music for a while
shall all your cares beguile
wond'ring how your pains were eas'd
and disdaining to be pleas'd
'til Alecto free the dead
from their eternal bands
'til the snakes drop from her head
and the whip from out her hands
-Henry Purcell, "Music for a While"
background art by Garik Barseghyan from Pixabay, edited by alecto
Landing
Greetings!In gaming circles and occasionally elsewhere, I use the name alecto.I am not the only "alecto" out there, so if you see one, please don't assume that it is me.My pronouns are they/them or she/her.I'm a gamer, writer, and musician. You may know me as the player behind Marcelloix Axios in the award-winning MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV.If you've landed here, you're probably looking for something specific, so here are some links.
About
As a writer, I enjoy building narratives and character development. I sometimes run roleplay storylines in FFXIV, similar to Dungeons & Dragons campaigns.
Social Media
You can find my semi-anonymous presence in the following places:
Tumblr: @marcelloix
Bluesky: @marcelloix
Twitter: @marcelloix
Instagram: @marcelloix_axios
Ko-fi: @marcelloixDiscord:
I don't give out my Discord username freely. If you'd like it, please contact me via Ko-Fi, Tumblr, Bluesky, or my contact form first. I delete all spontaneous Discord friend requests on principle.
Carrd Design Services
I have a decent amount of experience with building carrds for FFXIV characters and venues, so I thought I would offer my skills to the rest of the community.As a sort of test run, I'm currently offering the following:
Quick Look, or "Does This Work?": A brief examination of an existing carrd. Some things I look for are text visibility, cleanliness, formatting, ease of navigation, and significant grammatical errors. I can also offer insight on sections that can be added or removed, from the perspective of a fellow RPer.
New Build: A brand new carrd built to your specifications, using content (text, images, etc) that you provide. This is meant to be a collaboration, so please be ready to offer feedback during the design process.
Lagniappe: I can throw in extra odds and ends such as text, screenshots, and proofreading.
Some things I can't do:
I can't directly edit carrds that already exist unless you have a plan that allows sharing carrds and are willing to share access temporarily.
I don't work on carrds that involve RMT, hateful or bigoted content, pornography, or anything in violation of US and/or EU internet laws.
While I know some basic HTML and CSS, I can't write advanced code. My abilities will be largely limited to what Carrd/other platforms of choice already offer.
You can check out my other carrds and visit my Ko-fi to sign up for my design services below.
Modding
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Projects
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Portfolio
Carrds I've built:
(listed from most recent to least recent)
FFXIV Mardi Gras
House Bonvivant
The Buried Lede
Marcelloix Axios
Gabriel Quatrevaux
Yisharjal Delachaise
Crystalline Fosterman
Contact
For any questions, suggestions, or comments, please reach out to me via Ko-fi, Tumblr, Bluesky, or Twitter. If you already know my Discord username, you can use that as well.Or, if you prefer, you can use the contact form below. It goes straight to my email.