Talman Chryses

Well done, Leonnaux and company, for running everything with limited volunteers. It must have been hectic.

After much delay and legal negotiation, the Trial of Deidra Rose (Editor-in-Chief of the Crystal Chronicle) is finally occurring tonight (Feb 6) at 8pm Eastern. Find the ensuing courtroom drama at the Supreme Sacred Tribunal of Halonic Inquisitory Doctrine. (on Balmung of course) If you can't make it, you'll be able to read about the aftermath in the Garnet Gazette.

I'm excited to see that the Garnet Gazette has published their first edition, available here: http://garnetgazette.tumblr.com/

The final edition of the Crystal Chronicle is now available here. You can read about the IC story behind its closure. Thank you everyone for your support over our 46 weeks of operation. Our FC is not going away, and though we will not be bringing back the newspaper, we intend to return with the trial of Editor-in-Chief Deidra Rose for libel against the state of Ishgard, probably in January. Some friends and colleagues of ours will be starting up the Garnet Gazette soon, so keep an eye out for that!

A message from the Crystal Chronicle management team: Hello everyone, There's an announcement we wish to make on behalf of The Crystal Chronicle, an IC news publication for Eorzea - we will be shuttering our doors with Edition 45 (Dec 3rd). This is strictly an out of character announcement as we have plans formulating for a dramatic in character reason for this, so our publication does not reflect this decision as of yet. This decision was not an easy one, and we're happy to explain our reasoning, but as this is a general announcement, we'll summarize to say that our system was an unsustainable workload on the management team. This is a much deliberated-on decision and we delayed having the conversation for as long as we could. As much as we have loved doing this, it is time for us to move on. We are aware of the void this will leave, and we have taken steps to help promote and bolster a new publication, Garnet Gazette, with much the same goal and direction that TCC has maintained for almost a year. Right now, it's a small crew who is hoping to get help in starting this publication, and we are giving tips to help the new publication build to be even better than we were. If you're interested in helping them, please let us know and we can direct you to the right individuals. Currently, this team is made up of staff from TCC who are preparing to make the move after our story takes place over the next several weeks, but - as we always were - they are open to fresh ideas and fresh talent. Also an important bit, we have no intention of shutting down http://news.thecrystalchronicle.com/ - it will be maintained for the foreseeable future as an archive of the work that the staff did. 46 weeks of publishing (we only missed one week, and it was planned), and I (Deidra) wouldn't trade it for anything. I look forward to what comes next, and I hope you'll join me in supporting the projects that come from here on. - The Crystal Chronicle Management Team (Deidra Rose, Talman Chryses, Dae Fenris, Shio Maeda, and Swyreyn Keltiyrn)

Our reporter has submitted her article on the event, now published in Crystal Chronicle #42.

Have you heard of the Crystal Chronicle, Eorzea’s finest source of international news? Published weekly and distributed in all major cities, The Crystal Chronicle gathers political and cultural news from across the realm to keep the Eorzean public well-informed. We are also known for our popular reviews, advice and commentary columns. But how exactly does this fine product come together each week? Come join the staff of The Chronicle on the 8th Sun of Nald'thal for a real treat! The Crystal Chronicle will be opening up its offices in Mist to the public where visitors can come to learn more about the hard work of our excellent employees. Draw with Art Director Shio Maeda! Get an in-depth look at the innards of the process with Editor-in-Chief Deidra Rose! Maybe even get suplexed by Security Captain Swyreyn Keltiyrn!* You can enjoy all this and more at the “Meet The Press” event, catered by the realm renowned Bandee Pakshee! ----- OOC Event Details: Learn about how Balmung’s IC Newspaper is made! Socialize with the staff. Time: Sunday, October 8th, 6-9pm Eastern Place: Mist, Ward 7, Plot 60 For the newspaper itself: http://news.thecrystalchronicle.com/ ---- *The Crystal Chronicle is not liable for any suplex-related injury that may occur.

Front page news this week!

Not far from the festivities, some unsavory characters were spotted preying on unsuspecting revelers! Some were even willing to talk to the press. Full story in the Crystal Chronicle, 33rd edition.

There was so much going on that we could hardly cover everything, but check out our reports on the main stage, food and fashion in The Crystal Chronicle, 31st edition. Shio Maeda gets credit for most of the pictures.

The Crystal Chronicle will be reporting on the event, of course. Yours truly may also be sighted in a certain guest role...

The Crystal Chronicle is hiring! Crystal Chronicle is a Free Company that produces The Crystal Chronicle, a weekly In-Character newspaper covering player-run events and other things of interest to the Balmung RP community. The aim is to help bring the community together by informing people about what other groups are doing and helping make connections. Being a member of usually has an IC and an OOC component -- you play the role of a certain staff member at the newspaper, and you also help produce the paper each week. We are an outward-looking FC, since producing the paper and roleplaying with the community are our main focuses. That said, we also have weekly internal RP events focusing on the art, writing, or security departments. We are hiring for all positions! You can have a primary and a secondary job if you want to do more than one thing. Here are the different jobs: Creative Division Writer Reporters, columnists. These people attend events, conduct interviews or do research, and write up articles. We are currently looking for someone interested in being a sports correspondent, covering events like the Grindstone. Artist Accompany reporters and take screenshots, sometimes putting together photo-journalism pieces alone. Some artists also actually draw things, but this is not required. Tipster People who seek out interesting stories and events and make contacts for the paper and report back to the department heads. Editor People who work with the writers to get their work ready for publication. A good job if you have a good sense of writing style and grammar. Operations Division Business Department These people take care of the Chronicle's accounts, legal affairs and advertising. Their main job at present is finding clients to advertise in the paper and making deals with them. This department needs staff urgently. Security Officer Eorzea is a dangerous place. These people accompany reporters and distributors to ensure their safety. Distributor People in charge of distributing the paper, especially on Sundays at our main distribution event, when we walk through the streets of major cities crying the news. Press Technician The people who maintain and run the presses. An RP-only designation at present, since the head of this department does all the layout for the paper himself. Good for anyone interested in crafting or technology. If you're interested, send me a PM, message me in game, or send a letter via our moogle courier. http://news.thecrystalchronicle.com/moogle-mail/ For more information about the company, see our website: http://company.thecrystalchronicle.com/ For the paper itself, find it at http://news.thecrystalchronicle.com/

What an achievement! Our IC coverage of the200th Grindstone is now available in the Crystal Chronicle, 28th edition, alongwith some information about the history of the Grindstone. P.S. The CrystalChronicle is looking for a dedicated sports reporter. If you like tournament events like the Grindstone, Runestone and Spellguard and would be interested in writing about the highlights, interviewing champions and the like, we would love to hear from you! Just send me a PM.

Coverage of the final tournament, along with a picture of Von and Isteria is now available in the Crystal Chronicle, 20th edition.

Our artist Kay'tethanir Dotharl drew a picture of Beexu for this week's Grindstone writeup. You might need to scroll down a bit. news.thecrystalchronicle.com