Pepezen Hahazen

Thanks for the welcome! And helping me figure that one out. Makes sense to me. Well, back to my leveling work!

Hello all, I'm a newbie to FFXIV - and just created my first character on Mateus - although I have been playing for several weeks on Diabolos, learning the basics and getting comfortable with the game. (Sadly, Mateus was locked to new characters when I first started). The RP community looks lovely here and I'm excited to see what kind of stories and RP I can get into. A few things about me as an RPer: I've been role-playing for a long time and would say I'm fairly experienced with it. I started in Ultima Online (Which I still am a part of to this day) - which might give you an idea how long I've been at it - and eventually graduated to other MMORPGs, (WoW, LOTRO - which I haven't been at in a while) and more recently MMO survival games (Life is Feudal, DayZ for a brief stint.) What I fancy most about it usually sits in the category of heavy RP. I will have a character fairly well thought out in the beginning allowing room for changes and improvisation. I rarely go OOC unless it's necessary. And I love being involved in on-going storylines even if it's simply as a background participant. Actual end-game content, or the typical grind of MMOs are usually a secondary goal for me. Though I have found I'm thoroughly enjoying FFXIV as a game thus far. It doesn't feel quite the same as other fantasy MMORPG's like WoW or ESO, it actually feels like I'm playing a Final Fantasy game - the in-game lore and story is enjoyable! Which is shocking to me. Haha. My character on Mateus is Pepezen Hahazen. A young Dunesfolk farmer and fieldworker who's attempting to enter a new life of academic pursuits and historical research. He, like most of his kin, is very amiable and excitable - and perhaps a bit too overly-positive even when he shouldn't be. He has not had much interaction with other races outside of Hyur and other Lallafel as his early days as a farmhand were sheltered ones. His curious nature has driven him away from that life and into Limsa Lominsa, where he currently resides as a fisherman. And with that - I hope to RP with some of you in the near future! I think I have a lot to learn though, there seems to be some etiquette I'm not familar with - such as I see many mentioning they welcome walk-up RP, along with /tell - what's the difference and is /tell only for OOC purpose? I assume to ask permission first? I'm sure I'll figure it out, as with many other aspects of gameplay and whatnot. Thanks all, and happy RPing.