Loo~ng maintenance, bored imagination running wild... x)

Well, no, this isn't really the product of the last maintenance, or even all the ones I've had to endure. I've worked on it for quite a while just for the fun of making it, but I thought it'd be nice to share it with someone here (well, if anyone happens to read this blog, that is) if I ever get it near the state of perfection I'm striving for... But look, I've finished making the 'trailer' already! xD

A moment in (Vana'diel) time - a FFXI relationships sim game


A bit of (hopefully at least) slightly amusing parody with some lame inside jokes thrown in, coming out probably this year! ^^;

Pet hunting

Pasifika and Donthitme have taken turns to practice their black magic while the other one (as white mage or paladin) watches over the little black mage. It has been a very efficient way to gather experience and to learn necessary black mage abilities, most notably the cruelty rooted deep inside this particular job - why else would they be killing poor little pets? D:

Blasting away is actually quite nice, although waiting around and repeating the same thing over and over got boring a lot of the time, but finally Pasifika's black mage is good enough compared to her white mage - for a while. Luckily the whm will hit another level cap soon, preventing any accidental level ups in Besieged. x)

The end of an era

Sunbreeze festival is over... The event Moogles have gone to their nests or secret Mog Houses - or wherever they go when they're not around. The fireworks bombardment has ceased and the dancing tarutarus have disappeared, along with the decorations. No more goldfish scooping at Sarutabaruta (Step right up!), Ronfaure (Become one with your aquan brothers...), Gustaberg (Drop what your doing and get your rear in gear!) or Rabao (Goldfish... something...). But it was fun while it lasted! :D

Scooping the goldfish was a relaxing (well, sometimes a bit annoying) passtime, and Pasifika had the right clothes for that... They were nice for dancing, too! ;) Even Romidiant put on his summer gear for this event. (But what's with those pants? o_O;)

After spending her gil on the yukata, Pasifika had to work hard during the rest of the event to gather enough for the high quality beach gear the shady Nomad Moogle was selling in Rabao. Well, looks good!
Clamming at Purgonorgo Isle was very pleasant, even with those cursed igneous rocks, but the garment's properties didn't seem to be as advertised... -_-

'Improved clamming results', the Moogle promised... maybe Moogles like Bibiki slugs?
'Decreased risk of clamming incidents'... the definition of 'incident' might need to be re-defined. -_-;

And the Nomad Moogle who sold the expensive gear (which seems to be made of less facric than the name suggests, to boot... ^^;) is nowhere to be found now and the other Moogles naturally have no idea where that one might have gone to... yeah, right. But clamming was nice and the gear looks good, so that should be enough. ^^

Pasifika actually looked so good in her beach wear that a stranger on the ferry to Purgonorgo Isle stared at her appreciatively - but General Phucrabiont was there and made it clear that he should't try anything. xD

By the way, doesn't the General look like he's going to claim the island for San d'oria, with that flag and all? x)

As the Sunbreeze festival ends, it also heralds the end of Pasifika's first year as an adventurer in Vana'diel. It was the goldfish scooping that attracted her enough to start her adventuring career in the first place (It really was!) and now the events have come a full cycle. She has come a long way... You can't call Pasifika a newbie anymore, not with such a long history of adventuring and more than 50 levels gained... (Or on second thought, of course you can! x) It's almost as if she had become a real adventurer... almost... o_O

More adventuring is needed to confirm that, I'd say! x)
Well, I'll be looking forward to yet another Sunbreeze festival when the time comes... The fireworks were a bit too noisy, but I'll miss the dancing Tarutarus.
Here's a little tribute to them, just couldn't resist the temptation... ^^;

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...