Tayelle

With the seasons changing and the holidays coming, we're slowing down a bit in order to better get to know our existing members. If you have interest in joining Bastion, the last day to submit an application is Sunday, November 23rd! Thank you very much!

The last month has come and gone! Fun was had by all at our company's All Saints Wake Party, and now this month marks upcoming holidays, down time, and changes!

Bastion's going strong! Our recruits will be given their tasks today and we're presently arranging plans for the company's weekly raid night. Talks of another server wide event will be covered tonight.

That looks AMAZING. Though I gotta know if the brass is really sharp left at those angles or not? I know that even though the foam method I used was soft, it still was rubbing enough against the fabric to cause a bit of pilling which I hope to rectify. I'm actually working on changing those pieces I made with foam to be covered in worbla to be sturdier but still working on figuring out how to keep it from rubbing against the fabric of the robe

We've begun weekly company treasure hunts this Sunday. ((Bonus UFO in the background))

We've been kept quite busy tonight thus far in Ul'dah, but haven't seen much of a crowd in Limsa or Gridania! We're running for another 40 minutes or so! Come say hello, have some free food, lower armor crafted, melds, etc!

This is tonight! We look forward to seeing everyone and helping others out!

I couldn't seem to find anywhere where the calendar you see in character creation for your naming day was posted, so instead of having to sign in and hit "create new character" to see the conversion table, I have it written down here for you all to use. Eventually I will convert this to a table for easier navigation . The dates that are bolded are the dates that cover 2 suns 01 First Astral Moon (Halone) 1st Sun- 1/1 2nd Sun- 1/2 3rd Sun- 1/3 4th Sun- 1/4 5th Sun- 1/5 6th Sun- 1/6 7th Sun- 1/7 8th Sun- 1/8 9th Sun- 1/9 10th Sun- 1/10 11th Sun- 1/11 12th Sun- 1/12 13th Sun- 1/13 14th Sun- 1/14 15th Sun- 1/15 16th Sun- 1/16 17th Sun- 1/17 18th Sun- 1/18 19th Sun- 1/19 20th Sun- 1/20 21st Sun- 1/21 22nd Sun- 1/22 23rd Sun- 1/23 24th Sun- 1/24 25th Sun- 1/25 26th Sun- 1/26 27th Sun- 1/27 28th Sun- 1/28 29th Sun- 1/28 30th Sun- 1/29 31st Sun- 1/30 32nd Sun- 1/31 02 First Umbral Moon (Menphina) 1st Sun- 2/1 2nd Sun- 2/2 3rd Sun- 2/3 4th Sun- 2/4 5th Sun- 2/5 6th Sun- 2/6 7th Sun- 2/7 8th Sun- 2/7 9th Sun- 2/8 10th Sun- 2/9 11th Sun- 2/10 12th Sun- 2/11 13th Sun- 2/12 14th Sun- 2/13 15th Sun- 2/14 16th Sun- 2/14 17th Sun- 2/15 18th Sun- 2/16 19th Sun- 2/17 20th Sun- 2/18 21st Sun- 2/19 22nd Sun- 2/20 23rd Sun- 2/21 24th Sun- 2/21 25th Sun- 2/22 26th Sun- 2/23 27th Sun- 2/24 28th Sun- 2/25 29th Sun- 2/26 30th Sun- 2/27 31st Sun- 2/28 32nd Sun- 2/29 03 Second Astral Moon (Thaliak) 1st Sun- 3/1 2nd Sun- 3/2 3rd Sun- 3/3 4th Sun- 3/4 5th Sun- 3/5 6th Sun- 3/6 7th Sun- 3/7 8th Sun- 3/8 9th Sun- 3/9 10th Sun- 3/10 11th Sun- 3/11 12th Sun- 3/12 13th Sun- 3/13 14th Sun- 3/14 15th Sun- 3/15 16th Sun- 3/16 17th Sun- 3/17 18th Sun- 3/18 19th Sun- 3/19 20th Sun- 3/20 21st Sun- 3/21 22nd Sun- 3/22 23rd Sun- 3/23 24th Sun- 3/24 25th Sun- 3/25 26th Sun- 3/26 27th Sun- 3/27 28th Sun- 3/28 29th Sun- 3/28 30th Sun- 3/29 31st Sun- 3/30 32nd Sun- 3/31 04 Second Umbral Moon (Nymeia) 1st Sun- 4/1 2nd Sun- 4/2 3rd Sun- 4/3 4th Sun- 4/4 5th Sun- 4/5 6th Sun- 4/6 7th Sun- 4/7 8th Sun- 4/7 9th Sun- 4/8 10th Sun- 4/9 11th Sun- 4/10 12th Sun- 4/11 13th Sun- 4/12 14th Sun- 4/13 15th Sun- 4/14 16th Sun- 4/15 17th Sun- 4/16 18th Sun- 4/17 19th Sun- 4/18 20th Sun- 4/19 21st Sun- 4/20 22nd Sun- 4/21 23rd Sun- 4/22 24th Sun- 4/23 25th Sun- 4/24 26th Sun- 4/25 27th Sun- 4/26 28th Sun- 4/27 29th Sun- 4/28 30th Sun- 4/28 31st Sun- 4/29 32nd Sun- 4/30 05 Third Astral Moon (Llymlaen) 1st Sun- 5/1 2nd Sun- 5/2 3rd Sun- 5/3 4th Sun- 5/4 5th Sun- 5/5 6th Sun- 5/6 7th Sun- 5/7 8th Sun- 5/8 9th Sun- 5/9 10th Sun- 5/10 11th Sun- 5/11 12th Sun- 5/12 13th Sun- 5/13 14th Sun- 5/14 15th Sun- 5/15 16th Sun- 5/16 17th Sun- 5/17 18th Sun- 5/18 19th Sun- 5/19 20th Sun- 5/20 21st Sun- 5/21 22nd Sun- 5/22 23rd Sun- 5/23 24th Sun- 5/24 25th Sun- 5/25 26th Sun- 5/26 27th Sun- 5/27 28th Sun- 5/28 29th Sun- 5/29 30th Sun- 5/29 31st Sun- 5/30 32nd Sun- 5/31 06 Third Umbral Moon (Oschon) 1st Sun- 6/1 2nd Sun- 6/2 3rd Sun- 6/3 4th Sun- 6/4 5th Sun- 6/5 6th Sun- 6/6 7th Sun- 6/7 8th Sun- 6/7 9th Sun- 6/8 10th Sun- 6/9 11th Sun- 6/10 12th Sun- 6/11 13th Sun- 6/12 14th Sun- 6/13 15th Sun- 6/14 16th Sun- 6/15 17th Sun- 6/16 18th Sun- 6/17 19th Sun- 6/18 20th Sun- 6/19 21st Sun- 6/20 22nd Sun- 6/21 23rd Sun- 6/22 24th Sun- 6/23 25th Sun- 6/24 26th Sun- 6/25 27th Sun- 6/26 28th Sun- 6/27 29th Sun- 6/28 30th Sun- 6/28 31st Sun- 6/29 32nd Sun- 6/30 07 Fourth Astral Moon (Byregot) 1st Sun- 7/1 2nd Sun- 7/2 3rd Sun- 7/3 4th Sun- 7/4 5th Sun- 7/5 6th Sun- 7/6 7th Sun- 7/7 8th Sun- 7/8 9th Sun- 7/9 10th Sun- 7/10 11th Sun- 7/11 12th Sun- 7/12 13th Sun- 7/13 14th Sun- 7/14 15th Sun- 7/15 16th Sun- 7/16 17th Sun- 7/17 18th Sun- 7/18 19th Sun- 7/19 20th Sun- 7/20 21st Sun- 7/21 22nd Sun- 7/22 23rd Sun- 7/23 24th Sun- 7/24 25th Sun- 7/25 26th Sun- 7/26 27th Sun- 7/27 28th Sun- 7/28 29th Sun- 7/28 30th Sun- 7/29 31st Sun- 7/30 32nd Sun- 7/31 08 Fourth Umbral Moon (Rhalgr) 1st Sun- 8/1 2nd Sun- 8/2 3rd Sun- 8/3 4th Sun- 8/4 5th Sun- 8/5 6th Sun- 8/6 7th Sun- 8/7 8th Sun- 8/8 9th Sun- 8/9 10th Sun- 8/10 11th Sun- 8/11 12th Sun- 8/12 13th Sun- 8/13 14th Sun- 8/14 15th Sun- 8/15 16th Sun- 8/16 17th Sun- 8/17 18th Sun- 8/18 19th Sun- 8/19 20th Sun- 8/20 21st Sun- 8/21 22nd Sun- 8/22 23rd Sun- 8/23 24th Sun- 8/24 25th Sun- 8/25 26th Sun- 8/26 27th Sun- 8/27 28th Sun- 8/28 29th Sun- 8/28 30th Sun- 8/29 31st Sun- 8/30 32nd Sun- 8/31 09 Fifth Astral Moon (Azeyma) 1st Sun- 9/1 2nd Sun- 9/2 3rd Sun- 9/3 4th Sun- 9/4 5th Sun- 9/5 6th Sun- 9/6 7th Sun- 9/7 8th Sun- 9/7 9th Sun- 9/8 10th Sun- 9/9 11th Sun- 9/10 12th Sun- 9/11 13th Sun- 9/12 14th Sun- 9/13 15th Sun- 9/14 16th Sun- 9/15 17th Sun- 9/16 18th Sun- 9/17 19th Sun- 9/18 20th Sun- 9/19 21st Sun- 9/20 22nd Sun- 9/21 23rd Sun- 9/22 24th Sun- 9/23 25th Sun- 9/24 26th Sun- 9/25 27th Sun- 9/26 28th Sun- 9/27 29th Sun- 9/28 30th Sun- 9/28 31st Sun- 9/29 32nd Sun- 9/30 10 Fifth Umbral Moon (Nald'thal) 1st Sun- 10/1 2nd Sun- 10/2 3rd Sun- 10/3 4th Sun- 10/4 5th Sun- 10/5 6th Sun- 10/6 7th Sun- 10/7 8th Sun- 10/8 9th Sun- 10/9 10th Sun- 10/10 11th Sun- 10/11 12th Sun- 10/12 13th Sun- 10/13 14th Sun- 10/14 15th Sun- 10/15 16th Sun- 10/16 17th Sun- 10/17 18th Sun- 10/18 19th Sun- 10/19 20th Sun- 10/20 21st Sun- 10/21 22nd Sun- 10/22 23rd Sun- 10/23 24th Sun- 10/24 25th Sun- 10/25 26th Sun- 10/26 27th Sun- 10/27 28th Sun- 10/28 29th Sun- 10/28 30th Sun- 10/29 31st Sun- 10/30 32nd Sun- 10/31 11 Sixth Astral Moon (Nophica) 1st Sun- 11/1 2nd Sun- 11/2 3rd Sun- 11/3 4th Sun- 11/4 5th Sun- 11/5 6th Sun- 11/6 7th Sun- 11/7 8th Sun- 11/7 9th Sun- 11/8 10th Sun- 11/9 11th Sun- 11/10 12th Sun- 11/11 13th Sun- 11/12 14th Sun- 11/13 15th Sun- 11/14 16th Sun- 11/15 17th Sun- 11/16 18th Sun- 11/17 19th Sun- 11/18 20th Sun- 11/19 21st Sun- 11/20 22nd Sun- 11/21 23rd Sun- 11/22 24th Sun- 11/23 25th Sun- 11/24 26th Sun- 11/25 27th Sun- 11/26 28th Sun- 11/27 29th Sun- 11/28 30th Sun- 11/28 31st Sun- 11/29 32nd Sun- 11/30 12 Sixth Umbral Moon (Althyk) 1st Sun- 12/1 2nd Sun- 12/2 3rd Sun- 12/3 4th Sun- 12/4 5th Sun- 12/5 6th Sun- 12/6 7th Sun- 12/7 8th Sun- 12/8 9th Sun- 12/9 10th Sun- 12/10 11th Sun- 12/11 12th Sun- 12/12 13th Sun- 12/13 14th Sun- 12/14 15th Sun- 12/15 16th Sun- 12/16 17th Sun- 12/17 18th Sun- 12/18 19th Sun- 12/19 20th Sun- 12/20 21st Sun- 12/21 22nd Sun- 12/22 23rd Sun- 12/23 24th Sun- 12/24 25th Sun- 12/25 26th Sun- 12/26 27th Sun- 12/27 28th Sun- 12/28 29th Sun- 12/28 30th Sun- 12/29 31st Sun- 12/30 32nd Sun- 12/31

Thank you~!! That's actually a really good idea! I was pressed for time and materials for this convention, but I think I could manage getting my hands on a long enough petti for September! Thanks for the tip you two! As for the collar, I honestly think I made it too wide to be perfectly honest. While there's some heavy duty interfacing in it, I feel like it sits awkwardly on my shoulders and I think I'll have to do a bit more altering to it. What really might be messing it up at the moment is the fact that instead of sewing that silver foam armor to the collar, I safety pinned a rather rigid thing of foam to it making it bend a little more than I wish it to. :lol: Petticoat definitely incoming! The ears are really soft but not quite the shape I was trying for so they might be changing a bit! <3 Thank you guys, seriously! I want to keep making changes to the costume until it's perfect. I'm still in a hotel for another week or so, but once I head back to my home state I can start working on the finer details and getting it right! I wanna have Eos too! Actually I had a question for you all because I was very much at a loss as to why this kept happening. Did something happen to Kuplu Kopo in one of the Final Fantasy games that I missed? Or is booping and/or petting a moogle considered good luck of something? I mean I love moogles, they are adorable, but I started to get a bit confused as to why everyone kept asking if they could pet or boop my moogle plushie? I would always let everyone do so, along with making the :moogle: noise, lol.

-Several posted signs can be found throughout each of the major cities, all containing similarly noted advertisements- "Greetings to one and all. The Bastion of Twelve cordially invite you to our trades bazaar, beginning at 20 bells on the 27th Sun of the 4th Astral Moon((this Sunday, 7/27 at 8 PM EST)). We will have a shouter located in each of the major cities near the grand aetheryte, and crafters available on hand for the purposes of assisting in the advancement of the realms many adventurers. Those adventurers who are currently in the level of 1-30 range can come by and have whichever parts of their equipment are in most dire need of upgrade to be replaced with high quality crafted gear at no charge; Those who are of higher levels (31-49) can have gear made for as little as the cost of the materials if they so desire; and all levels can get free materia melds from our master crafters as well. Lower level consumables such as food items will also be available free of charge to all for assisting in leveling, and while donations and tips will be taken none are required. If there are enough members of Bastion available, we will also be assisting lower level players in clearing duties that they are having any trouble with or struggling on." ((It is the hope of the Bastion that by providing these services we will serve our community better and further enrich our own members and membership as well. This is also a good opportunity for any who wish to interact or roleplay with us to get acquainted. We will be accepting applications as well during this time. You can visit our website at bxii.enjin.com , and you can always feel free to get in touch with any of our members in game as well. Please note that this service is meant to help people with their progression and not to provide free desynthesis materials. Thank you and we hope to see you on Balmung!))

*flails about* I just had my first trial run of the Vanya Robes of Healing at San Japan this weekend. While there are things I want to make sure I fix/change/add, nothing fell apart on me! (though the foam on the belt got a bit banged up- I plan to remake it with worbla before September) Here's some pictures via my hubby's cell phone for now. How did it turn out? (I took my heels off by this point and swapped to flats because my little feet couldn't handle the incline of heels any more, lol) the rest of the 12 pictures I have from his phone are on the tumblr mentioned previously, but by September the ears should look much better, the wig will have the ends curled under and the details I skipped before will be added >_< I should have a Tonberry costume for my husband as well :tonberry:

I brought my Singer Confidence machine with me to the hotel along with bags upon bags of fabric/materials, my iron from home (don't trust hotel irons with crepe back satin), etc. etc. Thankfully there was a Hobby Lobby a few blocks down the road for the things I forgot. This weekend is the convention I'm wearing this to- while it's not "perfect" just yet, I'm using this as a trial run to see if it can stay together. I'll likely post some more pictures come Saturday :3 (completed pictures, not just random bits lol) Thank you guys for your input, seriously!

:blush: Thank you guys, very very much. I really appreciate it! I'm hoping to finish it today. I'm presently sealing the craft foam armor pieces in a weird school glue/ fabric glue/ and water mix (via this tutorial so that it will hold the rub and buff in time for this Saturday. As per usual, I HAVE NO IDEA WTF I'M DOING :frustrated: ((whoops, forgot the picture of the foam belt thing, hopefully it works now other wise here's the link- http://assets.enjin.com/wall_embed_images/1405439356_20140715_104345.jpg ))

I hope it's okay to post this, as I think cosplay is considered a form of art, just with fabric and a lot more cuss words >.> I thought others would enjoy seeing the progress I've been making on recreating my Miqo'te's favorite set of robes to wear in real life!... Only I don't have enough materia socketed to make this in five minutes like we can do in the game *cough cough* It's been a lot of work, let me tell you that now. ;_; I'm hoping to have it all done and ready to go this weekend. I've actually made a BUNCH more progress on the robes since I took this picture, including more appliques, snaps, dying wigs with sharpie markers and crazy things like punching holes into a belt with a corkscrew because I didn't have a hammer and nail on hand seeing that I'm residing in a hotel at the moment. This is Tayelle, for those of you who don't know. While I won't have Eos with me in time for this convention, along with a very few details (like my Zenith book), I will have a backup grimoire and or a purse that actually looks like a book, haha! I didn't want to spam everyone with a ton of progress pictures, so if you'd like to see more of them, I have been posting them on my FF14 tumblr: http://finaltay.tumblr.com I hope you guys enjoyed it so far! I'm excited, but really nervous about it!

IC: The mission of the Bastion of Twelve is to be a quick reacting force that seeks to rearm, ready, and to defend the realm against those that would presume to challenge the gods and place them in their place, and seek to destroy the realm that is on the mend, by any means necessary. We do not submit ourselves to the authority of any city though we have an amicable relationship with Limsa Lominsa and the Maelstrom. There are those who stand as shining blades and stalwart shields, but sometimes what you need is a final line, a group that is willing to do what is necessary, to be a dagger in an alley just as readily as a line of shields in the daylight. OOC: We are a good aligned free company whose aim is to rearm, rebuild, react, and take down those who would seek to be serious threats such as the Primals, the Garleans, and any who seek to take their place or take over. Our methods may not always be what are called lawful. Chaotic, Neutral, and Lawful good characters will be accepted. We have a loose command structure but those in a higher rank should be heeded in both IC and OOC situations. We are a Rank 8 Free Company located on the Balmung server of Final Fantasy 14 a Realm Reborn and look forward to continuing to grow! We have a medium home in Mist for our members! We have OOC FC chat as well as an IC linkshell. We are presently CLOSED for recruitment ((may reopen 06/17)) More information on the company, as well as the ranking system, how to apply, and rules can be found on our enjin page: http://bxii.enjin.com Present Leadership: Grand Bastion: Sabrith Ebonclaw Research Elder: Arete Sophoi Diplomacy Elder: Tayelle Ebonclaw Warfare Elder: Asuna Bluerose Trades Elder: Hiko Yasshin Healing Elder: Nereme Amaria Grand Warden: Anevay Newmoon Any questions? Please contact any of the listed above in game, Kanashii Aerrant, Aziza Nightshade or [email protected]