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Kaiva Gray
@nvblackrose.bsky.social
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He/him. Proud trans man 🏳️‍⚧️ PS5 gamer. FFXIV fanatic, mostly normal about other stuff. Virtual/traditional photography hobbyist 📸

Official home of <BRose> #BRoseXIV
Blackrose Society (Exodus/Famfrit)
Black Rose Society (Excalibur/Malboro/Brynhildr)
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One extra sleepy Ozzie 🥰
The author’s dog, a 17 year old toy poodle mix named Ozzie, is laying down sound asleep in the indirect morning light. He is a light grey dog with dark grey on his ears and tail and a light white patch under his muzzle. He is curled up on his bed on a red, white, and navy blue plaid blanket.
October 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I keep forgetting to post doggo pics here too so apologies for the reposts from main lately 😅 may I offer a fresh Ozzie pic of him looking extra scraggly in the morning.
The author’s seventeen year old dog Ozzie, a toy poodle bichon frise mix. He has short light grey color fur with darker grey fur on his ears and a dark grey-black tail. His eyes are somewhat clouded with age. He is laying curled up with his head held up looking at the camera. He is on a blue and brown plaid plush blanket with a wooden cabinet and the wall visible behind him.
August 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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the long mourning

#dragonagetheveilguard #datv #veilguard #dragonage #virtualphotography
A monochrome screenshot from Dragon Age: The Veilguard. It is a heavily overcast sky with the light streaks of raindrops visibly falling. On the left side there is a rock cliff face that angles down to about halfway across the image. Perched atop the cliff is the statue of a griffin lounging with a sad expression on its face. Its right wing appears to be half folded and laid out behind it while its left wing is outstretched to the side toward the viewer. Its head lies on top of the left one of its taloned front feet, both of which dangle over the rocky ledge.
July 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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homecoming

#rook #dragonage #datv #veilguard
A monochrome picture of Dragonia Ingellvar in the Grand Necropolis. Her back is to the camera and she is a fair distance from the viewer. There is a simple staff on her back and her horns are visible protruding from the top of her head. Flanking the rubble-strewn path she walks on are massive skeletal statues dressed in rags and lit from above by light filtering through the dusty air. At the far end of the hall is a tall doorway with a pointed top frame accented by a dozen spikes piercing the doorframe.
July 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Bonus monochrome because I swear it doesn’t matter what the source material is, every greyscale I take of her ends up being ✨ART✨
A close cropped black and white photo of the face of Dragonia Infierna as she appears in my most recently started playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3. She is a Dragonborn wizard with bright eyes and backswept horns. She is looking straight at the camera. A simple mage’s robe collar is barely visible around her neck at the very bottom of the picture.
June 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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I gave Dragonia a redesign in this run of BG3 and she looks so good I can’t stop staring at her 😍
A close cropped photo of the face of Dragonia Infierna as she appears in my most recently started playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3. She is a red scaled Dragonborn wizard with firey yellow eyes and backswept horns. She is looking straight at the camera. A blue and yellow simple mage’s robe collar is barely visible around her neck at the very bottom of the picture.
June 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Got around to taking some pics of Kovu’s apartment setup now that it’s finally done! #ffxiv #ffxivhousing #apartment

The Attic
Primal - Famfrit - Shirogane - w4 apt #11
A view of the living room of Kovu’s apartment in FFXIV. There are a pair of green sofas in an L-shape with a small tan table in front of them. A bookshelf staircase leads to a small loft for storage above an open window to the kitchen counter. Against the far wall an open window shows a view of Shirogane and light beams from the twin azure skylights above the window. A view from the kitchen counter in Kovu’s apartment in FFXIV. The open counter window looks out to the living room on the right side where a portrait of Rhalgr takes up the wall above one of the sofas. Below a slanted skylight toward the left side there is a pipe shelf and a drafting table. A white apothecary’s workbench and cosmic chair sit opposite a moonlit stained glass window in Kovu’s apartment in FFXIV. A small corner bedroom sits below a pale slanted wooden skylight in Kovu’s apartment in FFXIV. The walls are logs and there is a map of Eorzea hung between the foot of the bed and a small dresser. A classic table lamp and small candle light the room on the right side, while a dwarven floor lamp sits beside the head of the bed.
June 23, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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In my defense though can you blame me when it looks this good?
April 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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We had snow last night! Add that to the black cherry plum tree that’s in bloom in our yard and I got to see something that I never thought I’d see in person 🌸❄️
A close-up picture of the blossoms on the branches of a black cherry plum tree. The background is a blurry pastel sunrise broken up by the dark brown branches of the tree. The blossoms are in dense clusters on the tree and are pale pink with dark burgundy centers. There are a few new deep reddish leaves visible among the flowers. Small puffs of snow are delicately perched atop several of the clusters of blossoms. Another close-up picture of the blossoms on the branches of a black cherry plum tree. The background is a blurry pastel sunrise broken up by the dark brown branches of the tree. The blossoms are in dense clusters on the tree and are pale pink with dark burgundy centers. There are a few new deep reddish leaves visible among the flowers. Small puffs of snow are delicately perched atop several of the clusters of blossoms.
April 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Finally got around to redesigning our oldest FC house in Exodus! It’s been… uhhhhh… several years since I set up the old design(!) so this was long overdue.

Also for the record we don’t do subtle in this house 🏳️‍⚧️
The inside of Black Rose Manor’s front door and windows. There are several curtains and swags arranged around the entry that have been dyed to resemble a trans pride flag. Black Rose Society pulls no punches when it comes to supporting trans rights.
March 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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A few detail pics of the house!
A portion of the front yard of the house. There is an ivy-covered deck with a miniature aetherite placed adjacent. Also visible are several various flowering trees and shrubs, as well as a lit chocobo topiary. The interior of the main floor of the house looking toward the front door. A corner sofa is placed under the round window to the right of the door with a map of Eorzea hanging above the sofa on the side wall. A screenshot of the interior of the main floor of the house. There is a southern kitchen and a brick pizza oven placed in an L-shape against the wall, and beyond the kitchen counter is a country dining set. A screenshot of the basement of the house looking toward the stairs. A small corner with several plants provides a view “outside” from the corner at the foot of the stairs on the right of the picture. A full bookcase with hidden door is next to a small bar to the left. In the center of the room are two philosopher’s stone tables with woodland chairs arranged around them. In the center background under the stairs a reading nook is visible.
February 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Time for another housing feature! This time it’s our free company house in Famfrit, with a prime location right next to the baths in Empyreum.

Blackrose Sanctum
Primal | Famfrit | Empyreum | w2 | p25

#ffxiv #ffxivhousing #ff14 #ff14housing #HGXIV #gpose
A screenshot of Blackrose Sanctum, the small house belonging to the Blackrose Society on Famfrit. It is an eastern onsen style house with a celeste green roof. Several pink wisteria trees are visible hanging over the fence that surrounds the property.
February 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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I wanna yell about my girl Dragonia Infierna for a second. No reason, just really love these recent pics of her.
#ffxiv #ffxivgpose #ff14 #photographybykaiva #monochrome
February 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Throwback to this sketch I think I did back around the time Endwalker came out and I was having fun playing around with digital art a little bit
#ffxiv #ff14 #ffxivart #monochrome
A monochrome sketch of a character backlit by a bright white sky and facing away from the viewer. He is wearing a long pale cape that billows out behind him and is wielding a shield in his left hand and sword held aloft in his right. The tip of his sword seems ready to pierce the massive black void suspended above his head as he walks forward across a pale barren landscape with his undefined shadow trailing behind.
February 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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QRP with your wings art! 🕊️🐦‍🔥

(an oldie sketch of mine from during the pandemic days but it’s the most recent I’ve got lol)
#monochrome #sketch #artbykaiva
February 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Moon over the Warring Triad

#ffxiv #ffxivgpose #photographybykaiva
February 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Have a couple pics of the neighborhood cat who apparently wants to adopt me 😭 she followed me to my door when I got home and stayed outside meowing for me to let her in for almost two hours before giving up today. I would absolutely adopt her if I wasn’t insanely allergic to cats
February 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Some highlights from the interior. I used 395/400 to finish it off and all three floors are fully decorated with no floated items. Visit the basement to see the starlight garden baths!
#ffxiv #ff14 #ffxivhousing #ff14housing

Crystal | Malboro | Goblet | ward 9 plot 5 (L)
February 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Alright, first up on my little housing showcase is our large FC house! As always we’re 24/7 AFK friendly with a guestbook in the yard and rooftop access for jump puzzle fans 💜
#ffxiv #ff14 #ffxivhousing #ff14housing

Blackrose Gardens
Crystal | Malboro | Goblet | ward 9 plot 5 (L)
February 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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For reference, this is how she looks in both FFXIV and Baldur’s Gate 3. Her canon height in my head is 9’6” but that obviously varies (magic lol) depending on the circumstances of her appearance.
February 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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In silly little things that make me happy today, this mini figure of my oldest OC, Dragonia Infierna. This was a pandemic era gift to myself and I’m still so glad my girl has a physical form even if it is only about two inches tall LOL
A close-up photo of a mini figure of Dragonia Infierna. She is a red bipedal dragon with two horns that sweep backwards and her wings outstretched to the sides. She wears a blue coat that blows back slightly behind her with dark grey fur trim on the collar and she holds a staff in her left hand. She is posed looking off to the distance as though pausing to take in the view from the flat crystal base upon which she stands.
February 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM