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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

After what feels like ages, I finally returned Avy to being a Miqo. Just feels right, even as much as I still enjoy his hroth and viera forms

Screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV showing a male Miqo standing in a camp in the middle of a massive forest. Camera's mostly close in on him as he stands looking at someone off screen over his right shoulder. He's wearing a set of white robes with a green scarf around his shoulders and neck, with a gold broach pinned to the scarf with as pink feathers on it

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The weirdly powerful feeling of figuring out how to make an equipment change macro in FF11 specifically for equipping and firing a bow and then quickly swapping back to a buffing ammo slot gear piece

A screenshot from the "Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san" anime adaptation depicting a bespectacled man crying in joy upon being shown the store's BL section (if I remember the scene correctly). The subtitle reads "Fantastic..."

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Wanted to use some gear I don't really use as often, so good opportunity for a new pld outfit.

Screenshot from FFXIV showing a male elezen standing mostly on his right foot while his left foot is crossed in front in a somewhat stylish standing lean, right hand resting slightly on his hip. His head is tilted down a bit while he looks back over his left shoulder.

He's standing in a inn room mostly bare chested save for cloth straps around his waist and a long necklace hanging down in front of his chest. He's got a curved blade hanging from his left hip at the same point of a red sash wraps around his waist. There's a red and purple bandana around his forehead and multiple bracelets hanging from hsi left wrist

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Simple little Leo pic I grabbed while sitting around earlier today

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV depicting a male Elezen sitting on a wood platform with his left leg crossed under his right, right arm sitting atop his right knee and left arm just resting across his left thigh. He's looking off to the side with a bird sitting in the fur on the left shoulder of his jacket.

There's an out-of-focus building in the background.

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Seeing it pop up a 2nd time in the combat log immediately after getting lucky on a holy water the first time

A picture of an angry Thomas the Tank Engine with a subtitle in yellow text saying "Thomas has never seen such bullshit before"

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Since I've been playing 11 so much in my off time, I figured why not attempt a cosplay of Luzaf from Treasures of Aht Urghan #FFXIV | #FFXI | #Elezen

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV depicting a male Elezen standing on the deck of a ship mired by fog and ghostly wisp in the background. He's dressed in a fine black jacket with a purple undershirt and ruffled asgot, with a pendant on top of the top layer. He has a brass hairpin. He's turned slightly to his left, head tilted while glancing furtively off to his right

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

"How's your night going, Chaz?" Well, I've spent the last hour or so beating up monkeys with a blunt knife to try and get them to look at me funny for a Blue Mage spell while wearing a fancy suit just because. You know, the average Saturday night.

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XI showing a male Elvaan with a name tag of "Leoyaux" above his head wearing a fine black suit and wielding a long kunai in a reverse grip in his right hand, surrounded by 3 monkeys with the name tags "Brae Opo-Opo" above their heads. They're all in the midst of a green and orange forest

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The person responsible for the project said it wasn't AI. They were then forced to lock down their account because people refused to believe them and kept harassing them and being abusive about it

Screenshot from twitter from Mark (username @literalzero) with the following text

"Well considering I worked directly with the team who created the art and Download is one of my major projects currently I'm not sure there's any conspiracy to be had when I tell you it's not AI. C'est la vie! Have a lovely weekend"

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It is now about 2 hours before the stints come out and suddenly every aliment of the last 16 hours disappeared

A screenshot from Fallout New Vegas depicting a man in a checkerboard suit saying "What in the goddamn...?"

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

FF11 continuing to be full of incredible elves

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XI showing a male Elvaan in dark, tattered finery standing in front of the broken window of a boat, body slightly turned with his right side facing the viewer

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XI depicting an Elvaan woman with a black dress and dark wings kneeling in front of a scrungly black cat with a foreboding black and orange sky in the background.

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Worse than the people unable to see how fucked up it is are the folks who are like that Giant Bomb interview vid with the Crazy Taxi director where their response to being told about the AI use was "Well, it sucks but I'll still play it"

Picture from a Beartato comic by Anthony Clark where Reginald is sitting back in a chair in dim lighting and looking dissonant while holding a beer

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Welp, the Tomb Raider remake is slopped up

Screenshot from the steam page of "Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis" displaying the about this game and an AI generated content disclosure. Text reads as follows

About This Game

Experience the pinnacle of adventure with Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a stunning reimagining of the 1996 genre-defining game.

As Lara Croft, harness your wits and athleticism to explore exotic locations lost to time—from the jungles of Peru to the ancient ruins of Greece, the deserts of Egypt, and a mysterious Mediterranean island shrouded in myth. Traverse treacherous landscapes, solve deadly contraptions, and face lethal predators as you hunt for the scattered pieces of the Scion, an artifact of immeasurable power.

Whether you're a veteran raider or new to Lara's world, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis delivers jaw-dropping visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5, modern game design, and new surprises, while honoring the spirit and atmosphere of Lara Croft's debut adventure.
AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI-assisted tools were used during development to support some early exploration and temporary development content. Any AI-assisted assets were either replaced or refined by humans in order to maintain the creative and artistic vision of the development team.

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Okay, looking like a gun might have been jumped then. Meoni seems to confirmed he's the real deal as well

Screenshot from twitter from a user named Mark with username @literalzero

Text of the tweet says "Well considering I worked directly with the team who created the art and Download is one of myu major projects currently I'm not sure there's any conspiracy to be had when I tell you its not AI. C'est la vie!

Have a lovely weekend (heart emoji)"

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The "Leveling Corsair" experience so far in ff11

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XI depicting an Elvaan man aiming a long pistol at a large, animatronic-like enemy labeled "Jagd Doll". There are other name labels visible, including "Leoyaux", Iroha, Yoran-Oran (with the second part cut of), Valaineral, and Zeid. They're in a rather greyish room with hexagonal shapes on the floor

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XI depicting an Elvaan man drawing his hand back after firing a long pistol at a large, animatronic-like enemy labeled "Jagd Doll". The text behind the Jagd Doll's name says "MISS!" There are other name labels visible, including "Leoyaux", Iroha, Yoran-Oran (with the second part cut of), Valaineral, and Zeid. They're in a rather greyish room with hexagonal shapes on the floor

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

His "Oh I'm only cautiously exploring it!" seems to run counter to his sentiment on stage at that AI conference

Screenshot from twitter by Kevin Bankston recounting statements made by Gutierrez. Text reads "At AI on the Lot, @mexopolis (Book of LIfe director) says animating with AI-starting in Mach pitch to greenlight today-was like "having sex and then they hand you the baby." Eager to use AI to bring jobs back to LA. Tweet includes a photo of Gutierrez and two others

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Wait, people are having trouble killing vipers?

Picture of Samuel L Jackson from the movie Pulp Fiction. A subtitle has been added to say "[Stares motherfuckerly]"

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Been so enamored with this piece that I tried to build out a similar outfit inspired by it on Leo

A screenshot form Final Fantasy XIV depicting a male Elezen stanced up with his right arm in front of him with a broadsword gripped in his right hand slightly in front of his head. He's got a steel knights' helm with the visor raised to show his face, wearing a black leather jacket with a white fur trim around the collar over a wide open v t-shirt and a necklace with a lion's head at it's peak.

He's standing on a cobblestone street with stairs in the background

A screenshot form Final Fantasy XIV depicting a male Elezen riding on a motorcycle, his head turned to the left just slightly looking past the viewer. He's got a steel knights' helm with the visor raised to show his face, wearing a black leather jacket with a white fur trim around the collar over a wide open v t-shirt and a necklace with a lion's head at it's peak. There's more white fur trim hanging off his belts, with a broadsword hanging at his hip.

Behind him are old, classical buildings with an electronic generator and wires running off of them.

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Finally found some time to dip back into 11, and true to fashion, spent 3-4 hours unlocking this mount, with the bulk of that time spent scouring Ve'Lugannon Palace for a goddamned coffer

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XI showing a well dressed male Elvaan standing upon circular floating platform in the middle of a somewhat arid field. The sky is overcast and there's a small range of mountains behind him. Above him is his name which reads "Leoyaux"

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Finally got the funny ojou-sama laugh for Avy. Still need to get it for Leo though.

A screenshot from final fantasy XIV depicting a male Viera standing with a slight leftwards lean, left hand raised under his chin and right hand cupping his left elbow. His head and body are slightly tilted back in an haughty and exaggerated laugh. A menacing Shantotto minion is also there just behind him to the right doing the same.

They're standing on greyish white brickwork with a small spa and fire stove in the background

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It's pretty egregious. Can catch all sorts of tell-tale AI smearing in the animation from pausing, but also in addition to that sudden rose appearing, the AI also turned his suspenders into some kind of weird chest clasp

Screenshot from an AI generted "cartoon" present in Neverness to Everness of a man with a cape and suspenders behind a desk with a nightmarish amalgamation of what's supposed to be a cat on his shoulder

Screenshot from an AI generted "cartoon" present in Neverness to Everness of the same man from the first image with a cape and now some kind of weird clasp rope thing on his chest and a rose behind a desk with a a cat on his other shoulder while his hands melt into nothingness

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Kinda KBAM. I started playing 14 using the Merc Stealth keyboard. This *behemoth* of a keyboard had really good button placement on it's keypad, and the muscle memory is so strong that when it finally bit the dust, I got a 3d-printed replica of the keypad part itself called the Ergostrafer.

Picture of the Steel Series Merc Stealth keyboard

3d rendering of the Ergostrafer keypad. The keypad can be bought from https://shop.custommk.com/collections/ergostrafer/products/ergostrafer

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

It's been a minute, but to continue with the trend of a themed glam for savage progging, here's Leo's m11s set (Yes I know I didn't post one for m10 but an themed outfit was done, but it just a swimsuit so it didn't feel all too inspired for me)

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV depicting a male Elezen standing in a clearing of a burning forest, stanced with his right arm reaching over his left shoulder and his left arm crossed under it in front of his chest. Body is slightly twisted with his right side facing ahead of himself. He's wearing very spikey purple and black plated armor with a helmet depicting a behemoth's visage and horns on it. Floating around him are flaming, spikey noulith, glowing red with heat and covered in gold chains

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

There's something kinda funny about C-suite folks just dropping the pretense and more or less saying this outright

Screenshot of a video by Red Letter Media parodying fandom podcasts where one of the parody hosts says "Don't ask questions just consume product and then get excited for next products" Background is littered with toys and models from multiple franchises

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

"Everyone's so busy and we don't have enough time or artists so we had to use the world destroying theft machine to make placeholders that we ~totally~ forgot about and didn't intend to leave in there thinking you wouldn't notice!" Meanwhile over on Slay the Spire 2:

An image from Slay the Spire 2 of placeholder art for a story event that was created using MS paint of multiple dead characters, including one being eaten by a green bird-like character

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Saw a post about how there's been a significant boost of negativity around 14 as of late killing the vibes and increasing burnout and yeah. Like this is the post I saw when I mentioned the "very normal takes" people yesterday. Some folks are chomping at the bit to be angry and lash out at everything

Screenshot of bluesky of an interaction in the comments of the FF14 social media account.

First individual says "These mean nothing if only 20$ of your playerbase can participate."

Second individual replies "Everyone benefits from the armoire changes"

First individual replies to that "Sorry I only got as far as the housing before I got mad lol"

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Catching up on side quests on the previous planets in Cosmic Exploration and got to meet another Y'shtola sister. Neat!

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV showing a woman Miqo'te with greyish-white hair and cat ears and pointed markings on her forehead and cheeks. She's wearing white robes with gold trimming and chains and a black tie over the main shirt. She's standing with her arms at her side on a metal platform with a very colorful but alien landscape behind her.

At the bottom of the screen is a text box that says the following:

Y'adebh: Has Shtola made no mention of me? Though our mothers differ, she and I are two of twelve daughters sired by our late father, Rhul. Naturally, I am the eldest.

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The feeling of learning there's actually *two* different FF14 dating apps

A picture of Scott the Woz leaning on a tv and smiling. The screen of the tv has been photoshopped over to say "what the fuck"

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Shared my favorite for Leo the other day for the contest, but good opportunity for me to share my current favorite mixed fit for Avy (Currently temporarily a Viera) on Scholar.

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV depicting a male Viera standing in front of a closed gate with his left hand on his hip and on a slight lean that has most of his weight on his left leg. He's wearing a fine, purple dress shirt with a black-and-gold trimmed cape draped over his shoulders. On his left hip hangs a book with a green crystal on it, and right hip has several orange vials. N his right leg is a set of straps gong down above the knee holding blue vials

A screenshot from Final Fantasy 14 of a male Elezen leaning against stacked boxes, his arms crossed in front of him with his left foot extended in front of the right. To the left side of him is text showing his full name and server "Leoyaux Ziebond (flower icon) Zalera [Crystal]" followed by his current job and level "Monk lv 100" and the date and time the screenshot was taken

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Hell, why not. Need to show off my love for the DT reaper top #FFXIVSweepstakes #GlamourItUpSweepstakes #Elezen

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Hmm. (Not that I'm complaining, they're both really good games)

Imgflip meme of the "If I had nickle..." meme with Doofenshmirtz talking to a sock pupppet dog. Text of this meme reads "If I had a nickle for every time a new open world souls-like sequel with a plot revolving around time travel came out this year I'd have two nickles. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice."

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Was pondering on what to do for a m9s themed glam. Started leaning on the Dom stuff, but ended up unhappy with it. Then it hit me... Castlevania!

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV depicting a male Elezen with tan skin standing with his body turned, with his right side partially facing the camera and his head turned to look over his shoulder with an intense glare on his face. In the distance is a gigantic view of a full moon and a castle on a mountain in the distance.

He's wearing a padded blue leather long coat with silver trim along the shoulder and chest and shortened sleeves, with a number of leather belts and pouches around his waist. There's a white headband with a purple stripe on his forehead, and at his chest is an ascot with red amulet at the middle.

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Not too sure how useful my layout might be since it ties into my MMO mouse and gaming keypad, but adding it in just in case. Bottom most rows are my 1 through =,The left and right are thumb buttons for the mouse with shift and ctrl modifiers, and the middle is just extra buttons

A cropped screenshot from final fantasy xiv showing a layout of job actions and buttons organized in different rows

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Heh heh heh Skill speed VPR go WHEEEEEEEE

A cropped screenshot from final fantasy 14 showing the 'Character' menu which contains a variety of stats for the player character as well as their currently equipped gear, job and item level. There is a section of the sheet highlighted in orange labeled as "Skill speed" with a number of "2345"

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

"I came here to laugh at you" Still messing around a bit as the newfound glam freedom has now brought an even greater choice paralysis.

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV depicting a male Elezen standing with his left hand on his hip and chest puffed up a bit. He's facing a bit off screen and speaking while standing on a very cyberpunk street with a number of neon illuminated signs along the walls.

He's wearing a fine red overcoat with a white shirt and ruffle at the chest, with darker red and gold trim along the collar and belt. On his right arm is a pin-cushion band and on his back are sage weapons. He's wearing a copper and goldish mask over his face

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Bluesky will probably compress this to hell, but it's what I've been working on for Leo: Him through both the years and the expansions. #FFXIV | #Gposers | #Elezen

A collage of screenshots from final fantasy 14, each featuring a male Elezen with tan skin and black hair. The top most image is of the most current expansion Danwtrail, with him standing in full plate armor and a golden coronet at his forehead. His body is turned away as he looks back towards the camera over his left shoulder. Behind him is a set of brick walls with metal gates lowered.

On the bottom left is him at his youngest, training with a small buckler in front of him with his left arm and his right arm holding a sword behind him but in reverse grip, wearing a simple leather padded shirt. He's partially kneeling. Behind him are the stone walls of an underground training facility.

Second image is him wearing full plate armor, shield raised on his left arm in front of him, right hand holding a sword up behind him as if preparing to strike. His mustache has grown out a bit and his hair is grown out. There's machinery behind him

Third image is him in white padded and metal armor with red stitching on the connecting shoulder joints. He's charging forward in a full sprint. He's in a sun-lit grand throne room.

Fourth image is him from behind, head tilting back to stare at firey-red sky. He's holding his sword and shield down to his sides. His armor is illuminated by nearby fire. There's a partially destroyed arch in front of him and various burning buildings in the background.

Final image he is standing and solemnly bowing his head towards his sword, his shield off to his left side. The vast void of space is behind him, his armor barely illuminated by their distant lights. In the immediate vicinity behind him is a partially destroyed marble pedestal.

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Another attempt at playing with #warframecaptura . Came out pretty well I think. Surprising how much a difference a tiny sprinkling of film grain makes. #warframe

A screenshot from warframe of Nidus mid stomp, looking to have an aggressive stance as if preparing to strike at something in front of him, his right arm brought back while orange-ish sparks flow in the air around him. He's standing in a long sci-fi like hallway with a sign on the wall behind his head. There are various orange glows and streaks running through his body, with two energy wings protruding from his back and streaking orange glows from around his face.

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Welcome. Perhaps you can stay for a...bite. (Tried playing with the new in-game chromatic aberration on top of a shader and think it came out pretty well) #FFXIV | #Elezen | #GPOSERS

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV depicting a male Elezen standing with his left arm behind his back and his right arm outstretched to the side. He has a somewhat menacing grin while light reflects off of the red-lenses of his glasses. He's standing on a stone pathway towards a large castle floating ominously in the background amidst a grey cloudy sky.

There are small, bat-like shapes floating around him, with one past his outstretched hand and one in the foreground in front of him. He is wearing a long black robe with red trim and white ruffles at the neck and collar. There's a red crystal hanging off the belt on his right hip.

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Captura system in Warframe is very clunky, especially compared to gpose, but can still manage a few things with it.

Screenshot from Warframe depicting the frame Ember Prime (in the heirloom skin) standing with her arms crossed over her chest with a distant moon visible over her shoulders and past her wings. There's a bright pink flaming aura flowing off of her body, with parts of her non-armored form glowing that same pink.

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Chaz @codenamechaz.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

At last, it's done...until the reclears

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV depicting a group of 8 standing in front of an open treasure chest in a very paint splattered arena. From left to right:

A male au ra in a pose preparing a powerful spell.
A female miqo'te holding up one of her daggers threateningly.
A male hrothgar holding up his star globe with pride.
A female miqo'te pouring prayer into her sword.
A female lalafel holding up a mug in toast
A female au ra sitting exhausted on the ground
A female hyur standing with her blades off to her sides in anticipation; and lastly
A male miqo'te preparing to take a casual sip of tea

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