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 Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:17 pm
Bigass Banner. Not fancy.
Story
Stages
Rules
FAQ
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:18 pm
Story
There is a fairytale, told from mother to child, whispered in their ears as they close their eyes for sleep.
A story how the world was once broken into pieces, left to fester and rot, when death wasn't in our control, but a simple, looming inevitibility, and man cried for answers. They were savages then, warring and squabbling, but those day passed after eons, the star mended one piece at a time by....
Well, they say it was Master Emet-Selch, the Angel of Truth whom saved us. He did rise the Convocation of Fourteen, save two; he returned Amaurot to us, her resplendance a beacon of light and hope, a millenium ago. T'was the will of our god, Zodiark, the will of Etherys made manifest. Because of his long journey we can live and create, work magicks and enjoy weaponsports; to learn, to live.
To serve the needs of others... To truly help another person... There is no greater joy. And it is a joy our leaders experience seeing our people grow. After all, what are fairy tales anyway, but fantasy for children?
...At least... They said it is a fairy tale. So why are some born with abnormalities, like third eyes, rabbit ears, cat ears, or other oddities? Where did the Void and Voidsent come from? Perhaps.. An aetheric fluke? Tis what they say, and yet there have been whispers that there is another Master Lahabrea than the Speaker, roaming like a shade. NMobody believes him, though. Surely, he is mistaken. Surely, he is some poor soul lost to delusion. It is as sure as the voids in the seats of Azem and Elidibus...
Empty seats this madman swears once held men to fill them. As sure as Zodiark shields us with Darkness, he is mad... They say. But yet he is suffered to live, and teach, ro hold dominion over a mystery school that speaks of such strange things. He is allowed to speak his delusions by the Convocation, and those whomseek to learn, may learn much from him and those like him... Were there more.
The city of Amaurot is a wonderous place, but one beset by mysteries, too many mysteries to be ignored.
So, adventurer, what will you discover?
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:29 pm
Novice
Fresh faced adults, Novices are fairly basic. They either know very basic healing maghic, combat magic, or a weaponskill, though some have other talents, specifically, basic creation magic or basic Soul-Sight. Novices are new to adventuring and must work on basic skills before they can apprentice to anyone or to adventuring itself. All novices wear basic black robes, but are allowed light accessories, like a belt or jewelry.
Apprentice
Apprentices learned the basics, and have practiced their craft enough to be an apprentice. At this point, Apprentices can wear simple, basic clothing, mostly tunics and pants, dresses, and the like, as well as accessories. Clothing is often inspired by ruins found outside of Amaurot, especially ancient art.
Adept
Most adventurers stop at Adepts. They's skilled in their skill of choice and express themselves completely (Please keep clothing sane. Some artists can do more than others.) Adepts may take on novices or apprentices, and might even work to help Amaurot, or they might wander. Or both!
Master
Those whom earn the Title Master earn it completely -- and are called "Master" by others. It is said Masters are masters of their craft, and might in fact remember other lifetimes due to their hard work, effort, and sheer strength of soul. This rank is very rare, however, and the only uniquely drawn one. So please be merciful. XD
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:55 pm
Rules
2. Don't be a twink. That means be a decent, civilized human being. No poor sportsmanship, whinging, tormenting others, ETC. Just be decent enough not to make others uncomfortable or I'm out for YOUR blood.
2. Expys are fine, as are Non-FFXIV Cosplays. Cosplays and Expys need to be adapted to suit the shop setting, but there's way, WAY too many cosplays in XIV's player base to say no to, excepting all Final Fantasy characters.
3. Any Final Fantasy characters will be released at Shop Admin discretion, pre-adaqpted to the world. The in-game lore does things very different and most will likely follow Omega Raid rules or be adapted by staff to be given out. So... None for you. Player Characters are exempt from this, obviously.
4. You Are Not Azem. NOBODY'S AZEM. Due to plot significance, Azem is locked, sealed, and off the table. What does this mean for OCs? It means you can be anything that's not a Canon XIV character because we want to handle that stuff through the metaplot events. So nobody's Azem, to keep it fair.
5. There might be some doubling up of... Most Convocation members. The 11 Convocation members raised by Emet-Selch are entirely new souls, which means the Convocation Members in-game were free to live new lives. At least, until they're released and earn the "Master" title. What does this mean? Metaplot, that's what.
6. You are not Emet-Selch. Or Azem, or Elidibus, etcetera, etycetera, etcetera. What THIS version means is your skills, even as Master, will usually not reach this strength without Staff approval, so you best expect only Masters come close. You can use Creation Magic for inanimate objects, insects, or palm-sized animals. You may see Souls and their different colors and sometimes, intensity, or use trademark Skills from job classes, or even have a signature spell (Like Lahabrea's Ifritea Spell, or Mitron's sharks), but you're not Better Thjan Anybody, LEAST of all the Convocation.
7. Please keep thing T for Teen. The characters in-shop start at age 15-equivalent, but cao at only 1-2 thousand years old for plot reasons. Don't worry, characters are functionally ageles... After age 21. That means keep things appropriate to your character's age. We prefer to not see adult references before age 18. Don't be gross, okay.
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:19 pm
F.A.Q.
Can I make my FFXIV character even if they're say, an Au Ra?
Yes! Some souls seem to manifest light attributes from the lost Spoken Races. Roe skintones, Hrothgar fluff, vieran ears, Miqo'te ears and tails or Au Ra like horns and tales, or scale, or even Garlean Third eyues are allowed, but all characters are built fairly saimilar so you might see Lalafellin ears, but not Lalafellin height, or full Hrothgar, or replacing Au Ra horns for ears -- the Spoken Tribes are long gone. The Beast Tribes/Tribals even more gone. So, say, no Amal'jaa tails. Keep it Spoken.
Waitm where's Elidibus/Azem/ETC?
Nobody alive knows... Except for Emet-Selch... And he's not talking. In fact, he gets very angry if people ask.
Can IO have had a past romance with Emet-Selch/Elidibus/Canon Name Here?
Ask the player... For most. As for Shop NPCs, if you submit a story for it, there can have been a thing with Emet-Selch or some other sitting Convocation member except maybe Mitron and Laoghrif. Somehow, those two keep ending up married no matter who fills the seats... It's a headache for Emet, seriously.
Who's leading the Convocation of Fourteen?
Grudgingly, Emet-Selch. Very grudgingly. He hates it and keeps offloading his chores on Speaker Lahabrea if I'm honest. He'd rather sleep, or gaze into the Aether. Lazy sodding....
What will you do with Primals? Or the Dragons?
So far, no primals have been seen, but the dragons, led by everyone's favorite Undead Dragon Dad Midgardsormer, avoid Amaurot like the plague. Something about the risk of tainting aether and setting off the Convocation on a witch hunt or something.
Aethertaint? What's Aethertaint?!
Aethertaint is a rare, plot-required feature that loosely fleshes out options for customization. Aethertaint happens when a character is flash-steeped in aether; draconic aether might end in scales and nubbly horns, ice aether might leave your extremities blue, levin might tint you violet, ETC. Think of it as small flourishes or aetheric scars from adventuring the world. Most often it shows on Adepts or Apprentices, but on rare occasions, a Novice may come pre-tainted if there's reason, usually, someone poked a dragon like Tiamat, Hraesvelgr, or Yvtra, or a Brood descended from the First Brood. And yes, in this setting, all seven of the First Brood have descendents who're still around. Even Bahamut. Especially BNahamut.
What Continent is Amaurot and the adventuring happening on?
Aldenaard. Amaurot itself on on the Mainland where b Mor Dhona used to be, and adventuring usually happens on Vylbrand, in Thanalan, Coerthas, the Dravanian Hinterlands, in the Black Shroud, or Gyr Abania. In other words... Eorzea, but everything is in ruin, and nobody knows the names for anything. Similarly, most of the Dravanian Forelands, minus the Chocobo Forest and route to the Hinterlands, is dragon territory, and avoided, so.
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