, taking with them the discomfort that rattled within his stomach. At the very least, steadied his vestibular system somewhat.

‘Should’ve cured in the first place.’ Joey thought. ‘Can’t believe I forgot the number one rule of thumb–that magic can do anything. Of course magic can do anything. I must feel worse than I thought.’

Glancing to the side, Joey watched Alphinaud–or specifically, Alphinaud’s shoulder. The young elezen had nodded off into slumber, with Alisaie’s head nestled on her brother’s shoulder. Joey smiled softly. Nice to see the siblings did get along once in awhile. At least between the three of them, someone had to be sleeping.

Azrael… Azrael…

Joey’s eyes widened. A woman’s voice? And why did she call specifically for a name of which no one cared to ask?

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Second picture in the series of Joey and his magical swords mains. His main as a tank is Paladin.

It’s been such a long time ago that I can’t remember how Joey stumbled onto PLD in the first place. Either because people tell me I have a PLD kind of personality (babysitter?) or that I just liked it out of all the other tanks. Or maybe it’s that he can tank and heal at the same time, which comes in handy while undersizing stuff. Since magic is Joey’s thing, the holy magic hybrid combat style works great for him. Plus Confiteor is getting a combo in Endwalker, which adds more to the magic sword part.

Can’t wait for Endwalker!

Before Endwalker, I wanted to do pictures of Joey and his main classes. Since he is a jack of all trades type that can fit in any role, he has one main class per role. By coincidence, they all happen to have some kind of magical sword ability. Thus I’ve been jokingly calling Joey’s main classes “The Magical Sword Mains.” They’re also hybrid classes that are able to do their main job and support to some capacity.

First up is his main-main class, Red Mage.

FFXIVWrite2021 winner picture for @fjola-miret-njer. The top is a Heirloom Jacket of Fending modified to look more like a blouse, and the au ra tail is per request as it’s part of Fjola here’s backstory. Hope you like it!

Inktober 2021
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