A #SaphyraLore moment.
Something that differs in my head canon of MSQ is that Saphyra does not come out of most fights unscathed. Her first big battle was with Ifrit & even with my other WoL, Marina, by her side they both barely survived the encounter.
I know there's a handful of times (01 of 03)
combat. Still she was happy to have him on her side. He also aided her in getting her brother, Silas, together with Artoirel.
Whenever Saph is visiting Fortemps manor she always makes it point to greet Em & have conversation with him. He usually does most of the talking.
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Saphyra at Fortemps manor speaking with Emmanellain & Honoroit.
Saphyra at Fortemps manor speaking with Emmanellain & Honoroit.
Saphyra & Emmanellain are friends. From the start, he trusted her and convinced Artoirel, who wasn't so readily trusting, that the Scions were probably good people based on the stories he's heard. Saph was glad to have another ally but quickly found he wouldn't be so much of ally in...
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it was revealed that she was alive Saph cried feeling so relieved. When next met she picked up Nanamo in a big hug which she happily received.
Now whenever Saph is in Ul'Dah they get together for tea & cakes. They discuess politics, the ongoings of the world, and also their lives.
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Saphyra considers the Sultana and friend and ally. She admired Nanamo's desire for change and how she handled being a ruler at such a young age. Saph was devestated after the bloody banquet. Realing from being framed & chased out of the country while also mourning her friend. When...
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some fun in messing with him. Espcially after finding out how he poorly handles money. She and Estinien also like to make jokes about their mutual friend Aymeric. They will obviously whisper to each other about him within ear shot. Aym will smile & brush it off or play along.
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she saw the person he really was under that helmet and began to consider him a friend. She does like to joke & tease him though, as she likes to do with folk who try to come off as grumpy (like my other WoL Marina). Even with him become more friendly with the Scions she still finds...
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Saphyra was weary of Estinien at first with him being the decorated Azure Dragoon, slayer of dragons, when her goal was to bring an end to the Dragonsong war. Over time as Estinien became more involved with the Scions & he began to let down his facade of aloof stoicness...
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...achieve what Ysayle dreamed of. Saphyra feels as though Ysayle would be pleased at the outcome. Every so often when she has a moment, Saphyra visits Ysayle's old hideout and remember their journey.
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...grew as they journeyed together with the same goal in mind.
After Ysayle lost her life while saving Saph & friends, Saphyra was mournful at yet another loss of a friend. She felt responsible but told herself she would have done the same.
Saph worked hard to...
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Ysayle speaking to Saphyra who is off screen here.
Saphyra listening to mini Midgardsormr.
With Ysayle tensions were high at first but when they met again at Ysayle's hideout, mini Midgardsormr quelled the tension by telling both of them they were alike, just on separate paths. After Ysayle explained her side Saph felt almost a sort of kinship with her. Their friendship...
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At present they only ever speak of both are attending meetings of leadership with their other friends & allies. She will ask him how Doma is doing & if they need help with anything.
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Saphyra sees Hien as an ally. During SB he reminded her of Aymeric with his leadership skills & passion for his homeland. She was glad he was on their side & happy to fight by his side. However she does not see eye to eye with him in some matters like Yotsuyu & her past.
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This was Saphyra after Aymeric was stabbed during HW. She lost her mind. It's a side of her not seen often.
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I saw a WoL question the other day about your WoLs previous lives. Not something I thought about because, aside from her fellow shards & Ancient, I never pictured
Saph having previous lives. I thought on it & am sticking with this. However, once she & all her fellow shards have passed & returned...
Regal portrait of Saphyra.
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🔹Gpose: #SaphyraGpose
🔹WoLAotD: #SaphyraWoLAotD
🔹Lore: #SaphyraLore
🔹Ship with Aymeric: #SapphireSymphony
🔹AUs: #SaphyraAU
🔹Everything else I don't have a tag for: #SaphyraFF14
Also toying with the idea that maybe she meets some of her other shards here. Not sure about that yet.
Anyway, now I want to redo her apartment to look like a room in this tower. 🤔
If you actually read this whole lore dump then you're pretty cool and deserve a cookie. 🍪
(07 of 07)
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She decided to seek this place out. After concentration the door opened to her. This is where she began to work on her abilities and when her star freckles first appeared. This is also when she saw memories of her ancient counterpart & figured out who she was.
(06 of 07)
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Here's where Saphyra comes into play. Being a shard of Astraea allows her to access this place. Her discovery of this place occured in a dream while she was passed out after fighting Zenos in EW. A familiar voice beckoned to her. After Saph was back on her feet
(05 of 07)
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Venat. Astraea knew her sister would love to see it but it would not let her pass. She tried to show her love Helios too but no luck. So this space was only Astraea's. Then it was empty after her passing when the first cataclysm occured.
(04 of 07)
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Now in this space she created was a tower that stood in the midst of a starry sea. This was to be a place for Astraea to work on her ideas but also to escape from everything. The only caveat is that this dimension only opened to her. She wanted badly to show her sibling
(03 of 07)
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She found that she had complete control, could manipulate and create within this space. Initially she didn't know what to do with this sort of "blank canvas". So she slept on it for a while. Then she had a fantastical dream & knew what she wanted to do.
(02 of 07)
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Okay so I've thought over this and came up with new Astraea (Saph's ancient) & Saphyra lore. Gonna yap a lot lol
Astraea created this sort of dimension that lays somewhere between the source and shards. It was sort of an accident. Initially it was just a void of space. However (01 of)
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Saphyra casting a powerful spell. This was taken to show as an example of her starlight freckles glowing as a result of Saphyra using great power.
Saphyra in a moment of great anger and sorrow. This was taken to show her freckles of starlight glowing as a result of her strong emotions.
She was successful in these endeavors, becoming more powerful & adding new abilities to her repertoire. A side effect she discovered when tapping into some of her stronger abilities is that specks of light start to shine through her skin. She found this also happens in moments of strong emotions.
✨Saphyra's Star Freckles✨
After nearly losing her life to Zenos in Endwalker, Saphyra decided she needed to spend more time practicing her abilities, honing her strength, and experimenting with possible new abilities in her magic as a Starcaller...
Saph's whole deal in this time is that she is supposed to be retired. There's a new generation of Scions which include her own kids. Saph found she missed the adventure & also wanted to keep a close eye on her kids. So she secretly moonlights as an adventurerer & trails the Scions.
Trying to decide with VFX I like. If anyone wants to offer their opinion which do you like better?
Context: After her passing Saphyra becomes a being sort of like Hydaelyn where she watches over Etheirys, has a few select guardians to help the world, etc.
G-pose picture of Saphyra and Aymeric's kids in the future. Aurelian (left) is waving. Alain (center) is holding a teacup with dish. Ophelia (right) has her left hand on her hip.
G-pose picture of Saphyra and Aymeric's kids in the future. Aurelian (left) has his right hand in a fist and is bumping it against his chest. Alain (center) has his right arm away from his body, forearm upward with his right hand pointing upward. Ophelia (right) has her right hand on her upper chest. This depicts their adventuring gear. Aurelian and Ophelia are dragoons and Alain is a summoner.
[Saphyra Lore Stuff]
Saphyra and Aymeric have 3 kiddos; Twin boys born during ShB, Aurelian (left) and Alain (middle, name was formerly Blanchard) and one girl born after EW, Ophelia (right). I haven't messed with them in a while so I've finally updated their future appearances.
Saphyra standing joyfully with an open mouth smile.
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🔹Gpose: #SaphyraGpose
🔹WoLAotD: #SaphyraWoLQotD
🔹Lore: #SaphyraLore
🔹Ship with Aymeric: #SapphireSymphony
🔹N-S-F-W (n00ds, undies, sp1ce): #SaphyraNSFW
🔹Everything else I don't have a tag for: #SaphyraFF14
Saphyra standing joyfully with an open mouth smile.
🌟List of Hashtags🌟
I use deckblue to post so posts are tagged but tags are not visible.
🔹Gpose: #SaphyraGpose
🔹WoLAotD: #SaphyraWoLQotD
🔹Lore: #SaphyraLore
🔹Ship with Aymeric: #SapphireSymphony
🔹N-S-F-W (n00ds, undies, sp1ce): #SaphyraNSFW
🔹Everything else I don't have a tag for: #SaphyraFF14
