Hey there and welcome to FFXIV! If you'd like to enter a code for some FREE STUFF:
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Also totally optional but feel free to hit me up on Exodus (Primal, NA DC). No expectations of any kind, but I'd be more than happy to show you the ropes, help with any questions, just be a buddy to hang out with, give you more stuff (on top of what you get for free from the recruit-a-friend bonus); whatever you'd like.
You don't even need to make a character on Exodus, nor Primal! (but you will need to be on a North America DC to play with me)