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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 26/08/2026

"Come on, we'll get a better view of the fireworks from up here. ...The height? Don't worry, I'll be right next to you." #XephreDrakis #gpose

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre stands on the spiral staircase on the queen lhaminn, smiling reassuringly at the viewer and holding a hand out. behind them, fireworks erupt in the night sky.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 25/08/2026

oh u want rock bottom? i got a whole section for rock bottom tbh on a level of "it's so over" to "we're so back" xeph's playlist is 70% under the halfway mark, but if we're really talking rock bottom, this is it #XephBS

section of a spotify playlist. in order:
"Good Enough" by Lø Spirit
"Miracle" by Bad Omens
"Animal I Have Become" by Three Days Grace
"Breaking the Habit" by Linkin Park
"Take the Ride" by Story Of The Year
"Train of Thoughts" by VOILÀ
"Let It Go" by Chandler Leighton and Lø Spirit

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 18/07/2026

xeph and khutu were taking a brief rest when a kidragora came up to them, curious about their stuff. of course khutu had to talk to it, and noticed it liked to dig up worms, so he started calling it Worm. when they got up to leave, Worm followed. #XephreDrakis #XephBS #Xeph138

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre sits on a rock in a sunny forest with a compass in hand. they're turning to look at a green-clothed mandragora standing on the rock next to them, who looks back at them with one arm raised and his head tilted in curiosity. khutu stands on xephre's other side, hands on hips, leaning forward and grinning.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 24/06/2026

finally got around to taking screenshots of the new fc room! although i forgot about the bathroom oops. this is xeph's modern AU apartment. it's one of those super old buildings with a fire escape that they use as a balcony. #ffxiv

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 10/06/2026

“State your purpose, outsider.” “I'm visiting home.” “Exiles are not welcome to return.” “I know, I know. I just figured I might be allowed an exemption, being the Warrior of Light and all.” “…No exceptions.” “You /have/ heard of the Warrior of Light, then?” #gpose #ffxiv #XephreDrakis

ffxiv gpose screenshot. in a verdant forest, a viera wood-warder on a high perch has his bow and arrow pointed toward another on the forest floor. the target is wearing a heavy travel backpack and is turned ever so slightly toward the wood-warder.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. same shot but from the perspective of the target. their gaze is cast over their shoulder at the wood-warder.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 08/06/2026

decided to go ham and just finish the first step of all the ARR relics, realizing somewhere along the way that there was an achievement for doing it all (minus ninja)

ffxiv screenshot of the achivement "armed to the teeth," which requires you to finish the first step of every ARR relic

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 04/06/2026

2 of 9 ARR relics done! at this rate i might finish them before 11.0...

ffxiv screenshot of xephre wielding excalibur zeta and aegis shield zeta

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 04/06/2026

\o enby trans blorbo enjoyer here! i like to draw comics about my friends and my WoL. sometimes silly, sometimes serious. i also like gposing a normal amount; most of the scenes i depict come from my writing of xeph's lore. i love seeing other people get as invested in their OCs as i do with mine!

a digitally drawn comic page. xephre, a viera WoL, floats in darkness while three bird-like voidsents swoop toward them, one merging into xephre's chest. subsequent panels depict xephre changing form to grow wings and talons as they enshroud with their avatars.

a digitally drawn comic page. four viera get in the regalia car and fly off, discussing unlocking an aetheryte for the sprout along the way.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. at the summit of mt. gulg, xephre lunges toward the sin eater Forgiven Obscenity, wielding a sword and shield. their hair, fur, and skin are bleached white with the Light. the sin eater surges toward them, her hair tendrils curling around as though to grab xephre, her clawed hand raised.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre wields a broadsword and surges toward an enemy with rage on their face, surrounded by void magic. behind them you can just make out a body lying on the ground.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 03/06/2026

xeph has a strong sense of gender, but one they can't entirely put into words aside from what they're "not." nonbinary is the closest word, though they don't quite ascribe to it the way we do in the modern world. they know who they are and that's good enough for them. #XephreDrakis #XephBS

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre sits on the steps leading up to the arcadion, leaning against a wall and smiling at the viewer. their scythe rests on the stairs next to them.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 20/05/2026

Quote with an old gpose you're proud of! this was end of 2022, before xeph as we know them now, when the only tool I had was anamnesis... and that cage never stops swinging, so I had to wait for it to come back every time I wanted to adjust anything. very proud of myself for aligning the hands!

ffxiv gpose screenshot. outside pandaemonium, a much more femme Xephre stands inside a hanging cage, holding the bars.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. same as before but a close shot on xeph's angy face

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 13/05/2026

btw here's a graph of their mental state across MSQ, based on their furthest progress point. the main reason it's very spiky is just bc the graph itself is so small... tempted to make one for each expac...... #XephreDrakis #XephBS

a line graph depicting xeph's highs and lows over the course of MSQ. the vertical axis is labeled, from bottom to top, "it's so over," "having a normal one," and "we're so back." the horizontal axis is labeled with each expac over time. the line graph itself is mostly a spiky zigzag, with a long low period through STB and half of SHB, with various significant points labeled.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 13/05/2026

thought it would be fun to do a compilation of all my #vierapril images! i also took the time to put 2026 on my carrd, which of course meant making a landing page to point to both it and 2025. xephredrakis.carrd.co#vierapril

a graphic titled "Hexephre's Vierapril 2026" that depicts crops of 35 different images, each one a gpose that i did in april.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 10/05/2026

Fala Fell thinks he's the WoL, but he's actually a ghost following Meteor's story. everything seems easy to him and he has delusions of grandeur. unfortunately i repurposed him into another character to play StB alongside a friend because hell if i'm speedrunning ARR+HW *again* or buying more skips

ffxiv screenshot of a lalafell sitting on the front porch of a house. he's wearing a green robe and shoes, and has his pink hair in two top buns.

ffxiv screenshot of fala fell looking very serious while some enemy tells him he's stronger than he looks

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 10/05/2026

Celana is an android given the artificial Echo to become the WoL, probably by some future-seeing high tech society... i never hashed out the details. feat. classic android tropes such as "what is a feeling." even when i do msq on her i just play as xeph so i can relive it from their pov lmao

ffxiv screenshot of a robot-like au ra character wielding a mechanical scythe.

ffxiv screenshot of celana's face. she has curvy black markings around her eyes and one light blue limbal ring in her left eye.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 07/05/2026

i have a weird definition of fun sometimes but i tried to leave out the really angsty stuff lol

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre is in il mheg, being tormented by pixies. one reaches down to pull at their ear; they're batting them away with a hand. another sneaks up behind them to look in their hip pouch. a third hovers in front of them, hand on their chin, looking puzzled.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. four characters sit atop a stone brick wall, all looking in the same direction. there's a heavily stylized shader over the image to make it look like a two-toned drawing, with the dark tone being an orange to black gradient.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre raises their greatsword, pointed at an angle toward the viewer as though to impale them, with a look of merciless fury in their eyes. they're heavily backlit with harsh red lighting and deep black shadows.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. in a field of bright white and golden flowers, khutu sits with xephre in his lap, pulling them closer and leaning in to kiss their cheek. they're laughing and holding his arm. they're wearing a necklace with a sunflower on it.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 04/05/2026

oh gosh that sounds like a pain, good luck if you're planning on trying 😱 does this also include differences for every ear type? i can never resist the wayfarer's earcuff, though i'm also partial to the edengrace earrings and sometimes just the simple copper/silver ear cuffs

waist-up screenshot of a viera with dark blue hair and green tips, standing in solution nine, sporting the wayfarer's earcuff

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 02/05/2026

#Vierapril 29: Reflection "Bred for battle, chosen by gods – we are nothing without the threat of a blade before us. You and I, we are the same." “We are nothing alike.” “Why do you deny it? What are you running from, my prey?” #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph1012

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre and zenos do battle at the end of the universe, each one in mid-air with their scythe raised, the arcs of the blades framing the pair in a circle.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 01/05/2026

maybe one day ill be able to finish vierapril

photo of a light brown horse in a brown grass field at sunset. by Giorgio Manenti on unsplash

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 30/04/2026

#Vierapril 30: End “Do you think this is really it? Everything with Hydaelyn and Zodiark… the Ascians, the Rejoining… is it all truly over?” “It's done, Xephre. We've won.” “…I need to tell you all something.” #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph1012

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre and the scions are gathered in the main hall of the baldesion annex. xephre is sitting at the table, one leg outstretched to show the tally mark tattoos that cover it. the others are reacting to the news in various states of shock and sorrow.

and by the way, alisaie and alphinaud are aged up. fuck the time bubble.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 30/04/2026

i didn't get #vierapril 29 done beforehand and i can't make it without crimes, so instead have a thing i made early on in the month, but ended up setting aside because i wanted to pursue a different prompt for that day. this happened three times #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre floats as though on their back in water, their eyes closed. they're wearing an outfit similar to one they usually wear, but in white and gold rather than black and dark green. the background is a vibrant purple and pink with sparkling blue stars and gold comets. rings of light circle around them. a brilliant light hovers over their chest, orbited by several small spheres as well as rainbows reminiscent of parhelions.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 28/04/2026

#Vierapril 28: Whimsy "Oh, but this one has seen our tricks before, haven't they? This won't do, this won't do at all…!" #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 27/04/2026

#Vierapril 27: Return “I didn't want to lose you. So I decided it was better never to have had you in the first place.” “…The Echo really did change you, huh?” “I’m no longer the Xephre you knew… You'd be better off forgetting about them.” #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph694

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre sits on the branch of a huge tree in the black shroud next to Leaping Flame, a roegadyn woman with fiery red and yellow hair. they're clutching one knee and looking away from her as they speak, their body language closing themself off from her. she's replying with an expression of concern.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 26/04/2026

#Vierapril 26: Myth Forgive me, Oschon. Though Althyk has presided over my soul for millennia, I had hoped to return to you, to find the Wanderer within me once more. Instead, fearing the unknown, I have dug my heels in to familiarity. O Wanderer, I am weary. #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph1012

ffxiv gpose screenshot. in the omphalos, xephre kneels before the symbol of oschon, reaching toward it with a regretful expression. deryk stands behind them, one hand on his hip, smiling softly.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 25/04/2026

#Vierapril 25: Secret Place What's the word? Does that thing have a name? When familiar surroundings just don't look the same Do you think that it's strange? There's no way, I suppose I'm just longing for a place I don't know #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph1012

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre stands in a rocky, mountainous area near a bamboo copse. their back is turned to the viewer and they're looking to the right of the screen, where the sun is hitting some of the ground and rocks, while they and most of the rest of the image are in shadow.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. same shot as before, but xephre is now striding toward the sunlight, away from the viewer.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 24/04/2026

#Vierapril 24: Protection “As soon as I heard you shout, I just… stopped thinking. All the training and caution, all the – the morality… it was all gone. All I knew was I couldn’t l-lose you. I c-can’t…” #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph1012

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre and erenville are kneeling on a path near worlar's echo. xephre's hands are bruised and bloody; they have blood spattered on their face. they're holding one shoulder as though injured and looking at their other hand. erenville has an arm around them, looking at them in concern. their scythe is on the ground nearby. further up the path lies the body of a fallen mamool ja.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 23/04/2026

#Vierapril 23: (Favourite) Weapon Each lunge is calculated, each swing perfectly expended. As the night wears on, the rhythm becomes a part of their body and mind, the scythe an extension of their physical form. #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis

ffxiv gpose screenshot. rim lit in red and cyan, xephre stands with their scythe raised so that the top curve is angled toward the player. the red highlights the details of the feathers and cloth straps on the weapon.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 22/04/2026

#Vierapril 22: Companion Each time their body plays host, they feel the sisters’ manic yearning to tear through their prey with a violence that can in no way be called mindless: after all, the Keres keep an awareness that borders on enlightenment when they fight. #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre is in their enshrouded form, surrounded by black and crimson void effects, grimacing. three black birds with red eyes circle them, cawing.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 21/04/2026

#Vierapril 21: Alone “Being here alone, away from society… It reminds me of how I grew up. Before my life was set on a singular path from which any deviance was met with slow, drawn-out punishment. The fact that I could choose to be here makes all the difference.” #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis

ffxiv gpose screenshot. in a foggy forest, xephre is sitting on a rock, fishing in contemplative solitude.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 20/04/2026

#Vierapril 20: Mercy “And then I took you with me to Ishgard, and those racist bastards in the Brume killed you. They took away the light in my life and left me with darkness. So I did the only thing I knew how to do.” #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph138

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 19/04/2026

#Vierapril 19: Carry “I’m surprised you haven’t woken up the whole forest by now.” “It's not the easiest thing to walk quietly while carrying someone…" “You're the one who insisted. I can walk.” “On a dislocated knee?” “I've done worse.” “I'm not letting you.” #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph138

ffxiv gpose screenshot. khutu carries xephre through the wood at night. they're framed to be very small in the bottom right corner, walking toward the right edge of the image.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. same scene as before, but a closer shot, looking at khutu's expression of concern and Xephre's disgruntled one as they avoid his gaze.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 18/04/2026

#Vierapril 18: Memories “How much did Andre tell you?” “Only that you’d decided to leave. Although… he did give me this.” “…That bastard.” #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph383

ffxiv gpose screenshot. sitting at the table in the bokairo inn, raya drops a necklace into xephre's hand. they're looking at it with a subdued frown.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 17/04/2026

#Vierapril 17: Shade “Well? Your task is simple. One swing of your scythe and the abominations before you will be no more.” #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph689

ffxiv gpose screenshot. in amaurot, Xephre steps back in horror as the shade of Aymeric advances on them, blade ready to strike. lucia is also attacking from the side while raubahn is on the floor behind them. elidibus, in ardbert's form, floats nearby, watching.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 17/04/2026

#Vierapril 16: Sharp I come as a blade A sacred guardian So you keep me sharp and test my worth in blood #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre stands holding their scythe across their body with the blade arcing over their head, surrounded by vivid red and bright blue reaper vfx.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 16/04/2026

#Vierapril 15: BUNNIES "Eren? What happened to you?" "…" "…Well, you're pretty cute like this, too." #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis (literally the only reason I didn't post this yesterday is bc I forgot to write alt text before and my head hurt too much to do it after the operation)

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre is lying back on a wicker bench with a dwarf bunny minion in their lap it's black with little brown gloves on.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 14/04/2026

#Vierapril 14: Waterside In later years, Cyfa liked to say he had been bathing, but the truth was nothing so exciting: he'd simply been sitting near the shore, shoes off, and Dolvar had looked across the lake and seen the first other wood-warder he’d laid eyes on in several summers. #ffxiv #gpose

ffxiv gpose screenshot. on a bright day in the golmore jungle, dolvar, a wood warder with dark skin and black hair tied back in a braid, looks across a clear lake to the opposite shore, where another wood warder, with medium-tan skin and ice white hair, sits on the shoreline, leaning back on his hands, his feet in the water.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. the same scene as before, but focused on dolvar's face, showing a look of surprise.

ffxiv gpose screenshot. the same scene as before, but focused on cyfa, getting a better look at his smile as he looks up at the sky.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 12/04/2026

#Vierapril 12: New Experience collab with @felidaefemme.bsky.social! we came up with the idea together and both posed our own characters, then she finalized the first one and i finalized the second one. the dialogue is too long for a post so it's in the alt text! #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis

ffxiv gpose screenshot. outside the sharlayan studium, xephre and felicity are kneeling in the grass. xephre is holding their arm and wincing; felicity is grinning with excitement, saying: "Ooo, that looks bad. You're in luck though, I just developed a new treatment I'm sure would work wonders! It's a bit... experimental... but I'll waive the fee for being one of my first patients!"

ffxiv gpose screenshot. xephre and felicity are now sitting on a marble bench. xephre is holding their arm out while felicity heals them with her nouliths, saying: "Are you experiencing any pain? The last subj- err.. "patient" described it as near torturous."
xephre replies: "Uhh... a little, I guess? I have a high pain tolerance though..."

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 11/04/2026

#Vierapril 11: Close “There is no one on this star to whom I would rather commit myself, no matter how long we are apart, no matter how great the distance.” #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis

ffxiv gpose screenshot. the scene is divided in two, vertically down the middle. on the left, aymeric stands in house borel, lit by a warm fireplace. on the right, xephre stands in the ocular of the crystarium, feo ul hovering by their shoulder. both of them are smiling with a hand up against the middle divider as though touching.

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Xephre Drakis, Reincarnator @xephre.etheirys.social · 10/04/2026

#Vierapril 10: Electric "We left something in your keeping… You will kindly return it to us, yes?" A collaboration with @rubiaquilarion.bsky.social! #ffxiv #gpose #XephreDrakis #Xeph1012

ffxiv gpose screenshot. in solution nine, xephre has collapsed on the ground, crackling with the remnants of an electric attack, and is struggling to get up. their scythe is on the ground behind them. spinel is crouched next to them, reaching out to help, a spiked bat in her other hand. they're both looking up at the fake queen sphene, whose back is to the viewer, her hands pressed together in a gesture of false pleasantness.

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