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Illusionist Job Stone (Fan Job)

So, after the new Dawntrail details came out, my brain has been buzzing with the idea of my writer-lalafell Bamimi Bami transitioning from Summoner to Pictomancer, but it didn't really feel right. She's a writer, after all! She should be able to bring fiction to life with illusions!

Fun fact, this was my first-ever attempt at digital painting!

Thoughts on my creative process below the break!

So, the big thing I wanted to do was to have meaning behind the decisions that are similar to the job stones in XIV.

First, the symbol. It's obviously a pen nib (the class's arm being pens as a counterpoint to Pictomancer's brush), but it also has the center-circle motif found in WHM and RDM, with the top-curve found in SCH. I figure it'd fit in very well with the rest of the casters to keep a bit of similar design-language.

The stone shape! I wanted to go with a triangle that was mostly even, but offset. It's an art about illusions, after all - they aren't perfect. It's why it doesn't have smooth facets like MCH and BLU.

Finally, I picked violet because I played Guild Wars 2 like over a decade ago and Mesmers have solidified it into my brain that illusions should be violet. That's the long and short of it. My girlfriend says it looks mixed-berry flavor, and I agree. Plus, it's similar in color to Bamimi's eyes, and it's a soulstone crafted by her using her bullshit Alexander Time Magic.

In all, I'm insanely proud of it! I've never tried doing digital painting before, and my whole process was opening a blown-up picture of the DRG job stone on my other monitor and sorta messing around to peel apart the techniques used in the official art. I think I did a pretty good job for a first-time try!

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Bamimi Bami

SCH • SMN • BLM

"Y'know how the sayin' goes where words don't hurt? Well, mine come with a big helpin' of aether to back them up."

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Happy Pride, folks! Figure I post half of monthly piece here early!

Bamimi's real excited to show off her new swimsuit and her beach-bod! Plus, they were selling very appropriate drinks down at the sand-bar. Couldn't resist!

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Smoke break selfies are much easier now since learning how to levitate my tomestone.

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Look, Bamimi's got very specific tastes, and they're all sweet.

Just be warned if a certain romance-novelist comes into your bakery and asks for all the pies... and a pair of helping hands.

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Bamimi Bami

Going to start doing a lot more screenshots of my potato in the near-future!

Born as a boy with a knack for manipulating aether, drafted into the Thaumaturge Guild, and has since grown into a wonderful woman and best-selling romance author. She's still got a penchant for slinging spells... just not umbral-aligned ones. Probably has something to do with the face-markings her village gave her when she was born.

Now, she helps hunt monsters for an Ishgardian tavern using the knowledge of the Summoner and Scholar soulstones she was given!

Prepare to hear a ton of ramblings from my brain on her. She occupies my thoughts quite a bit...

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Bloody seven hells, I need a damned drink.

Spearsong received a notice from the refugees down in Little Ala Mhigo a day or two ago. Apparently, folks have been dying — frozen solid in the middle of the desert. I'm used to desert nights gettin' a touch cold... but not that bad. Needed a group of folks good at fightin' monsters, and we just so happen to fit that description when we're not slingin' whiskey.

Utayuu gathered Reede, Oaky, and me up to set out and see what we could find out. Glad I suggested takin' some of our signature fire-enchanted whiskey, because when we teleported in I thought we had just returned to Ishgard. Folks all over shiverin' from the snap-chill without the proper clothes, it reminded me of the Brume in Foundation.

Findin' one of the guards, we found out that the deaths spread like some sort of sickness: whoever interacted with the deceased before they went, they were the next to go. With us chattin' up for information, a trinket I found on our last hunt began heatin' up and nearly singed the inside of my pocket. Figuring time was against us, we made our way to the first unfortunate soul's bunk and looked about for clues. Reede, the detective-lad he is, quickly found us a shard of crystal that nearly took his fingers off from the cold. I've got aethersight, so followin' the trail was simple enough after pumping some aether into it.

Followin' it outside, Reede nearly got his head taken clean off by a spear made of ice. We could hardly see from the snowstorm, and the group fought like demons not to get impaled — in the lad's case, literally. Glowin' eyes and such. Never knew he had it in him. Oaky was colder than the snow, however. Lass could pick the spears out of the air and slice them with her sword. Sadly, Uta tryin' to eat one using that blue magic of hers didn't fare too well. Got clocked in the head for her efforts.

With me sniffin' out the trail and everyone helpin' out, we cornered the damned thing to its lair. What was waitin' for us was... well, confusing.

It was a damned snowman.

A snowman! Like the kind you see 'round Starlight celebrations, smilin' face and all. Unnerving. Reede wasn't happy his sister was hurt, so he poured some of our aether-charged whiskey over his blade and nearly put the thing out of its misery before I held him back. That bauble in my pocket from earlier? It was beggin' me to kill the damned thing. Now, I'm not going to start trustin' coins I found sitting in a wyvern's nest — especially ones calling for death and killing. We didn't get much from the creature, other than apparently I've been claimed by some sort of summer spirit and it wasn't all that happy that I came so close with the trinket.

Sadly, before we could press it for more information, Reede struck it down. I think it might have cursed him, screamin' out putting him on a "naughty list" before it gave up the ghost. At least we got a sizable amount of enchanted ice-water for makin' frozen treats over at Spearsong. We all agreed we need to look into this whole situation more, because it feels like these hunts are becomin' connected. Damn astrologians probably laughin' at me right now...

Anyroad, I'm home in Ul'dah in my nice, warm bed. Hopefully, whatever wormed its way into my possession doesn't keep me from gettin' a full night's sleep. Gettin' a drink can wait until tomorrow.

(Screenshot was taken by Reede Gahjewesfv of our confrontation!)

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Beebs just mixed up a bottle of The Good Stuff. What's The Good Stuff? Well, it's right on the label!

Bamimi and Deggie are real excited to try some!

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Bamimi Bami

My Warrior of Light! When she's not slinging spells, she loves to write romance novels. She may be getting up there in years, but she can still hold her own in a surprising way!

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Let's get some introductions out of the way, aye?

I'm Bamimi Bami, romance author and spell-slinger from Ul'dah. Might have heard of me, might have not. Either way, I found one of these tomestones on the cheap with access to the aethernet, and now I'm making it everyone else's problem!

Ask box is open if folks want. Have fun!

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