Althea Valara

@altheavalara.games

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Fiber Artist & Twitch streamer! HUGE Final Fantasy fan. Knitter & Crocheter. https://altheavalara.games

A knitted doll of one of my Warriors of Light from Final Fantasy XIV. She is a Roegadyn named Windy Storm and has light green skin and short gray hair. She's wearing knitted clothing in the style of the Wayfarer's Tunic set: a light brown pleated tunic with dark brown lacing at the princess seams. A dark brown hooded cloak is tied around her shoulders, and her outfit is completed by a pair of knitted dark brown boots with light brown laces.
Knitted dolls of Alphinaud (left) and Alisaie (right) from Final Fantasy XIV. Alphinaud is in his Sage outfit from Endwalker and is wearing a blue coat, white tunic, black pants and white books and gloves. Alisaie is in her Shadowbringers outfit and is wearing a short red dress, thigh-high knitted boots, and a beige bolero trimmed in white fur. They were knitted five years apart so my gauge changed in that time, and Alphinaud turned out smaller than his sister. Yes, Alisaie is LIVID at being the more "rugged" twin.
A knitted doll of Alisaie from Final Fantasy XIV, sitting in a gaming chair. She is supervising the knitting of her brother. So far, just his head is knit to just under where his nose would be. His blue eyes have already been placed. The knitting is on four small double-pointed needles arranged in a square.
A knitted doll of Alphinaud, from the back. He's got a mop of white hair on the top, with a neat braid falling down his back. He's wearing a blue coat and white gloves. You can just see the tails of his white tunic peeking out from underneath the coat.
My official Fan Fest entry photos, showing a knitted doll of Alphinaud in his Sage outfit. There's three pics, a larger one on the left showcasing his front, with two smaller pics on the right showing him from the side and back. He's got white hair in a braid, pointed ears, and is wearing a white tunic, blue coat, black pants and white boots and gloves. A charm on a silver necklace completes the outfit.
A knitted doll of Alphinaud from FFXIV. He's NAKED! SCANDALOUS! He's got blue eyes and pointed ears. His white hair cap has been knitted and sewn on, but the strands of hair haven't been placed yet in this picture.
A close-up on the face of a knitted doll of Alphinaud from Final Fantasy XIV. He's got blue eyes, pointy ears, and a mess of white hair.
A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV, at the end of the Aglaia raid. We're celebrating because we did it with no job stones! We're dressed as clowns and other silly outfits, and are striking various poses in front of the open treasure chests.
Official artwork of Alisaie from Final Fantasy XIV, wearing her Shadowbringers outfit. She has on long white boots, a red dress, and a beige cropped jacket trimmed in white fur.
A handwritten note featuring the set list from "A New World", a Final Fantasy concert held on November 14th, 2025. The songs featured: Besaid (Final Fantasy X) A New World (Final Fantasy V) The Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII) The Airship Blackjack (Final Fantasy VI) Dark World (Final Fantasy VI) Valse di Fantastico (Final Fantasy XV) The Greatwood (Final Fantasy XVI) Haunted (Final Fantasy VII Remake) A Broken World (Final Fantasy VII Remake) One-Winged Angel (Final Fantasy VII) Close in the Distance (Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker) Chaos Shrine (Final Fantasy I) Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X) A Place to Call Home (Final Fantasy IX) Insatisable (Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers) Aerith's Theme/Return to the Planet (FInal Fantasy VII Rebirth) Serah's Theme (Final Fantasy XIII) Victory Theme (Final Fantasy series) Chocobo Medley 2014 (Final Fantasy series)
A screenshot from Twitch, showing some of the redeemable options for Channel Points on my Twitch channel. From top to bottom: * Posture Check! (100 points) * Hydrate! (100 points) * Blink! (100 points) * Streeeeeeeeeetch (250 points) * Suggest a Poll (1,000 points)
A screenshot from the FFXIV Lodestone, showing my Warrior of Light, Althea Valara. She's dressed in pink cuffed shorts and a buttoned white short-sleeve blouse. She's got a corsage on her left wrist and is wearing brown shoes with white socks. Completing the outfit is the Bluebird earring.
Althea Valara's stream schedule for the week of Tuesday, June 24th to Monday, June 30th. Tuesday: Offline Wednesday: Offline Thursday: Offline Friday: Final Fantasy XI - Chains of Promathia Saturday: Final Fantasy XIV Sunday: Offline Monday: Final Fantasy 5 - Four Job Fiesta All start times are around 7:30 pm CDT. Channel is at twitch.tv/altheavalara
A screenshot from Final Fantasy 8, featuring Squall with a large black circle where his face should be.
A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV, featuring my Warrior of Light and her chocobo, Yuki, standing in the snowy plains of Coerthas. My character is wearing a heavy long-sleeve dress, dyed icy blue with a black corset at waist and black flounce trim. Yuki is decked out in the Shiva barding, which is icy blue and light purple. Sparkles from a used item surround the two of them, adding some prettiness to the scene.
A screenshot of the Rising Stones from Final Fantasy XIV, showing Tataru greeting Hozan, one of the Doman refugees. Tataru is saying: "On behalf of the Scions, I bid you welcome to the Rising Stones! With your cooperation, we hope to grow rich and transform this place into the Piling Gold! Tee hee!"
A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV. The green Meteor quest symbol is over Alphinaud's head, indicating that you should speak to him to finish the quest. Instead I spoke to Haurchefant, who said, "Welcome back, old friend! I--(Oh dear, Alphinaud's looking this way. I do not think he likes being ignored.)"
A banner image of Final Fantasy XI Online, featuring what appears to be a white mage and a paladin (or dragoon?) in front of a dragon.
A screenshot from Final Fantasy XI, showing a baby chocobo perched on a pile of hay. The chocobo is small and yellow, with a large head and large eyes. He's looking intently at the player off screen.
A screenshot of a tweet from me, dated February 13th, 2021. It reads: "I live with strong anxiety, including social anxiety. My therapist and I have been talking about ways to overcome it, and we agree that giving streaming a try might be beneficial. So tonight at 8pm I will be hosting my first stream from my PS4!" The tweet includes a photo of a PS4 controller with a headset plugged into it.
A screenshot of dialogue from Final Fantasy XI. Transcription follows: === Area: Ru'Lude Gardens === Explorer Moogle: Oh, it's you! It's really you! The brave adventurer who discovered one of our mog tablets! Explorer Moogle: It's a pleasure, an honor to meet you, kupo! We have a special prize to reward you for your efforts. If you'll just sign right here.... Explorer Moogle: Oh, thank you, Miss.... Amalberga? A truly heroic name, kupo! As a reward for your efforts, please have this! Obtained: Kupofried's ring. Obtained: Mog Kupon I-Orche.
A knitted doll of Alisaie from Final Fantasy XIV, in her Shadowbringers outfit. She's got white hair, tousled on top and a braided in back, blue eyes, and pointed ears. She's wearing a short red dress with features at the princess seams, and a short tan bolero edged in white fur. Thigh-high white boots complete her outfit.
A photo of a handwritten song list from the Chicago Distant Worlds concert, featuring the music of the Final Fantasy video game franchise. The songs played were: Prelude (Series) Liberi Fatali (Final Fantasy 8) Victory Theme (Series) Battle with the Four Fiends (Final Fantasy 4) Zanarkand (Final Fantasy 10) Valse di Fantastica (Final Fantasy 15) Songs of Salt and Suffering (Final Fantasy 14) Tomorrow & Tomorrow, featuring Amanda Achen (Final Fantasy 14) Flow, featuring Amanda Achen (Final Fantasy 14) The Final Day (Final Fantasy 14) Chocobo Medley (Final Fantasies 11, 5, and 13) --intermission-- You're Not Alone (Final Fantasy 9) Dancing Mad (Final Fantasy 6) Suteki da ne, featuring RIKKI (Final Fantasy 10) Away (Final Fantasy 16) Accession (Final Fantasy 16) My Star, featuring Amanda Achen (Final Fantasy 16) Find the Flame (Final Fantasy 16) 1st encore: Main Theme of Final Fantasy (series) 2nd encore: One-Winged Angel (Final Fantasy 7)
A simple, basic woven square done on a Zoom Loom. The warp is a dark gray and the weft is a dusty pink.
A small double-knit blanket square. This is the front of the square, and features a stylized golden "Z" on a royal blue background. The square is edged in gold. Not shown is the back, which is a mirror of the front with the colors reversed.
A mosaic crocheted blanket in a geometric design. The blanket starts off with a series of stripes in two shades of gray. It then transitions into a diamond and arrowhead mosaic design, done in black on a light tan background. The middle of the blanket has a large solid black panel offset by dark gray stripes, then the mosaic design is repeated. Finally, the far edge mirrors the gray stripe sequence from the start. The entire blanket is edged in black.
A crocheted wall hanging. It features a trio of pine trees on a field of snowy white. There's one large medium green tree in the middle, with two darker, smaller trees flanking it. Black, gray and white plaid borders the scene on top and bottom. It's been crocheted onto a dowel, which is hanging on a hook via twine. Two mixed green tassels hang from the bottom corners of the hanging.
A crocheted poinsettia, as seen from slightly overhead. It has four sizes of petals in two different shades of red, with a burst of color from the yellow stamen in the middle.
A crocheted wall hanging. It features two small darker green pine trees flanking a larger light green tree. All three trees are formed via bobble stitches. They're on a snowy white background, and are offset by gray, white, and black plaid at the bottom and top.
Three mini Christmas stockings. They feature a white lace cuff, red leg, green heel, red foot, and green toe. The red and green yarn is sparkly!
A pair of knit cherries. The berries are a bright red in color, and the green stems are joined at the top with two green leaves sprouting from them.
A knitted doll of Alisaie, a young Elezen and one of the Scions from Final Fantasy XIV. She's got fluffy white hair and pointed ears, and is wearing a short red dress with detailed lines on the princess seams. Her outfit is completed with a cropped tan bolero edged with white fur, and a pair of high white boots.
Eden Prairie, a triangular knit shawl. There are four red diamonds going down its spine, with bands of alternating green and silver protruding from the diamonds. Each diamond/band is bordered in black. It quite looks like stained glass.
A screenshot showing that 1,000 people are following me on Bluesky.
The cover art for the Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Soundtrack. It features a drawing of a dark knight in profile, his great sword resting on his right shoulder. The drawing is done in black on a blue background.
A crocheted doll of Kefka from Final Fantasy VI. He's got blond hair pulled back in a cropped ponytail. His skin is powdery white, and red tear stains drip from his eyes. He's got a large diabolical mouth curved up in a smile smile. His clothing is the very epitome of colorful. His chest features a red dotted patch on a field of white, which itself is on a background of tan and black stripes. A gold and red belt is tied around his waist, dangling freely. His sleeves are puffy, and the right sleeve is red dots on a navy background, while his left sleeve is solid red. One leg is sporting a white boot with navy cuff; the other foot is wearing a black boot with gold cuff. There's a heavy cape tied around his neck; it is gold inside.
FFXIV quotes bot posted a tweet that reads: "CRYSTAL EXARCH: To take action is to hope. To believe -- to *choose* to believe is to take the first step towards a brighter future." I retweeted it, with the commentary: "I love this quote! I think it's true. My therapist frowns on "hope", saying that too often we hope things change but don't take action. I see her point, but I feel that you need to have hope for the future BEFORE you make the necessary changes to achieve that future.
A gray and white "tuxedo" knitted kitty, in the classic "kitty loaf" pose. When viewed from behind, this knitted cat looks quite realistic. She's resting on a blue, tan, and navy crocheted blanket.
A crochet blanket, done in the mosaic style. It starts off with a series of stripes in two shades of gray, then transitions to black and a sandy tan color stripes. There's two identical mosaic colorwork sections which feature a geometric design of black diamonds and arrows on a sandy tan background. The middle of the blanket features a large black section offset by dark gray stripes. It's a very striking design that has gotten much admiration, and is done in a soft acrylic yarn.
A crocheted Carbuncle toy, this one patterned off of the Final Fantasy XIV design. He is turquoise in color and walks on four legs, looking like a cross between a cat and a rabbit as he has long pointed ears. Navy blue stripes are down his back and at the tips of his ears. He's got a red diamond on his forehead, and a trio of fat tails.
My Final Fantasy XIV character, Althea Valara, riding the Sugar Glider mount in front of her free company's estate. The sugar glider is yellow with black rings on its tail and the edges of its ears. It is crouched down on the ground with my character on its back.
A knitted doll of Alisaie from Final Fantasy XIV, in her Shadowbringers outfit. She has white hair that's short on top but features a braid in back, and is wearing a short red dress with details on the princess lines. She also sports a tan long-sleeve cropped bolero with white fur trim. Her outfit is finished off with long white knitted boots.
The title screen from Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. The logo features a golden city on a hill, and the logo is rising over a blue ocean.
A screenshot showing I have exactly 420 followers on Bsky.
A crocheted blanket laid out on a kitchen floor. It is made up of red and white motifs that look like Peppermint Swirl candies. There are six motifs in each row and seven motifs in each column, with smaller diamond-shaped motifs in between the larger round motifs. A candy cane red and white border completes the blanket.
A picture of a gray and white tuxedo house cat, bathing in the sunlight. She is half on her back, with her right paw stretched out over her head. She almost looks like she's swimming! Her eyes are closed in bliss.
A Hostile Sylph says: "But great and powerful one, Lord Ramuh, is not here! So there is no need for wise ones to go any futher. No, no--no need at all. Wise ones *definitely must not go any further.* This one would not want wise ones to get lost."
Thancred says: "What did she mean, 'the *real* Thancred'? And what's this about replacing me? Hmph! This must be how Yda feels most of the time..."
Y'shtola says: "Enough. If this is not the real Thancred, then I believe we have found a suitable replacement."
Thancred says: "Please, Y'shtola--I do not seek to make them swoon. Poetry rises unbidden to my lips when I behold a maiden's fair countenance. 'Tis the curse of my minstrel blood."
Y'shtola says: "Charming as ever. I daresay you are perpetually beset upon all sides by swooning beauties...?"
Thancred says: "...Truly? You would have me speak of the Songstress of Ul'dah? As you will. She is as an exquisite rose that withers not with the passing of years--"
Yda says: "Hmm... Too easy... A-HA! Why don't you tell us what you think of *F'lhaminn*?"
Thancred says: "Did you take a tumble and bump your head, old friend? We're here to locate the site of the summoning so that Eirian might parley with Lord Ramuh." (note: Eirian is the screenshotter's Warrior of Light.)
Papalymo says: "Hmm... *reasonably* convincing. But one cannot be too careful! Remind me, Thancred: what was the reason for our little excursion into the Sylphlands?"
Thancred says: "Greetings! I see you've all found each other. 'Twould seem I was a mite overzealous in my attempts to evade our sylvan ambushers. I was a malm away by the time I realized I was alone."
Yda says: "Ugh! I can't believe I fell for that! I'd heard about the shape-shifting trick, but that sprite was just so *convincing*... Hmm... I wonder where the real Thancred has disappeared to?"
Thancred says: "Oh, woe is *me*! *I* cannot go on! It is far too dangerous! What if something were to happen to *my* beautiful faaace!?"
Thancred--or is it Thancred?--is cowering. Yda says: "I really don't know what Thancred's so worried about. His face isn't *that* beautiful."
Yda says: "No! *I* will not walk another step! Let *us* cease this despoilment of the forest and return home!"