Wings (Inactive)

[Lament]

[you receive a letter in the mail. attached to it is an ear cuff adorned with a small pearl.]

 

Greetings, fellow adventurer.

 

Your application for sponsorship has been evaluated and accepted.

 

Please see to the attached linkpearl for your weekly schedule.

 

If the linkpearl is damaged or lost, please contact us within twenty-four bells for a replacement.

 

Lack of communication for extended periods may result in termination of your affiliation. We appreciate your understanding.

 

Thank you for your interest in our organization. May Oschon guide your path.

 

[a stamp of a wing motif decorates the bottom of the page.]

 

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The Wings is the name of an association of adventurers that has branches all across Eorzea. Its purpose is to provide adventurers with funding for their endeavors, although 'adventurer' is really a broad term that encompasses all sorts of people - mercenaries, artisans, scholars, and just about anyone else in need of money.

 

They are highly professional, highly efficient, highly punctual, and moderately strict. The Wings will fund your personal endeavors and, in exchange, they expect quality work in return. Associates receive new job schedules on a weekly basis - some mandatory, some optional. As long as the work is up to par, they will be very generous in their sponsorship.

 

Interested applicants may contact staff via their various outposts in Eorzea. It is also possible for a current associate to recommend someone, in which case the Wings will contact them directly.

 

The association was closed for new affiliates for several years (since before the Calamity), until very recently. It has now started advertising for affiliation again.

 

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So far, we have 22 people in the LS (along with various alts). Many of us are nocturnal, with some of us being really nocturnal. You're still likely to find people online and willing to RP earlier in the day! We can generally be found from 9 PM EST until... considerably later (5 AM EST or later, some days).

 

A FC exists (currently rank 4) strictly to provide FC bonuses for those who don't have one. Participation in the FC is not necessary, and you can leave the FC at your leisure, even if you do join.

 

The LS itself is OOC, for setting up RP IC, which can be carried out via /party, /em, /say, /tell, private temporary linkshells, or whatever you'd prefer.

 

We follow the game lore, but we understand needing to twist it a bit to suit your needs.

 

Lastly! We encourage RP plots, and encourage people to participate if they wish. These will likely mostly advance during our scheduled IC meetings. We have one ongoing at the moment.

[Lament]

Thanks to those who expressed interest!

 

We have 12 people so far. I'm hoping to be able to get some RP going by next week. c:

[Vito]

I'm interested, at the moment my main LS is extremely slow. It will hopefully pick up soon, but I'm feeling the need to RP before then. (:

 

I'm online mostly late afternoons, and my timezone is EST. I always want to RP in the AMs so it's cool that you guys are nocturnal.

[Lament]

We will have our first trial IC event this Sunday, the 27th, at 9 PM EST.

 

It's actually unrelated to Wings-the-IC-entity, but the idea was too good to pass up (thank you Vito)!

 

We'll try to get IC dungeon groups going for Haukke Manor, in the spirit of All Saints' Wake/Halloween. The runs will be a joint nightmare between all 4 characters - they're all dreaming, and they all share the same dream.

 

Haukke is a level 28 dungeon that is unlocked via storyline. Even if you're not in the LS, you're more than welcome to tag along. c:

 

Our LS currently has 22 people along with a few alts! We also made a FC 4 days ago, so those of us without FC bonuses can get them. It's currently rank 2, and at this pace we can expect it to hit rank 5 sometime in November.

[Lament]

And the first set of IC runs is done! We had 3 runs total. Some of us were tied up and couldn't attend, but we had 9 people attend (some ran multiple times, which led to plot). Folks who couldn't attend will have extra runs set up for them later this week.

 

Apologies if anyone tried to come and didn't find us in Fallgourd. I was going to be there organizing, but had to participate in the runs due to a lack of healers. Please feel free to contact us if you'd like to run later this week!

 

We've also initiated a plot related to the runs, thanks to fully spontaneous happenings.

 

Details:

 

- An outside source is orchestrating joint dreams. One of us is willing to play the antagonist.

- Apparently, it is possible to die, in real life, if you die in these dreams.

- Killing a target (e.g. the dungeon boss) or waking up will cause you to wake up.

- Objects that have some meaning to each person in the dream can be found while dreaming, if one is willing to search. Usually, they are tied to a person's deepest fears or regrets.

- A list of people who have been in the dream can be found somewhere inside. Some names are ominously crossed out in red. Some are circled in blue. The names of people who have dreamed multiple times are listed multiple times, the last listing smudged out when they dream again. The current dreamers are at the bottom of the list.

- It is possible to understand that it's a dream (or at least that it's not real), since your characters may behave differently (since it's their subconscious talking), or may not have disabilities they normally have in real life.

- It is also possible to relive a memory, if you have been, IC, in the dungeon before.

- Characters will always remember the dream upon waking. They may remember having had the same dream before, if they're having it again, during the dream itself.

 

We'll probably have future IC runs of other dungeons, still based on this premise. c:

 

Also, our FC is now Rank 4! We should have FC bonuses soon.

 

Thank you again to everyone who came! You guys are great, and I love you.

[Risheid]

As I type this, the third IC run of the night is on going! Tam-Tara Deepcroft was the chosen dungeon so that a wider range of levels could come on out. A big thank you to everyone who participated to make this yet another successful event, and to Lament for once again putting it all together.

 

We're continuing on with the story started during our last IC runs. We're always looking for newcomers; several people joined in as of tonight and had a blast!

 

Before this, however, a meeting occurred at the Lichyard in Thanalan in order to further the story line.

 

Details

- The Lichyard was checked in order to see if any new graves were popping up that may coincide with the crossed off names on the list.

- During another dream sequence, one of the group members, U'deala, died in battle and could not be reached after everyone had awaken, creating further proof that if you die in the dream, you die for real.

- The record keeper at the church "revealed" that nothing out of the ordinary was found.

- There didn't seem to be a link between many of the people pulled into the dream; it appears they show up at random.

- There are still no clues as to who is doing this or why. No one can tell if there are numerous forces at work, or simply one, though it's suspected there is only one controlling the dreams.

- Several who were pulled into the dream state shared their experiences there, commenting on how "wrong" things felt (ex.: they did things that were unlike their normal personalities, there was an oppressive darkness/fog, creatures and monsters varied based on the viewer, etc.)

- The group who met up at the graveyard have decided to check the Forgotten Springs for information on U'deala, the best lead they have now, but it will take "several days" for everyone to get there.

 

 

The RP session for Forgotten Springs has yet to be scheduled; more info to come!

 

More IC dungeons will also be scheduled, now at earlier times for people's convenience. 

 

Due to their nature, people can join these dungeon runs at any point during the story to start getting involved, so if you've missed everything up until now, it's not too late to get in on all of this! You don't even have to know anyone IC to be included. RPers outside the LS/FC are also more than welcome.

 

If you want to get involved and have questions, contact Lament through a PM here or on one of her characters in game. Myself and others in Wings can also be reached by the same methods as well.

 

Until next time.... sweet dreams.

[Risheid]

Just a quick update:

 

The final IC dungeon run from Nov. 3rd had an interesting turn of events. You'll have to RP to find out what exactly. 

 

There will be an RP meeting Nov. 5 early enough in the evening to give people a chance to get involved. Exact location and time are yet to be determined (maybe FS?). There may also be a follow up session on Friday if enough people are on and want to participate.

 

Lament has announced that Sunday, Nov. 10th, there will be another IC dungeon run. As previously stated, we're trying to get these going a little earlier now to make sure people can participate and not feel rushed, starting at either 7 or 8PM EST. No dungeon location has been announced yet.

 

As always, all are welcome to these events. Drop a line with any questions.