Joromarr Jomorra

I knowwwww! The placebo effect is one of the most fascinating things ever, I think.

Okay, that helps out some! Thanks! Now I can actually navigate that page and understand it. Utilizing whole, natural foods as a form of medicine. Pseudoscience? Maybe? More and more research studies are proving the benefits. Just changing what goes into my body has drastically helped my bipolar and major depressive disorder, helped me lose weight, stopped my joints from creaking and aching, and more. Hippocrates said it some two thousand years ago - "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food." I am a massage therapist, which a couple decades ago was pseudoscience. Now it's a respected field in healthcare. It is utilized in hospitals, hospice care, sports teams, and more. Massage therapy is amazing. Even as a massage therapist I thought chiropractic care was iffy. Then I went to get adjusted once when I felt like a rib head had popped out of place (turns out I was right). It's good stuff. Same with yoga. More research is being done on yoga and the benefits of it not only for mind, but body as well. Oh, and when I was in massage school, we had a Reiki energy work course. I scoffed, and (rudely...) laughed at the teacher once (I couldn't contain it, the ideas she was saying were just so ridiculous). But now I am a reiki practitioner and feel not only the energy around me, but the energy of others. And I use that energy for healing (sometimes. I do tend to be more clinical focused). But even science is proving the existence of energetic fields! So I mean, I dunno. I guess you can call it all pseudoscience. But to me, if it works, and if it works not just for me but for multiple people, then that's all I need. I love how science is finally, after so many years, backing up the health and wellness claims of holistic living. Too many things these days are processed. Too many pills prescribed. And too few people are aware of their own body. Awww shucks! You're the sweetheart! :blush:

I browsed the Free Company directory but couldn't seem to tell which ones were active or not, and also the difference between a FC and a linkshell. lol But really I am looking for a friendly FC with like medium RP maybe? I have a lot going on in my life - in school for holistic nutrition, soon to also be in yoga teaching school, and I work full time as a massage therapist. And my three cats keep me on my toes, too. So I don't get to play a whole lot. My main focus now is leveling and storyline. I RP in my head a lot but don't plan to do text-based RP too frequently until I'm higher level. Browsing through the directory seemed daunting. A lot of FCs seemed to be pretty heavy RP. But I just want some company as I journey through Eorzea. Preferably with chill people who RP some and doesn't mind that I don't have a lot of time for serious commitment?

I tried to add you to my list but it wouldn't let me? My character is the same name as my forum name.

Hey, so a week or so back when I came back to Eorzea I tried hopping on my 34THM/15ARC but I just really sucked, haha. I only half remembered the story and remembered little of the map and areas I've explored. (I was drunk way too much when I played last summer...:dazed:). But anyways because Balmung is always full I started fresh on another server and am now a 16 Conjurer and would like to transfer back to Balmung. But I want to keep my name, which means deleting the old character. But he has like 55,000 gil on him and I don't know it's probably not much? But it'd be a nice little boost to my new character I suppose. Could I mail it to someone or give it to someone on Balmung and then give it back? (You can keep a little if you want I guess, haha (:angel:). Anyways, just curious! Thanks! =) (hope this is in the right section? - sorry!)

So I have also ended up making an absolutely adorable Lalafell... haha. <3

Thanks! My thoughts with the Elezen is that he's a very solitary and empathetic individual. He feels everything, all the pains and aches and joys and hopes and losses of the world so distinctly, and it's led him to spend his life alone and traveling the world. He suffers a sort of... sorrowful joy. He finds meditative peace when he's on boats, and his favorite city to spend a few days in is Limsa Lominsa and his prayers go to Llymlaen. I am not to familiar with any Au Ra lore, but when making the Au Ras, especially the Xaela, I see him as a sort of traveling outcast, someone who is alone and very focused on himself. Perhaps to a selfish extent, but ultimately he knows that to be his best self to care for others he must put himself first. Oschon is close to his heart and he finds tranquility in the mountains. (Though I think technically that's more of a Raen trait?)

So I recently returned with the release of Heavensward and I'm kind of stuck deciding to keep what I had going or to make an Au Ra for my return to Eorzea. Hopefully this is okay to post and it's in the right area? I know it's ultimately my call, but any input would be fun to read! Thanks! I'm a THM right now but pretty sure I am headed the Scholar and Summoner route. Here I am now: Here are the two men I'm pondering about:

Bless you, K'nahli! I remember most of that now! =) Thanks for the story catch up. I'm headed to Ul'Dah now after the phone call. Now do I have to do the MSQ all over again with each class? I remember THM was boring me last time and combat was so repetitive, so I un-subbed and just focused on my career and other real life stuff. I've thought about trying out a more fun class, healer or DPS, but wouldn't wanna go through the story again.

So I played FFXIV last summer and by the time I quit due to various reasons I've ended up with an Elezen 34 Thaumaturge and 15 Arcanist on Balmung. The last thing I really remembered is helping some fairy folk out near Gridania somewhere? When I logged back on I was at Camp Bronze Lake and the remembered the story about the rat-like people (kobolds?). The only quest I had except one for leves of quarrymill was to use the duty finder and destroy Titan, which I did. I'm headed back now to talk to Y'shtola (is there an agreed pronunciation of her name?). The cutscene at the end had a lot of people in fancy armor, which rang a vague memory bell - Garleans I think? And the masked man I remember. All of this is fuzzy for me, haha, but I am starting to remember some gameplay mechanics but I still feel like a newbie all over again, except thrown in the middle of the fray! Haha. But anyways, would anyone mind catching me up on the storyline between the beginning and Titan at level 34? :blush: :blush: And any other tips are good too. Thanks!

Thanks for the help, y'all! I've sufficiently got my feet wet, and now that I'm in my 20s I have got a general knack of the game and what's going on and how it all connects. I ended up transferring to Balmung, by the way. Is there a Free Company directory I've missed? I perused all the linkshells that was linked to me by Zoe, but some are FC based and some aren't. And the couple that I thought would mesh well are Heavy RP focused, and right now my focus is to take my time getting to 50 and exploring the world and my character (and some light RP), but I don't wanna delve much into heavy RP until later. Oh, and regarding the rest of the world map... very exciting stuff to know that there is so much possibility out there for expansion! I'm blown away at the detail of all of Eorzea... it's a whole world itself! Loving all the lore. :love: EDIT: So I just discovered FFXI... which has all the same races FFXIV has, but with entirely different names? And the world is Vana'diel? Are the Final Fantasy games not all set in the same world, or what? I was surprised that after such a long FF history, there was only one continent to map (Eorzea), but after poking round the FFXI website, I am just all kinds of confused!

Just wanted to say howdy, y'all! I am in love with this game, so figured I would say hi! Briefly about me as a gamer: My fantasy love affair began with EverQuest about a decade ago. It lasted a few years. Then I briefly enjoyed EQ2 and WoW, but only briefly. My love of video games died off when my PS2 got old, so I've not been a gamer for awhile. I recently decided to splurge on myself and get a PS4, because I missed calling myself a gamer. So Thief and Assassin's Creed are fun, but I was perusing mmorpg.com last week and saw FFXIV on the list. I scoffed, because I remember many years ago playing some turn-based Final Fantasy game and hated it. Plus FFXIV didn't seem "traditional Western fantasy" as I have been accustomed to. But since I saw it was on the PS4 as well, I figured what the hell. Let me reiterate: I am in LOVE. This isn't just a game, it's a WORLD. I turn on my console and I feel like I am actually another person in another world, and it's fantastic! :lol: The lore is full of depth, and I eat up all the in-game text as well as lore sources I've read about online for my own education. The zone layouts (so far just La Noscea and Limsa Lominsa), the characters... everything! The only thing that bugs me is that it's not an open world (I like to explore) and that I can't climb or jump off of many places. But despite this fact, I never feel like I am pushed through zone paths. It still feels like a huge open world, which is great, until I try to climb or jump (or look down to the Aetheryte Plaza in Limsa Lominsa... but it's not bustling with activity because I'm technically not in that zone). Briefly about me as a person: I'm 23 from Tennessee! I'm a massage therapist, will soon be going back to school for two years to become a yoga therapist. I used to consider myself gay, but recently realized that it's ludicrous to substantially identify myself based on my sexuality because I am so much more than that. I am person, man, spirit, soul. I'm kind of an old cat lady, because I love to be at home with my cat and read (or now, play games) when I am not at work or hiking or out in nature somewhere. I enjoy dancing and meditating, and am growing an urban vegetable garden on my porch. That said... once again: HELLO! :thumbsup: It's a pleasure to introduce myself to the community. I tried to get on Balmung but only managed to get onto Gilgamesh early one morning earlier this week. I have a few questions, if I may: - Where are good RP spots on Gilgamesh? I am kind of new to roleplaying... it's mostly just been in my head before. So any starter tips would be appreciated. - Anyone know if I can play with my PS4 controller but also use a keyboard? Not sure I would like mouse and keyboard gaming because the controller is great, but a social hindrance for me has been communication. My PlayStation app where I can input text disconnects whenever my phone sleeps, and it's time consuming and frustrating trying to type. So my online interactions have been limited. - Is there a Hydaelyn world map? I just finished my first airship travels to the other city-states, and the Garlean cut scene threw me for a loop. I was stoned and briefly thought my PS4 switched to some sci-fi game I didn't know I had. So I did some research and learned of the Garlean Empire and magitek, and learned that Eorzea is actually a continent called Aldernard, one of "three great continents." I'm a lore junkie... I know everything about EverQuest's Norrath and even did a presentation on it once, haha. So when I went to check out where exactly the Garleans are, they're just this cloudy part of the Eorzean map and Google searches gave me no information about the other two continents. - Where can I check out some roleplaying guilds? Er, Free Companies, I think they're called? Now that a lot of the intro stuff is gone through, which I had a blast playing for several days, I would like to start making some friends and having some social interaction. - Without too much spoiler... where did my character come from? I created him, a Dunesfolk Lalafell, with my backstory in my head being that he came from Ul'dah. But the story so far just kinda has me floating with the Mothercrystal then dropped off on a ship to Limsa Lominsa without me knowing why. Should I follow this story for my character, or should I create something else entirely? Like a different reason for leaving his Ul'dah home to venture into Limsa Lominsa? I am long winded, I'm aware... but I am done now. So thanks ahead of time for any questions answered or any greetings given! Peace! <3