Kurt S.

HEYYYY, YOU FINALLY GOT YOUR KITTY IN? YEAAAAH! HIGH FIVE! Yes I did, ahh so happy! I also go another character in. DOUBLE SUN POWEEEEERRRRRR

(THANK YOU GODS OF THE PRE-MAINTENANCE BALMUNG CHARACTER CREATION WINDOW!) Now a little bit of backstory for both my characters...who I have successfully crammed into Balmung in the space of a minute, give or take. Back to business, anyway I would like for these two to savor their journey to level 50. (Not like what I'm doing to Kurt and basically just bullrushing things.) Now first off remember how I asked about them Miqo'te and Elezen Cultural thingy right? Well I'm still trying to tune out the finer details. Alt 1: Keil Amalle. Miqo'te seeker, with a soft spot for the poor people, specifically refugees and the like. For his past well, his past isn't important. He's made it his personal mission to try and make eorzea a less violent and more progressive place. Of course he can't do it on his own, so he just tries to be as helpful and as generous as he can with his time and gil. Now the tricky part is that he's scared shitless of other miqo'te, regardless of Seeker or Keeper. Because his dad, the nunh of his tribe, sorta...kinda...tried secretly to feed him to a huge-ass sandworm somewhere in the Sagolii. He got saved by a Elezen ex-merc lancer dude(planning to make him Ishgardian after much thought). As a consequence he's got major respect for Elezen which would probably just bloat their egos but whatever. He tries his best to just forget his tribe and usually skirts around the topics regarding Seekers and their harem system and what they do to secure breeding rights. It is what almost got him in the belly of a sandworm anyway. I could go on and on about his backstory but I'll just make a wiki page instead later to pass the time until the maint lifts. As it stands he seeks people to help him train in the ways of the lance, to build off what his Ishguardian (see what I did there?) taught him. On top of that, he won't say no paying work, if only to put food in his belly, roof and house not necessary. He can try to work with other miqo'te but that's just it...try. It'd probably take a while for him to trust them and he'd probably lock up if they approach him, sweaty palms, shifty eyes, nervous tone. Previously, he had a home but set off for Gridania via a trade carriage headed there. See his Ishguardian gave him a test that'd take him across Eorzea via dead drops and riddles (my version of bastardizing the MSQ to unlock areas, just like what I did to Kurt and what I'll do to Alicen). The first destination is Gridania. I just realized that probably 50% of Eorzea's population consists of miqo'te. From the words of George Takei: Oh my. Why doesn't his name sound like a Seeker's? He wants nothing to do with his clan or tribe, taking up the surname of his Ishguardian and getting rid of the letter before his given name. Unlike Alicen, I already have ideas for Keil. What I think would be nice: Someone who knows the lay of Eorzea or at least several people across Eorzea he could ask the "Hey do you know where the *riddle that leads to the Hawthorne Hut or something* is or at least some place like it?" Since most of his progression would be dead drops from the Ishguardian that contains a riddle that points him to his next destination until he reaches the last one where *secret* Now I dunno know much about Ala Mhigans but I tried to make one anyway to build off what Kurt was saying ICly that one time. If nothing else, she's from Little Ala Mhigo. Alt 2: Alicen Heller. Now I really don't have a clear backstory for her at all so Imma try and make up some basics while maint is happening. I still need to research about the Ala Mhigan refugees after all and Little Ala Mhigo as well. In any case, she left Little Ala Mhigo to strike out on her own. She's got a steady hand and powerful right hook. She's a brawler at heart and wouldn't say no to a fight. I haven't really fleshed her out as much as I'd like neither do I have an idea on how to bastardize the MSQ, you know, to give some sense of progression. I was thinking that since she's in the Ul'dahn market to help her find someone who could teach her the finer points of hand to hand combat (Read as: Another player, not Hamon Lightfist), that same person could send her off to god knows where in Eorzea to go punch the living shit out "X" animal or person or thing. Substitute 'X' for a name. Despite her still unrefined skills, she is trying to find jobs that involve hitting stuff, to that effect I guess a merc outfit or a bouncer/guard job. It's not about the gil for her, it's about the wall she's sent to punch. On the interaction front, she's direct, aggressive and will stand her ground or try to in any argument. At that point, she'll either just resort to her fists or walk away. A dream of hers is to develop her own style of hand to hand combat by way of assimilating what she can get from others and synthesizing it all. She'll respect the person who proves their strength or you know...floors her in a brawl. With all that said, she isn't going to go around picking fights with every single soul in Ul'dah. She's not that vicious. I try to assimilate gameplay elements into the character. To that effect, unlike Keil, I've already figured out how to use the leve allowances as a gauge on how she'll react or respond to the world around her. Less than let's say 12 leve allowances and she's relatively agreeable. More than 12 leve allowances and she's more likely to start punching you midway through an argument and is generally more irritable. What I think would be nice: Someone involved with her training. Not necessarily there 24/7 but setting challenges for her every now and then. Sending her to whichever place is level appropriate. TL;DR Alt 1: Keil Amalle, Miqo'te seeker, lancer enthusiast from Ul'dah, respects Elezen, fears miqo'te. Tries to help people, doesn't care much for gil past the next meal. Currently in...limbo...I mean Gridania. Alt 2: Alicen Heller, hand-to-hand enthusiast from Little Ala Mhigo, respects people who can floor her, likes to punch stuff. Wants to be sent to punch something, doesn't care much for gil past the next meal. Currently in Ul'dah. On that note, I would like to say that I'm probably crazy for trying to juggle three characters at once. Additionally, I don't know the first thing of RPing combat...so yeah.

I GOT IN AHAHAHAH. FEELS GOOD TO CRAM IN TWO ALTS IN THE SPACE OF A MINUTE.

Okay so I remember this one time ICly Kurt said he knows a certain Ala Mhigan refugee that might be perfect for Fillion's assistant (He's gonna come back to the guy and say "Yeah, I'll be your assistant" soonish). So what I want to know is if there's some sort of page or wiki I could get some info on regarding the refugees (Wasn't paying that much attention to the MSQ or the Little Ala Mhigo side quests). It'd help me flesh out a backstory for her and all, as well as help me create some idea of how she'll tackle things. If not pages of lore, then just a couple "keep in mind" sort of things. What I have thought and considered: -Starts out as PUG, proceeds to be Monk. -A (part-time, I guess) believer of Rhalgr. -Belligerent, Aggresive and Confrontational. -Headstrong. -Stubborn. -Looks out for herself. -Can't manipulate others (not because of morality or anything, she's just not smart enough.) -Easily manipulated (dangle the promise of a fight or something) -**Somewhat unlikely though**Crafting would probably be Goldsmithing or Weaving(depending on what probably makes more gil), doesn't have the brain capacity for alchemy. -Came from Little Ala Mhigo but struck out on her own

I see now what you mean by channeling my inner Otto...

I was considering doing a server transfer as well in the next three days if I can't catch a break with the up coming maintenance. How much does it cost to transfer characters? And is it a surefire method to get someone onto Balms?

I like the blue. Blue is calming therefore the pic is calming therefore I like it. :thumbsup:

Kudos to whoever the hell was playing Tatyana Vorgan. Masterfully done sneaking away when Kurt and Weaver decided to try and bring you back to your nanny....You, my good sir or lady, have just given Kurt a secret that he will take to his grave. No one will ever know he got outsmarted by a child....NO ONE.

I liek Nako'li for hiring Kurt and get an enjoyable conversation in the process as well as the SHEPURD reference. Then there's also that one time he gave me a full set of gear for FREE!

Steel Wolf likes to look out for others like an proper mentor or so I've seen! Well that's what I think at least.

When I'm listening to my jam (unless someone already posted these v.v)

You'll be on the doors for a part of it Should I be dressed for it or would armor suffice? We can sort out an outfit, we don't want people to be on their guard now, do we? Make me pretty boss

I may not know you (yet) but I'm liking that cactuar of yours #nohomo. I'm sure you and your cactuar will amount to very great things!

inorite? Can't I channel this inner Otto?

I do admit it feels cliqueish, some time more than others. I'll try to hit you up on that offer then. Something about danger and adventure...yes please

Otto?

Hah, I'd have done the bright pink thing myself but I thought it was already too much to have this much pretty in one character. Didn't prevent me from doing highlights early on though! But there's not such thing as too much pretty, I daresay the pink armor makes the tin can look more prettiful

All the fun things happen when I'm not there ;.; I'll keep the pink dyed armor then and you can just shoot me PM if you want to see some strangeness. I also have another reason to get to 50...the Manderville Dance....yesssss

You'll be on the doors for a part of it Should I be dressed for it or would armor suffice?

Should I just lounge around at the HQ then?

Well thanks for the insight everyone. So it could probably not just be my level so much as they already have their little clique and probably refuse(or panic or lock up) when a total stranger wants to try for a spot of RP. Or it could also have something to do with this confrontational bias concept, which I guess does not necessitate the level 50 thing and can still be chalked off to the clique mentality. I guess I just need to start dying my armor Bright Pink to gather attention if Yellow can catch people's eyes I think Kurt would welcome any business related advice from Aaron to be honest (if it works OOCly that'll help me raise the 300k I need for a room ) EDIT: I dyed it pink....what have I done....It looks so entertaining to be dancing in pink...halp ;_;

Welp, I guess it's time to farm dem GC seals then. Kurt's got a lot to do before he fulfills his dream of having a house(sorta) of his own. So getting to 50 is a purely cosmetic thing then mainly for looking cool/badass/godlike then? I remember Kage saying something like that back when I asked the question out of pure curiosity. Though I admit, I like how the Ironworks armor looks like *drool* That's been my experience. Though, with the advent of more level 1 gear that's solely for RP and glamouring, that's becoming less and less necessary. I had at least three or four different sets of gear I could put Chachan in well before he hit 50. Speaking of glamouring, which lets you make your gear like another piece of gear, I think that's another thing you need to be level 50 to unlock. Though, while it's nice if you want to go into dungeons IC and such... it's not so important when you're just hanging around the Quicksand or something. I don't think I've glamoured anything on Chachan yet! Is there some sort of hoop I have to jump through for the glamouring? Aside from being 50 that is. A long assed fetch quest or a kill something quest? Thank you for the insight. I've seen people try to go IC in a dungeon(Sastasha) once, it took us like an hour or so to finish it. But that's beside the point. If he's good at the swing that axe thing then maybe if the two of them meet Kurt might get a few tricks with the axe from him after being a gopher or something of course. Well as it is I'm on the arduous road of 37-40.

Kudos to Gentle Sun. Now I kinda know more about the lore behind the warrior and the Hellsguard thanks to him. As well as an enjoyable walk up conversation after a 'slump' I guess. Keep up the good work and don't just stay strong. GET STRONGER!

Well now I feel like an idiot. Wait do I have to be at a certain rank before I can get my own Personal room? Because all I've been doing is spiritbonding and selling materia to get the 300k.

Fixed the sig. Anyway, RP events then. I guess it should be easy enough to try and bullshit my way in if it comes to it. So getting to 50 is a purely cosmetic thing then mainly for looking cool/badass/godlike then? I remember Kage saying something like that back when I asked the question out of pure curiosity. Though I admit, I like how the Ironworks armor looks like *drool* Thank you very much for the offer. I look forward to it.