#godbert manderville

The Stormblood Hildibrand Adventures ends with absolute cinema

took some art requests from my artmoots

Hard copies are on pre-order still.

As before, this book brings together all the previously uncollected side stories on the Lodestone, but with new art, and 4 new stories exclusive to this volume!

Feo Ul's backstory we just learned in the Pilgrim's Traverse is gone into a little more, how they got their name, became friends with the Crystal Exarch, and their friendships with Lyna's parents and how Exarch became the young viis's guardian. Also some horrifying details about his crystallized arm.

Godbert and Julyan Manderville's meeting and courtship. A training regimen Hildibrand mentioned in an optional dialogue in the latest quest is mentioned here again as something Godbert used to do that initially boggled Julyan. Also what color hair Godbert used to have when young.

Y'shtola meets with her 11 sisters after the passing of their father, a Gleaner specializing in rare literature, and his gifts for each of his girls. In this story, Y'mihtra has a twin sister and they are described as Y'shtola's full blooded sisters, which I'm pretty sure is a contradiction of previous lore, but hey. But we do get all 12 names and birth order, their occupations and interests, and just how well Y'Rhul knew his many daughters.

Krile's childhood with Galuf Baldesion, the bullying she endured due to her sensitive Echo, meeting Ejika Tsunjika as children, and the gift of her cat-ear hood and why Galuf thought it fitting.

A quiet moment for Drakyr and Estinien - of course they'd wind up at the highest point in the stalls.

Also a massive group shot that I felt so-so about for some reason, but I worked hard on it anyway so here it is.