(08-13-2017, 08:23 AM)Wolfsblood Wrote: Need some help piecing together my Dark Knight's background / history. Basically, I need help deciding what this creature that she's hunting down is (want it to be powerful and sentient, perhaps a demon of sorts but nothing as important as Ifrit, obviously, something that can be unique to her character story). I also need help figuring out how Soul Crystals work and if this is a practical thing that could happen.
I'm in agreement with Gegenji that an ancient Dravanian or Voidsent demon would be most likely given the region and backstory. Most Black Mages become corrupted by the magnitude of the power they possess, and leave them wanting more, which turns to the supernatural - the void. Creating a demon for the purposes of the story and making up a name and tier would work just fine (the lower the number tier, the more powerful the voidsent). Ishgard has disastrous history dealing with both the dragons and voidsent, consorting (or believed to be consorting) with either marks you as a heretic, but the latter being punishable by death almost invariably. In fact, Witchdrop, the crevice Ishgardians sometimes elect to trial suspected heretics is believed to be infested with voidsent at the bottom.
There are of course other options! Numerous other notorious monsters roam Coerthas. You could include any of these in your backstory or even just use these as inspiration for a notorious monster of your own creation. In any case I dropped links to pertinent lore on a list of canon notorious monsters, voidsent lore, and information about soul crystals and the two jobs involved in the backstory. Hope this all helps! ^^ Lemme know if you have more questions!
- Notorious Monsters of Eorzea
- Voidsent Lore
- Soul Crystal Lore
- Dark Knight Lore
- Black Mage Lore and the Gem of Shatotto
