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Awesome, thanks for the heads up!

Kayle smiled calmly at the woman as she rose, hoping to disarm her fear. "No love, we're not bandits. Truth telling, there are worse things to fear out here though. We've been conscripted by the Sultanate in Ul'Dah to bring some stability and peace to the area, by order of the Immortal Flames. Come, sit a moment with us by the water. It's cooler in the shade, and your poor bird looks like it could use a drink." He made a clicking noise at Redwind, and patted his thigh as he led the young woman to Desmond's rucksack. The bird calmly sidled along side to his right, looking curiously at the Miqo'te's mount. "It's young, I'd wager?" Kayle asked her, motioning to her chocobo. "Quite playful that one. Try spending some time with it; playing, walking. It's still not used to you scent or intentions. Here, give it some of these" he said as he reached into his belt and produced some pungent roughage, slightly wilted. "They're pickled and dried, but Redwind loves them just before I brush her down for the eve." Her trepidation hung thick over the group as Kayle valiantly tried to assert their intentions to ease her mind. "You know, love, there's something about the edge of the water that's always calmed me." He led her to the edge of the oasis and removed some of his gear from it's place on Redwind. He pulled a small bit of dried fish from his pack and offered it with a grin to the young woman. He passed his gaze between the two men and held up what appeared to be the remainder of his food to them as well. "I didn't grow up here, you know. I used to live far, far North. Farther North than I can remember, truth told. My family and I, we started travelling when I was very young, and we never settled in one spot for too long. One day, we came to a small harbor village on the Eastern coast. There wasn't much to see there, but as it happens it's where the folk from the area migrated to. There was laughter, trading of goods, and people knew what it meant to be happy despite the world around them." Kayle's gaze traveled away from the group to the water, and beyond. "You know, for the life of me, I can't remember the name of that place, but I remember the driftwood. It gathered at the water's edge, much like the people, arriving from Twelve know where, gathering with others like it. Waiting for a new life, to make use of themselves. Withered and beaten, they huddled together and made a home." Kayle looked up from his daydream to find the group blankly staring at him. He felt the blood rush to his cheeks as he embarrassingly stood and tried desperately to divert attention elsewhere. "Ah, you see! There now." He motioned to the young woman's bird as it padded over to her and playfully cooed before settling next to her and resting it's head across the woman's shoulder. "Does it have a name?"

New to me! Thanks Ashren, this is awesome!

Kayle's laughter was contagiously loud as he panted and swept his soaked bangs from his face. "Well met! I told you I'd likely disappoint you." He sheathed his weapon and took Desmond's forearm to his. "You're not hurt are you? I'm a bit new at this, I fear. Likely to walk all day and save nothing for the trek 'ome, if you catch my meaning. Azeyma watch over me if I 'er end up on the wrong side o' your temper, Desmond." He put a hand to his rib and gave Desmond a grimaced smile. "Not to worry, I wasn't planning on using that lung anytime soon anyway." It hurt to laugh, but he was comforted to feel a sense of belonging here among the desert winds and fading light. It'd been only a few weeks since Kayle had settled in Ul'Dah, and this was the first time since that he'd been this far outisde the city walls. He was so caught in the moment that he barely heard the commotion behind them. They were both startled and instinctively put hands to their hilts again. It became quickly apparent that the crumpled form of the Miqo'te was not a threat, and after sharing a glace with Desmond he ran over to offer assistance to the grounded woman. "Hail, there. Another recruit of the Flames?" he asked as he offered her a welcoming hand...

Kayle sized up his sparring partner once again. Set stance, solid footing, anticipating the attack. He has the advantage. This was an exercise in patience as much as it was in force. Desmond's bladework was flawless, and allowed little room for error. He would be outmatched with a direct assault... He hesitated only a moment, then stepped into the attack. He put his initial effort into a slash right, leaving an opening to his torso only briefly, then spun the blade in his palm, reversing his grip. He swiped left, covering the opening he'd just created and waiting for Desmond's defense. He allowed his momentum to carry him into a full spin, and as he brought the blade around he secured his off-hand to the pommel of the weapon allowing him to utilize both hands to fully push the weapon forward. It'll allow for an attack of opportunity, but only if it misses. With a heave, Kayle lowered his guard and slammed the weapon forward.

Welcome to the community! There's a great host of folks here that would be more than happy to direct you towards whatever additional information you may be seeking, myself included! Also, on a personal note, it's nice to see folks coming in from other sites to explore everything the FFXIV community has to offer on a whole. Look forward to meeting you in game!

Twelve, he's fast! he thought as Desmond quickly closed the gap between them. Kayle swung his right foot behind him and shifted his weight backwards, careful to keep his blade arm close to Desmond as he roared past. Desmond's eyes never left his as he quickly pivoted around to secure his flank. Kayle winced as he realized his back was now to the silent Miqo'te, and shuffled quickly to his left to keep from being flanked my the motionless feline. He adjusted to keep a slender profile, both arms rose again instinctively with his right arm at his rear, with the blade near his cheek. He made his intentions very clear by opening with that strong a maneuver he thought. Showed his strength, allowed opportunity, and struck true. It was almost a certainty that Desmond was testing the waters here, but he was also playing for keeps. Kayle tilted his head down to hide his gaze behind his auburn hair and took a lunge with his sword arm. Desmond easily swatted the attempt away, forcing Kayle to maintain this new posture with his shield arm at the rear. [align=center]Like a blade of grass....[/align] He took another swipe, swinging up and right as Desmond readjusted himself and remained poised. Kayle brought his off-hand to meet the other already gripping the hilt, and both hands barely brought the slender blade up in time to halt the heavy gladius from severing his left shoulder from the rest of his body. The momentum of the attack allowed the blades to caress each other momentarily and then slide apart like lingering lovers. The singing metal pierced the air as Kayle spun once to his right to collect his footing and ready his blade for the inevitable attack.

[align=center]You can never truly know a woman until you taste her food, A man when you taste his steel[/align] Kayle's father's words echoed in his head as he watched the Midlander, never breaking contact with his eyes. [align=center]Hands and thoughts can be deceiving, but eyes never lie. [/align] "Aye, I've time for a quarrel" he said with a cautious grin, moving his gaze from the smirking Desmond to the scabbard at Redwind's side. "The wind's in our favor, and will keep our smoke and voices from reaching the encampment before we do." He comforted the bird, assuring her that the coming commotion is in good taste and amongst friends. He fed her a handful of greens from a pouch on his belt, and whispered something into her ear as he slid the scabbard from it's mount. Affectionately, Kayle brushed his hand along the simple hardened leather scabbard and drew his blade, slowly. It was an awkward motion for him, as it was typically only drawn out of necessity and certainly never to be taken lightly. The blade itself was a queer thing to see, and was not of standard issue. Only slightly smaller than a swortsword, it appeared thin and narrow. It did not take the men's trained eyes long to realize it was a re-purposed spearhead, with tastefully plain decorations along the withered edge. The remnants of the wooden pole once connected were wrapped in soft leather and a pommel had been affixed to the otherwise plain handle. He smiled as he inspected the blade, making sure to keep the point aimed down. [align=center]Never point your blade at something you aren't willing to destroy.[/align] Kayle took a wide berth away from his mount, circling outwards until the men we evenly distance. Raising his eyes from the ground, he drew in his breath and pointed his blade at Desmond. "My apologies, friend. I fear I may disappoint you."

"Aryll? Private Desmond Aryll?" Kayle called out from a distance so as to not startle the two men and it gave him ample time to size them both up. Wiping the sweat from his brow left a steak of dust across his face. With a wave, he dismounted his bird and gave it an affectionate scratch on it's neck as he led it towards the party by it's reigns. "Private Delwyn. They told me I'd find you here, although I was a bit worried I'd find the area vacant by the time Redwind and I arrived." He directed his attention towards the man with squinting red eyes. "I hope I've not kept you waiting long, I had another obligation to the East that kept me." Turning to face the Miqo'te, he shifted the reigns to his left hand and extended his right. "Kayle Delwyn, pleasure's mine." The chocobo made a few cuckling noises and cocked it's head, shifting it's gaze between the two strangers.

Who murder's turkeys by freezing them?! That's just sick! :surprise:

Adding skype name: doctorgalactic

Welcome welcome! It grown exponentially, even in the short time I've been here. Luckily there are some great folks on here to help answer questions, develop characters, and point you in the right direction. Feel free to ask around, and enjoy the day!

I ran a campaign for a good long while with RPTools, specifically MapTool. It's free, works pretty well, has a lot of built in functions, and isn't too taxing on systems. Setup can be a little frustrating but there are a metric tonne of tutorials on youtube and other avenues to help you out. It's fantastic for D&D as they have modules for all the different versions. Let me know if you have any questions about it and I'll help out if I can. Best of luck to you!

You just did, and you are most welcome here!

Longer hairstyles and more beard options would be great. I know that they're adding some of those features, I think they showed a couple new doos in the previous LIVE letter. MAybe they'll be adding new face-paint and tattoos as well? I don't think we'll have to wait long, 2.1 patch is supposed to come pretty quickly.

Done and done... gimme 10 How's this? If you want the edges a little cleaner or some drop shadow I can do that too, but you said fast

That's right! So don't be shy people. If you see any of us, step right up and receive a pearl with your choice of a complimentary frozen turkey or toaster! Can I swap the toaster for an ice cream maker? Let me see... *rummages through some old crates* Err... looks like all I have is an old Snoopy sno-cone maker, but if you want it it's yours.

Same, I pre-ordered from GameStop and can't enter my preorder yet

*** EVENT UPDATE *** Driftwood Coast will be attending the Limitless Sky Beach Party! Come mingle with us and find out what we're all about in person! Enjoy some good food, make some new friends, and show off your best beach look! Kayle, Desmond, and Amaare will all be carrying link-pearls for those interested!

From the LIVE Letter today: Q17: When will be able to obtain the new “heat resistant” gear? A17: The new “heat resistant” gear will be available during one of the seasonal events called the “Moonfire Faire.” The seasonal event should be introduced around a week after launch. Please note that the heat resistant gear will be swimsuits! Perhaps we could have the beach party coincide with this? Get your suits and meet us for a BBQ!

Thanks, managed to screencap everything past that point so will edit and use yours where you have clearer ones. Greatly appreciated because my stream froze on a few of them. Happy to help! I'm updating that post, so keep checking back

I've got some clearer pics for the event costumes for those interested - And some more pics from later in the stream, a lot of them look like housing items -

You have great intentions here, and I commend you for that, but tread lightly. This is a bit of a toxic topic at the moment.

Yo indeed, and welcome! There's still lots to see here, and tons of folks willing to help point you in the right direction.

Welcome to the forum! There's plenty of folks around here that'd help you out with any questions you may have. Good to know you, enjoy the day!