Arrzaneth Ossuary and the Syndicate (Roleplayer's/Speculative question)

[dubstephalflife]

Hullo! I have an rp char who's a researching thm. He researches about the void/voidsent for the last year. I thought the guild would just support the research then I came across this:

We all know about the sultanate's supporters and the Syndicate/Monetarists, but I ran across some information that there's really a third party in the mix, the Ossuary as a sort of spiritual/law-making body within Ul'dah, and the Monetarists try to pay off the Ossuary to sway them to their side. Sultanate prob. has their own methods.

Question

Do you all think the Monetarists would pay researchers if they thought it would ultimately get the guild/Ossuary on their side? Or maybe that the money the Ossuary gained would be filtered down into whatever funding the guild required? Even more speculation, who do you think would be the one to fund this? One of the big 6 or an associated party?

[Anonymoose]

Do you all think the Monetarists would pay researchers if they thought it would ultimately get the guild/Ossuary on their side? Or maybe that the money the Ossuary gained would be filtered down into whatever funding the guild required? Even more speculation, who do you think would be the one to fund this? One of the big 6 or an associated party?

Now, I'm no master on Ul'dahn lore, but as far as I know, the Monetarists will do just ever so short of anything to ultimately increase the bottom line and/or give them more power, including but not limited to subverting the power and authority of the Sultansworn by use of murder and sabotage. Do the Paladin quest line if you want to see what they're capable of. However, they often employ third parties, run front companies, create criminal organizations that seem to operate in opposition to them but truly serve them... whatever keeps them rich and stable is good. If a stable Ul'dah gives them a place to get richer and more powerful, a stable Ul'dah is good.

Researching the Void is what you'd call a "controversial" issue. On one hand, a lot of people believe that anything Voidsent should just be exterminated - it doesn't belong here - it's dangerous. Weakening the border between worlds bends the laws of nature and lets loose monsters! ... Buuut on the other hand, there are snurble-based hair tonics. How forbidden can the research really be?

[Kyan]

Buuut on the other hand, there are snurble-based hair tonics. How forbidden can the research really be?

I read no label stating "no snurbles were harmed in the making of this tonic". Killing two birds with one stone?

Still, I'm convinced that snurbles are born not of the void, but from Roegadyn's belly buttons after wearing cotton and woollen robes.

[RolandDebreton]

I read no label stating "no snurbles were harmed in the making of this tonic". Killing two birds with one stone?

Still, I'm convinced that snurbles are born not of the void, but from Roegadyn's belly buttons after wearing cotton and woollen robes.

Horrifying, but still the best explanation we have for their origins.

[dubstephalflife]

Researching the Void is what you'd call a "controversial" issue....

I've actually encountered this a lot in RP. Some characters will stray away from Sigurd believing he's possessed by them or just is weird and needs to be avoided. Others are actually interested in these strange void creatures that just don't seem to be of this world. It's a mystery which fascinates the more research-minded player characters in the game.

I didn't get to write this in the original post, due to size restrictions, but Sigurd had started the research mostly because he'd been assaulted by a voidsent and nearly killed. He chose to do the research because he wants to present more information about them so other people won't fall into the same situation he did. He comes from Highbridge and saw the chunk of Dalamud fall from the sky. He really wants to help people, even if it's something that is just so odd like researching voidsent.

(this char limit is getting to me)

[dubstephalflife]

I've been toying with the idea since the initial post that if one of the Monetarists became interested in it, it might be someone within Amajina & Sons if there were an infestation within some of the mines (the idea came from the collection of bombs outside Copperbell). Otherwise, it could be just some independent agent in the works here.

Still, I'm convinced that snurbles are born not of the void, but from Roegadyn's belly buttons after wearing cotton and woollen robes.

I'm actually with you there (unless you stare into their cold dead eyes). I'm thinking snurbles are considered voidsent because no one actually knows how they came to be or what they are really. They're so tame compared to other creatures classified as voidsent and kind of cute. The introduction of "zhe puff puff" got me thinking that some might keep them as pets.

[Urthdigger]

The Ossuary is likely friendly by default to the Monetarists, considering "Amass wealth" is the #1 virtue of their religion. So, I wouldn't necessarily see them paying researchers to get into the guild's good graces. Now, I DO see them paying researchers if they feel the information would be of use to them. You're likely not going to get the monetarists as a whole supporting research into the Void, but there may be one or two individuals who would see it as potential power. Especially the more unscrupulous ones.

[RolandDebreton]

Sigurd, you can surpass the character limit by editing a post. I use OneNote to write everything then snag the first couple hundred chars then edit and dump the rest.

I think, and again rp is not my forte' that the smallfolk would be spooked by a Voidal researcher, but those same small folk would find most everyone in the Ossuaryrather frightening. A guiding story, like recovery from such an attack, coupled with a diligent persona hungry to understand so as to change things for the better I'm sure Sigmund can overlook some small minded peasants.

[Urthdigger]

Pearl lane is basically the dark back alley of Ul'dah. If someone's going to backstab you, you can bet it's there.

[dubstephalflife]

I've often wondered what some of the backstories look like......

Half the fun of RP is creating that backstory, wondering where your character lived and how events of the storyline affected your character or not at all. I've run into a few characters from other continents, but most tend to pick from Eorzea simply because it fits and you have information about it. It really leads to a huge variety of and depth to characters. Sigurd himself is actually from Highbridge, and the Calamity drove him from his home (think Burning Wall), driving him to do something better with his life and the magic he'd been given.

This is pretty much the Wiki where RPers write out their stories or write their own character-generated book (I'm working on Sigurd's right now).

Curious that PC RPs don't like the Pearl Lane, the only thing that frightens me there is that vile, floating mystery bottle... gadz that thing gives me the creeps.

Pearl lane is basically the dark back alley of Ul'dah. If someone's going to backstab you, you can bet it's there.

There's such a funny story about this. I've run into so many characters who all agree, and these aren't people who talk to each other. It's just something known. I picked up on rp chars talking about Pearl Lane a few months after 2.0 came out and even new people who came in after that in 2.1 and probably in 2.2. Any character who's been to Ul'dah simply knows it's a terrible place. I haven't found any evidence of this from npcs, but pcs have done all sorts of things there: dealt drugs, gotten mugged, even strangled a few hookers.

Limsa has a similar idea that everyone complains about the taxes.