The Dragonfly

(Not my artwork)

Pankration and Frice and a mugging. Oh My.

Aka: About damned time!


So I have been rather busy but not really with anything all too exciting. However! Through the loverly linkshell friends from Limit Break Radio, I've met a white mage / warrior / black mage / too many damned jobs --- who's gotten me addicted to Pankration. We've gone out several times now to collect our pictures for our pets and then pit them against each other's pets as well as those other people whom participate in the tourneys and matches in Aht Urghan's Colosseum.

Of course, you could take your shiney shiney soultrapper and soul plates and instead of givin new shinies to your pets or getting pets, you could turn these pictures into Zeni for the new ZNMs. Which Frice and I have been doing on occasion. (Not nearly enough of course, cause we're lazy that way) And whilst turning them in on one of these occasions, Sileighty showed up and taunted us.... so Frice and I decided, he didn't really need his gilz anymore. >.>

It seems as if my training as a thief has led me to act out while on other jobs as well. Perhaps it's true what they say, once a thief, always a thief. But whatever the case may be, I enjoyed picking on the taru and usually do, and even if I do pick on him, he's a great person. Helpful and ready to go exploring and one day! I shall beat his pankration mob! Oh yes. Muwhahaha. *coughs*

Amazing Week

First off, I want to thank everyone who made this possible. Everyone who put in hard work, long hours, tons of gil and god knows how much xp (prior to the patch) as well as time.

Most of you know, I've been working on CoP missions for almost two years now. My first three statics went strange, people left here and there, or didn't show up, or just didn't inform people they were skipping ahead. It happens. For a year I was stuck on a single mission and went back, three times, to Mammets or before Mammets, just in hopes to get a group who would see it through to the end. I'm glad to say that it's finally over! I'm completely broke, exhausted from a week of doing what some people said couldn't be done.... one week, we went from Riverne Site B01, level 54blm and rng to level 60, and all the way to the FINAL Cutscene in COP!! 6 days!!! Rajas ring Obtained for I think the majority of us.

We went through a lot of trials along the way. People said we couldn't do it. We couldn't burn Snoll with black mages, we couldn't get to Sea in a week, we had no hopes of finishing CoP. We couldn't do The Airship Fights without such and such jobs or tanks or whatever.... but you know what? We did. ;p

I'm very proud of Eleazar and Kallo. VERY proud of them. They didn't give up, they did everything that they had in their power to prevail and honestly, I think that's what we're really about. Not giving up.

I do applogise to those of you who felt that it was unfair of me to continue the missions with only half the group able to attend. But it was a prime week, Eleazar had the opportunity and so we went with it. As you know, I've already stated, I'm willing to help people with missions. I now have a 60blm (hopefully soon to be 75) and can help burn some of the battles. (Yeah burning was sooooo much fun. )


We were sitting around outside the Pot BCNM (Second to last CoP Battle) waiting on TheCaptian to join us. By far, this was one of the most difficult battles in CoP we experienced. I think we did this one around 6 times maybe? It was insanely hard. Object of the game was to aggro all 4 pots, 2blm and 2rdm. Sleepga 3 of them, and kill the two blm pots before you wiped. Then get up and kill the rdm pots. We had the same set up, for the majority of the fights, and kept loosing. PLd tank, RDM, WHM, WAR, THF, BLM. Kept loosing. Finally....we substituted the pld with a ninja, and knocked the RDM out all together and grabbed a second blm. We did that a few times too and lost. But after a while, we regrouped, brought in people we'd worked together with before, and OMG what a differance! We rocked those pots like there was no tomorrow. ^^

Exploring new professions

Guvian, Asmodeus, and myself each decided one day to explore new professions. Guvian as a warrior, Asmodeus as a Red Mage and myself as a White Mage. Asmodeus and myself have mastered both of these professions and did so fairly quickly, but Guvian, as he's known to do, has disapeared from his training once again. Since his disapearance I've taken up the ways of the Thief. Soon I believe I will be back up to his level of training and perhaps then he will show up once more to continue onto the 75th level of training as a great warrior for the Guardians.



-- As a note as I'm sure some are curious. Yes, Asmodeus and myself were an item at one point, but due to my wild heart, another captured it and I let Asmodeus go. It wouldn't have been fair to him, nor myself to continue our relationship as it was. He has since then, left our family for another, understandably.

Strange New Worlds

This was captured one night whilst Fayall and myself explored the newly discovered areas of Aht Urgan. We were admiring the view of the moon from the upper levels of the city's docks that night. Fayall was still adorning his bard gear at the time but has since decided to take up the mastery of the Puppetmaster and retire his singing voice -- at least for now anyways. Occasionally we can convince him to sing his melodies for us when we are in real need of the unique abilities of the bard, but I think he would prefer we needed his puppet and performances in that area more. One day soon I believe we will be counting on his new profession as much as we did his old.

Strangeness in Windurst

You know, some mornings it's not even worth it to get out of bed and stumble through the doors of the mog house. Today was one of those days. I was on my way to check on my chocobo, Dom II when I suddenly felt that there was something... off about one of the stablehands, Quesse. You can imagine my shock and surprise to see half her body. It was like some force had cleaved her lower half clear off! When I questioned her about it, she didn't seem to think anything was wrong.... After arguing with her for several moments that she was only half the woman she was yesterday, I finally gave up and just stared at her a moment before leaving.... I decided it was probably best that I went back to bed instead of pressing my luck on that strange day.

Peaches and Cream

Occasionally in my travels I've found myself at the end of other people's weaponry. This was the case one night whilst waiting for the giant golem in Tu'Lia known as Ullikummi or Ulli for short. It was a pretty boring night what with having to fight the strange hordes of tarutaru black mages even for just the chance to fight this monstrosity. Lokasenna, of Critical, decided to challenge me to a dual of sorts. He held his great katana next to my throat as he did so.

A few moments later it was brought to his attention that he had forgotten to ... get dressed this morning it seemed. He quickly withdrew his challenge and scampered off to flirt with a few of the more suitable women of the linkshell, hoping they'd find his lack of armor sexy. (I say sutiable because we all know that I'm a fan of armor and like to chew on it occasionally. What can I say? I like the shinies.)

History in the making

Tonight I recieved a message from Dominitri telling me to get my dragoon rump in gear and head on over to the far east region. There awaited me a group ready to go kick some impy rumps. I was told that tonight was history being made, the first party of adventurers that belonged to the Guardians of Balance family, to party at our levels of training. Benoleno being the youngest at 72 all the way to Ixxa, Guvian and Domintri at 75, with myself and Arkarina in between at 73, 74. All in all it went very well. No one died while at camp and Benoleno as well as Arkarina gained back the levels they had previously lost. This one party got me half way to my goal of 75 which I hope to accomplish soon. There's just something to say for having completed the 75 levels of training and begin working on merits. I'm really glad we did get together for this and hope we do so again soon.

A Goodbye

There's not too much one can say after getting the news that their loved one is going to have to leave, to never return home again. This is what's happened with Lynq. He's going to leave our world for another without hope of returning to us. I understand why he must go, but it doesn't mean that I like the idea much. I know he will be missed greatly, not only by myself, but by countless others he's befriended over the years. The day that I found out, was a sad one indeed. But we have to keep looking towards the sky, never looking back.

Promy Promy Promy

Once again I managed to capture the group headed off to yet another battle against the dreadful creatures consumed by the emptiness. Domintri seemed to have his warp2 button stuck that day. He kept sending me back to Lower Jeuno over and over again. Reminds me to get even with him for his dirty little trick. Maybe I can get my moogle to stuff one of those efts into his delivery box. ;)

Guvian - A Knight in shining armor

Guvian. What's to say about "Guvy" other than the fact he's one of the best Paladin's I know of. His armor is sexy, even the blue set. (I prefer the white, but he's more inclined to tease me about that then wear it.) This picture was taken the day that he returned to us from a long vacation over the holiday season. He was kind of shocked to see I'd grown so much in my dragoon training when he returned. I don't think he was expecting to see that I had mastered as much as I have. I'm still trying to get him to help with an experiment, but it seems that his time is being spent helping others so much he hasn't had the proper chance yet. So like a paladin! He's now training in the arts of the thief. All I can say about that, is it's really weird. To go from Noble protector to a thief? It's beyond me.

Rawr~

Even as a small child (due to some curious candy I consumed) the gang of tarutaru weren't fooled. Elvaan children are still taller than the taru people. o.o Kaiya, a summoner, was helping us out with Zilarts this day. He invited his friends Gromph and Pimptarutaru along with us to help get things done for Pookapooka.

The Guardians of Promyvion

This was taken a while back, when the Guardians of Balance got together to overcome the trials of Promyvion. Promyvion (known as Promy for short) is a strange displacement inside of the Mother Crystals located all around Vana'diel. Inside, an entity known as "The Emptiness" has spread it's corruption. Strange things have occured ever since I first traveled inside with this group of adventurers. Shown here with me is of course Pookapooka our white mage, Ravenessa our black mage, Blaiyke, another fellow Dragoon, trained in the ways of the warrior, and Stygian, San d'Oria's Commander and a skilled Warrior. As with any adventure, there were complications along our way, but as we are known to do and often, the Guardians triumphed and many of us have successfully completed our research of the 3 main mother crystals and have been able to explore a region known as the Tavnazian Archepelego because of it.

Epiphany

Seems like this journal is more than just a recollection of my travels, but as well as a recording of the friends I meet along the way. Amongst them, Epiphany. He's a saucy master dragoon, already reached the 75th level of his training. Not to mention he wears the armor I one day hope to posess. Epiphany is one of my older friends within the Dragoon community. He's helpped me a lot on my way through the trials of being a Dragoon, and as well he's helpped me along the way of other paths. Elvaan and from the nation known as San d'Oria, Epiphany really is a true friend. Always there no matter what. Even if his mouth does cause some trouble along the way. ;)

The Critical Way of Life

Many of my recent adventures take me to a place called Tu'lia, known as Sky for short. Up in sky are four nasty, grumpy gods. The one shown here is known as Genbu. He's a paladin turtle. He's the god of the North, or otherwise known as "The Black Tortoise of Winter". The people gathered around him after we've defeated him are some of my newer friends. We belong to a group known simply as Critical. It's our mission to defeat the gods of Tu'lia and to overcome the trials and tribulations of Sky life, together. Our methods might not be the best, but Critical gets the job done. Slowly but surely our methods will improve and we will become stronger, more organized and even more of a force to reckon with.

What do the tarutaru say?

This is Pookapooka, one of my first friends in this world. He's a mighty tarutaru white mage with a tendency to leap before he looks, into the mouth of a dragon for adventure's sake! He's kind-hearted, one of the members of The Guardians of Balance, a linkshell I've grown accustomed to and now call home. He's always ready to run out and explore new areas, find treasure, and even the occasional gathering of goods in the depths of Giddeus, the Yagudo outpost. We're going to work on getting Pooka one of the items that he so desperately wants as a mage in the profession of healing: A Noble's Tunic. Only the god's stand in our way, but that shouldn't be too much a problem, right? o.O"What does the TaruTaru say? RAWR!" -Pookapooka

The White Mage

A lot has happened since I first stepped onto the soil outside the lovely Windurst I grew up in. So much that I doubt I would really be able to explain everything that has happened. I do however wish to express my love for a certain brave white mage known as Lynq. He's such a wonderful companion. Careing, honest, adoring, always ready to lend a hand to help me out. He's cute to boot. ;) This photo was taken while we were on one of our many adventures, headed out to Bibiki Bay on the Mannaclipper. The sun was setting and it was just so lovely that day. He and I have talked about getting married, but as of right now we haven't set any plans in stone. We're still working out all the details and kinks and getting our lives where we want them first. Personally I think he's waiting for me to finish my training as a Dragoon. It feels like I still have so far to go in the ways of the dragon blooded. I've reached the 70th level of training and have only 5 more levels to acheive, but they sometimes feel so far away. And with the price influx in our economy it seems like getting ahead wont be happening for a while. Armor, weaponry, needed in battle, seems a bit beyond my reach right now. But it will work out for the best in the end, it always does. He's supportive of my decision to enter Summoner training after I've completed with the ways of the Dragoon. I'm glad to have found someone so understanding as he is, especially in these times.