SPOILER WARNING: These works contain Main Story Quest (MSQ) spoilers for Final Fantasy XIV. If you don't want spoilers, I do not recommend reading this.
These are the stories of the experiences of my Warrior of Light: Rhea Baphineaux.
While much of the previous works found in the Becoming the Warrior of Light and A Realm Awakened series' were more MSQ summary pieces with some OC content to them, except for a handful, you will find going into the Heavensward stories and beyond, far more are going to be OC works with MSQ references. Yes, there will still be summary pieces or pieces that start with a summary, but the OC works will be far more prevalent.
While at times there will be periods of dialogue from the main story quests, this is not a scene-for-scene play-by-play of her playthrough through the MSQ of the game. This is intended to be a collection of short stories and windows into her experiences throughout the MSQ that are more peripheral and expand upon the gameplay story itself. While these stories will be in chronological order, and some will be recounting snippets or even summaries of events in the MSQ, they will not be repeating or replaying the MSQ in its entirety. That story was written wonderfully by the writers of FFXIV and I only seek to expand upon my character's experiences with the wonderful characters and events of the story.
It is recommended, because they are in chronological order, to read them in the order they have been written.
Some areas of the story will likely get more attention than some others. I’m a sap who enjoys her interpersonal stories with her companions and has an especially strong love for romance writing as well as making my characters suffer. If my character, and the characters around her, don't have depth and complexity, then they're not worth writing for me. Everyone has layers upon layers and small little tidbits to them.
I apologize for the skim overs and skips as well as the MSQ summary pieces but I hope you enjoy the story regardless. I try to keep as close to lore as possible but there will be, on occasion, a touch of lore-bending including minor timeline revisions, periods of longer gaps in time than was in the MSQ and on occasion with dialogue, a bit of rearranging placement and/or adding in elements to better express my character in the moment. You have been informed.
And now, without further adieu, let us dive into the stories, interactions and experiences of Lady Rhea de Baphineaux of Ishgard, Etheirys' Warrior of Light. We start immediately after where we left off in A Realm Awakened.
