Horrible experience due to poor design choices

[Moomba33]

First month's sub veteran reward comes with a Fantasia. If your GF still has her original character I'd suggest she stick with it and use the Fantasia to make it look like her new character to avoid any more transfer issues.

[synesthetic]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...06d0909189e479

If possible, try creating the character at other times of day. The locks are based on current server activity, rather than total character population.

[Vidu]

Aethestician quest also rewards a Fantasia. You're eligible for the quest after completing the "Be My Personal Envoy" story quest chain

Since when? I'm pretty sure you're only getting some tokens for a new, free haircut from him...

[Failia]

Aethestician quest also rewards a Fantasia. You're eligible for the quest after completing the "Be My Personal Envoy" story quest chain

Uh, no it doesn't. It provides a ticket for a free hair cut. Not a fantasia.

[Moomba33]

The Aethestician quest (around the time you get your first dungeon instance quest) also rewards a Fantasia.

Nope, that quest just gives a token for a free aethestician appointment: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...t/3d4685a71a9/

[FunkyBunch]

You can just try to create a new char at a different time.
Diabolos is always locked, but I created a character and my brother created one 8 months later.
The locks lift at random times during the day and even if the Character Creation restrictions says that they are locked doesn't mean they actually are.

However, if you're on a limited account (1 char/server) like I am, no matter what you do, you will not be able to create a second character on a server unless you delete the first one.