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Visit Teatime's Shroudrose Teahouse & Tavern at Happy Hour for an evening of half-off drinks, good company, and live entertainment! Happy Hour is a monthly event regularly held on the last Thursday night of each month. Shroudrose Tavern seeks to provide a bar environment that is both casual and refined, where those from all walks of life may gather to enjoy one of our unique cocktails or a bite to eat, and a bit of conversation among friendly company alongside music and entertainment. Join us on Thursday, September 1st at 9:00 PM EDT at Lavender Beds, Ward 5, Plot 58 on the Balmung server in the tavern downstairs. Doors open 9:00 PM EDT, performances begin 10:00 PM EDT. We look forward to seeing you there! Celebrating Moonfire Faire with performances from... Ninka’ir Aylahi X’ziyo Tia Eigengrau Davstai Rhiannon Dotharl Ophelia Eikhyrne Aji Eikhyrne with Aera Nohr

Join Teatime on Monday, August 15th at 7:00 PM eastern daylight time (EDT) at the Shroudrose Teahouse and Tavern located at Lavender Beds, Ward 5, Plot 58 on the Balmung server nearest the Lavender Northeast Subdivision aetheryte. Come try Shroudrose’s specialty blends of tea! Enjoy a cup in our tearooms on the main floor and second floor (including our far eastern themed rooms), or purchase some to brew at home! You can always cozy up in our library to read or get some work done while you enjoy a cuppa. Snacks and treats will be available to compliment your tea. This event is bi-weekly at 7:00 PM eastern time the first Monday and third Monday (and fifth, if applicable) of each month. If you’d like to learn more about our FC including details on our Information Brokering and Private Investigations services, our Recruitment, and more, please go here!

Teatime <<Tea>> is a med-heavy role-play free company on the FFXIV Balmung server. The Shroudrose Teahouse and Tavern is a cozy teahouse and bar located within the Lavender Beds of the Twelveswood, serving a wide array of beverages and snacks and selling their own specialty loose-leaf blends of tea. At least, that is what is most publicly known. Less mainstream is the knowledge that the establishment also serves as a front for an information brokerage and private investigations business. Secrets, lies, rumors, intrigue... what is it that you are seeking, or selling, perhaps? Pay us a visit, cut a deal, and spill the tea. Or just enjoy a warm drink and some pleasant company! Teatime is a free company where we strive to take our role-play seriously and everything else lightly. We wish to provide a space for role-players who are mature and take the initiative to get plots moving, create events, and find role-play. We seek members who enjoy role-play with depth, complex characters, artistic writing, and an approach to lore that is both flexible but respectful to the setting and canon, who look for more in their stories than just romance and sex, and who give fair consideration to the other role-players around them. We also enjoy a healthy amount of PvE such as dungeons, trials, and maps; PvP; and social activities such as game nights, movie nights, and voice chat on top of the usual OOC chatter. While active members are ideal, we understand the demands of real life and we are open to those who may have limited playtime or who wish to join on alt characters. We accept characters of all sorts and alignments, so long as things make sense in character, and they may be involved in the teahouse, the information brokering business, or both. We accept players both new and old to role-play as long as they meet our standards, and above all else we seek members of all walks of life who are friendly and open-minded. Non-RPers are welcome to join us, as are RPers who may not wish to have their characters associated with the free company IC. We are primarily based in NA eastern time, as are most of our events, but we accept--and have--members from all over the world. Event participation is strongly encouraged, but never mandatory. If you are interested, please review our FC Rules and if you feel you can abide by them, check out our Recruitment Info where you can find an explanation of the recruitment process, as well as a link to the application. For those who wish to spend time with us or role-play with us but cannot commit to joining the FC, you are welcome to join our Discord server as a guest and/or our in-game Fellowship, "The Tea Party." Simply contact us for an invite, but please be mindful that when it comes to RP events with a limited amount of participants, FC members will be given priority, and some activities may be limited to FC members only. Shroudrose Teahouse and Tavern is our free company estate, a large mansion nestled within the Lavender Beds. The free company house is a public role-play space where anyone is welcome to come role-play at anytime, and can be used as a venue for events with some prior discussion. To stop by when there is a crowd and the place is staffed by player characters, please see the Role-Play Event section below. If you wish to role-play in the teahouse outside of our event hours, you can assume NPC staff take care of your characters, or you can contact us and we will have a character come assist you if possible. Feel free to come take a look at our decor, and leave a message in the Guest Book if you please! You can learn more about Shroudrose Teahouse and Tavern here. Lavender Beds Ward 5 Plot 58 These are our regularly scheduled RP events. We sometimes host one-off events both private and public, or participate in events hosted by other groups on the server, as well. For a full view of our upcoming events, please check out our calendar or join our Discord server or Fellowship for reminders! Public Events Our public events are open to anyone and everyone! If you are a stranger, come become a friend! Teatime - Our open teahouse event, hosted the first and third (and fifth, if applicable) Monday evening of each month beginning at 7:00 PM eastern time. Enjoy some of our teas and tasty treats! Check out the tea list here! Happy Hour - Our open tavern event with performances, hosted the last Thursday of each month beginning at 9:00 PM eastern time, performances starting at 10:00 PM. Enjoy our unique drink menu! Private Events Our private events are meant for our free company members, often as well as our Discord guests. We regularly have DMed events, social nights, eternal bondings, or OOC events like game nights and movie nights, sometimes scheduled and sometimes impromptu. We are always glad to role-play with other groups and individuals outside the FC! Please let us know if you are interested in working with us in any capacity. We are open to... Information brokering Clients - Please see information on how to hire us here! Storylines - As allies or as enemies, we are open to plots, pending discussion. Business Partners - Whether it's transporting goods, providing ingredients, or anything else we might need the teahouse can strike up a deal! Retailers - Shroudrose will conditionally allow the bulk purchase of our goods to sell at other businesses! Performers - We welcome entertainment for our public events whether it is song, dance, stories, or anything otherwise! If you have any questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact the Free Company Leader. In Game: Faye Covington Discord: Destiny (Faye)#8463 RPC: Faye Tumblr: Fair-fae Follow Teatime on Tumblr!

Basic Info Characters: Sharmont Ornedwesfv [Balmung/Crystal] - RP Character/Alt, character bio in the Wiki Chiran Inaka [Siren/Aether] - Main character, not used for RP Linkshells: None as of yet, will be edited later Primary RP Linkshell: None yet RP Style: Amount of RP: Depends on the day and how I feel, honestly. Sometimes light-med, sometimes med-heavy. Views On: Combat RP: Not OK IC Romance: OK Non-romantic RP: OK Lore: Fine with lore bends, but prefer to stay within canon lore. Alternative Chat Channels (/party, /tell, linkshell, etc.): OK About The Roleplayer Hello, the name is Lck0ut (That is a zero, not an o). I live in the USA, and am in the CDT Timezone. Between work, college, and the desire to progress on my main, the time I spend playing as Sharmont is going to be sporadic and hard to plan in advance. If I'm not engaged in a roleplay scenario, you can usually find me running around either crafting or gathering when I am playing as Sharmont. Outside of RP, I do enjoy wasting time farming in Eureka, raiding, and exploring what the game has to offer. If you see me running around on either of my characters, feel free to say hi.

Hey, hey, hey! I'm admittedly super shy about posting this, however, I'd love to get these two out meeting people/connections outside of bar venues and other little events like that, something more long term. I've been roleplaying for over ten years but only about a year on FFXIV itself. My preference is multi-para but I tend to adjust to my rp partners length post comfort. Discord, Google Docs, and in-game are all okay options for me! PST time zone, available weeknights or during most hours on the weekends. If you have any questions about either of them please don't hesitate to ask! I'm happy to talk about my characters anytime. ;v; J'aecar Tia ☘ Race :: Miqo'te ☘ Age :: 30 ☘ Occupation :: Escort for hire ☘ Alignment :: Chaotic Neutral https://jaecartia.carrd.co/ Baer Stokvik ☘ Race :: Viera ☘ Age :: Appears 30 ☘ Occupation :: Fishermen w/ a past in dancing ☘ Alignment :: Neutral Good https://baerstokvik.carrd.co/ Also, I'm working on a female Ejunn tribe member who's a bit of a lazy, day dreamer compared to her other tribemates. If you'd like to make connections with her I'm all ears such as siblings, childhood friends, etc. she's just not as fleshed out or in-game yet compared to the two above.

First and foremost, I want to preface this is not a recruitment thread or an attempt to establish a Free Company. However, if this is not the place to ask this type of question, please let me know and I'll move the thread as soon as possible. My question, to both old and new players alike, is creating a brand new FC, primarily focused on rp, worth it if (so far) you've found nothing that currently fits within the realm of your character? Have people found themselves in a similar situation? Or have any of you actually tried this and found the challenges not worth it and/or not rewarding? I'm not looking to switch my homeworld or rewrite the character but I'd really appreciate some advice! I've always enjoyed connecting with communities and making new friends so I hope to not completely throw away the idea of an FC for the character but if people feel that is the better route, please don't hesitate to say so, I'm looking for all ranges of constructive feedback.

Notable Affiliations These can be used as points of contact. Ul'dahninan Roots Natives of Ul'dah are welcome to know Gospel, either by name or simply by reputation. She is a known free paladin adventurer that offers her services as a caravan guard, a defender of the smallfolk. Common adventurers are welcome to have seen her in passing, coming and going from the Adventurer's Guild or talking and turning in various contracts with Momodi. Merchant's Daughter The Lightfaith family name is commonly attached to a small arms and armor merchant whose emblem is a radiant sun. Buyers and purveyors of arms and armor are also welcome to know Gospel through her merchant family. Until she came of age, the silver-haired, well-mannered young woman travelled with them frequently as they travelled Eorzea to peddle their wares. Maelstrom Captain Members of the Maelstrom, both current and former, are welcome to know Gospel from her time in service. A long-standing member of the crew of "The Silverwing" she worked her way through the ranks to become Captain Esmerelda Harlock's First Mate. She was in line to succeed her Captain and take over the captaincy of "The Silverwing" but Gospel retired to return home to Ul'dah, much to the Admiral's ire (and admiration.) "The Silverwing's" greatest claim-to-fame is the daring rescue of "The Tiderunner", a privateer blockade runner that ran afoul of the Garleans. The privateer vessel was on its last legs, turning to make a last desperate charge for the mid-ship of the Garlean battleship. However, "The Silverwing" swooped in at the last moment, a bombardment from their broadside cannons drawing the Garleans away from "The Tiderunner" so the merchant ship could make a limping escape to safe harbors. "The Silverwing" and Captain Esmerelda, along with her First Mate and her crew, were known to be sent regularly on Missions of Mercy, carrying troops to beleagured areas, ferrying refugees to safety, and delivering relief aid to coastal villages that needed it. Gospel served as both Strategist and Tactician for the vessel, as well as a Diplomat when needed. What I'm Looking For... Mostly just friendly folks, age 21+ to Roleplay with, because I'm a 40-year old player that prefers to play alongside other adults. I'm not particular as to character race or background, though their interactions with Gospel and how she reacts to them will ultimately determine their fate. I'm wholly an "organic" roleplayer; I've never liked the idea of scripted relationships or allegiances, rather letting them grow as they will based on what happens in roleplay. Long-term, short-term, I'm perfectly content with whatever time a person has to donate. I'm more than happy to play a bit part in plots and personal stories. ♦ Long-term or short-term contacts, friends, and connections. ♦ Night owls and late-night players. Preferably age 21+, but 40+ crowd a bonus! ♦ Strong OOC Communication. I believe the best RP is between people who communicate OOC regularly. ♦ Para/Multi-Para Roleplayers. I prefer immersive experiences and writers, one-liners don't provide that. What I'm NOT Looking For... ♦ I'm not looking for drama or people who can't keep Characters separate from Players. What happens in roleplay is just roleplay; it has no regard or reflection on you or me as people behind the keyboard. Please, keep that in mind. ♦ Exclusivity; I don't expect to be attached at the hip to anyone. I enjoy playing the game on my own at times, as well as being a social butterfly. ♦ People who cannot respect boundaries. If I stop a scene for any reason, I expect that to be the end of it with no hard feelings. If you have a problem with that OOC, then we have no business roleplaying together. These are all deal-breakers. I don't have the time or energy these days to cope with people that can't respect these very simple rules. I am OKAY with... ♦ In-character Conflict. Again, see the IC=/=OOC caveat. Just because my character doesn't like or get along with yours doesn't mean I dislike you on a personal level. If at any point you feel like something is crossing the line, you're both welcome and expected to talk to me OOC to clarify and I will be more than happy to talk it over with you. ♦ In-character Dungeons/Questing. I thoroughly enjoy mixing PVE and RP! I like using all of the world instead of just the city or specific taverns. ♦ Romantic Connections. I'm perfectly fine with romancing my character, but I only engage in it through organic roleplay and extensive time-investment. Slow burn romances are my jam. I don't conjure relationships out of thin air and I don't do "love at first sight" or one-night stands. Character development is key. I'm NOT OKAY with... ♦ Roll-based Combat. I find it boring. I'm sorry! That's just how I feel. If I want to play roll-based combat, that's what my D&D nights are for. ♦ Mature Content. This includes, but is not limited to: excessive gore, violence, sexuality, maudlin, or horror. I may be older in age, but Mature themes are something I prefer to opt-in to once I know what's going on. There are some subjects and scenes I do NOT want to engage in. Player Availability From Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, I'm usually online from 8pm (Eastern) until whenever I decide to log out for the night. The latter half of the week, I tend to do Real Lifey things (D&D and Hubby Date Night, woo!) so I can be pretty hit-or-miss since things come up spontaneously. I have several auto-immune conditions that require careful management, so anyone who plays alongside me has to be understanding. I may need to reschedule a scene or duck out of one early as my pain requires. I will do my best to communicate as much and as early as possible so I don't waste anyone's time, but Life being what it is -- sometimes you just can't. Other Methods of Contact Discord: casualcatte#1384 In-Game: Gospel Lightfaith @ Balmung

Meishuya is now accepting applicants! Visit: https://meishuya.carrd.co IC Within the beating heart of Thanalan lies an oasis for misunderstood souls. Like a piece of Hingashi plucked and placed in the desert, the Ishino sake distillery acts as the face for a deeper association: the Meishuya. It fashions itself as a home for ne’er-do-wells from across the Star. OOC We're a medium-sized, 18+ FC, containing morally gray themes with a focus on Yakuza inspired crime. We’re mostly active in the evenings eastern time, and this is when we hold many of our events. Our community is centered around the idea that everyone should curate their own experience. We’re focused on enabling people to enjoy themselves and become a part of our narrative. Members and associates (see carrd for more information on the distinction) can freely submit events through a form. We believe that many hands lighten the load, so we have an Assistant role for those who wish to directly involve themselves in our FC's narrative, granted on an opt-in basis. We want you to curate your own experience while being as involved as you’d like with everything that goes on in our FC. You might like Meishuya if you enjoy: Roleplay that focuses on interpersonal connections and loyalty to criminal organizations. Complicated social dynamics for your character, including things like secretive partnerships with leaders and peers, morally ambiguous events and other, secretive, criminal activities. Lore abiding roleplay with allowances for bending. Robust character systems for events that allow for creativity and freedom – but, with that interesting layer of randomness that TTRPGs provide. Long event series, shorter storylines and social gatherings. A safe, welcoming LGBTQIA+ community. And other things! SO MANY OTHER THINGS.

Well things certainly have changed since I originally posted this. Both in life and how Rhosyn has developed as a character. I had been wanting to tweak things about Red for awhile and while brainstorming I came across a song I really liked and I honestly thought would more realistically fit a lone traveler for thirty-something years. The short of it is: it's hard to survive without doing some bad things sometimes. And those things can change a person. Major changes: Alignment shift from chaotic good to neutral evil. Yes a very drastic change but one I think could be more fun to RP and seems reasonable to me with the background I imagine as fairly realistic. My own personal real life schedule; I'm working nights for the next couple months and as such an mostly around during degen vampire hours. I remain free at basically any time on weekends still. And I only work half days Th and F (home around 6 PM CDT). Ah but who is the bun, I hear you asking? Behold: Rhosyn Ysgarlad I've made his history quite vague compared to the original write-up as I kinda want the why of it all to be more of a mystery and RP discovered. But some things to note: Native Dalmascan, and Veena. More familiar with the northern regions of the nation as well as other Veena tribes, despite his living there being rather short. Red has traveled far and wide across Ilsabard and Othard as a Garlean "citizen." As well as brief forays into Hingashi and Thavnair. He is relatively new to Eorzea, but if roughly familiar with the broad strokes of the realm. High aether reserves. Very noticeable to those who are sensitive in the aether of others'. Nothing of it is out of sorts, and it's not super abnormal, but he's definitely quite the aether battery. Rare Info, ask me first: He learned Red Magic from a resistance cell in Ala Mhigo a few years before the liberation. Said cell was discovered and murdered by the Empire. How Red survived, or where he was at the time is unknown. But those from the area during that time might recognize him. If you've gotten this far and are interested, let me provide a writing sample. I have permission to share this, and I like to as I feel it's a very good scene. It is from the character that used to be -- before Rhosyn took his place. It's a fairly sad scene. Also I'm pretty sure I did this on my phone from bed late at night a few years ago. Writing/RP Sample Either leave a post here or a DM here or if you see me in game poke me there as well! If, alas, none of those work for you then my Discord is fine but I do prefer to touch base elsewhere first. Aquizit#4130 Thank you for taking the time in checking this out! Hope to hear from interested parties soon.

"Ahahahaha! Fancy yourself an aspiring sorceress?" "Are you brave enough to dive into the deep of matters and some perplexities of the arcane that some others would consider.... unnatural?" "Well then, would-be witches. Wherever you come from, you may find yourself at home with this wonderfully wicked band!" https://caliginosus.carrd.co/ A newly christened Free Company, this dark alliance of witches is seeking out those who find themselves sharing in the circle's ambitions. Will they see themselves finding work with an underground order of mages? This might be the Company for them! There is a focus on magic and intrigue as an overarching theme of the storylines this Company will be about, perhaps even coming into conflict with the law from time to time. FC Leader : Kokoghoa Borlaaq [illegaleagle90#8263] Themes: Dark, Magic, +18, Witches, Sorcery, Adventure Estate: Pending

This event is being announced well in advance to give participants ample time to prepare a piece of work. OOC: What Poetry Night at the RhoMu When May 29, 2022 10:00 PM ET Learn more about the Rhotano Museum (he RhoMu) . . . or skip ahead to the Event Page to view more details! Sign up as a performer on the Event Page Walk-ins will be admitted for the first half-hour of the event Recite your original work, or works from the real world & in-game