Alectrona the Ancient Chaos Gremlin

I got a random burst of inspiration at 1am, so have a Gpose series about Solfrid (and Sunna) through another's eyes.

Name: Solfrid Leirvik Age: 82 (Dawntrail) Gender: Female

Is a Warrior of Light?: Yes. Hometown: Village of Leirvik, Golmore Jungle (Permanently Exiled)

Nameday: 30th Sun, Sixth Astral Moon

Patron Deity: Azeyma

Relationship Status: It's Complicated.

Sexuality: Demisexual Lesbian

Likes: Good food, reading, shooting, traveling, sleeping and women.

Dislikes: Waking up, Solution 9, Ul'dah, Uncooked Tomatoes, Salad and Men.

Her Azem: Sunna

Trivia:

Her name "Solfrid" means "Beautiful Sun" and was given to her by her mother after seeing her orange eyes for the first time.

While she is a Warrior of Light, she does not live in the same timeline / story as Alectrona.

Azem April 2026: Part 1 - Name On a day long since lost to the winds of time the hallowed halls and courtyards of the Akadaemia Anyder echoed with screams, panicked shouts and the sound of running feet as students and staff fled in the face of a rampaging, malformed beast formed from a failed classroom experiment. The large beast filled the hall as it charged forward after a group of fleeing students, one student loses their footing and falls, another stops to help them despite the beast closing the distance. To all present it looks as if a tragedy is about to befall this most esteemed of institutions. At the last moment the thunderous charge of the beast falters under a hail of hastily loosed arrows from a balcony above. As the beast staggers the source of the arrows becomes apparent as a robed figure jumps down from the balcony, placing herself between the beast and the fleeing students. To the surprise of many, the figure is not a staff member nor one of the many convocation members who teach at the Akadaemia. It's a student by the name of Alectrona.

All present know of her by reputation, if not by name. She's the willful, sarcastic, free spirited young woman who drew the ire of staff and students alike. Now she faces down a beast alone. The beast pauses, letting out a low growl as it beholds the one who peppered it with arrows mere moments before. In anger it lashes out at the woman before it and all present feel certain Alectrona will meet her death.

Yet it does not come, the young woman narrowly dodges the slashing claws and draws back the string of her bow, muttering a quiet incantation as aether forms into a brilliant, shining arrow far different from the ones she used before.

As the beast rears up as if to smash down on her, she looses the aetheric arrow into it's underside. It staggers back as it bellows in pain, severely wounded but still a threat. Alectrona glances upwards and spots a spiraling chandelier above the beast, she draws another arrow and takes aim at the chandelier.

The arrow soars up to the high ceiling and hits the base of the chandelier, dislodging it and causing it to plummet towards the beast below crushing it and ending it's rampage before it could hurt anyone else.

After dusting herself off, Alectrona turns to look at the two students who were saved by her intervention. "Is du aalright?" Her distinctive accent echoes around the hall, its low, melodic and slow delivery making it stand out from the much more clear cut Amaurotine accent.

Born into House Corvinus, a modest family of the Garlean upper class, Aurelia initially slipped under the radar of wider society until an incident brought her to public attention at the age of five. A former employee of House Corvinus made public allegations that she was a cursed child, the former employee claimed that Aurelia showed signs of being able to manipulate aether... Something that should be impossible for a Garlean child. House Corvinus was quick to dismiss the rumours as the slanderous ramblings of a disgruntled former servant, but the allegations would continue to plague the House and Aurelia. The matter wasn't helped by Aurelia's general poor health throughout her childhood and teenage years. She was long plagued by night terrors and periods of sudden headaches and fainting. One notable instance of Aurelia suddenly fainting happened during a visit by the late Emperor Solus to the Magitek Academy. No physical reason for her ill health has ever been found despite examinations by many of Garlemald's top chirurgeons. This inexplicable ailment, coupled with the rumours surrounding her since her childhood have overshadowed her talents with Magitek and while she was able to successfully graduate from the Magitek Academy, she was relegated to a field engineering role in the Imperial Army.

She retained that position until the days surrounding the Battle of Carteneau at which point she was listed as missing in action and after two years was presumed dead. Alongside the other Garleans lost in the battle she was lauded as a hero. However, in recent days reports from Garlean agents in Eorzea have brought tales of a woman matching Aurelia's description working in company with the denizens of Eorzea and the defector Cid Garlond. The news that the youngest daughter of House Corvinus has betrayed her homeland and taken up with Garlemald's enemies has shaken House Corvinus and damaged their prestige in Garlemald's society.

It's time to introduce one of my other characters! I present my lizard girl Hana! Hana is a young woman in her 20s, who was raised by her adoptive parents in Doma.

She has a strong love of nature, botany and cooking. But not all is well in her world...

The professions which she is most talented in include that of White Mage, Botanist and Samurai. Ever since she was young she's been plagued by nightmares and strange dreams, that feel like memories but nothing in these dreams is familiar to her.

When creating Alectrona one thing I was determined to do was give her a different manner of speaking compared to the other Ancients. Because although she was a member of the Convocation and wider Amaurotine society she was born and raised in the distant north. So while many of the Ancients speak with a clear cut and easily understandable English accent (only with the english voice over of course) that is very reminiscent of the south of England irl, Alectrona speaks with a pronounced Shetland dialect. Coming from the complete opposite end of the UK, the Shetland accent is noticeably different in speech patterns, intonations and delivery. It even has some words of it's own that aren't really used in English!

This difference in speech allows for some interesting exchanges in dialogue between characters due to linguistic or cultural misunderstandings. Especially so during Convocation meetings where Alectrona would often argue with Igeyorhm.

After the conclusion of the Endwalker MSQ, Alectrona remained in poor health. There was no physical injury and she was ostensibly healthy but she was experiencing dizzy spells and headaches. This worried the Scions, but Alectrona would rebuff all of their efforts to help until she collapsed. Just over two months would pass and she failed to wake up.

With all the Scions healers and the Sharlayan Chirurgeons coming up with a dead end, it seems as if Alectrona will be condemned to perpetual slumber... After all, it's not like there are remaining Ancients they can ask for help, right? (Hello Peoples! This is my latest experiment with Gposing, I wanted to try something narrative based and I chose to do a series of Gposes that ties in with the beginning of my Fanfic for Alectrona! ^-^)

To describe them as strict parents would be an understatement of the highest order, especially so in the case of Alectrona's mother Calista. While her father Machaon was generally more forgiving, he often gave way to Calista's iron-fisted approach.

Calista and Machaon were researchers of the maritime environment and were based at a local observation facility just outside the town of Kameiros. They worked closely with the Words of Mitron in studying newly released marine life. They made a home in Kameiros, where they would have two children with the eldest being a boy named Achilleus and a few years later a girl named Alectrona.

Out of the two Alectrona would prove to be the biggest thorn in their sides, as soon as she was able to walk she would wander and always seek out new things and new places. She was intelligent and quick to pick up on new ideas but refused to commit to her studies and ultimately she would be expelled from the Akadaemia Anyder which was a source of great embarrassment to Calista and Machaon who were themselves alumni of that prestigious institution.

Shortly after they would ban her from the family home and it would be many years before they would speak again.

Azem April 2025 || Days 1 & 2 - Introduction & Name!