chill boy

screenshot?? paint-overs??

ive been quiet on here for the last few days, and last night i received the absolute worst news of my life

neither my mother nor i can drive; i work part time at a place nearby and between us, we do not make enough money to survive as a family without my father

posting this fills me with a particular sense of shame. i wish i was even half the man my father was so that i could pick myself up and continue to take care of my mom, but i cant do it alone

if anyone reading this, anywhere, can spare anything, please help us. i dont know what to do without my dad.

Louis’ Dad lost his life while selflessly saving his coworker from drowning. That’s the kind of guy he was and that’s the kind of guy who raised Louis to be just as warm and selfless. With an immense weight on all our hearts I ask you to spread the word if you are able to. Thank you so much everyone.

The support from the ffxiv community has been truly overwhelming at this point. We are nearing the halfway mark for the family’s goal. Thank you so much for your reblogs & generosity

my gorl 

Astor Fiedler RP Hooks, Info & Connections

The following is IC knowledge and information about Astor that most people with a decent awareness of the related areas or in general can know! Rumors abound, so feel free to use any of this in RP for scene/encounter hooks (or distort it, depending on who they might have heard it from).

Gridania/The Shroud: Some might find it strange that an Ala Mhigan would linger in the Shroud. He’s a common haunt seen at the edges of settlements or slipping through Gridania, often vanishing into the thick forest and not emerging until many bells later. He’s never been known to ask for succor or assistance from any inhabitants. In fact, reports say he always has a little offering for the elementals and other spirits before he descends into the Wood. Whether they’re approved of… is another matter entirely. Certainly not by many of the locals who view him as an intrusive interloper. Even so, his effective witching work speaks for itself. Though they’re secretive about it, a fair number of Shroud dwellers seek him out for wards, poultices, charms, and even delving deeper into the more dangerous parts of the forest where most of the smallfolk dare not enter. Some would consider his actions brash and disrespectful, even blasphemous, the actions of a presumptuous and invasive outsider going where he should not be permitted. Despite a lack of evidence, murmurs that he steals children for bizarre stellar rituals or desecrates sacred places cling to his heels. The various authority figures of the Shroud – whether Wood Wailers, Twin Adders or Godsbow – tend to keep an eye on him when he’s about due to his reputation, the superstitions for the doings of a known witch, and a general dislike for Ala Mhigans. Rumor has it whenever he kills a Redbelly or poacher, he leaves the corpse with a Nymeian lily between the teeth. The strange, blood-stained sword and compact astrolabe at his side support the beliefs that he is a man quite capable of violence.

Uldah/Thanalan: Here Astor’s services range from anti-theft wards for market stalls to charms for a restful night’s sleep to aid rich, restless merchants. However, he’s just as often seen in the darker alleys leeching poisons from winners of deathmatch ring fights, selling salves to courtesans in brothels, and imbuing various items for people of less than ideal repute. Though he’s yet to be arrested, Astor has been detained several times by the Brass Blades or Immortal Flames after unfortunate incidents. His heritage does him no favors as some suspect him of anti-monetarist and anti-Sultanate sympathies, even possibly working to undermine them. Though not intended, the reputation of a skilled witch and the ability to provide have earned him clients with ‘unusual’ requests… whether just for increased stamina or more obscure ‘interests.’ After all, why ask the local, well-known physicker for the perfect potion to make your feet temporarily bigger and hairier when there’s a witch skulking abouts. Surely no one would believe a Mhigan if he tried to tell tales. Who knew the fetish market in Ul'dah was so robust? (Everyone.) Known to the Immortal Flames due to an association alongside his mentor, Volgeant Castellaine, both vanished during the Battle of Carteneau and were declared “Killed in Action”. When they reappeared about four years later, having the status rescinded caused several issues and Astor’s own reputation in the city has further tarnished his standing with the Grand Company.

General Info/Rumors/Knowledge: At 5 fulms and 8 ilms, Astor is a near-slender man with lean muscle and could be mistaken for a Midlander from his stature. There’s extensive scarring on all visible portions of skin, most appearing to be old and likely from whips. He’s draped in an impressive array of jewelry and charms, simpler in design and enchanted for practical purposes. Tangled waves of light champagne hair reach his waist and are usually left loose with scattered metal clasps and the occasional braid. The dark circles about his eyes are stark while bruises and scrapes litter his knuckles. His voice is a low, lilting tenor with a very apparent Ala Mhigan accent and a faint rasp in his throat. An odd but subtle reverb is just barely audible when he speaks. The hum of a two-tone, noteless song seems to follow him. Outside of the cities, he’s been seen in ruins, at old librairies and nearly anywhere else with an abundance of aether and aetheric activity. Voidsent and other dangerous beasts seem to have little deterrent to him; one would assume he’s fairly adept at defending himself even though he does not appear to have much physical strength. With a decent grasp of both Doman and the Xaelic tongue, the witch has likely been to the continent of Othard in the past. He also has been witnessed providing assistance to the refugees at Little Ala Mhigo, though it seems he did not arrive at this region of Aldernard with them or any of the others. However, he had been seen at the fringes of the ill-fated Ala Mhigan Resistance group before the slaughter at Baelsar’s Wall.

OOC:

(Unfinished) portrait art of Astor courtesy of oboon, painting of Astor courtesy of vlada-artblog, used with permission!

Usual Playtime: 6-12pm EST FC: <<ESO>> Esoterica

Looking for: Everything and anything! 

Astor performs a variety of witchy services from commissions for charms, wards, spellwork and rituals, to hunting down beasts and relics, to astral ‘fortune’ readings and so on. I can do entirely organic card readings (I have several physical decks I use) or ones entirely manufactured to push forward your own RP plots or ideas. I’m always happy to help you expand on something or further your own RP with Astor’s work.

Socially, Astor is quiet but very genial and even a bit of a flirt at times, prone to wandering and able to run into people in nearly any circumstance or location, though he’ll be slightly less inclined to show up at the nicest of restaurants or areas. He knows a wide spread of people from various backgrounds.

Wanna be racist at an Ala Mhigan? Awesome! Got a law-enforcing sort and you wanna harass/detain/question a Suspicious Undesirable? Hell yeah, let’s do it! Underground or criminally-related RP? Sure! I’m very open to conflict RP; I’m playing an Ala Mhigan witch, after all. XIV is a setting full of prejudice, racism, superstitions, crime and corruption; those themes can be interesting to write when everyone is OOCly okay with it.

Limits: Given inconveniences for RP, I prefer to avoid the loss of limbs and death. Content wise, I don’t have any particular triggers but for pete’s sake at least be respectful of sensitive topics.

Any of this sound neat? Drop me an ask or message on tumblr, a tell in-game or discord info! I’m always looking forward to meeting new people for RP or starting up stuff!

First of my Ishgardian Groom project, Estinien Wyrmblood. More to come.

@chaierosespear

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Zaoka’s Cookbook: Garlic Fried Rice

Ingredients: 4 Onze of Sticky Rice 3 cloves of Garlean Garlic ½ Wild Onion 2 tsp of Soft Butter. 1 tsp of chopped Highland Parsley 6 fluid onze of Chicken Stock.

Instructions: Wash Rice and Parsley thoroughly.

Light oven and allow to warm up. Deshell Garlic cloves and chop up them up. Allow at least five minutes to breath. Chop up half an Onion and place to one side with Garlic. Finely chop parsley and place separate from Onion and Garlic.

Ignite hob and add one teaspoon of butter to pan and place over hob. Once Butter has melted, add chopped Onion and Garlic. Fry lightly but take care not to allow Onion and Garlic to turn brown. Add Rice and fry until mixture begins to brown. Add Chicken Stock to pan and allow to simmer so rice absorbs flavour of stock. Do not boil dry as stock is needed for next step.

Place mixture in baking dish and add one teaspoon of chopped Parsley. Wrap with one sheet of parchment, tie up with string if necessary. Place dish in oven for up to twenty minutes. After twenty minutes, carefully unwrap dish and add one teaspoon of butter. Stir round in rice before wrapping up with parchment again and place back in oven for five to ten minutes.

Remove from oven, unwrap and allow to stand for five minutes before serving.

(Serves at least two.)

He’s in love.

I JUST CAME HOME TO THE BEST THING EVER

#windupyourWoL

disclaimer: probably a WoL of a dead world

disclaimer 2: probably did it herself.

I’m sorry I keep making posts like this, but just wondering if anyone needs a commission? Just need to make at least $100 by the 8th to pay our electricity bill and to get groceries. My sister in law and I are trying to start up a cleaning service so I won’t have to keep begging on my blog like this lol But till then this is all we have.

>Introducing: Mion Urameshi! 

hey guys did you know i love my daughter?

Happy belated birthday!

Stream links: (one), (two) Total time: ~4 hours.