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mid 20s | xae/xem | white | casual raider
mostly xiv with love for Lore
occasionally other games (including baseball and hockey)
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<•firstblessed•> @firstblessed.bsky.social · 29d
<•grief's anointed•>

My commission of #Leighis from @sabattons.com was completed, and I couldn't be happier with it oh my God. Angel did an incredible job of taking the inspiration I provided, including my musings about Leighis and flower !!!gore!!! imagery, and making something utterly gorgeous.
R'hian Leighis, a Miqo'te man, stands bent with right arm outstretched. He spews red lily petals from his mouth, dripping down his cloak like blood. A large white rose cane winds around and through his outstretched arm. The image is rendered in shades of deep brown and red, reminiscent of wooden sculptures of saints.
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kayas-kosmos.bsky.social
What's that ominous shadow stalking through the fog on the moors? Why, it's the moorscrag!

Named for its preference for hunting on the moors at dusk & dawn, especially during foggy days, the moorscrag's weapon of choice are those gangly talons that can strangle its prey to death.

#Flowerpunk #Art
A drawing of a creature known as a moorscrag. On the left is the full-sized adult creature that resembles an eldritch stork. It is tall, covered in matted brown-grey feathers and has bald patches down its front. Hanging from the front are six backwards-facing taloned limbs. Its head is long and narrow with no eyes and a striking red bump at the base of the beak. The beak itself is covered in rows of thin teeth. At its feet is the comparatively smaller chick. It has the same limbs as the adult only much smaller and the fur is soft and purple-ish. On the right of the image are drawings of the adult and chick moorscrag with their mouths open, exposing the strange patterns on the interior of the beak that resemble sets of white eyes with red sclera.
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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hockeyviz.com
League standings.

Ten points between third and third-last.
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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thanc.red
there's more compression formats that I won't get too in-depth with but if you really wanna be # Optimal here's a lil basic flowchart I made for compression in ffxiv.

if you see format: B8G8R8A8UNorm, that's uncompressed
Block Compression Flowmap - a loose guide to help determine what the best compression format for your textures might be What type of texture do you have? Index: BC5 only stores info from the red and green channels! it doesn't save blue or alpha channel data. perfect for ID maps that only use RG channels Decal: BC4 doesn't store colour data, only greyscale. it also doesn't store any data for alpha, so it's perfect for black & white decals that only use black and white For normal, mask & diffuse: If colour is more important to you: BC7 stores RGB channels as well as alpha channel data. the RGB channel compression is almost indistinguishable from the uncompressed image. Alpha channel is usually lower quality, however. this is the highest quality compression format available to you! it may take time to compress depending on your PC hardware. If transparency is most important to you: BC3 stores RGB channels as well as alpha channel data like BC7 does. it's a simpler compression algorithm that takes less time to process. it does a better job at preserving the alpha channel data compared to BC7, so if you need a cleaner alpha channel this one might be for you!. it does a poorer job at colour accuracy when compared to BC7 (note: seriously only use this if transparency is your ONLY concern. it sucks ass at colour accuracy) No transparency: BC1 stores RGB channel data, but doesn't store alpha channel. it's great for textures that are fully opaqure and don't use transparency. it is lower quality when compared to BC7 however. if you want better quality, use BC7 Compression is non-reversible and destructive to the files! please make sure you have a backup before compressing
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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modiste.bsky.social
' sienna ' is now live on heliosphere! something i made just for fun. you can have it too

link and more previews in reply!
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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hockeyviz.com
Scoring chances (against)

#Basements
#Cigarettes
#Cashews
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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firstblessed.bsky.social
<•grief's anointed•>

My commission of #Leighis from @sabattons.com was completed, and I couldn't be happier with it oh my God. Angel did an incredible job of taking the inspiration I provided, including my musings about Leighis and flower !!!gore!!! imagery, and making something utterly gorgeous.
R'hian Leighis, a Miqo'te man, stands bent with right arm outstretched. He spews red lily petals from his mouth, dripping down his cloak like blood. A large white rose cane winds around and through his outstretched arm. The image is rendered in shades of deep brown and red, reminiscent of wooden sculptures of saints.
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
happy Jair Bolsonaro got arrested after failing to cut off his ankle monitor day
olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 9d
"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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ffxivxd.bsky.social
The final boss of the Lost City of Amdapor Hard Mode, Kuribu, was created by Amdapori magi to protect the city. To better contend with voidsent, it is said to have been made in the image of transcendent beings from another plane, now believed to be sineaters
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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dravania.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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aniceburrito.bsky.social
The players opening up about this have to play their games in stadiums plastered with the logos of these casinos, and the broadcasts of those games are packed with ads for the same casinos. A colossal betrayal and failure from the league
matttomic.bsky.social ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 16d
Jesus Christ.
November 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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wardeneater.bsky.social
“who fell first” i hope they both dove in so fast they bumped heads on the way down and only got stupider about each other for it!!! shut up!!! they won’t so much as hold hands for 500 pages that exist only in my head but they would crawl into each others skin if they could do you understand me
August 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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ff-mer.bsky.social
#ffxiv #mnaago
sketch of m'naago leaning forward, grimacing
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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mariobrothblog.bsky.social
In Donkey Kong Country 2, it is possible to trap Diddy Kong in a state of eternal horror. Hitting K. Rool with a team-up throw in a specific manner will cause Diddy's eyes to pop out in shock; however, he will never recover and stay in this state until the game is reset.
November 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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igneoussigil.bsky.social
When a girl puts a bunch of stuff in a pot to make dinner for another girl,

This stew is yuri.
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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mariobrothblog.bsky.social
In Super Mario 64, parts of Lethal Lava Land are actually made out of leather, which simply appears to be stone due to the low resolution of the textures.
November 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
firstblessed.bsky.social
man y'all are real excited to jump to homophobia with this huh
November 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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alisonl.bsky.social
Second win of the season by #SeaKraken  over Winnipeg. Two goals from Ebs (again). Vince Dunn goes 1-2-3 and hits 150 assists with Seattle. First Kraken player to do it.
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
firstblessed.bsky.social
got the #daggers bugs drawn by @1driedpersimmon.bsky.social ! they're adorable, and have had rave reviews, including:
- A U G H
- GBJFDOIHGBASDFIOHGVIUASDF
- GNVIOFDGHJIFD
BFGDN;KLHBFG
- THATS FUCKING ADORABLE
- are they bugfriends
- they are in bug...
- THAT'S SO CUTE!!

#Glimlind #Mukhali #Loutre
A sketchy drawing of three simplified FFXIV characters. Glimlind and Loutre stand on either side of their grumpy and flustered boyfriend Mukhali, smooching him on each cheek. Mukhali is holding their hands, or had perhaps had his hands grabbed in an effort to distract him from being quite so grumpy.
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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actingthefulemin.bsky.social
I recognize we all do it from time to time but you gotta put a cap on pinata posting. QTing the dumbest people alive just spreads them around while you show off how you're faster than a snail
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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firstblessed.bsky.social
Look At Him. [blood]
A crop of an art piece by sabattons. R'hian Leighis spews red lilies from his mouth as blood drips from his nose. He looks settled into the pain of the flowers growing from his flesh. His scarred eye is cloaked in shadow.
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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saturdae.bsky.social
Linette for F Midlander based bodies.
trello.com/c/7Zrilsi2/5...
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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roira.bsky.social
POV you just teleported to Limsa to use the Market Board
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
firstblessed.bsky.social
ghoa and khulan of the himaa, twin sisters and the first of the #fairclough children to be adopted ! they arrived in la noscea in the care of other doman refugees. in canon they're still only 8, but they grow up to be a songstress/music teacher (ghoa) and a(n) adventurer/bodyguard (khulan) !
Two young identical twin girls stand on the Azim Steppe outside of Mol Iloh. They are Xaela with deep blue skin, red eyes, and blue hair. They are dressed similarly in Himaa colors. On the left Ghoa waves shyly at the camera. On the right Khulan shouts to someone behind the photographer. The same twin girls, now young women in their fathers' garden. Ghoa is wearing a long tiered dress, caught mid-spin by the camera. Khulan is dressed in practical adventuring gear, doing a box dance to contrast with her sister. A close-up shot of Ghoa, showing some of her silver jewelry and bright makeup as she winks at the camera. She is a pretty girl, clearly meticulous about her dress and deportment, but still full of fun and caring. A close-up shot of Khulan, showing her slicked-back hair and well-maintained adventuring gear. She is a handsome girl, built more solidly than her sister thanks to vigorous training.
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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caranthirs.bsky.social
as always
bsky.app/profile/cara...
caranthirs.bsky.social tar-minyatur’s court twink ✵ @caranthirs.bsky.social · May 5
for all his reputation as a deep lore writer, a lot of tolkien’s skill with disturbing elements is actually the refusal to explain further. something Terrible happens to characters and we are not given the comfort of knowing what something was, Things stalk in the night and are never explained, etc.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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yhanee.bsky.social
WIP
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM