Welcoooome! First off, I am so happy you picked Balmung and also a Hellsguard because if there's anything I love to see, it's dem Hellsguard sisters. You must be one of those masters who can play multiple characters-- I stink at time management.
Linkshells kind of scared me too there for a while. Basically, if you go to the Linkshell directory (remember to click on Balmung at the top so you don't accidentally get attached to an LS on another serve!) you'll usually see some contact information and possibly some procedure for joining the LS. This sometimes means you need to register on the LS's website. There are also Free Companies in there too, (which are more like guilds from WoW and SWTOR and I believe you can only be in one FC at a time) so make sure if you only want to join a LS that whichever you choose can accommodate you. Many, many, many of the people here are magnificently nice so I'm sure you can pick any one of them and get plenty of help.
Europa (for European time-zone RPers, I believe) and Intermission are two of the OOC LSs that I see in the directory, if you're interested in those.
Like with guilds in other games, all you have to do is get the attention of a LS leader or master and they'll be able to bring you in, so long as you meet their prerequisites (if they have any). You can have a lot of LSs but, like I said, only one FC (so far as I know, I haven't joined one myself yet.)
On another note, two of your characters look like they might enjoy a good fight-- if -you- like /roll or free form combat RP then you can always look over The Grindstone. Since we started, we've been hanging out, outside Ul'dah in Central Thanalan on the bridge you take to get to the Coffin and Coffer. Coffer...and Coffin? Pretty sure it's the first. I admit, there's a lot to read there in the Grindstone directory, but it's only a LS so I've yet to see a reason to start a site. Maybe when there's too much information for the directory page to hold, I'll have to go off and do that... We also like healers! Because we tend to hurt each other. (Bruises, sprains, sometimes gashes, etc.)
White mages have sort of a funky lore thing I'm not sure you know about, but it might have thrown me a bit if I'd decided to roll one myself and I found out about it on these forums.
White magic, the arcane art of succor, was conceived eras past that the world might know comfort. Alas, man began perverting its powers for self-gain, and by his wickedness brought about the Sixth Umbral catastrophe. Although the art subsequently became forbidden, it is now in the midst of a revival at the hands of the Padjal, chosen of the elementals.
Those who would walk the path of the white mage are healers without peer, possessed of the power to deliver comrades from the direst of afflictions—even the icy grip of death itself.
You might want to incorporate that into your story somehow for Arlas-- that the Padjal (who are those elemental-blessed Hyur with horns that look like children from the Twelveswood/Gridania) are the primary teachers of White Mages, so in order to become one you -may- want to be on good terms with them ICly. Apparently White Mages are fairly rare, according to lore, as are conjurers. But then again, so are male Miqo'te and there's a plethora of them. (Love dem catboys, amirite?) You can take that with a grain of salt.
If you have any questions or concerns or anything regarding the LSs, feel free to ask and I'm sure anyone here would be happy to give you all the insight they have.
(*On another note, there's a little word bubble at the bottom left hand corner of your text box in game. When you join an LS, you can click it and it will allow you to talk straight into the LS chat without having to type in... whatever /code there is for it. Quite handy for me since I've yet to figure out what the /code is. =3=; )
Linkshells kind of scared me too there for a while. Basically, if you go to the Linkshell directory (remember to click on Balmung at the top so you don't accidentally get attached to an LS on another serve!) you'll usually see some contact information and possibly some procedure for joining the LS. This sometimes means you need to register on the LS's website. There are also Free Companies in there too, (which are more like guilds from WoW and SWTOR and I believe you can only be in one FC at a time) so make sure if you only want to join a LS that whichever you choose can accommodate you. Many, many, many of the people here are magnificently nice so I'm sure you can pick any one of them and get plenty of help.
Europa (for European time-zone RPers, I believe) and Intermission are two of the OOC LSs that I see in the directory, if you're interested in those.
Like with guilds in other games, all you have to do is get the attention of a LS leader or master and they'll be able to bring you in, so long as you meet their prerequisites (if they have any). You can have a lot of LSs but, like I said, only one FC (so far as I know, I haven't joined one myself yet.)
On another note, two of your characters look like they might enjoy a good fight-- if -you- like /roll or free form combat RP then you can always look over The Grindstone. Since we started, we've been hanging out, outside Ul'dah in Central Thanalan on the bridge you take to get to the Coffin and Coffer. Coffer...and Coffin? Pretty sure it's the first. I admit, there's a lot to read there in the Grindstone directory, but it's only a LS so I've yet to see a reason to start a site. Maybe when there's too much information for the directory page to hold, I'll have to go off and do that... We also like healers! Because we tend to hurt each other. (Bruises, sprains, sometimes gashes, etc.)
White mages have sort of a funky lore thing I'm not sure you know about, but it might have thrown me a bit if I'd decided to roll one myself and I found out about it on these forums.
White magic, the arcane art of succor, was conceived eras past that the world might know comfort. Alas, man began perverting its powers for self-gain, and by his wickedness brought about the Sixth Umbral catastrophe. Although the art subsequently became forbidden, it is now in the midst of a revival at the hands of the Padjal, chosen of the elementals.
Those who would walk the path of the white mage are healers without peer, possessed of the power to deliver comrades from the direst of afflictions—even the icy grip of death itself.
You might want to incorporate that into your story somehow for Arlas-- that the Padjal (who are those elemental-blessed Hyur with horns that look like children from the Twelveswood/Gridania) are the primary teachers of White Mages, so in order to become one you -may- want to be on good terms with them ICly. Apparently White Mages are fairly rare, according to lore, as are conjurers. But then again, so are male Miqo'te and there's a plethora of them. (Love dem catboys, amirite?) You can take that with a grain of salt.
If you have any questions or concerns or anything regarding the LSs, feel free to ask and I'm sure anyone here would be happy to give you all the insight they have.
(*On another note, there's a little word bubble at the bottom left hand corner of your text box in game. When you join an LS, you can click it and it will allow you to talk straight into the LS chat without having to type in... whatever /code there is for it. Quite handy for me since I've yet to figure out what the /code is. =3=; )
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