History Characters / FinalFantasyXIVTheFirst

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Ends up "hunting" a jerk bounty hunter who was an ex-associate of Lue-Reeq, who only used him for his money. When he tries to kill Andreia for the bounty, he and his cohorts are "hunted," [[spoiler:so that she could use their corpses to remake her team.]]

* HappilyMarried: At the end of the Splendorous Tools questline, [[spoiler:Grenoldt finally works up the courage to propose to Mowen, to which she joyfully accepts. They then get married on the shores of the Source in Lakeland, dressed in the same attire that Gerolt and Rowena wore on their wedding day after Grenoldt saw them in a dream. While their work may bring them apart, it's clear that they're happy to be wed.]]

* MirrorSelf: With Gerolt, even more so than Mowen is with Rowena. Both are the greatest smiths in the world who tried to live in isolation at some point in their lives. But while Gerolt is a very foul mothed and caustic man, Grenoldt is calm and generally pleasant to be around. While Gerolt is a raging alcoholic, Grenoldt is a teetotaler. While Gerolt is completely bald after all his hair fell out, Grenoldt has long flowing hair. While Gerolt has a rather rough relationship with Rowena (who he still secretly holds a torch for) after their divorce years in the past, Grenoldt and Mowena are very clearly attracted to each other and [[spoiler:get married at the end of the Splendorous Tools questline]]. Gerolt would prefer to stay in solitude but keeps being dragged into work while Grenholdt chooses to break his isolation to see how he can help the First recover. And finally, while Gerolt helps the Warrior of Light create powerful weapons for combat, Grenholdt spends the majority of his time onscreen helping the Warrior of Light create gathering and crafting tools, tools meant for creation rather than destruction.

* UltimateBlacksmith: Just like his Source version, he's the best blacksmith in the world.

* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Ardbert has been alone for a hundred years after [[spoiler:his comrades sacrificed themselves to aid Minfilia in stopping the Flood]]. While he could still see and hear people as a ghost, he couldn't interact with any of them. Heartbreakingly, this included being ForcedToWatch as innocents begged for their lives while being devoured by sin eaters, no matter how hard he tried to intervene, and spending over a century overhearing vicious lies being spread about his party by the very populace they sacrificed their lives trying to save. He basically went numb and lost all sense of self, until the Warrior of Light arrived on the First and was able to see and hear him, to which his senses became sharp again.

* EatTheDog: Anden is a little bewildered when it's pointed out that he probably ate some of his sheep and used their skin for handicrafts. He supposes that it's only natural for a shepherd to eventually eat the sheep he loves so much.

* TheDreaded: The fae as a whole are widely feared among the mortal races of Norvrandt for their capricious nature and the unfortunate fates of many who encounter them. As such, most give Il Mheg a wide berth. Even Eulmore, the nation with the most powerful army in the world, is hesitant to keep chase when the heroes take refuge in Il Mheg. [[spoiler:And that wariness is warranted by the events following Feo Ul's crowning. The combined power of a united Il Mheg quickly makes fools of the Eulmoran Army, with only Ran'jit and his adjutant walking away unscathed.]]

* TheFairFolk: They come in many different races with their own unique alien perspective, from the child-like Pixies, the dog-like Nu Mou, the flying whale Bismarck, etc., are immortal or extremely long-lived in the Amaro's case, and are united under their king, Titania.

** Kholusia and Eulmore is Acceptance. They've given up trying to fight the sin eaters and simply coexist with them, waiting for the end of the world as they live a life of luxury. Unlike most portrayals of this trope where Acceptance is framed as a good stage, here it's evil because of [[TheQuisling their methods]] and [[WhileRomeBurns ways they live]]. Once Vauthry is ousted from power, the people of Elmore decide to actually try and improve things instead of accepting the end of the world.

** Il Mheg, as the parallel to Coerthas, is a region entirely populated by fae - similarly to what could have been had dragons won the war in Ishgard.

* AChildShallLeadThem: Vauthry ascended the throne of Eulmore at the age of 9, after having murdered both his parents.

'''Race''': Elf]]

* TheLeader: She's the primary overseer of the Crystaline Mean, ensuring that all of the Crystarium's material needs are addressed. From weapons to fight off sin eaters to food to keep people's belly's full, Katliss' leadership is what keeps the Mean running smoothly.
* SoleSurvivor: In the quest, "For Every Child a Star", she reveals that she lost herdaughter and husband to disease and sin eaters years ago. She became a {{Workaholic}} to fill the void in her heart and cope with her SurvivorsGuilt. But it's not until the Warrior restores the night to Lakeland and allows the children of Norvandt to marvel at the stars for the first time that she can finally feel that her efforts are worth it.

[[folder:"Minfilia" (spoilers)]]
!!Minfilia, Ryne Waters
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KanaIchinose (JP), Emma Ballantine (EN), Julie Costanza (FR), Anne Düe (DE)
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'''Race''': Hume\\
'''Epithet''': Oracle of Light\\
'''Discipline''': Oracle of Light (Rogue)]
->''"However much it hurts, and however hard it gets, it's my life, and I want to live it on my terms!"''

A mysterious girl that has been cared for by Thancred. She is the Oracle of Light, a force that can stand against the forces of light that blight the First and has powers around their energies, having been chosen by Minfilia.

[[folder:"Minfilia" (spoilers)]]
!!Minfilia, Ryne Waters
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KanaIchinose (JP), Emma Ballantine (EN), Julie Costanza (FR), Anne Düe (DE)
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'''Race''': Hume\\
'''Epithet''': Oracle of Light\\
'''Discipline''': Oracle of Light (Rogue)]
->''"However much it hurts, and however hard it gets, it's my life, and I want to live it on my terms!"''

A mysterious girl that has been cared for by Thancred. She is the Oracle of Light, a force that can stand against the forces of light that blight the First and has powers around their energies, having been chosen by Minfilia.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: As friendly as they are, the Nu Mou are no slouches in combat and sling a variety of highly dangerous spells. [[spoiler:And as shown after Feo Ul's crowning, they take delight in dangling invaders of Il Mheg from deadly heights with levitation magic.]]

* EquivalentExchange: They pride themselves on this. They want services done for them in exchange for a reward that is fitting for the task and won't skimp on the reward nor give more than what is needed. Giving more or less payment than requested is seen as a grievous insult that will turn even the gentlest Nu Mou irate. One sidequest has a Nu Mou that is angry at an Amaro that ate his familiar and feels the guilty Amaro should die since a life was taken. [[spoiler:It turns out later that the familiar is just some mundane objects given life with magic and the angered Nu Mou was treating it like family]].

* MakingASplash: Water-elemental frog-like beings. Most of their magic involves drowning people, as they are born from the souls of people who died of drowning. Even a puddle can be weaponized to drown people as they drag them below. They can also appear from practically any body of water in Il Mheg, even in pools as shallow as a puddle, and drag their hapless victims into it as though it were a bottomless pit.

* CompellingVoice: Because the Nu Mou have dog-like traits, they absolutely can't resist doing what someone wants them to do if they hear words like "fetch", "roll over", and "heel". They balk when Urianger uses these "words of power" to expedite their deliberations on whether or not to entrust the relic sealing away Titania to the heroes.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The way they behave when they meet a group of mortals for the first time in years is eerily reminiscent of a group of recovering alcoholics being gifted a years supply of beer.

A race of winged steed used as mounts across Norvrandt. Amongst their number some have awakened the dormant magic that gives them sentience, and some of this sentient flock now live alongside the Fae in their kingdom.

* TheMourningAfter: The amaros of Il Mheg have all lost their masters and places of being before or after the Flood. They fled to the faerie kingdom to mourn their loss and find comfort in each others' company.

* TookALevelInBadass: In the Tales of the Shadows story "Small Mercies", Beq Lugg is a scholar, not a fighter, and cowers before the slavering monsters chasing him. By the time you meet them in the Grand Cosmos, they've assembled a small army of highly dangerous familiars that have kept out all of the Exarch's attempts to reach them. They're also more than capable of wielding hard-hitting dark magic themself.

* HappilyMarried: At the end of the Splendorous Tools questline, [[spoiler:Grenoldt finally works up the courage to propose to Mowen, to which she joyfully accepts. They then get married on the shores of the Source in Lakeland, dressed in the same attire that Gerolt and Rowena wore on their wedding day after Grenoldt saw them in a dream. While their work may bring them apart, it's clear that they're happy to be wed.]]

* UnclePennybags: When she gets the news that Grenoldt is returning to the Crystarium, she rushes over and gladly offers the services of the Boutique to aid in Grenoldt's endeavors to tutor Chora-Zoi. According to her, it's her duty to nurture the artisans of today and tomorrow.

''Class and Job Questlines'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVDisciplesOfWar Disciples of War]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVDisciplesOfMagic Disciples of Magic]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVDisciplesOfTheHand Disciples of the Hand]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVDisciplesOfTheLand Disciples of the Land]]\\

->''"I approve of this one, dearest! I am positive he will paint us the most delightful pictures.:"''

!!Cyella

!!Chai-Nuzz

!!Dulia-Chai

[[folder:Mowen]]

!!Kai-Shirr

!!Tesleen

!!Halric

* HighPriest: Although his actual position is not revealed he seems to be the religious leader of the Night's Blessed, and leads them in funerary ceremonies and governing although he defers to the more powerful Y'shtola while she deigns to live among them.

[[folder:Grenoldt]]

* CantHoldHisLiquor: Grenoldt doesn't like drinking liquor, believing it will dull his craft and make him prone to foolishness. Someone swapping his carrot juice for a single mug of ale is enough to make him drunkenly propose to Mowen before falling fast asleep. After the fact, he declares that he doesn't want any more liquor should the Warrior propose using it as LiquidCourage to [[spoiler:help Grenoldt propose to Mowen.]]

''Antagonists'': [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVAscians Ascians]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVEmetSelch Emet-Selch]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVGarleanEmpire Garlean Empire]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVZenosYaeGalvus Zenos yae Galvus]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyXIVBozjanGarleans Bozjan Garleans]]) \\

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:When Ryne suffers from PowerIncontinence and transforms into Eden Shiva, she teleports in before summoning a [[DropTheHammer mallet]] to free the Warriors from their ice prisons, and then keeps Eden Shiva at bay with her powers of darkness so that the Warriors can finish the job.]]

** Additionally, he bears some similarities to Queen Brahne from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX''. Both are morbidly obese tyrants who appear to be the BigBad. Their plans for conquest rely on supernatural creatures: sin eaters for Vauthry, and Black Mages for Brahne. Both have a pair of twin jesters as minions, along with a nigh-invincible general who subjects the party to a HopelessBossFight. [[spoiler:And finally, both turn out to be pawns for the real Big Bad.]]

* ShipTease: She has a lot with [[spoiler:Ryne. As a {{homage}} to the ending of VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII she and Ryne take the place of a famously romantic scene between [[OfficialCouple Squall and Rinoa]]. After delivering the progress report on the Empty following Mitron's defeat, Ryne invites the Warrior of Light and one of the scholars in Mord Souq to join them in a ride in the Skyslipper... only for Gaia to recind the offer, wanting just herself and Ryne to spend time together alone]].

* DeathOfPersonality: As a result of [[spoiler:being Minfilia's host, she has to accept her into herself to truely awaken as the Oracle of Light in order to detect the hidden lightwardens but as a result this will give the original Minfilia control over her body, effectively erasing her from existence as she is now. Fortunately, when meeting the original they give her a choice between either allowing this to happen or taking on the responsibility of the role themselves. In the case of all the previous incarnations however, this trope was fully enforced and due to Ryne having the confidance to become the oracle of light herself, Minfilia is effectively erased in turn.]] As of ''Endwalker'', it is revealed that [[spoiler:rather than being erased, they were considered as having properly passed away and do enter the aetherial sea as souls, waiting to be reincarnated.]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/YoshinoNanjo (JP), Creator/SalomeGunnarsdottir (EN), Gabriel le Doze (FR), Michael-Che Koch (DE)

!!!Voiced by: Creator/YoshinoNanjo (JP), Creator/SalomeGunnarsdottir (EN), Camille Lamache (FR), Ruth Macke (DE)

* AlternateSelf: They are physically identical to the Sahagin on the Source save for their coloration.
* FishPeople: They are the First's counterparts to the Sahagin, identical in all ways save for their coloration. The other major difference is that eggs are entrusted to each of the most trustworthy males of a clan rather than a single clutchfather.

!!!Voiced by (Blaenherz/Branden): Takaya Nakashima (JP), James Goode (EN), Frederic Souterelle (FR), Heiko Gaurel (DE)
!!!Voiced by (Lamimi/Lamitt): Runa Onodera (JP), Carina Reeves (EN), Jessica Monceau (FR), Ann Vielhaben (DE)
!!!Voiced by (J'rhoomale/Renda-Rae): Rina Satoh (JP), Eleanor Matsura (EN), Marie Zidi (FR), Marianne Graffam (DE)
!!!Voiced by (Naillebert/Nyelbert): Atsushi Taniguchi (JP), Nick Boultan (EN), Lionel Tua (FR), Achim Barrenstein (DE)