the idea of "Rafael as a FFXIV raid encounter" keeps rattling around in my brain today but I have absolutely nothing concrete besides "Eastern Wind" being his raidwide and "All Shall Be Well" being his enrage
I made perhaps the foolhardy choice to redo a bunch of his backstory, again, this time integrating a lot of Oblique Zee Lore about *vague easterly gestures*. I am sure I will have a LOT to rework or handwave when we hopefully eventually explore that for realsies (hello there, Celestial Cinnabar Compass!) but I am just going to let myself indulge in the tasty Thematic Vibes for now
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