Shallot Liltian

I actually prefer the Horned Helm Lilties over the Steel Visor style because I think their red armor looks cooler than the plain old iron armor the other Lilties wear. Also the Horned Helm with the signature Lilty hair sticking out the top looks similar to an Onion Helm further explaining why the people of Eorzea saw him and said he resembled an Onion Knight! As for Green-eyed Lalafell, there is one that I know of. A major one, actually. The Sultana of Ul'dah! https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mfAw2erg5Z0/maxresdefault.jpg However, I chose green eyes because it's actually a Lilty trait as well, although probably a rare one. The Lilty Princess, Althea, from FFCC: The Crystal Bearers has green eyes. http://i.imgur.com/oJKNjCS.jpg But yeah, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is easily one of my favorite games ever so I was really excited to try and make a character in FFXIV that had a connection to that world. I mean you have other characters who travel between Final Fantasy realms like Gilgamesh, and he appears in FFXIV as a boss, so I say it isn't totally outside the realm of possibility that Shallot's Great Grandfather also somehow stumbled into the world of Eorzea at some point in his travels, perhaps through some chance encounter involving the crystal chalice, myrrh, and an aetheryte crystal. Afterall, aetheryte crystals are crystallized shards of aetheric mist. Perhaps a combination of the remnants of miasma, myrrh from the chalice, and the aftermath of the meteor parasite's defeat created something akin to a makeshift aetheryte crystal to aid in such an inter-dimensional trip. But such details aren't incredibly important since Shallot's Lilty lineage is supposed to be vague and slightly misunderstood to begin with. Shallot doesn't even know what a Lilty is! Liltian is just his odd last name as far as he knows. Ah but one more cool little detail that I really love about this is that the Onion Armor in FFXIV that's obtained from the Crystal Tower actually has two orangeish-red ribbons that hang off the back and they look just like the little wing-like ribbon things that Lilties have hanging off of their backs in Crystal Chronicles. It all just syncs up so nicely. http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/accimg/b2/08/b208b6a0ddca36b0a216f414c6e6a62eebf1709a.png

In FFXIV Onion Knights were said to be legendary soldiers of the Allagan Empire before its fall. http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Allagan_Empire In other Final Fantasy games an Onion Knight is a class that is generally able to use all types of equipment but has terrible stat growth until levels 90-100 when their stat growth explodes exponentially. http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Onion_Knight_(job) Because of Shallot's interest in his Great Grandfather being an apparent Onion Knight, he wants to know more about the Allagan Empire's Onion Knights and the relics/ruins they left behind. Shallot's great grandfather is actually from another world i/e the world of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and isn't actually a Lalafell but a Lilty, one of the races in that game who are also short like the Lalafell. Upon reaching Eorzea he is confused for an Onion Knight due to the onion-like appearance of the Lilty race. http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Lilty Alfitaria is the ancestral city of the Lilties in Crystal Chronicles. http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Alfitaria Shallot's Great Grandfather marries a Lalafell and has children. So Shallot is a Lalafell who simply has a Lilty ancestor/Lilty blood which explains his reddish hair in addition to his proficiency with a Lance/Spear (Shallot is exclusively a Lancer/Dragoon), the main weapon of the Lilty race. How his Great Grandfather found his way to Eorzea/crossed over between worlds is purposely obscure as are other details which have simply been muddled by the passage of time. Shallot's chocobo is named Veo Lu after the north-west region in Crystal Chronicles. http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Veo_Lu I just thought it was a neat idea. I got myself a code for the Onion Helm (only available from a 1.0 preorder) which is his signature piece of gear and my goal is to acquire all of the Onion Armor set from the Crystal Tower much later on, which works our well because the Onion Armor set is exclusive to Lancers and Dragoons. That photograph of Shallot's Great Grandfather was the finishing touch to the lore. Took me awhile in photoshop to get it looking just right. =) I also purchased an Emerald Carbuncle minion to follow him around to link him to the Carbuncles of Mag Mell, another location at the end of Crystal Chronicles. http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Mag_Mell

Shallot Liltian http://i.imgur.com/IIDTTjg.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bTu4A7P.jpg "My Mother used to tell me stories of her grandfather for whom I was named after. They say he was an Onion Knight hailing from a far-off, distant land called Alfitaria. Where that country lies I'm not certain, as I haven't seen it on any map or chart, but surely it must exist." "He was an odd-looking Lalafell, to be sure, but every bit a proud and heroic adventurer. Mother says that after saving his homeland from peril he set out to see the world guided by an enchanted, crystal chalice. After a long journey fraught with danger over both land and sea, my Great Grandfather found his way to Eorzea where he met my Great Grandmother and settled down to start a family. This photograph of him has been passed down in my family ever since." http://i.imgur.com/3vIRIxj.png "My Great Grandfather is my hero. I wish to know the thrill of adventure and learn of the world. I wish to be an Onion Knight just like him! I've heard that Onion Knights once existed in the ancient Allagan Empire. Perhaps that will provide me a clue going forward." "And so, accompanied by my chocobo companion, Veo Lu, I've set out on a journey of my own." "I aim to discover what it takes to become a true Onion Knight!"