In Post-EW, a half-visible Mihke stands on a rock in Yanxia next to the river, gazing at the distant Doman Enclave. She's just returned from training in the wilderness after the events of her dungeon (nearly turning into a blasphemy), and is wearing her new Dartist gear for the first time.

The camera has moved to show her whole look from the front, as Mihke reminisces on the past few months

Back in Eorzea, Mihke tests her new skills by hunting down Maahes, a dangerous panther running loose in Thanalan

A drawing of Mihke's soul stone for her new job: Dartist

#MiqoMarch Day 27: Hope

After the events briefly described on day 25, Mihke disappeared for a few months into the Yanxian wilderness, showing back up later with a whole new job: Dartist.

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The dark silhouette of Mihke, crouched, surrounded by smoke and embers, eyes glowing purple

The camera zooms out slightly as the figure stands, still partially obscured by the smoke and embers, but clearly staring at the viewer, menacingly

A bright, purple light erupts from the figure as she continues to stare

The purple light fades into the smoke, which lashes around the figure as the background starts to clear, revealing the trees of the Yanxian wilderness. The eyes continue to stare.

#MiqoMarch Day 25: Fate

The Shadow of Naivete

Pics taken by my bestie @vcforlife.bsky.social of Mihke as the final boss of the dungeon I designed :)

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Mihke, dressed in light-blue Thavnairian dancer clothes, illuminated by the moon on a clear, starry night sky, smiling as she goes through the standard steps

Mihke smiling with her eyes closed as she strikes a pose while dancing, leaning slightly forward with her head tilted up and a little back, arms straightened to the back and sides. Green, healing energy swirls around her.

The previous picture from another angle, showing Mihke's back, the beach and ocean, and a lighthouse in the distance to the left.

Another shot from behind as Mihke continues dancing while the sun begins to rise past the distant lighthouse.

#MiqoMarch Day 24: Reason

The Pursuit of Happiness

Having used 'Resolve' to showcase her more serious dancer lore, I wanted to use 'Reason' for the happier dancer side: the reason she fights.

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Mihke in rogue gear thinking while looking for something in Halfstone in Western La Noscea as a Sahagin warrior approaches from behind

An echo vision of the Sahagin warrior stabbing Mihke in the back while she looks for something

Mihke glancing back after sensing the Sahagin's intentions

Mihke throwing daggers at the Sahagin warrior before he had the chance to attack her.

#MiqoMarch Day 22: Blessing

Mihke's echo allows her to sense subtle shifts in the energy and aether around her, often revealing hidden enemies and her opponents' intentions, and making it easy for her to dodge and counter.

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Mihke sits on a crate with her tail curled around her, gesturing with one hand as she talks to Keshkwa, who leans against a wooden railing. Both are smiling.

Mihke and Keshkwa cheers-ing their mugs of mulled punch

#MiqoMarch Day 21: Favorite Character

I see another opportunity to post the Mishkwa pics my friend @dragonofdoma.bsky.social made!

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Mihke in her SB dancer gear staring up at rocky spires in The Lochs. Flames from the large torches in Porta Praetoria create a warm glow across the picture, while hints of blueish moonlight shine on Mihke from the other side.

Young Mihke looking up at the trees in the East Shroud on a foggy night, on one of the first days she spent there.

Mihke, back in The Lochs in SB, this time seen from the front with a sad expression as she realizes the truth behind her early memories of moving from Ala Mhigo to the East Shroud

#MiqoMarch Day 20: Memory

Mihke's earliest memory is from the day the rocky mountains around her home became trees. Only as an adult did she realize mountains don't do that, and it was, in fact, her that moved.

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Mihke's oldest child, Mashenine, as a viper in Shaaloani

Mihke's middle child, Zatenwa, practicing the monk arts in Urqopacha as the sun rises behind him.

Mihke's youngest child, Kayanikwe, practicing as a ninja in Yak T'el in the moonlight.

#MiqoMarch Day 18: Legacy

One of Mihke's greatest legacies: her future children

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Mihke:
DPS - NIN
Healer - DNC, but green
Tank - MNK, but blue

Tahl:
DPS - PLD, but red
H - SGE
T - PLD

#MihkeLore #TahlTales

Mihke in a black and gray outfit with folding fans for weapons preparing to infiltrate an imperial stronghold in Stormblood

The previous picture from another angle, showing Mihke's face as the sun sets behind the mountain peaks in the background

The previous picture with a different filter, strengthening the lights and shadows

#MiqoMarch Day 17: Resolve

Special Ops Dancer (aka, what Mihke was doing in SB)

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Young Mihke sneaking around the imperial forces in the Sylphlands

Young Mihke sneaking around tempered Sylphs in the Sylphlands

Young Mihke, barely visible as she peeks out from behind a light (the one on the right) deep within the Sylphlands

#MiqoMarch Day 15: Fortune

Mihke spent a lot of time as a child searching for treasure in the Sylphlands, but never found it.

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Mihke as a child, hiding in some tall plants in the East Shroud as a Sylph flies past

Young Mihke gazing up at a Sylph after following them back to Little Solace

Young Mihke gets her first good look around the Sylph homes at Little Solace

Young Mihke gazes in amazement as she beholds the Sylph's home for the first time.

#MiqoMarch Day 13: Wonder

After following a Sylph home, Mihke's childhood was forever changed.

(I use vanilla gpose, so you'll just have to imagine Mihke being a lot smaller - around 3-4 years old at the time)

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Mihke, implied to be younger through the pose and old, worn clothes, watching a unicolt play in the East Shroud

Post-EW Mihke riding a unicorn

#MiqoMarch Day 12: Companion

Mihke befriended and grew up alongside a unicorn

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A digital drawing of a miqo'te couple and their child, Mihke, walking down the streets in Ala Mhigo. The mother is wearing a yellow tunic, grey-beige pants, and light brown boots. The father is wearing a blue, deep v-neck, laced shirt, tan pants with a dark gray sash, and brown cloth-wrapped shoes. Child Mihke is wearing a green tunic of similar design to her mother's, with shorts the color of her father's sash. The edges of the picture appear to be slowly burning.

#MiqoMarch Day 11: Loss

What Could Have Been

(More art! That took significantly longer than the last one! and I'm also mostly proud of!)

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Yehn’a quickly stuffed some jerky and spare clothes in a bag and ran into the next room where his wife attempted to calm their 2-year-old. “Mommy, I wanna see the fiya-wooks!” The toddler exclaimed. Yehn’a stopped to listen for a moment as the house shook with each explosion. The imperials were getting close. Too close. “Not tonight, sweetheart,” his wife herded the child towards the table where a cup of calming tea waited, “We’ll see some fireworks another time. I promise.” Yehn’a peeked behind the curtain, scanning the road outside for any sign of his family. The atmosphere was bright. The clouds were illuminated by the sunset, and the streets by flames raging in the distance. There! He thought, as his mother appeared from around a corner, pulling his kid sister along behind her.

The older Miqo’te woman’s face was a picture of stoic determination, though Yehn’a could see the anxiety flickering in her eyes as she neared the house. Conversely, his sister’s anger was clear, even from afar, as she scrunched her face and swished her tail in agitation. Yehn’a opened the door, ushering them inside. “I want to stay and help you fight!” His sister’s whining began as soon as they crossed the threshold, eliciting a sigh from their mother as she adjusted the pack over her shoulder. Yehn’a knelt down so he was eye-level with the 12-year-old, “You would be an excellent warrior, Cemi,” he put one hand on her shoulder, and motioned with the other, guiding her attention to where his wife rocked his toddler to sleep after she’d finally drank the tea, “but Mihke can’t stay here, so we need you to go with her. Do you think you can do that for me?” Cemi grumbled an affirmative, and the family was soon on their way to the edge of town, where a small group waited with a chocobo cart. After their final goodbyes, Yehn’a stood with his wife, arm around her shoulders, watching the cart disappear in the distance on the road to the Fringes, and the Twelveswood beyond.

#MiqoMarch Day 10: Promise

A Promise Left Unfulfilled

(a flashback from a longer piece about a dungeon I designed around Mihke. this also serves as the first piece of writing I've shared with the internet; and, yes, I draft in comic sans)

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...Bingo?

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Mihke Amaryllis in rogues' gear dropping into a fighting stance in Halfstone, Western La Noscea, as Leviathan rises out of the water just off the cliffs.

#MiqoMarch Day 8: Trial

While the WoL was out of town in HW, Mihke was sent to recover stolen crystals, only to end up soloing Leviathan.

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Mihke's ancient is named Menodora, which means 'gift of the moon' in ancient Greek.

I thought it was fitting for a child talented in healing magic who ended up sundered into a moon cat, Mihke, and an aspiring healer, Riqi-Tio.

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Mihke practicing the shinobi arts in the Plum Spring in Yanxia

Mihke in Kozama'uka on a foggy day posing in the base Viper gear (very similar to my profile pic, but different weather and a slightly different angle)

Mihke performing the mudra 'Raiton' in the Plum Spring, causing purple lightning to strike a short distance away.

The same scenario from the previous image, but from an angle that shows Mihke's smiling, illuminated face as she uses Raiton.

#MiqoMarch Day 7: Favorite Job

Ninja/rogue has been my favorite since I started playing; viper is my favorite new job, so... Scouting.

(Dancer, Sage, and Paladin are also up there for me, and Mihke's canon jobs are NIN, MNK, DNC and a custom job)

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2 images of Mihke in rogues' gear from separate angles as she hides in the bushes before striking a Qiqirn camp to recover stolen goods.

Mihke discovers a dock storehouse being guarded by an Othardian, and sneaks into the building through a window to find a shinobi.

Mihke sneaks up on Oboro, completely undetected, and pokes him in the shoulder to signal her presence.

Oboro jumps back, startled, reaching for his weapons as Mihke smiles and waves in greeting. images taken by @vcforlife

#MiqoMarch Day 6: Secret

While on a mission to recover stolen goods for the Rogues' Guild, Mihke stumbled across someone else's hideout. Sneaking up on Oboro would spark her path as a ninja.

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Mihke, dressed in old, worn-out clothes standing before the gates to Ul'dah, having just finished her journey from the East Shroud

Upon entering the pugilists' guild, Mihke is offered a change of clothes

In her new garb, Mihke practices her strikes in the guild

Mihke stands next to guildmaster Hamon, unsure what to think of her grandfather now that she's met him

#MiqoMarch Day 5: Journey

Mihke's journey started when she traveled to Ul'dah in search for possible surviving family members, namely her grandfather, Hamon.

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A digital drawing of a Miqo'te man, Mihke's father, Yehn'a, holding Mihke as an infant while his wife, Mihke's mother, Lhei, stands next to him. They both gaze lovingly at their daughter, who is reaching out with one tiny hand towards them.

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Day 4: Family

Dad's turn to hold the baby

Art! of Baby Mihke and her parents! that I spent most of the day yesterday working on! and I'm really proud of!

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Sparrow: Fletchling - they're both friendly songbirds

Tahla'a: Riolu - Tahl may be a little misguided at times, but he passes the vibe check

Mihke would somehow start with Mew.

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Mihke hardly notices her own injuries, so, while not hiding that they exist, often underplays how severe they are.

Tahla'a, on the other hand, very much notices his injuries and tries to hide them to appear stronger than he is. Don't mind the tears welling in his eyes.

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A height chart depicting Mihke in blue at 149.61 cm or 4 feet 10.9 inches, Keshkwa in dark purple at 196.34 cm or 6 feet 5.3 inches, their oldest son, Mashenine, in light purple at 181.86 cm or 5 feet 11.6 inches, their second son, Zatenwa, in dark green at 179.32 cm or 5 feet 10.6 inches, and their youngest daughter, Kayanikwe, in light green at 162.05 cm or 5 feet, 3.8 inches

I also went and made a chart for Mihke's ship and future children (in order of age):

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I never remember just how small Mihke is and how tall Sparrow is until I put them together. Also Tahla'a is here.

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Mihke: Body, Logic, Nature
Sparrow: Music, Word, People
Tahl: Body, Self, Picture

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Mihke's youngest child, Kayanikwe, as a teen

Mihke's youngest child, Kayanikwe, as an adult

Their youngest, Kayanikwe, is Mihke Jr.: sneaky and mischievous, with the added bonus threat that she can actually read! With a near-perfect memory and analytical mind, she’d make a great strategist …if she wanted to. Like her mom, she ends up as a skilled ninja and dancer.

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Mihke's second child, Zatenwa, as a teen

Mihke's second child, Zatenwa, as an adult

Their middle child, Zatenwa, is usually quiet and calm. He is neat and organized, likes cooking and drawing/painting, and easily connects with animals. He takes well to monk and dartist (Mihke’s custom job) skills and abilities.

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Mihke's oldest son, Mashenine, as a teen

Mihke's oldest son, Mashenine, as an adult

As a teen, Mihke and Keshkwa’s oldest, Mashenine, tries to be responsible and keep his siblings out of trouble when they’re together, but on his own he often gets mixed up in the wrong crowd. He grows up to be a viper like his dad, and is an excellent tracker/hunter.

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"Mee-kay"

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