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Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn

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Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · Mar 23

Figured I should start a thread here for my fics!
First but not least: early days wolmeric where I really worked out the foundation of Fraeswys as a character; spoilers through 3.4.
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Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 54m

She was... burned a lot as a pirate, nearly gave up on dating entirely. Considers herself very lucky to have found someone so understanding of duty and supportive of her and her adventuring. (Even if it took her forever - until after barely returning from ShB - to "officially" ask him out.)

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 55m

No. Fraeswys is a rebel, fighter against fate, and herself. The only thing she'll accept she got from her soul is power and responsibility.
Without the Calamity, she would've happily stayed a pirate, and never have even met Aymeric. All the more special that chance brought them together.

Nint - Sophiane Enjoyer @sophiane-enjoyer.bsky.social · 1d

#wolqotd | #wolquestion

If you ship your WoL/OC, do they believe in soulmates? And has this belief been affected by their dating history?

(You also have permission to gush about your ship if you think it’s relevant/want an excuse to gush)

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Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 1h

Sometimes just discreetly calling attention to the fuckoff-huge axe on her back by nudging it a little does wonders at calming things down.
... Failing that, one good smack with the blunt side.

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 2h

A muscular Roegadyn pirate continuing her fight for the smallfolk.

Strix @strixexmachina.bsky.social · 1d

#wolqotd If your WoL featured in the Guiser's Grimoire for All Saints' Wake, what would the identifying blurb say?

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 3h

gonna go with a helmeted water toad, look at the size of that thing!

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 2d

Fraeswys would try the Chrono Trigger gambit to hopefully save Moenbryda and bring her back in the present *without* erasing all her own resulting personal development and world-saving in between.

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 2d

Fraeswys is an enthusiastic if not perfectly graceful dancer, mostly-learning new moves over her travels.
She still favors Limsan step, though she's a Square DNCer. Aymeric's taught her some Ishgardian ballroom; she prefers to lead.
And absolutely.

Bizzy @bizzywork.bsky.social · 3d

#wolQOTD
How well can your WoL/OC dance?
What's their favourite style of dancing?
Will they dance in public?

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 2d

... oh no, Fraeswys would totally loudly riff on the movie and think she was hilarious. (Unless she had betters to impress.) She'd also quietly wolf down a worrying amount of popcorn.

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 2d

So Fraeswys gets called "Frae" (pronounced ≈Fray) for short a lot, sometimes just by people who aren't comfortable with Roegadyn pronunciation; but Aymeric says it pretty romantically.

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 2d

Fraeswys has long stopped caring about trying to be Conventionally Attractive or "pretty" vs. handsome; if some ABSOLUTE COWARDS can't handle a buff 7' green woman, their loss.
She's definitely hot, IMO, just a little more niche.

Luna 🌙☀️ @uncoiledfury.bsky.social · 4d

A #wolqotd because I'm bored on the train (probs one that's been asked before too)

How attractive is your WoL? Do people see them as being conventionally attractive, are they average or not attractive at all?

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 4d

Axe Gal Solidarity! 🤝
Fraeswys enjoyed playing mentor but also picked up a few new techniques from the Turali traditions from Wuk Lamat herself. They became pretty good combat friends.

Fraeswys was also a HUGE Ketenramm fan and *totally* normal about somehow getting to meet him.

zoraal ja's bride❤️‍🩹shattered heart @thefirstpromise.bsky.social · 5d

✨ #wolqotd ✨
did your WoL/OC befriend wuk lamat during their journey through tural or was it just a job to them?
are they closer to any of the other claimants or another NPC they've met?

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 5d

okay there's technically some 2/1 in there, but Fraeswys is really 4 except the "loving home" from then on just happened to also be a pirate crew

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 5d

Fraeswys's pirate crew kept a pretty small cut for themselves to give a lot to the poor. She's done the same with her adventuring earnings, especially after saving a little for retirement just in case.

Ishgard's Least Wanted @eevswah.bsky.social · 6d

#wolqotd Today my tarot deck drew the Four of Pentacles, a card with two meanings: stability and security, or greed and possessiveness.

When your character was growing up, how financially stable was their home environment? How has that impacted how they handle money today?

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 5d

At this point Fraeswys entirely accepts the common "Fray-swiss" over the more strictly Roegadyn "-sveese". Many just shorten it to Frae.
(Which makes the DRK Fray stuff funny to me. She totally interpreted it as a roe name, practically her own, and then didn't think it was suspicious at all.)

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 5d

Fraeswys goes on walks to clear her head a lot.

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 5d

Fraeswys did NOT care for Aymeric at first at all. 2.x was a rough time for her, last thing she needed was *another* schemer treating her as a tool.
(He was nicer after, of course, but putting himself on the line for his beliefs in HW is what really started winning her over.)

𝓝𝔂𝓪𝔀𝓾 💎🎻🌱 7.3 Spoilers ✨ @nyaruminyan.bsky.social · 7d

#Wolquestion | #WolQotd

What was your WoL's (Oc's) first impression of their future significant other? Was it love at first sight? Or did they perhaps have a wrong first impression?

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 8d

Fraeswys wants to never lose sight of fighting for a cause, not for violence's sake. (If she can win without, even better: less risk, more live enemies to spread intimidating rumors to any others.) It's what sets her apart from... some.
But she DOES enjoy using it, and is very, very good at it.

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 9d

Cyr... y'know, the dork from HW Hildi. A detective's gotta keep anyone they can trust...
(She's trying to unravel the Inquisition for keeping him out of town, among their many other offenses.)

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 9d

Fraeswys coped by mostly staying mad at Zenos not even letting her fight herself, the ONE thing that could've been cool about it for her.
Her Inner Beast was stuck in her body, fighting Zenos for control KH-style. (His speech at the end's partly because he mistook it for The Real Her, not a part.)

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 9d

She's built ties with most of the major factions, which would help with the contest AND governing.

She'd do it because:
-boat race sounds fun!
-she has a few disagreements with Merlwyb
-in peacetime, SOMEONE should relieve her and return Limsa to regular order eventually; she might've the best shot

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 9d

So Limsa canonically "elects" a new Admiral by boat race. Proves they can form & lead a crew, at least.
Fraeswys would mostly continue Merlwyb's modernization efforts, ticking off some old pirates, but rule with less of an iron fist; build more proper institutions, introduce more democracy.

「🔞」Qara - OCs Edition @qara-ocs.bsky.social · 12d

#WoLQotD
Your WoL is now a political leader. Maybe they found a new city state, was appointed King, earned a seat on the forum, got voted in, or got more involved as Khagan—sky's the limit!

What do they do, how do people/other leaders handle/percieve their leadership, and what are the consequences?

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Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 13d

Fraeswys has picked up just enough Ishgardian to tease Aymeric.
She'd love to know more Old Roegadyn beyond what the Sea Wolves have kept for names.

(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ Joseph and the Seasons ♥ @wintercapone.bsky.social · 13d

#NewShiftNewQuestion | #wolqotd | #wolquestion

Does your OC speak other languages?

If not, what language would you think they'd want to speak?

If yes, how many, and what are they?

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 13d

Fraeswys was a pirate trying to blend in in higher places. So she doesn't show much of a Limsan accent, but she's still a bit less formal than the major characters. Incomplete sentences, more contractions, "prob'ly" a bunch for some reason? Sometimes she slips back into nautical phrases.

Rika @rikaxiv.bsky.social · 14d

#wolquestion #wolqotd
How would you describe your wol(oc)'s vernacular/dialect?

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 13d

The end of ShB. Fraeswys gave up entirely but figured she had to try to do *something* and might as well at least die at sea... and then, somehow, didn't?

Fraeswys Doerdyrfwyn @fraeswysxiv.bsky.social · 13d

yeah, sure 😳