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shadowbringers

beneath the stars It's been a week since our newest expansion officially launched! And, I know, I know... some of you already have a lot of feelings that you need to air out. But canon updating in your games is a struggle! And so is finding PSL partners! Luckily, that's what we're here for. This is a post for you to play out all the Shadowbringers-related content you might be dying to write. Behind-the-scenes nonsense? Between-the-scenes angst? It's all welcome here! 1. Toplevel your character. Include any details you might think are relevant. Or don't. As always, we're not the cops. 2. Reply to other people's top levels! 3. Have fun! ⚔ Please clearly mark all spoilers in your thread subject lines. Clearly indicate whatever spoiler preferences you may have. We're only a week into the expansion, officially, and there's no shame if you're not far in it or haven't started it yet. ⚔ You are welcome to play characters who are new to Shadowbringers. However, please try to avoid topleveling with icons and descriptions that convey major plot-related spoilers. If you aren't certain about a character's playability, feel free to PM parser.

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[aheroipray]

[ Being both an orphan and a Lalafell, Allumette had fallen into good circumstances despite fate dealing her a bad hand at the start. She'd been adopted by a Hyur village, allowed to grow into someone who wholeheartedly believed in protecting the world around her, and championed that cause despite every single setback. Despite all that, Allumette struggled to be taken seriously, too small for the world that had welcomed her in, and often not given the respect she worked so hard for. Over time, she'd accepted it.

She didn't have a role to play as a grand hero, she mused, when her journey began. She wasn't doing anything noble or heroic, she thought, as she fought Ifrit, Titan, Garuda. She was just doing what her heart told her was right. She followed the compass of her soul and it pointed her ever forward. The heaps of praise given to her was easily shrugged off for her friends; her Hyur best friend brandishing sword and shield like the great Paladins of the Sultansworn, her Elezen comrade in Ul'dah who helped her stare down the Syndicate with gold, her Miqo'te confidant who had been with her by her side for years, now. They were more befitting of the title of hero than she, then. They did what they did out of valor and kindness, but she wasn't entirely mindful.

And was that worth looking up to? No, she didn't think so. She preferred to play her part as comedic relief and mood-setter. That was more her speed, as a Lalafell, and what most would allow her without being condescending. The amount of times she was looked over for one of her friends as the "Warrior of Light" was... well, it was numerous.

Her body may have changed but her mind was still the same; perhaps she 'looked' more like a hero, but at her heart, she was no more noble than she had been before. No more not truly 'worthy' of playing the main role. She would never understand why Hydaelyn had chosen her. Though now she wondered if she was chosen at all.

When she closed her eyes she could still feel those splinters of her soul almost coming apart at the seams. ... but it's unfair to explain any of that. He doesn't need to know all that. Instead, she presses her finger to her cheek with a slight pout, banishing the somber mood away. ]

... well, of course I noticed! But I kept being chastised, 'Allu, you can't drink now!', by everyone. [ By that, she means her friends. Allu actually isn't sure even the Scions would curb her from drinking. ] Now that the battle is won, surely I can take a drink or two with a good friend for company?

[rewritten_history]

[Of course, his renewed smile said. It was hard not to have noted the busiest place in the city proper. A gateway to both the market and the tavern as well as to the residential areas along the river, the Crystarium's citizens were always present about the Musica Universalis. It was the one spot in the city that never seemed to sleep, even when all else fell still and silent in what were now the night hours.]

[He loved it there. When his work did not keep him holed up in the Tower, or the tension of his worries did not chase him to roam the fields beyond the Crystarium walls for a time, the Exarch would wander about in the markets, looking for nothing in particular, simply immersing himself in the lives of the people he kept watch over. It was soothing, a balm on his aching old soul.]

Is that so? [Truly? Had she been denied something so simple in the past? Surely it wasn't a problem of hers, he imagined, to overindulge, but given how much had been placed on those two shoulders, he could understand and permit a retreat of sorts. Not that she needed permission.] Well, you will have none of that here. After everything you have done for this world, a drink is the very least we can offer you.

[He turned, tilting his head.] Come. Let us retire to a seat at the tavern and carry on our conversation there.

[aheroipray]

After being poisoned once, everyone's a bit shy about drinking. I think more than enough time has passed, and I don't think anyone would poison me here.

[ Which is quite matter of fact; she closes the gap to stand by him, letting him lead, her hands folded behind her back. ]

Though I still admit to being surprised they pieced together all they had. I feel a little foolish for going along with keeping this all a secret when it seemed no one was fooled.

[rewritten_history]

[That shouldn't surprise him, to know that attempts had been made on her life, and yet he can't hold back a note of dismay at it all.]

Someone attempted to poison you? [For all of the joy of their victories in the First, and so recently, something under his cowl might seem to darken as he turns away to lead down the walk to the tavern. However briefly it's there, it is there. It wouldn't be the first time someone tried to take the Warrior of Light and of Darkness from their worlds, nor would it be the last, and there was the sad truth of it.]

[But he shut it aside after a moment to gesture to the marketplace around them.] There will be none of that here either, I think you will find. I will insist upon it, and these are good people. We may have had our differences in the past, but if recent events have taught us anything, it is that we must always stand together and look after one another. You are one of them now.