Happier Times: A 1.0 Tale

I started writing this story set in the XIV universe back in November, and it’s been a 3 month project bringing it to fruition.  I hope you all enjoy it just as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Since about November, I’ve been working on a comic series set in the world of Final Fantasy XIV, an online game published by Square Enix.  I spent about a week writing it, then the next three months inking and coloring.  I wanted to focus on telling a story that would be accessible not only to fans of the game, but also to people that had never heard of the game.  I think I did a pretty good job of capturing the feel of a vibrant world, and including a story that touches on something basic, that requires no understanding of the game’s lore.

The last 2 pages after the “End” serve as “Bonus Content” for people that actually did play the game, tying it in with Final Fantasy XIV: 2.0 which releases sometime this year.


2 thoughts on “Happier Times: A 1.0 Tale

  1. Sarah Magner says:

    Hello there! I’m kind of shocked there are no comments here!! Probably because most people are finding it on imgur 😦

    Just wanted to let you know I loved this story, and your work is fantastic. Soon, I’ll have to dig into your written stories too!

    Keep up the good work. You’ve got great talent. Looking forward to what comes next! 🙂

    – Boxworm Lokair of Ragnarok

  2. selenegarnet says:

    Thank you so much, Sarah!

    It’s true, most people find my work through the immediateness of Reddit or other such XIV-related outlets; and this site more serves as some kind of archive for posterity.

    It always makes me happy knowing that people all over the world are reading what I’m making. Smiles all over!

    –See you on the other side of the meteor. Who knows, if we end up on the same server you might see Selene reunited with her faithful steed.

    Twelve bless,
    Selene Artemis of Balmung

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