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1. Hearken, Viera, to Word of the Green by Tioko

   Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   24 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Original Female Character/Original Male Character
   • Viera Characters/Viera Characters (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Male Viera (Final Fantasy)
   • Canon Compliant
   • Canon Universe
   • Viera Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Pre-Canon
   • Viera (Final Fantasy)
   • Slice of Life
   • Eventual Relationships
   • Eventual Romance
   • Coming of Age
   • Alien Culture
   • Growing Up
   • Alien Biology
   • Alien Sex
   • Alien Gender/Sexuality
   • Agender Character
   • Minor Character Death
   • Past Character Death
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Mild Sexual Content
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Underage Masturbation
   • Voyeurism
   • but consentual and non-sexual because Alien Culture
   • Touch-Starved
   • Implied/Referenced Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Abuse
   • Chapters 43 and 44 are rated E
   • First Time

   Summary

   This work began as an answer to the questions: what would actually prompt a Viera to leave their woods behind and venture into the wider world? Especially if they truly believe in the Green Word and everything it stands for? What is it like, to be a Viera? What is it like, to be blessed and cursed with power, chosen by Hydaelyn, forced to leave your home behind?

   Join me on this deep dive into Viera lore and culture as I imagine it, and the twists and turns it takes the author on. The journey starts with Aruna, a kit just at the cusp of presenting and discovering their gender, and many stories are told to me by them and those around them. Stories of the past, stories of the present, stories of the people.

   Hearken, Viera, to Word of the Green
   From Mountains to Jungles and all in between
   By grace of the Woods we are living today
   By grace of the Woods, in the Woods we shall stay

   Series

   • Part 3 of Living by the Green Word

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   174,749

   Chapters:

   68/?

   Comments:

   365

   Kudos:

   99

   Bookmarks:

   27

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