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@ottolinearcturus.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:20 PM

Thinking a lil bit about the lesbian lore again.

#RoxanneMercier

Roxanne, clad in armor, standing before Falcon's Nest in the Coerthas Western Highlands.

(Roxanne being a lesbian) is kind of impossible to ignore because her heart is always on her sleeve. She carries her ideals everywhere. She's always flirtatious but gallant, and chronically helps those in need. She had this youthful dream of being the hero, and not the damsel. She wanted to be a knight like in the stories.

Women in Ishgardian folklore are always emphasized by their femininity, yet the people worship a goddess of war. Even the few tales of female knights like Valentione were celebrated for stories of compassion and love rather than prowess. Roxanne saw these contrasts and went, "Why can't I be both?"

Hell, this extends to how Roxanne even views the Fury. Orthodox Halone worship almost always emphasizes her vengeful, bellicose nature and downplays her compassionate and egalitarian aspects. Yet the Heaven of Ice is also represented by Menphina, the Lover. Why is Halone not a lover *and* a fighter?

Does a knight not fulfill their oath to the Fury by championing a woman's femininity and all that entails? Not only their love and compassion, but their protectiveness and will to defend? Women wield love as both a spear *and* shield.

At least, that's how Roxanne thinks. It's pretty simple to her.

@ottolinearcturus.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 7:34 AM

Chivalric knight or dashing rogue, Roxanne provides. 🗡️

#RoxanneMercier | #Midlander

Roxanne in a loose, front-laced shirt, tucked into a pair of hardy adventuring trousers with embroidered patterns. She leans against a counter lined with gil, gently playing with a dagger between her fingertips. All while sporting an audacious grin.

She always fancied herself the chivalric knight, though her travels through La Noscea showed her some women prefer a dash of danger in their fantasies, and a swashbuckling rogue and sailor captured the heart and mind. She quickly learned the par. Roxanne might even make a decent dread pirate...

@ottolinearcturus.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 1:59 AM

Restless ☁️

#RoxanneMercier | #Midlander

Roxanne in a casual lace-front shirt and a pair of adventuring trousers with a knife holster at the thigh. Her hair is neater and more cleaned up than usual, like she had plans that went unfulfilled. She stands at the edge of a La Noscean farm, gazing off into the Rhotano on a cloudy day. A lifetime ago, it probably would've been her dream to buy a piece of land like this and settle down. Now? The thought makes her anxious. She hasn't found a reason to put down her roots quite yet. There's more a Warrior of Light has to do.

@ottolinearcturus.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 11:41 PM

Successor's Attire finally got upscaled and wooooow 🥰

#OttolineArcturus | #RoxanneMercier

@ottolinearcturus.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 4:29 AM

It's Roxaaaaaaanne!!! 💗

#RoxanneMercier | #Midlander

@ottolinearcturus.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 12:19 AM

#7.56Spoilers In a melancholic mood, Roxanne winds away the nights dreading her upcoming journey to another reflection when she finds another unexpected visit in Mor Dhona...

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#ArcturusComics | #RoxanneMercier | #Halmarut

@ottolinearcturus.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 7:13 PM

Me and my big fluffy murdercloud~ ☁️

#RoxanneMercier | #Midlander