So this is the mystery thatās been boggling me: Why is Jannequinard de Durendaire a viscount (as numerous NPCs constantly remind us?)
It would make sense if the Count de Durendaireās eldest son received the courtesy title of Viscount, but Jannequinard is the second son. ?????
I decided to delve into this mystery and related questions about the Ishgardian nobility. My take on the situation is under the cut (with minor spoilers for various Heavensward quests, but no big story spoilers.)
This old post got a few reblogs recently, so if you are right now out there wondering WTF viscount, you might be interested inĀ āTitles, Names, and Forms of Addressā, a lore compilation I did subsequently!
The Tumblr post with it is here for ease of reblogginā.
Also, given that the above post is old, thereās some obviated lore (I wrote it before Encyclopedia Eorzea I came out, I believe). Itās since become clear that Grinnaux is a nephew of the current Count de Dzemael, for example, and I think Baron Thievenaux has been retconned.
Ā Some say 13 is a number of bad luck, and after struggling to get this moonās publication out the door, Iām inclined to start believing it. I wonāt bore you with the details, but rest assured we have fixed what needs to be fixed and will continue on as we have for the past 13 moons, albeit perhaps a sun later than normal. Iāve been told itās fashionable to be late, but I feel a need to apologise a couple of dozen times before I feel completely comfortable again though my staff will roll their eyes so vigorously if I do that I fear they might lose balance. Instead, Iām going to do some mysterious foreshadowing by saying we might have something extra in the works to make up for it, something special. Until then, I hope you enjoy this issue as much as the others, and have a good sun!
Signed, Editor-in-Chief Charlette Bellamy
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OOC Information
WARK! is an in-character magazine created by Chocobo Dreams on the Crystal DC.
The magazine is available for free at the different adventure guilds, books stores, and libraries. If you would like a feature in the magazine donāt hesitate to contact us on Tumblr or Discord on Djill#8950
Any support is greatly appreciated. If you like what we do, then donāt forget to like and re-blog!
Here are some tags to hopefully help spread the word: @mooglemeetĀ @balmungroleplayers @balmungrpĀ @crystal-rp-ffxiv @ffxiv-crystal-rp
ā³ PROVISIONS
rations for themselves | rations for others | fork | knife | spoon | serving utensils | pot/pan | water | alcoholic beverage | non-alcoholic beverage | pet food | drugs | sweets | coffee | tea
ā³ PERSONAL
small amount of money | large amount of money | map | soap | comb | brush | cosmetics | hair ties | hair product | journal | razor | nail clipper | religious paraphernalia | tent | sleeping bag | blanket | pillow | sentimental item | comfort object | musical instrument(s) | toys | eyewear | identification | important document(s) | torch | books | plant | cigarettes
TAGGED BY: @elegant-etienne
TAGGING: Open tag! Steal it if you like, and please do tag me back so I can see what you wrote!
Comments:
Rosaire OWNS and uses many many of these things, like āhair productā and āteaā, but he carries little with him, since he rarely strays that far from his well-appointed home.
1Rosaire, who in fashion is a conservative Ishgardian, may have a different idea of ācasual clothesā than some other Eorzeans.
World Visitās here! Iām working on preparing the next Cathedral Chats and the promised Growersā Conference for Greening Coerthas as planned (hopefully both in May, maybe late), and I look forward to minglinā with all you Crystal folk.
I do have a depressing confession to make, though.
For quite some time now -- maybe as early as 4.1, though maybe even with portents in late Heavensward -- Iāve not been feeling great about the direction FFXIV is turning, while at the same time I was struggling to sustain RP though 2018. I was expecting that the Starlight Feast in Ala Mhigo would be my last event and that Iād wind down Greening Coerthas after that. However, the announcement of Ishgard reconstruction and farming at November FanFest re-energized me, and I was excited for Shadowbringers.
Since then, all the news has been bad, and now the trends look even worse than I had been fearing before. Having taken the past few months to brood and reflect, Iām pretty sure now that FFXIV is becoming -- perhaps has already become -- a game that isnāt enjoyable for me. Aesthetics, story, lore, progression have all drifted away from what attracted me to the game back in 2.5. Doesnāt mean I think theyāre now bad -- I know my preferences will put me in a teeny minority of the players for any game -- but theyāre not for me, to the point that the little niche my tiny minority enjoyed doesnāt really exist anymore.
Iām so heartbroken. I loved this game. Iām grieving the loss heavily.
Iām not quite quitting, though. I still plan to get and play the beginning of Shadowbringers -- solely for Ishgard reconstruction and farming, hah -- and then probably at the end of 2019 evaluate if I should continue. So, like I mentioned: Cathedral Chats and the Growersā Conference will still happen (though I may reduce the number of planned Chats to give myself less stress and workload), and my characters will still be around to RP with. And Iād love to meet ānā chat with all of you, including new people from Crystal! Every time I take a character out for a spin it makes me really happy. But Iām not sure I can in good conscience commit to long-term plot arcs anymore, nor is it really practicable for me to be deep in event-running when a lot of days I canāt even log in without dread and disappointment.
My heart is heavy, and Iāll be grieving for a long time. But, having gotten a head start on that grieving process, I can also look back at some of the memories with joy and pride. (Such pride! I think Iāve done some of my lifeās best writing so far for Rosaire.) What a wonderful time itās been. I only wish it could be longer -- and perhaps it could still be, if the course of the game changes someday in the future and the things that once drew me in come back.
But for now I plan to pull back and put more energy into work, art, and other RP. You can still reach me by Tumblr and by Discord (send me a Tumblr message if youād like to be Discord friends!) to arrange RP or just say hello! I also expect to continue maintaining my lore compilations at least through the end of this year, and I plan to keep them up forever, so donāt worry about those disappearing.
Thank you for being great RP partners, friends, and neighbors. Even if it ends up shorter than I could wish, our time togetherās been an incredible, splendid gift.
The Alpine Greening Institute hopes you shall stop by our humble Coerthan farm stand when we next visit our friends at Idyllshireās Greengrub Mudplots with a selection of produce, food, and drinks for sale and trade, from the 7th to the 9th bell past noon!
Ā Ā Ā Ā Wherever our stand travels across Eorzea, vendors of all stripes are ever welcome to join us for market day and to open their own stalls alongside.
Ā Ā Ā Our stand has been opening once a fortnight, alternating between early and late times. For the latest word of our standās next date and location, pray follow our postings here.
The Ashen Enclave Presents: The Spring Childrenās Festival!
Where: The Ashen Clinic: The Goblet - Ward 9 Plot 35
When: May 11th - 8 PM EDT
Server: Balmung - Crystal
Admission: Free (Donations Accepted)
The Ashen Enclave is proud to announce the first of hopefully many Childrens Festivals. Doctor Ferdillaix Tristelle of pediatrics will be hosting a festival celebrating spring, and featuring child and family friendly activities!
Help us bring this vibrant event to life! If you are interested in helping organize, assist, and offer you or your FCās talents to this event in anyway please join the event discord @ https://discord.gg/H7Rvfzq. Weāre looking for activity booths, storytimes, performers, and food vendors!
[We hope to have this event ready by May after the making of the Crystal Datacenter! Meaning off world RPers are more than welcome to, and encouraged, participate in the planning, and even participation when the time comes! If youāve any questions please ask me in a DM here, Mandalina Bouchard/Ferdillaix Tristelle IG, or in the event discord!]
((To celebrate our 12th issue weāll be having two Mog Station giveaways. Info on how to participate can be found below the cover image))
Well, this is a special one. Twelve moons ago Qātalhdi, Yādhin and I begun this little publication with just the small, naive hope of spreading grand tales, lost stories and new legends to the rest of Eorzea. And every moon since, weāve done our best, beside the many contributors weāve had the great pleasure of meeting along the way, to make good on that dream. And what a dream itās been, not just because (if I may be so bold) itās quite the accomplishment, but because itās brought us all of you, dear readers. And to thank you, weāve made this issue a little special and will be running an event to celebrate Warkās first anniversary. Our first full year of publication! May we have many more together in the future.Ā
Signed, Editor-in-Chief Charlette Bellamy
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Celebration Giveaways
We have not one, but two giveaways to celebrate 12 issues of WARK! Magazine!
IC: Distribution Raffle
Prize: 15 USD of Mog Station Goodies of your choice
Come and pick up a free issue of WARK! Magazine in-character at the Chocobokeep in Ulādah on April the 20th between 6 and 8 PM EDT and you can join the free raffle for the above prize. Check this post for more details.
OOC: Re-blogs
Prize: 15 USD worth of Mog Station Goodies of your choice
Share the fun by re-blogging this post on Tumblr, and oneĀ re-blogger will be randomly chosen on the first of May to win the above mentioned prize.Ā
Only one re-blog per account counts towards this giveaway, and only the re-blogs from before the first of May will be counted. Make sure you have your inbox open so you can receive your prize. If you donāt reply within one week, we will randomize another winner.
OOC Information
WARK! is an in-character magazine created by Chocobo Dreams on Balmung and will be expanding to the Crystal DC once it is up and running.
The magazine is available for free at the different adventure guilds, books stores, and libraries. If you would like a feature in the magazine donāt hesitate to contact us on Tumblr or Discord on Djill#8950
Any support is greatly appreciated. If you like what we do, then donāt forget to like and re-blog!
Here are some tags to hopefully help spread the word: @mooglemeet @balmungrpcalendar @balmungroleplayers @ffxiv-balmung-rp @crystal-rp-ffxiv
The Alpine Greening Institute hopes you shall stop by our humble Coerthan farm stand when it visits Fallgourd Float in the North Shroud, from the 2nd to the 4th bell past noon, to browse our selection of seasonal produce, food, and drinks!
Ā Ā Ā Ā Wherever our stand travels across Eorzea, vendors of all stripes are ever welcome to join us for market day and to open their own stalls alongside.
Ā Ā Ā Our stand has been opening once a fortnight, alternating between early and late times. For the latest word of our standās next date and location, pray follow our postings here.
A really interesting prompt for ranking characters by an attribute meme!
In some sense, Rosaire would be the best at apologizing. He is eloquent, skillful at expressing empathy and soothing feelings with understanding and humble words. And itās because heās a silver-tongued manipulator whoās cultivated the skill of āapologizingā as a means to an end. He will, most likely, never apologize sincerely for anything, because in his mind heās always right. (Heās improving, but weāre still working our way from āearth-shatteringly enormous hubrisā to āmassively inflated arroganceā, so itāll be a bit.)
As far as apologies that are sincere and well-expressed, Iād say:
Gentle Valroitās problem is more likely to be apologizing when he wasnāt in the wrong.
Kharadai has the easiest time admitting he was or did wrong, and easily apologizes without resentment. But he might be a little flat and direct, as if expecting the same dispassion from the other person, so it may not go over as well.
Denisot is quite proud, but he knows how to apologize to placate a client, and if realized he was really in the wrong, heād be mortified and want to make amends.
Mrhaelās a bit gruff and holds grudges, but heād apologize if he though the other person would take it well and they could then drop it.
Hyacinthe is the best, Iām pretty sure, even if heās massively out of practice and has Feelings and Issues surrounding it. Heās actually been trained! The rest havenāt and are waay behind him in a cluster of amateurs:
Rosaireās an amateur, but not totally terrible. He has some musical training, but not in voice.
Valroit probably isnāt completely terrible, but definitely an amateur.
Denisot has no training at all but isnāt awful either.
Kharadai has some training in singing as part of ritual practices, but he doesnāt like to draw attention, so he hasnāt practiced much.
Mrhael is probably just bad.
Cooking:
Denisot, obviously, as an actual Ishgardian master culinarian. The rest are at best home cooks:
Kharadai is competent with simple Xaela cooking.
Mrhael is on the road a lot but has learned how to make camp food pretty decent.
Valroit is around a stereotypical ābachelorā or āundergrad studentā skill level (you know āYou know how it is with spaghettiā meme? thatās canonically Valroit) but has been improving since marriage. Yes, he married into a noble house and so doesnāt have to cook, but Perrine has an interest in cooking so they practice together.
Rosaire can boil things in a pot (but hasnāt in about 25 years). That said, he loves to eat food, so his food knowledge would give him an advantage if he ever ends up in the kitchen again.
Hyacinthe can boil things in a pot, but without that advantage.
The Alpine Greening Institute hopes you shall stop by our humble Coerthan farm stand at its next opening at Saint Reinetteās Forum in the Foundation of Ishgard, from the 7th to the 9th bell past noon, to browse our selection of seasonal produce, food, and drinks!
Ā Ā Ā Ā Wherever our stand travels across Eorzea, vendors of all stripes are ever welcome to join us for market day and to open their own stalls alongside.
Ā Ā Ā Our stand has been opening once a fortnight, alternating between early and late times. For the latest word of our standās next date and location, pray follow our postings here.
The Ashen Apron: Introduction to Culinary Basics II
Where: Ā The Ashen Clinic: The Goblet - Ward 9 Plot 35 - Room #28
When: Thursday, March 28th, 8:30PM EDT
Server: Balmung
Admission: Free (donations welcome)
The Ashen Enclave is pleased to announce the second of itās Holistic Wellness Workshops and Seminars!
Director Leandre Mercier and Liaison Abelaire Cygnnoire will be co-leading a hands-on exhibition focused on the basics of the culinary arts for those with limited time and resources in mind. No prior experience required~
All participants will be encouraged to work alongside the instructors and create their own dishes: this time a hearty stew that can be made equally as easily over campfire or stovetop alike, certain to impress oneās adventuring companions!
All ingredients and resources will be provided by the Enclave, we truly hope to see you in attendance!
( Many thanks to @etani-a for the lovely banner!
@balmungrpcalendar , @balmungrp, @ffxiv-balmung-rp~
Any questions or suggestions for future workshops can be directed over tumblr, or to: Ā snarksnomy#5640 or math#1313 on discord! )
The Alpine Greening Institute hopes you shall stop by our humble Coerthan farm stand at its next opening at Revenantās Toll, from the 2nd to the 4th bell past noon, to browse our selection of seasonal produce, food, and drinks!
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Wherever our stand travels across Eorzea, vendors of all stripes are ever welcome to join us for market day and to open their own stalls alongside.
Ā Ā Ā Ā For at least the rest of the moon, our stand shall open once a fortnight, alternating between early and late times. For the latest word of our standās next date and location, pray follow our postings here.
Another moon, another issue and itās still just as good to have you back dreamers and readers. With the turning of the seasons and the coming of brighter days and shorter nights, inspiration is in the air! Little Ladiesā Day has come around and I hope weāve all taken the time to find the princess or seneschal that lives within us. Or helped someone else find theirs, just like all of us at WARK! hope we do with every issue. So don the new flower-crowns and spread confidence, bravery and that little spark of imagination. After all thereād be no WARK! without it.
Signed, Ā Editor-in-Chief Ā Charlette Bellamy
Click >>here<< to enjoy the full issue
OOC Information
WARK! is an in-character magazine created by Chocobo Dreams on Balmung and will be expanding to the Crystal DC once it is up and running.
The magazine is available for free at the different adventure guilds, books stores, and libraries. If you would like a feature in the magazine donāt hesitate to contact us on Tumblr or Discord on Djill#8950
Any support is greatly appreciated. If you like what we do, then donāt forget to like and reblog!
Here are some tags to hopefully help spread the word: @mooglemeet @balmungrpcalendar @balmungroleplayers @ffxiv-balmung-rp @crystal-rp-ffxiv
Thank you so much to those who came by Cathedral Chats tonight!!! I hope it gave your character some interesting tidbits to think about, and I hope you had a good time despite my slowness and general disorganization!
Iāll be editing and posting up a log of the event in the next few days, grouping questions and answers together and trimming out chatter. If you would like to be omitted from the public log for any reason, please just let me know and Iāll make it happen!
Our hope is that next Chat will be after World Visit so that anyone from Crystal can come by, so itāll be at least 1.5 months, maybe longer.
... also, if anyone has a screenshot from event and would like to donate it to me I would deeply appreciate it because I took a metric zero of them. because thats what I always do.
