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Stein @auguststein.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I don’t normally shill out my personal work here, but I’ll be helping with this again this year! Come hang out to kick off the PAX weekend with supporting a good cause! #PAXWest #AbleGamers #Pokecrawl #Seattle

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❄️Beth ❄️ @rollinrabbit.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

wuk lamat 🦁 #art #ffxiv

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 01/08/2026

I think it’s funny because when I changed his name to Arden it was because I was a fantasia addict and kept changing him from masc to fem and I didn’t want to pay for multiple name changes every time I fantasia-ed. Wasn’t even out as NB at the time. 😅

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 01/08/2026

I have a funny haha issue. I identify as NB. My name is very obviously masc. I’ve wanted to change it to something gender neutral for a while now. One of the top name I want to change it to is the name of my WOL, Arden. Lol oops.

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Mir "Little Phoenix" Teiwaz 🏳️‍⚧️⚢ @ 7.56 @silverhorn.moe · 26/07/2026

The WoL during Shadowbringers.

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blue 🐻🐰 gateway fate 704 @dreadwyrmtrance.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

enshrouded meteor on my mind

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 24/07/2026

I’m working on putting a lot of Arden’s lore pieces together into something a little more coherent, so I made a Family Tree. I’ll probably turn this into a thread to talk about his relationship with everyone at some point when I have a smidge more time.

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emet-selch's forcefem aoe @ 7.56 SPOILERS!! @specterxiv.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

okay preemptive "i do not consider stuff they intentionally show off at fanfest spoilers and will be talking about all of it openly accordingly" warning

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Yona 🦇 7.56 | 📌 @tiredparasite.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

#ffxiv kitty

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bug @evillittlebug.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

character design is rough because sometimes yeah i did that on purpose and it was very clever and im basically a genius. and sometimes my favorite color is orange so i picked orange

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 14/07/2026

It was a new discovery for me when I started my current job like a year ago even though I’ve lived here for going on 4 years now. 😅

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 14/07/2026

On the topic of my last repost: auguststein.tumblr.com I don’t separate my main from my XIV stuff there, so it’s a little more of a mix. But it’s there and I’m always looking to connect with people in the community!

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Anne ☕ @anneapocalypse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hey, I hope people realize there is a still a thriving fandom community (and specifically a thriving XIV community) on tumblr! There are still lively meta discussions happening there today! It's far from dead.

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 07/07/2026

Waiting on the boat home. ___________________________ #FF14 #FFXIV #GPOSERS

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 04/07/2026

“…Things that are dead.” ———————————— #FFXIV #FFXIVVideo #gposers #DarkKnight #Hyur #Garlamald

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 07/07/2026

I am so insanely excited about it. I have so many ideas that I just haven’t been able to pull off with the previously available tools or editing in post.

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 07/07/2026

I can’t even express how excited I am to mess around with this as soon as I get home. I feel like a kid with a new toy.

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DaPanda @destiny-islanders @dapandabanda.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

all together now! #ffxiv #finalfantasyxiv

digital artwork of estinien, alisaie, y'shtola, and g'raha in outfits inspired by their download festival attire. (it's a combination of my four past doodles of each character combined into one piece!)

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 07/07/2026

Oops Arden is blonde again. Blame new league of legends champion.

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 04/07/2026

Oop, thank you, sorry! I probably should have double checked it but I’m at work and was too impatient and wanted to get the video up. 😅

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 04/07/2026

Animation mods (I’m pretty sure all of them) are from @maoai.bsky.social. If you have any interest at all in doing machinima videos or edits for XIV, I highly recommend shooting them a follow.

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 04/07/2026

Lore Tidbit: Arden was a monster during the war, more akin to a force of nature than a soldier. It’s understandable the citizens of Garlamald would have…strong feelings about his presence. Doesn’t make facing the consequences of his actions sting any less though.

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Larx Arcanum @larxarcanum.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Alright pack it up it's illegal to be gay again

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 27/06/2026

The inspiration comic in question by @dallons.art bsky.app/profile/dall...

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 27/06/2026

I got inspired to make this while reading a comic at 2am cause I couldn’t sleep. This takes place immediately after the quest Trail to the Heavens. Part 1 #FFXIVoc #Gposers #ffxivspoilers #finalfantasyxiv

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 13/11/2025

"Gods, what a difference a few years and a banquet can make..." --- #FFXIV #Gposers #OC #Stormblood

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FINAL FANTASY XIV @en.finalfantasyxiv.com · 17/06/2026

The Make It Rain Campaign ends soon! Complete the seasonal event quest by June 24 for your very own Senor Otter Pack and more! 🦦 In the meantime, don't forget to take advantage of the MGP bonus at the Manderville Gold Saucer! 🪙 sqex.to/NSacY

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konakona 🌟🩵 @konatsuyuri.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

date night 🪻 #ffxiv #wolship #fraywol #FrayNeva cms by @mdawn95.bsky.social 🌟

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BB "Juniper" Abaddon @juniedreamcast.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

i will not stand for "larp" becoming the new "poser". there is nothing in this world that requires more genuine unbridled passion in the face of people calling you a total nerd than live-action roleplay

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shadowbrngers resident @ciphox.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

#ffxiv

colored digital comic comprised of three panels, arranged horizontally.
panel 1: a long white rectangle, containing the words: "do i look like her?"
panel 2: another rectangle, showing half of ryne's face. a response: "you look like you. though,"
panel 3: another rectangle, with half of fordola's face, completing ryne's from the previous panel. the continued response: "i suppose— there IS someone you—"

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 09/06/2026

I'm so frustrated. I feel like I got this video to the finish like. I could technically call it done right now and publish it. But if I can get off my ass and add the few bells and whistles I want to, it's going to improve the quality and pacing soooo much. ADHD is a fuck.

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 08/06/2026

I’ll probably change this once we get the chance to step into Evercold, but I remember being super excited about how pretty this foggy morning in Tulliolal was when DT first dropped.

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Fat Fucking Chud Ass Clown @kastor.sh · 07/06/2026

my cohealer: "yeah i was on T for a whole year man" raid leader, just coming back to the PC: "Oh god I'm sorry that's miserable" us: "????????????? what man?" raid leader: "progging TEA for an ENTIRE YEAR?"

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hirun 🦠 雨燕 @jadestoa.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

lets all get more obnoxiously bisexual

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george 🦇 @pephalocistol.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

too disabled to get hired not disabled enough for benefits just the right amount of disabled to make fake screenshots of 80s anime putting my ocs in shows

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Here's voice actor David Wald sharing how at the height of lockdown during a pandemic, Crunchyroll banned remote recording in an effort to union bust and also made it nearly impossible for him to work due to refusing to offer medical accommodations in studio.

David Wald tweets:

Lots of talk about the death of remote recording lately so here’s my 2 cents. I worked for a big dubbing co (IYKYK) for almost 20 years. At the height of lockdown, that co banned remote recording. If you couldn’t come into their studio, you were not cast in new projects. (1/8)

I’ve had type 1 diabetes since age 9. That’s an auto-immune disease. This makes me very vulnerable to all kinds of illnesses. A recording booth is an enclosed space full of someone else’s fresh spit with zero ventilation. (2/8)

So when there’s a new, not yet understood respiratory disease floating around as there was back then, any doctor will tell you to avoid exposure as much as possible, as mine did. So I stayed home. (3/8)

Over the course of the following 2 years, I wrote 20 or so emails to the HR dept and the producers at that co, BEGGING for a medical accommodation. I did not receive a single reply. Then they removed me from the audition list. (4/8)

After 2 years, broke and desperate, I had no choice but to return to in-person recording. Shortly after, I got the Dreaded Illness and had to stay home. They tried to bully me into coming in while I was still sick. (5/8)

It should be noted that my roommate at the time also had The Illness and was bullied into coming in anyway. Someone they KNEW was sick, and forced to come to the studio, as they tried to do with me. (6/8)

It should also be noted that when you walk into this studio, the booth schedule is on monitors all over the place, and there were remote sessions all over it every time I went in. Yet, AFAIK, not a single person ever received a medical accommodation. (7/8)

So what’s the lesson? If you really want in to the dubbing business, bypass the non-union stuff. Join the union and only do union work. Have someone in your corner, fighting for your most basic human rights, or you might get crunched like I did.

A user named Jodie asks:

So not only did they make a conscious decision to ban remote sessions (when they were allowed before?), they actively restarted them 2 years later but continued to deny you, and potentially others, on medical grounds? One of the main reasons to accommodate remote working? 💀

David Wald replies:

IMHO, the ban was purely a veiled effort at union-busting. You’ll notice the ban came after some very public unionization talk from out-of-state VAs who were making some very excellent points about the need for unionization. Shut them right down. Coincidence? 🤷‍♂️

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✨ Obsessed Illusionist 🎩 @maoai.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🧵Want to make FFXIV AMV/GMV videos of your own? Here's a thread with some tips!🎞️ (having it all in one place is neat, no?)

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 26/05/2026

Imagine fighting the Endsinger in the skies over the original Amaurot or having to fight the Convocation of 14 to prevent Zodiark’s summoning. Maybe we meet Azem. 👀

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Arden Stein - Dawntrail Spoilers! @steinffxiv.etheirys.social · 26/05/2026

I’d like to see a what if story set in the Final Days. Maybe where we’re able to help save the pre-sundered Etheirys before Zodiark and Hydaelyn were manifested.

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kairos @kairosarcadia.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

traveler. #ffxivart • #ffxiv • #viera • #art #Chara:Kazdel

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babyis lonis I POST 7.5 SPOILERS!!!!! @bb-lon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

yipeeeeeee i sketched this out when i finished dawntrail but didn't feel like drawing the backgrounds until literally yesterday. now its done after like 7 months lol #ffxivart #lamasphene #arttaglalalalala

3 panel comic in black and white.

the first panel wuk lamat drags sphene through the markets of tuliyollal. she is smiling and sphene looks surprised.

the second panel is sphene and wuk lamat in the reflection of a mirror. sphene is trying on tural clothing. wuk lamat holds up a shirt behind her, and looks over at sphene with a smile.

the third panel wuk lamat and sphene are sitting at a table. there's a plate of tacos on the table. sphene is chewing and looking up, thinking about the flavor. wuk lamat leans over and excitedly waits for her opinion.

5 panel comic in black and white.

the first panel is wuk lamat and sphene looking over tuliyollal from high above.

the second panel is wuk lamat, 3/4 back view, enjoying the scenery while her hair blows in the wind.

the third panel is sphene's hands pushing wuk lamat's back.

the fourth panel is wuk turning to look behind her while falling, an expression of shock on her face.

the fifth panel is sphene silhouetted with the tuliyollal palace distorted behind her. she has her hands up from having just pushed wuk lamat over the edge. wuk lamat falls off panel, all we can see is her hair and her hand reaching out.

3 panel comic.

in the first panel, wuk lamat is falling with her hand reaching out towards the camera. behind her are the tops of buildings approaching rapidly. this panel is black and white.

in the second panel, the camera is in the same position and wuk lamat is still reaching her hand out. however, she's pressed up agains a wooden floor instead of falling through the air. this panel is colored.

the third panel is a long shot of wuk lamat having fallen out of her bed, tangled up in her blankets. it's dark outside. this panel is also colored.

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