The Nightcross Initiative

  intro   The Yak'tel Village of Nightcross was devastated by the attacks of Zoraal Ja and his mechanical army. Left in shambles, some of its people have fled to the safety of Tuliyollal, but still others wish to struggle on to not only preserve their way of life, but to improve upon it like a phoenix rising from the ashes, determined that their tragedy should not be the last of them.

  disclaimer   This is an exclusive roleplay opportunity that is invitation only. If you want to be involved, then by all means talk to me OOC and we can see about getting your characters involved. But everyone who joins this initiative MUST adhere to the guidelines listed down below. Cause drama, headaches, or problems for anyone involved and you will be removed. We're here for fun, not drama.

  You must be invited to participate.    An existing Participant must invite your character to take part. After which, you will be required to roleplay with every current participant, whereupon the collective will vote upon your acceptance or not. This ensures that you find plenty of people to RP with and we get a feel for both you and your character, OOC and IC.  Five-for-One    If you Participate in five of our events, quests, or scenarios, then you will be expected to HOST or lead one in return. Nobody gets a free ride here, everyone contributes. Failure to do so will result in your removal from the initiative.  When In Doubt Ask    If you're not sure of something, whether you're allowed to do something or not, then do please ask us! We don't bite. This is a shared community roleplay, so we're all in this together. The only dumb question is the one you don't ask.

  No Wallflowers.    If you're a shy little bean that can't get involved in things without an engraved invitation, you won't last long here. We want active, engaged and contributing participants who look forward to adding to our over-arching story.  Participants & Townsfolk    Every participant must create a Townsfolk person to contribute to the growing story. It doesn't have to be immediate, but soon after you join. This will become a Community resource NPC that people can use for their stories, at no time will you be expected to roleplay these characters unless you specifically ask to.  Just be Excellent to each other.    Don't be a tool that sucks the fun out of all this. Be good to each other and have fun! Don't make me have to make any more rules.

  The Cozy Crater Inn & Tavern    Now fully renovated, the inn is prepared to receive guests and visitors while doling out tasty, nutritious meals from a variety of cuisines! They also provide a bathhouse for guest use. It's become a welcome beacon and heart of the community in Nightcross, making it a prime gathering place for Townsfolk and Participants alike!  Unnamed Hospital    The hospital was the hardest hit in the attacks and leveled to the ground. It currently needs to be completely rebuilt, restocked, and restaffed.  Storage Warehouse    A place to store unused materials for the entire township  Town Hall    A central building where characters will find the Duty Board, a place where Townsfolk can come to air their grievances, and other issues can be met on and addressed.  Aetheryte    No quest hub is complete without an aetheryte!

  Safety Concerns   Duties that involve public safety, such as culling the local wildlife, saving the Townsfolk from danger, or addressing other outside threats to the township.  Roads & Infrastructure    All the roads have more or less been destroyed or broken to unusability throughout the township. Bridges will need to be rebuilt. Waterworks will need to be re-established.  Recreation & Festivities    Games and entertainments to keep the townsfolk and participants entertained and help them to blow off steam. Also festivals and parties to celebrate holidays and landmarks in progress!  Field Exploration    covers just going out and around Nightcross as well as further abroad to scout out everything from resources to history. Includes learning more about history, finding resources to blitz, uncovering ancient secrets, and finding where the livestock keeps running off to.  Innovation Frustration    Sometimes stuff goes haywire for the populace of Nightcross. Covers everything from Gardeningway's experimentations on plantlife getting out of hand to magitek malfunctions, poking the ancient secrets too hard, pissed off domesticated animals, etc. miscellaneous townsfolk shenanigans brought about by their, or player, quirks.  Combat & Militia Training    Participants take the populace under their wings to try and teach them how to use combat weaponry and defend themselves and the town. This can also apply to building defenses for the township, practice spars, and the like!

Xochitl Canek

ㅤWarriorㅤ
Projects
Inn | Storage Warehouse | Combat Training
Aetheryte | Recreation & Activities

While she's no skilled artisan by any means, this xbr'aali warrioress knows that she has a preternatural strength that can help with moving materials, helping to build things, and generally doing a lot of the grunt work. She's a skilled cook that will help prepare the meals, even hunt the game if necessary.She hopes that by taking the lion's share of the physical burden off the townsfolk that she can encourage them to rebuild their lives and regain a foothold in the region.

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Garret Hjorth

ㅤBlacksmithㅤ
Projects
Inn & Tavern | Storage Warehouse | Town Hall | Aetheryte | Roads & Infrastructure
Recreation & Activities

Garret knows his way around building up an area. He has helped on many homes across Eorzea and now he hopes to work in a new environment. With his knowledge of crafting, he hopes to eventually have a hand in helping with every building while also teaching those who begin to reside in the small area, how to do their own work and upkeep. And a big thing with him is knowing that after a good long day of work, that a nice time to relax and enjoy the company of others, is what is needed for everyone.

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Zerey

ㅤSamuraiㅤ
Projects
Combat & Militia

A jack of no trades, Zerey lends his strength and perseverance to tasks in order to get them done. No stranger to hard work, he can be relied upon to contribute wherever he's asked.

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Oxomoco Canek

ㅤMage & Adventurerㅤ
Projects
Inn & Tavern | Aetheryte | Roads & Infrastructure

Oxomoco will hesitate to speak up on the prospect of helping this town from scratch, but as her sister's in it and she holds a tiny, hidden, miniscule bit of sentimentality for her homeland, she at least wants to pitch in on areas which encourage self-sustainability. Her specialties don't seem to point to anything immediately useful, so her thinking is set firmly in the long-term. Water safety, food security, trade, etc. It can get really dry, so she won't bother explaining.

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Zibraal Ja

ㅤHunterㅤ
Projects
Unknown

A far-travelled Mamool ja, Zibraal Ja looks to return to his home forests of Yak T'el after a peppered history with his own people in Mamook. A strong hunter and wivre trainer, he looks to put both to use in Nightcross.

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Briar Balboa

ㅤMagiteknician & Engineerㅤ
Projects:
Any and All! Briar will help out wherever she's needed most!

Briar may look tiny but has high strength, she would seek to utilise everything in her arsenal and power to help rebuild the town of Nightcross. Being a jack-of-all-trades thanks to her engineering, she can help out wherever she can. However, she can only focus on one thing at a time and thus would focus on a single project till completion. Regardless, she hopes that her engineering talent can help retain tradition while introducing modernity.

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Yumari Takeyari

ㅤSageㅤ
Projects:
The Hospital | The Tavern

Yumari is by no means someone with the talent for physical labor. She does make up for it through her want to help those in need. What talents she does have involve the healing artes and medical knowledge. She hopes to pass that knowledge to future hospital workers as well as aiding those who find themselves hurt while restoring Nightcross. She does have a passing interest in helping to make meals for the good folk lending their aid to Nightcross.

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Gospel Lightfaith

ㅤSage & Ship's Captainㅤ
Projects:
Hospital | Aetheryte

A renown and charismatic hyuran, Gospel has traveled the world over, making friends and allies in every corner of the globe. She uses that plus her healing abilities to bring better days for beleaguered places.Her hope for Nightcross is to bring additional trade to the region as well as providing them with a means to be self-sustaining through import and exports, reliable transport provided by the Silverwing and her crew, of course.

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Kosuke Kiritsugi

ㅤMerchant Investor & Chronic Urbaniteㅤ
Projects:
Storage Warehouse | Aetheryte
Roads & Infrastructure | Town Hall

While building businesses from the ground up is something Kosuke has grown used to, building an entire town is certainly a step beyond that. Certainly, it's a bit surprising to see an Ul'dahn urbanite deep within the jungles of Y'ak Tel, but supposedly he's here to find some profit in-between the shaded boughs of the forest and help the locals rebuild. If there's more, the Raen certainly feels no need to say it, as he handles the more clerical matters as best as he can without an office and a steady supply of coffee.

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Ateela Ja

ㅤInnkeeperㅤ

A kindly Mamool Ja woman escaping her troubled past who took up running the inn just before the attack. With her business now in shambles, she hopes to rebuild, but trouble may come looking for her before too long...

Gardeningway

ㅤGardener & Budding Botanistㅤ

A little bit clueless to the ways of Etheirys, Gardeningway has come to the Nightcross Inititiative in order to learn the proper way to garden things that aren't carrots! She has a budding interest in botany, but has to learn about all manner of gardening first!

Oeric Forest

ㅤBlacksmith's Apprenticeㅤ

A man who has come to Garret for work in the past, but is looking for something more permanent. In light of that, Garret has taken the man under his wing in order to give Nightcross a permanent blacksmith of its own once they rebuild, thus supplying the town with a much-needed artisan and Oeric with a trade by which to make a decent living.

Yaluk Ja

ㅤFarmer & Herbalistㅤ

A farmhand and self proclaimed Herbalist who spends his free time experimenting with the local flora to find use of it for others. Now with the town destroyed, he looks to aid everyone with his knowledge. That is if anyone will volunteer to prove his wild theories.

Bozhin Bozvasch

ㅤGuardsman & Scoutㅤ

Gunbreaker and close friend to Briar Balboa, this hrothgar decided to settle in Nightcross in order to learn more about the xbr'aali culture and more of Tural by extension so that he might bring such knowledge back to their tribal community in Bozja.

Lyaate

ㅤSkywatcher & Conjurerㅤ

This long aged and eccentric hermit has boldly stepped out of her withdrawn status to participate in the recovery of Nightcross. The Shetona offers to them her keen senses, to listen to the calls of the land and skies, and to provide support against any natural and unnatural disasters that may come.

Ellanora Nelasi

ㅤPictomancer & Ecological Chroniclerㅤ

Ever the wanderer, there are few corners of this star that Ellanora has not visited. The Veena's goal? Chronicling whatever fauna she can, both through immense note-taking, and the hand-drawn pictures her tomes are famous for. Thorough and curt, she sees Nightcross as an unparalleled opportunity to examine and discover the vast ecosystem of Y'ak Tel... and perhaps find a home amidst its dark boughs.

Oldax Gliermaut

ㅤMercenaryㅤ

Some mercenaries… most mercenaries like to play the short game. A few dangerous jobs for a good payout. A few mercenaries like the long game. Reaching the later years of his forties, Oldax is looking for something more permanent and possibly a place he can call home. The further away from Eorzea, the better. So why not try his opportunity with Nightcross?

Hyuran Waif

ㅤN/Aㅤ

A young hyuran boy has appeared in Nightcross, left in the care of Ateela Ja at the Inn. What's his story? How did he get there?

You might have to ask Xochitl Canek or Zerey about it...

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The Cozy Crater

The inn run by Ateela Ja is a clean and orderly establishment now that it's been fully repaired!It provides temporary housing for all the Townsfolk of Nightcross, with room left for the occasional visitor or two. The kitchen is fully stocked with an array of spices and foodstuffs provided by our steadfast Participants! So there's a variety of meals to be had.With repairs done, there's even a small bathhouse so that the hardworking folk can get clean after a day's work is done!

Unnamed Hospital

The hospital was the hardest hit location in town and was pretty much leveled and in need of being completely rebuilt, along with being resupplied and restaffed. Participants who get involved with the Hospital Project will be able to decide on the new name for the facility by committee once it's complete.

Storage Warehouse

A large storage warehouse watched over by Bozhin Bozvasch. Building it will take large loads of lumber and metal, so it can be built to withstand the jungle climate without rotting.

Town Hall

The future central hub of the township. But who will be mayor? Who will run this town? Questions to be answered at a later time, perhaps.But who, indeed?

Aetheryte

A project spearheaded by Oxomoco Canek, a local aetheryte will provide ease of travel to the burgeoning town. This will be an intensive project with finding the right materials, someone capable of building the thing, as well as to negotiate with the local authorities on linking it to the existing aetheryte network.

The Watchtower

This old watchtower was originally established as the barracks of the Nightcross militia, but the militia was wiped out entirely during Zoraal Ja's advance and the watchtower was one of the places hardest hit. While the primary supports and structure are still present, the watchtower is in horrible disrepair and will need a significant overhaul to be functional again.

Hidden Beneath the Canopy

While plans had been made for the farm, there was still something that was bothering her. It was the Storage house. Comandante was able to come and take the supplies from Nightcross and while it was not of malicious intent, it was still a cause for concern. Heeding Xochitl's suggestion on keeping the storage house full of wood, she has decided that they should get some lumber from the trees near where the farm would be built, that would create space for it. This would then be filtered and used for building the storage house with a more camouflaged look.Rewards
5% progress toward Storage house! More people means more lumber so if there are 4+ or more people, it would add an extra 5% more to Storage house!Participant Limit
2+ (Excluding DM)Day & Time
14th July 2025 Monday 10pm ESTLocation
In-game | Seraph | Mamook, Yak T'el

Leaf It to Me

Yaluk Ja is looking for some brave volunteers to help gather and test some of the flora of the heartlands. His theory (if proven correct) could spell great strides in providing a steady supply of medicine from locally sourced plants!Reward
☼ 5% to Field Exploration for documentation of Flora and location
☼ 5% BONUS to Hospital if willing to test the experimental concoctions immediatelyParticipant Limit
3-4 ParticipantsDay & Time
July 15th 7pm PSTLocation
In-game | Dynamis/Marilith | Ja Tiika Heartlands

Gift from the Mount

Recently a wave of large glacial pillars have fallen from Worqor Zormor, careening and crashing into the lands below. Luckily for the villagers of Urqopacha there were no casualties, and it did not take long for them to notice the structures sustained little damage from the impact themselves, not to mention their resistance to melting even to the sun's exposure.Having sensed the shifting elements, Lyaate reckons Nightcross may benefit from possession of such a natural curiosity, encouraging its band of willing participants to venture forth and claim some for themselves. How they’ll acquire shards and make use of them is yet to be seen, but they had better be quick. Whilst the ice may be unmelting, she has no doubt the Pelupelu are already on the move to claim and capitalize on the phenomena.Reward
5% Progress on the Storage Warehouse to aid with food preservation.Day & Time
TBDLocation
TBD

The Watchtower

Seeing as there is a remnant of a watch tower, Zerey thinks this is a good place to start setting up defenses for the town. They’ve yet to hear anything of substance from the hyur who they took in, but just incase he brings unwanted visitors to look for him, Zerey thinks it best to get prepared.The objective of this duty wouldn’t be to repair the watch tower, but to asses. How many resources does it need to be in working condition, and is there someone nimble enough to climb it in its decrepit state? It would be ideal to know how far it can see, and what it can’t see. Zerey usually have no trouble climbing it, but after an extended trip to Doma, he’s been moving quite gingerly.Rewards
5% toward Safety ConcernsDay & Time
Whenever I’m able to get onLocation
TBD

Paved With False Gold

With the rise of tourist flow throughout Kozama’uka, natives and guests alike have come across beautiful but harmful flora growing along its paths. Glittering like gold, it’s no wonder why people were enticed to poke or collect a sample for themselves, believing themselves lucky enough to stumble upon treasure so openly. However, the reports of bare contact vary from lingering sensations of pins and needles, to long bouts of paralysis, have made this specimen too dangerous to remain as it is.Gardeningway is looking for help investigating the strange plant life. The natives of the lands high and low would appreciate traversing along their paths to be safe once more, especially with travelling guests nearby.Is there anything of worth to be gained from studying the prickly pricks? Or is it best to have them removed as swiftly as possible without the chance of study? Regardless of the outcome, the Lopporit would like to have her paw in documenting the case of this flora, should its golden age on this star be snuffed out.Rewards
5% Towards Innovation Frustration or Safety & Concerns, to be decided by host and duty result.Day & Time
TBDLocation
TBD

A Pinch of Anarchy

Hhusatahwi, Sheshenewezi Springs and settlements between have been pelted with ceruleum soaked projectiles during the night, setting off powerful explosions and causing turbulent fires to properties.A hunt for the culprit has commenced, word has it there is a reward on offer from the good working hands already assisting with the local repairs, such that may also benefit Nightcross should they strike whilst the iron is hot.There has been no sight of the culprit thus far, and needless to say these acts of terror are not welcome. Speculations of a single or troubled gang of youths seems to be the best guess, only time will tell, but the cells and shackles are waiting.Reward
5% towards Safety Concerns and a bonus of 5% towards transport of supplies for Warehouse reconstruction... IF the culprit is brought back alive.Day & Time
TBDLocation
TBD

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