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What to expect of us and what we'll expect of you. Don't be a dick. We’re adults, act like it. We don't police or parent people here- we do enough of that outside of our limited game time. Your political, sexual, personal, etc preferences make no difference here. Treat each other like you want to be treated. There is nothing wrong with civil discussions, but if it turns into a debate or someone prefers it not be discussed, it should stop immediately or get taken to a private channel to continue. If you can't get along with people or work things out should differences arise, then this isn't the place for you. Enough said. Age Policy Because we don’t police or moderate more than we have to we ask that you be over 18 years of age to join. The founding members are in their early/mid 30s- if you prefer not to play with old fogies, we understand. About Us Casual OOC We've created this FC and accompanying cross-world linkshell in an attempt to find other like-minded individuals to RP with. We're looking to create a community of folks that may want or need a more casual approach to finding RP (or PvE), but also want a certain level of lore adherence. We’ve all had our share of FC leadership that turned into a stressful second job- this time around we’re trying to keep things super simple and stress free. We’re not going to hunt people down to run or join in events. If there are events posted that interest you during a time you can participate- join in! If you’re having scheduling troubles, post and run your own and see who can do things during your times. We may post PvE events (such as maps, extremes, casual raiding, etc) and like the rest of the events with limited spots they’ll fill in with a first come first serve organization. So jump in when you can! We’re just here to have fun and find some enjoyment in the game during content patches and between- however that manifests. Down to earth characters and RP We prefer to see ordinary people do extraordinary things. Simply put, if your character is too OP we don’t want it. It’s no fun playing with people/characters that hog the spotlight and having a character that is a master of all things, never gets hurt, etc, can do just that. In general our RP is not about stopping the end of the world or taking down some big evil villain that plans to enslave all of Ul'dah. Bounty hunting, mercenary, slice of life (tavern RP), and adventuring work (leves) will make up most of our events. Lore Abiding Hand in hand with our non- WoL toons, we prefer to stick to the established lore as much as possible, bending into plausibility only as necessary for the sake of storytelling.

The following rules below are subject to change as well as subject to have additions made to them. Violations of rules 1-4 may result in being reprimanded with punishment ranging from a warning to removal from the Free Company depending on the nature or consistency of the violations. Rules 5-6 however are meant to serve more as guidelines and we simply ask you keep them in mind. 1. No harassment of other Crystalline Sanctum members. This includes sexual harassment, as well as the use of any racial or anti-LGBT slurs. 2. While we cannot control how you present yourself outside of the Free Company, you may potentially be held responsible for any complaints brought to us from outside the Free Company for inappropriate activities such as but not limited to the ones listed in Rule #1. 3. Do not let OOC predispositions carry over into IC interactions. 4. ERP may not be done in any public spaces at the Free Company house. 5. While you will not be reprimanded OOC for IC actions, please remember that IC actions do have IC consequences. 6. If you are concerned that another Free Company member may be engaging in or is considering engaging in acts of self harm, we ask that you inform an officer immediately. We do understand the delicacy of such situations may not allow for this, but we greatly implore that you contact us if possible.

Updated: 10/24/2018 | Previously Renamed from: The Eight Tenants of Not Being a Shithead This is our general rulebook for roleplaying that we apply to both In Game and Discord RP. These rules can be adjusted as we progress through RP and we do take suggestions on further rules that can be added or taken out. Any form of GMing is expressedly against regulation. This includes: 1. Retconing - editing a person, place, or thing related to yourself or another player character during an RP session or post publication, all things planning by all members of a thread. These changes have to be discussed and carried out before hand. For example, someone making another player character lose an item or gain an item as a story piece from the Meta directly, is a form of Godmoding. In order to write this correctly, it needs to be dealt with beforehand. 2. Mary Sues/ Gary Stus - A player character who is immeasurably good at seemingly everything. Oftentimes a symptom of a writer being attached to their character, it is easy to fall into this trap. If your character is loved by seemingly the whole planet, has an invincible set of powers, or has plot armor like Jon Snow of Game of Thrones, then unfortunately, this pertains to you, comrade. In order to fix this, having one clear weakness for every strength makes abilities both balanced and more interesting, because it requires more creativity in writing to maximize your move-sets.(edited) 3. RP Etiquette - Making a combat action or an attempt of ill will against a Player Character happen, without a legitimate attempt from the player to counter it. This is a common beginner's mistake, but also very easy to correct. For example, if you want to slam a player character into a table, you must frame it as such. "Jaster swept his feet behind his opponent and drew them back rapidly in an attempt to sweep his feet from under him, while simultaneously reaching for his neck with his right arm, that way he could slam his opponent head first through the table." This way, your opponent has an equal chance not only to counter validly, but to counter attack. The incorrect way of stating a battle action is "Jaster picked up his opponent by his neck after sweeping his feet out from under him, then sent his head through the table behind him." Keep in mind it is also GMing for your character never to take a hit, because while magic is possible in Final Fantasy, being completely avoidable is still GMing. 4. Metagaming - Your character knowing information that he/she shouldn't just because you do. For example, if Curly and Selene have a conversation in Southern Thanalan, yet Jaster is in the Monastery and exhibits firsthand testimony of the conversation, that is Metagaming and is not allowed. Even though we have teleporting capabilities, literally being in two places at once is impossible, especially if you didn't even write anything. Adding on to this, if your player character teleports/shows up to an area where two other characters are because in the Meta, you knew about it, that is also GMing. There has to be a valid reason of knowing AND consent from the players for your player character to be there. 5. FF14 Canon Nobility - If your character backstory is one of royalty, it is imperative that your character is not an actual sitting member of Royalty in the capacity of King, Queen, Prince, or Princess in a faction of FF14 canon. Simply put, if Square Enix wanted to add these characters in any capacity into the game, it would require an insane amount of Retconning to fix it. Instead, your character can be of Noble rank, like a Thane or something of the like. Positions like these are still lofty, take prestige and time in order to acquire, and have benefits. More importantly however, is that there can be any number of these positions, so the addition of one of the same rank as your character in the story will not require major changes to your character or possibly the story itself. If your character's backstory is of Noble Descent, it has to be separate from the capacity of your character. All useable prestigious ranks have to be earned through time and effort, not only to add weight to the Ranks themselves, but to keep them from meaning nothing at all because everyone and their cousin is the King of a different molehill. 6. Jobs - If your character is in a battle, you may use no more than one battle class per engagement. It is not possible to multiclass in the game's combat, so it is also not possible here. Instead, your character can have one main class that he/she is using in a combat engagement, and two supporting classes for using combat techniques (not skills or spells, but instead using your Warrior Training to help your learn how to handle a Greatsword). For Example, Jaster is a Red Mage, with proficiency in both the White Mage and Summoner Jobs. In doing it this way, your character has a set skillset with its own strengths and weaknesses, while still giving plenty of customization options. At the beginning of the engagement, each Player Character will pick a Battle Job from the 3 Active Jobs your character has selected, the other two will support the main one in artistic expression. This only pertains to combat classes, if you are a gatherer or a crafter, go crazy. 7. Lore Deviation – While we do allow for character's to be of different origins than the world of Hydylean, actually using abilities and powers from those universes is a can of worms of a game balancer's nightmares. Instead, if you want to use the powers inherited with a background deviated from canon FF14 lore, you have to travel to the Interdimensional Rift located in the Discord text channels. While it is perfectly fine for your character to hold on to his/her believes of a distant land, it will be treated as your character is fundamentally cut off from their source of that power, and instead can only channel the powers inherent in FF14. 8. Realistic/Balanced Exhaustion – While it is fun to have a two week long battle between rival characters, it is not physically possible to do so. You have to be self conscious of your character's power levels, endurance, and be realistic about it as well. If your character is a Paladin, it is not realistic that he has a higher attack power than a DPS of a comparable level. Also, if the combat engagement has went on for a long amount of time, your character should not be able to still pull off multiple Fire IVs without having to take time to recuperate Mana Points. This also goes for Technique Point based attacks as well. Specific spells and techniques will have cooldowns based on a turn by turn basis in the Player's Handbook when it comes out. If you want to check out more of our rules and FAQ's, please head on over to our website: https://knightsofredwall.enjin.com

Onsen Rules Mixed Baths: Mixed Baths are only allowed in reserved private sento rooms or on specific days set by Uranami Onsen. Denizens that participate in Mixed Baths absolutely MUST wear bathing swimsuits or yugi which are garments that are designed for bathing. There is no exception to this rule. Showering: Before entering an onsen, each guest is expected to wash and thoroughly rinse themselves before joining the hot-baths. There are bathing stations which you may use, including stools, buckets and toiletries. Please feel free to use the amenities. Make sure you completely rid yourself of dirt and soap before entering the spring. Concerning Swimwear: Swimwear is required during Mixed Bath sessions regardless if in public baths or in private sento rooms. During same-sex bathing; a swimsuit is optional. Towels: Guests are allowed to bring a small towel with them into the onsen, please only use the provided handtowels. You are welcome to use these as a small cover between the bath and spa if you so choose. Further we encourage spa-goers to place their damp hand towel on their head as it is quite comfortable! Large towels are only used to drape around you from the hanger in the onsen to the changing area. Smoking : Is not permitted in public baths. Please consider visiting our izakaya on our first level. Sexual Activities: Are absolutely prohibited in any part of Uranami Onsen, private or public. Please be aware this is your only warning. Should any member of staff find a guest participating in such actions you will be asked to leave and will be escorted from the premises. (OOC Note: We are not an ERP guild.) Safety: Please do not submerse your head into the spa. Horseplay and Running in the bath are absolutely not allowed. Do not splash, disturb other spa-goers or create exceptional noise. Social chatter is welcomed and encouraged! Should you begin to feel dizzy or light headed please consider taking a break. It is easy to get overwhelmed or overheated and black out if you are not used to the warmth and minerals in our baths. Izakaya Rules -Respect the izakaya staff-Do not be belligerent -Pay your tab-No fights-No slamming tankards on the tables **ALL PHOTOS represented here are royalty free stock images.

OOC Rules -Abide by FFXIV/Square Enix's TOS. -Do not harass other people or cause OOC-Drama. -Generally IRL politics, religion, ideology are frowned upon in FC-Chat. -We are all busy adults (as an 18+ FC), so please understand that people have lives beyond the game. -Understand that IC actions receive IC consequences. Please remember should your character not follow the in-character rules; your character may suffer appropriate consequences. -Please understand we are a lore abiding/lore plausible FC. -These rules may be appended or changed at any time. General OOC Roleplay Rules Please understand that IC actions receive IC consequences. ie. If your character is belligerent; they will likely be removed from the estate; please do not take this personal OOCly. Do not blur IC/OOC lines. Do not godmod/powerplay. Do not make other people uncomfortable, ie. if someone says "stop" oocly- then please abide by their wishes. We are absolutely NOT an ERP Company, we do not offer those sorts of services here. If you need further explanation of the general etiquette of rp please check out this informative blog: http://rulesofroleplay.tumblr.com/tagged/rprules How to Apply for the FC (Both IC & OOC) In Brief -Contact Either Nohni Vhaze/Oyuna Kagon or Ira'to Zeerrha/Gan Ejinn in game. -If you wish to contact either of us out of game please contact ONLY Fox on the RPCforums through direct-message. -If applying out of game; please send the following to Fox... -Applying for the FC in character requires an in-game roleplay application/interview to the Izakaya & Sukiya. This is the only way your character can apply for a position. Thank you for understanding. **ALL PHOTOS represented here are royalty free stock images.

GENERAL RULES Be polite and mature! Do not argue with FC members and keep debates civil (if you can't help yourself, take it to a private conversation). Do not be passive aggressive to others, do not gossip about or badmouth FC members, do not lie or manipulate, do not intentionally provoke or bait others, do not fearmonger or try to undermine the leadership. No "witch-hunts" to get anyone demoted, punished, or removed from the FC. You are not required to interact with every person in the FC, should your personality clash with someone else's. You can respectfully avoid/ignore him or her. You are welcome to blacklist FC mates, if necessary. If you have a dispute with another FC member and cannot sort it out yourself, you can come to an officer and we will help (please note: you must be willing to potentially compromise. We will not take your side just because you came to us first. You may have to apologize, take responsibility for your own part, accept the other person may not be punished or may not be removed, etc.). We are not a dating site! Unwanted flirtation or sexual advances toward others will not be tolerated, nor will badgering company mates to set you up or be your wing-man. No inappropriate contact with minors. If you do engage in a consensual relationship with another FC member, do not let it bleed into the FC in any way--please refer to the very first rule. You may be held responsible for any drama that comes as a consequence from your relationship. Be accepting of everyone's identities and differences, including race, sex, gender, age, sexual preference, religion, disability, nationality, and similar factors. Jokes in decent taste may be tolerated, but you will be asked to stop if anyone is uncomfortable. Discrimination will be taken seriously. Be unselfish! FC members have the right to spend their time as they please. Asking for help or company is fine, but please do not get upset if others are busy or uninterested. Do not guilt trip or pressure others if you do not get the response you were hoping for. Be positive! Complaining and venting are okay; it's natural, and we are glad to lend an ear and give support or advice. Please do not make a constant habit of it, however, be it complaints about your real life or the game, or constantly putting down the interests and opinions of others. Not G-rated! Crude jokes, profane language, and sexual innuendo will happen from time to time. While we will do our best to see to everyone's comfort, this environment may not cater toward those who are especially sensitive to these things. Also, please be responsible if you have kids looking over your shoulder. Light NSFW links are okay (gore, violence, nude art, sexual themes, language), but please tag them accordingly and specify that they are NSFW. We do have a NSFW art channel in Discord that is meant for sharing personal artwork containing nudity and/or suggestive themes, however, it is not a porn dump, and it is only for members who are 18+. Not X-rated! Please don't go overboard with sex jokes or offensive humor. Extreme NSFW links (porn, hentai, lolicon/shotacon, RL nudes) are not tolerated under any circumstances. Share those privately if they need be shared, and only with consenting adults. No ERP/erotica/cybersex is to be posted in FC chat, on the website or Discord, or anywhere public. We understand that mistells happen, but if it happens frequently, you will still be held accountable for the content of your mistells. Be careful with your posting! Lock the doors to your private chamber or private house if any adult-oriented conversation or role-play is happening. We also don't want to hear about your sex life, so please do not overshare. No politics, religion, or controversial social issues are to be discussed in any FC related chat. Even if a conversation is civil so far, we will ask that you stop. If you wish to continue the conversation, you are more than welcome to do so in private. Keep things neat and readable! We understand that not everyone is proficient in English and that mistakes happen, but please make sure we can make sense of anything you post. Don't spam/flood chats. Please do not abuse @ everyone and @ here on Discord. Communicate with the FC officers! We cannot read your mind! Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or complaints. We cannot see everything (even if we are online, we may be busy, afk, or tabbed out). If an issue happens and is not addressed by us, it may be because we didn't see it rather than it was ignored/allowed, or we may just be dealing with the matter privately. Please contact us if there are any problems. Also, please take SCREENSHOTS if possible, or at the very least, save chat logs! Keep us updated on your identity and plans! If you name change any of your characters, please let the leadership know immediately. If you remove your main character and plan to return briefly or plan to keep your alts still in the FC, please let us know before taking out your character, as we may assume you are leaving altogether if we don't hear from you shortly and remove you from Discord, etc. We do not allow "secret alts" within the FC. We can keep your alt on the down low, but we will not actively lie about or misrepresent your alt's identity to your FC mates or allow you to be deceptive. Take initiative! If there is something you would like to see/do within the FC (an RP event, a PvE static, etc.), tell us! Someone may step up to the plate once the idea is out there, but if no one does, you could be the one to do just that! If you want something to happen, do not be afraid to make it happen. If you let us know, the leadership will do what we can to assist and support you. We do not have time to run every single group or event for the FC ourselves, but we can at least help, and we appreciate others stepping up to create content for the FC. Chill and be yourself! Memes, jokes, and pop culture references are fun, but please don't go overboard. Spamming these or repeating them nonstop can be disruptive when A) others are trying to have an actual conversation in the same chat channel, or B) someone is trying to get to know the real you. Actually talking to others is a much better means of connecting with others than rehashing internet jokes. FC chest and refunds. You are welcome to take anything you need from the FC chest, but please do not take anything just to sell it. If you take from the FC chest, please at some point in the future donate something near equal value to it. If you do not yet have withdrawal privileges from the chest, contact an FC leader if there is anything you need/want. Do not fill the FC chest with cheap items. Use the FC chest as your personal bank or to transfer items at your own risk--anything in the FC chest can be withdrawn by anyone else at any time. Gil and items that are deposited in the FC chest or donations that are made to the FC are non-refundable, as is the gil spent on your FC rooms and any furniture that is destroyed during removal or demolition. FC Actions. FC actions are buffs that apply to all members of the FC for twenty-four (24) hours. We can have two actions active at a time. All members of the FC can activate FC actions. Please ask your fellow FC members what actions they would like and take their answers into consideration before you activate a buff. If there’s an action you’d like that isn’t currently purchased, let an FC officer know. Age requirements? We have a hard age requirement of 16+, soft age requirement of 18+. We are looking for members who are 18 or older, but someone who is 16 or 17 years of age who exhibits maturity and the positive attitude we want in a member may be considered, as our FC does not actually engage in any 18+ content. Any minors in the FC will be expected to act in a way that is age appropriate (no ERP or sexual contact with others, no participation in anything NSFW, etc.). If you are an adult, please be aware that though it is rare we ever have a minor in the FC, it is possible. You should be aware of this possibility, if such a thing might make you uncomfortable. Please think twice before leaving or potentially breaking an FC rule. If you choose to leave the FC or are removed, you will potentially no longer be allowed to take advantage of the benefits of our FC (private FC RP, FC house, Discord, etc.). If you were kicked, or left on bad terms, you may be removed from our Discord, denied rights to "visit," and even banned from public events if you have harassed anyone. We do not want to keep a revolving door, so if you leave the FC, you may not be allowed to reapply. Represent us well in the community! The FC rules loosely extend to the rest of your interactions in the XIV community (including but not limited to the RPC, tumblr, Facebook groups, official XIV forums, and Discord servers), and potentially anywhere you could be linked to us and/or seen by a member of the XIV community. Please be mature and respectful to all other players, role-players in particular, as role-play is important to our FC, even if you are not an RPer yourself. Do not run or stand between/on top of people who are role-playing and do not enter an off-limits area if there is an RP event happening (behind the bar at someone's tavern night event, on stage during someone's performance RP event, etc.). Be courteous to the people around you. Don't spam emotes or skills that are flashy or noisy near others, particularly those who are trying to RP, and do not spam emotes at anyone (even a friend) who is mid-RP. These things can be free of ill intent, but can still come off as "trolling" to strangers.

Hello and Welcome to Artifice!! I just want to say thank you for joining us, and I hope to make this experience and stay for you fun and awesome. :smiley: Down below are just a few rules I require everyone to abide by so that we can have a fun and enjoyable experience while we RP and get to enjoy and experience FFXIV together. General Rules - No harassment of any sort. This includes, but is not limited to, unwanted sexual advances, threatening, and otherwise things can be considered an attack against another player. This is meant to be a fun and social environment for all, so let us collectively keep it fun and friendly! - We are an 18+ FC. That being said, it is fine to be lewd and curse, just be within reason. No overtly sexual or violent talk within the Discord, LS, or FC talk. If you’d like to have such conversations please do so in tell. - Avoid religious or political discussion. Such conversations are fine in private, but both subjects can be a bit touchy, and therefore should be avoided in the public chats.(edited) Roleplay Rules - Please keep OOC and IC separate. The fun of RP is that we get to act out characters and make a story, so please keep that in mind. If you have a problem with the person OOC whom you are RPing with, keep it out of RP, and if it comes to be an issue, please contact myself or one of the officers on Discord or IG. Please respect others’ boundaries. If you would like to commit a crime against another person, such as seriously hurting them, sexual assault, etc. Ask the person beforehand to see if it is okay. Some people are okay with anything happening to their character within reason, and some do not want to be touched. Make sure to ask and know your RP partner. No public ERP. I do not mind ERP, as it helps deepen character bonds with one another, but if you wish to do so keep it in private. Also, please do not solicit your character to ERP for gil. When you wear our tag, you represent the entire group, so please keep that in mind when you are RPing out in the world of Eorzea. Avoid purposefully metagaming or godmodding another character. If you do not know what this means, please contact myself or an officer and we will better explain the terminology.

This community is a family oriented community interested in all aspects of the gaming community. This guild charter outlines rules and guidelines for this community and should be followed respectively. NOTE: Rules are subject to change with notice. 1. Members must be over the age of 18, though special considerations can be made for those that can prove their maturity, though no younger than the age of 15. We like to have fun, but being too childish, throwing fits, and other acts will not be tolerated. 2. Discord is a requirement of the guild as it allows you to listen and respond to to other members of the community and many of our announcements are made there and not in game. We understand that not everyone is comfortable using voice, and you do not have to, we just ask that you listen to others or read the conversations posted at times. 3. There is to be no racism, religious postings, politics, cybering, or private drama blurted out in the Discord. We should all be adults and try not to offend people, and when someone does get offended, do not attack them for it. If you are uncomfortable with anything said in the chat, come to one of the officers please. 4. Please do not talk over people in the voice chat. If multiple warnings have been given, you will be moved to one of the silent corners. 5. The community will not tolerate any drama. While it’s fine to air out some of your day’s grievances, making them our problem is not. This game is a way for most of us to relax and escape from our life’s problems. Do not bog down the chats with your baggage. 6. Please name your character something respectable, especially if they will be involved in roleplay. 7. While some aspects of this FC is serious, please understand that not all is so. We like a balance, not too much of one or the other. 8. All RP is expected to be done in a respectful manner towards your fellow FC members and players outside the FC. No god modding, power play, public erp, traumatic rp without it being agreed on, or metagaming. 9. Please keep IC and OOC separate. I know we all care about our characters, but do not fight a person outside of the game for something that happens in story. 10. We wish to remind you that everyone who acts with a tag over their head, acts on behalf of the FC as a whole- and thus represents it as a whole. Please do not whine or troll in public forums, have poor sportsmanship in PVP, beg for money, have poor game etiquette, or give destructive criticism to another player. When one of these rules is violated, a member of leadership will speak to you and raise the issue personally with you. Once the infraction has been acknowledged on both ends, as well as the disciplinary action taken is made clear. (If one is taken.) The member with the infraction will be on a probationary period of two weeks. Any further violation of the rules will warrant a kick from the FC once the reasons as to why have been discussed and clarified before departure.

FC/DISCORD RULES/Conduct/absence policies https://pastebin.com/cq813H75 1) No Kinkshaming ( ) 2) No Politcal talk in any channel other then Real_Talk 3) Potatoes must be kept in darkness at all times. 4) Posting vore, animal cruelty and extreme violence will not be tolerated. 5) What happens IC stays IC and what happens OOC stays OOC 6) Please respect your fellow FC and Discord members! (More rules may be added depending on the future.) ____________________________________________ ((CODE OF CONDUCT)) Code of Conduct We are a non-discriminatory Free Company, which promises to provide a safe, comfortable environment for all players. Anyone who joins agrees to abide by the terms and conditions set forth by Square Enix, as well as to abide by our own Code of Conduct. Anybody who does not abide by these provided terms and conditions, and the code of conduct, will be removed from the Free Company. All members of the Free Company are expected to behave in a manner that reflects well upon our Free Company, and the community as a whole. A zero tolerance policy is in effect regarding poor behavior and discrimination on the basis of gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, or disability. Members who do not hold to these ideals can and will be removed from the Free Company. We try to uphold an environment which is conducive to a positive experience for each and every one of our members, and expect everyone to do the same. To carry the company name, or tag, is to represent the Free Company, and as such, no behavior which would or could be regarded as discriminatory, violent, or rude in nature will be held as an action against the entire Free Company. Any infractions upon our character, as a whole, will be regarded severely, including, but not limited to demotions within the Free Company, limitation of permissions, or removal from the Free Company. If any members act in a manner unbecoming of Gravity Song, we urge you to immediately contact an officer. If no officers are present, then they can be reached from the Forums, via Mail. Any discrepancies will be handled by officers, if things get out of hand. This is according to the perception of the officer present during any such altercation, and as such, their judgment is to be regarded as the final word in such matters, with no exceptions. We try to uphold a positive demeanor, and attitude, so as to ensure a positive experience for all of our members. Any disagreements between members of the Free Company should be taken to a private forum, such as party chat, or tells. In order to ensure that the environment in the Free Company is maintained, and upheld, any conversations in regard to Religion, Sexual Orientation, Politics, and any topic which may make other members uncomfortable, should be taken to a private forum. ____________________________ Absense Policies 30 days absent if you need to be offline 30 days or longer, please post a notice in the Leave of Absence forum. It helps us to know that you intend to return eventually. 60 days absent After 60 days, if you have not posted a notice of absence, and you have not purchased a room in the FC, you will automatically be dismissed for inactivity. 90 days absent After 90 days, if you have not posted a notice of absence, whether or not you have a room, your character will be dismissed for inactivity. See the 180-day exception below. 180 days absent We will grant a 180-day exception for anyone who posts notice for a leave of absence. However, 180 days is 6 months, so if you aren't back by then, we'll assume that you're not able or willing to return to the game for some reason, so your character will be dismissed for inactivity. Returning after leave We will gladly reinvite anyone who is dismissed for inactivity, anytime. People who purchased rooms are tracked as having rooms at the time of dismissal, so if you return after your room was demolished, and show a commitment to staying reasonably active, the FC will gladly purchase a new room for you. What About My Alts? Alts of active players are exempt from the inactivity policy. However, if leadership is not aware of which alts belong to which player, they may accidentally be dismissed. Please, either (1) keep an officer updated regarding your alt list and notify us of any name changes, or (2) stick a small note in your alt's search info box to identify your main, like "Popoto's alt." One or both are acceptable.