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goblet w21 p19 · brimming heart

Welcome to the Cloak & Dagger—

One of the finest speakeasies that Ul'dah has to offer. Located on the edge of the Brimming Heart, the establishment prides itself on a vast selection of wines, spirits, and cocktails with which to ease the burden of the day's labors.But there's always been something that doesn't quite sit right about it; perhaps it has to do with the fact that few people have claimed to ever see the establishment's proprietor, or perhaps it's the whisperings in the shadows, any one of various rumors, that set one's imagination to work...

At a Glance

LOCATIONGoblet Ward 21 Plot 19 — Balmung (Aetheryte: Brimming Heart)
SCHEDULE2nd and 4th Fridays —
8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. US Eastern
(Timezone Converter)
SYNCMSS-QJ8RRWLHC3Z5 — Cloak & Dagger
Cleared after every event.

Establishment Rules

Outside of the establishment, the following rules are posted on the signboard.

ONE.Our establishment is neutral ground. Leave your weapons at home or with our security team; you will not need them here. Cloak & Dagger staff cannot be held liable for any lost or missing items.
TWO.Rules of Engagement: Patrons must be over the age of 18 summers to enter our establishment. We also observe the principle of "no shirt, no shoes, no service" at our establishment.
THREE.Respect our staff, our space, and your fellow patrons. Leave any petty disagreements you may have with fellow patrons at the door, but do feel free to report serious concerns to management.
FOUR.The upstairs lounge is open by reservation—or invitation by staff—only. Management reserves the right to deny requests to reserve our lounge.

Cocktail attire Requested.

Out of Character Expectations

ONE.The Cloak & Dagger and its community are safe spaces for marginalized players including but not limited to BIPOC, LGBT+, and neurodivergent people.
TWO.All persons interacting within our spaces are expected to be 18+. Players under 18 will be permanently banned.
THREE.Be considerate of RPers around you. The Cloak & Dagger is meant as an immersive and lore-abiding space which caters to "everyday person" character archetypes. Additionally, we ask that you be mindful of the themes you bring into our space and whether they are appropriate for public RP.
FOUR.No minions in the venue and no disruptive SFX/VFX mods in the SyncShell.
FIVE.Our establishment is RP Gil Only. No gil or items are exchanged at our events; prices on our menu are for immersion only. You are welcome to tip staff if you wish to do so.

Special Events

⸻ October 18: Ghosts & Ghouls ⸻

All Saints' Wake season is upon us, and the spooky season would not be complete without a chance to share ghost stories. On this evening, the Cloak & Dagger opens its stage to those who have haunting and frightful tales to share with the speakeasy and its clientele.

Costumes are welcome and encouraged!

Welcome to our Stage

The Cloak & Dagger welcomes performers of all stripes to its stage, be they musicians, magicians, comedians, storytellers, or something else. Outside of designated open stage nights, usage of the stage must be arranged in advance with management at least two weeks ahead of time (so if you want to perform during the venue’s second opening of the month, you should have arrangements settled before the first opening of the month). [ The Cloak & Dagger is a SFW venue and therefore all performances on its stage should likewise be SFW, including storytelling sets and any song lyrics included in a performance. ]

If you have questions about performing for us, please contact management.

What Lies in the Shadows

What is your Modus Operandi?

There are those who favor a silent blade; others, silver tongues, the embrace of night, or the sweetest kiss of poison. For each occasion, a suitable tool, and the black linkpearls are no different—a weapon to be wielded by those who belong to the shadows of the underworld.These black linkpearls constitute the fabric of a clandestine criminal network operating in Eorzea's shadows. Those who possess them could be anyone, and they could be anywhere.If one were to follow the trail to where many of these black linkpearls converge, they would find themselves at a little speakeasy at the edge of the Brimming Heart. Although the network claims to have no central authority, the Cloak & Dagger provides a convenient nexus for its members to meet and find work... And for these masterless linkpearls to find new, promising owners.

About the Network

The Cloak & Dagger is situated at the center of a clandestine criminal network formed around a set of black linkpearls. Nobody knows who founded it, or for what reason. The linkpearls themselves have been present as a thread throughout the Eorzean underworld for quite some time before being appropriated by the Cloak & Dagger's Proprietor for their operations.As such, while the network has no official internal structure, the Proprietor and the Cloak & Dagger itself form the foundations of its current operations; while obtaining linkpearls through means other than earning recognition from the speakeasy is possible as they are scattered throughout the realm, abandoned by their previous owners, the establishment is currently the most prominent entity on the network when it comes to offering work and resources to those who wish to make use of the black linkpearls in the course of their work.

What is your modus operandi ?

What Lies in the Shadows

What is your Modus Operandi?

There are those who favor a silent blade; others, silver tongues, the embrace of night, or the sweetest kiss of poison. For each occasion, a suitable tool, and the black linkpearls are no different—a weapon to be wielded by those who belong to the shadows of the underworld.These black linkpearls constitute the fabric of a clandestine criminal network operating in Eorzea's shadows. Those who possess them could be anyone, and they could be anywhere.If one were to follow the trail to where many of these black linkpearls converge, they would find themselves at a little speakeasy at the edge of the Brimming Heart. Although the network claims to have no central authority, the Cloak & Dagger provides a convenient nexus for its members to meet and find work... And for these masterless linkpearls to find new, promising owners.

About the Network

The Cloak & Dagger is situated at the center of a clandestine criminal network formed around a set of black linkpearls. Nobody knows who founded it, or for what reason. The linkpearls themselves have been present as a thread throughout the Eorzean underworld for quite some time before being appropriated by the Cloak & Dagger's Proprietor for their operations.As such, while the network has no official internal structure, the Proprietor and the Cloak & Dagger itself form the foundations of its current operations; while obtaining linkpearls through means other than earning recognition from the speakeasy is possible as they are scattered throughout the realm, abandoned by their previous owners, the establishment is currently the most prominent entity on the network when it comes to offering work and resources to those who wish to make use of the black linkpearls in the course of their work.

About the Black Linkpearls

The black linkpearls serve as an easy way to identify members of the network. In addition to their distinctive color, they operate on a special frequency only usable by pearls originating from the same linkshell. While this ensures to some degree that network communications can be safeguarded, a problem arises in that no one currently possesses the means to create more of the network's black linkpearls.As a result, the black linkpearls are finite in number and precious to the network. Nobody knows exactly how many there are, but as they are not indestructible, finding and preserving as many linkpearls as possible is a top priority to the Cloak & Dagger. This also means that the Cloak & Dagger is not the sole means through which someone may come into possession of a linkpearl.

The Job Board

Looking for work?

The Cloak & Dagger has a job board accessible to its most trustworthy clientele, featuring jobs sourced not only from rumors that flit about the shadows but from other patrons as well.The physical board is located in the private upstairs lounge, where some meet to conduct business away from prying eyes. Upon approaching, you would feel the buzz of magic in the air; the wards would not bar your entry, but someone is almost certainly aware that someone took a look at what the speakeasy has to offer... Or left a request for those who'd turn to such a board for work to find.

RUMOR: PRIMA BELLADONNA

THEY SAY THAT THE FOREST HAS EARS, but an alchemist soliciting the darker corners of the Black Shroud hasn't seemed to have heeded the warning, making rather candid claims about brewing a poison so deadly that a mere drop slipped into one's drink can kill—and it seems that he has his eyes set on a target: a Wailer captain noted for refusing bribes and making the lives of his compatriots difficult. However, he lacks the means to deliver the poison...

RUMOR: NIGHT ON THE BRUME'S STREETS

EVEN WITH THE DRAGONSONG WAR ENDED, the cold of Coerthas afflicts the hearts of men just as deeply as it does the lands around the Holy See. With hollow bellies, a small gaggle of brume rats has it in their heads to hatch a plan to steal something from a noble house, figuring that the profits from fencing it off will provide them with enough to keep their bellies full for moons.

RUMOR: You Can't Run from Debt

REQUEST: Supply & Demand
(The Black Shroud)

THE CLOAK & DAGGER IS LOOKING TO EXPAND ITS OPERATIONS TO ESTABLISHING SUPPLY ROUTES, and the first destination on its itinerary is the Black Shroud. A speakeasy that claims to offer a taste of Eorzea's finest has to have a significant bill in terms of paying merchants and importers, and what better way to cut costs than to cut out the middle man?A posting has been made on the Cloak & Dagger's job board seeking smugglers and pathfinders. Leonnaux himself has also been in the Shroud attempting to find fledgling businesses with products to sell who would be interested in an Ul'dahn market.CONTACT: Leonnaux Altoix @ Balmung

In order to claim or submit a request, please join our discord.

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These are the faces that welcome you:

Fine wines and good spirits flow free at the Cloak & Dagger, the jewel of the Brimming Heart that beckons its patrons to speak easy amongst themselves, amongst the staff. Here is a brief account of the workers tending to the needs of their patrons...

Crow

the proprietor

The shadowy owner of the establishment, known to the staff only as Crow. Digging around for official documents pertaining to the establishment would reveal that the property belongs to someone named Arséne Corrineau, but efforts to trace this man's identity would unfortunately end there: no such person exists.Who is he? And for what reason did he establish this speakeasy, employ this motley crew? At this point, only the Traders know.

Leonnaux

Manager · mixologist

A man of many masks who comes armed with light fingers and a cocksure smile. He is a bartender by choice and an information broker by trade, but his skillset is as varied as the answers he'll give you if you were to ask where he hails from. One thing's certain: you should be checking your pockets after an encounter with him.SPECIALTY: “Star of the City”

Service Staff

Vali

Bartender · Waiter

Kind and cheerful, Vali is a very chatty man. If you're wanting conversation, he is always up to it. He is a great listener even if it seems he isn't paying attention. With sharp ears and silly demeanor, it is easy for him to pick up on things. People tend to drop their guard around him. Aside from that, Vali always carries a pouch on him person that has many different dried herbs inside. Ask him about it and perhaps he will give you a sample of what he can make.SPECIALTY: TBA

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Asha

Security

Asha Valith is many things. Adventurer, thief wealth relocation specialist, captain of an airship called the Priestess' Prayer. But in the Cloak & Dagger, she's simply security, making sure that people don't cause problems. Considering the clientele of the establish is shockingly well behave for ne'er-do-wells, she'll often busy herself with other work around the speakeasy as needed.SPECIALTY: TBA


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the cloak & dagger is hiring!

Flyers bearing the Cloak & Dagger's logo are posted throughout the Eorzean city-states, from Limsa Lominsa to Ishgard. They advertise open positions at the speakeasy. This information can also be found posted on the signboard outside the establishment itself.

General Information

IMPORTANT—READ ME

Our venue was established in 2018, before the current wave of the highly commercialized "venue scene" arrived in FFXIV. As such, this venue follows the philosophy that RP is a hobby, not a job and that people who work an RP venue should do so because venue work is something they enjoy doing, enjoy the environment provided by the venue and its community, and employment at said venue makes sense for their character.

The OOC pay rate at this venue is ZERO (0). You may keep any tips you receive from guests, but you will not be paid gil for shifts at this venue.

Terms of Employment

IN-CHARACTER BENEFITS.◦ A consistent paycheck: a “decent wage for the work,” enough to live on in Ul'dah;
◦ A lock box or mail slot on the premises for ease of client contact, if desired or needed;
◦ Insight into the establishment's ties to the criminal underworld, and benefits associated with the risks of being involved (i.e. in the event a staff member attracts unwanted attention, the establishment will help them lay low);
◦ Unlimited access to the upstairs lounge!
REQUIREMENTS.◦ CHARACTERS must be willing and able to consistently fulfill the responsibilities of their role during events. They should be criminals or otherwise sympathetic toward those who participate in illegal activities.
◦ CHARACTERS should comply with our Tone & Lore Compliance Policy.
◦ PLAYERS must have a full character profile in our profiles channel prior to applying (external profile link such as Carrd included). These will also be listed alongside a staff blurb on the Cloak & Dagger’s Carrd.
◦ PLAYERS must be willing and able to communicate their availability ahead of openings either verbally in the staff channel or via RSVP’ing. Staff may be moved to reserve in the event of unreported leaves of extended absence (3 months or more) which they fail to notify management of if also failing to participate in any Cloak & Dagger events or other community activities.

AVAILABLE POSITIONS

service

Service Staff as a category includes bartenders, waitstaff, and hosts (greeters). They are front-of-house staff responsible for the service element of the venue including taking and preparing orders and making sure guests’ needs are attended to. It is a heavily interactive role; service staff are expected to engage with guests within their areas (bartending at the bar, checking in on tables as waitstaff, greeting those who come in as greeters).

security

Security Staff as a category includes enforcers and risk-management. They are, as the title suggests, security personnel responsible for enforcing the speakeasy’s in-character rules during our public events and checking weapons. Outside of public events, the role of characters who are tasked with security would be collecting debts owed to the speakeasy and assessing the risk of prospective future ventures.

contractors

Contractors are characters who are not formally employed by the speakeasy but are still involved in its operation, such as outside suppliers (as in partnered communities) and in-house performers.

HIRING PROCESS

All applications for venue staff and network membership are handled via our Discord server, invite link provided below.

Out of Character Process

ONE.All prospective applicants will be required to post their character's profile in our designated profiles channel. While for Associates of the network, no external link is required, speakeasy staff will be required to have on hand an external character profile for the purposes of being linked on our Carrd. This external profile may take the form of a Carrd, Toyhouse page or other reference sheet, a Google Doc, etc.

You will also be required to post an introduction in our introductions channel. There are no requirements for the content of your introduction.
TWO.Our application form is handled through the Dyno Discord bot. If you do not wish to fill out this form then we can offer you the alternative of providing you the questions to fill out within your application ticket. All community matters, including applications, are handled via our in-server ticket system. Cloak & Dagger officers will never contact you through DM regarding your application status.

In-Character Process

NOTE.Except in circumstances where applicants have a pressing or compelling reason to play out the hiring process, such as unique circumstances under which they would like their character to encounter and request employment with the Cloak & Dagger or where their employment itself is to be used as a plot hook rather than a simple job (such as finding employment to pay off debt), we do not typically write out things that are part of the business's standard hiring process such as interviews due to limited management manpower.
STANDARD.As a standard, players whose characters are hired by the Cloak & Dagger may assume that their character went through an interview process with Leonnaux and some brief training regarding their role and the speakeasy's expectations. An employee handbook is available in each staff lockbox. The print is enchanted to vanish once it leaves the speakeasy as a security measure.

Community Recruitment

Interested in joining us?

There are numerous ways to get involved in our community as either an associate, a member of the underlying criminal network, or a staff member of our speakeasy venue.The following is general information about different levels of involvement afforded to different kinds of characters and what types of character we look for.

The Cloak & Dagger is not a free company, nor does it have an associated free company on any server. As such, we cannot offer a house with rooms or FC buffs.

Dramatis Personae

What We Look For

As a criminal-themed RP community, the Cloak & Dagger welcomes mob bosses, murderers, and thieves—and most things in-between. This applies to not only characters who are currently criminals but those with former ties to crime as well, such as ex-cons and otherwise reformed characters.Please note: We're looking more toward the mundane side of crime such as thievery and heists, organized crime, hired hits, black marketeering, etc. As such, we consider things like forbidden magic to be outside of our area of focus. Involvement in with these things is fine and will not disqualify you from participation unless it is determined to be incompatible with our policy on lore-compliance and tone.

Other Ways to Get Involved

Associates, Members, & Venue Staff

Associates

Associates are characters who have a posted profile in our Discord server. Posting a profile is taken as an acknowledgement of the community's rules and policies and an agreement to abide by them while in our spaces, so Associates and higher are welcome to participate in organized activities such as RP roulettes, community-run campaigns, and so on. They may also post listings directly onto our job board rather than having to submit them for approval!Characters who are associates do not have black linkpearls and may not be aware of the network as an entity, and indeed they might not necessarily be involved in the criminal underworld at all, which makes the role ideal for players who want to get more involved with our community but are unsure where their character and their story would fit into the core premise (the network and the speakeasy) and want to explore various avenues of involvement.

Network Membership

Membership of the network requires an application. These are characters who are more deeply involved with crime and the criminal underworld and who have obtained a black linkpearl. They are typically 'in the know' regarding the network, but given the ease of acquiring a linkpearl, they may still have some learning to do.For a character to be considered for membership outside of venue staffing, a referral is required. This referral may be obtained in one of two ways: either through organically through RP with existing members or venue staff.

Venue staff are considered members of the network and would receive a black linkpeark upon being hired.

To join us or apply to the venue, please join our Discord below:

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Enjoying the Cloak & Dagger?

Consider checking out our partnered communities below! Or, if you're a community leader, read on for information about partnering with the Cloak & Dagger and its community!

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Ul'dah RP Hub

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Of Allies & Adversaries

Be it in the form of allies or antagonists, Cloak & Dagger welcomes the prospect of working with like-minded writers! Our goal with broader community partnerships and collaboration opportunities is to encourage organic RP between and within participating groups.

Rules of Engagement

ZERO.Communities must be safe spaces. Cloak & Dagger does not have any tolerance for hate speech, bigotry, etc—and this includes communities that shield such people. Any prospective partner community or venue must maintain a safe space for marginalized identities and acknowledge that someone defending their right to exist while openly BIPOC, LGBT, neurodivergent, etc is not automatically “political.”

... Also, all cops are bastards. If your community is afraid to say ACAB then we probably wouldn’t be a great fit as partners.
ONE.Tone & Lore Compliance. Prospective partner communities must have similar approaches to tone and lore-compliance as Cloak & Dagger. While we do not police the kind of RP that people participate in outside of our spaces (unless it’s grossly offensive), our goal with community partnerships is inherently to encourage RP across the boundaries of our spaces, so we would like to partner with communities who have similar philosophies to us.

You can find our policy on tone and lore-compliance in our community rules, but in short: lore-abiding and low-powered. While Cloak & Dagger allows bending of the lore within reason and acknowledges that the setting of FFXIV has plenty of room for awesome feats of magic and wonder, our framework is set up mostly to accommodate normal people who just so happen to live in a fantastic world.
TWO.18+ communities only. Self-explanatory. It would be irresponsible of Cloak & Dagger to officially partner with any community that allows minors to participate due to the dark/mature themes inherent in criminal RP.
THREE.On fairness and respect. Whether communities are partnered as allies who work with the speakeasy and/or its underlying network or adversaries who work against it, all involved parties will be expected to treat each other fairly and with respect on an OOC level. You will never be expected to give special treatment to members of our community. The reverse is also true: we will not give members of your community special treatment. However, we will notify you of any behavior in our spaces that we feel you should be aware of (such as Rule Zero violations), and we ask that you do the same for our community members. (We will not cross-report in cases where the reporter has requested confidentiality themselves.)
FOUR.RP Gil venues only. The practice of charging OOC Gil (also referred to as Real Gil) for RP items and services is not something that Cloak & Dagger endorses. As such, any venues that wish to partner with our speakeasy must be RP Gil only. You may still encourage players to tip staff.
FIVE.Heavy / Immersive / IC RP venues only. In-character RP must be the primary focus of any venue wishing to partner with our speakeasy. We will not partner with any OOC-oriented venues such as night clubs.

Partnership Perks

ONE.Community listings. Partners will be able to post a listing for their venue or community in the partners forum in our Discord, which will persist as long as our communities remain partnered! Your venue or community will also be listed here on Cloak & Dagger’s Carrd. You can use this listing however you wish, such as to post when your venue is opening or when your community is planning something cool that you want us to know about.
TWO.Coordination channel access. Partners will have access to the coordination forum for the purposes of plotting and scheming! Partners who specifically run venues that our speakeasy is partnered with will additionally have access to the Cloak & Dagger’s venue staff forum for the purposes of ironing out venue collaborations.
THREE.Discord calendar access. In addition to the events﹢venues channel, which is open for anyone to advertise in, partners may additionally request event listings in Discord’s built-in calendar so long as the events are open to the Cloak & Dagger community or the general public to attend.
FOUR.Casting call priority. When Cloak & Dagger is in the process of arranging large community arcs, you’ll be the first to know and the first to be considered for participation! For example, if we’re looking to plan a heist, and a partnered community would like to be a rival crew or even be the force called in to investigate the crime, then that partnered community would get to be considered for the role before we even announce the arc.

Types of Community Partnership

ALLIES.Allied communities are criminally-aligned communities such as other networks, organized syndicates, or gangs which have chosen to align themselves with the Cloak & Dagger and its network for whatever reason, be that for mutual profit, protection of interests, or simply feeling that allying themselves together will lead to more positive effects in the long run. A clandestine network has its uses, after all…
ADVERSARIES.Adversaries are communities that have aligned themselves against the interests of the Cloak & Dagger. These may represent lawful interests such as law enforcement, freelance detective agencies, bounty hunters, or the like; they may also represent criminally-aligned groups that butt heads with the Cloak & Dagger due to a conflict of interests.
VENUE-ONLY.Venue-only partnerships are partnerships which are primarily oriented toward collaborative public events or specific niches, i.e. supplying the Cloak & Dagger with extra goods, services, or jobs for its clientele. On an IC level, this mode of partnership is all (or mostly) “business.” Venue partners may not know or care that the Cloak & Dagger is involved in criminal activity at all.

Becoming a Partner

If you are interested in having your community partner with Cloak & Dagger, that's great to hear! Feel free to open a ticket through our Discord so that we can hash out the details. Be sure to include a brief rundown of what your community is about and any informational documents (Carrd, etc) that you'd like us to see!PLEASE NOTE: partnerships are far more likely to be accepted if the representative is demonstrably active in our community. These are designed to encourage collaboration, so while cold-calling won't necessarily mean that your request for partnership will be declined, it is not recommended as a practice.

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ABOUT US

CLOAK & DAGGER is a lore-abiding RP community on the Crystal Datacenter. We operate in North American timezones and focus on criminal, intrigue, and character-driven RP.We do not have any associated Free Company on any server. As a result, our community is fully cross-world focused and based around our Discord and in-game CWLS.

Community Mission & Values

Cloak & Dagger is a cross-world RP community that strives to bring together RPers of diverse backgrounds under an ever-evolving, unified narrative framework. Established in 2016, we are a diverse, inclusive, and laid-back community that is focused on RP as a form of collaborative writing.Here, we value characterization, narrative, and player freedom:

  • CHARACTERIZATION ⸻ The holistic creation and exploration of a character, including elements such as their backstory, their motivations, and their ambitions.

  • NARRATIVE ⸻ The manner in which various character threads intersect and interact to create overarching story-lines and opportunities to explore specific themes.

  • PLAYER FREEDOM ⸻ The freedom of players to interact with all sorts of other players, characters, and narrative frameworks and bring the whole of their character's experience to the table; freedom from constraining expectations regarding requirements as far as activity or involvement in order to have opportunities to explore their areas of interest. There are no designated storytellers and everyone is welcome to bring their stories to the table.

Out of Character Rules

ONE.All players and characters in our spaces are expected to be 18+. The themes that we explore are not usually suitable for minors and may include things like violence, alcohol and drugs, etc. Players under 18 will be permanently banned from our community; no second chances.
TWO.Our community is a safe space for BIPOC and LGBT+ players. We will not tolerate hate speech, and any instances of bigotry including any reported from outside of the spaces we moderate will result in being removed from our space. Additionally, we are not a politics-free community; while we do not go out of our way to make it a talking point, communities that ban things such as politics invariably end up only serving to discourage marginalized people from speaking up for themselves. If this makes you uncomfortable, we aren't the group for you.

... And needless to say, all cops are bastards.
THREE.Please be normal. We deal with some fairly heavy content and themes including but not limited to those inherent in exploring organized crime, but we have lines we won't cross. Characters who participate in human trafficking are not welcome in our space.

Additionally, if we find that you create or encourage the creation of NSFW content including the following themes, you will be immediately and permanently removed from our community: incest, underage/lolishota (including Lalafell and comparable species in other media), or bestiality/zoophilia.

Roleplay Expectations

ONE.On Lore-Compliance and Tone: While we player freedom, in order to facilitate a unified narrative framework within our community, it is necessary to ensure that everyone is operating on the same page. The Cloak & Dagger is a lore-abiding/lore-compliant, low-powered RP community, and as such we only work with characters who are well-grounded in the setting of FFXIV and are feasible as "everyday" sorts of people who you might find inhabiting the world of Hydaelyn.

Characters who deal heavily with supernatural entities such as Voidsent are not usually good fits for our community; Warriors of Light and characters from other shards or universes are not allowed; non-human (Yokai, Voidsent, Sin Eater, android/construct, Allagan clone, etc) are not allowed.
TWO.On consent, assent, and you. Roleplay is a collaborative hobby, and in the spirit of collaboration all writers utilizing this space should treat each other respectfully and as equals. In-character sentiments do not reflect out-of-character sentiments and vice-versa. If you feel that you are being unfairly retaliated against due to OOC sentiments over something your character has done then you are welcome to reach out to the officer team.

ON ASSENT: In-character actions can and will lead to consequences. By participating in this space, you acknowledge that your character may have proportional consequences leveraged against them by other characters and/or the environment in a scenario controlled by one or more DMs. This may include violence depending on the circumstances, though extreme instances should still be cleared with involved players; your character can throw a punch at another for mouthing off at a bar, but you should still ask the other player if it’s okay to break their character’s arm during an interrogation.

ON CONSENT: Cloak & Dagger does not shy away from exploring heavy themes in the course of our RP including but not limited to systemic violence, drug/alcohol use and abuse, and other themes consistent with organized crime. However, not all writers always have the energy or desire to engage with these themes or topics which may come up in RP or through character backstories. As a general rule of thumb, if you would put a content warning on something before posting it, you should ask other players involved in a scene permission before including it in a scene.

In matters of both assent and consent: when in doubt, it never hurts to ask!
THREE.A "Living World." In line with the above, interactions that exist in a public space’s public channels, such as /say chat at the speakeasy or in the open world, should be considered fair game for other roleplayers to respond to even if they are not directly engaged with your character. If you would like a conversation to remain private, you are encouraged to use private channels such as /party or /tell. Nobody is obligated to interact if they don’t want to, but we do encourage everyone to be courteous with one another and to communicate with their fellow writers clearly. It takes a lot of courage to initiate walk-up RP after all!

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Ghosts & Ghouls Reading Night

⸻ GENERAL DETAILS ⸻

At a Glance

WHENFriday, October 18 — 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. US Eastern
WHEREThe Goblet Ward 21 Plot 19 — Balmung (Crystal DC)
SIGN-UPSHandled via Discord — Drop-ins accepted once all RSVP'ed readers have shared!

All Saints' Wake season is upon us, and the spooky season would not be complete without a chance to share ghost stories. On this evening, the Cloak & Dagger opens its stage to those who have haunting and frightful tales to share with the speakeasy and its clientele.

Costumes are welcome and encouraged!

(Please ensure they are appropriate for the venue.)

GUIDELINES

ONE.Each reader will have 5 - 10 minutes to tell the story that they have either written or selected. It is recommended to to macro your story in advance so that the reading goes smoothly. Management is happy to assist with this.
TWO.The content of all works must be SFW. While the Cloak & Dagger is an 18+ venue and community, our spaces are meant to be SFW in nature. Non-explicit, suggestive works are allowed, but when in doubt please err on the side of caution! Please also be mindful of potential spoilers.
THREE.You are welcome to adapt urban legends and existing literature to fit the FFXIV setting if you wish! Non-original works should be cited (OOC). Here's an example of a good citation to add to the end of a macro: [(Work Title) written by (Author Name), published in (Publication), (Year)]
Urban legends do not need to be cited as they do not typically have a single original source, but providing a link to a place people can read more about the equivalent is fun and cool!

Special Event Menu

Limited Menu

For this special event, the speakeasy will be operating with the following limited menu.

this venue is rp gil only.

we do not trade actual gil or items.

danse macabre

ALL SAINTS WAKE, BATCH-MADE: Wineport red and brandy mixed with pomegranat juice, orange liqueur, and simple syrup for a touch of sweetness, garnished with blackberries and red cherries.

1900

witches brew

ALL SAINTS WAKE: A shimmering, layered cocktail made with gin, herbal simple syrup, blue curacao, and a squeeze of lemon layered in a highball glass and topped off with tonic. Stir before enjoying!

2000

chestnut whiskey

AUTUMN, BATCH-MADE: High-quality Ul'dahn whiskey infused with the flavor of toasted Gridanian chestnuts and cloves over the course of several days.

2000

Deep Shroud Cider

AUTUMN: Gin, orange liqueur, lime juice, and maple syrup shaken before being poured into a lowball glass with ice and rimmed with cinnamon sugar and sea salt. Topped off with hard cider. Garnished with apples, cinnamon, and rosemary.

1900

 WINES Ishgardian Whites (700 / 4200) · Wineport Whites (500 / 3000) · Ishgardian Reds (800 / 4800) · Wineport Reds (900 / 5400) · Wineport Brandy (1000/6000) · Ishgardian Champagne (Bottle Only: 5000)
 SPIRITS Cieldalaes Rum (Gold, Dark) (800 / 4800) · Ul'dahn Whiskey (1000 / 6000) · Gyr Abanian Single-malt (1200 / 7200) · Ilsabardian Vodka (900 / 6400) · South Shroud Gin (300 / 1800)
 TEA Fresh tea brewed to the customer's specifications.
Coerthan Black Tea, Lavender-Lemon Herbal Tea, Masala Chai · Sweetened upon request. (200)
 COFFEE Dark-roast coffee brewed pour-over style. Milk or sugar available upon request. (300)

A complementary buffet of assorted spooky snacks and sweets will be available to all guests.

goblet w21 p19 · brimming heart

speakeasy jam party

⸻ GENERAL DETAILS ⸻

At a Glance

DRESS CODECocktail Attire
WHENFriday, September 15 — 8:00P - 11:00P US Eastern
WHEREThe Goblet Ward 21 Plot 19 — Balmung (Crystal DC)
WHOOpen to everyone!
HASHTAG#SpeakeasyJamParty

The Speakeasy Jam Party is the Cloak & Dagger's spin on an art party! Creatives of all stripes are welcome to participate, including artists, writers, GPosers, and more! Don't classify yourself as a creative? No problem! You're welcome to come and enjoy the party's atmosphere, be it alone or with friends.This is a hybrid event. The Cloak & Dagger's normal openings are geared toward immersive RP where everyone is IC; this jam party is conceptualized as a more casual opportunity for players who are new to or curious about FFXIV RP to be able to spectate or pop in and out of interactions according to their level of comfort.

RULES

ONE.The hosting venue and community are 18+ spaces, so all players and characters attending this event are also expected to be 18 or older. Please be respectful of our wishes in this regard; it is not a knock on minors or their creative ability, our community simply skews older and we wish to create a space where we can be comfortable.
TWO.Our events are safe spaces for BIPOC and LGBT+ players. Any bigotry will result in being removed from our space.
THREE.Please be respectful of the people around you. As this is a hybrid event, this means being mindful of event zoning and player statuses. Additionally, please refrain from using /shout chat in any area of the party. (Please refer to the next section for a visual guide on event zoning!)
FOUR.No spoilers! This event is located in a place that is easily-accessible to low-level players and therefore there may be sprouts in attendance, so try not to discuss anything beyond the end of A Realm Reborn in public channels. This applies both IC and OOC.
FIVE.Keep all in-game interactions safe for work. Remember: while the hosting community is 18+, FFXIV is a T-rated game. If sharing risque content in the event's hashtag as part of a project you are working on, please appropriately tag and hide said content.

activities

ART & GPOSE.This is our spin on an art party, after all! As with all art parties, we encourage artists of all skill levels to come and have fun! GPosers are also welcome to utilize our space to take screenshots.
WRITING SPRINTS.In order to be more inclusive to writers, we will be having two writing sprints during the jam party. Suffering from writer's block? We'll provide optional one-word prompts! Each sprint will be 20 minutes long.
CASUAL RP.The basement, where our events usually take place, will be set aside for IC activities and casual RP.

Q: why a "jam party" and not an art party?

While Art Parties as a type of event are widely accepted as social gatherings as much as creative ones, we wanted the title of our party to be more inclusive to other types of creatives who may not necessarily consider themselves artists. The title "Jam Party" also ties in to the theme of the party!The Jam Party is named to bring to mind a jam session, a gathering where musicians come together and improvise with little to no preparation. As the Cloak & Dagger is themed after jazzy speakeasies and RP is often an improvisational craft in its own right, it felt appropriate to call that to mind!(In the interests of maintaining a calm atmosphere, we do however ask any actual musical jam sessions be held outside the house.)

Q: Will there be a syncshell for this party?

No. If there's an aspect of your character you want to point out that deviates from their vanilla model, consider jotting it down as a note in your search info!

Q: what is "cocktail attire?"

Loosely, the nicest thing you own. Unlike categories like "black-tie" and "white-tie," cocktail attire has no set definition and treads the line between casual and semi-formal wear. All glamours should be SFW; while we will leave the dress code open to interpretation (what would your character wear to a cocktail party?) , please at minimum wear clothing and do not dye things to intentionally call to mind NSFW imagery.