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    Vintage Marianne (Commission)

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 06:32 AM PDT

    Lysithea! (t: @fufufuyu)

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:45 AM PDT

    Garreg Mach gets a new transfer student from Ilia (commission by @c022m on Twitter)

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:34 AM PDT

    I did a quick art of Dimitri. I hope you like it!

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 12:01 PM PDT

    I drew Dorothea as a request for someone!

    Posted: 01 Jun 2021 11:44 PM PDT

    Disappointed Adult Tiki/praying for her alt, next week is Cordelia.

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 05:53 AM PDT

    [OC] Lucina commission for someone!

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 09:38 AM PDT

    Truth, Despair, and Hope - FE 8 map sprites in FE Fates' style (Ephraim, Lyon and Eirika)

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 10:32 AM PDT

    Petra at the Beach

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 04:46 PM PDT

    Tis pride month again so it's time to be reminded again

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 07:22 AM PDT

    So many years have passed and so many replays have been done, it still strikes me odd how much resemblance Seth have with Queen Ismaire

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 02:15 AM PDT

    [OC] My little Elise standees came in! Ain't they cute?

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 12:23 PM PDT

    Elincia: A Princess Turned Queen

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 04:10 PM PDT

    One of my favourite characters in the series is, as you could already tell, Elincia from Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. My reason being: her having some of the best development in the series, bar none. Going from the meek and weak princess in the former game, then growing up into the strong, but kind queen in the latter. But, me just saying that isn't going to do her any justice. So, I'm gonna go through her dialogue and show her beginnings, fears, flaws, challenges, and her eventual growth into being a true queen to her people.

    Spoilers for both PoR and RD, obviously. So, from this point on, be wary of that.

    Beginnings

    Before we get on into the real juicy bits, we first have to establish exactly who she is. Elincia Ridell Crimea is the hidden daughter of the, then current, king and queen of Crimea. Hidden for the sake of avoiding a political fallout as the king's brother, Renning, was the next ruler in line. So, she was raised in a villa in the countryside, though she was not alone. She had her parents, uncle, Lucia and Geoffrey, who were her milk siblings (kinda like foster siblings), and Duke Bastian. Her days were happy for the most part, that is, until the king of Daein, Ashnard, invaded the kingdom. He killed Elincia's parents, heavily wounded, imprisoned, and brainwashed her uncle, and forced her to escape with a group of knights, including Geoffrey. She was forced to abandon them once the army was close to getting her. The fates of Geoffrey, Lucia, Bastian, Renning and many others were unknown to Elincia for the majority of the game. She is eventually found by Ike and his mercenary band, kickstarting the major events in the game.

    Fears and Flaws

    As expected, after going through much turmoil after the invasion and losing basically everyone she cares for, she has a massive fear of losing those she cares about. This usually manifests as a general worry for her companions which she'll generally try to remedy by offering help in some way. Like giving Rhys a mend staff or offering to join the battle to at least prevent some deaths. However, it forms in destructive ways as well. Later on in the story, Elincia is reunited with Lucia and eventually Bastian, but Geoffrey is forced to act as a distraction to keep Daein's troops from going after Elincia. She's distraught by the news and begs and pleads with Bastian and Lucia to help fight Daein' troops so Geoffrey will live. When told that there's no other option, she breaks down and screams "No... No! They've survived this long! They're alive! NO!!!". We see just how deep that fear goes, considering she was willing to potentially make a Leif-tier military mistake in order to save Geoffrey. She's lucky that Ike and his crew are effective at what they do, otherwise it could have been an utter shitshow all for one guy.

    This is one of her flaws: naivete. Her limited exposure to the outside world has resulted in a flawed and inexperienced view of the world. We've seen that in her tactics earlier, but it also applies to her perception of other countries and their practices. She was raised by a very kind king to all, so the idea of a country unwilling to help or innocent civilians being attacked during a war is something she wouldn't have even thought of. Now, to be fair, when being told about this stuff, usually by Soren, she is saddened and frustrated by her naivete, then decides to change her outlook. But many times, she expects the best out of most people, with little expectation of deceit or betrayal. Even three years later she still has issues with that.

    Another of her flaws is her lack of self-esteem. She often doubts her own capabilities, downplaying her achievements, and often beats herself up over her mistakes. Like when training with Tanith, the leader of Begnion's pegasus knights, she is complemented for being an excellent upstart, but immediately downplays how good she is. Same thing happens when she's about to be coronated; She's unsure if she's fit to be queen, so Ike needs encourage her repeatedly to convince her of her strengths. While she does accept her qualities in those conversations, when a new situation arises, she often reverts to doubting herself every time.

    Challenges

    So, three years pass by and she's the queen of Crimea and has to somehow return it to its former glory. However, at every step of this process, there is roadblock after roadblock. The internal council of Crimea continually disagrees with her and disrespects her friends and family. It doesn't exactly help that some countries like Begnion barely respect Crimea's sovereignty and decide to barge in on their soil whenever they please. Things only go from bad to worse as one of the Crimean nobles, Ludveck, is organizing a coup d'état against Elincia. He used the people's prejudice against the Laguz, who Elincia was trying to build better relations with, as a major steppingstone to get the populace on his side. Which did work as many rural folks began to raise arms against the Queen. Elincia tries to quell this by sending Geoffrey to handle Ludveck at his castle. But this was a trap to keep Elincia defenseless. Despite Lucia trying to move Elincia to a safe house, things go awry when she herself gets kidnapped and held for ransom by Ludveck. Now, left with little options, Elincia must defend herself at the castle from Ludveck and his men. After Haar beating them easily the hard-fought battle she captured Ludveck. But this wouldn't be the end, as his coup uses Lucia as a hostage threatening to hang her if Elincia doesn't surrender. This is Elincia's worst case scenario. A family member is about to die, her people are willing to dethrone her for her supposed mistakes, and her attempts to resolve this have failed spectacularly. Knowing this she heads to negotiate with Ludveck one last time. I'll show the dialogue and go more in depth after it's done:

    Ludveck: "Queen Elincia, you're so naive. So helplessly naive. Your policies are strong and you have a kind heart, those are both good qualities. However, just those isn't enough to lead the masses. This has always caused me to worry. Cold and callous decisions are sometimes required of a nation's ruler. Even if you don't wish for blood to flow, that doesn't mean you must fear it… However, it looks like our Queen of Crimea wasn't strong enough… So that is why."

    Elincia: "So what you're saying… Is that you caused a rebellion to test how strong I was? …Is that it?"

    Ludveck: "Exactly, Your Majesty. If you truly had the power to quell the civil war… As long as I could affirm that, even if I were executed as a traitor, I would have no regrets. But, no, you were too hesitant and too concerned about harming the people… Now look what has happened."

    Elincia: "………"

    Ludveck: "Sigh… It looks you're beginning to realise. Yet, even at this time, you still only captured me alive! Not only that, but you didn't even command your soldiers to pursue the fleeing rebels!! If you had pursued them, perhaps Lady Lucia could have been saved."

    Elincia: "…What do you want with Lucia?"

    Ludveck: "I won't be doing anything. So long as you accept my little proposal. Please abdicate and cede the crown to me. The rule of Crimea cannot be kept in your hands."

    Elincia: "If you thought I wasn't worthy of ruling, why didn't you target me from the beginning? Why did you need to drag the civilians into everything…?"

    Ludveck: "If I wanted you killed, it would be maddeningly simple to do so. Your Majesty is not cautious, in the slightest, of anyone and easy to get close to. I could just hide a blade or perhaps prepare some poisoned wine, while saying some pleasing words to you, slowly befriending you. Yet if that were the case… I fear even at death you wouldn't have suspected a thing and would just smile happily at me. Moreso, Crimea would enter another time of turbulence. The nearby nations would declare me a traitor and use it as an excuse to invade Crimea. To prevent this scenario from happening, I had to have Your Majesty abdicate out of your own free will and then appoint me as the new king."

    Elincia: "………"

    Ludveck: "So I take it you understand everything now? And considering Lady Lucia's life is on the line, you haven't much choice. Now, let's have you free me from this prison cell, and then we can discuss any further details…"

    Ludveck hits the nail on the head for every flaw Elincia has and uses it to demolish her resolve. Exploiting her low self-esteem by stating how she's messed up at every step of the way and this whole coup was due to her naivete and weakness. This would seemingly crush her will and she'd abdicate her throne right there. But this isn't the end yet.

    Elincia: "I don't think so."

    Ludveck: "What?! Are you truly willing to sacrifice Lady Lucia?! You wish to abandon somebody who grew up as your sister, and a loyal advisor who has always supported you!?"

    Elincia: "…Lord Ludveck, all your dissatisfaction and misgivings about me are well founded. However, your method of dealing with me is unforgivable. Using civilians and provoking them to fight a civil war, that act will cause this country to be left with a long-lasting scar."

    Ludveck: "So that's why I said you were naive! What a king needs is to be strong enough to use any means possible to achieve their goals!!"

    Elincia: "Didn't you say before that you caused a rebellion in order to protect the country? Then let me ask you, what is country? Isn't it civilians who make a country? Think about it. Throughtout this conflict, do you realize how many lives you've simply thrown away?

    Ludveck: "Ha, such naïve reasoning. What is wrong about using civilians!? Without even lifting a finger, civilian numbers will rise by themselves. Human live are as cheap as grass, isn't that the truth? These small insignificant bundles of life don't have any impact on the country's well-being. However, a king is different. Without a king, a country cannot stand. A country needs its king. It needs a powerful king!"

    Elincia: "You're wrong. Strength without compassion does not a ruler make. Protecting people is what it means to protect the country. You care nothing for the people, so you are unfit to become king. You cloak your desire to rule with pretty speeches, but it is petty avarice nonetheless!"

    Ludveck: "…So this is how it shall be? Very well… But Lady Lucia cannot be spared without my order. To protect your throne you've cast her aside… If you think about it, your actions are just as selfish!!"

    Elincia: "…I thank you, for letting me see my own weaknesses. … Allowing you to plant the seeds of rebellion and play havoc with the lives of my people is a failure for which I must answer. But I will see Crimea through this trial. I will give my people the future they deserve, no matter the cost."

    This is where Elincia really shined in her growth. Instead of falling, she stays true to her beliefs and decides to keep fighting. But I think what Ludveck said also spurned this on. He showed her all of her flaws, but at the same time, showed her how to improve them. The biggest of which being that she'd need to make callous decisions. After leaving Ludveck she decides to face the crowd and let them kill Lucia. Lucia is ecstatic to not see Elincia give in and accepts her death. The moment loses some edge when we see the Greil Mercenaries save her and stop the coup, but the scene afterwards where Elincia falls to her knees out of pure relief and fear shows how much she had to deal with in that moment. We get some dialogue later on about how she felt, that losing Lucia was like losing her other half. But, if put in that scenario again, she would still let Lucia die, for the sake of her people and kingdom.

    Resolution

    After this, Elincia becomes much less willing to let people walk over her. Even when a Begnion senator, Valtome, demands to use her land as battlegrounds and to supply them for their racist war against the Laguz, she stays firm in denial. Even when threatened with death, which is quite likely since Begnion is still a massive nation that could demolish Crimea, Elincia remains firm in her nation's neutrality. Her growth comes in full swing when the Begnion and Laguz troops are about to fight in Crimean soil. She asks the two parties to cease this conflict and leave. Both parties don't listen to her, so, being the badass she is, puts her sword down and lays on her knees in protest of this battle right in the middle of the two biggest armies in the continent, possibly the world at this point. In utter respect of this brave act, Tibarn and Zelgius withdraw their troops. Though, Valtome takes a small force and continues to fight anyways.

    Elincia has become strong with an unbending will but has not removed her kind and caring attitude for people. She cares for allies but will not give up everything or make a massive blunder for them. And isn't so naïve to give into threats and is more perceptive than before. These traits are a far cry from the young girl found in the woods at the start of Path of Radiance.

    TL;DR: Elincia has amazing character growth and goes from a naïve, fearful princess to a strong, capable queen.

    Side Note: Any criticisms of the format used, the writing, or just things I got wrong are greatly appreciated!

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    I painted Rhea and Edelgard in the style of Art Nouveau!

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 09:02 AM PDT

    [OC] Yarne's Lake Bath

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 12:16 PM PDT

    FE5 Negative Growths Iron Man

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 11:10 AM PDT

    Jill Fizzart deserves more fan art. (I: @bioniclop18)

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 09:27 AM PDT

    I drew Hilda!

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:16 PM PDT

    A Day in the Life of Heroes - Forging Bonds: Peculiar Possibilities

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:58 AM PDT

    Piano Arrangement of "Ascent" from Radiant Dawn

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 02:44 PM PDT

    I played through chapter 4x of Thracia 776 and fell into what is apparently a common trap for most people (':

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 09:58 AM PDT

    "What If?" Wednesday, Chapter 35: Steal Sword

    Posted: 02 Jun 2021 04:13 PM PDT

    Chapter 34

    Hi there, everybody! June has struck, and as a Northern Hemispherianite, it feels as though summer is upon me. But when I'm escaping the heat, I find something else upon me - that is, "What If?" Wednesday, the semi-regular speculative gameplay discussion thread! Today's prompt comes from my recent revisiting of Genealogy of the Holy War. Which, by the way, is now available on the Japanese Super Famicon Online service (and thereby attainable to anyone who has Nintendo Switch Online, and the ability to create a Japan-based Nintendo Account).

    The humble Thief. Many show up throughout the series - sometimes as members of enemy bandit gangs, in other cases showing up to loot castles at the most inopportune times. And while their habits may seem unsavory, a few manage to join the player's own ranks, whether by effort or convenience. While rarely possessing combat that can even be called "competent", they nonetheless manage to stand out by the utility they offer. Opening doors, looting chests, and robbing enemy-held items are their main forte. The way Stealing in particular operates quite differently among games - while Thracia and Tellius permit Weapon/Staff theft, contingent on Con exceeding Wt, other games forbid it. While stealing requires outspeeding in Three Houses, Thracia, and Tellius, it only requires speed-matching in FE7 and Sacred Stones, with other games setting no speed requirement. Genealogy may have the weirdest stealing of all - all that can be stolen is enemy gold, and it is accomplished through combat, rather than an independent command.

    So, what if things were changed? That is to say, what if a game's stealing mechanic were changed to match that of another game in the series? Consider, for instance, if FE7 Stealing were done not with a Steal command, but by landing a hit on the target. Or if, in Three Houses, Stealing didn't demand outspeeding the foe, but could instead be performed with any speed stat. How would these sorts of changes affect the way you play the game? How would the viability and utility of thief-type units be affected? Which kind of Steal mechanic is your favorite to utilize? And, how would you like the series to utilize Stealing in the future - or, would you rather it fall by the wayside, as it appeared to do from Shadow Dragon until Three Houses?

    In any case, thank you for reading! I'll be sharing my own answer below in just a few minutes. I really do appreciate everyone's insights, so please leave your comments below!

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