let me go mad in my own way.

I HAVE DONE BAD THINGS FOR GOOD REASONS ... AND I WILL AGAIN.

♯ 𝐖𝐘𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐄 : A FRIENDS - ONLY WRITING BLOG FOR VIANNE LANQUAIRT, AN ORIGINAL CHARACTER DEVELOPED WITHIN THE WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY XIV & DEEPLY BASED ON HEAVENSWARD (2015) BY SQUARE ENIX. EST. FEB. 2025, 21+ ONLY. BETA EDITOR & XKIT REWRITTEN. READ RULES PRIOR TO INTERACTION.

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𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐫, the dragon heretics’ most valuable informant.

“ i didn’t take you for that hopelessly stubborn a man. ” that’s all. reflex-driven retort, tame in the way of sharpness & the blue-eyed gaze that follows for clear recognition it was without consequence. following her out into the cold & all the way to some makeshift camp isn’t something she can say many attempt out of the goodness of their hearts ; fewer do so because caring for old friends comes as some form of muscle memory despite wicked acts committed against everything they stand for. aymeric seems hell-bent on defying all laws of logic — any other time she would appreciate it. not when he’s putting his own safety at risk & decides a warm smile is enough to shield him from an entire nation should it learn of this. her tea’s gone lukewarm — the blood in her veins well on its way to a perfect echo when she spotted the figure clad in contrasting royal blue against the white of the snow. of all places, the lord commander had no other business around camp riversmeet.

the forbidden legends of ishgard recall hengr as a strong woman turned sorceress who’d learned a little too much about the truth behind the dragonsong war & ended up allying herself with the dravanian horde, heavily critical of ishgard’s attempts at sweeping its unsavory practices under the rug & painting itself in a better light than deserved. she was blessed with the power of the echo, cynical & vengeful to an extent yet determined to speak her truth to whoever would listen. an insignificant few did. she’d befriended dragons, admired their resilience in the face of lasting defamation, & one of them in particular became a companion & protector that made the willing choice to offer her one of his eyes for the sake of attaining more power.

the wyrm’s name was vígsterkr.

he was no nidhogg or anywhere even remotely close to that, but dragon eyes are powerful in their own right & even one of them could grant hengr enough strength to make her a real force to be reckoned with. she gladly took the offer, eventually becoming one of the most fearsome opponents of the holy see — & many avoided running into her. encountering her was an almost guaranteed death for any knight that dared to pursue her.

she died of old age some several decades later. hoping to smear her legacy, the holy see made it seem as though she’d perished at the hands of a “ valiant, particularly daring knight ” who so conveniently happens to also be the narrator, glorifying a praiseworthy deed that didn’t exist & he was never the author of.

vígsterkr himself told vianne the story in great detail as he’s most suited to do so & it resonated with her so deeply she decided to claim the nickname for herself, breathing new life into a tale believed to have died with hengr hundreds of years ago. given that no ishgardian knight would willingly associate themselves with dragonkin, the real version of the tale would naturally never come to light so they’ve taken advantage of this to endorse the altered version & secure its credibility this whole time. but, out of an odd sense of association & solidarity as well as a desire to honor the considerate dragon that now stands at her side, vianne is almost committed to tear down all their efforts in crafting a story based on lies & self-righteousness — she will go as far as to declare that hengr’s soul rests within her & she has every intention to hone her skills to match up to those of the ancient witch.

she’s usually good with pain, learning all its flavors & then some so quickly she didn’t think it humanly possible, but there’s a special kind of hellish in how the torn flesh of her thigh stings & pulsates beneath fabric, how the cold wind cuts her breath short — she hasn’t bled enough for its warmth to spread throughout her body, & the fact she dares to seek irony in the reality before her can only force a cynical grimace out of delicate features. the reddened snow under her boot isn’t testament enough of it. two arrows timed so well even the victim herself feels she should commend, vianne takes note of the footfalls fading behind her before she registers the drop of generosity extended her way. something about whether she’s badly hurt, another question about how long she’s been here for, neither of which she guesses need answers when her nearly hunched over figure spells it all out better than any words could.

I AM THE LOVED, THE YEARNED FOR, THE PRAISED, THE VILIFIED, THE CONDEMNED & THE HUNTED. BUT ONE THING IN ME REMAINS UNCHANGED : I HAVE YOU ALL ON YOUR KNEES.

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 .

NAME : vianne lanquairt ALIAS : the scarlet viper of ishgard, lady hengr, the she-wyrm AGE : 30 GENDER : female (she / her) RACE : wildwood elezen BIRTH DATE & PLACE : november 4th, ishgard ORIENTATION : bisexual RELATIONSHIP STATUS : taken JOB / OCCUPATION : black mage / informant AFFILIATION : dragon heretics

𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 .

EYES : sapphire blue HAIR : copper-red, cascading down to her waist HEIGHT : 196 cm BUILD : tall, slender & lithe COMPLEXION : light & smooth PHYSICAL DISABILITIES : none

𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 .

MBTI : ENTJ-A, the commander ALIGNMENT : neutral evil LIKES & INTERESTS : fashion, history, people-watching, dragons, dark humor DISLIKES : rules & authority, hypocrites, religious fanaticism, cold weather, poor manners POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES : resourceful, decisive, independent, witty, extremely intelligent, genuine, daring NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES : cruel, confrontational, sadistic, cynical, manipulative, vicious, stubborn

𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 & 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 .

MOTHER : jolaine lanquairt STATUS : deceased FATHER : hadrefort lanquairt STATUS : deceased CURRENT RESIDENCE : always changing, but she can often be found around coerthas or dravania, never too far from her once home NUCLEAR FAMILY : her mother, her father, no siblings — she was the only successor of the house EXTENDED FAMILY : unnamed relatives of house lanquairt, all of which have disowned her & deny any association with after her defection & her parents’ execution PETS / COMPANIONS : vígsterkr, her trusted friend & ally SIGNIFICANT OTHER : verse-dependent CHILDREN : none

𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 .

noble-born & the only daughter of house lanquairt, a minor house among many in ishgard, vianne’s misfortune began at birth. her parents had wanted a son to carry on the family legacy & though she had never been severely mistreated for it, the disappointment in their hearts was palpable. as a child & well into her teenage years she was unruly & highly inquisitive, questioning everything under the sun & getting into conflict with the wrong people — there were times when her family wanted nothing more than for her to reach the age of marriage so that they could marry her off & no longer have to worry about the prospect of having their reputation damaged through her actions. needless to say, she had no interest in getting married.

fast forward to her early 20s — under the direct order of the holy see of ishgard, the lanquairt residence is ambushed at night & her parents executed on the mere assumption of being heretics. no proof was ever provided, though this being a common issue since the beginning of the millennia-long dragonsong war, close to none cared about it enough to get to the bottom of the matter. vianne herself, however, would soon follow the very path & become what would later label her as an actual heretic.

shaken yet incredibly revolted, her parents’ execution gave her just the right push to confront the other members while also (quite boldly) accusing the ishgardian church officials of corruption & incompetence. following one such venture that’s pretty much unheard of at the time, it’ll be her turn to be branded a heretic – with good reason this time – & disowned from the house. she leaves ishgard before they’re able to catch her, running from camp to camp around coerthas & its neighboring areas to keep her trace hidden as much as possible, but making a living in her current situation is too challenging to realistically keep up for long. she teaches herself the art of thaumaturgy, dragonkind culture & history as well as the very origins of the ongoing dragonsong war. once confident enough in newfound knowledge, she slowly builds her way up as a reliable informant for the heretics & becomes well-known among them.

she’s an elusive presence & generally keeps a low profile, so there is very little known about her outside her circles. staying true to the nature of her job as an informant, she dislikes unnecessary attention & will go to great lengths to make sure she is never the center of it.

as far as her personality goes, she’s not an easy one to approach & will usually prefer to do the approaching herself if she sees some form of benefit from it. she’s a curious opportunist that acts in self-interest more often than not & for this reason many are wary of her true intentions. nonetheless, she is feminine in mannerisms & the way she carries herself, almost effortlessly commanding respect through her confidence & captivating aura. her background as a heretic & tremendous power as an occultist will lead those unversed in basic human psychology to believe she’s quite literally “ charming ” her way under people’s skin & this has consequently earned her a reputation of a dangerous, wicked enchantress — which she will sometimes claim herself if only to plant the seed of conflict further & keep herself amused.

vígsterkr is the name of her dragon companion, a male wyrm that’d been ambushed by a handful of skilled dragoons & which vianne spent a good portion of her time nursing back to health. grateful for her help & aware of her predicament, he decides to stick around as a friend & neutral party. he’s a proud but relaxed & pragmatic creature, finding nidhogg’s blinding rage distasteful & lacking foresight.

thanks to her companionship with vígsterkr & partly because he was sired by the great wyrm ratatoskr – nidhogg’s brood-sister – vianne has been given the chance to hear his side of the story in excruciating detail & multiple bits of dangerous information the holy see would try its best to keep under wraps. her existence & involvement with the dragons is generally be seen as a serious threat due to the sheer number of secrets she’s been privy to — if found out, they would do anything to eliminate it.

with its mountain peaks stretching high into the clouds & snowfields glistening in the occasional afternoon sunlight, coerthas used to be an excellent place for sightseeing once [ … ] now a battleground for wyrmkin & wyrmrider alike, this is too close for comfort even for the reckless viper that’s merely watching the war rage on, her concern & involvement minimal. the holy see is but a stone’s throw away from here, its cathedrals mighty & commanding & as stifling as she’s always known them, its men as unforgiving as ever — save one. though she can’t assume his efforts were exactly intentional, the fact they’ve run into each other in the middle of almost nowhere leads her to think this all can’t have been sheer coincidence.

if she didn’t know better, she would think aymeric’s ventured too far out of the safety of his saintly cradle & gotten himself lost.

“ … in retrospect, i may have foretold part of it. without meaning to, of course. ” & they would brand me a heretic for what reason? she’d once pondered, i should like to think this nation does not hate its citizens so. it was a wild guess, a little salt unknowingly poured years in advance over the gaping wound that’d later form between her home & herself [ … ] she admits it with a sort of casual simplicity she didn’t think she could muster at the present time, accompanied by a helplessly candid smile framed by red lips & the edges of a fur hood she pulls up around her neck to cradle her nape. it is especially cold today, & it shouldn’t bother her. she resolves to ignore it.