THE EORZEAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY & GRAND LIBRARYÂ
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The Eorzean Historical Society and Grand Library is a non-profit establishment of "higher learning" nestled atop a hill in the Mists.
The Historical Society teaches all who come wishing to learn. The library contains tomes on an impressive array of subjects, some of great worth, some of great age, and some that are obscure or of uncertain origins, such as personal journals, ledgers of long-dead family lines, among other things.Â
The establishment is sponsored by the Arkwright Foundation, a well-to-do hyur family whose original means of income was their fleet of cargo ships. They have since branched out into other specialties, one being cautious investment in for-profit businesses.
The current head of the family is a woman named Cecelia, to the chagrin of many. Â
CECELIA ARKWRIGHTÂ
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Cecelia is ants in your picnic, the rain-gravid cloud on what you hoped would be a clear skies day, a paper cut, a neighbor's incessantly squawking chocobo; she is a harbinger of misery and all the more a source of it. The eldest daughter of a business tycoon, she was, purportedly, a typical child. Around age eleven she was struck down by an unusual bout of aether sickness which nearly proved fatal.
The symptoms persist to this day, as do Cecelia's accusations of foul play — her siblings, her stepfather, one of the housing staff, an envious friend, there is no shortage of suspects and no evidence that points to one more than the others. Thus Cecelia keeps things simple and lives in a constant state of suspicion that could well be deemed paranoia.
Add to that being easily stressed, overly competitive, and quick to lash out in the face of criticism, it's a small wonder anyone can tolerate her outside formal business meetings, where she sits in enduring silence, staring off into nothing while her attendants settle things. Ultimately, though, she has final say in all investments. And the Arkwrights have plenty to invest.
SEEKING:Â
For the most part, Cecelia is a plot-heavy character and is rarely played outside RPs that involve the FC or the stories of its members. The FC is seeking ally groups or potential enemies (in so much as a library can have enemies), as well as other FCs or events that the Arkwrights might invest in.Â
While these investments will mostly be RP-only, there may be gifts of real gil in order to sponsor events such as (but not limited to) tournament prize pools or paying wait staff for serving at a gala.
SEEKING:Â
For the most part, Cecelia is a plot-heavy character and is rarely played outside RPs that involve the FC or the stories of its members. The FC is seeking ally groups or potential enemies (in so much as a library can have enemies), as well as other FCs or events that the Arkwrights might invest in.Â
While these investments will mostly be RP-only, there may be gifts of real gil in order to sponsor events such as (but not limited to) tournament prize pools or paying wait staff for serving at a gala.
