The 7.5 special site confirms that the next dungeon will be a former Garlean weapon manufacturoy. A screenshot on the site also confirms that Thancred will be back (along with Urianger and other Scions). This combination of factors reminded me of a Tales story published a while back titled: “Bringer of Shadow, Bringer of Light”. The story was primarily about Ran’jit, but it opens with Thancred on a mission seemingly undercover in Garlemald. Thancred is dressed as an imperial soldier and eventually attacked by a Reaper. At first I assumed this was taking place prior to the fall of Garlemald, but it was clearly taking place after Endwalker. The following line confirms that: “Although the Scions of the Seventh Dawn had officially disbanded, [Thancred] maintained a lone vigil…For the time being, a tentative peace had settled upon the world, it was true, but whispers of unrest within Garlemald had lured him from his leisure.” Is it possible that Thancred has been infiltrating some Garlean factions that remained loyal to the imperials? It seems likely that there are still some holdouts scattered about Garlemald based on the short story. I wonder if 7.5, and the new dungeon, will connect up with this somehow. I could be reading too much into this scene from the Tales story, but this might be what Thancred has been up to since last we saw him.

Some specualtion about 7.5 and Thancred (I posted about this on Reddit as well, but I will do text + one of my creenshots to allow me to spoiler all the text) #ffxiv #Thancred #spoilers

a colored illustration of Krile from FFXIV painting a goobbue with a flower wreath in a garden. She looks happily on towards a spriggan offering a crystal to her, as her goobbue model peers over her easel looking pleased with how its portrait looks.

A colored illustration of Thancred from FFXIV lounging next to a window with a vague overlook of the beach at sunset, a serene expression on his face. He holds a glass of cognac at hand.

time for a break! Krile and Thancred this time :] prints will be up at my ACGGoods store soon o7 #ffxivart #krile #thancred

the cover of willoughby tucker, i'll always love you by ethel cain redrawn to be thancred. it's a weathered, framed photo of him with his back to the camera, face obscured, bathed in sunrays.

thancred waters, i'll always love you

( #ffxiv #wolcred #thancred )

A female viera and Thancred from FF14 stand back to back in combat stances.

A female viera with a miniaturized Bomb enemy posing as the flame in her hand, Thancred is behind her facing away.

Thancred in a combat stance smirking up at a monster, a female viera is behind him facing away.

"You and me, we're doing good things, and it's been pretty far from boring."

Sruthán and Waters, inspired by Belnades and Belmont from Castlevania.

#Viera #Wolcred #Thaoife #AoifeSruthan #Thancred #ThancredWaters #gposers #ffxivgpose #shanpose

like this

( #ffxiv #wolcred #thancred )

I like to think Thancred has been out traveling Tural. Learning viper. Enjoying the sights. But now it’s time for him to come home ❤️ #ffxiv #Thancred #ThancredThursday

Digital artwork of Thancred with a hyuran warrior of light. He is embracing her and cupping her cheek, nuzzling his face into her hair while she smiles at him and grasps his arm and his chest.

Skeb style commission for lightlymusing on tumblr! :3 Thank you so much!! 💛💛

#ffxivart #thancredwol #wolcred #wolship #wolnpc #ffxivwol #thancred

I missed you
#gposes #skycred #wolcred #thancred #miqote

Not me just casually changing my WoL ship.

#aura #ffxiv #ffxivss #gpose #gposers #thancred #wolship

Extreme wide shot of Thancred and a Female Viera back to back in combat stances, each facing a different monster from FF14.

A female viera and THancred from FF14 stand back to back in combat stances.

A female viera with a flame in her hand, Thancred is behind her facing away.

Thancred in a combat stance smirking up at a monster, a female viera is behind him facing away.

My friends pushed me into the Castlevania rabbit hole and Sypha and Trevor reminded me so much of Aoife and Thancred that I had to do a gpose about it so here's fiend hunters Aoife and Thancred do NOT look at the flame in her hand.

#wolcred #thaoife #gposers #thancred

catching strays as usual
#thancred

Textbox, Thancred: "*You* can have that one. Her personality resembles you, I think." Ryne and Gaia sit almost comically far from one another at a table, flanked by Thancred and Alica respectively. Urianger is there.

The Orphanage of Light grows.

#AlicaMSQ #Shadowbringers #Eden #Gaia #Ryne #Thancred #Urianger

Alica, Ryne, and Thancred sitting together on the Kholusia shoreline after swimming up, laughing.

"Fate can be cruel, but a smile better suits a hero, and gods do you give me many of those."

#AlicaMSQ #Shadowbringers #Ryne #Thancred #Urianger

A Miqo’te woman sitting between her husbands under a cherry blossom tree.

~Day three: Spring~

K’rina’s Eternal Bond to Thancred and Ardbert (2026).

#repostyourart | #lumeriaart | #ffxivart | #thancred | #ardberthylfyst | #wolcred | #wolbert

Meant to post this last night! Heavensward Thancred with cherry blossoms #ffxiv #Thancred

Thanryne old cms
#ffxiv #ff14 #thancred #ryne #Thanryne

Floral gunbreaker #ffxiv #Thancred #ThancredThursday

( #ffxiv #wolcred #thancred )

thancred is laying on the bed with red rose in his mouth, saying "nothing special about april fools day cuz everyday im a fool for you"

april fools? heh. . . [ #ffxiv #ffxivart #thancred ]

Textbox, Alica: "Now why in the gods' names would I want to remember *your* face, *your* families, and especially *your* loves? I could barely ask for better than my lot..." Alica and Emet, with great tension in the air, sit together on one of the rooftops at Amaurot, Alica decrying his wishes for the return of their past lives.

Alica and Thancred having a friendly dance under the dim streetlight, never ones to skip the beauty of a moment. Ryne looks on amused at her two white-haired guardians.

The twins sit next to Alica's 'new-old friend', the three bewildered as Alica can't help but buckle over in laughter.

Urianger and Y'shtola put up a fierce fight in the Hall of Rhetoric, the ancient beset on two fronts. Alica is less amused.

"The world of old was a far better place than what we have now. I believe you would like it, having witnessed the things you have."

#AlicaMSQ #EmetSelch #Amaurot #Thancred #Ryne #Alphinaud #Alisaie #Urianger #Yshtola

Alica, Ryne, and Thancred with all the other Scions huddled together.

"These mad fools are everything to me."
"I might have to punch that fool again for giving us the scare, though."

#AlicaMSQ #Shadowbringers #Ryne #Thancred #Urianger #Yshtola #Alisaie #Alphinaud

Textbox, Alica: "I'll make that little bruise I left better. More than you deserve after your untowardness, 'wine-sodden wharf rat.'" Alica gives a platonic kiss on the cheek where they punched Thancred, his expression reading as though they've gone mad.

Textbox 1, Thancred: "I was looking for one of those many moons ago in Ul'dah. I know far better now though not to beg beyond my lot." Textbox 2, Alica: "Wisest thing you've said this whole adventure." The two of them makeup after a rather heated adventure with some friendly teasing.

Textbox, Thancred: "Pity I'm about to be a liar. If, for whatever reason, I fail to see this through, or if we find our way back...please, be the one to look after her." Thancred makes one more solemn request of his friend.

Textbox, Alica: "W-Why are you saying this now?! You cruel man, making this request of me when I have this going on inside me. ...Fine, but you better live long enough to tell her your heart." A very worried look on their face, they wonder why his mortality seems so imminent to him, and the burden they now share as two guardians of a child, on a quest neither of them might see the end of.

The two guardians making up after their last 'altercation'.

#AlicaMSQ #Shadowbringers #Thancred

Textbox, Alica: "It is her path to pave, choice to make, because she's her! You freed her, and for what?" Alica and Thancred arguing over Minfilia's choice to potentially subsume herself with the 'real' Minfilia.

Textbox, Thancred: "And I suppose you know exactly what to say and do in shoes such as mine. You were rather quick to rebound after him-" Thancred retorting with venom.

Alica giving him a sobering right hook.

Textbox, Alica: "You know not the depth of my love for him, for her, for anyone! We don't always make the choices, but we live with the consequences all the same! I have...or try really damn hard." Alica makes their point, echoing some of the words he said to Emmanellain all those moons ago. He can never have her back, but the love forever remains.

Two guardians, two different reasons for their charge.

#AlicaMSQ #Shadowbringers #Thancred

Thancred stands with his arms crossed somewhere in the Fringes, a mask covering the lower half of his face. A dialogue box from the “masked stranger” reads: Well, look like I arrived just in time.

Thancred reaches up to remove his mask.

M’kayah sits sprawled on the ground, staring up at Thancred with his brow raised, perplexed by the cocky man before him. Behind him, several imperials lay unconscious.

Thancred smirks down at M’kayah now, his mask removed, long hair hanging in his eyes, a bit of scruff on his chin.

Decided to start gposing mock cutscenes to tell Thancred and M’kayah’s canon-divergent story since I’ve been having a blast with it!

So here’s the first meeting between them in the Fringes when M’kayah got caught spying on Imperial soldiers (1/3)

#gpose | #thancred | #kayacred | #ffxivau | #mkayah

Alica and Minfilia engaging in humble farming activity together.

Engaging in not so humble sin eater slaying.

Thancred seeking an explanation for Minfilia's whereabouts, Alica there to back her up, both their and Thancred's arms crossed.

"You've taken a fast liking to the girl."
"I knew almost from the first I had to play a part, to make sure destiny was kinder to her."

#AlicaMSQ #Shadowbringers #Minfilia #Ryne #Thancred

Thancred lounges shirtless on the couch in Vahsa’s apartment, leaning back with one arm draped along the arm of the couch. The other reaches back to grab the back of his own neck as he stretches it, tilting his head to one side, eyes closed.

Vahsa stands on the other side of the room and stares at Thancred, blushing until almost his whole face is red. His Keeper fangs poke out as he bites the knuckle of his thumb to contain himself.

Chill, bro. He’s just trying to stretch his neck. What are you so flustered for? 🤔🤭

#gpose #thancred #thancredwaters #wolcred

i need sth Thanryne Energy
#ffxiv #Thanryne #ff14 #ryne #thancred

Thancred is ready to join a regency era drama #ffxiv #Thancred #ThancredThursday

Looking to raise her spirits, Alica joins Minfilia in reading her chosen tome with her.

Thancred looks on, still conflicted internally on what side he wants to see *his* Minfilia's ultimatum fall on.

"How do you want this to end?"

#AlicaMSQ #Shadowbringers #Ryne #Minfilia #Thancred

Digital half-body sketch in color of Thancred dressed as Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed II, arms spread wide with blades out in the typical Ezio pose.

Thought I wasn't feeling like drawing today, then a friend showed up in an Ezio glam. I blacked out for a couple hours and had this when I came to 😹

I'm sure it's been done before. It must have been. C'mon. My beloved rogues!!

#FFXIV #FFXIVArt #AssassinsCreedII #Thancred #EzioAuditore