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Bit disappointed so I'm no longer sure if I'll end up making an Au Ra character but I messed around with the creation anyway.

Petty thievery? Why, I don't know what you're talking about... Depending on what kind of criminal RP you're after, J&H might be able to help out. Thievery, espionage, smuggling, and things like that are what we typically do. If you're after dark themes like slavery and assassination I'm afraid we'll have to disappoint you! Edit: Oh thanks Aeron, you beat me to it!

That would be appreciated, yes! I'm drawing a blank when I try to think about how she's lived since obtaining her freedom, and not even sure how she escaped slavery in the first place. Is the Coliseum a brutal place or do the combatants manage to form friendships with each other? As far as personality, all I've got so far is the hardships she's suffered have given her a carpe diem attitude towards life - no time for complaining or time wasting, live each day fully. Thank you! Yes, I got the impression from quests that slavery was still going on, but forced underground. I'm just, as I said above, unsure how life was like for her during it or how she escaped. I suppose I can just come up with my own ideas but if there is existing lore then I'd like to hear it so I don't tread on anything. I also thought that maybe her family was relatively wealthy (so she's got some education) but lost everything when the nation fell so, coupled with the slavery, she would be living hand to mouth now. And yeah, I figured as much, but with the mention of Ala Mhigan lancers it got me thinking of perhaps a deceased relative being renowned for it and her trying to live up to the family history. Ah, I see. Thank you!

I have a Hellsguard alt I've been meaning to RP for awhile now but...I'm unsure whether my concept is acceptable. I've done some digging around for lore but it's been hard to find anything substantial. Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places, which is entirely probable possible! I suppose I should just outline what I've had in mind. Laughing Raven is a Hellsguard from Ala Mhigo. She lived there with her merchant family until the nation was taken over by the Garleans. Chaos and discord followed, with the end result being that her parents paid for her safe passage to Ul'dah. Sadly, the 'safe passage' was a ruse and instead their child (I guess if she's in her 20s/30s now she would've been a child then?) was sold into slavery. After some years, she escaped and went on to live a free life in Ul'dah, fighting in the Coliseum... And this is where it all starts to sound a bit hackneyed and I think about scrapping the whole concept altogether! Is any of this feasible? I'm desperate for more information about Hellsguard family structure, slavery in general, and how life would've been for ordinary Ala Mhigans following the Garlean invasion. I also read something about Ala Mhigan lancers that piqued my interest since I was planning to have her be a lancer. Sorry if this is a muddled mess; it's even worse in my head, I assure you! Many, many thanks to anyone who can help.

Hello there and welcome!

It's always a snap to create a new character after maintenance too. The next maintenance ends at 10 am BST on Tuesday. Hope you manage to get onto Balmung! As the others have said, there's a thriving EU community here - check out the European Directory for events, linkshells and FCs friendly to our timezone. Welcome to the RPC!

Plenty of us here! There's also the advantage that because it's not just NA or just EU players here, you can find RP at almost any hour of the day and night. Best of both worlds.

I loved that! Liked how they showed off all the new jobs (including you, NIN!) in the beginning and the old ones at the end, very nice.

Ask and ye shall... Receive!

I'm pale as a ghost but all of my characters are quite the opposite. I'm actually not a fan of lighter tones.

Yes, yes, to all of the above. I have played a bit of BGEE but would've preferred a complete rehaul. DOUBLE DRAGON! Anyone else play Kid Kool? I'd like to see that remastered.

I think wariness and distrust wouldn't be surprising. The archer quests have an elezen and a Keeper as your trainers. Going from memory here but the elezen shows utter contempt for the Keeper in the early quests and changes his attitude over time. That said, it seems like Gridanians have more prejudice against non-Gridanians than Keepers specifically. At least, that's the feeling I got from the quests there, like this one here. So I think you might run into some prejudice because you're a Keeper but overall you'd have acceptance (albeit grudging in some cases) unless you started, say, going hunting out in the Shroud. Might be some people more up on the lore who can say for certain but that's what I've gathered from what I've found in game.

Haha that was a fun read. Thank you for writing this, Spahro! Yesss, Dead Alewives! I attack the DARKNESS!

This is gorgeous, adorable and hilarious. I love it.

I wholeheartedly support this idea.

I've had several people now approach me in game because I have "EU RPer" in my search info and they wanted to know if there's an EU RP community here. I always say yes, definitely! And because we're not tied to just NA or just EU, there's usually RP going on somewhere at all hours of the day and night. That's one of the great things about Balmung. On the downside, it takes a bit of digging if you're a new EU player and want to know if there's RP going on that isn't starting at 1 am your time. I love this idea! I will admit to stalking profiles to check out their time zone (I'm just trying to be helpful...) so I can point them in the right direction but this would make it a lot easier. I'd also like it if it was more straightforward to filter events, linkshells and FCs down to relevant time zones but I don't know if that's feasible.

Dangles a bottle of Bacchus, throws it and watches Nailah run off. I will rule over all this land and I will call it...This Land.

Yeah, it does a bit. I love the European Directory you've done but I didn't even know it existed for a long time. Could just be me failing to notice things as usual but that's why I jump up to link it whenever I see a new EU player post in the Welcome Desk. I don't want people to give up on Balmung because they're not aware of the EU community here.

Certainly not a celebrity here but the Missing Member in Limsa, Hidden Falls in Costa and Camp Bronze Lake are a few places I frequent.

Much to my dismay, yes.

I did wonder why I hadn't seen any posts from you here or in linkshells in awhile... Welcome back!

As previously mentioned, we started our next company plotline and I have the first event's written report for your enjoyment:

Myself and a few others in our FC are planning a tribe of sorts. Although we haven't plotted out too many details yet (more lore please!), I'd definitely be interested in some potential ally/enemy tribes.

Yes, after maintenance is the easiest way to get in. It tends to be open for a few hours after maintenance finishes at 9 or 10 am GMT (4 or 5 am EST). You can also subscribe to this thread as people bump it when creation is open. Edit: Next maintenance is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Oooor you can create on another server and pay to transfer three days later. Not a popular option but still an option.

Thirded, and hah, beat you to it, Kilid!