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Cataleya is a Caster and Malcolm is a Lancer, since they're a Summoner and Dragoon in FFXIV.
Going off their other main jobs, Cat could be an Assassin (Ninja + Dancer) or Berserker (Warrior) and Mal could be an Archer (Bard) or Saber (Red Mage + Paladin).
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I know people who've mispronounced Cataleya's first and last name before I assume it happens sometimes in-story. And similarly, Malcolm's first name is often spelled without the second l, so it ends up being Malcom.
As an all-rounder, Cataleya would use Summoner, Scholar, and Warrior. Malcolm doesn't have a healer job so his two-job role would be Dragoon/Paladin.
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Cataleya is #4, lol. Malcolm is not #4, but he's also not any of the other three. He grew up in a fairly typical(?) Ishgardian noble household and became an adventurer as a way to get away from it, if only for a little while.
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Cataleya and Malcolm have a daughter, Dahlia. She's born after the Dragonsong War and is still very little by the time her parents go to Tural. Also, in the 8th Umbral Calamity timeline, she survives and has a descendant who is part of Garlond Ironworks.
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When I first made Cat and Mal in FFXIV, I picked starting classes that seemed the most fitting - Arcanist and Lancer, respectively - and in the long run the lore and vibes for their future jobs fit so well.
Summoner and Dragoon are what I mostly play, too.
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I do a lot of PvP and ended up with enough extra Trophy Crystals to exchange for the other thing you trade in for the Hellhound weapons, so I got that for Malcolm. I love it XD
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here they be!
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I've already planned for Cat and Mal's kid to be born after the Dragonsong War is over but before Stormblood starts so hehe
Her name is Dahlia. She is a Little Shit and I love her >:3
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Cataleya gets crushes easily so her first is a Mystery, but an early example was a foreign exchange student at the Studium. A certain Turali young man ;3c
Malcolm's first crush was Haurchefant. He was friends with him through Francel before that, though.
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Though, speaking of the Red Mage quests, those led to me making Arya a distant relative of Malcolm's. Same with Lambard :3
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My main Blorblos of Light! Cataleya is the Shard of Azem (Anesidora) and Malcolm is the Shard of another Ancient (Ithax) and they've gone through the story together and are in love OwO
Sadly don't have a pic of Ithax yet but I have for Anesidora so yay
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Cataleya is the one collecting random things while Malcolm figures out the logistics for where to keep them if they're not in her seemingly bottomless pockets XD
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Cataleya told her parents over a Linkpearl call post-ARR because she couldn't return to Sharlayan. They were worried. Mostly her dad.
Malcolm told his parents when he returned home in HW. It was a lot to accept, especially the fact he was at Carteneau too.
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Both are from relatively isolated city-states so there's a lot of speculation.
With Cataleya, some people assume she's part Doman a lot.
With Malcolm, I feel like anyone who hears he's an Ishgardian noble assumes he's an Elezen. Nope, he's a Hyur! Mostly.
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Art by @blitzbitz.bsky.social!
So happy to see Cat and Mal in your style again OwO
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The title on Cat's adventure plate is "Shepherd to the Stars." I don't have it unlocked yet, but I really want "The Final Witness" on Mal's adventure plate... And both have GARO titles above their heads atm for PvP reasons, lol.
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Cat got the Key of Iris and Mal got the Key of Cactus. Yeah, I'd say those fit pretty well.
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Yes. Many. In fact, FFXIV is an AU bc Cat and Mal started as Pokemon Trainers OCs who were given many AUs because I love them, including a non-fandom urban fantasy/paranormal AU :3c
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I went with what seemed like the best approximations of their DnD classes. Cat's a Wizard so I picked Arcanist. Mal's a Sorcerer/Warlock so you'd think I'd pick Thaumaturge but he fights with a spear so I picked Lancer. In the end, they were very fitting.
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The type they'd be is the same type they'd have as trainers, so Cat is Psychic and Mal is Ghost. Maybe Psychic/Fairy and Ghost/Dragon if I want dual types lol.
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Yes. Cat's Sharlayan and Mal's Ishgardian so MSQ ensures it.
Mal avoided returning to Ishgard until after the Blood Banquet. Cat visited Old Sharlayan with Mal post-HW, and during HW she was thankful to see New Sharlayan again. HW was a time for homecomings.
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I'm usually all over the place in my brain, but I've been doing my best to put it down in an organized way since I want to write an MSQ Retelling fic and it's...a lot of information.
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Cat and Mal are bi, with Mal specifically being demi-bi. She has an easier time expressing her feelings while he tends to struggle. There's also the potential for ethical polyamory with them being each other's main partner, generally.
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Cataleya loves the dishes her parents made when she was growing up in Sharlayan. Stew served with rice is especially comforting when it's cold.
Malcolm, being Ishgardian, enjoys warm drinks and sweets, and hot chocolate reminds him of someone important...
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I stuck to the Greek theme because it was an interesting challenge to stay within the limitation. And I picked Anesidora and Ithax, alternate names for Pandora and Prometheus, respectively. I like making reference to the myths without it being super obvious.
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Cat and Mal were pre-existing OCs of mine and are always "default human" because that's either all the setting has or it's guaranteed to be an option. However, for funsies I have alternate versions of them where Cat is a Miqo'te and Mal is a Viera.
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Malcolm isn't Gridanian but he started as an adventurer there before the Calamity, and he has a healthy respect towards the Elementals. He doesn't like them, per se, but given how differently they viewed the world and their power at the time, he wasn't about to mess with them.
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Cataleya has brown hair like her mum and Malcolm has black hair like his dad :3
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