Heavensward primals,
Thrilling tales of fights and loot,
A haiku to share.
As the Warriors of Light journeyed through the lands of Heavensward, their prowess and merit have been tested numerous times against powerful deities—primals! Triumph, defeat, illustrious drops--whether you have made them fall or have fallen by their hand, everyone has their own tale to tell.
Put your creative mind to work and rival the ballads of the Wandering Minstrel by telling your tale of the primals through haiku, a form of Japanese poetry. Those who successfully summon their inner bard to pen a haiku that echoes through Eorzea for eternity will be handsomely rewarded!
Contest Entry Period
Monday, May 30, 2016 at 12:01 a.m. (Pacific Time) to Monday, June 13, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Theme
Write up a traditional haiku about a primal implemented during the FINAL FANTASY XIV Heavensward expansion.
Prizes
Grand Prize
Up to 3 grand prize winners will be selected from the North America region from qualifying entries and awarded with the prizes listed below.
One (1) Noble Barding in-game chocobo barding item.
and
One (1) in-game item of your choice from the selection below:
- Scarf of Wondrous Wit
- Ahriman Choker
- Mandragora Choker
- Bluebird Earring
Runners-up
Up to 50 runners-up will be selected from the North America region from qualifying entries and awarded with the prize listed below.
One (1) in-game item of your choice from the selection below:
*All in-game items are virtual items and have no real world monetary value.
- Scarf of Wondrous Wit
- Ahriman Choker
- Mandragora Choker
- Bluebird Earrings
*All prizes will be delivered to the character listed on the entrant's forum account.
*Please note that prizes are transferable only to characters under the same service account of the player who enters the contest.
How to Enter
Submit a haiku following the traditional three-line format with 17 syllables, arranged in a 5-7-5 pattern. These haiku entries must be centered on one of the following Heavensward primals:
Please submit your haiku in the entry thread. Be sure to include the following information:
- Bismarck
- Ravana
- King Thordan
- Alexander
- Sephirot
You must abide by the following rules and guidelines when submitting your entry:
- Which primal you chose
- Your haiku
- Your selection of one of the available prizes
Forum Submission Rules
- One entry per person. If multiple entries are posted, only the first one submitted will be accepted.
- Entries cannot be edited after submission.
- Prospective contestants must have a North America Square Enix Account to enter and must be in the US or Canada (excluding Quebec). Must be 18 or older (or 13 or older with parent’s approval).
- All haiku entries must be original and your own work, if found to be a copy of another person’s work, the entry will be disqualified.
- Normal forum rules apply to all posts within the contest thread.
- Square Enix reserves the right to judge whether or not material is appropriate for public display.
- Square Enix reserves the right to remove or take down any content in its sole discretion.
Selection
- Inappropriate submissions will be moderated. If entries fall under any of the below categories, it will result in a disqualification and the post will be deleted by a moderator:
- Any posts containing obscenity, vulgarity, discrimination, or any other offensive subject matter
- Infringements upon copyright/intellectual property, personal credit, privacy, etc.
- Counter to public order and/or morals
- Submissions with content judged to be grossly deviant from the established theme
The FINAL FANTASY XIV North American Community Team will select winners based on creativity, humor, originality and overall execution according to the criteria listed above. Winners will be announced on or about Wednesday, June 29, 2016.