Suggestion: Merit Points

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Keeping with the idea of merits implemented in a way that is RP-friendly/cosmetic, here's a couple of suggestions for some jobs:

White Mage

General (Cosmetic)
Medium Armor - Allows medium armor (mail-type armor) to be glamoured on to your equipment.
Heavy Armor - Allows heavy armor (plate-type armor) to be glamoured on to your equipment.
Working Clothes - Allows DoL-specific gear to be glamoured on to your equipment.
Manufacturing Attire - Allows DoH-specific gear to be glamoured on to your equipment.
The Padjal 'fro - Allows access to an afro with padjal horns coming out of it via the aesthetician.

Category 1 (Effects)
Graniteskin - Replaces the animation of Stoneskin with a stone wall that rises from the ground (essentially how it looked in 1.0)
Watery Cure - Replaces the cure particle effects with water effects
Boulders - Replaces the effect of your stone spells with boulders.
Afterglow - Critical heals cause the recipient to glow for 5 seconds.

Category 2 (Abilities)
Divine Aura - You grow glowing angel wings and a halo. Effect ends upon reuse.
Float - 2.5 second cast. Allows target to float for 20 seconds. Slows falling speed. Can only be used out of combat. Taking damage or attacking an enemy cancels the effect.
Call Elemental - Summons a non-combat minion that follows the White Mage (minion uses the old model for elementals seen in 1.0)
Pearlescent Ward - Channeled effect. Creates a glowing mark at your feet with the WHM symbol for 10 seconds.

Paladin

General (Cosmetic)
Armor Mastery - Allows "of Striking/Scouting/Maiming/Aiming" armor to be glamoured on to your equipment.
Robe Mastery - Allows "of Healing/Casting" robes to be glamoured on to your equipment.
Working Clothes - Allows DoL-specific gear to be glamoured on to your equipment.
Manufacturing Attire - Allows DoH-specific gear to be glamoured on to your equipment.
The Eye Shield - Allows access to a hairstyle long in the front that covers your eyes via the aesthetician.

Category 1 (Effects)
Spiritual Cover - Replaces the tether from cover with an etherial version of you.
Mercy Sword - Replaces the axe effect with a sword when Mercy Stroke is used.
Big Bulwark - Using Bulwark causes your shield to grow for the duration of the effect.
Blessed Halone - Using Rage of Halone causes the spirit of Halone to assist your attack (you get a giant Halone that pops up behind you like a Stand and does Rage of Halone with you)

Category 2 (Abilities)
Shining Armor - Your armor gains a soft glow for 60 seconds.
Defensive Advance - You raise your shield and keep it up while moving. Effect ends upon reuse. Effect ends upon entering combat.
Mounted Swing - Swing your sword while riding most mounts. 2.5 second cooldown.
Honor of the Sultansworn - Channeled effect. Kneel to create a glowing mark at your feet with the PLD symbol for 10 seconds.

Monk

General (Cosmetic)
Medium Armor - Allows medium armor (mail-type armor) to be glamoured on to your equipment.
Heavy Armor - Allows heavy armor (plate-type armor) to be glamoured on to your equipment.
Working Clothes - Allows DoL-specific gear to be glamoured on to your equipment.
Manufacturing Attire - Allows DoH-specific gear to be glamoured on to your equipment.
The Ascetic - Allows access to a hairstyle resembling monks of old via the aesthetician.

Category 1 (Effects)
Flying Kick - Replaces Shoulder Tackle with Flying Kick. Same effect, different animation.
Aspected Fists - Your fists glow with a specific effect when using Adamantoise Stance/Gale Stance/Vajra Stance (AKA First of Earth, Fists of Wind, Fists of Fire)
Mercy Fist - Replaces the axe effect with a fist when Mercy Stroke is used.
Power Aura - Chakra stacks cause you to radiate a power aura that gets brighter with higher stacks.

Category 2 (Abilities)
Kata - Channeled ability. Perform a series of martial arts moves over 10 seconds.
Chakra Flight - Allows you to fly without the need of a mount in areas where you've discovered all aether currents. Taking damage removes the effect.
Breaking Point - Touch the ground with a single finger, kicking up stones and dust in front of you (yes, I know that the Bakusai Tenketsu doesn't work like this, but I couldn't think of a new ability).