Edric W.

Edric isn't a very happy bunny most of the time, and I often feel myself having to OOC make up for how big a douche he is. As an example, I OOC donated some gil to a waiter at an event, even though Ed would laugh at the idea of giving his money away to someone when he had the option not to. He's very selfish in general too, and even though people could blab their whole life story to them, he'd still tell them barely anything about himself. There's also the fact that I can't attend a lot of events simply because Ed wouldn't spend time that could be used on a job attending some purely-for-fun get together. My usual excuses run dry pretty fast, and I feel like he wouldn't be duped in to an event again. Also, because he normally doesn't talk to people much and is rather rude, I often worry that there's little to no incentive for other players/characters to walk up and chat with him. I've temporarily altered his personality before so he could be more social, but it just felt wrong. Other than that, when I use the same word during an emote (or in general) multiple times in close proximity, it makes me want to headbutt the nearest blunt object. I'm also a devil for looking up words on Google to make sure I've spelled them right, and then having the internal battle of whether to use the American spelling or the non-American one.

Edric's: Edric Wolfgang, a broken man forced from his home, must punch, mug and kill to achieve his goal of a happy life. Mine: Follow this heart-warming journey as one man tries to raise the Female Roegadyn population: one lap dance at a time.

This would be the most fitting I can think of for Edric: [video=youtube] A short explanation, so it doesn't just seem like I'm choosing something I find 'cool':

It was fun while it lasted, even if I did have to go watch a FCmate throw spears at people after a couple of hours. Same eyebrows, bigger face.

Edric would approach if: 1. They look rich and like they'd be easy to mug. 2. Someone he's hunting frequents that area; he'll ask around with a description. 3. Someone is offering free food or drink, so he can drain them for as much as he can. 4. He overhears someone insulting Ala Mhigo/Ala Mhigans, and he'll try to start a fight with them. 5. A person is being obnoxiously loud while he's relaxing after a job (normally in The Drowning Wench), so he can tell them to piss off. He's a lovely person.

I'll hopefully be showing up, and I'll make sure to prod my FCmates to come as well.

I've found that the sandstorms in Thanalan make for rather nice lighting.

Thanks for the comments. I haven't had any major problems with timezones so far, as I'm fairly used to having an unusual sleep schedule. One of the side effects of being terrible with deadlines, I suppose.

I thought I'd make an account here and introduce myself, mainly to kill some time if I'm being honest. I've heard things about this website here and there (mainly through events such as the Grindstone) but never really bothered looking through it, so there's that too. The main MMO I played before FFXIV was TERA, which I suffered through 3 years of on the RP/PvE server Celestial Hills. I also played FFXIV for a while when it first came out in my area, but I only played long enough to hit the level cap before leaving. I've dabbled in others (Rift, Secret World, Raiderz, a very brief affair with WoW and Runescape), but the only other MMO I played for an extended amount of time was a called Fiesta, which had a rather friendly community. Despite being friends with a lot of RPers and spending most of my time on MMOs in RP servers and communities, I didn't often RP before coming to FFXIV. I can enjoy it, but I prefer having as much time as I need to think things out while I'm writing something. That being said, I like the process of building and developing a character, having it interact with others and having to think how it'd react to different scenarios. Due to my lack of experience with RP, the character I play and RP with is fairly simple. He's a 28 year old Highlander originally from Ala Mhigo who ended up in Ul'dah after the Garleans were let in. After arriving at Ul'dah with nothing, he did thug work and competed in fighting rings for a living as he grew up, eventually taking a step back from the dirtier jobs after an incident left him without the group he had been working with. He can normally be seen in the Coffer & Coffin, but sometimes in The Quicksand or The Drowning Wench depending on where I feel like lurking. As for IRL, I'm a grumpy Englishman whose hobbies include neuroscience studies, MMA and sleeping in uncomfortable positions. Hopefully by posting this I'll get more opportunities for some RP, or just people to hang around with in game. Thanks for reading.