Kirostyle

Trying to get back into drawing with a doodle, haha.

Y'shenn Tia An enthusiastic bodyguard-for-hire that could probably double as a personal trainer. Never one to shirk from physical exercise, this miqo'te youth's optimism can be rather contagious. Just make sure to speak plainly, for he would never understand you otherwise.

I often like using game soundtracks as themes for my characters, haha. This would be Y'shenn's:

Hello! Congratulations on 50 Weaver! Definitely getting the rest of your crafters to 15, Culinarian to 37, and Carpenter to 50 will really help you, so that's great! Then from there, level up in whatever order suits your needs. Personally, I found that leveling up all your classes simultaneously through daily Grand Company turn-ins and Ixali Beastmen quests is really beneficial while you concentrate on one crafter with Levequests. This takes some pressure off in the long run, and it helps since many recipes use ingredients crafted by other crafters. You can even just buy the turn-in item off the market if it's convenient/cheap. Remember, turning in HQ items nets more experience, and eating food can help too! Your Grand Company also sells Engineering Manuals for crafting experience. Doing Botany and Mining Grand Company turn-ins is also nice, since it means less spending gil on materials as you are able to gather more things! This also means you can make Botany/Mining retainers, which are nice when you're too lazy to go gather more materials or crystals. For cross-class skills, I think it really depends on what your end goal is. At level 50, you can get away with HQing 2-star recipes with only level 15 cross skills. But if you plan to go for 3-stars, Byregot's Blessing, Steady Hand 2, Ingenuity 2, Careful Synthesis 2, and Comfort Zone save you a lot of trouble. Innovation is a good skill, but I wouldn't say it is essential until getting 4-star. Piece by Piece and Reclaim see much more use when you aim to go to 4-star. Waste Not 2 isn't particularly useful compared to the others. I found it helpful to get Leatherworker, Weaver, Goldsmith, and Blacksmith up just because you can craft/meld most of your own crafting gear (and sell it for gil!). Goldsmith and Leatherworker also help for desynthesis. This is a pretty comprehensive, although long, crafting guide for everything up to 4 star, which I found particularly helpful. This reddit thread, this thread, and this thread also have some good tips, and are a shorter read. Good luck, and happy crafting!

Congratulations on the move! I noticed when I couldn't find your tree to steal Starlight Letters from, haha. Looking forward to Tavern Night!

Added a friend's character to this picture for fun haha. Happy holidays, folks!

Thanks guys! I actually want to try painting and working linelessly for fun, since lately I've been seeing a lot of beautiful paintings, haha. Guess it's a hard transition to make, but I admit, it is fun!

"What if I Photoshopped Y’shenn’s head on to the body of Shen Woo from King of Fighters?" Not drawn by me LOL. Was just playing around with some friends for fun. It...strangely works fairly well. The original KOFXII art by Eisuke Ogura, can be found here. Tumblr version

This was my entry for the Las Vegas Fanfest art contest! Had to rush the colouring big time because I procrastinated too much LOL. Not completely satisfied with how it turned out, but still pretty happy with it. Tumblr art version Tumblr photo version

Wanted to draw Y'shenn a full body picture for his Wiki page. Not completely satisfied with the pose, but I'll work on this more!

Hello! My name's Kiro (although you may also call me Y'shenn), and I draw from time to time... Thought I'd make a thread like all the cool kids. Gonna use this first post just to post status updates, art can be seen in the posts below. Commissions: CLOSED Art Trades: CLOSED Requests: CLOSED I'm a pretty good procrastinator, and a terribly slow artist, so I don't really anticipate opening these any time soon. (This thread will probably update very slowly as well.) But who knows what the future might hold! Links: deviantArt Tumblr (Art Blog) Tumblr (FFXIV stuff) I don't update any of these sites as often as I should haha... But thank you for stopping by!

So excited for the expansion, but I'm also really stoked for the World of Darkness- not only because it means more of G'raha Tia, but also THOSE NEW OUTFITS- I can definitely foresee using that monk gear as glamour for Y'shenn...

Hello! Haven't had the time to read through this whole thread yet, but I wanted to link this crafting guide (part two here) I found, which was immensely helpful in figuring out 3-star and 4-star HQ rotations! It's a comprehensive crafting guide, especially if you're just getting started, but the later sections have some really good advice! Also friendly reminder that Ariyala's FFXIV Gear Calculator has a crafting gear section as well for figuring out stats and melds! As for getting Fieldcraft Demimateria 3, I find it the easiest to get with leatherworker. Once you get close to 50.0, you can desynth cheap Legionary Visors to level up until you can get a semi-decent chance at desynthesizing Best Man's Gaiters and Bridesmaid's Sandals at Sunsilk Tapestries for Hard Hippogryph Leather, and Fieldcraft Demimateria 3! The new desynthesis items for the Zodiac relic quest at the Silver Bazaar are also good for leveling desynthesis around 50.0~70.0. Lastly, if you want HQ artisan gear (or any crafted gear, for that matter), but don't want to or cannot craft it yourself, I always find it cheaper to get the materials yourself and pay a reliable crafter to make it for you than to buy it straight off the marketboard. (Ixali beastmen quests are worth all the time and effort!)

This sounds like a lot of fun! Hope everyone has a good time! Unfortunately, I have my friends' Eternal Bond Ceremony to attend at that time hahaha

Oh! My FFXIV tumblr is coeurlfist for Y'shenn, and my personal art tumblr is kirostyle!