Ninian

Looking to Place a Character (Emet-Selch - FFXIV)

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Looking to Play Emet-Selch from FFXIV [Playing M4A]

Black Rose. A deadly magical plague crafted by the Garleans to use against their foes. The Ascians had hoped it would usher in the 8th Umbral Calamity—and they were right. However, the plague was not without its flaws. Its aim to stem the flow of aether was far too effective—going so far as to tilt one’s very soul to stasis. Each individual affected was not only destroyed. They were destroyed forever.

Emet-Selch watched in horror as his beloved succumbed to the plague. Unable to help, unable to change their fate. The Warrior of Light was finally undone...

The Architect felt no joy in this. They had won, sure, but at what cost? Souls were not merely something that could be easily replaced. Especially not theirs...

Fortunately, the Paragon was not the only one who felt so strongly for the Champion of the Source. Over the course of their life they touched many lives, changing them for the better. It was within these souls that Emet-Selch had to put his faith...

And so, he watched.

Much to his surprise, those who would place their faith in the Warrior if Light succeeded, transporting Archon G’raha Tia back in time, to a world not his own.

Though the Architect knew his naive self would not suffer interference. Nor would the Emissary. And so, he would watch...

The time would come for him to die. Emet-Selch watched from the Underworld as his other self perished, ready and willing to accept his aether, his memories into his own...

And thus, they were one. Of one soul, one mind. With his faith in the Warrior of Light, once more, he would watch. Wait. Though he longed for his beloved. Perhaps now was the time for action...

What I'm Looking For:

As I’ve stated in my ad here, I’m looking to play a very specific character; Emet-Selch from Final Fantasy XIV. This can either be a 1x1 or a group setting.

I know most who RP 1x1s are looking for romance or smut, or looking for a partner of a specific gender. I am not, however I'm open to romantic themes if it makes sense, only delving further—also if it makes sense. I’m happy to ship with the WoL or any character. I am 30 IRL, and happily married. Anything that happens IC, is IC only. I'm not looking to pick up dates, I just want to play pretend as a smarmy grandpa. I've had some interesting past experiences, which is the only reason I'm clarifying. Thankfully everyone I’ve met so far using this character has been a peach! Love you guys! ♥️

That said I’m pretty relaxed on who I RP with, but do your best with grammar, and write as coherently as possible. If I can’t read your post, my response isn’t going to be great! Post length doesn’t matter as long as I have enough to respond to. I’ll generally post around two paragraphs, though it may be more or less depending on the situation!

Anyway, I'm not very picky on settings, or characters I'm matched against. Can be male, female, non-binary, trans, whatever. Sometimes the strangest matchups can yield hilarious and fun results! I’m all about character interactions. I can’t get enough!

Any romance plot must involve characters 18+, with players being the same. If the plot isn’t romance, I don’t care, at all. Also since Emet-Selch seems to be PC-sexual, that is how he shall be played. I don’t care what gender your character is, and nor does Emet. Assuming he finds your character attractive! (Spoilers, he probably will, especially if your character is the Warrior of Light.)

I already have a few good threads with this character, just looking to add some more to the list!

Also don’t be afraid to ask to change the RP or start a new one. A lot of times in RP a scene will give me an idea I feel is stronger or better than a current idea. I’m always down to try out new things, don’t feel like you’re locked into our first RP!

Emet-Selch from FFXIV (Major Shadowbringers Spoilers)

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Emet-Selch

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Character Summary

Name: Hades
Aliases: Emet-Selch, Solus zos Galvus, The Architect
Age: Eternal
Race: Ascian
Place of Origin: Amaurot
Gender: Male
Class/Job: Sorcerer

“I have no need of deception—and even if I did, I assure you: you would find it quite indistinguishable from the truth.” - Emet-Selch

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Personality

Depressed shitposter. Loves the sound of his own voice, and enjoys attention. Is very set in his ways, but very open to making others set in his ways too. He much prefers watching to actively participating in most situations, particularly combat. While he’s fully capable of helping, he’d rather not, and he is sure to tell you as much.

Emet-Selch is a lonely old man who has seen the rise and fall of empires, and the development of new technologies. Little surprises him any more. That said, he's intrigued by new experiences, and is happy to force his company upon an innocent bystander.

This Architect of Empires has a certain fondness for children, and those who have suffered extreme hardship. Though he is not wont to admit it, he strives to make life a better place for those he feels are worthy of his attention.

Though his true name is Hades, he doesn't readily reveal it, preferring to use his title 'Emet-Selch' (pronounced Ehmitt-Selk). In Amaurot, the city of his birth, individuality was frowned upon, and as such names were much more personal in nature.

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Abilities

Creation Magic - The ability to take aether and shape it into a new form; including, but not limited to living organisms. This aether either comes from within, or from the surroundings. This includes life energies from other entities, however it does not necessarily have to kill the entity in question, and generally speaking it does not. This is in part because He has the ability to choose where he draws aether from, which can utilize multiple sources. This allows his magic to benefit from the collective strength, allowing them to be both stronger, and less personally taxing.

A strange quirk with Creation Magic is it requires absolute concentration, as the slightest distraction can alter the desired result. Even if you are attempting to recreate a familiar entity, it could change with a simple, stray thought.

Even compared to his peers, Emet-Selch is gifted in the field, which would explain his title of Architect. He is capable of creating an entire city with only a portion of his vast reserves of Aether.

Since Emet-Selch has a flair for the dramatic, he enjoys snapping his fingers in combination with creation. He thinks this makes him look cooler, or perhaps more worthy of adoration.

The Gift - The Gift (also referred to as the Echo) is a unique trait possessed by all those who made Amaurot their home once upon a time. The more complete an Amaurotine’s soul is, the more powerful their echo. According to Lahabrea, it is the power to break down the barriers of existence; which is true to an extent. As such, it allows them a great amount of influence over the world at large, and the forces that control it.

Aether Manipulation - The ability to harness and utilize raw magical energy. This generally takes on the form of spell casting, but he is also able to track the flow of the life stream, and create rifts into the Void.

Shapeshifting - Amaurotine's do not have a physical form per-se. They are able to "pour" their soul into any "container" they see fit; being existing or fabricated. It is often used to take on the form of false-deities and powerful monstrosities—say Shiva, or Quetzalcoatl. Emet-Selch has his own form, taken from his true namesake; Hades. These forms are empowered by faith.

Despite the fact that Emet-Selch is fully capable of utilizing these transformative magicks, he prefers to stay with one form as much as possible, as too much alteration drains ones Aether reserves.

Ascian Prime - An Ascian soul made aetheric. It has the ability to control vast amounts of aether in a form suited for combat.

Hades - Hades’ ascended form. It’s capable of impressive feats of sorcery, conjuring dark-aspected aether to do combat. It has two forms; one physical and one aetheric. In his aetheric form, he is able to call upon the souls of the deceased to combine with him to grant him power.

“Behold, a sorcerer of eld! Tremble before my glory!” - Hades

Resonance - The ability to resonate with others' souls. This can be used for communication, and allows them to empathize with a person or creature’s past experiences. They are capable of seeing the color and form of a person’s soul, which allows them to easily identify an individual. Due to their nature, a soul is incapable of deceit—or at least the ones from Hydaelyn are.

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History

Born in Amaurot in eons past, he grew up in a utopian society, designed to allow all to flourish. Though treated equally, some were more skilled than others. As such Hades became a part of the Convocation of Fourteen—Amaurot’s governing body, and bestowed the title Emet-Selch, the Architect. He was tasked with the construction and maintaining of the city’s buildings and functions. It was no small feat, but he enjoyed his work.

This happiness would not last forever. Something about their star changed—the physical and aetherial realm began to warp their world beyond recognition, and this incited fear, and panic. Emotions they were unfamiliar with. The Amaurotines creation magicks became tainted, and they gave rise to terrifying abominations.

To this end, the Convocation of Fourteen gathered, desperate to find a solution to deliver them from destruction. They found the only way was to rewrite the laws of existence. However to do this, they would need to create a powerful entity; the will of the Star made manifest.

To create a God requires no small amount of power, and as such half of Amaurot’s population was sacrificed to bring forth their salvation. And a savior He was, indeed.

However, that wasn’t enough. All life was gone. As such, they sacrificed another half of their remaining population to seed the Star with life. Hades had lost so much, and was not going to stand for this. It was not fair what happened, and as such he hatched a plan to bring everyone back. By any means necessary.

His closest friend objected to his ambitious plan, which involved seeding life only to sacrifice their Aether. They believed it was their turn to exist, and that Amaurot’s chapter had concluded.

Not conceding, Emet-Selch was well on his way to enact his plan when Venat, along with their followers, summoned their own god to serve as His shackles. The clash of these powerful primals caused reality itself to split into fourteen pieces; the Source, and Thirteen Shards.

Only Three Amaurotines were spared from the sundering. Hades’ grief turned into madness, and he and the remaining two Paragons began to hatch a plan to rejoin the fragmented Star.

Longing for home, Hades would continue playing the role of Architect, creating grand, technologically advanced civilizations. He was proud of them, but he was constantly disappointed by man. They were selfish creatures who cared for no one but themselves. They weren’t even truly alive. Merely ghosts of what could have been. This disgusted him.

He tried to grow fond of them, even taking up countless lovers throughout his lifetime. Still he found them wanting. Through his experiences, he confirmed his initial opinion that the only way to truly fix the world, was to rejoin the shards, awaken his god, Zodiark, and sacrifice the followers of Hydaelyn so that Amaurot may be reborn.

Plots & Setting:

FFXIV Ideas:

Your character does not have to be the WoL.

• Amaurot Pre-sundering
• Ancient Allag
• Fan-made Empire/Kingdom/City on any Shard
• A shard with not enough aether for residents to use magic
• Garlemald pre-Empire or post-Empire
• During ShB MSQ [Timeskips between Scenes]
• Post-Death with a Revival/Reconstitution of his Soul
• Post-Death with Emet-Selch from the Exarch's timeline...
• Previous life for the WoL, canon or OC

Headcanons:

Specifics can be negotiated especially in areas where the WoL is concerned.

• Hades has always held a strong attraction to the WoL since Amaurot
• Potential past romantic relationship with WoL
• Obsessive and Jealous
• Switch with Dominant Leanings
• Tsundere/Yandere Leanings
• Emotional Dumpsterfire
• Is definitely a lonely Shoebill (Possibly from a different timeline....)

TL;DR

I'd like to play Emet-Selch from FFXIV, and I really don't care who what when where or why. You can reach me on Discord Ninian#3747 if you have questions. I am nowadays very rarely on RPG, but I will check back occasionally. I'm always looking for RP. More information about me can be found on my profile!

Looking to Place a Character (Emet-Selch - FFXIV)

If you have any questions about myself or my character don’t hesitate to ask! For help I’ll list the fandoms I’m familiar with that I think I could easily fit him into:

Final Fantasy (all, as himself)
Pokémon (as Arceus)
Star Trek (as himself or a Q)
Doctor Who (as himself)
Fire Emblem (any, as himself)
Inuyasha (himself, or a yokai)
Sword Art Online (sentient AI/NPC)

I’ll add more if I think on it. As for fandoms I’m vaguely familiar with...

Kingdom Hearts (as himself)

Looking to Place a Character (Emet-Selch - FFXIV)

I’m looking to place a character I’ve really been enjoying as either himself, or an expy if I must. I’m very free with what setting to place him in as he’s so adaptable I don’t see there being any issues. I’m also adaptable! My usual post length is a 2-3 paragraphs, but Emet-Selch loves to hear himself talk.

As Emet-Selch is the big bad of FFXIV Shadowbringers expansion, his power level is high—think Sephiroth or Kefka. That said, the character is lazy and a touch apathetic in most situations, so it’s not something that comes up often. He’s also only villainous in the context of his own world.

For my own preferences, my profile is pretty accurate. Though I’m willing to let Emet-Selch get wrapped up in romance which is normally outside of my realm of preferences.

Anyway, without further ado...

Emet-Selch from FFXIV

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Emet-Selch

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Character Summary

Name: Hades
Aliases: Emet-Selch, Solus zos Galvus, The Architect
Age: Eternal
Race: Ascian
Place of Origin: Amaurot
Gender: Male
Class/Job: Sorcerer

“I have no need of deception—and even if I did, I assure you: you would find it quite indistinguishable from the truth.” - Emet-Selch

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Personality

Depressed shitposter. Loves the sound of his own voice, and enjoys attention. Is very set in his ways, but very open to making others set in his ways too. He much prefers watching to actively participating in most situations, particularly combat. While he’s fully capable of helping, he’d rather not, and he is sure to tell you as much.

Emet-Selch is a lonely old man who has seen the rise and fall of empires, and the development of new technologies. Little surprises him any more. That said, he's intrigued by new experiences, and is happy to force his company upon an innocent bystander.

This Architect of Empires has a certain fondness for children, and those who have suffered extreme hardship. Though he is not wont to admit it, he strives to make life a better place for those he feels are worthy of his attention.

Though his true name is Hades, he doesn't readily reveal it, preferring to use his title 'Emet-Selch' (pronounced Ehmitt-Selk). In Amaurot, the city of his birth, individuality was frowned upon, and as such names were much more personal in nature.

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Abilities

Creation Magic - The ability to take aether and shape it into a new form; including, but not limited to living organisms. This aether either comes from within, or from the surroundings. This includes life energies from other entities, however it does not necessarily have to kill the entity in question, and generally speaking it does not. This is in part because He has the ability to choose where he draws aether from, which can utilize multiple sources. This allows his magic to benefit from the collective strength, allowing them to be both stronger, and less personally taxing.

A strange quirk with Creation Magic is it requires absolute concentration, as the slightest distraction can alter the desired result. Even if you are attempting to recreate a familiar entity, it could change with a simple, stray thought.

Even compared to his peers, Emet-Selch is gifted in the field, which would explain his title of Architect. He is capable of creating an entire city with only a portion of his vast reserves of Aether.

Since Emet-Selch has a flair for the dramatic, he enjoys snapping his fingers in combination with creation. He thinks this makes him look cooler, or perhaps more worthy of adoration.

The Gift - The Gift (also referred to as the Echo) is a unique trait possessed by all those who made Amaurot their home once upon a time. The more complete an Amaurotine’s soul is, the more powerful their echo. According to Lahabrea, it is the power to break down the barriers of existence; which is true to an extent. As such, it allows them a great amount of influence over the world at large, and the forces that control it.

Aether Manipulation - The ability to harness and utilize raw magical energy. This generally takes on the form of spell casting, but he is also able to track the flow of the life stream, and create rifts into the Void.

Shapeshifting - Amaurotine's do not have a physical form per-se. They are able to "pour" their soul into any "container" they see fit; being existing or fabricated. It is often used to take on the form of false-deities and powerful monstrosities—say Shiva, or Quetzalcoatl. Emet-Selch has his own form, taken from his true namesake; Hades. These forms are empowered by faith.

Despite the fact that Emet-Selch is fully capable of utilizing these transformative magicks, he prefers to stay with one form as much as possible, as too much alteration drains ones Aether reserves.

Ascian Prime - An Ascian soul made aetheric. It has the ability to control vast amounts of aether in a form suited for combat.

Hades - Hades’ ascended form. It’s capable of impressive feats of sorcery, conjuring dark-aspected aether to do combat. It has two forms; one physical and one aetheric. In his aetheric form, he is able to call upon the souls of the deceased to combine with him to grant him power.

“Behold, a sorcerer of eld! Tremble before my glory!” - Hades

Resonance - The ability to resonate with others' souls. This can be used for communication, and allows them to empathize with a person or creature’s past experiences. They are capable of seeing the color and form of a person’s soul, which allows them to easily identify an individual. Due to their nature, a soul is incapable of deceit—or at least the ones from Hydaelyn are.

“T͢hi͞s̛ ҉i͡s wha̵t it͜ l͘o̴ơks̸ ͘l̷ik̛e͟ ̢w͏he̵n E͝me͘t͏-͢Sel̶c͞h ̕s͜pea̸k҉s͘ ̡with͝ his͝ sou͡l̛.́“

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History

Born in Amaurot in eons past, he grew up in a utopian society, designed to allow all to flourish. Though treated equally, some were more skilled than others. As such Hades became a part of the Convocation of Fourteen—Amaurot’s governing body, and bestowed the title Emet-Selch, the Architect. He was tasked with the construction and maintaining of the city’s buildings and functions. It was no small feat, but he enjoyed his work.

This happiness would not last forever. Something about their star changed—the physical and aetherial realm began to warp their world beyond recognition, and this incited fear, and panic. Emotions they were unfamiliar with. The Amaurotines creation magicks became tainted, and they gave rise to terrifying abominations.

To this end, the Convocation of Fourteen gathered, desperate to find a solution to deliver them from destruction. They found the only way was to rewrite the laws of existence. However to do this, they would need to create a powerful entity; the will of the Star made manifest.

To create a God requires no small amount of power, and as such half of Amaurot’s population was sacrificed to bring forth their salvation. And a savior He was, indeed.

However, that wasn’t enough. All life was gone. As such, they sacrificed another half of their remaining population to seed the Star with life. Hades had lost so much, and was not going to stand for this. It was not fair what happened, and as such he hatched a plan to bring everyone back. By any means necessary.

His closest friend, Hythlodaeus, objected to his ambitious plan, which involved seeding life only to sacrifice their Aether. He believed it was their turn to exist, and that Amaurot’s chapter had concluded. Not conceding, Emet-Selch was well on his way to enact his plan when Hythlodaeus, along with his followers, summoned their own god to serve as His shackles. The clash of these powerful primals caused reality itself to split into fourteen pieces; the Source, and Thirteen Shards.

Only Three Amaurotines were spared from the sundering. Not even Hythlodaeus survived the cataclysmic event, his soul being torn across all Thirteen Shards, and the Source. Hades’ grief turned into madness, and he and the remaining two Paragons began to hatch a plan to rejoin the fragmented Star.

Longing for home, Hades would continue playing the role of Architect, creating grand, technologically advanced civilizations. He was proud of them, but he was constantly disappointed by man. They were selfish creatures who cared for no one but themselves. They weren’t even truly alive. Merely ghosts of what could have been. This disgusted him.

He tried to grow fond of them, even taking up countless lovers throughout his lifetime. Still he found them wanting. Through his experiences, he confirmed his initial opinion that the only way to truly fix the world, was to rejoin the shards, awaken his god, Zodiark, and sacrifice the followers of Hydaelyn so that Amaurot may be reborn.

If you’re interested respond here and link your RP if applicable. Also feel free to contact me on Discord - Ninian#3747. I’m usually much easier to reach there.

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Crossroads of Time [Full]

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]
@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord

Waving her hand, the Kirla gave the Glaceon a smirk, "It's okay! Just uh... I dunno, don't do it again! Plus even though Devon looks like a baby, he's probably older than all of us. Right Devon?" Once she finished her statement, Lilisette realized that Devon probably had no idea how old he was. Also it begged the question, if he were old, why was he a Totodile and not a Croconaw? The whole thing was confusing, and caused the Psychic to rub her head.

"A-Anyway, I'm Lilisette. It's nice to meet you guys. Team Sanctuary? Sounds nice. We're Team Horizon, and watch we're going to be the best!" The words were incredibly confident. If not for good reason.

Omen's words soured her excited mood, "...I mean, that's why we're with Brick. You're right, it's our first time out there, and... I know it's dangerous." At their offer of help her eyes sparkled, "Really!? We're going there too! That'd be really helpful, thank you!"

Looking to the group she spoke, "So uhm... did you want to travel with them, Devon? You are the leader afterall."

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Crossroads of Time [Full]

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]
@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord

A small sigh escaped the Kirlia's lips, "You're right, Devon, it's just... I guess I never really thought all this through." Attention was drawn to Selena, and the psychic tilted her head before looking over at her foot. Though she wasn't even close to being a medical expert, it seemed swollen. Hopefully the Grass-type was telling the truth, and that it was nothing more than a small injury. "If it gets worse, let me know, all right? Heal Pulse should... at least take the edge off."

With Ember's approach, the Kirlia nodded, not saying anything given she was terrible at being quiet, but she at least considered her words. Selena was acting differently. It was hard to say why, though.

A group of travelers arrived at the Waypoint, the orange-eyed Kirlia watching them with some confusion as they spoke to each other as if the group was there. "We can totally hear you, you know. Sheesh."

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Crossroads of Time [Full]

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]
@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord

Immediately throwing herself to the ground, the Kirlia let out an over-exaggerated groan. "That was really farrrr... and really boring! Sheesh..." Pulling her satchel forward, the girl grabbed an Oran Berry, and began to munch on it. "You're having us go to... Gerudo, right? That's.. that's really far. And we have to go all the way across Altepa? I thought this was far. Wasn't... I mean, I guess I didn't really think this all through. A desert."

Picking herself up, she made her way over to Selena and Ember. Finishing the rest of the berry in one gulp, she began splashing water on her face and arms, taking sips between each splash. Dehydration and heat exhaustion was a real threat, and Lilisette didn't want to be ill prepared.

"Anyway, um... we should probably break. Ember's right, Selena doesn't look so good. No offense." She realized almost immediately how bad that sounded, "...Can't say I'm doing much better. That was really a lot of walking. Plus the desert sand is going to hurt..."

Once she finished drinking her fill, she followed the Bayleef towards the exit, "Yeah... the sun's already blazing, too..."

"Volug" the Absol

[Folio's Trunk - Town Path F7]
@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord

Letting out a groan, the Absol humored the Sylveon, "You're absolutely right. I believe the politically correct term is 'eccentric'. My apologies for harming your delicate sensibilities."

Ears perked, he smirked somewhat as the group discussed amongst themselves. As if he couldn't hear what they were saying. Not that he cared. Turning around on a paw, he continued towards the stairs. "There's only one way in and out of here. It would be a poor assumption to make." With that, he slowly, and calmly made his way out.