Better late than not at all

They keep saying that it's always better late than never, but I'm not sure how much good posting these vids I made three years ago is going to do, since the wedding anniversary was nearly a month ago anyway. ^^; I'm posting them now anyway, and if you're wondering why I didn't post them back then years ago, watching them should settle that question.

I just made them at the spur of the moment, because it seemed like a funny idea at the time, but then it didn't seem like funny enough to post. Now that I stumbled on them today, and I'm more confident about my readers (that there aren't that many) and I have nothing better to post, up these dusty vids go.

I did post videos of the wedding ceremony of Pasifika and Phu, and also about the wedding reception at Kokba Hostel, and I did mention that trolls came crashing through the gates as the reception was winding down. Here's the never before released (I think) wedding besieged video (nothing fancy, since fine camerawork wasn't really an option at all times in the battle), and below that is a much more edited video of the reception, with an extra "guest of honour" popped on it.

What is this madness? O_o

The beastmen prepared their attack sneakily, and approached Al Zahbi almost unnoticed... less than 50 people were ready to defend when they started their march, and when they attacked the number was still probably less than 100. That's hardly an adequate defence for the most prized posession of the Empire! o_O;

As luck would have it, fours seasoned adventurers were among those gathered at Al Zahbi, and they made brilliant strategies while waiting for the enemy to arrive. (Or at least some semi-decent jokes, and a couple of indecent ones... >_>)

When enemies flowed through the gate, the adventurers were ready! They quicly engaged in combat, and brought down some of the attacking horde, including a notorious troll. They pushed the battle towards the outer gates, and... then the trolls retreated. O_o
They ran home much more quicly than you'd believe they can move, once you've seen their advancing pace.

Level 1 Besieged over. The end.

Wonders of Vanadiel in just 1 day

After a longish time of only occasionally dropping in to see a movie about an apparently orphaned chocobo growing up in Pulonono's care, today was finally the time for some real adventures. In just 1 day Pasifika went through pretty much all of the things she ever does... starting with checking on the chocobo, and then continuing with Pasifika's corageuos war efforts: cleaning up Windurst Waters [S].

That mean Guy Llewellyn took away one of Pasifika's medals because of the little "vacation" she had, but after a couple of campaign battles in Sarutabaruta and some cleaning duty, she's now finally considered to be worthy of the medals she has. Just them and no more, but that's enough for now - the tug-of-war with the evaluation officer over the medals is a normal part of Pasifika's life. So... what next...

A friend came along, and Pasifika spent a good while just chatting, and finally decided to follow her friend to Eldieme [S] - it's quest time! While this wasn't the back Pasifika is used to following around, the whole thing seemed very... familiar. Ametrine kindly guided Pasifika to Eldieme and right to the person who starts the quest - and just then the campaign battle begun! The San d'Orian knights were attacking, but... the whole thing only lasted two minutes (max!) and the knights never appeared... one of Vanadiel's many mysteries! :O

After recieving good advice about being careful and using sneak & invisible, Pasifika ventured into the heart of Fort Karugo-Narugo all by herself. Luckily, there were no nasty monsters to vanquish, but instead a taru to talk to. Easy! :D Pasifika even had time to stop and wonder the shining round platforms (again)... They're pretty, but they must have some use besides their ornamental value... What do they do?! Pasifika also had a very random encounter with the mysterious Piscean Casters, who were just running through like they always do. o_o

Pasifika returned to the quest-giver and was thinking about waiting for another battle in Eldieme, when she got a party invite. As always, she replied with "Thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass." The party leader didn't give up, however, and Pasifika agreed to help until he could find someone else. The leader was ah-so-grateful and Pasifika followed the party to the spooky Caedarva Mire - where it became perfectly clear why Pasifika doesn't party. ;>_> (Doesn't like to party -> won't do it -> is bad at it -> doesn't like it -> won't...) The leader patiently gave Pasifika advice about keeping the tank alive and other fine points of being the main healer, but after a while the party got a great pull of two Jnuns and an imp, and most of the party died. At that point the leader told Pasifika she could go, although he still assured her he was very grateful for the, erm, help. Another whm took over, apparently, but Pasifika warped out as soon as she got permission and had rest of the party Raised. Another member of the party sent tells afterwards, apologising for not being able to help and assuring Pasifika had done "her best". How sweet! ^^; Hopefully he didn't think Pasifika left because the "lucky" pull got her killed, because she was far more worried about getting all the others killed. -_-;

So, after the mini-party, Pasifika had about half a minute of free time in her Mog House before Lina asked her out to play. Pasifika geared up her little utsusemi-less ninja and together with Lina she slaughtered her way to Tahrongi and even Buburimu. With Lina's adventuring fellow Feliz tanking, the tough rarabs were no match to the trio! Pasifika did get a good dose of death and excitement, though, and she also met some very kind strangers who were ready to come to distant corners to give her a Raise, or two.

Trolls were kindly preparing an attack to Aht Urghan just when Pasifika had some time in her hands, and she went to Al Zahbi to await the troll horde's arrival. It was so much fun! Pasifika met some old friends, and some new ones too, so waiting for the trolls to figure out their map was very nice. Pasifika was first greeted by a hugging taru and a dancing elvaan, and more friends gathered as the trolls came closer. :D The Besieged itself was fun, too, in a party of friends. ^__^

Pasifika was ready to call it a day ay this point, but little Donthitme and his friends were camping a big bad cat in the Labyrinth of Onzozo, and Pasifika joined them for a while. The wanted cat didn't appear, though, but the party killed a good deal of the regular ones (poor kitties!) and a colourful bunch of manticores, goblins and such on top of that. Nice weapon skill training, and pretty exciting, even though this time the notorious monster got away.

Well, isn't that about all there is to being an adventurer? (Adventurer a la Pasifika, at least. x) An ocasional mission here and there, and some rearranging of furniture on the Mog House, maybe... some sight-seeing, too, although there was a good deal of that involved in these adventure as well.. but there can never be to much of it. ;P I'm sure there's something else I'm not remembering, but it'll all come back to me when I adventure more. ;D

War and peace

At first it was only Al Zahbi in Aht Urghan that was attacked by beastmen at regularly irregular intervalls, and defended by both national and mercenary troops - but not any more. In the "past", the war rages on at the very gates of Windurst, as well as other nation's capitals. Isn't it time to end this maddness and bring about peace and prosperity? :O

If Pasifika had her own troops to rally... well, if she formed her own band of mercenaries, you'd have to meet some pretty hard criteria to qualify. And she'd sa~ve~ the wo~rld!
And you'd want to be there with her, making the difference! Right..?

Almost too busy to write...

Adventuring with friends... could it get any better? :D Where should I start...

Well, let's start from the beginning: about 20 years ago, in the times when a great war raged all over Vana'diel, the beautiful city of Windurst lay in ruins. A child genius - a tarutaru, naturally - left the city on a foolhardy expedition all alone, and Pasifika was given the important and difficult task of tracking that taru down and babysitting him. No, really, it was harder than it sounds! :O Luckily another taru genius joined Lina and Pasifika, and together they defeated the monster that appeared. Well, 'together', as in, Pasifika watched closely. x)
Pasifika has also helped Windurst defend Sarutabaruta from the frequent attacks - because Saruta is home to the charming Tiny Lycopodiums. Linathra, Nakago and Donthitme often join her, and of course the 'NPC fighty people'.

Pasifika didn't get to keep the title "Ajido-Marujido's Minder" for long before she got involved in some Tavnazian troubles again, and turned into a "Frozen Dead Body". ;>_> But she wasn't frozen for long! She travelled all over the world, solving mysteries and fighting fearsome monsters. It seems that the very existence of Vana'diel may be at stake, but Pasifika has some very reliable and tough companions that'll surely prevent any apocalypse that threatens the world - and it's not just Ulmia, Prishe, Louverance and all the others who are tightly involved in this mess to start with, but Pasifika's own dear friends who bravely fight by her side to restore peace and order. This adventure still continues (on and on...), with new surprises waiting just around the corner.
Tavnazia doesn't mean just trouble, though... Phucrabiont took Pasifika there to a beautiful place for sightseeing... such an impressive view. ... aand on the way back they took revenge on two evil orcs that had killed Pasifika earlier. x)

Lina needed some keys from the undead of the Eldieme Necropolis, and Pasifika joined her and some friends to get them. The undead were easily banished, and while waiting for new ones to pop, Lina and Pasifika had time to examine the Hume bones that lay there. Don't they remind you of a Hume we once knew?

Pasifika, Lina, Nakago and little Dhm also entered the cold emptyness of Promyvion-Mea one day, at the request of their adventuring fellows. This time Pasifika finally managed to complete the quest for a map she had started ages ago... but the map's all blurry. ;_; It goes well with that weird place, though. ;P

Hmm... that's not all, a lot has happened recently... And when nothing else is going on, the besieged city of Al Zahbi is always a good place to meet friends... the gates are closed, they can't escape! xD
Most actually appreciate the chance of getting a raise, though. ;)

Besieged, yet again

Finally Pasifika's hard efforts are starting to pay off! She has faithfully defended poor Al Zahbi on countless occations, but all the Serpent Generals have had to say are grunts, or even insults! D: Not anymore...

Well, Gadalar is still his usual self, looking down on the little adventure/mercenary, but Najelith, Rughadjeen and Zazarg are so happy to see Pasifika! :D They have confidence in Pasifika's abilities, and Rughadjeen even went as far as declaring it's an honour to fight by Pasifika's side. ^_^ That's more like it!

It's just that... Mihli... ;_; She has been Pasifika's favourite, because she's a white mage and all, but recently Pasifika found out some surprising things. Mihli has... a past. >_>

That would be ok, Pasifika also has an embarassing past (as a total n00b), but the way Mihli handled the situation... -_- Doesn't she trust Pasifika one bit!? ,o_o,

Pasifika will still be there to defend her, but for now, Mihli's mithra fan club can keep her company while waiting for the attacks - Pasifika is warmly welcomed elsewhere.


How did Pasifika come across the intreresting - and sometimes secret - stories about the Serpent Generals' past? Well, it was all because of this one tarutaru bard, Fari-Wari the Egotistical... He had already made Pasifika do some of his work earlier - and then claimed all the glory for himself - and now he planned to use Mihli's story for purposes that were definitely not dignified enough for it! He also tried to dump his debtors on poor Pasifika, and then had her do some more of his work for him... but who could resist these tarutaru puppy eyes? There there, don't cry little taru... ^^;;

Well, no wonder the Serpent Generals want Pasifika to defend their city... when the Besieged started, there was no one to be seen! o_o Just Pasifika... and the attacking Mamool Ja army. >_> Oh, there was an abandoned flock of wyvers... if they follow Pasifika home, can she keep them?
Luckily, another of Al Zahbi's seasoned defenders also appeared, General Phucrabiont! As a deadly ninja he quickly moved from enemy to enemy, defeating them one by one. Not *all* alone, though - Pasifika was there, too! x) She was pretty efficient even by herself, and the mobs she approached often died even before she had finished casting. ^^;

And here's some more on the topic of Mihli and her, erm, past:

Warning #1: Although the material from cutscenes has been rearranged and some even altered, this contains spoilers for those who haven't completed Mihli's quest.
Warning #2: Although there's material from the cutscenes, it's all so jumbled up you probably won't know what's going on if you haven't completed Mihli's quest. ;P

Tarutaru > dragon!

After a long and interesting but unfortunately fruitless day of adventuring (which was pretty pleasant, though, in the fine company of General Phucrabiont) Pasifika was ready to call it a day, but then she just happened to go on an important mission with some people she had never met before. o_O; That's a pretty rare occurrance, but things just kept getting more and more, erm, unusual.

The mission was one of the Tavnazian ones, and it involved finding Bahamut... and Pasifika sure did find it - with a half a dozen of it's cousins!

Luckily only one dragon was irate enough to do battle, but that was enough. After a couple of unsuccesful attempts the adventurers finally managed beat the big lizard, although it didn't show them any respect then, either. >_> How rude! The decisive attack was Freeze from the party's black mage Tarutaru, and he was then dubbed 'dragon slayer taru'. That would be so much cooler title than 'Mist Melter' - also for Humes!

And yeah, Bahamut and his relatives are strictly speaking wyverns, not dragons, but any winged lizard is a dragon to Pasifika. ;) Yep, also that three-headed and definitely wingless lizard the Mamool Ja like to summon to wreack havoc on Al Zahbi is a dragon. /nod /nod

After the mission was over, Pasifika defended the poor city of Al Zahbi once more, because she just can't let the citizens of Aht Urghan down... and because she wanted to snap a soul plate of the three-headed dragon Illuyankas. To cut a long story short, something else snapped instead... ,-_-, Pasifika ran out of plates and also spent a good deal of the Besieged under the big lizard, and only crawled up minutes before the Mamool Ja forces retreated. So... you'd think she didn't get the plate, would you? Well think again! A very spirited - and kind - Tarutaru managed to get a soul plate of that monster, and he handed it to Pasifika! :O

So... it supposedly can't be turned into a Pit Monster in itself, and the ability it has can probably be learned from other, more easily available monsters as well... (hopefully...) o_o But it's the plate of the great Illuyankas! Mine! All mine! :D

Just wait little Celestial Heart, mommy will teach you your very first new ability soon... ^_^

Busy day in Aht Urghan

After a good while of very quiet life, Pasifika once more headed to the busy capital of Aht Urghan - and found more than she had expected...

At first she just wanted to drop in at the Besieged. There weren't many defenders, so it seemed like loss was quite likely, but it would be a display of support nevertheless - and a chance to practice white magic. ;) To Pasifika's surprise, the defenders were victorious - not bad at all!

After that, Pasifika wandered aroud Whitegate and promised to help a scientist with his Poroggo research, although it was a great disappointment she wasn't the one chosen to be charmed by the Poroggos. But the little Tarutaru guinea... er.... toad has nothing to fear, Pasifika is the defender of all cute tarus! ...but maybe taking friends along might be a good idea, just in case. ^^; It'll be an interesting adventure, but can wait untill another day...

Pasifika had lo~ng delayed telling Naja Salaheem about the ghost ship she had been sent to investigate, because Naja would probably be upset by the news. No point in delaying it any further, though, so she took a deep breath and stepped into the den of the lioness... Naja was quite upset alright, but over a completely different matter. D: Pasifika had been summoned to the palace! (And not Naja... but she kind of invited herself. -_-;) The two puppets were there, too, but somehow it's not quite clear who's the puppet and who's pulling the strings now... >_>

After the meeting at the palace, Pasifika recieved a wonderful reward - and instead of giving the pretty crown to Naja, Pasifika endured all the lectures, berating and threats Naja dished out. In the end... that thieving Mithra swiped it! She gave a measley imperial mytrhril piece in return... >_> Bad kitty!

Pasifika was feeling quite depressed after that encounter, but her loyal friend Donthitme cheered her up. A new attraction called The Pit had been opened in Whitegate and they offered the chance to take 'pictures' of mobs and bring them in to fight each other.

Donthitme accompanied Pasifika to Purgonorgo Isle, where she snapped a pretty picture of her favourite mob. She named her new little friend Celestial Heart and agreed to a friendly fight with Donthitme's Radiant Engel - because Donthitme's 'pet' had a bit lower level and so it couldn't hurt little Celestial Heart too badly. x) That was pretty exciting, and a lot of fun. :D

No need for generals? o_O

The beastmen have attacked Al Zahbi more and more fiercely lately, and not once but at least three times Pasifika has witnessed the defenders drive off the invading forces long after all five Serpent Generals have been defeated. o_O The one time Pasifika was unfortunate enough to see Al Zahbi's defences crumble, the beastmen seized the Astral Candescence only seconds after the last general fell, so it had seemed impossible to hold the enemies from taking it without the generals around - but that just wasn't the case, apparently. O_o The brave adventurers and mercenaries can keep the enemies at bay on their own, although it's a difficult struggle at times.

Well, the first two times there *was* one general left, the secret general: Phucrabiont! :D Go go, get Lamia No.2! That one has killed Pasifika tens of times with the deadly ranged attack... ;_; The Lamiae have other nasty tricks, too... like charming little Pasifika. Well, a lot of good that does to them, a white mage wielding a dark staff. x) But there are others, like general Rughadjeen - have to admit charming him was a smart move. XD

During the latest attack all the five Serpent generals fell and Phucrabiont wasn't around - and still, after a lo~~ng battle, the Mamool Ja army retreated once more. :D

During these attacks the defenders of Al Zahbi have had a chance to see the Astral Candescence (after the enemies had opened the doors to the Hall of Binding). If the beastmen take the Astral Candescence, the doors of the Hall of Binding remain open, but there's just the empty pedestal left (like so ->).

After a victory, however, the doors are closed firmly again and so some adventurers got to see the Hall and the mysterious Astral Candescence a bit more than they liked, perhaps, when the enemies retreated and the doors were slammed shut. (<- We won, but I see a lot of dead people... ;_;)

Kind black mages helped the trapped adventurers get out, but apparently there's also a little-known side door for exiting the place... Worth some research, and a screenshot or two... x) The beastmen's dire attacks have been succesfully deflected so far, but they'll be back...

The Wedding day

Thank you so much for all who attended our Vana'diel wedding ceremony, the reception and the wedding Besieged! It has been a day to remember, and the presence of our friends truly made it perfect. ^^


When the day of the wedding arrived, Pasifika was quite nervous - but also very happy as you can imagine. In the rehearsals the Temple Knight commended Pasifika, Phucrabiont and Donthitme for being well prepared. :D Well, Donthitme stumbled a little while practicing, but the Temple Knight assured everyone he would look cute all the same because he's a tarutaru. ^^

There were some rules and instructions the guests needed to follow, or in the worst case the wedding could've been cancelled, so Donthitme worked hard to make everyone behave. In the meanwhile, Pasifika and Phucrabiont went over the details of the ceremony one last time. Finally everything and (at least almost) everyone was ready, and the guests were led in to the garden.

After all had settled down, Phucrabiont approached the Temple Knight, and Pasifika - accompanied by Donthitme - followed some time after him as they had been instructed. The Temple Knight spoke of love and and starting a journey together. Pasifika and Phucrabiont swore on their honour to love and never to betray each other for all eternity, even should their blades be sundered and quivers emptied.All in all the San d'Orian ceremony was very much centered on weaponry, which was also reflected in the wedding wows.

After the official ceremony was over, the guests offered their blessings to the newlyweds by clapping, cheering and using fireworks. All of the fireworks were very festive and pretty, but wasn't shooting rockets at the couple and the wedding master a bit too much? ^^;

The wedding reception took place in Kokba Hostel at Aht Urghan Whitegate. Everyone was invited to join and a good number of friends came there to celebrate. In the middle of the festivities Phucrabiont made a stunning confession: every now and then he turns into a rarab! D: (Not many outside San d'Oria know this, but that is definitely a sign he's well suited to be an heir the San d'Orian throne!)

Pasifika was more than willing to keep the cuddly and cute rarab, and she was hoping this new turn of events would also help others to accept her dark secret... she has a tendency to turn into a tiny Mandragora! She didn't get as much understanding as she had hoped, though, as some of the guests readied their scythes and Phucrabiont the rarab eyed the leaves on top of her head hungrily.... ;_;

The reception party was very much fun and the foods, drinks, fireworks, costume cakes and the mystical 'digestive magic' kept the guest amused for a good while. But as it happened, Pasifika had also sent invitations to the local beastmen... She had hoped some cute Poroggos would come, or perhaps a Lamia Songstress would drop by to perform some of those absolutely charming songs, but... it was the Trolls that decided to show up. ;>_>

Well, since they had come all this way... the groom, bride, chaperone and most of the wedding guests promptly moved to Al Zahbi to meet the advancing Trolls. Fun and excitement! :D