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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...
what you know for sure
⸻ public INFORMATION ⸻
At a Glance
| LOCATION | Goblet Ward 21 Plot 19 — Balmung (Aetheryte: Brimming Heart) |
| SCHEDULE | 2nd and 4th Fridays — 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. US Eastern |
| HIRING? | Yes! The Cloak & Dagger is hiring for all positions. |
| SYNC | MSS-QJ8RRWLHC3Z5 — Cloak & Dagger Cleared after every event. |
Establishment Rules
| ONE. | No violence inside the premises will be tolerated. Leave weapons at home or with our security team. |
| TWO. | Our establishment is neutral ground, beholden only to our own interests. Leave petty disagreements at the door. |
| THREE. | Efforts to disrupt our business will result in your removal. Respect our staff and our space. |
| FOUR. | The upstairs lounge is private. It is reserved for staff and our most discerning guests. |
| FIVE. | Adults only. Staff may ask for proof of age if we suspect a patron is under eighteen summers. |
Cocktail attire requested.
special events
Poetry Reading at the Cloak & Dagger
At the end of Nymeia's Moon, the Cloak & Dagger will be hosting a poetry reading for poets of all forms to share their works of verse. Sign-ups will open in the month prior to the event, but once all poets who have signed up to read on our stage have said their peace, there will be time available for drop-in readers. [ In honor of National Poetry Month. ]
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.
Word on the street
⸻ Rumors & hear-say ⸻
Countless rumors swirl in the city around the Cloak & Dagger—
There are the benign whisperings, of course, but there are also darker speculations among them: that the Cloak & Dagger has ties to the Ul'dahn underworld, that the proprietor is actually a member of the Alacran, or even that the establishment offers 'off-menu' goods and services to its most discerning patrons...But the special thing about the Cloak & Dagger is that all of it, or none of it, could be true—in many ways, it is impossible to tell. So, what is there to do but head there and investigate yourself?
THE CLOAK & DAGGER OPENS ITS DOORS UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT.
It is beloved of the stars, the city lights... And the shadows cast by them. Word has it that the speakeasy happily offers sanctuary to those looking to partake in dealings that fall outside the law of the city. Those who run in less legitimate circles may have heard that the speakeasy sits at the center of a sprawling network of criminals that some find useful for finding work and collaborators—but this, as with most things about the venue—is difficult to substantiate.
what's the best way to steal a man's wallet?
the secret menu
⸻ Under the Table ⸻
Upon speaking the passphrase, "What is the best way to steal a man's wallet?" the discerning patron would be provided with the secret menu.It comes as a small, black pamphlet, three by five ilms at an estimate, with gold and silver lettering blazing on the pages. The cover simply bears an insignia: a dagger set upon a diamond, cast in gold leaf.
It is small enough to be easily carried around and concealed.However, the text would vanish from the pages if the menu were to leave the confines of the speakeasy, never to return, perhaps as some manner of arcane security measure.
Seems like the rumors are true.
our terms
A WORD FROM OUR PROPRIETOR.
Welcome to the Cloak & Dagger. If you are reading this, then it means that you are one of our discerning guests—those who have at least a few fingers in this city's shadows.This establishment is neutral ground, founded in order to give people like you—people like us—a place to do business quietly. The back-alleys of the city are hardly comforting, after all. However, as the proprietor, there is one thing I would like to make clear:The services that we provide here are not no-questions-asked affairs. We reserve the right to reject any job for any reason, and should you attempt to retaliate against us for exercising this right, you will be removed from the establishment by force. You may rest assured, however, that the details of your request will be kept strictly confidential.I thank you dearly for your understanding. Please, enjoy what we have to offer beneath the stars of the city tonight. Commit the contents of this pamphlet to memory; the print will vanish as soon as it is taken outside of this establishment.
— Crow
OOC NOTE / DISCLAIMER.
No OOC gil is required to take advantage of any goods or services listed here, including our VIP program. Information provided here is for the purpose of fostering RP only.With regards to services offered here, please ensure you have written permission from any other players or groups involved in your request, or it will be denied.
our services
PATH OF RICHES
The path of riches is for those who seek Ul'dah's highest divinity: gold. Tasks you might hire us for in this realm include theft and searching the black markets of Eorzea for specific goods. We may also be able to assist in directing thieves to fences or black market vendors to relieve them of stolen merchandise before the authorities catch up to them.
Starting Price: 150,000 gil
PATH OF Secrets
The path of secrets is for those who seek that which hides in the shadows. Tasks you may hire us for in this realm include private investigation, cipher-cracking and code-breaking, and blackmail. We may also be able to assist in creating temporary credentials or new identities with which to avoid the notice of the authorities or other parties.
Starting Price: 200,000 gil
PATH OF Blood
The path of blood is for those who seek more tangible forms of leverage. Tasks you may hire us for in this realm include protection and security services, debt-collection, and permanent ends to problems. We may also be able to offer clean-up services, if it's a problem that has already been dealt with but which needs additional attention.
Starting Price: 300,000 gil
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.
Please use discretion when utilizing the following information in RP.
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 is rumored to have 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...
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
To be posted: March
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
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The menu itself is simple:
Two black pages set into a protective leather frame, with the lettering embossed in shimmering silver and gold on the surface. The letters burn in the low light of the lanterns, and the items are arranged with the alcoholic options on one page, and non-alcoholic options and food items on the opposing page.The prices listed for each item are expensive, far beyond what one would find at a typical hole-in-the-wall speakeasy, but what would one expect from an establishment that prides itself on quality as much as the Cloak & Dagger does?
this venue is rp gil only.no trade of actual gil or items will take place.
Alcoholic Beverages
Wines & Spirits
| SERVING | BOTTLE | |
|---|---|---|
| CHARDONNAY | 500 | 3000 |
| ROSÉ | 600 | 3600 |
| REISLING | 700 | 4200 |
| MERLOT | 600 | 3600 |
| CHAMPAGNE | - | 5000 |
| ICE WINE | 900 | 5400 |
| SERVING | BOTTLE | |
|---|---|---|
| CIELDALAES RUM | 800 | 4800 |
| WINEPORT BRANDY | 1000 | 6000 |
| GYR ABANIAN WHISKEY | 1200 | 7200 |
| ILSABARDIAN VODKA | 700 | 4200 |
| SOUTH SHROUD GIN | 300 | 1800 |
| HINGAN SAKE | 400 | 2400 |
Kitz Moonshine
Initially, we did not know what this was or where it came from. Now, however, we can proudly offer it to our patrons as one Allie Kitz's special brew of moonshine, so graciously offered to us in exchange for employment.
500
Cocktails
cloak & dagger
Our signature cocktail. Coffee liqueur and vanilla-flavored vodka stirred with a shot of cold-brewed espresso. Served over cracked ice in an old fashioned glass.
1500
gold court
Ishgardian Lillet Blanc, vodka, and pink grapefruit juice, stirred together. Served in a chilled stemless wine glass with a twist of blood orange.
1100
forbidden truth
Ala Mhigan rye whiskey, grapefruit juice, muddled bitters, and a special syrup flavored with grapefruit and anise. Served in a lowball glass rinsed with absinthe over ice with a slice of grapefruit and a sprig of thyme.
1900
vice and virtue
Vodka, brandy, and honey simple syrup shaken with ice, strained into a martini glass, and topped off with ginger ale. Garnished with a slice of lime.
2000
Little Lady
SEASONAL: Gin, lime juice, apricot liqueur and eau-de-vie, muddled Shroud bitters, rose water, and simple syrup shaken with ice and strained into a coupe glass with a sugared rim.
1900
Smooth Talker
SEASONAL: Brandy, lemon juice, maple syrup, muddled mint, and Shroud bitters shaken with ice and strained into a highball glass. Served with ice and garnished with fresh mint.
2000
non-alcoholic
fresh tea
Tea brewed to the customer's specifications.
Coerthan Black, Hingan Matcha, Nagxian Oolong, Shroud Chamomile, or Thavnairian Chai.
200
cafe noir
Dark-roast coffee brewed in an Ishgardian press, served black. Milk or sugar offered on request.
Beans are ethically sourced from La Noscea.
300
brimming heart iced tea
A sweet-and-tart blend of Thanalan tea, pomegranate tea, and rolanberry juice. Served over ice with a sprig of mint and a twist of lemon.
400
food offerings
shrimp cocktail
Cooked finger shrimp with a house-made cocktail sauce and a slice of lemon, served in a martini glass. Alcohol not included.
2100
Charcuterie Board
A large platter of assorted items. Salami, pepperoni, prosciutto; marinated mozzarella balls, brie, stone cheese, gouda; crackers, bruschetta, pita; marinated olives, fig spread, dried apricots, and mixed nuts.
4300
rolanberry cheesecake
Vanilla cheesecake with graham cracker crust and rolanberry puree swirled throughout the batter before baking. Served with a generous helping of rolanberry sauce.
2100
BLACK & WHITE RUM MOUSSE
Two generous spoonfuls of white and dark chocolate rum mousse. Served in a martini glass with milk chocolate shavings and a dollop of whipped cream.
1700
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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.
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.
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Security personnel
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.
allie
security
Allie may be getting long in the tooth but she keeps herself busy and active, moonshining as a hobby and burgeoning business she an offer drinks far above the regulation alcohol levels. Of course her most popular task is to break stuff, people, items, hearts, minds, you name it she will break it! Rumor has it she was not just once a pirate, but a pirate captain of a crew that ignored the Admiralty regulations and preyed on any ships they fancied, with few survivors.
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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.
service
bartenders
waitstaff
Front Desk Hosts
Front-of-house staff dedicated to making our esteemed guests feel at home. This position's responsibilities include taking and delivering orders and socializing with guests to ensure that they feel welcome at our establishment.Hosts are floating staff members who assist in various areas as needed, but generally are tasked with greeting and seating guests.
security
guards
enforcers
risk-management
Front-of-house staff dedicated to protecting the establishment's interests and ensuring the safety of both staff and guests. This position's responsibilities include confiscating weapons at the gate, monitoring situations on the main floor of the speakeasy to ensure that nothing gets too out-of-hand, and informing management of any potential risks to the establishment's operation.
Inquire Within
If you are interested in any position listed on this page, please join the Cloak & Dagger Discord for more information about our hiring process and to establish a line of communication with existing staff and management. Our entire hiring process is handled via our Discord server.
Please note: This venue does not use ooc gil in any of its operations, and this includes "staff wages."
The Cloak & Dagger as a 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 players who work an RP venue should do so because venue work is something they enjoy doing, they enjoy the environment provided by the Cloak & Dagger and its community for character-driven RP, and employment at an establishment like the Cloak & Dagger makes sense for their character.
Community Recruitment
Interested in joining us?
There are numerous ways to get involved in our community as either an associate or a member of the Cloak & Dagger's network.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.
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.
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 community RP. They may also post listings on our job board.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.
Members & Venue Staff
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.
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Enjoying the Cloak & Dagger?
Consider checking out our partnered communities below! Or, if you're a community leader, consider partnering with us!
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Of Allies & Adversaries
Community & Venue Partnerships
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 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. |
To Express Interest
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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Welcome!
THE CLOAK & DAGGER is an immersive, lore-abiding RP venue located on the Crystal Datacenter. Its theme is that of a high-class speakeasy catering toward underworld clientele, but even characters who aren't criminals are welcome to enjoy our atmosphere! This section includes some OOC information about the venue and its community.We hope to see you soon!
Venue Rules
While the rules listed on our home page are in-character requests that the establishment makes of its patrons, the following are out-of-character rules that we ask our attendees to follow.
| ZERO. | The Cloak & Dagger and its associated community are safe spaces for marginalized players including but not limited to BIPOC and members of the LGBT+ community. We will not tolerate any form of hate speech in or out of our spaces and if it comes to managements attention that you have expressed unacceptable views in other spaces you will be blacklisted from our venue. |
| ONE. | All players and characters attending this event are expected to be 18+. Characters who are under 18 will not be served. Players under 18 will be permanently banned. |
| TWO. | Keep all interactions while within The Cloak & Dagger strictly SFW. We list our minimum age for participation and attendance as 18+ because our community is not comfortable involving minors in our themes, not because of any truly adult-oriented (NSFW) content. Failure to comply with this rule will result in you permanently being banned from the establishment. |
| THREE. | Please be considerate of RPers around you. We aren't going to police the kind of RP you do outside of our spaces, but the Cloak & Dagger is meant as an immersive and lore-abiding space which caters above all to "everyday person" character archetypes. This means we do ask that guests in our spaces leave Warrior of Light-adjacent and highly supernatural (voidsent, etc) topics at home. If you fail to be considerate of this, you will be asked to leave. |
| FOUR. | Your character doesn't have to respect the staff, but you as a player do have to respect the players staffing the venue. All of our staff are volunteers who have signed on to help work the venue because they enjoy doing so, so please be respectful of our time and space. If one of our community members has conducted themselves in violation of rule zero then please reach out to management. Outside of rule violations, please do not come to our venue if you have our staff members blacklisted. |
| FIVE. | No minions or disruptive SFX/VFX mods in the SyncShell, please. |
FAQ: DO I NEED TO PAY REAL GIL HERE?
The Cloak & Dagger is RP gil only. We do not request any OOC gil in exchange for anything at our venue. Prices listed on the menu are just there for the sake of immersion, since the overwhelming majority of the Carrd is written from an in-universe perspective in order to give visitors a solid jumping off point for RP in our space.You are welcome to tip staff, and all staff keep 100% of their tips.
FAQ: CAN I USE YOUR HOUSE DURING OFF-HOURS?
By all means, feel free to use our venue to RP in even if player staff are not present! Just bear in mind that the upstairs lounge is private and there would be an NPC skeleton crew to tend to orders and keep things running. However, please do not use our venue as your own.We do not offer private rentals of our venue at this time.
About our Community
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.
Mission Statement
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.
Community 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 (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! |
Interested in joining us?
goblet w21 p19 · brimming heart
A night of poetry reading
⸻ GENERAL DETAILS ⸻
At a Glance
| WHEN | Friday, April 26 — 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. US Eastern |
| WHERE | The Goblet Ward 21 Plot 19 — Balmung (Crystal DC) |
| SIGN-UPS | Handled via Discord. |
At the end of Nymeia's Moon, the Cloak & Dagger will be hosting a poetry reading for poets of all forms to share their works of verse. Sign-ups will open in the month prior to the event, but once all poets who have signed up to read on our stage have said their peace, there will be time available for drop-in readers. [ In honor of National Poetry Month. ]
GUIDELINES
| ONE. | Each reader will have 5 -7 minutes to read the poems that they have either written or selected. Please make sure to macro poems 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. | Non-original works should be cited (OOC). This event is being hosted in honor of National Poetry Month, so if you're having your character read a poem that is not your original work then please cite the original author so people can find more of their work! Here's an example of a good citation to add to the end of a macro: [(Poem Title) written by (Author Name), published in (Publication), (Year)] |
Special Event Menu
Limited Menu
For this special event, the speakeasy will be operating with the following limited menu. Wines and spirits will still be available straight or on the rocks, as well as tea and coffee.
Little Lady
SEASONAL: Gin, lime juice, apricot liqueur and eau-de-vie, muddled Shroud bitters, rose water, and simple syrup shaken with ice and strained into a coupe glass with a sugared rim.
1900
Smooth Talker
SEASONAL: Brandy, lemon juice, maple syrup, muddled mint, and Shroud bitters shaken with ice and strained into a highball glass. Served with ice and garnished with fresh mint.
2000
shrimp cocktail
Cooked finger shrimp with a house-made cocktail sauce and a slice of lemon, served in a martini glass. Alcohol not included.
2100
Charcuterie Board
A large platter of assorted items. Salami, pepperoni, prosciutto; marinated mozzarella balls, brie, stone cheese, gouda; crackers, bruschetta, pita; marinated olives, fig spread, dried apricots, and mixed nuts.
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the venue
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goblet w21 p19 · brimming heart
speakeasy jam party
⸻ GENERAL DETAILS ⸻
At a Glance
| DRESS CODE | Cocktail Attire |
| WHEN | Friday, September 15 — 8:00P - 11:00P US Eastern |
| WHERE | The Goblet Ward 21 Plot 19 — Balmung (Crystal DC) |
| WHO | Open 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.
the venue
⸻ event zoning ⸻
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yard and surroundings
out of character party zone
The yard and immediate surroundings are appropriate for use as a party zone. There is no restriction on chatter, emotes, or vfx in this area and players are welcome to conduct themselves in the same manner that they would at any other art party so long as they are respectful of others around them.There is seating available as well as space for milling about! The Cloak & Dagger is located at the edge of the Brimming Heart, so feel free to make use of the water as well!
ground floor & upstairs
out of character vibe zone
The inside of the house is designated as a semi-quiet zone. Why only semi-quiet? Because we welcome RP, of course! Inside the house, we ask that OOC chatter in /say be kept to a minimum; if you would like to socialize inside the house, please use /party, /tell, or consider setting up a temporary CWLS to grab folks you're interested in conversing with while you work on art, gpose, writing, or any other project you may have brought with you.Please ensure that emote log messages are turned off for when you emote inside the house. You can accomplish this by ensuring that your emote menu looks like the picture below or by typing motion after any emote entered in the chat window, i.e. /beesknees motion.Please do not use loud or disruptive emotes or vfx inside the house such as /megaflare or fireworks items.
basement
in character roleplay zone
The basement is a zone specially-designated for RP. While you're free to utilize the space to simply hang out and enjoy the atmosphere, there will be RP happening around you on this floor so we ask that you are respectful of the space. You may mill about, but please refrain from jumping around or standing on counters or tables. Otherwise, use the space as your character would use the space!Please be mindful of player statuses:
| LOOKING FOR PARTY. | These players are open to being pulled into RP. Use this status if you would like to RP but aren't comfortable initiating. Set this status using the following command in the chat box: /lookingforparty or /lfp |
| ROLEPLAYING. | These players are roleplaying. They are comfortable being approached IC by other players. Set this status using the following command in the chat box: /roleplaying |
| BUSY. | These players need space or are otherwise occupied. They would prefer not to be approached by other players while this status is active. This status includes the in-game functionality of blocking all tells and party invites. Set this status using the following command in the chat box: /busy |
an open house
⸻ ic premise ⸻
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.
| NOTICE. | All business aspects of the venue, such as serving drinks, will be handled by NPCs during this event; additionally, certain features of our normal events will be suspended. The passcode and secret menu will be unavailable. |
The Cloak & Dagger has operated quietly for some time—a fine establishment catered toward fine patronage, namely the well-to-do of Ul'dah. But for some time, both in the city's business world and the underworld that serves as its reflection, there have been rumors that the proprietor is looking to have the speakeasy spread its wings.In the underworld, that has entailed rumors of the speakeasy's management setting their sights on prying their supply chains away from the hands of middlemen and establishing their own routes in order to dodge the fees and tariffs imposed by the merchants and the city itself.And in the business world? Well, there's some speculation that the sudden decision to hold an open house is part of that. Serving the city's most discerning clientele is all well and good, of course, but without funding, the speakeasy's shadowier machinations become harder to maintain, hence the pretense of operating as a legitimate business to begin with. And so, the proprietor has bid the Cloak & Dagger's doors open for a more casual occasion, to demonstrate even to those who don't belong to the city's upper crust that they, too, can taste a little bit of luxury—for a price.