Drunk Dungeoneers

A group of treasure hunters with a professional passion for drinking.

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Treasure in the Darkness - First Steps

Armed with the knowledge and materials necessary, the Drunk Dungeoneers prepared to build their gate to the Void. Using a combination of technology, biology, and runic magics, the Dungeoneers created a design for the gate wherein mechanical arms connected to a timed device would control the movement of an upper and lower mandible for their preserved morbol, and portal runes would be inscribed upon the teeth of the morbol. This design would allow for the portal to only be opened so long as the mouth was open, else the teeth crossing one another would place the portal runes in an improper pattern and negate the spell, and insure that even when powered the portal would only be opened for controlled segments of time so as to not attract too much attention with a continual opening.

In order to combat the pressures of the Void upon themselves, the Dungeoneers constructed warding scales based off of the ones designed during the travels of the Warrior of Light. While the Dungeoneers did not have access to the same quality of ingredients as the Scions, with their own elbow grease and connections they managed to arrange for materials of a still sufficient quality, combining elder dragon scales with Allagan aether suffused materials and alchemic enhancers.

With materials all in hand and ready, the Dungeoneers worked to craft their gate and wards, doing so with a satisfactory, although not perfect, result.

With the gate up and running, the Dungeoneers prepared for their first sojourn into the Void. Their goal would be to merely land on the floating island they had identified as near themselves, and establish a simple base camp.

On the other side, the Dungeoneers found themselves in a large stonework building where broken down walls and the long ago remnants of civilization greeted them. Thankfully though, they found no Voidsent in their immediate area, and their wards seemed to damper their own projection of aether enough so as to not be noticed.

Their initial search, with some guidance from one of their void connected peers, managed to help them find a suitable location for a base camp, although it came with one complication.

The presence of a demon wall like enemy proved to be their obstacle, as massive fist erupted from the stonework, later determined to be within the stonework, clobbering at the Dungeoneers. Through hard fighting, and a risky switch of wards mid-battle so as to continue their shielding, the Dungeoneers managed to destroy the demon wall entity. The fight had however attracted too much other attention from the Void, drawing sights on them.

In a rush, the Dungeoneers fled the immediate area, nearly suffering a loss as one of their companions, who was found to have had a failing ward and was touched by some of the Void's corruption, nearly fell beneath the oncoming jaws of a large Voidsent. Thankfully, with quick reactions and powerful magics, the Dungeoneers managed to protect and recover their comrade, quickly exiting through the recently opened portal and closing it behind them.

Out and safe, for now, the Dungeoneers sit with their findings and decide on another plan as to better establish their base camp in order to find settlement in the Void and begin their proper hunt.

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Treasure in the Darkness - Gatekeeping

The Drunk Dungeoneers have been contracted to fulfill their most controversial job yet, a treasure hunt into the Void itself!

Ages ago, a short story survives that tells of a wealthy Lord traveling with a carriage laden with all their worldly treasures. In their travels they were suddenly thrown from their carriage as it fell into what seemed like a tear in the road itself, filled with darkness and howls of anguish. As the carriage full of all their worldly treasures sunk into the space, the Lord was overcome with grief and passed out. Thankfully, his driver, who survived the event, managed to record what best he could. While details have been lost over the years, it has remained a piece of interest nonetheless.

In the modern day, it is believed this event may have been an encounter with a void tear!

Before heading into the Void though, safety is paramount to be discussed! Enter, Laplace De'Amon, Archon of the Void! While the initial, and most fervent, focus of the safety seminar was to just not go into the Void at all, she did discuss safety in the Void. Namely to keep travel time to a minimum and cloak your aether, as to avoid attracting denizens that would wish to consume you. Very important things to know! Also covered was the great importance to not ingest anything from within the Void, lest the taint of the Void be passed into the body and really fuck it up. In an emergency, Anhe and L'kahlee do angrily offer aetherosurgeries to correct the taint, but it will be an emotionally damaging experience for the patient.

With safety covered, the next step was to discuss the how of entering the Void, in the company of the fine folks at the Aetherbound Institute!

With standard Void travel being either a surprise or requiring a Void portal, of which notable few can be found, the team was required to come up with an alternative method, while still maintaining the safety of not creating something that a Void Lord could manipulate to enter the world themselves and really cause some problems. Something that could be manipulated, closed at leisure, and wouldn't become so large as to allow really dangerous Voidsent to pass through. The problem was difficult to say the least, though the ideas were fast flowing. In the end, the team elected to design a portal that used either some mechanical componentry to create an arc way, or use a biological basis to create an easy manipulatable gateway; possibly to use both! While Osren, and some of the other Archons, would see about the tek side of things, the rest of the dungeoneers would cover the biological; they were going Morbol hunting!

In addition to the gate, matters of protection were important. While the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, or whatever that group was going by since they closed shop, had fancy Thavnairian sourced warding scales made from a Firstbrood dragon, the Dungeoneers were less resource heavy; though Cassia did offer to try and get a Warding Scale for them. To this effort, the team came up with a less well crafted but still effective design, utilizing dragon scales of an older creature, combined with the aetheric density metal of some Allagan space tek. With these sources combined, they hoped to match the aetheric resistance of the Warding Scale itself. It would just require a short jaunt to the moon, to gather some unharvested Allagan tek. Easy! Totally.

Morbol hunting proved.... Actually not too bad. A team of Dungeoneers set out to the Shroud, equipped with some tranquilizer serum and a net. With some well placed shooting, and spellwork, the Dungeoneers managed to subdue the Morbol quickly, and no one even got breathed on. Although Arae'sae did suffer a magical kickback, forcing him to shrink in size. It'll probably wear off soon.

The moon proved more of a challenge. While Osren, Anhe, and L'kahlee were able to use credentials to get the team access to the moon, though by more hitching a ride than direct use; concern for optics and the like. Still, the other team of Dungeoneers landed on the lunar surface and, after some freaking out by certain otherworldly team members, they were able to locate the Allagan wreck. With some careful avoidance of bots and a lot of searching, they managed to locate the aether antenna they sought, and spent the last of the bit chunking through the ship hull to gather the materials.

Now, armed with a morbol corpse, tek arches, and some warding materials, the Dungeoneers prepare for the next step of the job. Making a gate, and figuring out where to set the thing up!

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The Plundered Tavern will be moving locations, please stay tuned.

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Eye See You - Gaining Accreditation

Arriving in Azys Lla, the dungeoneers began their operation to retrieve the dragon’s eyes from its hidden location within the floating islands. Armed with the publicly available information on Azys Lla and a red goo filled gem capable of serving as a compass, the dungeoneers set out.

Following the strange compass, which seemed to pull and twist in various directions, the dungeoneers were lead across the initial isle of Azys Lla and then into the sky on a floating island; thankfully most everyone had brought with them a mount capable of flight, or they possessed magical ability to jump at extreme rates in Fiona’s case. Despite a small altercation on the floating island with a horde of magitek bots infuriated at their grass being stepped on, the dungeoneers arrived at a large building mostly unscathed. The red goo compass pointed towards the building, even as the dungeoneers circled it, affirming that their target eye was located inside.

Upon interacting with the door panel, the dungeoneers, by way of Arae’sae translating Allagan to the team, learned that they had arrived at the research facility of Esbeth Manarin, self-stated premier research of meracydian genetics. Much of the information revealed itself to the dungeoneers through, what was later affirmed to be, vocal recordings left by Esbeth millennium ago. The dungeoneers managed to learn that Esbeth held little regard for non-researchers, most other researchers, and most of all Halcyon Silverwing, another premier Allagan research on dragons from the dungeoneer’s previous work. Esbeth did however hold a soft spot for media personnel, which the dungeoneers discovered as they created fake journals to report to, asking for entrance to the facility for an interview. Despite numerous attempts and angles, Esbeth’s recordings continued to show a reticence to allow entry to anyone not helping further her research or not cleaning up the place.

Accepting the main doorway wouldn’t get them anywhere without some documentation to fulfill one of those two requirements, the dungeoneers moved to try the service entrance. The service entrance proved to be very well guarded, as Seele’s attempts to cut through the door and Silene’s attempts to burn it down ended only with a volley of laser fire nearly put Seele in the dirt. The attempts, and subsequent urge to protect their companion from home defense turrets, resulted in the entrance being damaged beyond use.

Returning to base camp, the dungeoneers poured over the maps of the area, trying to decipher how to gain access to the Manarin research facility. Isolating two options before them, the dungeoneers elected to gain identification as cleaning services rather than try to become false academics of the dead empire. With their path chosen, the dungeoneers made their way off towards the Staff Barracks to the far south-east of the floating islands.

Having to pass beyond the central flagship of Azys Lla, the dungeoneers split their party. Some electing to fly high, avoiding the lower concentration of poisonous gas clouds that clung below the ship, and some electing to don gas covers and brave the clouds rather than what may lay active of the ship. Most made it through without incident, but Nuellea proved capable of alerting the ship defense systems which quickly shot her off of her mount. Falling past most of her allies, Silene, Arae’sae, and Cirina managed to work together to catch Nuellea before she had fallen too far from reach.

Recovered and alight once more, the dungeoneers landed outside of the Staff Barracks, encountering another gate that looked more daunting than the last by size alone. Learn that Allagan servant classes didn’t warrant much security, the dungeoneers easily opened the door and began searching the foyer area of the barracks with the brief warning from their various magics that something else had been through the place.

Proving a short search, Seele managed to gain access to a locker and its contents at the exact same time that Cirina thought to look up and locked eyes with a creature hiding in the ceiling. In a blur of motion the large, scaled creature slammed into Seele but was quickly wounded by unphased Nuellea and Cirina. Acting quickly the dungeoneers surrounded the creature and blocked off its route of escape. The creature released a sorrowful roar that drove the dungeoneers, especially the dragonblooded, to their knees; and managed to completely drive Silene out of his skin and into full dragon form. As the dungeoneers fell into action, Nuellea and Cirina comforting the emotional Silene, while Seele and Arae’sae battered and captured the scaled creature, the scene grew much calmer. Wounded and bound, the strange dragon-amalgam creature fell into slumber, and Silene was eventually able to recover his wits and Elezen form.

With an identification in hand from Seele’s brief locker foray, the team returned to base camp with their captive. They still need to figure out what to do with the creature, but they should at least have access to the lab at the moment.

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Eye See You - Briefing

The Drunk Dungeoneers gathered in the Plundered Tavern and were briefed on the details of their commencing contract.

They had been hired to retrieve a lost dragon eye currently held in Azys Lla for their client, the dragon who lost the eye. The eye was known to be in Azys Lla, though the exact nature of the building holding it is unknown, and the dragon is not capable of gaining access themselves. The client does not suspect anyone else knows about their lost eye, but given the spread of people coming and going from Azys Lla it is an understood risk.

The Dungeoneers will be expected to be prepared for combat, for dealing with Allagan tek, and for the bioweapon experiments free in Azys Lla.

Their next step will be to take a chartered airship to Azys Lla, and begin searching for the building containing the eye via the map provided by the client.

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Contract of Retrieval

On this day, 2nd Sun of the 5th Astral Moon, comes an anonymous client, henceforth known as “the client”, before the Drunk Dungeoneers, established and official Free Company of Eorzea under the sanction of the Immortal Flames Grand Company, to retrieve their lost eye, henceforth known as “the item”. Wherefore the client, upon signing this contract, shall find themselves bound to the duties enlisted of them herein.

The Drunk Dungeoneers enter upon this contract in the service of retrieval of the object described by the client as the item. To the best of their conjoined abilities, withstanding breaking legal or moral code, the Drunk Dungeoneers shall retrieve the item, and deliver it, within condition upon discovery, to the client. The Drunk Dungeoneers shall keep in contact of the client at a minimum of one correspondence per week in regards to the status of their work, including reports made available. If the discovery of the item shall find the truth of the item being in the possession of free-minded creatures, the Drunk Dungeoneers shall act as representatives of their client in the process of bartering for the item. Upon the delivery of the item shall the Drunk Dungeoneers be paid for their services in the full amount of their agreed upon rates of payment.

The Drunk Dungeoneers shall adhere to all requests herein as made by the client:

1. Do not rely on their presence to find the item. 2. Do not seek them out, but rather let them join the team on their own terms. 3. Do not harm the eye.

The client enters upon this contract in agreement to fund and pay for the services of the Drunk Dungeoneers until the fulfillment of services. The client shall supply the Drunk Dungeoneers with the required amount of alcohol for the duration of services, per this contract as 3 bottles of Sharlayan Brandy No. 45, 1 case of Ishgardian Merlot 6A 952, and a handle of Rockgut Limsan Rum along with a retainer to be held in amounts of 3,072,420 gil, through which workers shall be paid 12,232 gil per day. Any medical fees incurred by the Drunk Dungeoneers shall not be the burden of the client. Upon delivery of the item, the client shall pay to the Drunk Dungeoneers the full payment of service, per this contract as 2,354,972 gil. If the client seeks to terminate the contract at any point their previous retainers are non-refunded, and they shall pay a contract termination fee equal to one-quarter of their full payment of service.

Designated by signatures below, all parties enter into this agreement with full understanding of the terms and conditions of the service to be performed. Attempts to nullify this contract or ignore its terms shall be subject to legal action through the Court of Monetarists. If the client shall ignore the summons to court and the rightful sought of legal action by the Drunk Dungeoneers, physical means will be employed by the Drunk Dungeoneers to retrieve their dues as the contract agrees upon. All parties acknowledge their understanding of the Ul’dahn Education and Recovery Act of 1100, and agree to submit to an audit by Immortal Flame inspectors at request of the city-state of Ul’dah. Client recognizes that the Drunk Dungeoneers are not liable for damages incurred by the item after it is relinquished into the client’s care. Client recognizes that at any time the Drunk Dungeoneers may terminate the contract of service if they find the item to be too dangerous to release to the client, or find the client too annoying to continue working with.

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Day II

Part One

Ready for another day in Garlemald, the Dungeoneers set out with Seele at the lead in hopes of finding Adlai’s sister.

Initially learning of their being followed, but determining the source to be non-hostile, the Dungeoneers approach the walled facility. With some quick electrical work by the former Garlean conscripts, the team manages to enter the facility. The inside of the facility yard is found to be a chaotic mess of destruction and rogue experiments in locked battles.

Keeping hidden beneath the din of chaos, the Dungeoneers manage to sneak into the facility through a damaged wall that had previously been Seele’s escape route. Thankfully the years at war with Garlemald, and their Garlean guide, made it easy to read the signage of the facility, directing them to the administrative quarters. Approaching the door, which had been previously noted as open and occupied beyond, Seele was quickly taken hostage as a gun was produced by the figure behind the door.

Trying to keep the situation calm, and utterly failing, the gun went off into a ricochet around the room as the escaped lab Viera was knocked out cold by a defensive gesture gone awry, due to a hastened attempt as ending the situation as the hostage taker had been diagnosed with fluid in the lungs by Corvus. The sound of a collapsing body on the other side of the door altered the team that the person, now identified as Adlai’s sister Adrienn, had passed out.

With some quick healing and medical attention, Adrienn was resuscitated and prepared to be moved. The departure was interrupted by the sudden intrusion of a large, chocobo shaped, magitek suit. Attacking the Dungeoneers, the battle quickly went into action. Damage to the magitek plating revealed the creature to not be fully magitek, but rather a chocobo based experiment; much to L’eyline’s allergy’s regret. Programmed to detonate rather than be taken, the Dungeoneers moved to hide from the experiment’s range as it fell in battle; save for Rhys who almost didn’t make it away in time, until Ethalrin swooped in to kick the Viera Reaper out of harm’s way.

As the detonation light and sound cleared, Ethalrin was nowhere to be found, but Anhe noticed a roughly Highland sized hole in the ceiling. Spreading out, Nuellea and L’eyline’s keen eyes found Ethalrin face down in the snow a fair distance from the facility, being shaken by a small child.

Recovering enough to walk, thanks to magical healing, the two rejoined the Dungeoneers. The child introduced herself as Jennae Fulhim, which sparked a memory for some of the intelligence operatives of the group; Jennae was the six year old daughter of Rudius het Fulhim, the Minister of City Planning, and Grecia wir Fulhim, member of the royal family and outspoken populares.

Part Two

Heading out from the facility, the Dungeoneers resolved to get Adrienn back to the train car and regroup from there to find Adlai’s mother; which Adrienn had explained to be guarding a upper ranking Garlean couple and likely still with them.

Leaving the facility, the Dungeoneers came toe to toe with a racing brood of the roadster experiments, as seven of the creatures sped towards the group in haste. With some timing on the gate going wrong or right, depending on who is asked, four of the creatures managed to make it to the group but were quickly dispatched with some quick actions and impressive shots. Outside the facility the Dungeoneers opted to follow Jennae’s lead, hoping to find her family along the route back to the train car.

The problem was Jennae was lost, which Nuellea and Seele quickly identified. The wandering around the ruined city brought the team into a corridor seemingly set as a trap by bandits in waiting. Although the dungeoneers never got to see the bandits, as Kyojin’s keen eye picked the location of the apparent ringleader in hiding and opened fire, followed by L’eyline’s sniper shot striking the leader’s grenade belt, and then followed by Rhys’ voidsent bond going into a terrifying frenzy. After watching the short, but very violent display, in which one of the dungeoneers seemed to even shoot their own to prove a point, the now ex-bandits fled the area in mass.

Following the altercation to mass expedition, the Dungeoneers were surprised to find an Imperial Pilus standing behind them, somehow gone unnoticed. Unnervingly calm and warm, the Pilus asked the Dungeoneers if they had seen a young girl recently, and refused any answering of personal information such as names or the like. When warnings of being outnumbered arose, the Pilus responded with a fully believed lie about the area being rigged to explode at a moment’s notice. Further attempts at subduing the Pilus went just as poorly, as Charging Thunder managed to lasso the Pilus with an aetheric chain, and then was swiftly kicked into a wall along with her would-be protector Corvus.

When conversation brought up Adlai, who had been hiding around a corner with Anhe and Adrienn in defense, the Pilus’ mood changed to a more straight forward style. Learning that the Dungeoneers were comrades of Adlai’s, and his presence around the corner, the Pilus took off; only to be tackled by Seele in a confused act of defending their friend. Confirming some rising suspicions, the Pilus was revealed to be Adlai’s mother, Necia, and Jennae’s parents’ bodyguard.

After some negotiations, Necia agreed to meet the Dungeoneers back at their train car, after she took Jennae back to her parents. Back at the train car, Kyojin filled L’alor in as to the events of the mission day, and later confirmed her concern as Necia, along with her Garlean noble charges, arrived at the train car. One additional crime not making the matter any worse, the Dungeoneers agreed to take the Fulhim family along with Necia and Adrienn; Necia had explained that Adlai’s father and sister-in-law were in Kugane in hiding, and could be reached easily later.

With the mission complete, the Dungeoneers returned to Ul’dah with their Imperials and escaped lab experiment Viera in tow.

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Day I

Part One

The workers of the Drunk Dungeoneers gathered up in the Bottom of the Barrel tavern for briefing as to the nature of their coming three day contract. With a quick overview the team was briefed that the legal statement of the contract was the retrieval of a family heirloom lost by a Garlean family fleeing from the civil war and chaos, and informed that this was a short three-day contract. They were then informed that the actual contract was the retrieval of their own employee’s family, that of Adlai Mishra. His sister and mother were expected to be found in Garlemald proper, having refused evacuation offers in the past, while his father and sister-in-law are expected to have fled the nation to unknown areas.

Following the briefing, and some outfit adjustments to get better cold preparation, the team was aetherwarped into Garlemald, dropping into an occupied train station held by Maelstrom forward operative L’eyline Talyn. L’eyline gave the team a quick run down of their expected operation and the landscape around them, finding them to be in dangerous cold, surrounded by uncontrolled automatons, and with a desperate population doing their best to get by.

Ceruleum stores were noted to be the worst of the issues effecting the operation, so the party elected to search for supplies and survivors in the surrounding area. Going out into the cold, the party did a quick scout of the city immediately around them, finding a higher vantage point in a park to keep eye on the city.

Part of the group broke off in search of tracks that had been spotted, later identified to be that of a family with a small child, but were lost amongst the snow. Lacking to find an entrance to more underground areas of the city, the groups’ search efforts were cut short by a sudden hail of bullets. Most of the group were able to avoid the bullets, but many found themselves bearing shot wounds and left on the ground in pain, compounded moments later by revelation that the bullets had been poisoned as the victims began vomiting profusely. Thanks to the quick actions of the healers in the group the poisoned was cured, and the uninjured hurriedly gathered the wounded to find a better position safe from the gunshots, under the protection of cover fire by the ranged weapon bearers of the group.

Finding a building among the ruins to hide in, the group discussed their options. Whether to fight the attacker and risk being harmed, or return to the train and risk leading the attacker to there. In the end, following the revelation that the attacker was armed with a gatling gun and had some energy reserve akin to that of a monk of Rhalgr, but was not a hypertuned Garlean experiment, the group decided to fight back.

Taking up position with a vanguard in the streets and the rest in the building waiting to attack from the flank, they prepared. The misshapen and hulking monstrosity started moving down the street towards the party. An errant grenade colliding with a nearby building and descending over the fight zone.

Part Two

Rushing into the fray, the monster barreled through the defenses of the party, laying heavy fire upon them as the tide of battle quickly showed to be in its favor. Never ones to quit, the Dungeoneers kept their assault upon the monster. Joined by a surprise ally, a Viera yelling at the group to run, while throwing crystals at the beast. The crystals, proving to be some sort of deterrent, quickly become weapons to the Dungeoneers who charge at the creature with crystals and other similarly formed weapons. In a moment of intense battle, the creature’s machine arm, a gatling sniper rifle, is severed from its body as Kyojin falls limp the floor from their gun exploding.

After the beast flees, and the Dungeoneers recover the rage-fueled Charging Thunder who ran after it, the team regroups and returns to the train car. Within the car they debrief on what was just fought, and meet their new ally properly; Seele, who is an old associate of Adlai’s and apparent previous research subject at Adlai’s sister’s facility.

Ready and willing, Seele agrees to lead the Dungeoneers back to the facility, in order to help them find the sister.

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Contract of Retrieval

On this day, 2nd Sun of the 1st Astral Moon, comes Anonymous Donor, henceforth known as “the client”, before the Drunk Dungeoneers, established and official Free Company of Eorzea under the sanction of the Immortal Flames Grand Company, to retrieve Family Heirloom, henceforth known as “the item”. Wherefore the client, upon signing this contract, shall find themselves bound to the duties enlisted of them herein.

The Drunk Dungeoneers enter upon this contract in the service of retrieval of the object described by the client as the item. To the best of their conjoined abilities, withstanding breaking legal or moral code, the Drunk Dungeoneers shall retrieve the item, and deliver it, within condition upon discovery, to the client. The Drunk Dungeoneers shall keep in contact of the client at a minimum of one correspondence per week in regards to the status of their work, including reports made available. If the discovery of the item shall find the truth of the item being in the possession of free-minded creatures, the Drunk Dungeoneers shall act as representatives of their client in the process of bartering for the item. Upon the delivery of the item shall the Drunk Dungeoneers be paid for their services in the full amount of their agreed upon rates of payment.

The Drunk Dungeoneers shall adhere to all requests herein as made by the client:

1. Find the heirloom as described by the donor and return it to safety.

The client enters upon this contract in agreement to fund and pay for the services of the Drunk Dungeoneers until the fulfillment of services. The client shall supply the Drunk Dungeoneers with the required amount of alcohol for the duration of services, per this contract as 2 bottles of Premium Garlean Vodka along with a retainer to be held in amounts of 241,065 gil, through which workers shall be paid 12,745 gil per day. Any medical fees incurred by the Drunk Dungeoneers shall not be the burden of the client. Upon delivery of the item, the client shall pay to the Drunk Dungeoneers the full payment of service, per this contract as 1,492,739 gil. If the client seeks to terminate the contract at any point their previous retainers are non-refunded, and they shall pay a contract termination fee equal to one-quarter of their full payment of service.

Designated by signatures below, all parties enter into this agreement with full understanding of the terms and conditions of the service to be performed. Attempts to nullify this contract or ignore its terms shall be subject to legal action through the Court of Monetarists. If the client shall ignore the summons to court and the rightful sought of legal action by the Drunk Dungeoneers, physical means will be employed by the Drunk Dungeoneers to retrieve their dues as the contract agrees upon. All parties acknowledge their understanding of the Ul’dahn Education and Recovery Act of 1100, and agree to submit to an audit by Immortal Flame inspectors at request of the city-state of Ul’dah. Client recognizes that the Drunk Dungeoneers are not liable for damages incurred by the item after it is relinquished into the client’s care. Client recognizes that at any time the Drunk Dungeoneers may terminate the contract of service if they find the item to be too dangerous to release to the client, or find the client too annoying to continue working with.

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Careers

The Drunk Dungeoneers are always looking to expand their operations and contract base, and that means more employees to work. For any employment opportunities, submit a copy of the form below to our office in the Goblet (Ward 15, Plot 49) and have an appointment made to speak with a member of the Board.

Name: Desired Position:

Applicable Skills: Work History: Additional Comments:

Best Method of Contact:

Positions Director Head of a department and in charge of overseeing all personnel and operations within their department. Directors must be chosen by the Board and have extensive work history.

Contractor The people that actually work to get the treasure. A contractor may be a combat expert, an academic with a specific research focus, or someone that has extensive history dealing with ruins. Contractors should be people that feel ready for any challenge that can be thrown their way, and enjoy working as a part of a team.

Tavern Staff Staff that work at the Plundered Tavern directly, doing a variety of jobs; museum guard, mail carrier, or the most common work needed, staff for the Bottom of the Barrel bar! Tavern Staff need to be trustworthy and comfortable around intoxicated persons.

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OOC

If you’d like to join DD, feel free to reach out to us here or in-game; anyone with the FC tag can direct you to the right person to speak with.

You’re not required to join the FC to be part of DD! We operate out of a LS and discord, so you can stay in another FC if you’d like and still be considered a member. Joining the actual DD FC really only gets you access to make a room in the FC house, which you’re welcome to do!

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Crescent & Friends 8th Annual PUB CRAWL 🧊 Hot and Cold Edition 🔥

“Do you have a preference on weather? We're probably going to visit it at some point during Crescent & Friends' 8th Annual Pub Crawl! Call off the search for what to do on the weekend as we offer you a spooky good time! You and your friends are welcomed to join us for a variety of socializing, games, performances, and ridiculousness as we celebrate All Saints' Wake! If luck be on your side you may go home with more than just a hangover! ”

🎃🍺 MASTERLINK COMING SOON🍺🎃

Who: Those who dare to make the long trek! What: A journey through the wilds of Eorzea, stopping at each bar, dive, and tavern we pass. Immersion music will be played en route courtesy of our own DJ Rex (@ser-rex)! When: Saturday , October 23, 6:30PM ET (Savo starts the festivities with a mini-concert at 7, we move out after that!) Where:  Begin: Ishgard - Arc of the Worthy, near the aetheryte! Why: If you like to drink, schmooze, and travel this is the journey for you! If you’re on the shy side or don’t drink no problem!  We have tasty virgin drinks and we’ll fix you up with some great drinking buddies to ease you into the celebrations! Dress Theme: ALL SAINTS COSTUMES! Bring your best! There’s a contest! Poster by: @maelstromkit

Q: What FCs are collaborating on this event?

A: Crescent’s pub-crawls are all about community! We try to pack in as many folks as possible! The more the merrier! Our hosts this time are: @crescent-ffxiv @drunkdungeoneers-ffxiv @drunkenmoogle @redlanterns-ffxiv @aetherbound-institute Da Family (https://twitter.com/DaFamilyXIV) Abbiocco Fine Dining (https://abbiocco.carrd.co)

With entertainment by: @savothesewercat @luckysparrowffxiv @whitherwanderer

Q: Just -what- kinds of activities will we be doing at each stop?

A: At every stop we’ll enjoy a different sort of entertainment and chance to socialize. Make sure to check out the master-link above for all info! These include but are not limited to: -Trivia -Crescent's annual Creative Cursing Contest -Games -Performances -Prizes!

Q: If a patron comes late, how do they find you if you’re going to be moving?

A: You can either track us down along the path/stops or whisper one of our hosts! You can also /tell L’eyline Talyn, L’alor Nunh or Rastirah Kacha

★   Thank you for your help in spreading the word!  ★

[drunkdungeoneers-ffxiv]

The Rigging

With the capture mechanism designed and being fabricated, the Dungeoneers needed to outfit the Albion with rigging anchors for the mechanism to connect with. Syn’thiel and Constantine were given a bag of anchors, roughly fifteen, with a map of the ship to locate anchor points. They would board the ship and set the anchors, while L’alor remained outside to keep time for the pair and take them from the ship magickally if their window grew too close to the end before they had emerged.

Syn’thiel and Constantine boarded the vessel and began their inspection of the map, but suddenly felt the presence of another on the ship. In the lower desk they found a swabby, diligently mopping the pristine floors of the Albion. The swabby greeted them as new members of the crew, identifying Constantine as their new gunner and Syn’thiel as the underpriest of the ship, and took them on a brief tour. The two, unknowingly, found themselves under the spell, guided around a ship prepared to leave dock at any moment to Carteneau. Despite the spellwork, the mission of the anchor placing was still within their mind, allowing them to place a few during the tour.

Though Constantine’s vision flickered occasionally, his mind trying to subconsciously fight the spell, it wasn’t until on the top deck with the Priest that Syn’thiel broke through the spell, able to again recognize the ship as the wreck that it was. With Syn’thiel’s aid, Constantine was able to also release himself from the spell somewhat; though the ship showed true, only Syn’thiel was able to see the Priest of the ship for the truth, a ghost. The pair managed to place a few more anchors before leaving the top deck.

Called down to the Captain’s quarters, the pair met an issue between their true sight of the ship and the spellwork. The Captain’s door was locked, but the Captain was insisting the pair enter. The insistence grew to the point that Constantine was lifted from the ground and preparing to be smashed through the door, until Syn’thiel’s magick synced with that of the spellwork, gaining her mastery of the vessel. With the door opened and Constantine back on ground, the pair entered the quarters and were addressed by the Captain. With some information traded, and Syn’thiel learning that the Captain, Swabby, and Priest were all the same ghost, the pair was dismissed to get themselves settled with the engine.

While Constantine fell under the spellwork again, pulled to the engine room by intense intrigue, Syn’thiel’s magickal mind weaved the truth together. The ship, all of the Albion, was a mimic.

Thinking quickly and beguiling the spellbound Constantine, Syn’thiel was able to quickly dislodge the pair from the ship and place the remaining anchors with her connection to the magick. Free of the ship’s influence and off board, moments before the ship slipped back into the wind stream, the pair informed L’alor of the discovery.

Now the Dungeoneers must find how to deal with this massive mimic and complete their contract.

[drunkdungeoneers-ffxiv]

Zundu Zurprise

As the Dungeoneers gathered about their hired vessel to board the Albion once it emerged from the wind tunnel, so they could assess it for damages and needed repairs, they were struck by surprise! L’alor, Kyojin, and Nuellea were quickly knocked unconscious, leaving only L’eyline still cognizant to spot the Zundu ambushers.

While the ambushers fled with their quarry, L’eyline gave a hidden chase through the clouds. The Zundu deposited their victims inside the hanging cages beneath their city, and left a guard atop a Sanuwa to keep watch. L’eyline, quick on the draw, flew high above the guard and drop kicked him from above, nearly dislodging him from his mount. At a misunderstood threat from the Zundu, L’eyline snarked and the Zundu dropped the cage containing L’alor from its perch. L’eyline, miffed, attacked the Zundu and wrestled the staff from his grip and the Sanuwa from his hips, sending him to similarly plummet beneath the clouds.

While L’eyline saw to the guard, Kyojin and Nuellea drew their minds together to escape their imprisonment. After some initial climbing and poorly aimed high jumping, the two decided on a more explosive answer to their predicament. Nuellea stuck explosives from her arrows to the walls of the cage, while Kyojin aimed a powered spear thrust at them; unforunately, Kyojin slipped and missed the walls, instead setting the explosive off with her own body and gravely injuring herself.

The guard gone, the cage open, and L’alor assuring them of his wellbeing, the trio left the cage to return to their mission with a much more narrow window. Aboard the Albion they found much of the ship in disrepair. The hull was not sturdy enough to survive unassisted flight, the bow was barely holding it together, the fuel lines were largely empty, and the controls board had been mostly damaged. While discussing plans of how to repair the ship for flight or alternate methods of delivery, L’eyline was struck by the sudden realization that they needed to leave immediately. The other two on her insistence, everyone got out of the ship just in time for it to rocket into the wind tunnel, and for them to learn that their hired vessel had been blaring the horn at them for ten ticks, despite them not hearing anything within.

Knowing the damages, and the fuel type thanks to Nuellea’s sharp eyes, the team has hatched a plan to capture the ship and dislodge it from the wind tunnel. The plans will be worked on over the week and they’ll see where they stand with it come the next emergence from the wind tunnel

[drunkdungeoneers-ffxiv]

Sky Hunt

Armed with an approximately working locator compass, a description of the Albion, and a hired airship at an Ishgardian dock, the Drunk Dungeoneers set off into the Sea of Clouds in search for their target.

With L’alor at the bow, doing his best to use the locator compass and discern the direction of the Albion, it was left to L’eyline, Nuellea, and Varaelian to try and physically spot the vessel among the clouds. The trio met with difficulty at first, as the compass didn’t prove to be nearly as accurate as hoped. Dance troupes of Vundu and retainers hard at work greeted them for the most part, offering passing pleasantries or rude gestures at one occasion. An odd, and unruly, school of cloudkin fish that sought to continually attack the treasure hunters persisted for most of the flight. Eventually though, the team managed to finally get eyes on the Albion and guide their hired airship to its side.

Aboard the wrecked ship, the Dungeoneers found the result of years of an airship being adrift among the clouds. Creaky boards, barnacle encrusted walls, and many doors rusted shut. Through some searching they managed to discern that some of the crew had escaped in a lifeboat. Before they could find more though, Varaelian detected a coming shift in the aether, quickly ushering the Dungeoneers off the ship moments before it entered a wind aether slipstream and tore away at a breakneck speed. Thankfully they had managed to place a tracking beacon upon the ship.

They’d found the Albion and learned of a new challenge regarding its salvaging, the dangerously speeding aetherstream it seemed to be caught in.

[drunkdungeoneers-ffxiv]

Research

The Twelve Oak’s Library was kind enough to gather together as many copies of flight tower log books for the Dungeoneers to comb through for information. With a long night of reading, verifying, and studying, the Dungeoneers were able to learn much about their vessel The Sorrow.

The Dungeoneers were able to learn that their ship had been outfitted with military grade strappings, was given additional load support, was loaded with explosives, had been fueled enough for a one-way trip, was given salt-resistant coating, was captained V’turren Tia, set off from above Limsa Lominsa, was outfitted with a special weapon system designed for area of denial attacks, had its crew swapped at the last moment before take off, was sighted east of Ishgard, was built by the Rumbling Thunder shipwright company of La Noscea, was purchased by the Maelstrom, was of size for a 24 man crew and could carry 36 additional people, was properly named Albion, was painted black with a single blue light off the port bow, but was originally painted red, had two gilded lions at the front, had a cargo manifest listing Allagan and Garlean tech, was using a prototype engine, was still in Eorzea, had 3 port and starboard cannons with 1 forward cannon, the fittings and upgrades had been very expensive, the officer crew was staffed with 10 people, and it was last sighted by a small Ishgardian patrol before a dragon attack.

Corroborating this information with Maelstrom Command, the Dungeoneers were able to receive a mostly working locator device that had been honed approximately to the Albion’s tracking code, and given the knowledge that the ship had been lost on a transport run to Carteneau during the Battle of Carteneau.

With their knowledge and wonky compass, the Dungeoneers set off in search of Albion. 

[drunkdungeoneers-ffxiv]

Briefing

The Drunk Dungeoneers gathered within the Plundered Tavern, at the Bottom of the Barrel to discuss the newest contract the company had been hired for. The company had been hired to track down any information regarding a lost airship designated as “The Sorrow” in records. With terribly few details provided for the crew, they would need to scour even more records to find mention of the ship, and also then use this information to physically find the ship, if possible. The client was able to provide them with a logbook mentioning the ship and its noted trajectory at the time of sighting. No other information was provided to the team.

With little to go off of, but a business built of the idea of finding that which may not exist, the Dungeoneers set off to the libraries in hopes of finding records to provided pieces for their puzzle.

[drunkdungeoneers-ffxiv]

Contract of Service

On this day, First sun of the Third Astral Moon, comes Ul’dah Museum of Aeronautical History, henceforth known as “the client”, before the Drunk Dungeoneers, established and official Free Company of Eorzea under the sanction of the Immortal Flames Grand Company, to perform the act of salvage of the lost vessel designate “The Sorrow”, henceforth known as “the job”. Wherefore the client, upon signing this contract, shall find themselves bound to the duties enlisted of them herein.

The Drunk Dungeoneers enter upon this contract to fulfill the job as described by the client. To the best of their conjoined abilities, withstanding breaking legal or moral code, the Drunk Dungeoneers shall complete the job for the client. The Drunk Dungeoneers shall keep in contact of the client at a minimum of one correspondence per week in regards to the status of their work, including reports made available. If performance of the job is found to require intervention of or communication with free-minded creatures, the Drunk Dungeoneers shall act as representatives of their client. Upon the completion of the job shall the Drunk Dungeoneers be paid for their services in the full amount of their agreed upon rates of payment.

The Drunk Dungeoneers shall adhere to all requests herein as made by the client:

1. The main objective will be the recovery of “The Sorrow” and bringing it to Ul’dah. 2. The secondary objective will be to archive as much information about “The Sorrow” as possible for records.

The client enters upon this contract in agreement to fund and pay for the services of the Drunk Dungeoneers until the fulfillment of services. The client shall supply the Drunk Dungeoneers with the required amount of alcohol for the duration of services, per this contract as 9 bottles of Thanalan Whiskey along with a retainer to be held in amounts of 2,845,762 gil, through which workers shall be paid 1,563 gil per day. Any medical fees incurred by the Drunk Dungeoneers shall not be the burden of the client. Upon completion of the job, the client shall pay to the Drunk Dungeoneers the full payment of service, per this contract as 15,062,856 gil. If the client seeks to terminate the contract at any point their previous retainers are non-refunded, and they shall pay a contract termination fee equal to one-quarter of their full payment of service.

Designated by signatures below, all parties enter into this agreement with full understanding of the terms and conditions of the service to be performed. Attempts to nullify this contract or ignore its terms shall be subject to legal action through the Court of Monetarists. If the client shall ignore the summons to court and the rightful sought of legal action by the Drunk Dungeoneers, physical means will be employed by the Drunk Dungeoneers to retrieve their dues as the contract agrees upon. All parties acknowledge their understanding of the Ul’dahn Education and Recovery Act of 1100, and agree to submit to an audit by Immortal Flame inspectors at request of the city-state of Ul’dah. Client recognizes that the Drunk Dungeoneers are not liable for damages incurred by the item after it is relinquished into the client’s care. Client recognizes that at any time the Drunk Dungeoneers may terminate the contract of service if they find the item to be too dangerous to release to the client, or find the client too annoying to continue working with.