FFXIV – Part 9: Looking for Lahabrea in All the Wrong Places

Summary: Chasing down Lahabrea of the Ascians. Preparing for Titan.

FFXII – Part 8: Rise from the Ashe

Summary: Marquis Ondore betrays/doesn’t betray us. “Amalia.” Escaping the Dreadnaught Leviathan. Penelo returns.

FFXIV – Part 8: Taking the Black

Summary: Memorial services. Choosing a Grand Company. Sylph diplomacy. From thaumaturge to black mage.

FFXIV – Part 7: Lord of the Inferno

Summary: Tam-Tara Deepcroft. Copperbell Mines. The Scions of the Seventh Dawn. Ifrit.

FFXII – Part 7: Cloud City

Summary: The hellish Garamsythe Waterways. Cluckatrice. The “independent” city of Bhujerba. Lamont.

FFXII – Part 6: Basch Brothers

Summary: Escape from Nalbina Dungeons. Captain Basch returns, with a new twist on the king’s death. A full party.

FFXII – Part 5: Fran and Balthier

Summary: Invading a fete. Two full party members join, along with the guest Amalia. Taken prisoner.

FFXIV – Part 6: The Gold Saucer

Summary: My first dungeon. Botanist. Preparing to exorcise Cocobusi as a thaumaturge. Exploring the Gold Saucer.

FFXII – Part 4: Vaan Ratsbane

Summary: Penelo (briefly) joins the party. Sunstone from the nomad village. Unsuccessful attempts to get a rat tail.

FFXIV – Part 5: World Traveler

Summary: Leaving Ul’dah for Limsa Lominsa. A glimpse of the magitek-hungry Garlean Empire. Rogue and fisher.

FFXII – Part 3: Greater Rabanastre

Summary: Old Dalan. Exploring upper and lower Rabanastre, as well as the deserts around it.

FFXIV – Part 4: Crafty

Summary: Revisiting the Battle of Carteneau. Aldis under attack. Trying out a host of crafting classes in Ul’dah.

FFXII – Part 2: License and Registration

Summary: FFXII’s job system. Vaan’s first job locked in. Lord Consul Vayne’s introduction to Rabanastre. Tomato hunting.

FFXIV – Part 3: A Man Possessed

Summary: Corruption in Ul’dah. A legendary gladiator. A demonic Lalafell. (More demonic than most I mean.)

FFXII – Part 1: The Fall of Dalmasca

Summary: Welcome to FFXII, where everyone dies! The prince, princess, king, soldiers, everyone. Occupied Dalmasca. Vaan.

FFXIV – Part 2: Lalafell of All Trades

Summary: Reactionary forces protect their power in Ul’dah. Trying out thaumaturge, miner, goldsmith, and gladiator.

FFXIV – Part 1: A Realm Reborn

Summary: A tiny terror enters Eorzea: Ququshu Qushu, Lalafell thaumaturge.

FFXI – Part 109: Logging Off

Summary: Brief final thoughts on Final Fantasy XI.

FFXI – Part 108: Coronation

Summary: The end of “Seekers of Adoulin.” Hades falls. A queen rises. My final FFXI play session.

TW: an animal teased/in pain at one point.

FFXI – Part 107: August and Everything After

Summary: The legacy of August Adoulin, Founder King. “Melvien’s” betrayal. Balamor’s curse.

TW: animal death, suicidal ideations

FFXI – Part 106: Feline Rescue

Summary: Cats save the day. Ingrid’s betrayal and atonement. The Winged Scourge rises.

FFXI – Part 105: Ingrid the Merciless

Summary: My first attempts at the brilliant Cloud of Darkness encounter. Uncovering mysteries in Adoulin with an exorcist and a not!vampire.

FFXI – Part 104: Trinity

Summary: Twin Detolillas ascend as gods of light and darkness, working together against the Cloud of Darkness. Altana Herself appears.

The Last Week of FFXI

Summary: This is last week of Final Fantasy XI on Coldrun Gaming. Moving on to two new games next week, even with FFXI left unfinished.

FFXI – Part 103: Cloudy with a Chance of Godhood

Summary: In Rhapsodies, an old Big Bad is revealed. In Adoulin, factions clash. Grand Chancellor Leafkin. 

FFXI – Part 102: Twin Trees

Summary: On Abyssea, Gilgamesh and Promathia’s rise. In Adoulin, the ancient pact and weakening of the World Trees.