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This touches on one of my favorite things about ShB - that Emet-Selch, the Exarch, AND THANCRED are all foils of the same "I lost something irreplaceable and am confronted with the horrors it would take to get it back" concept
But only Thancred changes himself instead of trying to change the loss.
But only Thancred changes himself instead of trying to change the loss.
So I guess where I'm going with this is that one meme about 'I would die for you' 'okay but would you go to therapy for me?'.
And Thancred said 'yes, actually', and then actually started (painfully, slowly, imperfectly) doing the work. And that means so much to me.
And Thancred said 'yes, actually', and then actually started (painfully, slowly, imperfectly) doing the work. And that means so much to me.
January 25, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This touches on one of my favorite things about ShB - that Emet-Selch, the Exarch, AND THANCRED are all foils of the same "I lost something irreplaceable and am confronted with the horrors it would take to get it back" concept
But only Thancred changes himself instead of trying to change the loss.
But only Thancred changes himself instead of trying to change the loss.
Niko if his tempered obsession was CUL instead of BSM
January 25, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Niko if his tempered obsession was CUL instead of BSM
THANCRED
SEND SKEET
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#wolqotd but I guess more for the players, if you could bring back one character to feature majorly in the msq who would it be. Could be someone dead, someone who's been sidelined, someone from a side quest, literally anyone but our current mainstays
Mine would be Fordola btw
Mine would be Fordola btw
January 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM
THANCRED
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it's always a good day to repost my favorite handcrafted artisanal Thancred meme
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
it's always a good day to repost my favorite handcrafted artisanal Thancred meme
Reposted by alex playing FFXIV
ryne: i am living in an unending hell because of the dead girl that thancred loves possessing me. my life is not my own. i did not ask for this yet i bear this misery for reasons incomprehensible
urianger, the guy who literally did it: damn girl that's wild. anyway hang in there baby, or whatever
urianger, the guy who literally did it: damn girl that's wild. anyway hang in there baby, or whatever
January 1, 2026 at 5:39 AM
ryne: i am living in an unending hell because of the dead girl that thancred loves possessing me. my life is not my own. i did not ask for this yet i bear this misery for reasons incomprehensible
urianger, the guy who literally did it: damn girl that's wild. anyway hang in there baby, or whatever
urianger, the guy who literally did it: damn girl that's wild. anyway hang in there baby, or whatever
LRT got me thinking about how I genuinely forget all the time that the Three Baby Mamool Ja (aka the Wachumeqimeqi Siblings) are actually just a thing I made up and not really Dawntrail canon, so here is a thread with some facts about them, in no particular order:
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 AM
LRT got me thinking about how I genuinely forget all the time that the Three Baby Mamool Ja (aka the Wachumeqimeqi Siblings) are actually just a thing I made up and not really Dawntrail canon, so here is a thread with some facts about them, in no particular order:
Me looking directly at three (3) tiny Mamool Ja children, one of whom is wearing a princess dress, and the way that they engage with every single adult in their life (except Uvlo who is broke and sleeps in trees).
very important part of wolkids is that the scions (whichever ones u dont ship with) get called auntie and uncle
January 15, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Me looking directly at three (3) tiny Mamool Ja children, one of whom is wearing a princess dress, and the way that they engage with every single adult in their life (except Uvlo who is broke and sleeps in trees).
Not strictly speaking a "defeated foe", but certainly a confrontation with an antagonist - from a fic I wrote (full excerpt below) where Summer went back to observe tribal custom and pay respects to her dying father, the former nunh:
"Father, see what I killed - your daughter."
"Father, see what I killed - your daughter."
January 10, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Not strictly speaking a "defeated foe", but certainly a confrontation with an antagonist - from a fic I wrote (full excerpt below) where Summer went back to observe tribal custom and pay respects to her dying father, the former nunh:
"Father, see what I killed - your daughter."
"Father, see what I killed - your daughter."
chatting about an FFXIV AU with a pal and when you lowkey float the idea of inserting your OC as a super minor background character they're like "absolutely and also i think it would be cute if this NPC were in love with them because of XYZ reasons" and now they have a SHIP you didn't even SUGGEST
a man dancing in a club with a gifrun.com watermark
ALT: a man dancing in a club with a gifrun.com watermark
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January 7, 2026 at 4:57 AM
chatting about an FFXIV AU with a pal and when you lowkey float the idea of inserting your OC as a super minor background character they're like "absolutely and also i think it would be cute if this NPC were in love with them because of XYZ reasons" and now they have a SHIP you didn't even SUGGEST
I did not expect the Namazu quests to be profound but holy damn.
January 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I did not expect the Namazu quests to be profound but holy damn.
Doing the beast tribe quests in reverse order has unintentionally produced the extremely funny outcome where I, a level 100 black mage, am getting razzled by a chuuni catgirl about being an inadequate hunter.
Meanwhile I just imagine the Brotherhood of Ash all standing there cringing mildly like
Meanwhile I just imagine the Brotherhood of Ash all standing there cringing mildly like
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Doing the beast tribe quests in reverse order has unintentionally produced the extremely funny outcome where I, a level 100 black mage, am getting razzled by a chuuni catgirl about being an inadequate hunter.
Meanwhile I just imagine the Brotherhood of Ash all standing there cringing mildly like
Meanwhile I just imagine the Brotherhood of Ash all standing there cringing mildly like
a tragedy in two images
January 4, 2026 at 9:04 AM
a tragedy in two images
ryne: i am living in an unending hell because of the dead girl that thancred loves possessing me. my life is not my own. i did not ask for this yet i bear this misery for reasons incomprehensible
urianger, the guy who literally did it: damn girl that's wild. anyway hang in there baby, or whatever
urianger, the guy who literally did it: damn girl that's wild. anyway hang in there baby, or whatever
January 1, 2026 at 5:39 AM
ryne: i am living in an unending hell because of the dead girl that thancred loves possessing me. my life is not my own. i did not ask for this yet i bear this misery for reasons incomprehensible
urianger, the guy who literally did it: damn girl that's wild. anyway hang in there baby, or whatever
urianger, the guy who literally did it: damn girl that's wild. anyway hang in there baby, or whatever
i've been playing witcher 3 lately and now i'm writing an AU in my head where estinien and thancred are witchers and aymeric is a priest of the church of eternal fire who's secretly pro-nonhuman and doing reform from the inside
thancred is messy FWBs with every member of the lodge of sorceresses
thancred is messy FWBs with every member of the lodge of sorceresses
December 31, 2025 at 7:04 AM
i've been playing witcher 3 lately and now i'm writing an AU in my head where estinien and thancred are witchers and aymeric is a priest of the church of eternal fire who's secretly pro-nonhuman and doing reform from the inside
thancred is messy FWBs with every member of the lodge of sorceresses
thancred is messy FWBs with every member of the lodge of sorceresses
This is a memo to myself to do #fanficwrapped for 2025 tomorrow, since I have plenty to look back on this year 👀
December 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This is a memo to myself to do #fanficwrapped for 2025 tomorrow, since I have plenty to look back on this year 👀
thinking about estimeric feat. aymeric going "estinien you can't just kidnap people" and estinien assumes he's asking him to explain his methodology
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
thinking about estimeric feat. aymeric going "estinien you can't just kidnap people" and estinien assumes he's asking him to explain his methodology
Serious question: do you think 7.4 is going to remark on (or even remember) the whole bit about how there were prisoners and a wholeass jail loaded into the Meso Terminal and turned into Endless, and also that the entire first third is basically Fantasy War Crimes Simulator? #ffxiv
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Serious question: do you think 7.4 is going to remark on (or even remember) the whole bit about how there were prisoners and a wholeass jail loaded into the Meso Terminal and turned into Endless, and also that the entire first third is basically Fantasy War Crimes Simulator? #ffxiv
Niko's Black Mage quests continue:
ZHAI'A NELHAH SPOTTED 👀
ZHAI'A NELHAH SPOTTED 👀
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Niko's Black Mage quests continue:
ZHAI'A NELHAH SPOTTED 👀
ZHAI'A NELHAH SPOTTED 👀
replaying the ARR Black Mage quests on Niko and thinking about how all the quest NPCs are members of the beast tribes shunned from their own societies because of their desire to follow their calling and then looking at how Summer's lore has developed ever since like MAN did I do a good job with her
December 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM
replaying the ARR Black Mage quests on Niko and thinking about how all the quest NPCs are members of the beast tribes shunned from their own societies because of their desire to follow their calling and then looking at how Summer's lore has developed ever since like MAN did I do a good job with her
Some idle thoughts on the #ffxiv 7.4 trailer in the thread below, but chief among my reflections is how utterly tired I am of grungy industrial purple fluorescent Solution 9-esque dungeons because this is literally the sixth in a row and I Do Not Care about Alexandria anymore!!!
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Some idle thoughts on the #ffxiv 7.4 trailer in the thread below, but chief among my reflections is how utterly tired I am of grungy industrial purple fluorescent Solution 9-esque dungeons because this is literally the sixth in a row and I Do Not Care about Alexandria anymore!!!
Built Niko a Triple Triad deck tonight and experienced why it's dangerous to cultivate shared headcanon universes with your buddies because every time I'd make a solid play (Squall in the upper-left, for example) I would be like
(marcel voice) "I am strong. In all directions."
(marcel voice) "I am strong. In all directions."
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Built Niko a Triple Triad deck tonight and experienced why it's dangerous to cultivate shared headcanon universes with your buddies because every time I'd make a solid play (Squall in the upper-left, for example) I would be like
(marcel voice) "I am strong. In all directions."
(marcel voice) "I am strong. In all directions."
sometimes i don't write anything for several weeks and then wake up one morning and bust out a narrative dissociative episode featuring two centenarians having nasty tragic UST before finally fucking about it and then, like, killing each other
god i love emet/exarch and all its wild potential
god i love emet/exarch and all its wild potential
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
sometimes i don't write anything for several weeks and then wake up one morning and bust out a narrative dissociative episode featuring two centenarians having nasty tragic UST before finally fucking about it and then, like, killing each other
god i love emet/exarch and all its wild potential
god i love emet/exarch and all its wild potential
the other day saw a PF up for a HW light farm so i joined because farms make the serotonin go brrr
after our first run the PF owner, alarmed, was like "oh no you didn't have your relic equipped"
and they were WILDED when i was like, oh no, i'm just here to make this take 31 total seconds for you
after our first run the PF owner, alarmed, was like "oh no you didn't have your relic equipped"
and they were WILDED when i was like, oh no, i'm just here to make this take 31 total seconds for you
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
the other day saw a PF up for a HW light farm so i joined because farms make the serotonin go brrr
after our first run the PF owner, alarmed, was like "oh no you didn't have your relic equipped"
and they were WILDED when i was like, oh no, i'm just here to make this take 31 total seconds for you
after our first run the PF owner, alarmed, was like "oh no you didn't have your relic equipped"
and they were WILDED when i was like, oh no, i'm just here to make this take 31 total seconds for you
(sia voice) I'MMMMMM GONNA SWIIIIIIIIIING
FROM THE CHANDELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER
FROM THE CHANDELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR
FROM THE CHANDELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER
FROM THE CHANDELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
(sia voice) I'MMMMMM GONNA SWIIIIIIIIIING
FROM THE CHANDELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER
FROM THE CHANDELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR
FROM THE CHANDELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER
FROM THE CHANDELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR