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• Riku Toiiku is a young lalafell who appears to be about 10-12 years of age. His actual age, however, is a lot more complicated than that.
  

• Riku used to be a dragoon and served Ishgard for a time, but after tiring of civilisation and living in the wild for a year or so, his discipline has become dulled and he has grown in favour of using small blades.
  

• Riku's combat style is focused around speed and agility. His physical strength is poor, even for a child, but that doesn't make him any less deadly. Whilst he has a lot of room for improvement, Riku's combat abilities are generally above that of most soldiers and are on similar levels to some of Eorzea's more elite heroes. His poor physical strength does limit his effectiveness in some combat situations, however, and his dislike for killing conflicts heavily with his reliance on sharp weaponry.
  
  

• Riku right now is an adventurer who seeks to help people out and generally make people safe and happy. He is more likely to join an FC based around this purpose.
  

• Riku has untapped potential for genius in the fields of mathematics, physics and music. He would make a good student for FCs focused on these areas. He is largely uneducated (or at most, self-educated), however. He has had minor practice at arcany, so an arcanist-based FC is not out of the question.
  

• Riku can be described as neutral-good. He does everything in his power to live a selfless existence and help those in need; and whilst he respects laws and rules, he won't hesitate to break them if they conflict with his beliefs.
  

(11-05-2015, 09:17 AM)Warren Castille Wrote: I hope this works out for you! I'm not sure how many IC FCs focused on protection would be willing to recruit a kid into their ranks, but who knows?

(11-05-2015, 10:17 AM)Lan Darklyn Wrote: Aside from your character's age, another bit of trouble you might have is in your demand for an FC to come to your character. Most FCs both OOC and IC seem to value members taking initiative, and that means being willing to approach the FC to apply for membership. After all if the character does not have the courage to step forward and do that, will they have the courage to step forward with the chips are down?

Good luck in your search though!

(11-05-2015, 10:40 AM)Riik Wrote:

(11-05-2015, 10:17 AM)Lan Darklyn Wrote: Aside from your character's age, another bit of trouble you might have is in your demand for an FC to come to your character. Most FCs both OOC and IC seem to value members taking initiative, and that means being willing to approach the FC to apply for membership. After all if the character does not have the courage to step forward and do that, will they have the courage to step forward with the chips are down?

Good luck in your search though!

The thing with this is that I want to get involved with a community such as an FC as it means easier access to RP and events, but my character is someone who doesn't really care about whether he's part of an organisation or not. And it's not really a case of changing things with Riku's personality to fit my OOC need, because I've been RPing him for years so it's already pretty established. That's not to say Riku can't go out and visit an FC for whatever reason (it could be he has a freelance job to deliver something to an FC or whatever); it's just he's not ICly seeking employment (though he wouldn't turn down an offer that seems attractive to him).

On an OOC level, this is me taking an initiative (possibly not the highest level of initiative possible, but I'd still think of it as some form of initiative action). I'm essentially asking FCs if any of them have room for a character like mine. They don't have to do all the work setting up the RP or anything, all I need is to see what kind of FCs would accept my character and once contact is made, things can than be set up on both sides. Easier to write one message down on a public area than send many off to multiple FCs - this isn't job seeking after all, it's RP, and it's meant to be fun XD. It's me getting my name out there for those who are interested, and at the same time, taking names of FCs who are interested.

And even if all the FCs fail to ICly recruit Riku or none have the time for an RP based around the idea, I'd have still made contact with members of the community whom I can then potentially keep in contact with for future RPs.

(11-05-2015, 12:05 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:

(11-05-2015, 10:40 AM)Riik Wrote:

(11-05-2015, 10:17 AM)Lan Darklyn Wrote: Aside from your character's age, another bit of trouble you might have is in your demand for an FC to come to your character. Most FCs both OOC and IC seem to value members taking initiative, and that means being willing to approach the FC to apply for membership. After all if the character does not have the courage to step forward and do that, will they have the courage to step forward with the chips are down?

Good luck in your search though!

The thing with this is that I want to get involved with a community such as an FC as it means easier access to RP and events, but my character is someone who doesn't really care about whether he's part of an organisation or not. And it's not really a case of changing things with Riku's personality to fit my OOC need, because I've been RPing him for years so it's already pretty established. That's not to say Riku can't go out and visit an FC for whatever reason (it could be he has a freelance job to deliver something to an FC or whatever); it's just he's not ICly seeking employment (though he wouldn't turn down an offer that seems attractive to him).

On an OOC level, this is me taking an initiative (possibly not the highest level of initiative possible, but I'd still think of it as some form of initiative action). I'm essentially asking FCs if any of them have room for a character like mine. They don't have to do all the work setting up the RP or anything, all I need is to see what kind of FCs would accept my character and once contact is made, things can than be set up on both sides. Easier to write one message down on a public area than send many off to multiple FCs - this isn't job seeking after all, it's RP, and it's meant to be fun XD. It's me getting my name out there for those who are interested, and at the same time, taking names of FCs who are interested.

And even if all the FCs fail to ICly recruit Riku or none have the time for an RP based around the idea, I'd have still made contact with members of the community whom I can then potentially keep in contact with for future RPs.

This is probably going to sound overly-negative and I apologize for that in advance, as well as the potential derail in your thread.

You're not taking an initiative. It's the opposite. You're doing that thing in the Quicksand where someone emotes that they're drinking something and waiting for someone to swoop in and pluck you up for RP adventures. By your own acknowledgement your character doesn't care if he's in an FC or not, yet you're asking other people to track you down ICly and coerce your ambivalent character into joining them.

It isn't a job seeking for you, but it is job recruitment for everyone else. You're asking for multiple groups to spend time making you the center of their attention for even just a short while. All the same, I do hope you find what you're looking for. I just wanted you to be aware of how you potentially sound.

(11-05-2015, 09:25 AM)Riik Wrote:

(11-05-2015, 09:17 AM)Warren Castille Wrote: I hope this works out for you! I'm not sure how many IC FCs focused on protection would be willing to recruit a kid into their ranks, but who knows?

Thing is though, given that SE tend to use the same character model for lalafell children as it does with adults, it appears that non-lalafell characters would find it difficult to identify a lalafell's age without being told beforehand (especially with regards to Domans and Ishgardians). Also, prior to ARR, Riku was in a sort of odd-jobs mercenary guild and tagged along in the odd battle, so I haven't had any prior issues with my character's age (although back then, Riku didn't actually know how old he was and claimed he was 15).

(11-05-2015, 12:32 PM)Vyce Wrote: Also, because they are highlighted points in the OP:

Riku Toiiku is a young lalafell who appears to be about 10-12 years of age. His actual age, however, is a lot more complicated than that.

What does this mean? All Lalafell look incredibly young almost their entire lives. Some wear eye masks to be taken seriously. It isn't complicated. Just say how old he is.

•Riku used to be a dragoon and served Ishgard for a time, but after tiring of civilisation and living in the wild for a year or so, his discipline has become dulled and he has grown in favour of using small blades.

How did he manage to serve Ishgard as a highly appointed individual when they treat non-Elezen like shit? No Lalafell would be allowed to serve Ishgard in any capacity other than a scullery maid. The gates haven't even been open for a year, so he can't have joined since then.

You've also given a Dunesfolk a Plainsfolk name.