01-13-2014, 05:29 PM
Greetings to all those concerned, I'm The_Wizard or Valthoran (Val for short) if it pleases you. I'm a 23 year-old human IRL living on the west coast of the United States and quite frankly I wish I lived elsewhere.
I found this site by googling FF14: ARR and roleplaying and began randomly clicking around and saw things of interest, such is the wonder of the internet.
I have been playing FF14: ARR for a few months now because a dear friend of mine invited me due to our history on World of Warcraft, he however became recently disinterested in the game and I have now been set adrift within this realm of Eorzea after the failure of our Free Company.
We were playing on the NA server Famfrit where I have an Elezen lvl 50 SCH/SMN named Valthoran Windwyrd whom I enjoy very much, however roleplaying has always been my true passion, with dungeons and raids following in second, and due to my virtual abandonment I have considered setting my sights beyond Famfrit as it is a server without an established RP community.
Prior to playing FF14: ARR I was an avid rper on World of Warcraft where I often held the title of "Loremaster," a title which often did more harm than good but why dwell on past hardships? My rp career on WoW began around June of 2009 where I created a High Elven, not Blood Elven mind you, wizard by the name of Valthoran Windwyrd and continued to play and develop him all the way to last year when I slipped into a melancholic retirement... wow that's about 5 years of character development.
While gameplay and fancy items are nice, its the stories and lore of a game that really captures my interest and imagination and this game is no exception. However I must admit that I am still learning this game as well at it's lore since I did not play in version 1.0 but I am very eager to learn.
The elements of this game that I find most appealing from an rp perspective are:
1. Elezen, Duskwight Elezen more so than Wildwood, as well as Keepers of the Moon Miqo'te.
2. The reclusive city-state of Ishgard.
3. The ancient societies of Nym and the Allagan Empire.
4. Magic in general since its a personal favorite of mine and my username isn't "The_Wizard" for nothing.
5. Awesome-looking clothing for use in RP.
6. Exploration and discovery.
Alas I do not have as much time as I once did due to having a job and a girlfriend, who unfortunately does not share my passion for video games, however I still desire a medium to heavy RP environment as it's what I became accustomed to on WoW, although really I'm down for other things such as dungeons, IC or OOC.
As stated earlier I only have chars on Famfrit so I would have to choose a new server and start from square one *shudder* so if anyone has any recommendations based on my information offered thus far I would be glad to receive them.
And in case anyone feels curious, my main character idea is for a male Duskwight Elezen based upon my High Elf from WoW with the base class of either Thaumaturge or Arcanist. However I am aware that the name Valthoran Windwyrd would have to be "Elezenified" to sound more like French which isn't a real big deal since coming up with names is always fun. As for clans and other such affiliations I am uncertain, partially due to being rather shy in game and not wanting to cause any disruptions. One idea is the pursuit of magic in order to help find a way to establish a new home for the Duskwight Elezen, which was inspired by the NPC quest-givers outside of Gridania, and another could be a more general desire for knowledge of ancient societies in order to gain a better understanding and perhaps better prepare for the future.
At any rate please forgive my veritable wall of text, I sometimes get carried away with my typing, and remember to live your role, till sea swallows all!
I found this site by googling FF14: ARR and roleplaying and began randomly clicking around and saw things of interest, such is the wonder of the internet.
I have been playing FF14: ARR for a few months now because a dear friend of mine invited me due to our history on World of Warcraft, he however became recently disinterested in the game and I have now been set adrift within this realm of Eorzea after the failure of our Free Company.
We were playing on the NA server Famfrit where I have an Elezen lvl 50 SCH/SMN named Valthoran Windwyrd whom I enjoy very much, however roleplaying has always been my true passion, with dungeons and raids following in second, and due to my virtual abandonment I have considered setting my sights beyond Famfrit as it is a server without an established RP community.
Prior to playing FF14: ARR I was an avid rper on World of Warcraft where I often held the title of "Loremaster," a title which often did more harm than good but why dwell on past hardships? My rp career on WoW began around June of 2009 where I created a High Elven, not Blood Elven mind you, wizard by the name of Valthoran Windwyrd and continued to play and develop him all the way to last year when I slipped into a melancholic retirement... wow that's about 5 years of character development.
While gameplay and fancy items are nice, its the stories and lore of a game that really captures my interest and imagination and this game is no exception. However I must admit that I am still learning this game as well at it's lore since I did not play in version 1.0 but I am very eager to learn.
The elements of this game that I find most appealing from an rp perspective are:
1. Elezen, Duskwight Elezen more so than Wildwood, as well as Keepers of the Moon Miqo'te.
2. The reclusive city-state of Ishgard.
3. The ancient societies of Nym and the Allagan Empire.
4. Magic in general since its a personal favorite of mine and my username isn't "The_Wizard" for nothing.
5. Awesome-looking clothing for use in RP.
6. Exploration and discovery.
Alas I do not have as much time as I once did due to having a job and a girlfriend, who unfortunately does not share my passion for video games, however I still desire a medium to heavy RP environment as it's what I became accustomed to on WoW, although really I'm down for other things such as dungeons, IC or OOC.
As stated earlier I only have chars on Famfrit so I would have to choose a new server and start from square one *shudder* so if anyone has any recommendations based on my information offered thus far I would be glad to receive them.
And in case anyone feels curious, my main character idea is for a male Duskwight Elezen based upon my High Elf from WoW with the base class of either Thaumaturge or Arcanist. However I am aware that the name Valthoran Windwyrd would have to be "Elezenified" to sound more like French which isn't a real big deal since coming up with names is always fun. As for clans and other such affiliations I am uncertain, partially due to being rather shy in game and not wanting to cause any disruptions. One idea is the pursuit of magic in order to help find a way to establish a new home for the Duskwight Elezen, which was inspired by the NPC quest-givers outside of Gridania, and another could be a more general desire for knowledge of ancient societies in order to gain a better understanding and perhaps better prepare for the future.
At any rate please forgive my veritable wall of text, I sometimes get carried away with my typing, and remember to live your role, till sea swallows all!
