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aestivalis) wrote2024-07-18 03:03 pm
aestivalis) wrote2024-07-18 03:03 pm
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Time to investigate all my dreamwidth usernames in real time in a fun and exciting adventure for me and only me! shinsengumi reminded me that you can ask dreamwidth to send you your own username if you have forgotten it. Having been kicking around on dreamwidth since time immemorial participating in Ye Olde Role-Playing Gaems, lets have a look and see exactly what usernames I have and which characters they belong to!
I say this is an adventure for me and only me because a lot of these usernames are going to belong to original RP characters. There is fandom stuff in here, though, particularly toward the second half of the list. And usernames I have never used for anything despite good intentions, no doubt. Let's Investigate >:(
1. aestivalis: THIS IS MY JOURNAL! It is where we are right now!
2. recall: This is a great username that I was apparently planning to use for a character named "Isaiah", about whom I no longer have any recollection whatsoever. He was probably intended to be an OC for Eternal War, the first of four long-form RP games me andshinsengumi have done/been doing together over the years. Probably a username worth repurposing at some point!
3. ceaseless: Cabal's username! Another Eternal War OC, didn't really do anything of note with him which is a shame because this is another good username.
4. stratagems: done absolutely NOTHING with this journal, woof. What a waste!
5. trustless: Another empty journal, although this one at least had an intended purpose at one point. Originally planned for a character who would be a relative of Cabal, I ended up using...
6. peerless: ... this one, instead! Lisette is Cabal's sister character, and I used her and enjoyed her more than I ever did him. However, her journal still only has a grand total of 26 posted comments. These numbers must be challenged.
7. stoneskimming: A cute username for a cute OC kid called Madoc who went nowhere and did nothing, sorry kiddo.
8. impetus: A very good username! For Aeva, who I liked as a character but did nothing with. I swear to god this pattern is going to change, PLEASE BELIEVE IN ME. The early days of establishing a new long-form RP are tough, you don't know what's gonna stick yet!
9. symbiotic: AUBREY!!! Although he's only sitting on 56 total comments, this is the first Eternal War OC on this list who I feel like had a really significant impact and still sticks with me to this day. The angriest pacifist who ever lived, and such a fun character to write. Also has the distinction of being the only username of mine that multiple people have attempted to steal! Sorry people, I may not ever intend to post with him again but he is Here To Stay.
10. barriers: Ellias, another character I did absolutely nothing with. Frankly astonished he even has 10 posted comments, apparently. Why did I spell it that way.
11. favoured: WOOP, THERE HE IS, one of the biggest OC names on this list. I always remember Leonel as one of my first Eternal War OCs, so I'm surprised he's this far down. And he actually only has 88 comments, which seems astonishingly low when I consider the amount of character work and word count that went into him. He's going to show up again later with a different username, too! What a slag. Leonel and his cousin (played by Fel) haunt and influence my writing to this day. They are also the base characters for my Final Fantasy X-based story Whoever Dies First, Wins. I hate having a character called Leonel in a story set in Spira, but that's the way it goes sometimes >:(
12. enforcehiswill: Larsen!! Another significant Eternal War OC, and he has 73 comments. I would never have guessed that he and Leonel would be that close together, but there it is. Larsen is ALSO in the above mentioned fic, actually! Username suits him VERY well.
13. wishfuldreams: Lame username, sorry Ivy. You're a good kid.
14. spiderclimb: If I recall directly, Spider Climb (Spiderclimb?) is a D&D ability and Fel suggested this username. Malis is an OC who will walk up ur walls and flirt with ur boys. im love her.
15. fixations: FIXATIONS, HE SURE DOES. I'm glad that Eternal War OC Griffith has 69 comments. It's what he deserves.
16. cordiality: Another big one, and he has twice as many comments posted as Leonel, wow! Kristopher has 165 comments, and is certainly another character who sticks with me firmly to this day. I don't really love his username, honestly, but it does the job.
17. challengeseeker: Fine enough username and character concept, but never really did anything with this character. Sorry Lucinde.
18. phantasms: This username is quite a lot cooler than Zach deserves, but I kind of love that for him. 41 posted comments is not that bad, actually! More than I would have expected for him.
19. heterodox: if all heteros were like this guy i WOULD doxx them hurr hurr hurr
20. prophesy: Simple username, effective username, appropriate username, Sieg how do you have 87 comments posted?! How! I do not remember posting that often with you! Not even close!
21. royalwarden: Another very simple and effective username, no complaints here. 62 comments for Odette, not bad!
22. swordsworn: Only 21 comments for Thane, meanwhile, but that's pretty good for a character who I don't think EVER actually debuted in the game proper, hahaha. Also, this one's a really great username, no notes.
23. fideles: 44 comments is solidly middle of the road, but Laurence is a character I always really enjoyed writing and wished I could have done more with. Eternal War eventually fizzled out, but this is one of the characters who seems to have LOTS more to do in the aftermath of everything we played than the stuff that actually made it to page. I still enjoy thinking about his future spymaster career!
24. daliquinn: ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. This account actually hosts the old writing I did for the character Daliquinn, who started life as a Blood Elf Warrior in hit MMORPG World of Warcraft before evolving into an absolute behemoth of a character who has dominated my internal landscape for over a decade. He is going to return on this list in a BIG way later on when, but for now this is where old writing about him and his orc lover is hosted! All posted there in 2012 and it was "old" then, what the fuck. Would time kindly stop for a while?
25. troddengold: D'Ivann's name and username both came from Fel, I take no credit for this one. Only 23 comments for D'Ivann, but every single one was tense and impactful. What a fun and weird character.
26. nadesico: A writing journal I have not posted in for over six years, oop!
27. nergal: Journal for hosting misc. RP posts, also not used in many many years!
28. denmother: Although it's appropriate enough, I'm still not totally sold on this username for Kin. Love the character, though;; Oberkin is real.
29. heldentenor: Very dramatic username for a character I did absolutely nothing with, oop.
30. costofpeace: Although the two never met and had nothing specific to do with one another, Hassan's username was always intended to have a similar cadence to Larsen's (enforcehiswill) because they were very similar characters on opposite sides of a war (AN ETERNAL WAR, ONE MIGHT SAY...). 77 comments for Hassan, which is great considering his intro to the story was a bit later on.
31. thineownself: I am pretentious and like this username, and I also love Rehn who is a lunatic and eats people but he's just a sweet lil guy really I swear :> Did very little with this character, but think about him a lot! Also one of the few characters I wrote a (quite long!) backstory piece for. It can actually be found here, it is over six years old but I still quite like it!
32. divisible: Cool character concept and decent enough username, did nothing with it, oop.
33. warprofiteer: A very literal username, but it does the job. Riane is shitty, I love her.
34. omoikane: This was my journal for when I played in Colors TCG, an online trading card game! I still look at it sometimes for nostalgia purposes, hahaha.
35. daughterofsand: Nice evocative username, didn't do a ton with this character but I like her and I like this journal name.
36. sevenandtwo: This... was part of a very short-lived consideration of doing an RP based around the seven sins and seven virtues, I believe? It never really took off though. Wow, kinda forgot about this!
37. innocentgarden: OH MY GOD A FANDOM CHARACTER AT LAST, it's Cheria Barnes from Tales of Graces! Username comes from her Garden of Innocence attack, kind of sounds like an innuendo if you squint. 87 comments, huh! I guess these means we're finally reaching the point where Eternal War slowed to a halt, and Stargarden began. Stargarden is mostly an Panfandom AU RP, but it has a few OCs in it as well!
38. aionis: Short-lived icon journal! Short-lived because everything I do is short-lived, imagine having an attention span and the ability to focus, cries.
39. sunscreenranger: Hubert Ozwell journal, and I will forever be hard-pressed to find another username for him that compares. I am also not surprised to find that Hubert has the most comments so far, but I did not quite expect it to by such a large margin, but here we suddenly are at 274 comments! He really is a Special One.
40. insicknessandinwealth: This is my Anise Tatlin account, and her username makes me laugh EVERY time so 10/10, no notes.
41. suchateamplayer: 195 comments, and it feels insane that it's taken this long to reach a Zelos Wilder account. To this day he has to be the single character I have RPed the most, and in the broadest variety of contexts. He is also going to reappear later down this list! I love you, Zelos. I am sorry for all the stuff I've put you through. (I'm not sorry for the stuff that was your own fault.)
42. volvoreta: Extremely short-lived consideration of trying to join a public RP. Her icons are still cute though, sorry you never got to be a thing miss butterfly girl.
43. fraudster: Great simple username, but Uilliam is a character who barely exists. Surprised he even has 11 comments, actually! Would not be against repurposing this username...
44. hewhodaires: Another OC who was born from an MMO. While I played Warcraft for years, I was never really able to get into Final Fantasy XIV. Also don't really have that kind of free time any more. But it led to Guilledaire Courtenil, whom I love very much! 144 comments, one of the few OCs who got to play in Stargarden. I am glad he now has LOVE IN SPACE, SPACE, SPACE
45. soulbridge: This username was gifted to me by Lulu (SHOUTOUT), and it is a very perfect and very unfortunate username for Rideaux Zek Rugievit, that one antagonist from Tales of Xillia 2 who is the best and I adore and he is perfect and never did crimes. His account has WHAT. 436 COMMENTS. WHAT. HOW? How!!! How the heck! Although yes, actually, I did play him in an actual public RP for a couple of months now that I think about it! Wow, Rideaux. You just might be the account with the most posted comments, I did not expect that.
46. carefulchoices: My god, this is an Eternal War character again! It feels like we're deep into Stargarden at this point, but actually a lot of those fandom accounts existed for a little while before Stargarden really kicked off. So this is one of a bunch of late-intro Eternal War characters who didn't really "fix" the "problems" that game was having. That is a whole broad topic that really has more to do with writerly ambitions than anything else, and this is long enough already! Regardless, lame username.
47. kingofnearmisses: This is a username that's just full of character, however! Tristram King (of the stolen name) never really did anything, but I think of him fondly largely for how much this username infused into him. A good username can do a lot!
48. transientprincess: A crappy username tells you nothing. Would you have guessed this as a Rinoa Heartily journal? I'm assuming not, because why would you. I mean, it's not actually a bad username, it's just bad for Rinoa. Sorry girl.
49. kindestheart: Colette Brunel journal, really boring username but it checks out and works for the character. I didn't expect her to have many comments posted, but only 13? Man, sorry Colette.
50. graceofheavens: Dora Folk from Immortal Rain! I had this same username for him back on Livejournal as well, so I have a lot of fondness for it even though it's a bit obtuse for the character in question. Only 32 comments posted, but I loved every single one of them. He had a major MAJOR impact on the Stargarden story, and then he got very killed and it was extremely satisfying. Love you, Dora. You're one of my favourite shitty people.
51. reconnoitre: Nessa, another late-game Eternal War addition I did nothing with. Alas.
52. askedfortheworld: INHALES. Alright, this is Daliquinn's actual RP account, and the driving force behind so much of Stargarden. And also my creative output for years. And also my heart. This fucking guy. 472 comments which puts him ahead of the Rideaux account despite only playing in one setting, which honestly makes me happy because it's what he deserves. If I try and talk about Quinn for too long this post will massively derail, but this is probably the most important account on this list just in terms of impact on other characters, on my storytelling, on my sense of pride and completion of a tale that needed telling, and just in terms of awful best boys. OKAY GOTTA MOVE ON GETTING DISTRACTED
53. herosplayforkeeps: Hard act to follow, but Cynthia Fire Emblem: Awakening has a pretty cute username that I quite like!
54. soulomen: Jin Kazama! This is a decently cool-sounding username that sadly doesn't really tell you anything about the character. It is recognisable if you're properly familiar with Tekken, though! 81 comments, Jin had a small strong arc rather than a solid presence throughout the entire Stargarden story but I really enjoyed the stuff we did with him!
55. rinn: oh, wow, uh. this is pokemon AU quinn, lmao. forgot about this!
56. madmarian: OH, and this is Sieg's wife in the AU where he actually gets married. Her username is not very kind considering she's a perfectly good person who is being subjected to a LOT by getting stuck with fucking Sieg of all people.
57. secondstospare: GOOD USERNAME. Sounds good, looks good, has a nice punch to it. Hadrian is the only really late Eternal War addition that stuck, imo. Well, him and his partner, obvs. They're a set! But yeah, really like his username, really like the limited amount of posting I got to do with him.
58. spareascendant: Very functional username, says it all in terms of what motivates this character. Cathal and company were supposed to kickstart the next round of plot for Eternal War, but it didn't quite work out. A bit of a shame, because I quite liked the characters and concepts around him!
59. oathstealer: This is a DARK KINGDOM HEARTS AU not it's not, it's nothing to do with Kingdom Hearts at all, but it sure sounds like it should be. It's Sohma's username, Sohma is another Eternal War OC and another one I actually wrote an extensive backstory for! I can't remember if it's online, I do not think it is, I am not going to hunt for it right now! But he is a very good and very troubled guy. Good username!
60. nonesoblind: I... do not remember anything about what I intended for this character, oops.
61. inloveandwar: Viola, Cathal's sister! Good username, but never got to do anything much with her, alas.
62. buriesyoursecrets: Benoit, another of the late Eternal War gang, and one I'm particularly fond of despite his awful taste in men. Benny, you may be burying those secrets, but are you marking the graves?
63. facewhoiam: This is actually a Celes Chere account. I don't hate the username, but it doesn't fill me with a sense of familiarity or warmth to the character concept either. I don't know, just feel like it doesn't suit her as well as it could have. Still love her though;;
64. initforme: Did nothing with this character, but I do find his extremely honest and rude username amusing! What a dick, lmao.
65. onesowncouncil: Kind of an intended play on words with this username, but I'm not sure it really worked. Did nothing with this character and don't even really remember what the plans might have been for him, alas. Apparently he's called Reginald!
66. notjustyours: UM, I DO NOT REMEMBER WHO THIS CHARACTER IS AT ALL. OOPS. The username makes me think of Aeris actually ("The future is not only yours!"), but I guess this must have been another late-game Eternal War OC. Geez, sorry lady.
67. cicholsaint: Seteth Three Houses! Never did too much with him, and his username is extremely boring and literal unfortunately. But I love you anyway, Seteth sir. 69 comments, oh dear. How he would frown at that.
68. climhazzards: It's Cloud Strife! This username is very lame, but that's okay because he's going to reappear shortly with a much MUCH better username instead. Only 39 comments on this account, but I loved writing every single one. Got to do a lot of messy Id stuff with Cloud in Stargarden, learned some things about myself LMAO. MOVING ON!!!!
69. naptitude: This one is for Linhardt Three Houses, and honestly I doubt I could ever do much better than this. OH WAIT, EXCEPT THE NEXT USERNAME, WHICH IS PERFECT.
70. threewolfsaix: KINGDOM HEARTS WHERE IS MY HEART
71. crestofthebeast: So anyway I played Fire Emblem Three Houses. This account is for Marianne! Only 39 comments for her during Stargarden, but one of my favourite small story arcs in the whole thing to be honest. And a very good username! Super literal, but I'm astonished it wasn't already taken. I love you Marianne.
72. theoceanagain: Flayn Three Houses... a nice enough username but nothing special; was more informed by the AU setting than it was too particularly inspired by her source material.
73. theworldourstage: OKAY, these next five are all original characters, and we're entering the third of four RP settings Fel and I use. Desdere is probably the most literary of all the RP we do together, with the most labour-intensive world-building and attention to detail. It has a glossary! It has a whole world outside of the tiny sliver our characters occupy! Fel is kind and indulges me in this. Regardless, this is Sanit's username and I like it. It is incredible how far this man has fallen in such a short time. Interestingly, this account already has 41 comments! Desdere is "short" compared to our other games, but it manages to be very intensive.
74. beggarsbelief: Amiinath only has 17 comments by comparison, but she is always a twisty delight to write. Her username is meant to be a bit of a play of terms, and I enjoy it for that!
75. strengthtowield: 19 comments for Chae, and his username is okay. Has a few different interpretations, or at least it's intended to. Chae is a good dude :(
76. giftsfrombeyond: Matched with Fel's giftsofthecity, Feliz is ALSO a good dude! 23 comments for him so far, Sanit you attention seeker you have a lot more than everyone else.
77. homeandhearth: Never mind, Imir has 74 comments which makes him the current Desdere champion. I really like writing for Desdere! It's such a rich and heady setting, it really inspires me to set scenes and draw on every sense. We left it at a pretty critical moment as well, hm. We must return some day!
78. machinaspirit: Gippal from Final Fantasy X-2, and this username is LAME and BAD. Very boring. Couldn't come up with anything better, alas. Only 9 comments as well. He was there to fill a quick niche and he did it, what can I say!
79. angelgardagium: Combining "Angelgard" (the island where he was imprisoned) and "Adagium" (the name by which he was branded), this is an Ardyn account! I don't hate the username, I certainly like what I was going for! But it wasn't my first choice for him, and when he reappears on this list in a little bit I'm still not gonna be satisfied. The perfect Ardyn username, it is out there... Ardyn was one of a handful of late arrivals to the Stargarden plot, but he ended up playing a massive role in a short time and his 83 comments reflect that!
80. fylkzahdeya: Despite looking like a keysmash, this is a good username for Zaveid from Tales of Zestiria! It's his "true name", the name he only shares with those most trusted to him. I'm quite surprised it wasn't already taken! It was really hard to remember how to spell this username at first, lmao, but now I remember it by heart <3 79 comments for the other Z-man, another late arrival with a large impact!
81. debilitator: And finally, suddenly, it's Sigilscape time! Fel and I actually completed the story of Stargarden (RPing the finale was amazing, I loved it all so much), and so we took a bit of time to think about what we'd like to do next and ended up diving from the heights of the stars to the bottom of the ocean. And the first journal I made for Sigilscape was this one, for Edgar Roni Figaro. Name taken from one of his special attacks, I unfortunately haven't super gelled with writing him. 24 comments and counting, though!
82. daemonify: This is the OTHER Ardyn account, this time for playing in Sigilscape since we decided to retire the Stargarden accounts along with the RP itself. It's nicer that way! Alas, it does mean that this Ardyn only has 2 comments posted. His Time Will Come.
83. methuselahan: Rain from Immortal Rain! 25 comments posted, and sadly that will be all. Despite the username, he has in-universe perished at this point. I'm sorry Rain ;_; His username is derived from his source material and it's very basic in that regard, but perfectly decent!
84. kingofgrappling: Speaking of canon-derived perfectly decent usernames, this one is for Balthus Three Houses! Balthus is the funniest character in Three Houses without question and I love him and I love writing him. Not the most complex username, but hey! He's not the most complex guy.
85. fiveyearsago: THIS is the other Cloud username, and it is leagues better than climhazzards. Just reading this username gets 'On That Day, Five Years Ago...' playing in my head. It's such a key little FFVII turn of phrase, it makes me happy every time I see it. I am really happy with this username! Only 9 comments so far, but this poor bastard has some plot beats coming up real soon, so that number will soon be climbing.
86. pheliosta: 14 comments for Ishtar, who is source-material...ly the princess of Pheliosta. So, username! Basic stuff, but it works. And it looks pretty. It's a pretty word :>
87. youwish: The Sigilscape Zelos Wilder account, and this is specifically a teenage Zelos so I very much enjoy his bratty teenage username. It's one of my favourites at the moment, honestly! Really just tells you exactly where he's at in life, hahaha. I am DISGUSTED to see he has 280 comments. That is a ridiculous amount compared to the other Sigilscape characters mentioned so far! But every RP tends to end up with a small handful of "main characters", and for Sigilscape? Zelos is right up there. And it's gonna get crazier for him yet, too. Sorry, bud.
88. calculatrics: The Rideaux Sigilscape account, with only 8 comments for comparison to the above. I like this username though; like soulbridge before it, it's a very canon-specific word that really applies to Rideaux and (pretty much) Rideaux alone. Have to wait and see when I might end up playing him more!
89. goldenhart: If you're familiar with Three Houses you might already guess that this is a Claude von Riegan account. I'm pretty surprised this wasn't already taken! It's obviously playing on "golden heart" while evoking the Golden Deer, and it's very on the nose but also I am a bit smug about it. 73 comments so far, and he's great fun to write!
90. mycreed: I already had the perfect Zaveid username for Stargarden, but this one is honestly fine too. 49 comments so far, which is actually a few more than I expected him to have! And he's definitely got more coming.
91. meetingyou: This is apparently a theme song for Hope Estheim in the FFXIII trilogy, and thus it is his username. I'm actually really enjoying playing Hope! He was kind of made to fill a story niche, but he's really grown out into the role and established himself, and I'm glad. It's nice to be reminded that I do actually like FFXIII characters, even if I'm hit-and-miss on different parts of the trilogy as a whole. 88 comments for Hope, and his username is solidly fine!
92. leonel: uh. I guess I grabbed leonel as a username? I do not remember doing that!
93. comebackcos: With a grand total of 8 comments, this is actually Leonel's Sigilscape account. The Eternal War OC from way back at #11 on this list, his introduction into Sigilscape didn't really inspire much and he's been quietly retired again for the time being. But his cousin Solus is still around, so who knows? There will always be room for Leonel to resurface and try again. Time will tell!
94. royalnextdoor: An actual Sigilscape specific OC, Qiln Bonnestel was loosely introduced to be a boyfriend/professional confidant for one of Fel's characters. He then surprised everyone by revealing himself to be a secret dragon mermaid prince who bleeds sea water and is possibly capable of mpreg oviposition so congratulations if you read this far for some reason because now your eyes have witnessed some things. It's become a bit of a running joke at this point that Qiln is now the catch-all "well I never thought I'd write that" character, but actually he is great and I love him and he is much more serious than any of this makes him sound. 60 comments so far, and his username is playfully referencing that sort of 'girl next door' idea. He's just a normal guy! Just a totally normal human person!
95. okizeme: This is a term in Fighting Game circles which means Doing Some Technical Fighting Game Shit Gargant Doesn't Understand. Apparently Anna Williams of Tekken is good at it, and that is why this is her username! Nothing special, but at least it's unique. Somehow she only has 10 comments. How has she managed to cause so much harm in only 10 comments.
96. fineheartist: AND FINALLY, Ignatz Victor of Three Houses. I really have a lot of Three Houses RP accounts! Ignatz has sort of faded into the background of current Sigilscape events, but Fel and I were discussing ways he might return to the main story and think we have something lined up for him in the near future. He will wish we hadn't bothered. His username is sort of like Claude's but not as good. He has a fine heart, but he is an artist, a fine artist in fact, DO YOU GET IT. It is a pretty username, though. 41 comments, more than I thought! Good for you, lil buddy. Good for you.
This is a stupidly long post that took me almost five hours to type and I am not sure why I even did it, PLEASE ENJOY. Will I come back and make another update about Final Fantasy VII: New Threat? ONLY TIME WILL TELL.
shinsengumi reminded me that you can ask dreamwidth to send you your own username if you have forgotten it. Having been kicking around on dreamwidth since time immemorial participating in Ye Olde Role-Playing Gaems, lets have a look and see exactly what usernames I have and which characters they belong to!I say this is an adventure for me and only me because a lot of these usernames are going to belong to original RP characters. There is fandom stuff in here, though, particularly toward the second half of the list. And usernames I have never used for anything despite good intentions, no doubt. Let's Investigate >:(
1. aestivalis: THIS IS MY JOURNAL! It is where we are right now!
2. recall: This is a great username that I was apparently planning to use for a character named "Isaiah", about whom I no longer have any recollection whatsoever. He was probably intended to be an OC for Eternal War, the first of four long-form RP games me and
shinsengumi have done/been doing together over the years. Probably a username worth repurposing at some point!3. ceaseless: Cabal's username! Another Eternal War OC, didn't really do anything of note with him which is a shame because this is another good username.
4. stratagems: done absolutely NOTHING with this journal, woof. What a waste!
5. trustless: Another empty journal, although this one at least had an intended purpose at one point. Originally planned for a character who would be a relative of Cabal, I ended up using...
6. peerless: ... this one, instead! Lisette is Cabal's sister character, and I used her and enjoyed her more than I ever did him. However, her journal still only has a grand total of 26 posted comments. These numbers must be challenged.
7. stoneskimming: A cute username for a cute OC kid called Madoc who went nowhere and did nothing, sorry kiddo.
8. impetus: A very good username! For Aeva, who I liked as a character but did nothing with. I swear to god this pattern is going to change, PLEASE BELIEVE IN ME. The early days of establishing a new long-form RP are tough, you don't know what's gonna stick yet!
9. symbiotic: AUBREY!!! Although he's only sitting on 56 total comments, this is the first Eternal War OC on this list who I feel like had a really significant impact and still sticks with me to this day. The angriest pacifist who ever lived, and such a fun character to write. Also has the distinction of being the only username of mine that multiple people have attempted to steal! Sorry people, I may not ever intend to post with him again but he is Here To Stay.
10. barriers: Ellias, another character I did absolutely nothing with. Frankly astonished he even has 10 posted comments, apparently. Why did I spell it that way.
11. favoured: WOOP, THERE HE IS, one of the biggest OC names on this list. I always remember Leonel as one of my first Eternal War OCs, so I'm surprised he's this far down. And he actually only has 88 comments, which seems astonishingly low when I consider the amount of character work and word count that went into him. He's going to show up again later with a different username, too! What a slag. Leonel and his cousin (played by Fel) haunt and influence my writing to this day. They are also the base characters for my Final Fantasy X-based story Whoever Dies First, Wins. I hate having a character called Leonel in a story set in Spira, but that's the way it goes sometimes >:(
12. enforcehiswill: Larsen!! Another significant Eternal War OC, and he has 73 comments. I would never have guessed that he and Leonel would be that close together, but there it is. Larsen is ALSO in the above mentioned fic, actually! Username suits him VERY well.
13. wishfuldreams: Lame username, sorry Ivy. You're a good kid.
14. spiderclimb: If I recall directly, Spider Climb (Spiderclimb?) is a D&D ability and Fel suggested this username. Malis is an OC who will walk up ur walls and flirt with ur boys. im love her.
15. fixations: FIXATIONS, HE SURE DOES. I'm glad that Eternal War OC Griffith has 69 comments. It's what he deserves.
16. cordiality: Another big one, and he has twice as many comments posted as Leonel, wow! Kristopher has 165 comments, and is certainly another character who sticks with me firmly to this day. I don't really love his username, honestly, but it does the job.
17. challengeseeker: Fine enough username and character concept, but never really did anything with this character. Sorry Lucinde.
18. phantasms: This username is quite a lot cooler than Zach deserves, but I kind of love that for him. 41 posted comments is not that bad, actually! More than I would have expected for him.
19. heterodox: if all heteros were like this guy i WOULD doxx them hurr hurr hurr
20. prophesy: Simple username, effective username, appropriate username, Sieg how do you have 87 comments posted?! How! I do not remember posting that often with you! Not even close!
21. royalwarden: Another very simple and effective username, no complaints here. 62 comments for Odette, not bad!
22. swordsworn: Only 21 comments for Thane, meanwhile, but that's pretty good for a character who I don't think EVER actually debuted in the game proper, hahaha. Also, this one's a really great username, no notes.
23. fideles: 44 comments is solidly middle of the road, but Laurence is a character I always really enjoyed writing and wished I could have done more with. Eternal War eventually fizzled out, but this is one of the characters who seems to have LOTS more to do in the aftermath of everything we played than the stuff that actually made it to page. I still enjoy thinking about his future spymaster career!
24. daliquinn: ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. This account actually hosts the old writing I did for the character Daliquinn, who started life as a Blood Elf Warrior in hit MMORPG World of Warcraft before evolving into an absolute behemoth of a character who has dominated my internal landscape for over a decade. He is going to return on this list in a BIG way later on when, but for now this is where old writing about him and his orc lover is hosted! All posted there in 2012 and it was "old" then, what the fuck. Would time kindly stop for a while?
25. troddengold: D'Ivann's name and username both came from Fel, I take no credit for this one. Only 23 comments for D'Ivann, but every single one was tense and impactful. What a fun and weird character.
26. nadesico: A writing journal I have not posted in for over six years, oop!
27. nergal: Journal for hosting misc. RP posts, also not used in many many years!
28. denmother: Although it's appropriate enough, I'm still not totally sold on this username for Kin. Love the character, though;; Oberkin is real.
29. heldentenor: Very dramatic username for a character I did absolutely nothing with, oop.
30. costofpeace: Although the two never met and had nothing specific to do with one another, Hassan's username was always intended to have a similar cadence to Larsen's (enforcehiswill) because they were very similar characters on opposite sides of a war (AN ETERNAL WAR, ONE MIGHT SAY...). 77 comments for Hassan, which is great considering his intro to the story was a bit later on.
31. thineownself: I am pretentious and like this username, and I also love Rehn who is a lunatic and eats people but he's just a sweet lil guy really I swear :> Did very little with this character, but think about him a lot! Also one of the few characters I wrote a (quite long!) backstory piece for. It can actually be found here, it is over six years old but I still quite like it!
32. divisible: Cool character concept and decent enough username, did nothing with it, oop.
33. warprofiteer: A very literal username, but it does the job. Riane is shitty, I love her.
34. omoikane: This was my journal for when I played in Colors TCG, an online trading card game! I still look at it sometimes for nostalgia purposes, hahaha.
35. daughterofsand: Nice evocative username, didn't do a ton with this character but I like her and I like this journal name.
36. sevenandtwo: This... was part of a very short-lived consideration of doing an RP based around the seven sins and seven virtues, I believe? It never really took off though. Wow, kinda forgot about this!
37. innocentgarden: OH MY GOD A FANDOM CHARACTER AT LAST, it's Cheria Barnes from Tales of Graces! Username comes from her Garden of Innocence attack, kind of sounds like an innuendo if you squint. 87 comments, huh! I guess these means we're finally reaching the point where Eternal War slowed to a halt, and Stargarden began. Stargarden is mostly an Panfandom AU RP, but it has a few OCs in it as well!
38. aionis: Short-lived icon journal! Short-lived because everything I do is short-lived, imagine having an attention span and the ability to focus, cries.
39. sunscreenranger: Hubert Ozwell journal, and I will forever be hard-pressed to find another username for him that compares. I am also not surprised to find that Hubert has the most comments so far, but I did not quite expect it to by such a large margin, but here we suddenly are at 274 comments! He really is a Special One.
40. insicknessandinwealth: This is my Anise Tatlin account, and her username makes me laugh EVERY time so 10/10, no notes.
41. suchateamplayer: 195 comments, and it feels insane that it's taken this long to reach a Zelos Wilder account. To this day he has to be the single character I have RPed the most, and in the broadest variety of contexts. He is also going to reappear later down this list! I love you, Zelos. I am sorry for all the stuff I've put you through. (I'm not sorry for the stuff that was your own fault.)
42. volvoreta: Extremely short-lived consideration of trying to join a public RP. Her icons are still cute though, sorry you never got to be a thing miss butterfly girl.
43. fraudster: Great simple username, but Uilliam is a character who barely exists. Surprised he even has 11 comments, actually! Would not be against repurposing this username...
44. hewhodaires: Another OC who was born from an MMO. While I played Warcraft for years, I was never really able to get into Final Fantasy XIV. Also don't really have that kind of free time any more. But it led to Guilledaire Courtenil, whom I love very much! 144 comments, one of the few OCs who got to play in Stargarden. I am glad he now has LOVE IN SPACE, SPACE, SPACE
45. soulbridge: This username was gifted to me by Lulu (SHOUTOUT), and it is a very perfect and very unfortunate username for Rideaux Zek Rugievit, that one antagonist from Tales of Xillia 2 who is the best and I adore and he is perfect and never did crimes. His account has WHAT. 436 COMMENTS. WHAT. HOW? How!!! How the heck! Although yes, actually, I did play him in an actual public RP for a couple of months now that I think about it! Wow, Rideaux. You just might be the account with the most posted comments, I did not expect that.
46. carefulchoices: My god, this is an Eternal War character again! It feels like we're deep into Stargarden at this point, but actually a lot of those fandom accounts existed for a little while before Stargarden really kicked off. So this is one of a bunch of late-intro Eternal War characters who didn't really "fix" the "problems" that game was having. That is a whole broad topic that really has more to do with writerly ambitions than anything else, and this is long enough already! Regardless, lame username.
47. kingofnearmisses: This is a username that's just full of character, however! Tristram King (of the stolen name) never really did anything, but I think of him fondly largely for how much this username infused into him. A good username can do a lot!
48. transientprincess: A crappy username tells you nothing. Would you have guessed this as a Rinoa Heartily journal? I'm assuming not, because why would you. I mean, it's not actually a bad username, it's just bad for Rinoa. Sorry girl.
49. kindestheart: Colette Brunel journal, really boring username but it checks out and works for the character. I didn't expect her to have many comments posted, but only 13? Man, sorry Colette.
50. graceofheavens: Dora Folk from Immortal Rain! I had this same username for him back on Livejournal as well, so I have a lot of fondness for it even though it's a bit obtuse for the character in question. Only 32 comments posted, but I loved every single one of them. He had a major MAJOR impact on the Stargarden story, and then he got very killed and it was extremely satisfying. Love you, Dora. You're one of my favourite shitty people.
51. reconnoitre: Nessa, another late-game Eternal War addition I did nothing with. Alas.
52. askedfortheworld: INHALES. Alright, this is Daliquinn's actual RP account, and the driving force behind so much of Stargarden. And also my creative output for years. And also my heart. This fucking guy. 472 comments which puts him ahead of the Rideaux account despite only playing in one setting, which honestly makes me happy because it's what he deserves. If I try and talk about Quinn for too long this post will massively derail, but this is probably the most important account on this list just in terms of impact on other characters, on my storytelling, on my sense of pride and completion of a tale that needed telling, and just in terms of awful best boys. OKAY GOTTA MOVE ON GETTING DISTRACTED
53. herosplayforkeeps: Hard act to follow, but Cynthia Fire Emblem: Awakening has a pretty cute username that I quite like!
54. soulomen: Jin Kazama! This is a decently cool-sounding username that sadly doesn't really tell you anything about the character. It is recognisable if you're properly familiar with Tekken, though! 81 comments, Jin had a small strong arc rather than a solid presence throughout the entire Stargarden story but I really enjoyed the stuff we did with him!
55. rinn: oh, wow, uh. this is pokemon AU quinn, lmao. forgot about this!
56. madmarian: OH, and this is Sieg's wife in the AU where he actually gets married. Her username is not very kind considering she's a perfectly good person who is being subjected to a LOT by getting stuck with fucking Sieg of all people.
57. secondstospare: GOOD USERNAME. Sounds good, looks good, has a nice punch to it. Hadrian is the only really late Eternal War addition that stuck, imo. Well, him and his partner, obvs. They're a set! But yeah, really like his username, really like the limited amount of posting I got to do with him.
58. spareascendant: Very functional username, says it all in terms of what motivates this character. Cathal and company were supposed to kickstart the next round of plot for Eternal War, but it didn't quite work out. A bit of a shame, because I quite liked the characters and concepts around him!
59. oathstealer: This is a DARK KINGDOM HEARTS AU not it's not, it's nothing to do with Kingdom Hearts at all, but it sure sounds like it should be. It's Sohma's username, Sohma is another Eternal War OC and another one I actually wrote an extensive backstory for! I can't remember if it's online, I do not think it is, I am not going to hunt for it right now! But he is a very good and very troubled guy. Good username!
60. nonesoblind: I... do not remember anything about what I intended for this character, oops.
61. inloveandwar: Viola, Cathal's sister! Good username, but never got to do anything much with her, alas.
62. buriesyoursecrets: Benoit, another of the late Eternal War gang, and one I'm particularly fond of despite his awful taste in men. Benny, you may be burying those secrets, but are you marking the graves?
63. facewhoiam: This is actually a Celes Chere account. I don't hate the username, but it doesn't fill me with a sense of familiarity or warmth to the character concept either. I don't know, just feel like it doesn't suit her as well as it could have. Still love her though;;
64. initforme: Did nothing with this character, but I do find his extremely honest and rude username amusing! What a dick, lmao.
65. onesowncouncil: Kind of an intended play on words with this username, but I'm not sure it really worked. Did nothing with this character and don't even really remember what the plans might have been for him, alas. Apparently he's called Reginald!
66. notjustyours: UM, I DO NOT REMEMBER WHO THIS CHARACTER IS AT ALL. OOPS. The username makes me think of Aeris actually ("The future is not only yours!"), but I guess this must have been another late-game Eternal War OC. Geez, sorry lady.
67. cicholsaint: Seteth Three Houses! Never did too much with him, and his username is extremely boring and literal unfortunately. But I love you anyway, Seteth sir. 69 comments, oh dear. How he would frown at that.
68. climhazzards: It's Cloud Strife! This username is very lame, but that's okay because he's going to reappear shortly with a much MUCH better username instead. Only 39 comments on this account, but I loved writing every single one. Got to do a lot of messy Id stuff with Cloud in Stargarden, learned some things about myself LMAO. MOVING ON!!!!
69. naptitude: This one is for Linhardt Three Houses, and honestly I doubt I could ever do much better than this. OH WAIT, EXCEPT THE NEXT USERNAME, WHICH IS PERFECT.
70. threewolfsaix: KINGDOM HEARTS WHERE IS MY HEART
71. crestofthebeast: So anyway I played Fire Emblem Three Houses. This account is for Marianne! Only 39 comments for her during Stargarden, but one of my favourite small story arcs in the whole thing to be honest. And a very good username! Super literal, but I'm astonished it wasn't already taken. I love you Marianne.
72. theoceanagain: Flayn Three Houses... a nice enough username but nothing special; was more informed by the AU setting than it was too particularly inspired by her source material.
73. theworldourstage: OKAY, these next five are all original characters, and we're entering the third of four RP settings Fel and I use. Desdere is probably the most literary of all the RP we do together, with the most labour-intensive world-building and attention to detail. It has a glossary! It has a whole world outside of the tiny sliver our characters occupy! Fel is kind and indulges me in this. Regardless, this is Sanit's username and I like it. It is incredible how far this man has fallen in such a short time. Interestingly, this account already has 41 comments! Desdere is "short" compared to our other games, but it manages to be very intensive.
74. beggarsbelief: Amiinath only has 17 comments by comparison, but she is always a twisty delight to write. Her username is meant to be a bit of a play of terms, and I enjoy it for that!
75. strengthtowield: 19 comments for Chae, and his username is okay. Has a few different interpretations, or at least it's intended to. Chae is a good dude :(
76. giftsfrombeyond: Matched with Fel's giftsofthecity, Feliz is ALSO a good dude! 23 comments for him so far, Sanit you attention seeker you have a lot more than everyone else.
77. homeandhearth: Never mind, Imir has 74 comments which makes him the current Desdere champion. I really like writing for Desdere! It's such a rich and heady setting, it really inspires me to set scenes and draw on every sense. We left it at a pretty critical moment as well, hm. We must return some day!
78. machinaspirit: Gippal from Final Fantasy X-2, and this username is LAME and BAD. Very boring. Couldn't come up with anything better, alas. Only 9 comments as well. He was there to fill a quick niche and he did it, what can I say!
79. angelgardagium: Combining "Angelgard" (the island where he was imprisoned) and "Adagium" (the name by which he was branded), this is an Ardyn account! I don't hate the username, I certainly like what I was going for! But it wasn't my first choice for him, and when he reappears on this list in a little bit I'm still not gonna be satisfied. The perfect Ardyn username, it is out there... Ardyn was one of a handful of late arrivals to the Stargarden plot, but he ended up playing a massive role in a short time and his 83 comments reflect that!
80. fylkzahdeya: Despite looking like a keysmash, this is a good username for Zaveid from Tales of Zestiria! It's his "true name", the name he only shares with those most trusted to him. I'm quite surprised it wasn't already taken! It was really hard to remember how to spell this username at first, lmao, but now I remember it by heart <3 79 comments for the other Z-man, another late arrival with a large impact!
81. debilitator: And finally, suddenly, it's Sigilscape time! Fel and I actually completed the story of Stargarden (RPing the finale was amazing, I loved it all so much), and so we took a bit of time to think about what we'd like to do next and ended up diving from the heights of the stars to the bottom of the ocean. And the first journal I made for Sigilscape was this one, for Edgar Roni Figaro. Name taken from one of his special attacks, I unfortunately haven't super gelled with writing him. 24 comments and counting, though!
82. daemonify: This is the OTHER Ardyn account, this time for playing in Sigilscape since we decided to retire the Stargarden accounts along with the RP itself. It's nicer that way! Alas, it does mean that this Ardyn only has 2 comments posted. His Time Will Come.
83. methuselahan: Rain from Immortal Rain! 25 comments posted, and sadly that will be all. Despite the username, he has in-universe perished at this point. I'm sorry Rain ;_; His username is derived from his source material and it's very basic in that regard, but perfectly decent!
84. kingofgrappling: Speaking of canon-derived perfectly decent usernames, this one is for Balthus Three Houses! Balthus is the funniest character in Three Houses without question and I love him and I love writing him. Not the most complex username, but hey! He's not the most complex guy.
85. fiveyearsago: THIS is the other Cloud username, and it is leagues better than climhazzards. Just reading this username gets 'On That Day, Five Years Ago...' playing in my head. It's such a key little FFVII turn of phrase, it makes me happy every time I see it. I am really happy with this username! Only 9 comments so far, but this poor bastard has some plot beats coming up real soon, so that number will soon be climbing.
86. pheliosta: 14 comments for Ishtar, who is source-material...ly the princess of Pheliosta. So, username! Basic stuff, but it works. And it looks pretty. It's a pretty word :>
87. youwish: The Sigilscape Zelos Wilder account, and this is specifically a teenage Zelos so I very much enjoy his bratty teenage username. It's one of my favourites at the moment, honestly! Really just tells you exactly where he's at in life, hahaha. I am DISGUSTED to see he has 280 comments. That is a ridiculous amount compared to the other Sigilscape characters mentioned so far! But every RP tends to end up with a small handful of "main characters", and for Sigilscape? Zelos is right up there. And it's gonna get crazier for him yet, too. Sorry, bud.
88. calculatrics: The Rideaux Sigilscape account, with only 8 comments for comparison to the above. I like this username though; like soulbridge before it, it's a very canon-specific word that really applies to Rideaux and (pretty much) Rideaux alone. Have to wait and see when I might end up playing him more!
89. goldenhart: If you're familiar with Three Houses you might already guess that this is a Claude von Riegan account. I'm pretty surprised this wasn't already taken! It's obviously playing on "golden heart" while evoking the Golden Deer, and it's very on the nose but also I am a bit smug about it. 73 comments so far, and he's great fun to write!
90. mycreed: I already had the perfect Zaveid username for Stargarden, but this one is honestly fine too. 49 comments so far, which is actually a few more than I expected him to have! And he's definitely got more coming.
91. meetingyou: This is apparently a theme song for Hope Estheim in the FFXIII trilogy, and thus it is his username. I'm actually really enjoying playing Hope! He was kind of made to fill a story niche, but he's really grown out into the role and established himself, and I'm glad. It's nice to be reminded that I do actually like FFXIII characters, even if I'm hit-and-miss on different parts of the trilogy as a whole. 88 comments for Hope, and his username is solidly fine!
92. leonel: uh. I guess I grabbed leonel as a username? I do not remember doing that!
93. comebackcos: With a grand total of 8 comments, this is actually Leonel's Sigilscape account. The Eternal War OC from way back at #11 on this list, his introduction into Sigilscape didn't really inspire much and he's been quietly retired again for the time being. But his cousin Solus is still around, so who knows? There will always be room for Leonel to resurface and try again. Time will tell!
94. royalnextdoor: An actual Sigilscape specific OC, Qiln Bonnestel was loosely introduced to be a boyfriend/professional confidant for one of Fel's characters. He then surprised everyone by revealing himself to be a secret dragon mermaid prince who bleeds sea water and is possibly capable of mpreg oviposition so congratulations if you read this far for some reason because now your eyes have witnessed some things. It's become a bit of a running joke at this point that Qiln is now the catch-all "well I never thought I'd write that" character, but actually he is great and I love him and he is much more serious than any of this makes him sound. 60 comments so far, and his username is playfully referencing that sort of 'girl next door' idea. He's just a normal guy! Just a totally normal human person!
95. okizeme: This is a term in Fighting Game circles which means Doing Some Technical Fighting Game Shit Gargant Doesn't Understand. Apparently Anna Williams of Tekken is good at it, and that is why this is her username! Nothing special, but at least it's unique. Somehow she only has 10 comments. How has she managed to cause so much harm in only 10 comments.
96. fineheartist: AND FINALLY, Ignatz Victor of Three Houses. I really have a lot of Three Houses RP accounts! Ignatz has sort of faded into the background of current Sigilscape events, but Fel and I were discussing ways he might return to the main story and think we have something lined up for him in the near future. He will wish we hadn't bothered. His username is sort of like Claude's but not as good. He has a fine heart, but he is an artist, a fine artist in fact, DO YOU GET IT. It is a pretty username, though. 41 comments, more than I thought! Good for you, lil buddy. Good for you.
This is a stupidly long post that took me almost five hours to type and I am not sure why I even did it, PLEASE ENJOY. Will I come back and make another update about Final Fantasy VII: New Threat? ONLY TIME WILL TELL.