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Sha'dow, Drow in Eorzea, Pls Use Alt Text! 7.4 Spoilers!
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(And yes, I actually do have a legit level 20 character sheet for this as well!)
The top half of a level 20 character sheet for Filtar Stricyx, Sha'dow's Birth Name, a "Male" Dark Elf (Drow) Bard 20. It shows the stats for Strength (+3, 16), Dexterity (+5, 21), Constitution (+4, 18), Intelligence (+5, 20), Wisdom (+4. 19), Charisma (+6, 22), Proficiency Bonus (+6), Walking Speed (30ft), Heroic Inspiration, Heal/Damage, Hit Points, Current (272) Max (291), Temp (--) Everything is in neat little stylized purple boxes, there's a "Share," "Short Rest," and "Long Rest" box in the top corner next to a hammer and anvil button, and the picture of the character next to the name has Sha'dow, a genderfluid Drow with charcoal skin and white hair, barely visible details, playing a lute
January 29, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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(Bear in mind this is just for the College Lore Bard 20 character sheet, so it's not 100% accurate:
STR 16
DEX 21
CON 18
INT 20
WIS 19
CHA 22

TECHNICALLY Sha'dow's Collage Lore Bard 35(+)/Gunslinger 20/Evocation Wizard 20/(Athasian) Druid 20, so those stats would be WAAAAAAAAAAAY higher.)
A gold bordered M:tG card, denoting a Planeswalker, named Sha'dow, Archmage. It has a casting cost of (X)(3)WUB. The image is of a Genderfluid Drow, with charcoal skin wearing brown leathers, with a tan and green scarf around their neck. They are wearing glasses, and are holding up the Makai MCH weapon, dyed brown. Their white hair is shoulder length, they have a goatee and mustache, and what appears to be two different coloured eyes-in fact they are blind in their right eye, and the "tattoo" is the scar. Behind them, pillars of light are shooting into the air over their left shoulder, and next to their right hand. Otherwise, they're standing in what appears to be a summoning circle, with gold lines radiating from it, in an otherwise dark void. Their creature type is listed as "Legendary Planeswalker-Sha'dow," and the card set symbol is the Orange of Legendary Rare, a hammer over a triangle, denoting a custom card. Loyalty abilities are: +1 "Sha'dow, Archmage becomes a +X/+X creature, where X is the additional mana you paid to cast this. He is still a planeswalker. -3: Creatures you control get +X/+X until the end of turn, wher eX is the additional mana you paid to cast this. -10 Destroy all permanents you don't control. They can't be regenerated. Card design spear points to "AJS" (me), and the website used was http://mtgcardsmith.com/
January 29, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Some folk only listen when th' Fire speaks.

(That is to say, Sha'dow keeps a lid on their powers, and boy howdy, don't EVER do something to someone they love, because you do NOT want that smoke. You really, REALLY do not want that smoke. You'd better HOPE that fire stays Cerulean. Because if not?⤵️
An image of Sha'dow, a Drow genderfluid character with charcoal skin and white shoulder length white hair parted on the left, windswept looking, white goatee and mustache, a blind, scarred right eye, a gray left eye, dressed in their Storm Officer's Outfit--consisting of a black officer's double breasted coat with red trim and paneling with brass buttons and fittings,an earpiece with microphone on their left ear to stay in contact with their crew--more secure than a regular Linkpearl, Kinzie assures them--Visible over their right shoulder is the hilt of a sword. Burning in their right, blind eye is cerulean blue flames, indicating they are holding onto the arcane, ready to cast magic.
January 29, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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(Scarface Flaming Eyed Drow)
An image of Sha'dow, a Drow genderfluid character with charcoal skin and white shoulder length white hair parted on the left, windswept looking, white goatee and mustache, a blind, scarred right eye, a gray left eye, dressed in their Storm Officer's Outfit--consisting of a black officer's double breasted coat with red trim and paneling with brass buttons and fittings,an earpiece with microphone on their left ear to stay in contact with their crew--more secure than a regular Linkpearl, Kinzie assures them--Visible over their right shoulder is the hilt of a sword. Burning in their right, blind eye is cerulean blue flames, indicating they are holding onto the arcane, ready to cast magic.
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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(I only use vanilla glam? And this is 100% my go to.)
An Image of Sha'dow, a Genderfluid Drow with white, shoulder length hair parted on the left and a white mustache and goatee, a gray left eye, and blind right eye with a white tattoo looking scar over it, dressed in purple leather armor with gold and brass trim. The armor has a long, leather outer skirt, and a shorter, but still knee length inner skirt. The shoulder pauldrons are made of brass. They're holding a black bladed rapier with a gold and white hilt in both hands, grip in their right hand, blade resting in their left, while a pinkish/purple focus with two blue beads floats nearby. Specifically, their armor is the Adamantite Pauldroncoat of Fending set, the rapier is the Sophic Rapier. They're standing in an open air circular bar area with marble columns and green tile, with a cobblestone floor. There's bottles and barrels in the area, and it's nighttime
January 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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(For some reason, "William" is what keeps popping in my head. Not "Will," and **CERTAINLY** not ever "Bill," (you call them "Bill" and you'll catch a Power Word: Scrunch to the face!), but look at them, and you tell me they're not a William!)
An image of Sha'dow, a genderfluid Drow with charcoal gray skin, white hair, mustache and goatee, a gray left eye, and a blind, scarred right eye, wearing incredibly fancy dress armor, with white steel breastplate, pauldrons, and gorget, and very long tassets. The underarmor is made of red silk. It honestly looks very high/neo-gothic. They're holding a cup/basket hilt rapier, while a red magic focus floats over the blade up and to the left of them. They're stood against a black backdrop, with dramatic single-point, Rembrandt-style lighting from their sinister side.
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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that Sha'dow *DOES* love them. Sha'dow can't hide their emotions like others can, because their magic literally changes colors with their emotions.🧵)
An image of Sha'dow, a Drow genderfluid character with charcoal skin and white shoulder length white hair parted on the left, windswept looking, white goatee and mustache, a blind, scarred right eye, a gray left eye, dressed in their Storm Officer's Outfit--consisting of a black officer's double breasted coat with red trim and paneling with brass buttons and fittings,an earpiece with microphone on their left ear to stay in contact with their crew--more secure than a regular Linkpearl, Kinzie assures them--Visible over their right shoulder is the hilt of a sword. Burning in their right, blind eye is cerulean blue flames, indicating they are holding onto the arcane, ready to cast magic.
January 24, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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(The rest of the world faded away, and the paladin could not help but kneel, "I'll go whither the wild rose blooms, on me oath. I'll be yer sword an' shield, though tempests rage, an' storms swell, though flames consume me very soul, yer cause is me own."⤵️
An image of Sha'dow, a Drow Elf with charcoal gray skin and white hair, pulled back in a loose ponytail, wearing a metal eyepatch over his right eye (the bottom of a white milky scar peeks out under it), and a white goatee and mustache. He's wearing heavy plate/chain armor (the lighting makes it hard to tell the color, but it's purple). He's kneeling before Ascilia, a Midlander Hyur woman, dressed in a pink crop top and pink skirts, with blue leather sleeves, her blonde hair pulled into a tight up-do with braids on the left side. She has her hands over her heart and a surprised/shocked expression on her face at the oath he just gave. They're in a sandstone and wooden room, the lighting is soft yellow in the background, and purple in the foreground (as this is pre-5.3, Sha'dow was still using he/him pronouns).
January 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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(Post an FFXIV meme made by you)
An meme following the Kermit "That's none of my business" of Sha'dow, a genderfluid Dressed in a cream tunic with a brown cloak and gloves. They have shaggy, medium length white hair parted in the middle, and a white goatee and mustache. They're sipping tea from a white porcelain cup with a blue and gold band, in a room filled with all manner of trophies from killing primals and hunting. The top text reads "If FFXIV is so Casual, Why Can't You Play Without ACT?" The Bottom text reads: "But That's None of My Business"
January 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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(Sha'dow is nearly always seen in the Adamantite Pauldroncoat of Fending (because they're nearly always busy being the WoL), but when they're not? (Yes I am reposting my comm'd art! It's SO GOOD) This is their go-to "go to town" outfit)
Sha'dow, a Genderfluid Drow with charcoal skin and white shoulder length hair, goatee and mustache. Their goatee and mustache are not quite Van Dyke, but close. They're dressed in a purple, high ruffle collared dress shirt with wide, short sleeves, and a darker purple vest with brass buttons and brass and ruby ornamentation. They're wearing black trousers. They're sat in a relaxed pose, reaching up to their left ear to remove a headset mic. The background is purple, with a purple and white neon glow glowing orb outline of Sha'dow around them.
January 21, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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archiveofourown.org/works/78032726

(I present my latest fic! In which our unnamed hero finds themselves in an unfamiliar place, with no memories of who they are!)
The Journey Begins Diana2112 Summary: Our hero finds themselves on a chocobo cart, headed for the Jewel of Thanalan, Ul'dah, with no memories of who they are, where they come from, and nothing but the armor on their back, and the sword on their hip. A friendly peddler helps them get their bearings, and a pair of Elezen Twins sleeps peacefully...
January 21, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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(Sha'dow to Sphene)
“I have read you in the pages of every book. Seen you on the stage of every play. You are the subject of every song every bard sings of.” He let go of her, only a moment, just long enough to reach over to the night stand, plucking a single yellow rose, “I would look at these, and know…” He laced it behind her ear, “That one day, it would be you that wore it.”
January 20, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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(No new pictures but where are you mentally?

I didn't really have any that show "being violently sick" 🤣 so here's a close one)
An Image of Sha'dow, a Genderfluid Drow with white, shoulder length hair parted on the left and a white mustache and goatee, a gray left eye, and blind right eye with a white tattoo looking scar over it, dressed in purple leather armor with gold and brass trim. The armor has a long, leather outer skirt, and a shorter, but still knee length inner skirt. The shoulder pauldrons are made of brass. Their face is in their hands. They have a white and brass hilt rapier on their left hilt, and a purple and brass focus on their right hip. They're in a workshop with wooden and metal walls. The image is Dutch angle.
January 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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(Lookit! My friend @eriumbrosa.bsky.social did a comm of Sha'dow for me. Love the neon bubble outline background. Whole thing has a very classy, very Final Fantasy feel to it, and I love it. Plus all the little details Eri crammed in that you only know if you REALLY know the character just really ⤵️
Sha'dow, a Genderfluid Drow with charcoal skin and white shoulder length hair, goatee and mustache. Their goatee and mustache are not quite Van Dyke, but close. They're dressed in a purple, high ruffle collared dress shirt with wide, short sleeves, and a darker purple vest with brass buttons and brass and ruby ornamentation. They're wearing black trousers. They're sat in a relaxed pose, reaching up to their left ear to remove a headset mic. The background is purple, with a purple and white neon glow glowing orb outline of Sha'dow around them.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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(There have been a few for Sha'dow. The most recent was when meeting the Word of the Mother for the final time.

archiveofourown.org/works/72657211

I will warn you this is "All Hurt No Comfort" "He Can't See Without His Glasses" levels of trauma in a fic!🥰)
Till the World Fades Away... Diana2112 Summary: Sha'dow and Minifilia have arrived in a liminal space of Light, to meet with the Word of the Mother... the young Oracle of Light plans to ask for the power to track down Lightwardens, she knows what the cost of that will be. Sha'dow, on the other hand, plans to ask Hydaelyn to let his beloved wife go. He knows when Minifilia asks her boon, the Word of the Mother's power will be all but spent. The least the Mothercrystal can do is let her most dedicated servant have a few moments of lucidity with her husband.
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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(Sha'dow Furiously Checking Friends List🤣)
An Image of Sha'dow, a Genderfluid Drow with white, shoulder length hair parted on the left and a white mustache and goatee, a gray left eye, and blind right eye with a white tattoo looking scar over it, dressed in purple leather armor with gold and brass trim. The armor has a long, leather outer skirt, and a shorter, but still knee length inner skirt. The shoulder pauldrons are made of brass. They have a white and brass hilt rapier on their left hip, and a purple and brass focus on their right. They are holding a cellphone looking device in their right hand, with a red and blue case, scrolling furiously, a worried expression on their face. They're standing in the Mizzenmast Inn room in Limsa.
January 9, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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Been home nae ev'n half a minute, an' Karine's already gettin' us intae trouble. I swear, if I weren't married tae SEVERAL healers, it's dead I'd be!🥰
Sha'dow, a genderfluid Drow with white hair, parted on the left, a white mustache, and goatee, and a white, twisting scar over their right eye. They have charcoal gray, very scarred up skin. They're looking over their right shoulder at Karine, a light skinned Duskwight woman with pixie cut white hair, who's seen from the shoulders up from behind, blurry. Sha'dow has a VERY "Come hither" look on their face, and has already removed their top. It's evident by the fact Karine isn't wearing anything, she's done the same.
January 5, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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(Once again, Sha'dow is having this reaction to her...🤣)
An Image of Sha'dow, a Genderfluid Drow with white, shoulder length hair parted on the left and a white mustache and goatee, a gray left eye, and blind right eye with a white tattoo looking scar over it, dressed in purple leather armor with gold and brass trim. The armor has a long, leather outer skirt, and a shorter, but still knee length inner skirt. The shoulder pauldrons are made of brass. They have a white and brass hilt rapier on their left hip, and a purple and brass focus on their right. Their arms are spread in a confused look, a confused expression on their face. Over their right shoulder, the text reads, in all caps: "The Boulder feels conflicted about having to fight a pretty, redhead Au Ra girl."
January 5, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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Features the four of them (and loads more!):

archiveofourown.org/works/662604...

So yeah. That has every single one of Sha'dow's children up to the start of Dawntrail, including a few adoptoins.

There are a couple of more since then, just haven't had time to really sit down and flesh everything ⤵️
Found Family Diana2112 Summary: Karine and Maxima spend a day taking care of the children while Sha'dow and Mirri are on a date. Just a little slice of life in the Weaver Household.
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 AM
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(Posing kids in #gpose #FFXIV is a pain. Does your WoL/OC have kids? #WoLQotD #WoLQuestion

Here's a few of Sha'dow's, The Painefort Triplets +1, Gabe, Genny, Gwen, and Jean. There's no problem the four of them (and their Adoptive Mother, Fordola) can't solve together.

I wrote a short story that ⤵️
An image of four children, a group of the three Painefort triplets, and their half-sibling, the "Painefort Triplets +1," standing in a row, a boy and three girls. The boy, Gabriel, is wearing a scientist's coat and gear, a monocle over his left eye, and is stood very properly, his black hair streaked with white highlights. His sister, Genevieve, is next to him, hand on her hip, wearing a golden yellow (actually Coeurl Yellow) Thavnairian Wool Autumn Dress, her black hair also with white highlights. Next to her is their third triplet sister, wearing a two tone waistcoat, Coeurl Yellow and brown, with black slacks, a chocobo head pocket watch on her left hip pocket, is Guinevere, the tomboy of the monozygotic triplets. Next to the three of them, her blue eyes bright, her white hair pulled back in a neat ponytail, wearing a green workvest and black leather toolbelt and trousers, is their half-sister Jeannette Meulchamps. They're stood in the music room of the Weaver Estate
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 AM
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I were gonna get linkpearl info from GREEN SCALE AU RAS! GREEN SCALE AU RAS! /Jamie from Magus XLR voice
An Image of Sha'dow, a Genderfluid Drow with white, shoulder length hair parted on the left and a white mustache and goatee, a gray left eye, and blind right eye with a white tattoo looking scar over it, dressed in purple leather armor with gold and brass trim. The armor has a long, leather outer skirt, and a shorter, but still knee length inner skirt. The shoulder pauldrons are made of brass. Their face is in their hands as they face palm. They have a white and brass hilt rapier on their left hilt, and a purple and brass focus on their right hip. They're in a workshop with wooden and metal walls. The image is Dutch angle.
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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(Sha'dow's real-time reaction to the pretty Au Ra #FFXIV #7.4Spoilers #DawntrailSpoilers #Patch7.4 #PatchSpoilers at the end of patch 7.4. Halmarut pretty. She's going to be decidedly unhinged evil, probably. And I'm here for it.)
An Image of Sha'dow, a Genderfluid Drow with white, shoulder length hair parted on the left and a white mustache and goatee, a gray left eye, and blind right eye with a white tattoo looking scar over it, dressed in purple leather armor with gold and brass trim. The armor has a long, leather outer skirt, and a shorter, but still knee length inner skirt. The shoulder pauldrons are made of brass. They have a white and brass hilt rapier on their left hip, and a purple and brass focus on their right. Their arms are spread in a confused look, a confused expression on their face. Over their right shoulder, the text reads, in all caps: "The Boulder feels conflicted about having to fight a pretty, redhead Au Ra girl." An image of Halmarut, the aforementioned pretty, redhead Au Ra girl. She has green scales, pale skin, and long red hair. She's seen from the shoulders up, but is wearing an older style velvet dress, and large, round rimmed silver glasses. She's holding a plush squirrel that's as large as her entire upper body, the image is from over the stuffie's shoulder as she's looking it in the face, smiling. The text in the image has an arrow pointing to the plushy with the text "Is Calyx" above it. An Image of Sha'dow, a Genderfluid Drow with white, shoulder length hair parted on the left and a white mustache and goatee, a gray left eye, and blind right eye with a white tattoo looking scar over it, dressed in purple leather armor with gold and brass trim. The armor has a long, leather outer skirt, and a shorter, but still knee length inner skirt. The shoulder pauldrons are made of brass. They have a white and brass hilt rapier on their left hip, and a purple and brass focus on their right. They're angrily pointing their right hand forward, the text in the top, over Sha'dow's right hand: "The Boulder's over his conflicted feelings..." And in the bottom over their rapier hilt: "And now he's ready to bury you in a rock-alanache!" (with the last several words being all caps)
January 5, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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Felt cute may delete later IDK

(Sha'dow going to debate the Forum, many thanks to @silverhorn.moe for the gear!🥰)
An image of Sha'dow, a genderfluid Drow, wearing flowing black robes with purple rose motif around the shoulders, hips, and hems. They have a double cowled hood pulled up, so you can't see the top half of their head, only their white mustache and goatee. They're holding a pink rapier wrapped in ribbons across their hands, with a pink heart magic focus floating over their left shoulder (and the tip of the rapier). The picture is at a heavy Dutch angle, and Sha'dow is standing in front of a very ornate stone door that is Art Nouveau in style.
January 4, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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and going Black Mage...

TL;DR-Sha'dow is an AGGRESSIVELY polyamorous Drow with amnesia who REMEMBERS who they are in 5.3.

Here's them with nearly all of their partners/nutty buddies🧵)
A group shot of Sha'dow, a genderfluid Drow, surrounded by (nearly) all of their living partners and lovers (this shot includes OCs and other PCs). The shot is taken in the residential section of Solution 9, a very cyberpunk inspired area, with futuristic buildings and purple neon lighting, but they're in a natural area with trees and greenery. Nero is glomping Cid from behind, Gaius is kneeling on the ground next to the Ruby Princess and her friend, Mikoto, Shtola, and Yugiri round out the front row, all sat on the ground. Sitting on the actual bench itself is Shale, her back to Dra'lesgosiir's arm, the two of them next to Sha'dow, who has Sphene in his lap. Landra is to his left, And Karine is next to her, with Stephanivien nearby. On the ledge above them is Maxima, Lamaty'i, Mhitra, Fordola (being glomped by Lyse), Talori, Mirri, Sid, and Ameliance. Kaelith is in the air above them, flying. They're all in various forms of finery, except Gaius, who's in his Shadowhunter attire, and Cid, who's in his engineering attire.
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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(Storm Captain Sha'dow Weaver, a genderfluid Drow Planeswalker from the Underdark of Toril afflicted with Spellplague (yes, that is spellfire flaring in their blind eye, and a spellscar over it). At the start of ARR, they wake up on a cartride into Ul'dah with no memories of who they were before⤵️
An image of Sha'dow, a genderfluid Drow character with charcoal skin and white shoulder length white hair parted on the left, windswept looking, white goatee and mustache, a blind, scarred right eye, a gray left eye, dressed in their Storm Officer's Outfit--consisting of a black officer's double breasted coat with red trim and paneling with brass buttons and fittings,an earpiece with microphone on their left ear to stay in contact with their crew--more secure than a regular Linkpearl, Kinzie assures them--Visible over their right shoulder is the hilt of a sword. Burning in their right, blind eye is cerulean blue flames, indicating they are holding onto the arcane, ready to cast magic.
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 PM