What is your main character's reputation in all five Eorzean major cities? Â Are they well known in any or all? Â Are they wanted? Â Local heroes? Â How are they treated differently from town to town, and how does that play into your RP? Â I'll start as an example...
Gridania:Â Orleans Ignacius is a known, but not well known figure in Gridania. Â Most of what anyone knows about him is related to the Free Company he operates. Â Gridania isn't a popular market for most of his smuggled products (though he does have some interests in the city) and the city government doesn't necessarily have many problems with his criminal organization.
However, the Ghost Wolf Dancers are backed by the Twin Adders, and themselves are far better known as a group in Gridania. Â They are known to be a somewhat shady, yet ultimately tribal group tied to nature and specifically to the thrill of the hunt. Â As their own philosophy has a strong element of balance, the Ghost Wolf Dancers are a relatively well-known unit. Â Orleans Ignacius is best known as the nominal head of the organization, so his criminal activity is almost unknown by the Gridanian populace, and certainly rides well behind his reputation as a mercenary and a warrior chief.
Limsa Lominsa: Â Orleans has a much more complex relationship with his current base of operations, Limsa Lominsa. Â His organization is based there and conducts most of its shipping and movements on Lominsan docks. Â On the surface, he's tolerated by the Maelstrom and the Admiralty. Â Plenty of organizations make their living raiding Garleans and selling the spoils. Â The Maelstrom and groups operating within Limsa Lominsa are still his best customers.
However, most Lominsans are aware of his reputation, especially his violence. Â He's seen as a necessary evil in Limsa Lominsa by pretty much everyone. Â It's well known that, though he makes his living essentially by smuggling illegal goods, the real problem is that he has fewer qualms about who to sell them to. Â While arming Lominsan loyalist organizations, he also arms and supplies revolutionary pirates, beast tribes, the Garleans, anyone who will pay him the most. Â So far, Orleans has done enough service to the Maelstrom and Limsa Lominsa that they aren't considering getting rid of him, and he seems to value not sawing off the branch of the tree he is sitting on, but few in Limsa Lominsa actually trust Ignacius. Â That doesn't necessarily stop them from liking him, though. Â Ignacius lives primarily in Limsa Lominsa and is markedly charitable with his earnings, leading his questionable methods more the concern of authority figures than the average citizen. Â They simply know better than to get involved unless they don't mind their unclean hands.
Ul'dah: Â The situation could not be more different in Ul'dah. Â Orleans' antagonistic stance towards strict government, socio-economic politics, and anti-authoritarian streak has earned him the dislike, distrust, and outright hostility of the Ul'dah government, Monetarist or otherwise. Â Orleans regularly disparages the government of Ul'dah and many of its tenets, and for their part Ul'dah seems keenly aware of Orleans' practices and reputation. Â Though he is tolerated in the city as leader of the Ghost Wolf Dancers (whose presence is diminished by his reputation there) and though he has business interests in Ul'dah aplenty (far more than Gridania), Orleans is seen as being a relatively soiled figure. Â Most of the Ul'dah government and plenty of its upright citizens view him as a dangerous criminal yearning to be caught.
This is complicated somewhat by the presence of Ala Mhigan refugees, which form the source of Orleans' personal dislike of Ul'dah politics and also form a sort of support network for his use. Â Orleans sees the plight of the Ala Mhigans as similar to that of his own tribe in their homelands, and he is well known for not only employing Ala Mhigan refugees (legally and illegally), but also for publicly showering them with charity, gifts, and praise. Â Whether this is a personal belief or whether he is doing so as a calculated movement, the effect is the same. Â Orleans is extremely popular with the Ala Mhigan (and by extension, the poor underclass of Ul'dah). Â This popularity does nothing for his reputation in the rest of the city, who view it as further proof that Orleans isn't above board.
Ishgard:Â Ishgard's dealings with Orleans began relatively recently, as he was not the sort of adventurer that the Holy See trucked with lightly. Â Though some small business was done through intermediaries at times, Ishgard saw fit to not have much of anything to do with Orleans or the Dancers. Â Times have changed, though. Â Ishgard seems to not know what to do with Orleans, as he seems to represent much of their problem with all adventurers. Â He is an incredibly talented warrior, and has spent much time in Ishgard with the Dancers in their capacity as tribal hunters and sellswords. Â In that area, he's been markedly effective.
However, his seedy background, criminal reputation, and his penchant for identifying with the underclass has also brought his reputation as a criminal operator that stirs up discontent to fuel his enterprise. Â The effect seems to cancel out, and Ishgard sees him as a reliable and useful commodity that needs to be constantly watched to make sure his negatives do not outweigh his positives. Â For his part, Orleans treads lightly as he establishes himself here, though he is still more often to be found increasing his reputation in the Foundation while suspicion grows in the Pillars.Â
Revenant's Toll:Â In the adventurer's paradise, Orleans criminal reputation is relatively unheralded. Â Being that the law is so lax in Mor Dhona, Orleans smuggling and criminal activity barely counts as criminal activity, it's mostly sales and taking care of business on the frontier. Â So only Orleans', and the Dancers', activities as hunters are taken into account. Â Both are held in high esteem, especially the Dancers as a whole. Â So the word that reaches most adventurers are that the group is almost certifiably insane in engaging enemies well beyond rational combat, but that Orleans is someone to call when you need people to engage in dangerous combat with even more dangerous enemies.
Unfortunately for Orleans, he seems to have something of an opposite problem here than anywhere else. Â Though his reputation is unquestioned, his company is often held in higher regard than he is personally. Â Orleans, dangerous as he is, is often seen as a relatively clean and dapper dandy of his tribe and especially compared with the average Revenant's Toll adventurer (who usually also knows the ins and outs of combat). Â With his eternally clean hair, expensive walkabout clothes, card-playing habits, and "business acumen", he isn't seen as the dirty murderer he is sometimes called elsewhere. Â Very often, adventurers approach him as a salesman instead of a warrior, someone you can trust to charge into the battlefield but might weave around the muddy puddles. Â Though it doesn't seriously affect how much work comes his way, it very often affects the type of work that comes his way.
What is your character's reputation in the cities?
Gridania:Â Orleans Ignacius is a known, but not well known figure in Gridania. Â Most of what anyone knows about him is related to the Free Company he operates. Â Gridania isn't a popular market for most of his smuggled products (though he does have some interests in the city) and the city government doesn't necessarily have many problems with his criminal organization.
However, the Ghost Wolf Dancers are backed by the Twin Adders, and themselves are far better known as a group in Gridania. Â They are known to be a somewhat shady, yet ultimately tribal group tied to nature and specifically to the thrill of the hunt. Â As their own philosophy has a strong element of balance, the Ghost Wolf Dancers are a relatively well-known unit. Â Orleans Ignacius is best known as the nominal head of the organization, so his criminal activity is almost unknown by the Gridanian populace, and certainly rides well behind his reputation as a mercenary and a warrior chief.
Limsa Lominsa: Â Orleans has a much more complex relationship with his current base of operations, Limsa Lominsa. Â His organization is based there and conducts most of its shipping and movements on Lominsan docks. Â On the surface, he's tolerated by the Maelstrom and the Admiralty. Â Plenty of organizations make their living raiding Garleans and selling the spoils. Â The Maelstrom and groups operating within Limsa Lominsa are still his best customers.
However, most Lominsans are aware of his reputation, especially his violence. Â He's seen as a necessary evil in Limsa Lominsa by pretty much everyone. Â It's well known that, though he makes his living essentially by smuggling illegal goods, the real problem is that he has fewer qualms about who to sell them to. Â While arming Lominsan loyalist organizations, he also arms and supplies revolutionary pirates, beast tribes, the Garleans, anyone who will pay him the most. Â So far, Orleans has done enough service to the Maelstrom and Limsa Lominsa that they aren't considering getting rid of him, and he seems to value not sawing off the branch of the tree he is sitting on, but few in Limsa Lominsa actually trust Ignacius. Â That doesn't necessarily stop them from liking him, though. Â Ignacius lives primarily in Limsa Lominsa and is markedly charitable with his earnings, leading his questionable methods more the concern of authority figures than the average citizen. Â They simply know better than to get involved unless they don't mind their unclean hands.
Ul'dah: Â The situation could not be more different in Ul'dah. Â Orleans' antagonistic stance towards strict government, socio-economic politics, and anti-authoritarian streak has earned him the dislike, distrust, and outright hostility of the Ul'dah government, Monetarist or otherwise. Â Orleans regularly disparages the government of Ul'dah and many of its tenets, and for their part Ul'dah seems keenly aware of Orleans' practices and reputation. Â Though he is tolerated in the city as leader of the Ghost Wolf Dancers (whose presence is diminished by his reputation there) and though he has business interests in Ul'dah aplenty (far more than Gridania), Orleans is seen as being a relatively soiled figure. Â Most of the Ul'dah government and plenty of its upright citizens view him as a dangerous criminal yearning to be caught.
This is complicated somewhat by the presence of Ala Mhigan refugees, which form the source of Orleans' personal dislike of Ul'dah politics and also form a sort of support network for his use. Â Orleans sees the plight of the Ala Mhigans as similar to that of his own tribe in their homelands, and he is well known for not only employing Ala Mhigan refugees (legally and illegally), but also for publicly showering them with charity, gifts, and praise. Â Whether this is a personal belief or whether he is doing so as a calculated movement, the effect is the same. Â Orleans is extremely popular with the Ala Mhigan (and by extension, the poor underclass of Ul'dah). Â This popularity does nothing for his reputation in the rest of the city, who view it as further proof that Orleans isn't above board.
Ishgard:Â Ishgard's dealings with Orleans began relatively recently, as he was not the sort of adventurer that the Holy See trucked with lightly. Â Though some small business was done through intermediaries at times, Ishgard saw fit to not have much of anything to do with Orleans or the Dancers. Â Times have changed, though. Â Ishgard seems to not know what to do with Orleans, as he seems to represent much of their problem with all adventurers. Â He is an incredibly talented warrior, and has spent much time in Ishgard with the Dancers in their capacity as tribal hunters and sellswords. Â In that area, he's been markedly effective.
However, his seedy background, criminal reputation, and his penchant for identifying with the underclass has also brought his reputation as a criminal operator that stirs up discontent to fuel his enterprise. Â The effect seems to cancel out, and Ishgard sees him as a reliable and useful commodity that needs to be constantly watched to make sure his negatives do not outweigh his positives. Â For his part, Orleans treads lightly as he establishes himself here, though he is still more often to be found increasing his reputation in the Foundation while suspicion grows in the Pillars.Â
Revenant's Toll:Â In the adventurer's paradise, Orleans criminal reputation is relatively unheralded. Â Being that the law is so lax in Mor Dhona, Orleans smuggling and criminal activity barely counts as criminal activity, it's mostly sales and taking care of business on the frontier. Â So only Orleans', and the Dancers', activities as hunters are taken into account. Â Both are held in high esteem, especially the Dancers as a whole. Â So the word that reaches most adventurers are that the group is almost certifiably insane in engaging enemies well beyond rational combat, but that Orleans is someone to call when you need people to engage in dangerous combat with even more dangerous enemies.
Unfortunately for Orleans, he seems to have something of an opposite problem here than anywhere else. Â Though his reputation is unquestioned, his company is often held in higher regard than he is personally. Â Orleans, dangerous as he is, is often seen as a relatively clean and dapper dandy of his tribe and especially compared with the average Revenant's Toll adventurer (who usually also knows the ins and outs of combat). Â With his eternally clean hair, expensive walkabout clothes, card-playing habits, and "business acumen", he isn't seen as the dirty murderer he is sometimes called elsewhere. Â Very often, adventurers approach him as a salesman instead of a warrior, someone you can trust to charge into the battlefield but might weave around the muddy puddles. Â Though it doesn't seriously affect how much work comes his way, it very often affects the type of work that comes his way.
What is your character's reputation in the cities?
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