What is Power? ~The Night Blades Recruitment Thread!~

A simple life of simple pleasures. That was all any of us wanted, or so we thought. A chance to sail around, see the world a bit…maybe find some treasure. Some said they wanted money, others wanted fame, but I think we wanted to stand tall with solid folks at our backs. Folks you could count on. Folks you could trust. Friends, you could say, and what would be wrong with that?

Of course, that was before the Calamity. Treasure…money…fame… Did any of it matter when the moon shattered and Bahamut painted the world with fire?

They called us the Crimson Blades, or some said the Crimson Pirates. Our old Company was a band of thrill seekers and vagabonds. Professional treasure hunters. Pile up all the wealth in the world, every hidden cache of gold, every scepter held by some dead king in a forgotten kingdom, every jeweled crown plucked from an ancient tomb. Add up every coin minted in every bank in every country, and what do you have? Can treasures save the ones you love? Can fame shield them from Bahamut’s wrath?

You can keep your grand companies and your armies and your airships and your summons. Take all your great artifacts and your hocus pocus fireballs and your thrice-damned, cheating healing magic. You can keep your cannons and your magic armor and your swords tempered in the belly of a volcano. None of that matters so much as the people behind you.

What is power?

Solid folks at your back.

Folks you can count on.

Folks you can trust.

Friends, you could say, and what’s wrong with that?

The Night Blades are a loose organization of mercenaries committed to fighting the Primals and the Garlean Empire. We’re seek power to combat these threats and to protect the free peoples of Eorzea, and we’ll get it. No matter what!

As a guild, the Night Blades have existed in some form for over ten years. There are members who have known each other since Final Fantasy XI, and the Company has remained a unique band of misfits through World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings Online, The Old Republic, and who knows what else. It might seem intimidating but we love new members and everyone is welcome! (Believe me, I only joined the Company last September!)

As it stands, we have about forty unique members playing different characters across multiple time zones. We even have Company members in Asia and Europe. We’re active daytime, primetime, ANYTIME! No matter when you choose to play, you’ll find friends.

The Night Blades are primarily a role-playing Company and we’re committed to being a positive RP presence in game. We support sever-wide RP events and have regular RP activities within the Company. Our members are friendly and helpful, and we love to engage characters and play out individual storylines. We also have RP on our guild forums, with many members writing journals or participating in forum RP on a daily basis.

Besides individual storylines, the Company has an ongoing plot that continues to unfold. At this moment, we’ve scored a major victory against the Garleans and are enjoying a lull in the action, so it’s a great time to get involved. You need to hurry though, already our enemies are regrouping…

In addition to our heroic storylines, we provide a villains-for-hire service where we supply the baddies for events hosted by other Free Companies. There’s been a lot of demand for bad guys, so if playing the villain is your thing it’s a great time to sign up!

Although we consider ourselves primarily an RP guild, the Night Blades raid actively and have cleared Turn 4 in the Binding Coils of Bahamut. We also support characters getting their relic weapons by having on-demand runs of quest content. We do dungeons together and level alternate classes together, and lately we’ve been having regular forays into the Crystal Tower, as well as working on Extreme Mode Primals. Furthermore, we’re spearheading a new effort to raise gil for our company house. No matter your interests in endgame, we’re ready to support you and have fun!

To apply, you can contact any of our officers in game or check out our forums. (You should check out our forums anyway, they’re good!) You can also reply to this thread as I’ll be checking back regularly.

http://nightblades.shivtr.com/

Officers:
Lead: Loki Aethertide or Armi Alliando
Co-Lead: Ellion Goto
RP Officers: Stanzie Ryhees & Siben Farnesworth
Treasurer: Lecan Mesant
Other: Lum Delume