#lfrp

It's that time again. Everyone knows how it goes. You're comfy in your RP for a while and then things drop off. People move on, communities close, real life happens. It is the name of the game in any RP community, and it's no one's fault. It just happens. Usually I dust myself off, pick up my weird little dudes and go out in search of a new group to slot myself into. Usually I wouldn't be making this kind of post.

I don't know if it is just me, but things feel different this time around? I have found myself in a spot where I am just not sure how people go about finding new RP. I know there are always venues open for me to just drop into and see what happens, but I haven't found that to generate much more than passing slice of life RP. Which is fine. No shade. I like that from time to time, too. But, it rarely brings about long term connections and I would like to find connections that are, maybe, a little deeper? I am a sucker for collaborative storytelling and character growth and development. Friends, enemies, lovers, whatever. It doesn't matter as long as there is potential for depth.

I have started to wonder if the answer isn't to try and join an RP FC again. I haven't had the best experiences in RP FCs in the past. I came to the conclusion a few years ago that I just don't enjoy the closed off nature of them, nor am I really fond of heavily DM'd content, lots of rolling, or ttrpg-like systems with lots of rules and character sheets. I prefer a collaborative and narrative approach to my RP, just in general. And for a while it seemed easier to find that outside of the structure of an RP FC.

But not so much anymore?

Looking for RP connections for my guy.

In-game or disc RP preferred, generally multi-para but adaptable

The concept is simple: Send IC letters/postcards to other characters (via Asks).

You don't have to handwrite them either. Why not pick a font that best represents your character's handwriting, and type it instead? Then just hand it to the Post Moogles (upload it to the recipient's Asks).

As with real life letters, there's no requirements on length, or frequency. You can write as much (or little) as you want, when you want.

If anyone sees this and wants to write any of my characters, please hit me up. I also highly encourage reaching out to others to see if they'd be interested in such a thing.

It could also be a fun to extend RP to characters that you've seen around, but never had a chance to interact with. Timezones and DC locations have no power here!!

×—Basics—×

Age: Physically appears to be in the age range of her late 20’s.

Birthday: She celebrates it on Midsummer’s Eve.

Race: Certainly an Elf (?)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Pansexual

Marital Status: Single and rather happy that way.

×—Physical Appearance—×

Hair: Platinum 

Eyes: Molten gold

Height: 5’11”

Build: Lithe and toned

Distinguishing Marks: Her body is a host to golden inked tattoos, the intricate and geometrical lines flowing from her shoulders to her elbows, down her sides and marking her from ankle to her knees. The gold seems to ebb and flow, with or without the presence of light, moving with a life all its own.

Common Accessories: Golden circular earrings that dangle from her lobes with stars held inside. 

×—Personal—×

Profession: Professional Troublemaker

Hobbies: Engineering, tinkering, taking things apart and putting them back together again, reading, occasionally painting, stealing candy from unsuspecting babies.

Residence: A little bit of here, a little bit of there. Nowhere she calls home.

Birthplace: ???

Fears: Being chained and unable to make her own decisions.

×—Relationships—×

Spouse: Nope.

Children: Nada 

Parents: Nix.

Siblings: None.

Other Relatives: Zero.

Pets: A small white moth named Pan. 

×—Additional Information—×

Smoking Habit: She smokes occasionally.

Drugs: Occasionally.

Alcohol: Occasionally.

×—RP Hooks—×

Grease Monkey: Nedria is very adept at engineering and technical know-how. Have a bike that's breaking down? A communicator on the fritz? She can probably set it to rights (or make you a new one).

A Helping Hand: She is passionate about creating artificial limbs for those who may have lost them in battle or to injury. She makes prosthetics that are a beautiful joining of engineering and magic, and can be as intricate or as normal looking as one desires. 

We're Golden: Nedria is very approachable and can deal with folks from all walks of life and backgrounds. She has no preference for politics and does not see Horde or Alliance when making friends or acquaintances. Just people, often in need of an ear or a piece of candy. Does she carry candy with her? Most of the time. If not, she'll steal some for you. 

×—Contact Info—×

RP Info - Thraciel Fleurdespine

The Basics ––– –

Age: Adult, believed to be post 30s

Birthday: 1st Sun of 5th Astral Moon

Race: Duskwight Elezen

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Irrelevant

Marital Status: Unwed, uncoupled

Physical Appearance ––– –

Hair: Drab brown, thin, and occasionally brushed. Runs to the middle of her back and has likely not been trimmed in some time.

Eyes: Grey and dark. Bloodshot from irregular sleeping patterns.

Height: 198 cm approx.

Build: Athletic, strong arms and core; a swordsman's build.

Distinguishing Marks: Small scar beneath right eye, a prominent nose, and upturned ears. Leafy tattoos on right shoulder and left hip.

Common Accessories: Ear clasps, silver circlet

Personal ––– –

Profession: Self-dubbed "dark chaser", Thraciel claims to make a living hunting stray denizens of the void and other such monsters. In reality, however, she mostly relies on odd jobs to bring in coin.

Hobbies: None known

Residence: Itinerant

Birthplace: Ishgard

Religion: Polytheistic, the Twelve

Patron Deity: Oschon

Fears: To die unforgiven.

Relationships ––– -

Spouse: N/A

Children: None.

Parents: Deceased; former heads of a minor house (now defunct) in service to high house Haillenarte.

Siblings: None.

Other Relatives: None known

Pets: Black chocobo named Doom.

Traits ––– -

* Bold your character’s answer.

Extroverted / In Between / Introverted

Disorganized / In Between / Organized

Close Minded / In Between / Open Minded

Calm / In Between / Anxious

Disagreeable / In Between / Agreeable

Cautious / In Between / Reckless

Patient / In Between /  Impatient

Outspoken / In Between / Reserved

Leader / In Between / Follower

Empathetic / In Between / Apathetic

Optimistic / In Between / Pessimistic

Traditional / In Between / Modern

Hard-working / In Between / Lazy

Cultured / In Between / Uncultured

Loyal / In Between / Disloyal

Faithful / In Between / Unfaithful

Additional information ––– –

Smoking Habit: Abstains

Drugs: Abstains

Alcohol: Casual, albeit rare use

RP Hooks ––– –

Thraciel is most easily recognized from her travels about Hydaelyn. Though she does not often linger in public spaces for longer than she deems necessary, she does need to eat and rest, and can likely be spotted at the local watering hole on more than one occasion. Just why she is traveling is unknown to most, though she claims it is simply a necessity of her livelihood.

Speaking of, Thraciel does need a means to pay for said meals and bedrest. While not exactly a mercenary, she has taken on odd jobs to make ends meet. From escorting caravan goods to rescuing pets out of trees, she's done it all, dignified or not. She does have her principles, however, and won't take jobs that involve things such as killing political rivals or retrieving cursed artifacts. She believes such things are best left to others- or alone at all.

While her origins are shrouded in mystery Thraciel is Ishgardian- at least, by her own claim. Her history with her people is not pristine, however, and those 'in the know', few they may be, tend to scorn her for her past crimes. Just what it was she did is not common knowledge, but the rumors spread, and the feeling remains- most Ishgardians do not trust her, if even solely on general principle. One such rumor is that she drank of dark powers and killed her own company, but it is not spoken of openly and remains unproven.

Most important to Thraciel is her mission to exterminate minions of darkness. Where voidsent arise, she is there to send them back to their realm screaming, or else drive them away from whatever or whoever they threaten. For such a level of dedication to this mission, she claims to have no reason, nor need one, simply acting out of some personal duty. Regardless, where void walks, it is at least passingly known that Thraciel is sure to follow.

Extra  ––– –

Looking for: RP linkshells & med to small size groups. Thraciel fits best with folks that RP adventure and exploration themes, dark themes, intrigue, combat and such- but casual downtime RP is fine too! If it fits with her hooks, she's generally good for it.

Not looking for: Romance RP and ERP. If you happen to RP a flirty character, that's fine, but it won't go anywhere (not that Thraciel knows how to flirt anyway...)

Contact info: I'm Thraciel Fleurdespine on Balmung. I prefer to do all my RP in game, while using discord only to coordinate FC stuff OOCly. I'm OCE, so my hours tend to line up with late night US hours, and I'd prefer to join a group that's at least sometimes active when I am.

|- Basics -|

Name: Giida Liu Sha’auvrea

Age: 23

Birthdate: She doesn't actually know her birthdate, but she celebrates it on the Summer Solstice (June 20th).

Race: Quel’dorei

Gender: Female

Sexuality: She literally has no idea.

Relationship Status: *Blank stare*

|- Physical Appearance -|

Hair: Pale golden, wavy, falls to her hips if left unbound.

Eyes: Starburst (ocean blue with a band of bright gold around her irises)

Height: 5’10”

Build: Tall and willowy

Distinguishing Marks: None at present!

|- Personal -|

Profession: She doesn't necessarily have a chosen professional path as of yet. She's still trying to determine what, if anything, she'd want to do as a career. 

Hobbies: She loves music and dancing and has recently found out what ‘raves’ are, so if there is an opportunity for her to go to one - she can be found there! She's also fond of making glass trinkets or beads, and will decorate animal bones as a way to honor their lives (she collects the bones, she never makes them). She also enjoys sketching and can often be found with a little sketchbook in hand wherever she decides to settle for an afternoon. 

Fears: Being lost and unable to find her way back home.

Residence: A small cabin in Gilneas, down the hill from her father(s).

Birthplace: Eversong Woods

|- Relationships -|

Spouse: Nope

Children: Absolutely not

Family: (Some Universe's) Naralinthe Emberdawn - Mother @themadamelioness

Lukel Sunshadow - Father @lukel-sunshadow

Vaelsnipe Dawnwhisper - Not Father But Still Father (step-father) @vaelsnipe

Elenria Liu Sha'Auvrea - Aunt (deceased)

Siblings: Absolutely not.

Pets: One of her father's ravens is generally seen hanging out with her, but she'd never consider Hugin to be a ‘pet’. 

|- RP Hooks -|

Animal Magnetism: Giida has the unique ability to communicate with animals. A great deal of her childhood friends were animals and while she never thought it to be strange, as she steps back out into society, she realizes that not everyone can just… inherently communicate with the animals around them. Weird! But she is more than happy to talk to them, listen to them, or help them if they are in pain or discomfort. 

Mageling: Giida is a skilled little mage-let, and has been working on her craft since she was small. She enjoys learning new techniques and tricks and would happily listen to someone talk about magic and its different applications for hours. 

What is this?: Giida hasn't been around people for a long time, and quite literally lived in a cave for the majority of her life, so she is new to cities and society and people in general! She has missed most world events and is still trying to catch up to the present. She loves hearing stories about people's lives or things that occurred that she has missed or just how the world has moved on from how she left it when she was a child. Pretty much everything she learns excites her and she is an avid listener.

In about an hour from this post (3PM PST / 6PM EST), some friends and I are getting together for casual RP at the Quicksands on Mateus! Any and all are welcome to join. Just walk up and jump in! Or send a tell to Valoren Stormcrow (that’s me!) and I’ll help write you in.