New to FFXIV RP. Any advice?

[Mythridel]

Greetings Mateus!

As the title indicated I am new to these parts. Not just the server but FFXIV as a whole. Fortunately I have a handful of experienced friends who have been very helpful thus far so I can learn and experience what the game has on offer. However not everyone is so well versed in the roleplay scene here. So I thought I\\'d take to the forums to ask you fine folks for some friendly advice.

My character as you may have seen is a Hyur Midlander that I am favoring the path of a Gladiator (and one day soon a noble Paladin!). I would greatly appreciate any lore sources to help me understand some of the culture and notable locations most of them reside. I imagine there all over the place based on what I'm seeing in the game but more knowledge of the lore is always a good thing.

I do kindly request avoidance in sharing sources that will spoil the main storyline quests as I am still progressing on that front. So any generalized information would be most welcome.

Also any recommendations for linkshells, Discord servers, websites and tools are all welcome. Though preferably kept to RP purposes. I already have several resources for more gameplay oriented assistance.