Bert

Bert is a non-playable character in Final Fantasy XIV. He is a recurring character in the seasonal event Valentione's Day. Bert notably participated during the event in 2020.
==History==
Lady Lisette de Valentione decided to entrust the duties of emissary to Astrid. However, upon learning of the decision, Bert and Rodrigault were offended believing that Lisette choosing the inexperienced Astrid because she is her sister, and that one of them would be better suited for the task. Lady Lisette proposes a contest to decide who would be that year's emissary: the three will listen to the plight of an anonymous gridanian and each will offer their advice, and after a vote, and the most insightful and inspired of the three would be declared the winner. After speaking with the anonymous Gridanian, Astrid, Bert, and Rodrigault confidently convey to the Warrior of Light the advice they plan to offer the man. Because the client is very dedicated to his duties, Bert would advise him to simply find a new hobby. It would give him the opportunity to get out and meet new faces, and give him a new topic to approach with anyone. After the votes were counted, Lisette announced that Astrid was chosen to give the advice.
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==Behind the scenes==
On Valentione's Day 2020, players chose among three candidates to decide who would be the emissary of the year. Each candidate had a different continuation of the story and the event would be themed with their color, red for Astrid, yellow for Bert, and blue for Rodrigault. For the voting, the player had the option to choose one of the quests , , or , once the player chose one the others became unavailable. The result was calculated separately for each world, so each world would be colored with the color of its respective winner. Unexpectedly Astrid received an overwhelming number of votes and won on all worlds. Thus the blue and yellow themed versions of the event, as well as the quests and , were never seen in-game.Final Fantasy XIV Developers' Blog - Blue and Yellow, Blue and Yellow, Blue and Yellow
If Bert were the winner, he would accompany the client who would now have his identity revealed as Guildmaster Ywain to the Carpenters' Guild, where they are met by Guildmaster Beatin Mainrocquet. Ywain would say that he paid a visit to better understand love, and Beatin misinterprets it as a desire to deeply understand lumber. Convinced that he has found a soul mate in his fellow guildmaster, Beatin takes Ywain into the depths of Twelveswood so that they can bond in their newfound shared passion for the wonderful world of wood.
==Citations==
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy XIV
Category:Hyur