Aelyria Windrunner
When the colors of the world were tempting my heart
I closed my eyes and in the darkness
I felt you
Taking screenshots is a great passion of mine.
I got my start as a model and judge for ENTM around October 2019. Since then I've grown and frequently take part in contests through Eorzea Photography. As of December 2021, I'm now using ReShade and Anamnesis for posing.
Aelyria 's Backstory
Aelyria Windrunner was born to a warrior class family in Kugane as Haru no Kinoshita (or Haru Kinoshita in Eorzean Format). She is the eldest of three siblings (two brothers who are 9 (Yoshitarō) and 11 (Kōtarō) years younger respectively.) Haru grew up with access to good schooling and education. She became fascinated by books and exploring new worlds at a young age. Like all in her family, she underwent basic weapons training, however, she did not have the same love for the discipline as others in her family. As she grew older, it became clear that she sought the life of a scholar and not that of a warrior. She also struggled in the traditional society of Kugane. She didn’t understand why she couldn’t do the same things men could, or why she needed to be a “proper” young woman who would one day be married and raise a family. She was often told that she didn’t have to marry, but she would have to take up the family business as warriors. Haru chose to keep her nose in her books.Haru was betrothed to a male Au Ra Raen (Yamamoto Takenori) of another prominent warrior family at the age of 18. Despite the warnings, she never believed her family would follow through. She was completely against this and it was the last straw. She worked with local Namazu and pirates and was smuggled away to Limsa Lominsa. Knowing that her family and bethrothed’s family would likely search for her, she took up a new name and started dying her hair pink. Her name came from an amalgamation of her favorite books growing up.
Aelyria As Warrior of Light
Still under active development
Aelyria as Non WoL (RP Verse)
Still under active development
Aelyria makes her way to Eorzea and finds a place studying under the Arcanist's guild in Limsa Lominsa. She finds the studies fascinating and seeks to further her learning. This leads her to Old Sharlayan in hopes of eventually earning her archon marks in the fields of Aetherology and Ecology/Biology. Lack of funds to cover tuition lead to Aelyria temporarily dropping out and taking on work as a Gleaner. She loves the work because it allows her to explore and see the world.RP Verse Aely is very adverse to long term relationships. She fears being caged in a marriage where she will be expected to be a homemaker and raise a family. She loves her brothers, and was a great big sister to them, but she fears being a mom herself.
Fun Facts About Aelyria Windrunner
Aelyria Windrunner isn’t her real name. No one knows her actual name (Haru) and she prefers to keep it that way.
Aelyria’s hair isn’t naturally pink, she dyes it to protect her identity.
Aelyria always carries a sketchbook. When others run from fiends, she starts sketching their anatomy and taking notes.
Aelyria goes out of her way to help the pirates of the Ruby Sea and the Namazu when she can, as they helped her escape her old life in Kugane.
Don't let Aelyria anywhere near a kitchen. She's a terrible cook to the point that she'd find a way to mess up boiling water!
I love supporting artists through commissions of Aely. Hover over the images for Artist Credit and click to go check out their socials.
The Woman Behind The Screen
I've been paragraph style roleplaying since I was 12, back when my friends and I created our own proboards forums to roleplay in the worlds we would dream up. My roleplaying continued to evolve through Gaia Online where I moderated at one of the largest Roleplaying guilds and helped others improve their writing. I have yet to roleplay in FFXIV and I've been "out of the community" for at least a decade, but looking to learn and build new stories with new friends!
When I'm not daydreaming about Aely and FFXIV, I work as a Scrum Master (it's real, I promise). I also love baking, kpop, hiking, and i'm getting back into photography IRL.
Last but not least, my world revolves around Nimbus, my Australian Shepherd Puppy. He has captured the hearts of my boyfriend and I completely. Want to follow Nimbus? I post new pics of him daily on his Instagram!
