Her Unending Journey

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Tae'yong Lee,
Warrior of Light;
Warrior of Darkness

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Foreword

This interactive encyclopedia chronicles the life and relationships of Azem and her sundered reincarnation, the Warrior of Light and Darkness Tae'yong Lee, recounted by a scribe within the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. It is an ongoing story that is still being lived; please excuse the mess while it is being penned.Warning: This book contains heavy spoilers throughout Final Fantasy XIV:
A Realm Reborn up to Dawntrail.
Please read at your own risk.

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The World Unsundered

Acantha held the current seat of Azem in the Convocation of Fourteen, having taken the place of her friend and mentor Venat when she retired from office. Like her predecessor, she was a well-traveled wanderer amongst the star, filled with love for her people and a genuine thirst for discovery and adventure.She was married to Themis, Venat’s son who held the seat of Elidibus. The couple had been childhood friends and were inseparable, until assuming their vastly opposing duties in the Convocation. They had a daughter named Eunomia, who would often accompany her mother on her worldly travels.

Acantha was the daughter of Hades, the eminent Emet-Selch. She mastered her fathers dark sword arts, though she was not as gifted in magicks as he was she excelled in bladed combat, frequently finding herself a sparring partner in Venat (who also taught her how to create Atropos, her signature weapon). Acantha was as dear to Hades as the star itself though she spared her father no shortage of frustration, frequently going against Convocation orders and taking extreme risks with a laugh, constantly pranking and teasing him along with Hythlodaeus day in and day out.She possessed the incredibly rare gift of future sight, allowing her to predict her opponents moves in advance, but also peer briefly into the days to come without warning. Acantha would use this gift to predict her next travels and mischief, whether it be borrowing Lahabrea's fire concept from the Akadaemia to transform the aether from a volcano about to destroy a small island where delicious grapes grew, or sending her husband unto Pandaemonium to investigate strange happenings with his "guiding star" claiming to be her familiar. Nevertheless, she was a brilliant scholar and was a breath of fresh air (and headache) to all around her.

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The Final Days
of Etheirys

Upon the dawning of the Final Days, Acantha refused both solutions to stall the destruction of her world. She was sickened by the Convocation's offerings of half of the life on Etheirys to summon Lord Zodiark, and vacated her seat of Azem upon learning that Elidibus would serve as the heart. Acantha felt betrayed by her husband and her father for allowing this plan to come to fruition, as well as her mother-in-law Venat for opposing the Convocation to offer her own soul as the heart of Hydaelyn.She fled Amaurot with her daughter in tow, seeking refuge on the volcanic island she had once saved. As the corruption began to spread to the island, Acantha and Eunomia took to battle, hunting the "blashphemies" that transformed the people of the land. When one such beast tried to kill Eunomia, Acantha intervened, earning a large scar down the left side of her face and damaging her eye. As a result of the injury her iris began to "bleed" gold aether, altering its color.

As they fought their way back to Amaurot, both Acantha and Eunomia succumbed to the sundering, along with all other life on Etheirys aside from Venat, Elidibus, Emet-Selch, and Lahabrea. Their souls and family fractured, and would remain in the cycle of rebirth and death for over twelve thousand years.

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Atropos

Azem’s signature weapon is an armoury named Atropos. Like Venat's Allegoria, Atropos can take the form of several weapons at Acantha's (and subsequently Tae'yong's) will. Venat did not disclose her secret to creating the weapon to any but Acantha and Tae'yong through imbuing Azem's memory crystal with the incantation to do so.As a Tríaina, Atropos resembles the Asphodelos trident; as a Mákhaira, it favors the Asphodelos claymore, which is also its base. As an Ouroboros, it takes the form of a mirrored Asphodelos longsword and may be used separately as twinblades, or combined into a dual-bladed staff. The weapon came into existence after Themis detailed his report of his investigation of Pandaemonium to Acantha, and she was inspired to create the arsenal.Through Tae'yong's acquisition, Atropos has gained a new discipline. As a Paladin, it takes the form of the Asphodelos longsword and shield.

Atropos can also be altered to take on four new forms under Tae'yong's control. Its Dragoon, Dark Knight, and Paladin forms are modeled after those Ancients dearest to her; a Spear of Light (Elidibus/Themis), Augmented Eleos (Emet-Selch/Hades), and Allegoria/Bastard Sword of Divine Light (Hydaelyn/Venat, its sword form gifted to Tae'yong upon her defeat.) Its Viper form, however, is a creation of Tae’yong’s own, inspired by her dual with her goddess Azeyma. It takes the form of a set of twinblades where their arched guards resemble the Warden’s feathered fans when connected.

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The Sixth Astral Era

L’lune Fhey was born in Costa del Sol in Eastern La Noscea, year 1552 of the Sixth Astral Era, to parents L’fhey Nunh and L’intana Jinh. She is the younger twin of L’phel Tia, and youngest sibling of L’nophlo Fhey and L’bhen Tia. Their family is a small branch of the L tribe of Seekers of the Sun, and run a fishery out of the beach town.L’lune grew up with the standard culture of her people, while fishing and hunting were a given they were also talented bards and dancers, passing down many traditions through song. L’lune herself excelled especially in the art of spearfishing, trumping her older siblings with speed and accuracy even as a child. Her oldest brother inspired her to take up the lance as a combat weapon and not just a tool.Like her family members before her, L'lune was also taught the ways of the Viper, as the historical L tribe were named for the slitherkin. She grew up honing her skills by training with neighboring Mamool Ja tribes in La Noscea.

The Seventh Umbral Era

When L'lune was 20, the Seventh Umbral Calamity wreaked havoc across Eorzea but spared the coastal town, prompting her to travel the lands 5 years later in order to help others rebuild and learn more about their fractured continent. In an effort to protect her family’s identity in the event that some foe would attempt to bring them harm, she took up the alias of “Tae’yong Lee”, lengthening her tribe’s full surname to represent her Viper heritage, and bestowing herself a given name meaning “the Great Dragon” in the Far Eastern tongue.Upon graduating from the Lancer’s Guild of Gridania, Tae’yong was sought out by Alberic Bale, the previous Azure Dragoon of Ishgard, in order to further strengthen her skills and harness the power of Nidhogg after being chosen by the eye of the great wyrm. Tae'yong and the current Azure Dragoon, Estinien Varlineau, trained and sparred together and developed a friendly rivalry. After being enthralled by Nidhogg and vanishing mysteriously, Estinien’s title as the Azure Dragoon was relinquished to Tae'yong.

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The Seventh Astral Era

Dawning the new age of the Seventh Astral Era after the success of Operation Archon, Eorzea finally began to rebuild once more thanks to the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, with Tae'yong being renowned across the lands as the
Warrior of Light.Before moving to the Scions' new headquarters in Mor Dhona, Tae'yong encountered the white-robed Ascian Elidibus after he accosted Minfilia in the Waking Sands. Claiming that they served the same goal, Elidibus offered a hand in friendship and mutual respect, admiring her strength and perseverance.During the investigation of the Crystal Tower in Mor Dhona, Tae'yong befriended the Sharlayan scholar G’raha Tia and the two quickly fell in love. They held a private informal wedding during the months-long expedition, yet at the end of their journey G’raha Tia sealed himself within the Crystal Tower to protect the Allagan technology within from being used for destruction once again. Tae’yong promised to find a way to reopen the tower some day and reunite with her beloved.

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The Dragonsong War

After the events of the Bloody Banquet, Tae'yong fled to Camp Dragonhead with Tataru and Alphinaud where she befriended Lord Haurchefant Greystone. The Scions were granted asylum by the Holy See to stay in Ishgard as wards of House Fortemps. During this time Tae’yong developed a close bond with Estinien, Haurchefaunt, and the Lord Commander Aymeric de Borel; the latter of which she became romantically involved with as a way of dealing with the “loss” of her husband.Tae'yong also entered a complicated relationship with the Ascian Elidibus shortly after arriving in Ishgard. He would frequent her inn room in the Forgotten Knight, at first as a way of “keeping peace with the enemy” but quickly turned into a physical and emotional relationship that Tae’yong found herself deeply attached to. This was the beginning of a difficult time for Tae'yong as she was still grieving the recent events at the Crystal Tower and Ul’dah while trying to juggle Aymeric and Elidibus at the same time, keeping the latter situation a secret from everyone else.During one evening with Aymeric, he mentioned to Tae’yong a noticeable change in her demeanor and the way she carried herself. After consulting with a healer, she discovered that she was in fact pregnant. She decided to keep this secret between Aymeric, Estinien, House Fortemps, the remaining Scions, and Elidibus.

Tae'yong was unsure of who the father could be between her husband currently in stasis, the Lord Commander, and the Ascian, due to the short span of time between her nights with them. Aymeric took it upon himself to assume the role of the father, providing Tae'yong with comfortable accommodations within his own home including private nurses and maids. He declared that no matter who the father truly was, he would do everything in his power to protect Tae’yong and her baby and promised to support them in any way he could. Elidibus, on the other hand, could not commit to protecting nor raising his potential child, but promised that he would not intentionally allow harm to come to either of them.Tae’yong and her condition remained under wraps until she carried to term, delivering her daughter on a cold winter evening in Ishgard. Aymeric and Tae’yong were both surprised and relieved that the baby, whom she named Refia, appeared to be fully Miqo’te, confirming that her father was indeed G’raha Tia as evidenced from her fiery red locks. Knowing this, Aymeric continued to take care of Tae’yong and treated baby Refia as if she were his own, granting her his own surname and welcoming her as a child of House Borel. Before the height of the Dragonsong war, the Lord Commander worked with F’lhaminn Qesh to escort Refia safely out of Ishgard to Tae’yong’s family in Costa del Sol, where her parents and siblings would raise her while Aymeric supported from a distance.

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The Liberation Front

Following the defeat of the Griffin at Baelsar's Wall, Tae’yong and the Scions traveled East to assist with both the Ala Mhigan Resistance and the Doman Liberation. For the first time in Tae’yong’s life, she met her match against Zenos yae Galvus, narrowly avoiding being killed in Rhalgr’s Reach. This battle earned her the scars across her face.Arriving in Kugane to heal, Tae’yong established a second home in Shirogane, purchasing an apartment to use as an Eastern base as well as a personal dwelling. Here she continued to meet Elidibus in secret until she began to notice a change in his behavior, becoming more cold and unwilling to stay and hold pleasant conversation.

Unbeknownst to Tae’yong, Elidibus was beginning to suffer the effects of amnesia, resulting in him being less friendly and loving to her has he had been for the past year. Their relationship came to an end when Tae’yong discovered Elidibus had possessed the corpse of Zenos, and made an attempt to kill her during their dual in the Ghimlyt Dark.

Note: After fleeing Gyr Abania, Tae'yong formed a "light party" with three fellow adventurers she met in the East - Leih'to Bajhiri from Yanxia (who was also her cousin), Midori Moriuchi from Sui-no-Sato, and Henryk Dei-Ijla from Dalmasca. They would remain an alliance for several years through the resistance efforts against the Garlean Empire.

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Shadowbringer

Tae’yong was spirited away to the First, in an attempt to slay the reflection’s Lightwardens and purge the Flood of Light from the doomed star to avert the Eighth Umbral Calamity. There she became known as the Warrior of Darkness, returning the night sky to the blighted land. She was suspicious of the Crystal Exarch and his similarities to G’raha Tia, but she brushed it off as an impossibility of them being one and the same. When the truth was revealed at Mt Gulg, Tae’yong swore to save G’raha and return him - along with the other Scions - safely back home to the Source.At the end of Amaurot, Tae’yong and Ardbert willingly rejoined their souls, and for a moment Emet-Selch caught a glimpse of his daughter within them. Unable to accept the truth, Hades fought the Warrior of Light and Darkness and lost. At his defeat, he looked upon Tae’yong with a smile, and bid her to remember him and the Ancients. His parting gift to her was a crystallized piece of his soul, which Tae’yong used to manifest a greatsword modeled in his image and took on the role of a Dark Knight - becoming the Shadowbringer.

After being given Azem’s crystal by the shade of Hythlodaeus in Amaurot, Tae’yong awakened some of her memories as Acantha, learning several truths of her former self - mainly her being the daughter of Emet-Selch, and the wife of Elidibus. While trying to remind latter of his past (and subsequently their past together), his amnesia completely eradicated his memories of Tae’yong and Azem. With the help of Emet-Selch and the Crystal Exarch, Elidibus was defeated and his aether bound to the Crystal Tower.

Once they returned to the Source, Tae’yong and G’raha Tia renewed their vows and Refia was able to reunite with her parents for the first time in almost three summers. The couple welcomed a second child, a son named Desch (named after G'raha's Allagan ancestor), who was conceived while still on the First. Their family enjoyed a brief respite from the ongoing turmoil across the star before duty summoned them to the fray once more.

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Hope's Legacy

Amidst the beginning of the Final Days, Tae’yong was greeted by an apparition of Hydaelyn in her Ancient form en route to Sharlayan. After receiving an Elpis flower and being encouraged by the Mothercrystal to investigate it, Tae’yong returned to the First once more to communicate with the reserves of Elidibus’s aether within the Crystal Tower.When faced with but a shade of her former lover, she lamented not being able to peacefully resolve their differences and apologized for having to destroy him. He forgave her, while giving her the ability to travel back to the Unsundered world to discover the cause of the Final Days and learn the truths of their world. Before using the last of his aether to send her unto the past, Tae’yong revealed to Elidibus that she regained some memories of their former life together. This revelation finally brought them some closure, and Elidibus was able to return to the aetherial sea in peace.Meeting the past selves of Emet-Selch, Hythlodaeus, and Venat, Tae’yong’s ruse as a familiar of Azem was discovered, and she revealed the truth to the Ancients. After Emet-Selch stormed off in anger, Venat instead decided to hear the Warrior out and went further into detail about the world, their duty, and Acantha. Tae’yong discovered that Acantha and Elidibus - whose real name was Themis - had a daughter together named Eunomia, and upon hearing her name Tae’yong was struck with an Echo vision of Unukalhai and her daughter Refia, deducing that Eunomia’s soul was sundered into those two.

Shortly after returning to the Source from Ultima Thule, Tae’yong was called upon to look into a memory crystal that was found to be similar to those created by Emet-Selch, and was sent unto the past once more. She crashed upon a familiar white-haired Ancient who turned out to be none other than Themis, and agreed to work with him to investigate the facility Pandaemonium once again under the guise of Azem’s familiar. During the course of their exploration, Tae’yong and Themis grew closer, as if mirroring her relationship with Elidibus when she was seeking refuge in Ishgard.When Pandaemonium was transported to the Aitiascope on the Source, Tae’yong was forced to fight Themis once again while he was under Athena’s control. After defeating and freeing him, she wove a small amount of her aether with his, as if mending their souls together. At the end of their expedition, Themis was finally able to complete his duty and return to the aetherial sea after regaining his long lost memories. This time, he took it upon himself to apologize to Tae’yong for seeing her as an enemy, stating that he always loved her and entrusting the future of their “children” (Unukalhai and Refia, the shards of Acantha and Themis’s daughter Eunomia) to her.Author's note: It is rumored that Tae’yong actually succumbed to her injuries fighting Zenos at the edge of the universe, after exhausting all of her aether and the power of Dynamis to defeat the Endsinger. The Scions willed her back to existence upon the Ragnarok, as if invoking a primal summoning. Whether or not this tale is true remains up for debate.

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The New Dawn

Tae'yong has continued to carry on the legacy of the Ancients and Azem's duty as the Traveler, exploring the star and its shards and all the secrets they hold.

Chronicles in progress.

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Gallery

The gallery is an artistic exhibition of Tae'yong's travels throughout her story, including her family, party members, and past self.

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Acantha & Eunomia

Acantha, the seat of Azem.Daughter of Hades, wife to Themis,
mother to Eunomia.Acantha's soul was sundered into L'lune Fhey/Tae'yong Lee on the Source, Ardbert Hylfyst on the First, Colette "Stiorra" Delacroix on the Eleventh, and Golbez on the Thirteenth.
Shards on other reflections unknown.

EunomiaDaughter of Acantha and Themis.Eunomia's soul was sundered into Refia Lee on the Source, an unknown child who died young and was reborn as the pixie Sigun UI on the First, and Unukalhai on the Thirteenth.
Shards on other reflections unknown.

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Refia & Desch

Refia Lee de Borel (born 1 7AE, age 19 as of 20 7AE)Daughter of Tae'yong and G'raha. As a result of the unsafe circumstances surrounding her birth, she is known by several names: Refia Lee (legal name), Refia de Borel (Ishgardian birth name), and G'refia Raha (traditional Miqo'te name). As an adult, she is a Temple Knight of Ishgard, serving under her stepfather Aymeric's personal command.
She has also taken over her mother's post as the Azure Dragoon.

Desch Lee (born 4 7AE, age 16 as of 20 7AE)Son of Tae'yong and G'raha. Unlike his older sister, Desch has only gone by two different names by choice: Desch Lee (legal/birth name), and G'desch Tia (traditional Miqo'te name).
At age 14 he enrolled at the Studium in Sharlayan, following in his father's path to further research his Allagan ancestry. He inherited G'raha's Royal Allagan Eye.

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L'phel & L'bhen

L'phel Tia (born 1552 6AE)Tae'yong's older twin brother, the other "Twinfang". Like his family members, he has demonstrated mastery over the ways of the Viper. Phel looks up to Thancred Waters, and enrolled in the Studium in Sharlayan to follow in his mentor's footsteps. He is currently working for the Bozjan Resistance.

L'bhen Tia (born 1550 6AE)Tae'yong and Phel's older brother, the middle son of the family. He excels in both his family's Viper arts as well as the polearm, and trained his younger sister to be a powerful lancer. Bhen is currently working for the Bozjan Resistance.

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L'nophlo & Leih'to

L'nophlo Fhey (born 1547 6AE)Tae'yong, Phel, and Bhen's older sister, the eldest child of the family. While she was trained as a Viper like her siblings, she leads a relatively normal life and works in Costa del Sol as a merchant and Limsa Lominsa as an airship ticketer. She also helps run the family's fishery along with their parents.

Leih'to Bajhiri (born 1557 6AE)Tae'yong's cousin from Yanxia. He is of mixed heritage - his mother Leih Bajhiri was a Bozjan Keeper of the Moon Miqo'te and his father Isamu was a Doman Lupin. He inherited his father's wolf-like ears. His parents perished in the Bozja Incident, while he and his older brother Leih'a fled to their father's homeland. Leih'a disappeared after the Seventh Umbral Calamity, leaving Leih'to alone in Namai. He joined Tae'yong when her party traveled through his village, and is currently working for the Bozjan Resistance.

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L'fhey and L'intana

L'fhey Nunh (born 1525 6AE)The patriarch of the L family in Costa del Sol, his father L'vett is the current Nunh of the L tribe. He and Intana separated from the larger tribe to break Seeker tradition. Fhey is a retired pirate and is the head of the fishery, as well as the de-facto leader of Costa del Sol's Vipers. His late half-Keeper sister Leih was Leih'to's mother. He and Intana adopted Leih'to after the liberation of Doma.

L'intana Jinh (born 1527 6AE)Nophlo, Bhen, Phel, and Tae'yong's mother, and Fhey's wife. She is a retired songstress and current chef, and she runs the family's fishery alongside her husband. Intana helped raise Refia and Desch in Tae'yong and G'raha's absence, and adopted Leih'to with her husband.
Her late sister was Nara, Chris Bang's mother.

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Leih & Leih'a Bajhiri

Leih Bajhiri (born 1532 6AE)Leih'a and Leih'to's mother, and half-sister of L'fhey Nunh. Born in Bozja, her father is a Seeker from Eorzea and her mother was a Keeper from Dalmasca, though her Keeper genes were dominant. She married the Doman Lupin Isamu, and they were both killed in the Bozja Incident while their sons escaped.

Leih'a Bajhiri (born 1550 6AE)Leih'to's older brother, he is also half-Lupin. At age 12 he escaped Bozja with his younger brother and they fled to Yanxia. He disappeared after the Seventh Umbral Calamity; it is rumoured that he was conscripted into the IVth Imperial Legion.

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Midori & Henryk

Midori Moriuchi (born 1555 6AE)Midori is a Raen kunoichi from Sui-no-Sato, and joined Tae'yong's party during her journey through the Ruby Sea.

Henryk Dei-Ijla (born 1540 6AE)Henryk, also known as Henny, is a Rava from Dalmasca. He met Tae'yong and Midori in Kugane and joined their party. He is currently working for the Bozjan Resistance.

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Colette "Stiorra" DelacroixColette, known by her thief alias Stiorra, is an Elvaan from San d'Oria on the Eleventh. She is an estranged Temple Knight of the Capital. She is a childhood friend of Excenmille and the former lover of Princess Claidie.

After a near-death encounter, Colette awoke to find herself stranded in a bizarre land, which turned out to be Coerthas. She met Tae'yong during her journey to find her way back home to Vana'diel.

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Acantha

Hair color: #D0746E (90); lowlights #8C3033 (99)
Eye Color: #7EA158 with "Ancient Glow" (179); Left eye partially #FF5000 post-injury
Skin Color: #CEA38E (186)
Features: Face freckles; left eye scar post-injury
Hairstyle: Long and wavy, braid similar to Venat; occasional loose braided ponytail
Height: F Midlander maximum (5'7.1")
Body Freckles, sun-kissed
Thin eyebrows
Face 2 Midlander
Full bust*Numbers in parentheses represent in-game values. For narrative purposes Acantha and Tae'yong are near identical aside from racial features and Acantha's later scarred eye.

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Tae'yong

Hair color: #DF857C (90); lowlights #A3464B (98)
Eye Color: #7EA158 (179)
Skin Color: #C79884 (186)
Features: Face freckles; Battle scars across nose and left & right cheeks beginning in 4.0
Hairstyle: Varies, preference for short cropped "pixie cuts" and simple updos
Height: F Miqo'te maximum (5'3.8")
Body Freckles, sun-kissed
Thin eyebrows
Face 3 Seeker
Full bust

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Timeline

Tae'yong's story is currently in the 6th year of the Seventh Astral Era as of Dawntrail.The timeline dictates specific important events throughout her journey.The 5th year of the Seventh Umbral Era and the 1st year of the Seventh Astral Era are two distinct years, but many events occurred in quick succession (the entirety of ARR 2.0-2.55 and the first 9 months of HVW 3.0). For simplicity's sake they are condensed, but this period of time was about a year and a half.The easist way to track years is by the birth of her children. Tae'yong began adventuring at 25 in 5 7UE and gave birth to Refia at 26 during early HVW toward the end of 1 7AE. STB began in 2 7AE. Similarly, Tae'yong traveled to the First during SHB at 27 in 3 7AE and gave birth to Desch at 28 in 4 7AE, shortly before ENW.> Index | References | Relationships <

Relationships

Tae'yong has several important relationships that have shaped her journey and her future.Estinien Varlineau - Tae'yong met Estinien when she began training as a Dragoon under Alberic Bale. They formed a close, friendly rivalry and had a brief romantic fling before Estinien was tempered by the Eye of Nidhogg. After the end of the Dragonsong War, Estinien honors her as the new Azure Dragoon and the two are best friends.G'raha Tia - Tae'yong encountered G'raha Tia while searching for aethersand in the Black Shroud on her quest to investigate the Crystal Tower, but they did not meet face-to-face until she returned to Mor Dhona. The two instantly clicked and quickly fell in love, spending late nights together telling each other of their adventures and studies. They married during the expedition, but were only together for a short time before G'raha sealed himself within the tower. After the defeat of Emet-Selch on the First, Tae'yong and G'raha resume their relationship though it becomes strained as G'raha's crystallizing body begins to falter. Once his soul is returned to his body on the Source, they renew their vows and are able to raise their children together as normal.Note: G'raha is aware of Tae'yong's relationships with Aymeric and Elidibus while he was in stasis and supported her method of moving on, as they were only able to reunite as a result of the future Eighth Umbral Calamity occurring.

Aymeric de Borel - Tae'yong and Aymeric began dating shortly after her arrival in Ishgard as a ward of House Fortemps. Aymeric consoled her grieving her husband and allowed her to lean on him for emotional support, although it quickly developed into a loving courtship. Aymeric took responsibility for Tae'yong while she was pregnant and formally adopted her daughter Refia as a child of House Borel. During the liberation efforts in the East they were still considered a couple, although they suspended their relationship once Tae'yong was required to travel to the First. Aymeric respects her marriage to G'raha once he returns to the Source, and they move on to have a close friendship.Elidibus/Themis - Tae'yong first met Elidibus as an enemy in Thanalan, although he introduced himself as a "friend". During her stay in Ishgard, Tae'yong invited Elidibus to her inn room to negotiate dealings with the Ascians, and they started a physical relationship at the same time she was dating Aymeric. Unbeknownst to them both, their ancient souls had found each other again. They took a break when Tae'yong found out she was pregnant, but began seeing each other again while she was in Kugane. Elidibus's mind began to falter from amnesia and their relationship fell apart, coming to an abrupt end when he possessed Zenos's corpse, and Tae'yong was forced to kill him on the First in the Crystal Tower. When Tae'yong regained her memories of Acantha and investigated Pandaemonium in the unsundered Etheirys, she had a fling with Themis of the past, as Themis viewed Tae'yong as an extension of his wife's soul after discovering her true nature. The two finally had closure before his soul returned to the star.
They were soulmates and star-crossed lovers.

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Family Tree

Tae'yong was born into the L tribe, daughter of Fhey and Intana. Her parents separated from the main tribe and abandoned the traditional Seeker culture to raise a small, close-knit family. As a result, while he is not a Nunh in the traditional sense, Fhey is the "Nunh" of his own small "tribe" within Costa del Sol.Through extended family members, marriages, and adoptions, Tae'yong is related to the Bajhiri Clan of Dalmasca, and Houses Borel, Beaumont, and Bagneaux of Ishgard.

Note: The L tribe is a large and extensive patriarchal society featuring many adoptions and intermarriages with other Seeker (and Keeper) tribes. There are multiple Nunh's and Tias within the tribe that are not all directly related by blood.Tae'yong's paternal grandfather L'vett Nunh is the current Nunh of the overarching L tribe.> Index | Relationships | Out of Character <

Out of Character

Well met! My name is Angel and I'm Tae'yong's momager. My WoL has undergone a ton of changes since I started playing in September 2020, at first I just came here to make a pink haired catboy named after my kpop boy but it got out of hand. Thanks 5.3 for that /thumbsupI have been playing Final Fantasy games since I was in middle school (SHOUTOUT TO MY CRISIS CORE TRAUMA) and to say FFXIV is my favorite is a gross understatement. It's my life at this point. I never really cared about making OCs until this game and its given me more favorite characters than any other media. It brain poisoned me.I did first start playing in 2017 right when Stormblood was about to come out, but I only got to around level 35 (maxed out the old free trial) and I was engrossed in FFXV and Persona 5 then so I didn't have the time or money to put into an MMO at the time (the only other MMO I played was Neverwinter but I never got far.) It wasn't until the floodgates opened after the 5.3 spoiler embargo was lifted that inspired me to pick up FFXIV again. My only regret was not doing it sooner.I'm not into role-playing, but as you can see I have fully fleshed out the lore and backstory for my WoL. The original Tae'yong was just named after my kpop bias Lee Taeyong, but once I finished Shadowbringers I was inspired to turn him into a true OC with lore-accuracy. I fantasia'd to female Miqo'te for cute glams but it rewired my brain and I was able to really have fun with making my catgirl and her lore from scratch.

I kept the original male Miqo'te model as a backup, but I entertained the idea of "what if there were two of them" (thanks Fire Emblem) and thus, the Twinfangs L'phel and L'lune were created. I didn't solidfy their names until 2024 after I got into League of Legends again so yes they ARE named after Aphelios and Alune and you are allowed to bully me for being cringe.I then found out the Limsa airship ticketer (L'nophlo) and the merchant in Costa del Sol are not only the exact same model, but also have the same eye color as Tae'yong and the same tribe name (L), so I was inspired to make her my WoL's older sister that works both in the marine city and in their small beach hometown. Their middle brother L'bhen is an OC of my own creation designed to look more like L'nophlo, but still share the same eye color as her and the twins.Because I was spoiled on 5.3 before I even got back into this game, I was invested in learning about this red-haired catboy. Yes, G'raha Tia is the entire reason I'm back in the fucking building again. I obsessively played through ARR until I finally met him and at the end of the Crystal Tower expedition I knew I was in this for the long haul. This was actually the start of the lore crafting and when I began to ship Tae'yong with G'raha Tia. Later down the line after finishing SHB, I had developed their stories to make them a real married couple (YES I MADE A SECOND ACCOUNT AND A G'RAHA ALT AND MARRIED MYSELF. DON'T ASK) that had two children together during the course of the story.Prior to FFXIV I was playing FF3, and it is still in my top 5 favorite Final Fantasy games. Given that the Crystal Tower arc is a giant FF3 reference and it was confirmed that G'raha Tia's ancestor was named Desch, this inspired me to name one of his and Tae'yong's children after him - the other child named after Refia who was my favorite character.

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I was already an Ascian enjoyer by Heavensward (I have been a Lahabrea truther since DAY ONE) but Emet-Selch made me full-on crazy. There are some villians I enjoy coughsephirothcough but I blame this diva for turning me into a villian liker. However, it wasn't until the final cutscene at the end of Endwalker that flipped the script for me completely, and when Pandaemonium dropped Elidibus jumped up my favorite character list and is still fighting G'raha Tia for the number 1 spot.My lore doc is actually his fault. I had already come up with a basic idea for my Azem during post-SHB, but Elidibus hijacked my brain completely and this is when I began to write him and my Azem as a couple. Because I love hurting myself I also gave them a child together named Eunomia (named after one of Themis's raid wide attacks in P11), who was sundered into Unukalhai from the Thirteenth, Tae'yong's daughter Refia on the Source, as well as a pixie named Sigun Ul on the First.Because I am Elidibus Wife Guy, and I Love to Suffer, I wrote him and Tae'yong to have a complicated and Kinda Toxic situationship during HVW that continues into Stormblood until he takes over Zenos's body and goes off the rails. They are no longer a thing during SHB, but the 5.3 trial did leave a lot of things unsaid between them. Thank you Yoshi-P for giving me the pre-Elpis scene in Endwalker for them to have some closure, and then the entirety of Pandaemonium we were SO FUCKING BACK (yeah they were hooking up during the raid story don't ask. Don't tell G'raha.)

Recently, I was inspired by another player writing their Azem as Emet-Selch's sibling. I decided that my Azem would be Emet-Selch's daughter instead, which added further layers of grief to the overrarching story. This shit is awesome.Rather than naming my Azem after a goddess in Greek mythology, I looked for a name that was in relation to things I associated her with, namely Roses (my favorite flower, as well as the flower in-game named after Azeyma, my WoL's patron goddess). While looking into minor characters and deities I came across the nymph Acantha that was loved by the god Apollo. According to the tale, she scratched Apollo's face and he transformed her into a plant with spiny leaves. The name Akántha means "thorn", although roses and the acanthus plant are not of the same clade, the association with thorns inspired me to use this name.Acantha's signature weapon Atropos and hers and Themis's daughter Eunomia are both named for goddesses in Greek mythology. Atropos (the Moirai who cuts the thread of life) and Eunomia (the Horae who maintained law and good order) were both daughters of the goddess Themis. Acantha's "jobs" - ancient Dragoon and Dark Knight - are actually named after ancient Greek weapons; Tríaina for the trident, and Mákhaira for a large knife/sword. Ouroboros - the snake eating it's own tail - is both the name of ancient Viper as well as current Viper's ultimate weaponskill.Outside of FFXIV, Acantha has become my personal OC that I will isekai into whatever I want, and her full name (Acantha Rose) is also the name of my professional brand as a creator. Please expect more of her whenever I'm not lazy.

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I abide by somewhat of a simple timeline outside of the game's "time bubble" - A Realm Reborn, including its patches, was around a year long, the 5th year of the 7th Umbral Era (7UE) into the 1st year of the 7th Astral Era (7AE). Heavensward started in 1 7AE and was roughly another year (during which Refia was born), and Stormblood began in 2 7AE, continuing into the 3rd year where Shadowbringers began and entirely took place. Endwalker started in 4 7AE (shortly after Desch was born), and ended in the 5th year. This was the "longest" span of time for my WoL where she actually had a year break to be with her family. Dawntrail, marking the new story, begins in 6 7AE. Just don't worry about it it's only important to me.Tae'yong's kids Refia and Desch were originally created for fun/cause I'm crazy, but I developed a future timeline they exist in. In fact, there are two future timelines in my canon - one where the Eighth Umbral Calamity occurred and wiped out the Scions, and one that is set after the current main timeline where "everyone lives yay." That is why I only have screenshots of them "aged up" to 19 and 16 (and also cause male child Miqo'te still don't exist in game and I'm too lazy to mod it myself.)I will never add it here because 75% of my canon exists in dialogue in my head and google docs that I will never expose the world to (BECAUSE I'M CRINGE), but in the future "doomed" timeline, an older Refia is found by Emet-Selch and when he notices her soul is a shard of his granddaughter Eunomia, he goes "well time to fuck shit up" and raises her as a lesser Ascian. Isn't that terrible >:3c

I really should start making comics because I have a lot of OC's involved in my WoL's story. Leih'to was one of the first alts I made for a friend's wedding on another DC, and he evolved from a side character in Tae'yong's journey to eventually her cousin. He has his own tragic family history that I had actually come up with long before Endwalker. Tae'yong is also joined by my other two alts Midori and Henny, forming her personal Light Party from STB through ENW (excluding travel across space and time, until she receives the Azem memory crystal.)I had planned to remake my entire "glamour shot" gallery of all of Tae'yong's job glams from my original carrd, but I change glams too often and its actually more work than it's worth so you have to see me in game serving cunt. Also Tae'yong only has 3 canon jobs (DRG, DRK, VPR) so keeping track of over 20 jobs just for playing Extreme Barbie Dress-up is too much for me right now. I'm old.Right now I am looking for either guides to do it myself or someone to commission to design a custom signature Viper weapon for Tae'yong that I can use as a mod in-game, so if you see this and can point me in the right direction please HOLLA AT ME!!This "encyclopedia" will continue to be updated as I go, and I will of course add to it as the story continues, so I'll include important parts of MSQ that I feel are relevant to my WoL and Azem (not the general story beats entirely, only things that support my lore). I will also do my best to make this more mobile friendly but carrd doesn't give an option to just turn off mobile compatibility entirely so I suffer for now.Thank you for reading!

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