LUNYA'S WARDROBE

Before she left Ul'dah, Lunya was furnished with a brand new set of adventuring gear as a gift from Momodi Modi. The left side of the creamy bliaud features a hidden clasp to hook her grimoire onto and a pocket in her right boot is large enough to hide her favourite dagger, a gift from her friend Sirius. It seems the linen dress underneath, as white as the girl's own hair, was made with some manner of alchemical engineering to prevent it from taking on heavy stains.

The metal pin on the hat bears a rose design, marking the set as having been worked on by the hands of Redolent Rose himself, a token of fondness for one of the famous weaver's most darling pupils.

After successfully reclaiming her healing magic in the confrontation with Garuda, Lunya gained a much-needed confidence boost and a little bit of honesty with her affection for her companions. As a reward for herself and to replace the bliaud that Garuda struck a huge tear through, she upgraded to this new robe—made with Redolent Rose's supervision and once more with his rose emblem on the hat’s crest (with the addition of a fancy new feather!)

The cloth these garments were made from boast increased aetherflow and the golden detailing aids the stabilization of even the most volatile of spells. A little colour variation is added through her red skirt and the lining of her glove. The leather framework keeps the coat from flying too wildly out of place, added in consideration of the sheer number of airship rides she was suddenly forced on in a very short timespan.

Her dagger's been moved from inside her boot to a nice sheath on the outside.

Lunya designed and crafted this robe by herself after being named a Warrior of Light, infusing it with all her hopes of being worthy of the title. Though the main feature is the contrast between the white of the coat and all the black accents, there are small silver and gold details and little violet ribbons tied on the upper sleeves. Beneath the coat is a sleeveless top, which was generally only seen when she had downtime because the belts were kind of a hassle to remove.

The finishing touch, her silk bunny ear crown, was a prize she won at the Gold Saucer, and though she realized they probably wouldn't get people to take her seriously she felt they were too cute to remove anyway.

She trimmed her hair following the fight with the Ultima Weapon as the ends were charred and uneven but ended up liking the length and was in no hurry to grow it back out.

Lunya favoured these warm robes lined with soft karakul wool during Heavensward in the biting cold of Coerthas.

Though the design best suits an arcanist and has plenty of pouches for extra ink and quills, the aetherial embroidery along the hems benefit users of astromancy just as much and won't attract any unwanted attention from those seeking to weed out practitioners of heretical magicks. In addition, the overly white palette of the set does well to shield one against a backdrop of endless snow.

During the Scions' escape from the Bloody Banquet, Lunya was grabbed by the hair by a Brass Blade and a friend was forced to double back and cut her loose. After retreating to Camp Dragonhead, she cut the rest off with her dagger and continued to keep it short through the following moons. Maybe she felt she didn't deserve her long hair at the moment...

In an effort to keep her own spirits high while rallying everyone else through the end of the war, Lunya took to wearing more cheery colours towards the end of the Dragonsong's refrain after years of wearing only black and white.

This coat was particularly useful in Dravania and Abalathia's Spine, where the weather leaned more towards cool than freezing. Now able to practice astomancy openly without as much worry about accusations of heresy, Lunya joined forces with Gerolt Blackthorn and Ardashir Balyk to forge a living weapon: Canopus Lux, which would become her main arm for years to come.

Re-energized by their triumph over Nidhogg, Lunya took inspiration from both the Redbill sky pirates and illustrations of Yafaemi fashion in order to make this stylish ensemble.

The Scions’ time spent out of Ishgard and Dravania meant she could transition back to wearing lighter clothes, to her great delight. These boots were commissioned from Atelier Fen-Yll and crafted with high quality leather made from a scalekin she shot down from the sky in the Diadem. The skin showed no signs of damage despite being hit with the full force of a Fire IV.

The spider lily fascinator she wears is a specimen from Saint Mocianne's Arboretum and its stamens glow when she has too much of an aether build-up.

Traveling gear Lunya wore during Stormblood. Thoughtfully designed for enduring everything between the dry dust of Gyr Abania and the cold mist of Yanxia, this durable leather and ramie set boasts resistance to the elements and imperial katana alike.

Asymmetry is key in completing the look, balancing the unbalanced aspects of the miniature hat, ruffled undershirt, and thigh-strapped pocket full of various adventuring essentials like a pouch full of sundried sweets.

The zippers of the miniskirt can be pulled up on the go to turn it into a pleated skirt, in case you need more room for your thighs to move when you’re running.

Lunya's most iconic outfit. This ensemble is what she’d be most famously associated with for the rest of her life. Combining elements of both Near and Far Eastern fashions and made with cloth spun in the southern isles of the Cieldalaes, pulled together with the ingenuity of Eorzean thread, the outfit Lunya wore during the charge to liberate Doma and Ala Mhigo would become an iconic symbol in both Eorzean and Othardian history, representing a hopeful call for east and west—and all of the star as a whole—to unite as one.

Some may question wearing such an ornate dress to battle, but it's highly conductive to aether and easy to move in thanks to a recent revolution in lightweight enchanted cloth after some work Lunya did in Ishgard. The multicoloured hydrangea kanzashi pinned in her hair was a gift from a renowned Hingan geiko who was a client of her weaving business.

Lunya donned this outfit one more time at the Ghimlyt Dark, sealing the image of her in violet in all the history books to come.

Lunya was given this yukata by the Doman children of Revenant's Toll after she helped escort them back to Othard. She paired it with a welkin hat of Sharlayan design commissioned from an Ishgardian hat shop for her by Leveva Byrde. Lunya didn't spend much time in Gyr Abania after Ala Mhigo's liberation, having thrown herself into the deep end of Krile's expedition into the island she and G'raha Tia once called home.

She started letting her hair grow out a bit more at this point.

These beautiful silk robes were the result of a gift to Lunya from her brother, Einar. Still grieved by the aftermath of the ordeal with Yotsuyu, Lunya decided she needed a change of pace and took the first step by using this rare bolt of Rabanastre silk that survived the burning of the city to make a new outfit.

Styled after the robes worn by the Ivalician mystics of old, enchanted thread lines the interior of the hem with protective spells and gold detailing enhances the caster’s magical output. She sought to have a fun little throwback to one of her old outfits with another pair of silly-but-cute animal ears, right on time for... a serious meeting between the leaders of the Eorzean Alliance and the Emperor of Garlemald. Whoops.

The wide sleeves could hide a great number of things up them—knives, a miniature sewing kit, spare rubber backings for her earrings, the new lipstick she's been into lately, emergency snacks…

Though she didn't realistically have any choice in the matter, Lunya's garb in Shadowbringers served as a physical representation of her desire to see night back to Norvrandt. The black cloth that flows like a river down the length of this himation calls to mind the image of the sky giving way to darkness after the defeat of each Lightwarden. It seems the ornate jewelry on this outfit was intended to help her stand out as one of the few "dwarves" in the Crystarium and not get trampled underfoot both through the eyecatching visuals of it as well as by nature of how loud the whole ensemble was.

By the time of the Warriors’ re-encounter with Zenos at the Ghimlyt Dark, Lunya had no time or energy to maintain her bangs and simply resorted to letting her hair grow out. Her friends seemed quite startled by the revelation that she did, in fact, have a forehead.

For the first time since creating Canopus Lux, Lunya swapped starglobes out of fear that the intensity of the First's Light could harm Anima, turning back to an older but reliable astrometer for her time in Norvrandt.

The stress of Shadowbringers and the effects the Light had on Lunya's body were very visible; not even her strongest glamour prisms could completely hide her exhaustion or the shadows beneath her eyes contrasting with how her freckles began to glow. She lost a lot of weight but at the same time found herself unable to be sated with regular food no matter how much she ate.

Following her long-desired reunion with G’raha Tia, Lunya returned to the Source. When she came back it was with a very familiar coat, identical in design to the one she wore when they first met at the start of the Crystal Tower expedition, this time in black and with something a little more practical to wear than bunny ears.

It was also on her return that she brought her aetheryte earring, which would become a staple accessory of hers after G’raha attuned to the aether within it. By patch 5.2 she now sports two rings: one a simple band with moonstone (a nameday gift from the Scions), and the other a truegold and blue star ruby engagement ring.

The metal clips on this robe would later be repurposed for a certain new Scion’s hairclips.

The happiest day of Lunya’s life may very well be the day she woke G’raha Tia up on the Source. Reunited (again), the couple entered a new chapter of their lives with matching outfits and shining crystal wedding bands.

Ease of movement was key in designing this set as Lunya grew more comfortable with using melee weaponry and Eorzea seemed determined to make her run around even more after returning home from the First. The puffy coat can be easily exchanged for bare sleeves or taken off to add an overshirt depending on the temperature.

Amusingly, the crystal bauble hanging from the hood turns into a striking weapon when she delivers a flying spin kick, whipping around into unsuspecting faces. The outfit also marks the return of her spider lily fascinator right on time for the gang to wander back into Dravania.

Preparing for a new journey towards Sharlayan, Lunya put together an equally new outfit. She designed this one with indulgence in mind—there’s lace on the collar and she’s back to wearing a nearly impractical amount of white given her track record of leaving bloodshed in her wake, but she’ll deal with anything as long as she looks cute. The red accents on her shoes act as a little homage to her husband.

Lunya's kept her hair long since she started growing it out in post-Stormblood, and now she’s started wearing two space buns atop her head decorated with mini hyacinth corsages. The pearls on them are repurposed from a family heirloom—a necklace her mother brought with her from the Cieldalaes.

Interestingly, hyacinths are associated with a certain sun god.

When it comes to the art of cuteness over practicality, there are some battles you just can’t win. That’s why Lunya assembled a second outfit for the course of Endwalker—it’s not her first rodeo trudging through the snow, after all, even in heels.

Designed with the shared uniforms of the Eorzean Alliance in mind, this pure white set is striking and marks her as someone significant among the throes of soldiers but doesn't give her away so easily. Lined with high quality fleece and with fire shards sewn into the collar, there’s no cold Lunya can’t withstand in this coat. If Raha wants to share his scarf and huddle with her, though, she’s not stopping him! ...What do you mean now's not the time for that? You want her to be more thoughtful around the Garleans???

Emergency garments Lunya put together for herself following Hythlodaeus's suggestions after arriving in the World Unsundered. It made sense to wear fashions familiar to the Ancients, sure, but she wasn't going to compromise her style by wearing the same popoto sacks they'd given Einar and Coco.

It helped that this "Asteria" they so loved to mention was the exact kind of person who would play dress-up with her familiars.

Having put the end of the world behind her, Lunya welcomed the chance for some new travel clothes as she turned her eyes to lower stake horizons. Sure, she would probably need a coat again sooner or later, but that’d be a problem for the future Lunya. She started to regain the weight she lost in Shadowbringers and was looking a lot healthier and happier while doing it.

Inspired by the textiles and styling of Thavnair and of her husband’s birthplace across the island's strait, Lunya picked a bolt of sky blue Hannish cotton from Ruveydah Fibers for the embroidered drapery over a white romper. The set is accented with a cheery yellow floral fascinator and a scrunchie on her wrist (in case of emergency!).

Venat left an irreversible mark on the little Warrior’s heart and as a homage to her old mentor and friend Lunya started to twist some familiar braids into her hair.

With the Scions' official disbandment, she's put her moonstone ring in her jewelry box for a well-earned rest.

Long-familiar with the strangeness and dangers of the Thirteenth thanks to the Crystal Tower expedition all those years ago and many more dealings with voidsent since, Lunya already had gear prepared for the foray back through the rift by the time Vrtra found the courage to commence his venture.

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Lunya couldn't say she supported the idea of Wuk Lamat, naive and inexperienced as she was, taking the throne of Tuliyollal or further interference with international politics, but she agreed to act as a mentor in her entourage after Wuk Lamat talked about her warmonger brother.

The clothes Lunya packed for the road were lightweight and resistant to humidty, both of which she knew there would be an abundance of given Tural's similar climate to the rainforests of La Noscea. She also packed a collection of colourful and absurdly tall bows to tie her hair up.

One of the many outfits Lunya could mix and match together using the casual clothes she packed for Tural in anticipation of some well-earned sun and relaxation once the Rite of Succession concluded.

Said anticipation quickly fizzled into nothingness when the dome appeared over Yyasulani and Tuliyollal was invaded. Go figure.

Clothes that Oblivion assembled for the visitors from outside the dome to blend in with the locals. While the Alexandrian royals already knew they were in the city it was still smart to keep their heads down.

After having a helping hand in killing their AI queen, Lunya and the team decided it was best to continue to lay low in Solution 9. Their faces were more recognizable at this point but your eyes could easily pass over them in a crowd if they wore Alexandrian fashion, which is what they did.

Lunya saw a shimmery crop top just like this one in a Neon Stein boutique and promptly went back to the Backroom to draft up her own minus the grommets. Nothing wrong with grommets, by the way. She just doesn't want them on her.

Turali clothes Lunya bought in Tuliyollal's markets. Comfortable for both a busy day in the city and running around on every road between Yak Tel and Shaaloani. Clever, right?

Maybe not the sandals though. She should probably switch those out for boots when she's questing.

Lunya wasn't the upstart Metem threw into the ring, but she did get her chance under the spotlight when he approved a tag team battle for her and Butter against Dancing Green. Obviously they both came dressed for success.

Being the savior of Etheirys comes with its perks, like being able to take one look at the uniforms that were being handed out enmass to the rest of the members of the Cosmic Exploration Initiative and make a funny face and then arrive at Sinus Ardorum in your own bespoke clothes tailored to endure even the extreme climates of outer space while still looking cute.

...It's actually glamoured on over a long coat.

With Ketenramm himself unsure of what to expect from their expedition into the heart of Shades' Triangle, Lunya decided to go with a more generalized set of gear. She also packed pants. Just in case.

Little Yeyema was an extraordinarily even-tempered baby, so much so that to this day her family considers her the easiest child any of them had ever raised. ...This belief bit them in the ass when she later inherited her mother's explosive temper, but even into her toddler years she was a happy and bubbly little girl who rarely cried and was almost always smiling and laughing. Her family had a few theories on how she turned out this way; her grandfather's favourite was that she was simply too small to have any anger in her at that age.

Babies in general are weird-looking little guys, but Lalafellin babies are known to be especially so. They eventually grow into their disproportionate features but sometimes those not familiar with them might find them deeply unnerving. It's also important to note that they are abnormally small compared to the other humanoid infants of Etheirys; Yeyema herself was just slightly bigger than an orange when she was born and could fit into the palm of her grandfather's paw.

Her ears were pierced when she was just a few months old. Growing up she wears gold studs with rubies in them—her birthstone. All her outfits were made by hand by her aunts and uncles and parents or passed down from her older Lalafellin cousins.

Generally how I draw a younger Lunya. Her height, the number of missing teeth, & the number of bubbles in her pigtails increases the older she gets but the hairstyle generally remains the same. For pretty much all her childhood she, like all her cousins at that age, was religiously kept with a layer of baby powder on her back and a bimpo (a small washcloth) folded over the back of her shirts to help with the sweatiness that comes from kids running amok under the hot sun.

When Yeyema ran away from home, she used the coin she saved from her monthly allowance to get passage from Limsa Lominsa to Thanalan. All she took with her besides that satchet of gil were the clothes on her back, her ruby earrings, her orchestrion, and her grimoire. Sirius helped her pawn her earrings for money when Svelta was sick and when the nights grew cold in the shadows of Pearl Lane she started to wear worn dalmaticas.

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You should know that Lunya's one of those eternally youthful Asian mothers.

She never really retires; as long as she can still stand she'll always find new places to roam with her husband at her side.

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