Events
| JANUARY | Melding with Materia: It's Elemental! | A small party held in the Rainbow Oasis in Kujata, doubling as a recruitment drive on the eve of the launch of the Materia DC. |
| FEBRUARY | Valentione's at the Beach | A party aimed to have people mingle, meet others, and make memories on the beautiful shores of Costa del Sol. |
| MARCH | Fullflower Honey Farm Tours | Promoting the ever celebrated Fullflower Honey Farm through a little picnic and tour. |
| APRIL | Evening under the Stars | A beautiful meteor shower is said to happen that night, and Lesalia has convinced the Astrologians at the Observatorium to open the telescope to the public! |
| MAY | The RP FC Faire | A gathering of various Roleplay Free Companies, hosted by Asia Pacific Roleplayers. |
| JUNE | Hello World | A Pride-themed speed meet to commemorate the first Pride Month on Materia. |
| OCTOBER | Metamorphosis | An All Saints Wake roleplay party and glamour contest. |
Melding with Materia: It's Elemantal!
As one last hurrah, the members of the Crown of Lesalia hosted a party that also doubled as a recruitment event on the eve of the great Materia Exodus. There were games, prizes and performances- as well as a mysterious meowing that caused a little bit of distraction!
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Valentione's at the Beach
Docked on the small pier of Costa Del Sol, a small Hingan Ship has arrived with a small crowd of people who have begun setting up festive decorations on one of the larger sandbanks just off the shore. With food, drinks and party favours
to spare, the members of Crown of Lesalia hurriedly make preparations to throw a party on the beaches of
Costa del Sol for the people of Eorzea.
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Fullflower Honey Farm Tour
As a thank you for lending aid to the Lesaila's dasher situation we set out to offer our services in promoting the ever celebrated Fullflower Honey Farm and what better way then to throw on a little picnic and tour? That's exactly what we did. We dressed in some appropriately honey themed attire and got to work.The turnout was wonderful from both staff and visitors alike. The members of Lesalia handed out a variety of free samples to promote the farm's delicious product and offered guests a chance to harvest their very own honey-- which was met with admirable curiosity and interest. Honey themed prizes were given out to the successful parties, including the lucky recipient of a very special minion. Many hats and flowers were also gifted to those that participated and donated generously.It gets better though, after the tours a handful of guests made an array of purchases, however most importantly, much social fun was had by all involved, even a whiff of love was in the air to an exceptionally lucky pair. All in all, another successful endeavor for the Crown of Lesalia!
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Evening under the Stars
A beautiful meteor shower is said to happen that night, and Lesalia has convinced the Astrologians at the First Dicasterial Observatorium of Aetherial and Astrological Phenomena that having the tower open to the public would be a great idea!Far up in the snow-covered lands of Coerthas, The Crown of Lesalia put on a little shindig to celebrate and witness a star shower at The Observatorium. As an added bonus, our resident bard A'yanthi was also celebrated, as a sample of her new song was handed out. Guests were also treated to hot drinks and snacks, beautiful music and conversation.Even a snowball fight transpired between Alda, Chant, Max and V'nyx. Twas a more quiet event as many adventurers were off tying loose ends before the shift on the horizon transpires. That aside we had a few late night visitors whom were treated to a private show as the stars rained above. Others were off on their own little soirees about the complex celebrating in thier own ways, maybe a little too much drink involved, but all and all another successful event for The Crown of Lesalia.
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The RP FC Faire
The Asia Pacific Roleplay Community hosted a RP FC Faire for the various groups of roleplay free companies to come together and spruik their communities to more people.
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Hello World: A Pride-themed Speed Meet
To commemorate Materia's first Pride Month, the Crown of Lesalia is hosting a speed-meet! If you've ever been too shy to make new connections or don't know where to start, this is the perfect place for you. Come and get to know other queer folk in a safe and positive environment on a day of celebration!And who knows! Perhaps you'll have found some new friends to walk along side at the Materia Pride March!
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Metamorphosis
The Crown of Lesalia has decided to bring the delightful Eorzean tradition of All Saint's Wake to Hinganshi! Join the court on Sunday, October 30 from 3:00PM to 6:00PM (AEDT) for some revelry and mischief. Guests were invited to come dressed in costume and enjoy some fun games, refreshments, and great company. There were also party games to win fun little trinkets and prizes culminating in the Metamorphosis glamour contest.
| Drinks | |
|---|---|
| Demon's Blood | A cinnamon roasted cider, bubbled and warmed over for your enjoyment with just enough of a kick to give you that feindish feeling. |
| Purified Void Essence | Essence from the void distilled down to a consumable form. Mostly safe for consumption, with minimal side effects. |
| Cursed Jug of Ichor | As it says on the menu. The flavour is inscrutable. |
| Food | |
|---|---|
| Moogle Pom Pie | Does it contain moogles, or is it made by moogles? Our lawyers asked us not to comment. |
| Fungar Mutagens | Delicious globs safely plucked by only the bravest of bards at first morning light. |
| Stewed Goobue Guts | The most flavourful part of the goobue, along with a bit of its last meal, made into a delicious stew. |
| Haunted Crab Bake | Ghostly crabs sautéed and freshly baked in a fried dough hole with mixed veggies. |
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FC Adventures
| FEBRUARY | ||
|---|---|---|
| "Why the Stag?" | Company Lore | Aringrimr gifts all new recruits to Lesalia with a tamed Antelope. What have people heard about the origins of this unusual gift? |
| La Noscean Beach Party | Meetup | The Court unwinds on a beautiful private beach in La Noscea. |
| Valentiones' Cupids | Company Lore | Lesalia has been contacted by the esteemed House Valentione of Ishgard to help spread the wonderful celebration of love! |
| A Visit to Hyrstmill | Meetup | The Court meets up at the village of Hyrstmill to seek out healers who can shed some light on the strange behaviour of their birds. |
| Good for the Gander | Company Lore | Something has come over the silver sparrows of Lesalia! Strange erratic behaviour has lead to Lesalia & her courtiers to find out what's wrong with their feathered friends. |
| Unwinding | Meetup | As an exercise in camaraderie, Arin books a bar for everyone to chill out in tonight, only to have some interesting outcomes. |
"Why the Stag?"
As new members of Lesalia receive their welcome packages, many of you would have definitely noticed that Arin has bequeathed you... an antelope stag? The small heard doesn't seem to have been domesticated but are trained nonetheless. Rumours have been floating around Lesalia for years as to why and how, but your quirky proprietor has never so much as said a word about it.
A'yanthi, one of Lesalia's Jewels, shares the story she had heard about their mysterious origin...
Deep in the forests of the Black Shroud, far away from prying eyes, dwelt a living legend: the god of the antelopes, the first and the greatest of its kind. Big as a house, with a shimmering silver pelt and horns of purest gold, the majestic antelope god would very understandably avoid mankind at all costs. This simple approach worked for many years, with the god living in the wide expanse of lush, untouched forest and never straying too near to the villages. Wherever it went, new antelopes sprung into existence as if by magic, and antelopes themselves, unseen before in the Shroud, soon became a vital part of its fauna.However, as time went on, mankind encroached more and more into the god's sacred territory, and after the Calamity, the woods teemed with poachers and other ne'er-do-wells. Although the antelope god was wise and adept at not drawing attention to itself, even as big as it was, it could not escape notice forever. One day, it arrived at a favorite watering hole to find a group of poachers filling their canteens in the selfsame water. At the sight of the towering antelope god, the poachers were filled with greed; calling upon their allies, they chased the god deep into the woods, assailing it with their arrows and spears. Although the god's mighty hooves and horns eventually laid waste to its attackers, it was wounded and weary, and it eventually collapsed in the bramble patches, fully expecting to return to the aetherial sea. But it was not to be so; help would come in the form of a Viera man called Aringrimr.Struck by a sudden curiosity about the elementals, Arin had ventured to the Black Shroud to learn what he could. He had been nearby when the poachers struck, and hearing the commotion with his long ears trained in listening to the sounds of the forest, he found the antelope god as it lay wounded on the ground. The god, not knowing one person from the next, thought that this was the last of the poachers, come to finish it off; but instead of cooking up some antelope steak, Arin offered aid and healing to the wary god. For three days he came to the bramble patch, bringing with him water and fruit for the creature to partake of while he tended to its many wounds. Thanks to this gentle care, soon the antelope god had recovered its strength and was ready to depart for the furthest reaches of the forest, where surely no man would follow -- but not before rewarding its unexpected savior.In deepest thanks, the antelope god craned its long neck downwards and nudged Arin's head with its own, bestowing upon him its eternal blessing; the tip of one of its golden horns. Hollow on the inside and the perfect shape for a whistle, all Arin has to do is call, and the magic of the antelope god will answer, bringing a new stag into being right before his very eyes. With the horn of unlimited antelopes on his side, Arin will never need to use a chocobo again -- and neither will any other member of the Crown of Lesalia.
La Noscean Beach Party
Bring out your best beach glam, and spend the afternoon with the other fine folks from Lesalia! Just a fun, casual hangout, though knowing Arin, there's always a chance he has something up his sleeves.
Valentione's Cupids
The Crown of Lesalia has been contacted by the esteemed House Valentione of Ishgard to help spread the wonderful celebration of love that is Valentione's Day. Intrigued by the proposition, Aringrimr has gladly agreed to facilitate their request and has enlisted the help of any able and willing hands at Lesalia to achieve this endeavour. To this end, he has given anyone endeavouring this task carte blanche on any resources they would need to achieve House Valentione's request.
To help grease the wheel...
In order to secure the land Master Ymir wanted for the event, H'rajhema had come to Master Gegejuru hoping to broker a deal for its use and its cost. But the eccentric lalafell went "Well, your numbers are all well and good and I like the sound of the deal you're making... but can you dance? If a pretty one like you can dance, then I'll let you use that land all your troupe wants!"It was a good thing that Ema learned some things from her tribemates that took up dancing on the streets of Ul'dah.
What is Love?
Unsure of how to properly address this request, Alda spent a lot of his downtime trying out various routines in the hopes of finding a song, a dance, a poem-- something!-- that he could perform to inspire the young lovers of Kugane to feel more impassioned about love... or something like that. He tried several routines on random passers-by during his travels and kept still not finding an exact match to what he needed.At the end of the day, though the message was meant to be for the audience to find love all around them, he may have just bewitched some of them to perhaps direct their love towards him.
A match made somewhere!
With Valentione's season in full swing, A'yanthi took up a request from a wealthy man in Ishgard to deliver an expensive gift to his paramour in Gridania -- and specifically, to deliver it with a song of his own creation. Used to singing in front of people, but unused to singing to people, A'yanthi put out a request to Lesalia for another performer or even an extra pair of hands; Alda graciously accepted, and even carried the gift all the way to the Mih Khetto Amphitheatre, even though it seemed a little heavy for him.Upon arriving, the requester had claimed they would know the intended recipient by her great beauty, but helpfully did not provide much further description. So that A'yanthi didn't end up serenading just anyone, Alda took it upon himself to approach an Elezen woman nearby and easily confirmed that it was the woman they were looking for, Estaine. However, although A'yanthi serenaded her as requested with the man's impossibly cheesy song, she and Alda were shocked to discover that the love was not mutual, and in fact Estaine had turned the man down twice before.
Contrite, A'yanthi and Alda promised to see the gift straight back to the requester, and A'yanthi, by way of apology, offered to buy the woman a drink and listen to her woes. Whether that lead to something else...well, let's just say that in the end, it wasn't a bad Valentione's.
A Visit to Hyrstmill
After hearing of the troubles with the Lesalia dashers, Chant couldn't help but give into her curiosity. Though she was kinda new to the troupe, she was starting to feel more comfortable.
To pay back the kindness shown to her, she decided this was a fine chance to offer her assistance, so with that she made for the small village on the North Shroud - Hyrstmill.Upon her arrival it had began to rain heavily, cursing herself over the lack of preparation, Chant continued on. Before long she had made it to the hut where a supposed Padjal was offering assistance on the matter concerning the silver dashers.
To her surprise Lady Tala as she called her was heading out the door with another Miqo'te that Chant recognized but had yet to officially meet, Chana after all was still a little shy toward her new family. The Miqo'te in question was A'yanthi, Chant thought she was rather pretty, but then she thought everyone was pretty. After quick round of introductions Chant was offered to tag along and help gather some ingredients that the Padjal requested.The three of the quickly departed to retrieve the first of the ingredients: some kind of medicinal weed. Chant not having much knowledge on that field could not figure out which to pick, however the dilemma was short lived as Tala, whom must be a natural at this stuff found the correct one without any issue. Chant couldn't help but find herself intrigued about the hobby, but no matter her curiosity, she knew it wasn't the right time to ask questions as a task needed to be done.Next on the list was some mushrooms, at first the girls came across a strange glowing one and a full earthy grey one. Not sure on which to take, as mushrooms tend to be tricky, they gathered enough of each and added them to the bag that A'yanthi had with her. It was at this point that she and A'yanthi noticed Tala had some sort of injury, or at the very least noticing it come up. A quick enquiry of concern was met with a reassurance that the Viera was ok. Not feeling like pressing the matter would be welcome, Chant kept quiet and glanced at the next item on the list: ochu vines. As she scanned the area with the others another familiar face to her arrived; the other Viera that sat with her at the beach party: Arndis.Another round of greetings and joy, Arndis joined the group and helped gather the next item. The girls agreed to some proposed sport of collecting the ingredients and did away with some nearby ochus. Chant sneered at one and it seemingly began to flee, this amused Chant as it was an unexpected reaction. None the less the acquisition was successful.Tala still proving to be natural at gathering such things, found the herbs that were on the list and with that all that was left to gather was some honey and some treant sap. After a brief discussion the treant sap was acquired well after some expert marksmanship by A'yanthi, though she was almost swarmed by some wasps in which Chant swiftly took down with her Chakrums. A'yanthi was thankful, though Chant was more impressed with her colleagues aim and finesse.Lastly on the list was the honey. So the girls agreed to make a sort of game out of it and see if they could acquire said honey from some of the local maidens. They each split off and picked out a maiden to approach. Chant spotted her mark, a lady preparing a meal. With some eyelash fluttering, a smile and some coy words, Chant was able to acquire a jar. Honey was also acquired by Arndis and A'yanthi in thier own flirtations. The girls met on the bridge, showed off their spoils and then made there way back to the hut that the Padjal was working from, escorted by the rogydyn Max.
Good for the Gander
Something has come over the silver sparrows of Lesalia! What first began as a few odd behaviours such as flying in erratic, silly patterns, later escalated to more disoriented and confused behaviour. While the birds do not show many of the signs of illness, they are otherwise unable to perform any of their normal duties.What's worse is that this seems to have affected every single one of the Crown's sparrows, deepening the mystery.
A Growing Cause for Concern
Max was in Limsa Lominsa, checking up on the city with his faithful sparrow. And with the sparrow problem taking over the Crown's birds, it was adamant that he stay in Limsa, as well as keep an eye on his own avian friend.Now, Max knows that his bird has been adventurous, and likes to fly around. Not once does in land on Max's shoulders to rest. Little fella just likes to explore his surroundings, so him flying erratically all over the place isn't anything new.
However, during a spot of meditation, the sparrow sat on Max's shoulder and has begun pecking him a little bit. Such a small bird can't really do much damage to a Roegadyn shoulder, but it did cause Max some concern. Despite being the energetic bird that he was, he finally took a break, and in subsequent days, he's taking more and more breaks. Such a change in his attitude must mean that something could be wrong. Perhaps Arin may know what to do.Till then, the little birdie will be observed for more erratic behavior, and if he rests more than he flies, then somethings's really wrong.
More Troubling Information
After the outing in Gridania, both from trying to discover as to why the Lesalia birds have gone sick and the following company event with the honey farm. Arndis has taken it to herself to investigate further on the matter concerning their avian companions now that she has free time on her hands.It was a curious case, one that is more often than not, would fall into her line of work but with her vast array of network and connections, it wouldn’t take long to find clues to whatever was truly ailing the poor birds. Their symptoms varied, some shared the same ailments. Too many possibilities but having eyes to look at what she managed to investigate around the Black Shroud was better than coming out empty-handed.Nonetheless she presented her findings to the members of Lesalia.“I’ve found numerous possible causes. It’s a start and some might be stretching it but better to be sure than not.”
-Signs of local activity from bandits. There have been numerous sightings as of late and groups of them becoming more bolder. Note: Chances of them being involved are unlikely. This has always been an age-old problem in Gridania.-Signs of void activity.The likelihood of the sickness being caused by Voidsents are high but will require digging further to find a possible cure and understanding for why the birds are getting sick like this.-Signs of monster tampering. There’s been a rise lately in the black market of people buying captured beasts and monsters and pitting them against one another for fun. Note: So-so. This would be stretching it as the black market is centred in Ul’dah but it wouldn’t surprise me if we find some form of connection there.
“Those three are what I think are the most likely of choices. I’ll continue investigating, the last one might have its merit if you remember when one of the birds ran towards a monster instead of flying away. Well… That’s it for my report.”
A Sign of Recovery
Max has been keeping an eye on his own consistently. The honey from the honey farms has actually helped alleviate some of the bird's erratics behaviors, and after a few days, Max's Dasher is back to his old self again.However, Max needed some true closure. Just so that he can rest easy and not worry about his bird anymore. He took Dasher to Camo Bronze Lake in La Noscea. He thought, "If the warm waters of the springs can help me relax, then hopefully it can help Dasher, too."Max was thrilled and happy that Dasher enjoyed being in the water, and is now flying and resting normally. He has his energy back, and he prefers to fly more now, taking proper breaks in between.I suppose Max has nothing to worry about anymore. "I should report this to Arin.", he thought.
A Cure in Sight
While the honey and the medicine crafted by the Padjal the Crown met did help with what the sparrows were suffering from, it still bothered H'rajhema that not all sparrows were quick to recover. As she continued traveling around to make connections, she eventually came upon a gleaner from Sharlayan specializing in cloudkin. In her discussion with him, she was able to get a recipe for smelling salts that could ease the addled feeling of some birds and help them reattune to the aether currents that allow them to fly well.
Following this, she went to the Alchemist's Guild to order a batch made for everyone. The smelling salts are effective at alleviating the symptoms short term, and it turns out they're good for alleviating headaches and possibly hangovers for people, too.
Still, the Search for Answers Continues
V'nyx believes that if she were to go to a location that has a large inhabitance of the silver dashers and other similar species of avian, then she may be able to find some more sources and/or clues of the illness. With a notebook in hand, she set off for Wine Port to the east of La Noscea.
There she had encountered other small flying friends with the same sickness. V'nyx asked around the small vineyard and spoke to multiple sources stating that the birds in the area had all grown ill after flying north to Outter La Noscea. Supposedly when they had come back it was only a matter of hours before they began to fly in erratic formations around the grapevines, not to mention flying into the stone walls. Though she doubted the idea that the sickness came from Outter La Noscea since her own bird who tends to stay in the city had also gathered the illness- perhaps it had something to do with the water? Maybe a popular food among the birds?
V'nyx pinched the bridge of her nose with her thumb and forefinger, clutching the notebook that now had messy notes sprawled along the pages with her other hand. If she recalls correctly, there had been a disturbance of local pirates and bandits polluting the waterways all around La Noscea with some sort of oil. Maybe it had gone through the roots of nearby plants and that could be the reason as to why these small birds are sick.With that in mind, the miqo'te set track for the city of Lominsa to report her theories and findings.
Unwinding
It was a lovely day for a hangout, The Lesalia had gathered at a bar in "The Forgotten Springs" that had been rented for the evening. Was a way for The Courtiers to relax, unwind, be social and share in some much-needed drink and revelry.Chant turned up a little while after it started ft that she needed to catch up, so she basically cornered A'yanthi into a drinking contest based on something Arndis quipped about. It didn't go well and before long, Chant passed out.Some moments went by and Arin picked her up off the floor taking her to get some water, checking on her and being sure she was ok. A'yanthi too, though tipsy helped out and a further moment on Chant wandered outside, stripped to her undergarments and day in the river to cool off.Happily soaking V'nyx came out to check on her and the two chatted for a bit, Chant was in a playful mood but it wasn't met with much input as whatever occurred with the argument inside had followed the snow coloured Miqo'te's mood. Chant struggled to cheer her up before A'yanthi came out to join them. Before they could settle, however, the town was hit by some sort of brief monster incursion. The girls lept up to lend a hand to the townsfolk. The battle was a rush but over in a few moments, catching their breath and being thanked by the guards, the girls returned to the river to resume their conversation.Now the three sat together discussing the situation and tensions inside, V'nyx looked frustrated so as she went inside to grab drinks for the girls, Chant proposed to A'yanthi that they take her to the actual spring. Upon V'nyx's return that's exactly what they did, Chant though decided she'd meet them thereafter she acquired a tray carrying a jug of orange juice and glasses to enjoy it with. As she arrived at the spring, she wanted to make a show of it and after placing the tray down, she excitedly leapt off the deck, landing hard and spraining her ankle. The tiny miqo shrugged it off the best she could, though in her mind making V'nyx happy was more important then her currently painful throbbing. As she made her effort to shrug it off, Arndis came over to join them, much to the agitation of V'nyx, but Chant being Chant welcomed her to join them along with A'yanthi. It was a long series of tense moments, Chant squeaked up and said that her ankle was actually now in a lot of pain (it was), V'nyx used the opportunity to seek out a first aid kit of some description.It didn't take her too long to return, A'yanthi helped Chant up the stairs, sat her down and let Nyx get to work. Chant was bandaged up well enough, but both A'yanthi and Chant were at a loss to how to cheer V'nyx up so Chant tried changing up the topic, at that point though V'nyx took her leave, A'yanthi helped Chant back to the building to dry off and rest and went about her way.
