The Dauntless [FC/LS]

[Melkire]

[align=center]The Dauntless

 

On the Lookout for

Immortal Flames Interested in Transferring,

Adventurers Interested in Fighting the Good Fight,

Journeymen Interested in Reaching New Markets,

and

Civilians Looking to Make a Difference!

 

Courage to Those Who Waver,

Hope to Those Who Falter,

Wisdom to Those Who Stray,

And

An Answer to Those Who Pray.

 

Every Man & Woman,

Every Helping Hand,

Every Emboldened Spirit

Brings Us

One Step Closer

to a

Brighter Future!

 

Contact

Mikh'a Korofi,

Siha Xinkei,

or

Osric Melkire

for

Further Details and Information

or to

Express Your Interest!

 

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[Melkire]

*kicks his way through the wall, Kool-Aid fashion*

 

April Status Report

 

Wrapped up our introductory storyline, more or less. Major kudos to Grieving Hound for coming to us with a personal narrative that could be spun into a "THE TEAM GETS TOGETHER" arc. Likewise to Althea Mourelz for helping us out. A big round of applause to both for alt'ing back and forth so much. A ruffle of the hair to Merri for hanging out with us and getting involved. Thanks to Lilithium and Whispervine for throwing in for some of it, to Coatleque and to Sounsyy for playing tribunal for us, to Aya for taking a linkpearl (we're going to get to you very soon, I swear) and to everyone else I'm forgetting right

now: :love:

 

The Dauntless have one somewhat-successful-with-questionable-results mission under their... cap? belt? ...right now. We'll be shooting for two soon. For now, some downtime as we kick some personal stories along and bring more people in.

 

We are still recruiting. I'm at fault for a few folks that I haven't gotten back to yet: I will be getting back to you. Please note that we do turn people down. We're selective: if it makes sense for a character to join either the FC or the LS and we've no issues IC or OoC, they'll more likely than not be approved. If it doesn't make sense, or if there is an issue IC or OoC, your character isn't getting in. Simple as that.

 

Still recruiting on the civilian side, as well. Don't need to be a Flame to join up or take a linkpearl.

 

Rumor is our next assignment will be somewhat chilly. Immortal Flames unit or not, we might be heading north soon....

 

 

EDIT:

 

Also, please note we have a doorman now. Wyss Wyrst, known only as Corporal Brick to everyone including himself, will be watching for intruders. You only get in with his say-so. The house has been tagged "Locked" in the greeting, as have most of the personal rooms inside. Helps let folks know not to go unintentionally godmodding into secure areas, while saving us the trouble of constantly locking-and-unlocking the doors (XIV's housing UI makes that a pain in the ass)

[Melkire]

[align=center]Meet Brick.[/align]

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As the new doorman and head of security for the Dauntless, Corporal Brick has memorized "The List," a series of names, faces, and associations belonging to allies, affiliates, and trusted acquaintances of the company who are permitted access to the unit's headquarters.

 

The corporal may be slow, dim, unlettered, confused, uneducated, slow, dim, and uncultured, but he also possesses a fine number of virtues, such as a polite demeanor, excellent memory, superb concentration, the various advantages of size and strength, exceptional tenacity, the vigor of youth, fierce loyalty, and the most beautiful calligraphy this side of the Shroud. He puts these virtues to use alongside his skills quite frequently, given the nature of his newfound position, barring entry from hooligans, miscreants, thieves, criminals, individuals whom Sergeant Melkire forgot to mention, the aetherically-inclined, Brass Blades, Sultansworn, and Monetarists alike. His duties consume all of his time and attention, requiring his utmost concentration. Such focus in a young Hellsguard proves invaluable time and again, though it does put a damper on his conversation... though that may be a blessing in disguise, given his relative lack of social grace.

 

Speaking of social grace or lack thereof,

 

[align=center]Meet Mortar.[/align]

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The corporal is so attentive to his responsibilities that time and time again he wears himself out and collapses for bells on end, leaving the company without physical security (ask us about our aetherial wards sometime). For this reason, upon request the Hall assigned Private Mortar to the Dauntless.

 

Mortar is a... different breed of animal altogether. In fact, "animal" is perhaps the best way to describe him. This perverted little chatterbox is everything that Brick isn't: witty, hyperactive, lewd, boisterous, forgetful, and SHORT. Their only common interest? Cigars. Go figure. That said, this tiny terror has his own legend going for him, a legend of insubordination, confrontation, fisticuffs, bar brawls, broken ribs, teeth marks, broken femurs, stubbed toes, cracked skulls, devoured pets, gambling, and worst of all, an atrocious neglect for hygiene. His new post challenges him every sun: to stand still, to accept baths-by-bucket on a regular basis, and to cover for his corporal whenever the roegadyn needs his sleep. So what if the lalafell peddles company goods now and again?

 

The new security for Dauntless HQ, ladies and gentlemen.

[Melkire]

Merry Month of May!

 

About to embark on new FC plotlines/narratives. Still recruiting. We've been in a bit of a PvE grind lately as we try and prepare for the touchdown of 3.0 in a little more than a month. Heavensward!

 

...we might be doing someone with Ishgard. We'll see. :bouncy:

[Nataru]

I'd love an invite to the LS! I wanna throw Nat out into some plots if there's room!

[Vokcas]

Hello. I have checked out your site and this thread a few times now. I was wondering what timezone is the LS/FC or FC or LS.

 

Vok~

[Melkire]

I'd love an invite to the LS! I wanna throw Nat out into some plots if there's room!

 

Still need to chat with you, Nataru, but I think Mikh'a's gotten into contact with you already? Hoping to talk soon. :thumbsup:

 

Hello. I have checked out your site and this thread a few times now. I was wondering what timezone is the LS/FC or FC or LS.

 

Vok~

 

The majority of us are U.S. Central Standard Time and U.S. Eastern Standard Time. We have at least one U.S. Pacific Standard Time player and at least one Central European (UTC+1) player.

 

Translated into practical terms, this means that our "primetime," a.k.a. when our numbers peak, is during U.S. evenings / early European mornings. That said, we have folks logging in at all times of the day and night.

[Nataru]

I'll be online tonight and am free whenever! ^^

[Kage]

May Kage join The Dauntless LS :3 o7

[Melkire]

May Kage join The Dauntless LS :3 o7

 

I don't see why not, though we'd have to work Kage into the LS ICly. That means running into him, (re-)establishing contact, justifying his addition as a benefit to the company, etc. Definitely doable though.

[Melkire]

June Status Report

 

Lots to mention. New recruits to the not-so-free company, new pearl holders for the linkshell, Grand Company assignments to Copperbell, Halatali, Qarn, and Cutter's (not to mention that one time Swift lent us out to the Adders to deal with disturbances in the Deepcroft, that bastard)... even headed north for a spell to lend aid against Dravanian incursions. Ran afoul of a few moral quandaries while up there. Even when pitted against dragons, things can't be simple! Blah!

 

Most of the Dauntless have returned to Ul'dah to recuperate, reassess, and recollect their strength and their courage for what might be a long campaign in the north. Someone mentioned a warm beach somewhere.

 

We are still accepting applicants for both the company and the linkshell!

[Shadottie]

Hello!  

I've been meaning to drop a line! This is something I failed to catch before, and I hope I'm not blind to the answer already when I ask... in submitting an application, is it treated as IC?  

 

I'm very interested in joining, but my problem is that my dude needs a little time to develop/warm up to the idea before making any commitments. I mean it's not really a problem because that gives us an opportunity to make sure characters mesh well and whatnot but..yeah! I wanted to clear up the application thing so I don't mess up his character traits. haha

 

The Heavensward hype is pretty real right now, but whenever things may settle down for more rp, I'd love to maybe try to meet up with folks and see where it goes! Thank you!

[Kahnopy]

The short answer is yes.

 

But because everybody is very much engrossed with exploring the new expansion content thoroughly and have thus cast RP aside for a few days, we're, after discussion, very much inclined to accept you in our fold right now and give everybody some more time to enjoy the game before the RP resumes.

[Melkire]

Recruitment is slowing down! We might close it soon, actually.

 

We're still here; RP is on a slow burn. Many of our members are dealing with real life situations at the moment (moves, lifestyle changes, etc.) so we've been chugging along at the content that Heavensward offers.

 

More details to follow soon!

[Jana]

Jana will find Osric somedaaaayyyyyy...

[Ryanti]

Hey guys!

 

The static I was leading in XIV shut itself down, so it pretty much gave me the importunity to shift my main priority when it comes to this game to RP. While I was discussing RP with people a while back, the Dauntless was brought up as a place I think I would like.

 

I looked over your website as well as snippets here and there, and I'm pretty impressed. While I can't necessarily commit myself to joining a new FC (Because of my obligations to my current one right now), I would love to set things up IC to join your LS and get my foot in the door, and work on the IC stuff for it happening.

 

So if you guys are still recruiting for it, I'm expressing my interest.

[111]

Hey guys!

 

The static I was leading in XIV shut itself down, so it pretty much gave me the importunity to shift my main priority when it comes to this game to RP. While I was discussing RP with people a while back, the Dauntless was brought up as a place I think I would like.

 

I looked over your website as well as snippets here and there, and I'm pretty impressed. While I can't necessarily commit myself to joining a new FC (Because of my obligations to my current one right now), I would love to set things up IC to join your LS and get my foot in the door, and work on the IC stuff for it happening.

 

So if you guys are still recruiting for it, I'm expressing my interest.

 

So many kitties in the dauntless.

 

So many.

[Ryanti]

So many kitties in the dauntless.

 

So many.

 

One of us, one of us...

[DeathGodSkeith]

I'd be interested in joining if you're still recruiting.

[Melkire]

We're still here!

 

There's quite a few people who've expressed interest over the past month that we've simply not had enough time to sit down with yet. That's owed largely to the aforementioned moves (some of which are done, some of which are yet to come, etc.) and other IRL circumstances that have kept us low on time to seriously invest in folks. We don't want to do a half-assed job with anyone's RP; if and when we take people onboard, we'd rather do so with our full attention and best effort. We had a few hiccups the past couple of months due to HW release and such; not something we want to repeat.

 

We'll be getting to everyone ASAP. Currently pending an officer discussion re: state of the FC/LS and where to go from where we're at.

 

:love::love::love:

[Melkire]

Been a while since we posted, so here we go!

 

First and foremost: the Dauntless have. due to in-character circumstances, transitioned away from being a Grand Company unit of irregulars towards being their own free company.

 

While this might translate into less of a presence in Ul'dah and out 'n' about Thanalan, what it also translates into is more opportunity for all-inclusive roleplay. Membership is no longer limited to Immortal Flames and civilians; members of the Maelstrom and the Twin Adders are now welcome. Less time in Thanalan also means more time elsewhere - La Noscea, the Shroud, Coerthas, etc. The shift away from an organization of career soldiers also means we're far more open to other lines of work than we were: mercenary contracts, alchemical works, fieldcraft and tradecraft, and so on. Finally, since we are no longer beholden to the orders of a military organization, our entire membership is now free to travel and associate as they please (with some minor caveats owing to in-character histories and consequences).

 

Second: while we are still accepting applications, the FC membership is currently frozen, meaning that we will not be adding to our ranks for the foreseeable future.

 

Our plans are to consolidate and develop what members, allies, acquaintances, and contacts we already have before resuming growth. Furthermore, we prefer to be a smaller, more personal company than most. We find that this strengthens ties and keeps roleplay plots and story arcs far more accessible and inclusive than if we were otherwise. That said, our LS membership is not frozen and we will be adding individuals to our growing collection of contacts. Which leads me to...

 

Third: we are open to and welcome new contacts!

 

Perhaps your character or company has need of our services. Perhaps you run into us in a social setting, such as a tavern somewhere, and we get to chit-chatting for the night. Unless we are otherwise occupied in one of our private FC events, we'd be more than happy to roleplay with you, so keep an eye out for us!

[Melkire]

Had a bit of a slow-down due to more RL shenanigans! Half our officer base moved recently. Going to be ramping back up to FC RP events starting this week!

 

Not much else to report... other than we now have Diadem (Hard) access. :thumbsup:

[Melkire]

Recruitment is currently closed. We are still accepting applications are still happy to discuss interest in roleplaying with the Dauntless and/or joining our IC linkshell, but for now the Free Company itself is not taking on new members.

 

We've got two narrative arcs firing up. Two storylines, two arcs, two plots, however you like to phrase such things. We're also looking into social events at least twice a month, which we might open up to non-members in the near future depending on relative success and whether we have steady-enough attendance.

 

Thank you, all. :love:

 

 

Current Officers:

 

Mikh'a Korofi

Siha Xinkei

Seitsuda Gladepetal

Osric Melkire