Soren and G'raha, viewed from behind, look upward at the Omicron terminal under Sir, not yet activated. Ultima Thule glows in vivid reds and purples behind them.
Some additional photos I've never shared from Ultima Thule. I'm legitimately crying rewatching all of this with Vul today. What a truly beautiful and amazing zone.
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The journey was good - and it was worthwhile <3
happy anniversary Endwalker, even if my own anniversary of playing it is still the better part of a year away!
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A panoramic view of Soren holding her spear aloft like a valkyrie, golden wings unfurled, in front of the cosmic explosion background of The Endsinger trial arena. The stars rush forward at the edges of the frame. In Japanese kanji, on the left: ็งใใกใฎๅธๆใฎๆญใๅฝผๅฅณใฏ้ขจใซไนใฃใฆ่ธใ (Watashitachi no kibล no uta, kanojo wa kazeninotte odoru), which translates to "our song of hope, she dances on the wind". In the bottom right, the kanji continues: ใใฃใจ้ซใใใใฃใจ้ซใ (Motto takaku, motto takaku), "higher, oh higher". Forgive me if Google Translate messed anything up!
๐ our song of hope, she dances on the wind
higher, oh higher ๐
A tribute to the Endsinger battle, and a vision that wouldn't leave me be until I created it ๐
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Soren and Estinien stand side by side on the moon of the 13th, the desolate planet silhouetting them. Their poses are copies of each other, lances parallel.
Side by side, as always.
OOC, it blows my mind that not only did I wind up playing Soren as a dragoon main, but how much she loves Estinien. If I could go back to my first DRG quests with him, I'd not have believed it.
I love how much he grows and how much the narrative evolves!
#SorenPlaysEW
Three panels against a black background. First, Soren holds her lance the first time she meets Elidibus in Thanalan, terror writ across her face. Second, she screams in fury across the courtyard of the Crystarium as Elidibus, masquerading as Ardbert, rains down meteors from the sky. Last, Soren charges at Elidibus (again as Ardbert) from behind in Amaurot during the trial he presents to the WoL.
In the same format, Soren kneels before Elidibus, now just a child, holding the soul stones of his dear friends. Second, Soren walks to the Ocular portal to enter Elpis, reaching back behind her slightly with a pained expression as Elidibus fades into nothing. Last, Soren stands in Pandaemonium and looks up at Themis with consternation.
At the end of it all, Soren rushes to hug Themis, tears streaming down her face. The Aetherial Sea glows magenta in the background. At last, unburdened by regret. Another chance.
Unburdened by Regret.
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Soren and Themis stand in the Aitiascope, hands on their hips. A bright flare shoots past behind Soren deep in the Aetherial Sea, even as she looks on with an emotional weight on her face.
currently experiencing the full breadth of human emotion again THANK YOU PANDAEMONIUM
I can't wait to find the words to write. For all the grief, the regret Soren has felt.
And now the unexpected closure.
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#SorenPlaysEW #wolaotd
Every ounce of her energy immediately after went into โoverwritingโ the feelings. Hugging her loved ones - feeling them solid under her. Drinking tea and feeling its burn. Running laps for the endorphin high.
In Sorenโs version, sheโs lucky. It was just *lack* of sensationโฌ๏ธ
Sorenโs in 6.3, so youโd find her in and around Radz at Han! If I had to pick a specific NPC spot, sheโd be at the Great Work trying to learn more.
If youโre watchful, youโd notice her father working in a back room of the textile hall ๐
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Soren doing the "wow" emote, eyes sparkling and hands raises in amazement, at some bags of spices. Zero looks on, expressionless, from behind her.
Speaking of spices... this errand for Zero is probably one of the best she's had to run in a while.
Of all things, Soren didn't expect that bonding over *food* would have been in the cards when they met.
#SorenPlaysEW #SorenPlaysMSQ
Soren stands off-center, hands on her hips, with a glowing blue and turquoise cavern background.
Soren and Estinien share a look, their expressions grim.
Varshahn stands centered, his head tilted downward - dismal. Y'shtola and Zero stand in the background, as well as Soren and Estinien, who in particular are looking at each other.
In the caverns of dripping ceruleum, Soren and Estinien need not speak to share the passing thought of how much the meaning of the Azure Dragoon has changed, and only continues to evolve - but it is a path they will walk together, as always.
#SorenPlaysEW #SorenPlaysMSQ #endwalker
A few shots of my GBR glam for 6.2 ๐ ๐๐
No edits this time! Pastel 3 at about 70% and Bow Shock AOE effects~
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Soren holds up her arms against the blinding light of Omphalos
I'm feelin like making an EW alliance raid thread bc I had such a great time and experience with it last night! Mix of IC and OOC thoughts below, obviously spoilers throughout
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Y'shtola was the last of the Scions that Soren warmed up to, just because they're *such* different personalities. They've had their ups and downs.
Through EW they became closer, but of all things, Troia caught me off guard as the "bonding experience" !!
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Soren and G'raha Tia, framed by a stack of books in the foreground, look at something on the ground in a library.
The camera pans as Soren in particular looks on with a gentle expression where Yshtola is sleeping on a book.
"Well Raha... I did find her, at least."
Wound up starting 6.1 tonight >:D
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A new mystery: Pandaemonium.
Unadorned blue crystal clutched in hand, Soren strode across the empty Ocular once more.
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Soren looks worriedly into the distance, the purple and blue glow of Ultima Thule bright behind her.
A shade stands centered in the camera, black with glowing blue haze and bright yellow eyes. The dialogue box reads "In this city devoid of life, you sense the presence of another..."
A Rava Viera man clenches his fist triumphantly and smiles. He is slightly transparent, faded away near the knees, and a similar blue glow to the shade envelops him. The telepathy thought box, titled Osso Sarud, says "You've got this. Keep moving. We believe in you."
A Xaela Au'ra man stands 3/4 to the camera with his arms folded and a small smile. He is slightly transparent, faded away near the knees, and a similar blue glow to the shade envelops him. The telepathy thought box, titled Altan Irynsi, says "I'm so proud of you."
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"In this city devoid of life, you sense the presence of another..."
Dedicated to those dearest friends who have always stood beside me. From long before Eorzea, to an Ishgardian caravan...
(1/3)
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Soren, Alisaie and Alphinaud walk with their backs towards the camera. Their legs are blocked by a huge vein of crystalline rock. The sky, also ice-blue nebulas, blends with the crystalline ground.
The trio walking up a different crystalline hill with an exploding star in the background of Ultima Thule.
#EndwalkerSpoilers
Forge ahead.
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Soren sits atop a sand dune with her back to the camera, looking out on the pink and purple nebulas of Ultima Thule.
โฆ And when Urianger and Y'shtola are gone too, Soren just goes to sit up on the sand dune for a while. Alphinaud and Graha are speaking of some ancient lore or another, and Alisaie has, smartly, taken to bashing her sword against local plants. The tiniest few flecks of ashy pallor drift up from her arm as she sits, and a chokehold of terror seizes her before she starts moving to take off the outer, pure metallic pieces of her armor. Two could play this game. Staring up at the gorgeous twirl of stars above, she stands, smiles, and leaps - rolling to tumble down the hill, just as she did when she was a child. Barefoot, she sprints to the next hill, and does it again. Once more, and the laughter of the memory mixes with tears of all that had been lost, and the salt tastes good in a world bereft of feeling. The ash stops, and only sand and a nostalgia for shuffling sand out of borrowed shepherd's slops with Thancred in Thanalan remains. They were here. She was here. They were so close. And whether Y'shtola liked it or not, she would remember the Azem crystal, and knew that if anything else, they would be together, here at the end of all things. That vision of them, shining in the stars, of Ryne and Tataru and Hien being able to look up at the sky once more knowing that nightmares would not find them in their waking hoursโฆ that could carry her beyond the bounds of reality.
#EndwalkerSpoilers
Mare Luctus et Collis Laetitia
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Thank you, FFXIV, for the ride of a lifetime.
I can't wait to see what the next adventure is, high on that eternal wind.
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Soren and Graha Tia stand together, both looking downward with worry and apprehension. Soren frowns and has her arms folded across her chest. In the background, the purple and pink nebulas of Ultima Thule create a gradient across the picture.
Urianger had already departed. G'raha and Soren stood and watched the pool of water where he had stood. Utter stillness. Wherever Thancred was, he had taken the wind elsewhere. G'raha reached out to squeeze her hand, armored though it may be. "Remember what I said about carrying burdens alone." Soren breathed in one sharp breath through her nose, closing her eyes as she exhaled it. If she spoke, she may not hold it together. She kept his hand tight in hers until they returned to the Ea.
Urianger had already departed. G'raha and Soren stood and watched the pool of water where he had stood.
Utter stillness...
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Soren, an orange-haired miqo'te girl, sits centered in the picture with her knees up on top of a sand dune in Southern Thanalan. She looks off into the distance. The sunset behind her fades from a pale pink-orange to lilac. She is wearing basic starter gear from A Realm Reborn.
Soren, sitting in the same position atop a sandy hill, but this time in Ultima Thule at the end of Endwalker with pink, purple, and vibrant blue nebulas exploding behind her. She is wearing the Dragoon role armor in a turquoisy-blue (Morbol Green) with a large lance on her back. Her hair is much longer.
Once, many years ago, a young miqo'te girl sat in the sand, and stared up at the stars...
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The Dragons of Eld
Soren wondered if Midgardsormr was somehow listening, even now. Everything he'd told her amidst Omega... never once did she dream she would know the full story.
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"That's what a sister does, right? Sticks it through to the end."
Estinien stares at her. "What?"
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Genuinely I worry over spamming yall so feel free to blacklist #SorenPlaysEW if you don't want to see me going crazy over the end of this expansion, I will not hold it against you if you want to jump ship XD
Onward... to the edge itself.
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I have so many cinema-style photos I'm so proud of but I legit have no idea how to share them all. My Endwalker story webpage is going to be immense.
Maybe I'll do a thread at some point?? ๐
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"Tataru... you have SERIOUSLY outdone yourself this time, this is..."
Soren spins around to look at the gorgeous, shiny armor. She's felt amazing in many sets that she loves wearing, but this form-fitted work of ART has left her speechless.
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A silhouette of a miqote girl with a large lance against a pink, purple, orange and blue nebula background in Ultima Thule.
... I made it.
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Upon the Shores of Sharlayan
๐ MSQ ๐ Bonds of Adamant(ite)๐
Been really enjoying sun flare-focused photos lately. For no reason at all :^) hehehe
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A miqote girl rides on the back of a rose lanner, flying upwards towards the sunlight. The lanner bird has its wings spread wide from the bottom left corner of the picture up to the top right. Both bird and rider are looking out into the distance. Soren, the miqote, wears a Cape of Happiness.
Soren again riding her rose lanner, but facing the other direction in a mirror of the previous image. This time, she has longer, fuller hair and is wearing a Sophist's Robe from Elpis.
#Endwalker <Spoilers>
"Has your journey been good? Has it been worthwhile?"
The road has been long, and her story is not yet over...
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Her shoulders relax at the sight of Aymeric - it'd been a long time, longer than she could quite recount.
He didn't look any older. The way he beheld her was a little different now - and she realized /she/ was the one who had grown.
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