Welcome to Aethertide, a Neutral/Good aligned Heavy RP community! We have a strong focus on art and creative writing. We also use a unique RP currency system and storytelling reputation system. Our website is aethertide.enjin.com. The FC recently changed its name, so bear with me as I update all of the information.

IC

AV-RP is only a delivery company on the surface. Between jobs, we haunt the shadows of every street, hunting for corruption. AV-RP seeks to eradicate crime lords, Voidsent summoners and creatures, Garlean intruders in Eorzea, and dangerous individuals by providing just the sort of edge organizations need to take them down. This often puts AV-RP in the crossfire- but it’s the sort of work Eorzea needs. To these ends, Aethertide Venture Company is a Neutral to Good aligned company. People wishing Eorzea harm will not fit well here. Otherwise, all are welcome. AV-RP needs all sorts of people!

OOC

AV-RP is a Heavy RP, creativity-focused company. You are highly encouraged to be interested in art, creative writing, or heavy roleplay! Every month we will hold creativity contests which center on art or writing, all themed around the roleplay, characters, and themes found within AV-RP and FFXIV’s setting. Participation in events, contest, art, and writing will earn a special, AV-RP-specific currency! More on this below.




Frigid Cairn is the IC founder of Aethertide. He is a Roegadyn ex-official of the Maelstrom. He resigned to establish a new business. Though he seems simply interested in providing a service he believes Eorzea lacks, some have theorized that he has ulterior motivations. Even so, he is experienced, personable, and lenient, and he desires every member of Aethertide an equal say in the company’s direction. His primary concern is finding a steady stream of work while getting tangled up in other people's business.

Your character could have heard of him if they:

A. Are associated, or close to people who are associated with, the Maelstrom civil officers and city guards.
B. Know of the Cairn family in Ul'dah, who are potters.
C. Encounter him during his patrols around Limsa City proper.
D. Find flyers advertising AV-RP in all major cities.
E. Not enough to work with? Feel free to contact Khyran Oisin or Frigid Cairn in-game or on the Enjin to discuss how your character can get involved, or wait to join during one of our weekly events!

 



AV-RP has a wide range of content to offer, but we also implement a few things that are rarely, if ever, seen in an FFXIV linkshell.

• Seasonal Events. Every 3 months, AV-RP will host a “Seasonal Event”. These are two to three week long plot events that use a roll system. There may be combat, investigations, or branching paths that will develop a story depending on the actions of the characters involved.
  
• Weekly Social RP Events.Every week there will be a new RP scenario to participate in. From tavern talks, mini-plots, investigations, to combat, you never know what you’re going to get during our weekly gatherings.
  
• A Skype group. Throughout the day, you can contact anyone in our public Skype group, chat, confer about RP, and more!
  
• Art. AV-RP encourages our members to partake in visual art, even if you don’t think you’re good at it. The founder of AV-RP is extremely interested in creating art and comics of other members’ characters, and the same is encouraged for others. When a new person joins the LS, they will get their character added to the illustration on our website header!
  
• Creative Writing. There will be creative writing and one-shot prompts for members to participate in that will help developing characters and general participation in the ongoing stories. For example, there will be short-story contests about a situation in your character’s life. There will also be lighthearted contests for crackfics about other people’s characters. If it's creative writing, and it's about FFXIV, we'll have it here!
  
• RP Honor System. TBA
  
• RP Currency System. AV-RP implements a system of its own currency within the LS that members can use to purchase in-character items which are attached to a plot-hook. These items and plots will be specifically designed for their character and inspired by their story. Our RP currency is awarded to anyone who participates in an LS event, creates a drawing, writes a character journal, roleplays on the forum, or partakes in any creative, RP-based activity. This is to encourage RP and creativity and has NO OOC benefit whatsoever. Read more about our currency system here.
  

• If you like what you see here, please read our rules, sign our application, and then wait to be contacted by a founder.
  
• If your application is accepted, we will then confer as to the best way to involve your character in the community IC. This will either involve an interview, or a mini-event to drive your character unwittingly into the story!
  
• Once your application is accepted, you are strongly encouraged to start posting on the forums! This is an important place to start, so that the founders can begin working on adding your character to our website banner. (Your character must have participated in an event at least once in order to be added to the banner.)
  
• Please watch the forums for our event schedule, or join our public Skype group for updates on RP!