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Eli, local Gaius van Baelsar simp

@rhizomatas.bsky.social

She/ her, 20+, FFXIV screenshotter, occasional ficwriter. Mostly FFXIV, I also sometimes talk Hoyoverse gachas. anime, MXTX adaptations, IRL stuff and whatever interests me at the moment.

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I love selfshippers. Selfshippers are so cute and radiate love. Life is short and the world is often awful, so draw yourself with your blorbo if it brings you joy 🩢

05.11.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1288    πŸ” 365    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 11
Rose en papier crΓ©pon, de couleur rose avec une branche de cinq feuilles

Rose en papier crΓ©pon, de couleur rose avec une branche de cinq feuilles

- Rose en papier crΓ©pon -

24.11.2024 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Yeah, I actually remember that art, not the least because at the time it was proof to everyone that he bathes, contrary to the statements about Ishgardians in the restoration crafts text XD

06.11.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn, I've completely forgotten that that scene even existed...

06.11.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I completely forgot about that scene...

05.11.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a shirtless Estinien from his back, sweat drops visible on his skin.

A screenshot of a shirtless Estinien from his back, sweat drops visible on his skin.

... Why is there a sweaty Estinien model in the files? Does this get used somewhere I don't know/ remember?

05.11.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Going into the Meso Terminal as a Viper at 12 AM was a mistake.

05.11.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been hearing contradictory things so far, but at the same time, a lot of those people are shitting on the EN dub, so I don't think I should take their opinions at face value.

05.11.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is FFXIV's DE dub any good? My workplace pushes me to pick up German again, and I've been struggling to catch up with the level they want from me after 7 years of not practicing it since I don't use it outside language learning platforms and listening to musicals. Wonder if I should switch to it...

05.11.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Gaius, Allie and Halcyon sitting on a bench during All Saints' Wake. Allie is eating pumpkin cookies, Halcyon is drinking coffee, and Gaius is holding a bag of pastries. Gaius and Halcyon are both wearing grey trenchcoats with shirts and ties under them, though Hal's is more elaborate, with metallic decorations and a black color to match her gloves and boots. Allie is wearing a beige hooded raincoat.

Gaius, Allie and Halcyon sitting on a bench during All Saints' Wake. Allie is eating pumpkin cookies, Halcyon is drinking coffee, and Gaius is holding a bag of pastries. Gaius and Halcyon are both wearing grey trenchcoats with shirts and ties under them, though Hal's is more elaborate, with metallic decorations and a black color to match her gloves and boots. Allie is wearing a beige hooded raincoat.

Belated spooky season pic (unfortunately I didn't have the energy to come up with costumes for them)

#GaiusWoL
#GaiusVanBaelsar
#AllieBaelsar
#EorzeaPhotos
#FFXIVSnaps
#ReShade
#ElvaShade

05.11.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Temporarily breaking out of my haze of depression to doodle NezRianger and finish a comm.

I haven't done traditional in a while...

03.11.2025 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

A random Moogle in Gridania gave me a vial of Fantasia. What is this?

03.11.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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refining my current GNB glam for 7.4. hope mail F, millrise goggles, forgesoph gloves, skyworker pants, hammerrise boots. #ffxivgpose #gposers #oc:sarama

03.11.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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i wanted to see a hug.

[ #ffxiv #ffxivart #thancred #ryne ]

03.11.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1074    πŸ” 532    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
Gaius holding Halcyon as she sits on his lap, sleepy. He is holding her face while her hand is on his arm, his other arm wrapped around her waist. They both are sitting on a couch in her home, wearing white shirts and black pants, he also has bandaged arms. Her clothes are a variation of her usual outfit without the gloves and boots, indicating she recently came home.

Gaius holding Halcyon as she sits on his lap, sleepy. He is holding her face while her hand is on his arm, his other arm wrapped around her waist. They both are sitting on a couch in her home, wearing white shirts and black pants, he also has bandaged arms. Her clothes are a variation of her usual outfit without the gloves and boots, indicating she recently came home.

I was sleepy and projecting it onto Hal when I started making this
#GaiusWoL
#GaiusVanBaelsar
#EorzeaPhotos
#FFXIVSnaps
#ReShade

03.11.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A picture of Alxaal from FFXIV's Echoes of Vana'diel questline, with a modded hairstyle.

A picture of Alxaal from FFXIV's Echoes of Vana'diel questline, with a modded hairstyle.

Been trying out some mods I've had lying around for some time, and I gave the plain elf a new hairstyle again.
#EorzeaPhotos
#FFXIVSnaps
#ReShade
#hanasofties

02.11.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TBF considering that Victorian orphans were probably drinking way viler stuff than spiked Mountain Dew and surviving, I don't think they have that in common either...

02.11.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

need to gear up, I will gear up, but when I'll feel the need to gear up is not so predictable to me.

02.11.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I forget to even do San'doria these days, partly because I am tired, partly because I am embarrassed because everyone knows the mechs at this point and I've only done it once. I have something similar with the crafting gearm though it's not always the last set. Most of the time when I feel like I

02.11.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not Google giving me "has FFXIV gone woke" queries in response to technical questions like "ffxiv housing placed items list is gone". Feels like you have to constantly be leftist and political for socmed/ search engines to not throw right-wing shit at you.

Guess I should move to DuckDuckGo...

02.11.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait really?

02.11.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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[Med] Clay's Cottage πŸƒ

Address: Dynamis | Seraph | Empyreum | Ward 22 | Plot 51

A cozy lil cottage in the shroud, a home for my oc Clay! It's got a kitchen, a living space, a bedroom with a lil nook and a small gardening space.

#FFXIV #FFXIVHousing #FF14Housing #LeosHousing (1/4)

01.11.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1

to keep the solver working is what is annoying to me, because I already don't earn much in the game (as I lack the patience to play the market game, and don't play group content outside pug normals), and what little I earn I spend on housing. I'd rather keep spending on that than buy more gear.

01.11.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

caring about quality. Since I saw no point arguing with that person, and I hate gearing up crafters outside cap levels/ spending additional money on food and tonics, I just went "fine, I'll do it myself" and proceeded to do the deliveries manually.

The fact that you are expected to gear up properly

01.11.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I actually was dissatisfied with it precisely because it started fudging up rank B missions once I hit later 90s, which I was spamming to AFK-level my crafters. It also did so with level 90 Custom Deliveries on level 80 gear, which I also complained about, but instead got told to gear up or stop

01.11.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Artisan initially made me hopeful that it addressed those problems, being a plugin that is able to read crafting data on the go and performing well on lower level crafts, but seems like I was wrong... Guess my perfectionist ass will continue to craft higher level crafts manually.

01.11.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

craft level, due to solvers ignoring conditions and prioritizing guarantee of completion at the cost of quality, as opposed to a more high risk-high reward approach employing chance-based abilities like Rapid Synthesis and Hasty Touch, as well as using conditions to one's advantage.

01.11.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

one could modify it's solution on the fly, unlike with oldschool macros. I guess I might give it a try then...

TBH this has been my overall gripe with automated solvers in crafting over the years, that they are not able to perform as well as a human crafter with gear that is much lower than the

01.11.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just read my original post and sorry for the misunderstanding. I forgot that I'd mentioned automated solvers, so I thought you saw my post on Artisan's Discord where I complained about it underperforming with lower gear because you knew it was about them.

Regarding Raphael, I actually didn't know

01.11.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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