justahedgehog

Howdy! So, I'm returning to FFXIV - and was referred to this section of the Forum from my Introduction thread. I'll toss the link here: http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8174&pid=106198#pid106198 ^ Right there. Anyway! After you've pulled your hair out from reading that insane amount of drivel on my part, you'll probably notice near the bottom, I mentioned "RAF". Yeah. That thing with the two-person Chocobo do-hicky or whatever. Here's the situation. Me: Returning to FFXIV No friends or Acquaintances No idea on Roleplay Hot-spots, Linkshells, or Free Companies. Potentially ridiculously active once I get started. Just a little bit crazy. Okay, more than a little bit. You: Chillin' on the Balmung server. Don't mind initial socializing. Have an idea where to suggest I find roleplay. Possibly have a suggestion or two about LS/FCs Like Hedgehogs. (Yeah, this is a legitimate requirement. You're getting a free RAF Draught Chocobo, man. Sonic does not count.) So yeah, that's it. It's instant, too. You don't have to wait on your Draught Chocobo, since I have two Game-time codes of my own. Honestly, if someone can get a mount and fancy hat from it, I don't want to just waste it.

Whoa! Thank you all so much! I really wasn't expecting such.. fast responses! Looks like Balmung it is! And yes, I'm terribly sorry, I should've used long-hand first for Recruit A Friend, haha! Yeap, Pixel is my little buddy! She's my first Tenrec (apparently they're still pretty rare in the USA, with only 200-300 known individuals). I appreciate the links and such, too!

[align=center]INTRODUCTION [/align] First off - Hello! My real name is Ashleigh - clearly, I mean, my name is clearly not Just A. Hedgehog. I am mostly at-home, so I have .. well..way too much time to play. I am, however, in the Central NA Timezone (-6:00 GMT). [align=center]ACT I : MMORPG BACKGROUND[/align] I used to play Final Fantasy 14, but left due to an illness in my family. I've also played numerous other MMOs, but only FFXI and FFXIV have had success in pulling me back in post-leaving. [align=center]ACT II : ROLEPLAYING STYLE [/align] I usually roleplay in every game I play, permitting I can find the "Right" server to find fellow roleplayers on. I mean, you can only talk to an NPC in a one-sided conversation for so long, right? I am .. uh.. I guess neutral-good alignment, but sometimes lawful-neutral? I will probably start out as light roleplay, moving into heavy at a fairly rapid rate (I usually am a medium to heavy roleplayer, once I get my feet wet). [align=center]ACT III: THE CHARACTER[/align] Currently, I don't have a character re-built on the game yet, and I'm still quite serverless, as in my return - I've yet to find information on which of the roleplay servers is still very active in terms of population and roleplay. [align=center]ACT IV: THE PERSON [/align] Well, I'm a 23 year-young person. I dabble in various arts (Digital drawing/painting, and traditional acrylic painting. I love acrylics.), and love hands-on crafts. If they take quite a bit of "Problem solving" as I go, that's even more awesome. However, artsy stuff has been "on hold" since my father passed away in May after 59 days in ICU. Recently, I've been more focused on my pets, since it's therapeutic for me to take care of another living being, and focus that energy. Before, I was my father's caretaker for around 11 years (He was disabled long before ICU). I have 4 beautiful hedgehogs, and 1 Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (They're little critters that *look* kind of like hedgehogs, I mean, they have quills. They're from Madagascar, though, and are more closely related to Elephants and Anteaters. ) We have "Bonnie" and "Clyde", "Popcorn" and "Waffles", and "Pixel" - respectively. We also have dogs - my mother has an English Mastiff and Shiba Inu, and I have a French/English bulldog mix, and a Miniature Schnauzer. [align=center]ACT V: THE STRUGGLE[/align] No really, seriously. I'm having some struggles figuring out just where to get started. I'm sure I can find some of the information forum-surfing (And I will!) - but, until then, I suppose I will list the "struggles" for you! Balmung, or Gilgamesh? Where does one find lore and naming conventions for the various races? Just how the heck does one find friends and the like, when they are starting over new, with no connections? Is there a resource to hook up with "RAF" folks on either one of these servers? I tried Reddit, but so far, no luck. I have 2 of my own Game Time cards, I just want potential friends and connections. I guess this is suspicious, apparently. [align=center]FINAL ACT: THE CONCLUSION [/align] TL;DR: 23 year old chick with too much time on her hands, pet hedgehogs, and one weird animal, needs to make friends on one of the roleplay servers, and any help on Lore/naming conventions is greatly appreciated. P.S. I have a new account and 2 game time codes for Insta-Chocobo for a lucky, helpful soul. [align=center]BONUS ACT: AWW. [/align] Bonus: Totally attaching a picture of my Tenrec, Pixel. She's awesome. She's roughly the size of a fat hamster, or a smallish rat, without a tail.