I have not a whole lot of helpful things to add to this thread, other than I very much grok your problems, OP! I have dueling mains at the moment (they both get about equal, multiple-times-a-week playtime); the one that fits tavern culture well has an FC and is quite happy, and the one that doesn't, well, doesn't! It's tough going finding the "right" FC, both for character fit and OOC fit, and I wish you luck.
Also this is pretty hilarious.
(03-29-2017, 03:28 PM)Arietty Wrote: (I'm not funny, I wish I was but we have a discord channel called #themarketboardneverchanges where people make funny jokes involving a marketboard scarred retainer.)^
Also this is pretty hilarious.