V'aleera

Ishgardian players tend to do their tavern RP at either the Forgotten Knight or the tavern near the Observatory in Central Highlands.

V'al for "Where Two or Three are Gathered".

As far as I remember from the text, it had nothing to do with the Allagans and was strictly the brainchild of a Xaela clan. Also, it's a time machine.

I'll sign V'al up for Sacrifices.

I know a lot of people were asking for more short hair options for male characters, so I'm glad to see some nice choices added for that.

I would join Ignorantly but I work late that night.

I'll sign V'al up for Seven Ram's Horns.

White Magic is extraordinary and arcane, but not impossible to learn via a small variety of means and circumstances. If you are considering roleplaying this job give some thought to what the specific lore of White Magic offers your character over Conjury.

Standing quietly aside and witnessing the exchange with arms crossed over her chest, V'aleera raises a hand to her chin, idly tapping it for several moments. Brow furrowing in contemplative thought, she awaited a break in the discussion to interject with her own solution to the issue raised by the most diminutive of the smiths present, "Mister Gegenji raises an important point about his own capabilities and limitations, but having given some thought to it I do not think it should pose any meaningful obstacle." She turned toward Dunois, gesturing with any open palm, "Master Dunois, though your work to repair the damage done by the attack on the city is laudable there is the matter of the weapon construction orders that you have yet to fill and deliver. Perhaps mister Gegenji can be the solution to this problem? He shall be working well within his element, your obligations to the order of the Knights Dragoon shall be fulfilled, and you and mister Osvald shall be free to continue your good works for the community." She cocked her head, awaiting reply to her proposition, tail lazily drifting back and forth behind her heels.

Also killing a dragon can get you into the Temple Knights (and/or dragoons).

It can be frustrating dealing with new players that seem utterly incapable of doing anything even after explicit instructions. Fortunately those players are fairly rare. What is far less rare is a considerably more vile breed of player: the veteran that has zero patience for even the most basic instruction being given to newbies, while being all too happy to take their share of the new player bonus.

Au Ra have been present in Coerthas for the better part of two decades, so while Ishgardians may think they're weird I would imagine the bulk of the shock at their appearance has passed.

I'll sign up V'al for White Horses if it isn't full.

An objective examination of the lore we have been given reveals, frankly, very, very few instances of " can not be done; not by anyone by any means ever." When it comes to shutting doors on (let's call them "creative") ideas, the biases of the community factor in significantly more than any established lore. My favorite example: in some thread a while back (I don't remember which specific one) someone brought up the existence of vampires in Eorzea. This was followed by citations of various item descriptions that alluded to numerous common vampire myths (turning into bats, drinking blood etc.) that would be known to Eorzeans. Posters elected to completely ignore all the information (going as far as to say none of it was "real" lore) presented in order to maintain their position that vampires could not possibly exist in Eorzea.

Just make sure that when you offer questioning players the lore that you are offering them the lore; not just the lore you enjoy.

Disagree. In almost every single thread about contentious rp subjects there is a small chorus of people asserting that the roleplay being discussed is wrong, often going as far as ignoring established lore to do it. Expressions of tolerance for other people roleplaying "wrong" are typically secondary to informing people their RP is "wrong". Also, there isn't a single person on this site I'd consider a "leader". "Loud" would be more accurate.

In the wake of housing relinquishment and all the real/fake housing resale ads in party finder there have been numerous reports of people getting official warnings placed on their SE/FFXIV accounts by GMs. A bunch of threads were popping up about it on Reddit with screenshots, I will try to look them up when I have time.

While 5 minutes may be short for people who like to write long thorough posts, I think it's far too long to go without acknowledging that you received a post at all, especially in the context of walk up roleplay where people need to know if they need to move along and keep looking.

Standing quietly as introductions were made between the contrasting blacksmiths, V'aleera cleared her throat as they reached their conclusion, "Excellent; now that all parties have been introduced I believe it is time to begin the discussion of our present state of affairs and how we shall proceed from this point, yes?" Reaching into the breast of her coat, she quickly withdrew a small but bulky envelope which bore a fresh wax seal, the crest of a house of minor nobility. Addressing Dunois she said, "Perhaps you are familiar with the Escalieu family? They are recent nobility, sponsored and vassaled by Haillenarte for their considerable success as a merchant family; they were and remain the head proprietors of Escalieu, Montois, Orleans and Sons Acquisitions and Transportation Services." Continuing to speak, she idly tapped the closed package of parcels in her hand, "In our prior meeting, mister Osvald spoke of the efforts of this smithy to rebuild the otherwise neglected areas damaged in the Dravanian attack, and expressed his want of more materials. The Escalieu are one of many bodies the Holy See has contracted into salvaging materials of worth and value from the newly reclaimed frontier in the Western Highlands. I have negotiated with Escalieu through the High House of our shared loyalty that, in exchange for my own services in the field, they will avail to you free of charge any stone, lumber, or masonry in their possession which has not been claimed by the Haillenarte or the military branches of the Holy See." She holds the envelope out toward Dunois, "These documents shall grant you the necessary authority to lay claim to any materials you see fit." She turns with a grin toward the young lalafell at her side, "In exchange you shall allow my foreign accomplice the use of your tools and materials in the pursuit of restoring a weathered weapon of masterful construction that has come into my possession." She glances quizzically at Dunois and Osvald, "It is my understanding that mister Chachanji shall be availing his services to you as well; the specifics of that matter I shall leave between you. Of course, if there is any way I may be of further assistance I am more than happy to attend your call."

Every specialization is necessary for the relic. Four of them produce materials, four use those materials to produce the items. And honestly the former got the better deal out of it.

The other issue at hand is focusing materials. Conjurers use staves of wood and other natural elements because it enhances their ability to draw aether from nature. Whereas thaumaturges use gems and bone in order to focus and enhance their aether so they can make the most of what they have. So while a conjurer can use their internal aether, the average conjurer isn't equipped with the right tool to do so efficiently (and vice versa).

Conjurers not needing large internal aether reserves probably plays a large part in why conjury is generally considered the easiest magic discipline to learn.

Comparisons to 2.0 are a little bit slanted considering how much content was essentially copypasted from 1.0.

It's fine to criticize their execution, but I just wanted to point out that in many of these cases SE has only done what the vocal parts of the community asked them to.

Demonstrably false. People were constantly asking for Lords of Verminion ever since it got teased as an April fools joke. The problem, as it seems to always be with MMO players, is that once they get what they want they realize that they didn't really want it. That's exactly what happened with LoV and exactly what happened with Diadem.