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SAIL WITH ME: JUNE 2024

An abbreviated version of our CR Workship! Same concept, just a lot smaller. If you have multiple characters, make an individual toplevel for yourself with your player info and comment to it with each character separately.

We also include a designated toplevel for Crew Recruitment where players can make OOC ad posts for others to either join or request to join or make a crew. This is all for OOC coordination, so you'll have to figure out how it works ICly.

PLAYER INFO

Player:
Contact: Preferred means of contact

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Character
Canon: Include canon point
Armada: Paladin or Corsair

About: Briefly talk about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits—whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! You can include a link to any character profile sheets or entries you might have, too.

PLANS

General: Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term or long term.
MANTA Board: Any plans for the MANTA Board?
Event: Any plans for the event? Topleveling? Tagging out? Specific prompts that caught your interest?

Etc.: Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. NOTE: we have an image code for players to use as it will fix the width of the image to 400px. This is so large images don't take up entire pages. If your image is smaller than that you can remove the code, otherwise please use the code.

IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS, create your own toplevel and comment with each character separately to it. Include your name in the subject line. Although not specifically included, you are more than welcome to write up a greeting message along with the form! SUBJECT LINE: CHARACTER | CANON | ARMADA <font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">PLAYER INFO</font> <div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>Player:</b> <b>Contact:</b> Preferred means of contact </div> <font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">CHARACTER INFO</font> <div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>Character:</b> Character <b>Canon:</b> Include canon point <b>Armada:</b> Paladin or Corsair <b>About:</b> Briefly talk about the character. Can include background info or just stick with personality traits, whatever will be most useful to help other players learn about them! You can include a link to any character profile sheets or entries you might have, too. </div> <font style="font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #8e492f; border-bottom: 2px solid #827662;">PLANS</font> <div style="padding: 0 0.75rem; border-left: 5px solid #c2bb87;"><b>General:</b> Any ideas or plans you'd like to do with your character? This could be short term or long term. <b>MANTA Board:</b> Any plans for the MANTA Board? DELETE IF NOT USING <b>Event:</b> Any plans for the event? Topleveling? Tagging out? Specific prompts that caught your interest? <b>Etc.:</b> Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. IF POSTING AN IMAGE OR GIF, USE THE FOLLOWING CODE. We want all images to be MAX 400px in width or it's going to screw up the page. <img src="IMGURL" width="400"> </div>

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CREW RECRUITMENT AD

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Looking to recruit or join a crew? Then comment here! Include in the subject line where you are Recruiting or Looking for a crew, and fill out the following form:

FOR RECRUITING:
<b>Player:</b> <b>Character(s):</b> All characters in the crew so far <b>Crew:</b> Name of crew <b>About:</b> What y'all do <b>Pitch:</b> If you have any requirements or looking for certain character types, be sure to note it here!

LOOKING TO JOIN:
<b>Player:</b> <b>Character:</b> <b>Looking For:</b> What kind of crew are you looking for? Alternatively, what kind of crew would you like to see established? Maybe others might also be interested and could form one!

Ser(aph)

[afflatusexarch]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Ser
Contact:
Discord: verthunder
Plurk: verthunder

Jill Warrick | Final Fantasy XVI | Corsair

[tilfrosset]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Cheska
Contact: Add me recipeh or on Discord at misandrycakes

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Jill Warrick
Canon: Final Fantasy XVI - post-game
Armada: Corsair

Game Spoilers ahoy! Ye have been warned!

About: Jill is a woman who is starting to grow into her own person after spending thirteen years in captivity and being forced to become a warmachine for a less than savory nation. For the last five years, she's spent her newfound freedom joining up with one Cid and one Clive in their plan of changing the world for the better, especially for Dominants like her and the Bearers, people who can use magick without the need of a crystal.

She's empathetic and sympathetic to those who are in need, friendly and polite to people who are likewise to her, and has a desire to travel the world and experience the things that will be new to her. However, Jill can be stubborn and will drop the polite routine and become rude if someone dehumanizes her (she's had enough of that, thank you very much!) or towards people who she considers enemies. I'd be a fool if I didn't mention how close she is to Clive... like attached at the hip close. One will most likely find her near him, if not behind him, supporting him like the good potential wife friend she is. Her loyalty to him runs deep and gods forbid you talk bad about him in front of her.

PLANS

General: Jill is still a little stuck inside her circle of close confidants, so she needs to break out and meet new people. People who will get her into trouble (the good kind! Talking about getting her drunk for the first time, dragged into some rowdy behavior, talking about non-polite company topics, that sort of thing!) are especially welcome as her birthday is on June 18th and well, she deserves a night out or two!

In more mundane events, she's learning how to cook so people who are willing to be tastetesters or just in general want free food regardless if it's a resembling unsalted charcoal can come bother her all the time (her inbox is always open for random meeting and random threads, don't be shy to hit me up!) She's bad at saying no to those who seem hungry or in need.

MANTA Board:

❄️ » Starships - Jill is a huge wisher on stars and would go all into learning about this world's constellations, especially if there are myths and stories to be found behind them.

❄️ » 246 Kinds of Cheese - See the mention of cooking up above? She'd think this will help her learn better, though the name of the hot sauce terrifies her. But who goes into a kitchen with fear of a little heat?

❄️ » Everybody's Grudge - Because she's already dealt with Tonberries back at home, what's the issue with their piratey cousins? They can't be that much more difficult, can they?

❄️ » Anything else - If I see someone's top level that piques my interest, I'll tag in with her!

Event: Jill has only been to a beach once and it wasn't under the best circumstances, so a tropical resort would be great for her to experience! She'll definitely be swimsuit shopping as she doesn't have one and TBH, doesn't understand the concept of such little fabric being suitable for public wear. Help guide her and possibly make a friend in the process?

She's not willing to be kidnapped a fifth time, even if it's planned, yet she is also Bad At Being A Corsair, so partycrashing someone's wedding isn't something she'd do. However if something wild goes down in front of her, Jill will help save a few brides and grooms from being snatched up!

As always, I will be tagging around for new CR!

Etc.:

G'raha Tia | FFXIV | Corsair

[afflatusexarch]

CHARACTER INFO

Character: G'raha Tia
Canon: FFXIV - Patch 6.2
Armada: Corsair

About:
G'raha is a Miqo'te with skills as a black mage, white mage, and a paladin. His red eyes are actually unnatural, since his bloodline contains what is called the "Allagan Eye." Long story short, an ancient empire collapsed and a princess gave the G tribe a red eye blinker so that they will be able to control Allagan devices. Through a series of events, G'raha locked himself up inside the Crystal Tower after pretty much believing that his entire adoptive family ( the Students of Baldesion ) were either dead or in an eternal sleep. Anything after that? Chat me up unless you're CS.

He's a historian by nature and those marks on his neck essentially mark him as an expert in his field. Not everyone is given those. As for his personality, he is energetic and excitable. A nerd that can go on about a topic for hours. A lover of heroes and adventure aaaaaand... His own worst critic. This boy legit believes that he constantly has to make himself valuable through what he is capable of doing. So yeah there's that.

PLANS

General:
In general, looking to have a chill month for June because I am hella busy. Doesn't seem to get less busy. What I want G'raha to do this month is primarily relaxing activities but also get his nose into some investigation business. I will be doing an open log for him this month at some point

MANTA Board:
Spirited Away - full!cat G'raha? Or maybe something else
Starships - Close CR only please
Sea Wolf Den - let the man fight or maybe heal others after a round>
Gold & Gears
Book Bites - as a historian this has to be stopped mmhmm
Get Shirty - pls switch clothes with a shorty
Every Body's Grudge
Special Investigation - I **really want to do this one**

Event:
Tagging out for event! I am really looking forward to having some fun with Raha.

Etc.: Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. IF POSTING AN IMAGE OR GIF, USE THE FOLLOWING CODE. We want all images to be MAX 400px in width or it's going to screw up the page.

Cloud Strife | FFVII | Paladin

[makoglow]

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Cloud Strife
Canon: FFVII - Post Advent Children
Armada: Paladin

About:
Cloud is one serious awkward creature. He kind of has a prickly exterior just to hide the fact he's a little shy and awkward and doesn't really know how to socialize well. That's what being locked up in a jar and experimented on for like 4 years does to a guy. Thankfully with his canon point, Cloud is far more emotionally and mental stable than he has been in the past. Now that doesn't mean he won't come off as gruff or maybe even a little jerk-like, but he really can't help himself. Cloud really is a kind person and loyal at heart and just wants to be able to protect people.

Right now he has a crew and an adopted child that's not really a child. Cloud's a pretty busy guy and easy to get coaxed into doing things.

PLANS

General:
In general, looking to have a chill month for June because I am hella busy. Mostly going to be tagging out into other peoples' stuff. Just want to get Cloud out more and build stronger CR for him. The boy needs a nice hug.

MANTA Board:
Spirited Away - not sure what animal i would pick for Coud
Starships
Sea Wolf Den - of course he is interested in this
Ethereal Emberblooms - Seems up Cloud's alley
Buccanner Birdnapping - he is good at finding things so why not
Get Shirty - pls switch clothes with a shorty
Richie Rich Reconnaissance - to give away to people at the end
Every Body's Grudge is still open on his previous open log for this month


Event:
Cloud will probably get a top level for the event. :/a

Etc.: Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. IF POSTING AN IMAGE OR GIF, USE THE FOLLOWING CODE. We want all images to be MAX 400px in width or it's going to screw up the page.

Alastor | Hazbin Hotel | Corsair

[passimclamoribus]

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Alastor
Canon: Hazbin Hotel - Post Season 1
Armada: Corsair

About:
What do you get when you cross a radio host and a serial killer after they die? Apparently the answer comes in the form of a deer demon with a taste for living flesh. Alastor is a rather strange and creepy guy. He will never be found without a smile on his face because he can't stop. The guy is in Hell for a reason and has quite a few souls contracted to him. While he is someone who is pretty much talented at whatever he sets his mind to, he hates new technology and won't have anything to do with it. It's said that he enjoys other peoples' misery, but also people that have a good sense of humor and pranks. Things that he doesn't like include sweet things, people who are disrespectful and who don't have a sense of humor, and typically? Men. Ironically.

Honestly? It's a little hard to summarize him in a small paragraph. Good luck.

PLANS

General:
Continue to be a menace! The goal is for him to try to eat more NPCs and just be a gremlin. Alastor is kind of pure Chaotic. Evil or Neutral is up for interpretation, but he is chaos.

MANTA Board:
**RADIOHEAD** - please hit me up if you want to do something regarding his bounty.
Spirited Away - lol would he end up a deer or something else...
Ethereal Emberblooms
The Great Escape
Special Investigation

Event:
Tagging out!

Etc.: Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. IF POSTING AN IMAGE OR GIF, USE THE FOLLOWING CODE. We want all images to be MAX 400px in width or it's going to screw up the page.

Faris Scherwiz | Final Fantasy V | Corsair

[moremystyle]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Bryo
Contact: Plurk @ compassinks, game disco, PM

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Faris Scherwiz
Canon: Postgame
Armada: Corsair

About: Born a princess, lost at sea, raised as a pirate man, Faris became the youngest-ever captain after befriending the sea dragon Syldra. Then a princess and her two goofy friends tried to steal his ship, a shattered crystal picked him as one of its champions, and they all proceeded to do... a really, really bad job of protecting the crystals. But they got there in the end!!

As a person, Faris is really bad at emotions that are not directly related to being a pirate. He's gotten a little better at it, but his expressions of sentiment are still indirect and plausibly deniable, to say the least. It's easier to get close to him by doing some kind of mission or battle together.

Although Faris is a dyed-in-the-wool pirate, hanging around with his long-lost sister and the other Light Warriors has made him less comfortable with some of the morally worse aspects of the lifestyle, like kidnapping hostages for ransom and whatnot. He also despises poaching and otherwise screwing around with ecology for personal gain.

PLANS

General: Faris almost got killed by Garuda last month, which was something of a wake-up call because he can't think of that many people who would have his back. He's actually going to have to put in some more WORK to make FRIENDS and as terrifying unappealing as the thought of going out and... getting to know people... with feelings... is, he's going to have to do it.

Also (and relatedly, tbh) Faris wants a ship. If your character also cares about the environment and doesn't like bounties that involve killing / capturing / harvesting things purely for profit, you'll probably be a good fit for his crew. And he just likes gathering animals around him, so it's also good for animal lovers! Win-win.
MANTA Board:
Life in color: I love this kind of thing even if Faris wouldn't. LET'S GET OUT OF THE SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICIXPIALIDOCIOUS PAINTING TOGETHER.
Dead Kraken Island: Want to do a great escape with Faris? He's going to be looking for Blackheart, dammit.
Starships: Faris already knows how to do celestial navigation so he'll be doing this one quite eagerly. If you want someone to teach your character how it works, hit him up.
Event: I will probably be doing tagouts because Faris' instincts for Fancy Social Stuff are to try and hide from it.

Etc.: I'll be visiting my parents next week but I'll still be tagging and such!

Re: Jill Warrick | Final Fantasy XVI | Corsair

[moremystyle]

Faris also needs to break out a little of his small CR circle so he doesn't ALMOST DIE so readily and absolutely loves trouble (the good kind). Strangely enough, Faris is from one of the few FF's WITHOUT tonberries in it, so maybe he and Jill could answer that bounty together?

Darin Altway | Original Character | Corsair

[forgeabettertomorrow]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Ant
Contact: bitterbearface | Discord: bitterbearface | PM this journal

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Darin Altway
Canon: Original Character
Armada: Corsair

About: He's your standard JRPG/Shounen protag hero except he's early on in his canon point that he doesn't know or think that he's capable of anything heroic. He's loud, boisterous, a master blacksmith, and while he presents as someone dumber than a box of hammers, he's actually pretty insightful. Boy's got layers. And by layers, I mean the soul of a demonic god of destruction tethered to his own which grants him powers he kind of hates and is actively afraid of. He's also prophesied to be the destroyer of his world, a fact that bothers him. A lot. You can fit so much trauma into this idiot. But he's genuinely a good person at heart and will often do what he can to help, even if it outs him in regards to his powers.

PLANS

General: So after the Garuda incident, Darin has been and will continue to lend his skills to rebuilding and reconstruction on Eltrut. He did battle with Garuda which left him pretty grievously wounded, but thanks to his powers, he's trucking along nicely. That said, anyone is free to and is ENCOURAGED to have seen him fight Garuda in the skies about Eltrut where he probably should have definitely died from the way she wounded him. So questioning why this idiot is up and about and doing heavy construction is something perfectly acceptable.
MANTA Board: of the quests, Darin would most be interested in STARSHIPS and GOLD & GEARS Darin can draw and make maps and would welcome company in doing so, and accessorizing is literally up his alley as a smith. He could easily be talked into LIFE IN COLOR and GET SHIRTY for funsies (the more ridiculous the better for the latter) and I'd like to throw him at THE GREAT ESCAPE.
Event: I'll likely put up a catch-all Manta board log!

Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2023) | Paladin

[astudyinviolet]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Avie
Contact: PM this journal, aviekokyre, aviekokyre, Discord @ aviekokyre

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Sherlock Holmes
Canon: Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2023)
Armada: Paladin

About: Sherlock is a 23 year old pretty, pathetic, babygirl Victorian still very much learning how to be a consulting detective. He's more emotional than the average Holmes and is. trying. his. best. He hasn't gone on any of the cases he's known for yet. His first adventure with John Watson is chasing a Cthulhu cult across the world. Now, he's stuck here despite Cthulhu trauma, getting seasick, and being majorly aquaphobic and thalassophobic. He's "dealing" with Mycroft leaving and generally feeling alone.

PLANS

General:
- Still trying to deny he's having lonely sad-boi times
MANTA Board:
- Life in Color (detective work!)
- Ethereal Emberblooms (more detective work and Paladin Conspiracy?!)
- Buccaneer Birdnapping (let Sherry say fuck)
- Special Investigation: Archive Research (more fun than tearing apart romance books)
Event: Latrommi
- Wedding Crashers and Kidnappers: ngl I'm debating having Sherlock disguised as a woman for this and getting kidnapped
- Gay detective pinning for his partner? Probably

Etc.: Just a little guy

RECRUITING: THE HIDEAWAY

[ramuhs]

Player: Laena
Character(s):

Crew list:

Cidolfus Telamon
Midadol Telamon
Benedikta Harman
Clive Rosfield
Joshua Rosfield
Jill Warrick
Kaveh
Alhaitham
Eizen
Sorey
Enterprise
Gale Dekarios
Rem Tokimiya
Alfyn Greengrass

Crew: The Hideaway
About: Currently the Hideaway's purpose is a bit "loose," taking more of a independent, free to do what you want direction. Taking the odd jobs, helping others, and just living a more "free adventure life" of the Corsairs, even acting something like "Robin Hood" with their actions. However, although the Hideaway is on the "nicer" side of the Corsair group, they still behave and act more like outlaws, willing to bend and break the rules if needed.

Pitch: Cid is also interested in looking into finding the relic responsible for the rifts, so if there's anyone who wants to potentially stay in Escordvi longterm, this is the group for you! If you just want to have fun and have six powerful Dominants behind your back, also the group for you! We're pretty loose and Cid himself tends to look at people for their talents (especially tech savvy!) and need for a place. So yeah a fun, comfy "found family" type of group. Cid is also running a "magitech" type business so, those interested in inventing and engineering are also welcome. Now that they have their own island, they'll be looking to develop more so they have the ability to have more independence if needed.

Even though they are Corsair affiliated, Paladins are welcome!

Reno / FFVII / Paladin

[general_affairs]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Cirrus
Contact: Discord, DM to this account
Discord: carmina.cumulo

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Reno
Canon: FF VII Series, Start of Dirge of Cerberus
Armada: Paladin. Dubiously.

About: Can be playful and light-hearted with others when not on the clock, or if he needs to be so in order to establish a working rapport. Meshes well with gremlin or chill types, and a great antagonist to the super serious types.

Vibe checks usually return as 'he's not as laid back as he appears.'

Trends towards being mistrusting of others, and does not easily establish bonds that run deeper than superficial. He's the type that requires bonds to be forged in fire and time, and he's okay with that.

PLANS

General: I'm working towards Reno establishing solid lines of contact with a number of people, and be a point through which gossip and news flows. I still want him to have to cross-reference with others, as Reno is only one person and will require a team and support just as he did at home, so I plan on him still being quite active on scenes and investigations, and cozying up to other gossip/news lines.

Reno doesn't want for power, and without ShinRa to direct his talents for the sake of gaining the company power, Reno's efforts will be focused on keeping those he trusts safe, and using his network of intel to help them with whatever is asked if they need it.

I plan on having Reno straddle lines between Paladin and Corsair, and heroic/villainous, though have him get up to trouble and generally look the part of a villain.

The ultimate goal is to establish Reno as the role he plays in canon: a dubious person that does bad things for good reasons. He'll do the icky jobs and be the bad guy so the heroes can do their jobs. And when the heroes are down for the count, he can be counted on to do what's right, but it won't be honest work, and it won't be for altruistic reasons. It'll be because he doesn't want the people he calls family to get hurt.

MANTA Board: Reno will be pretty active on manta requests. He knows he has to put in the grunt work if he wants to establish points of contact, and learn more about this new world around him.

He's also open to taking personal requests at his discretion to help with his goal of establishing solid lines of contact and build rapports.

Event: Reno hasn't yet visited the crab or mermaids since he's brand new here and trying to respect he can't do everything at once or reasonably expect to know everything immediately.

I want him involved with the emberbloom investigations, and he'll want to learn more about the Leviathans. He'll get involved with the wedding crashing problems, and will be helping steal a boat for Ganon.

Definitely be on the lookout for a fox, and a redhead at the wedding events.

I'm super anxious about tagging out to fandoms I don't personally know. I try to tailor my starters to suit the other character so I know the mun has engaging things to respond to, so if I don't know the fandom, I worry that it won't be fun for the other mun. If I don't know the fandom, I'll ask before tagging into it, but I'm perfectly comfortable with replying to starters from fandoms I don't know, and so I always try to post up toplevels with a lot of different options genre-wise to help muns tag starters into me. I'm also always open to wildcards!

Etc.:


Please look at Reno's family(and baby Rufus). He misses them a lot.

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts | Paladin

[seasaltkeys]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Megan
Contact: urbaninja

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Roxas
Canon: Kingdom Hearts; Post KH3
Armada: Paladin

About: Roxas is the Nobody of series protagonist Sora. Or former Nobody, it gets a bit weird. Regardless, he's recently gained a body of his own and was all set to start living his life properly as a normal kid and ended up here instead. He's a little less than thrilled at having his plans messed with but you do what you gotta, even if that means dealing with seasickness and the big scary ocean.

Roxas himself is a pretty easy going kid. He's very much a teenager and doesn't trust super easily. He's fairly cautious, unless you manage to rile his temper up. But it's also pretty easy to break through that veneer and reveal the good kid underneath.

PLANS

General: So, as evidenced in his recent network post, Roxas's confidence is kind of shot after taking a big hit during the Garuda log. In short, we got an arc as Roxas attempts to get stronger, and figure out what that means for him.

I'd love for him to get a teacher or mentor out of it, someone who can really help guide his learning because that is severely lacking in his life. He's largely muddled through on instinct and the hope is that he can actually grow.

He does also have a recovery log if you want to catch up with him there.


MANTA Board: Starships, Life in Colour, and Book Bites have all caught my eye

Event: I don't really have any major plans for the event and Roxas will probably be tagging out. But he's kind of focusing on his own things right now.

Etc.: <3

Laena

[ramuhs]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Laena
Contact: laenavesse; Discord

And heads up I'll be away on vacation during the final week of June so I'll be kind of not around during then and start of July probably. So I'll probably want to start things early and hope people don't mind backtags later!

Cidolfus Telamon | Final Fantasy XVI | Corsair

[ramuhs]

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Cidolfus Telamon
Canon: Final Fantasy XVI, post-A Crystal's Curse
Armada: Corsair

About: Leads a group of outlaws working to change the world's current system in treating magic users, making a name for himself as an outlaw in doing so. The Dominant of Ramuh, he's capable of using and turning into the Eikon Ramuh himself and wields lightning as his main element. Goodnatured, friendly, classic rogue, with enough wit and Dad jokes to help lighten any heavy situation. With his experience and endless worldly wisdom, he's the perfect mentor for any young lad who is going through a self-identity crisis and angst. Oh that's just Clive—but he can be a mentor or father figure for anyone who needs it, too. He is also a brilliant inventor and bit of an engineer. There will definitely be spoilers since he'll be after a certain canon point. I usually try not to reference canon events with non-castmates, but I'll be sure to mark them just in case. Between castmates, well, read those threads at your own risk— Spoilers, spoilers everywhere. For more info, he has a profile sheet here.

PLANS

General: HA HA HA HA...WELL LAST MONTH WAS FUN FOR HIM ("fun"). As a recap, he did prime into his Eikon, Ramuh during the Garuda plot, so if anyone wanted to have gotten a look at Ramuh they are free to! Those who have 1) spoken with him, 2) learned about his ability and 3) know what Ramuh looks like can also make connections. However, Cid is otherwise working to keep his and Benedikta's identities a secret, so it would be appreciated if word isn't leaked out without our knowing!

In other news, he and Benedikta have made up and are practically married even if Benna keeps refusing his proposals (but it's okay he's a stubborn old goat). For the most part he's also still recovering, but should be mostly back to normal after another week or two. Just in time for love island 👀 I am debating my load due to my upcoming hiatus, but throwing things down here anyway. If I don't make open log/toplevel then I'll be happy to pop into others!

Otherwise, Cid and his cast will be looking into dealing with their curse as well as helping Joshua with his, uh, unwanted guest problem. I'll probably look into more things he'll be developing into come July. Perhaps a continuation of what started that bounty from April...

MANTA Board:

• Starships. IT'S CUTE I WANT IT. And Cid probably knows a thing or two about reading stars.
  
• Dead Kraken Island. ...Dare I... I should be nice and let Cid relax but also—escape artist, he's learned a bit.
  
• 246 Kinds of Cheese. It's cheese need I say more—though IDK maybe Cid could help pilfer take "remove" some of that bulk for his own crew—
  
• Everybody's A Grudge. Since I couldn't do this last time—BUT FEELS WRONG TO NOT HAVE A FINAL FANTASY CHARACTER ENCOUNTER TONBERRY.
  
• Special Investigations. If not touching it this month, then definitely next month 👀 He will definitely have an interest due to wanting to find a way to stay in this permanently.

Open to other things so feel free to hit me up!

Event: Again not sure if topleveling but you can definitely expect Cid to take full advantage of this to continue his efforts to persuade a certain bird—

Eustace | Granblue Fantasy | Corsair

[flamekthunder]

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Eustace
Canon: Granblue Fantasy, post-Freedom's Dirge+Summer Fate Episodes
Armada: Corsair

About: Typical stoic, aloof, silent elite agent soldier lone wolf type with the biggest soft spot for all things dog. His ideal is to live a life filled with peace and quiet, and so he fights to protect not only his peace but others as well. Eustace can be a bit rough around the edges, but he's softened up and can be amiable with those he's grown to trust and care for. Often compared to as a "guard dog" he is fiercely loyal to those close to him. He is skilled with guns, short blades, and grenades with his favored weapon being Flamek, a special rifle that can unleash lightning. His main element is also lightning in game. As an Erune, the dog-like ears on his head are very real, but he does not have a tail. Also as an Erune, the fashion choice of open sides and backs is the norm— He also loves dogs. Like. A lot. He has his dog Valo. More detailed info can be found here!

PLANS

General: HE IS GOING TO STEAL SOME COOL DOGS and he's doing it with Denji so wish him luck—but other than that, not too much planned. I'll make an actual open log for him this month so help me— He is joining Red XIII's Conservatory and is slowly but surely walking that path to being ranger mercenary archetype lmfao.

MANTA Board: A couple in here that might be interesting:

• Spirited Away: this would not be by choice but it would be hilarious and he would indeed by a wolf huhu.
  
• Starships: I know I have this for Cid already, but it's cute!
  
• Seawolf's Den: ....Maybe. He's an adept fighter who has both brain and brawn so he'd be able to hold up fairly well.
  
• The Great Escape: Another maaaaaybe. He has experience sneaking around and getting out of tight spots so he'd be a good partner for it!
  
• Special Investigations: cool lore cool lore cool lore

Open to other things of course!

Event: Topleveling is less likely but we'll seeeeeee. But then again, SWIMSUIT EUSTACE SWIMSUIT EUSTACE

Kaveh | Genshin Impact | Paladin

[empyrean_mirror]

PLAYER INFO

Player:Clover
Contact: moepuff @ discord!

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Kaveh
Canon: 3.8 patch, post-hangout (The First Ideal ending)
Armada: Paladin

About: Do you love a flamboyantly gay man who also happens to be an architectural genius and visionary mechanical engineer? Do you also love a feral gremlin creature who can detonate his own pipe bombs and is only holding himself together through sheer force of will? THEN HAVE WE GOT THE MAN FOR YOU.

PLANS

General: KAVEH'S GETTING MARRIED!!! The wedding will be around the middle of the month and there will be a log for it. However, the other groom may be getting kidnapped so there will also be opportunities to go on Kaveh's Wild Rampage! Fun for the whole family!
MANTA Board: I am interested in several manta board quests, specifically Spirited Away, Starships, Gold and Gears, Book Bites, and of course the special investigation.
Event: He is getting married on the island so he will likely also have an event toplevel! Tagging out is questionable as I am...still...playing catch up (have mercy) but if you want something specific we can work something out!

Etc.: Anything else or, you know, the usual memes. IF POSTING AN IMAGE OR GIF, USE THE FOLLOWING CODE. We want all images to be MAX 400px in width or it's going to screw up the page.

karlach 🔥 baldur's gate 3 🔥 corsair

[headhunt]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Kimmeh
Contact: bursts or dm or here or ping me in the discord. Welcome to add my plurk if we have cr.

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Karlach Cliffgate
Canon: Baldur's Gate 3, Act III. Without her engine getting upgraded.
Armada: Corsair

About:
🔥 info 🔥 app 🔥 appearance 🔥

Karlach has been here before, but her memories are a little fuzzy of her time before.

Right, so, Karlach is a tiefling barbarian woman who got forcefully conscripted into a war in the Hells. It was a pretty bad time and she got experimented on, resulting in her heart getting replaced with an infernal machine. The machine runs INCREDIBLY HOT, meaning she's afflicted with a permanent status effect of being on fucking fire. It's also going to eventually run too hot and kill her, but let's not worry about that!

At least, she can be used to light campfires or roast things over.

Despite her experiences, Karlach is an excitable golden retriever sort of individual. Her heart is big and open and she's looking to make connections. Life's short and that's why you gotta live it!

PLANS

General:
🔥 Karlach is now a part of the Raiders of the Lost Arts and will be looking to try to get to know and bond with some of her crewmates. If you're looking for someone to get pretty ride-or-die with your character, she's your woman.

🔥 With Dongfang's help, she has been able to cool her engine for brief stints of time. in the future, she will be looking for a more permanent solution or at least a longer lasting one. Friend cr and crewmates are more than welcome to be involved with hellfire experimentation and Karlach's attempts to come in physical contact with others via bare skin. There is no rush on getting involved in this as it'll be an extended journey & a long-term thing.

🔥 Looking for flirting/drinking buddies. This doesn't need to amount to anything, but karlach would appreciate a friend to faff about in this manner.

MANTA Board:
🔥 BOUNTY: ALASTOR. Can't put a bounty up for a demon without catching her attention. Need some backup support to take this one, surely. Failure possible.

🔥 BOUNTY: Sea Slug. Who would win, a tiefling with infernal hellfire or a huge wet guy? Definitely also need back up support. Failure possible.

🔥 RICHIE RICH: huh??? what's this??? there's a problem with boss's treasure trove? TATTLING IMMEDIATELY. time to tell terrible, stupid lies about where to find his stuff.

🔥 STARSHIPS: sounds like it could be an amazing experience, would love to be there while others chart the stars.

Event:
🔥 WEDDING CRASHERS!!! Weddings always have free food and are a great party. Sorry to whoever gets this big red devil woman tearing up their dance floor.

🔥 Also…….. kidnapping. Would love to rescue a decoy/fake from their kidnapping.


Etc.: I'm also open to whatever. Whatever's a good time!

satoru gojo / jujutsu kaisen / corsair

[unliminal]

PLAYER INFO

Player: bayleaf
Contact: bespin, lanayru @ discord or PM! please ask before adding on plurk.

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Satoru Gojo
Canon: Jujutsu Kaisen
Armada: Paladin or Corsair

About: gojo is a teacher at jujutsu tech and widely recognized as the strongest living sorcerer and he knows it. he is notorious for both his powers and his flippant, bratty attitude, and gives off the impression that he's exuberant and carefree, though he's a lot more damaged beneath it all than he lets on. he's a troublemaker by nature and loves to push people's buttons, but he's got a soft spot for kids, and ultimately just wants to make the world a better place for them through good, old-fashioned education and a little revolution. he also has some CRAU, so he may talk about staying in an interdimensional hotel from time to time.

PLANS

General: now that gojo is more or less settled in, there are a few areas of focus for him: he will be starting to get restless and itching for combat, so he'll be pretty gung-ho about any quests or events that give him the opportunity to get a little rough. while he's pretty much only used his sorcery so far, i'd like him to start attempting to develop elemental powers with his tattoo, potentially trying to collect too many tattoos and powers as time goes on. this will backfire on him but it'd be neat to explore the consequences of him trying to amass too many abilities.

he will also start exploring getting his own ship and recruiting a crew, and also teaching any of the teens, corsair or otherwise, some hand-to-hand combat. just because they're not sorcerers doesn't mean it's not important to know how to fight!

MANTA Board: there's a few quests i have my eye on!

Spirited Away: gojo is basically just a cat in human form so i'd love some animal transformation shenanigans

Starships: find constellations with your local space-aligned sorcerer. he'll probably whine a lot about being bored but he'd love making up constellations.

The Sea Wolf's Den: gojo will absolutely love throwing himself into fight club to burn off some energy, but even without using his powers he's pretty busted in a fight.

Get Shirty: he's so tall and ostentatious i think it'd be super hilarious for him to try and pretend to be someone else. very badly probably. and also for someone else to pretend to be him!

246 Kinds of Cheese: let's find the most outrageously stinky and wild cheese to eat. i wish to live vicariously through this prompt tbh

Bounties: i'm eager to do any of the bounties! no real preference which one.

Event: i'll most likely be topleveling when the event rolls around! in the meantime i think it'd be real funny for gojo to play the part of a blushing bride to be kidnapped. i've cooked up a lot of ideas on this post so maybe i'll do an open post to cover some of it.

Etc.: he no longer wears the blindfold, but it'll still show up in many of his icons. just pretend he lookin at you like this

RECRUITING: Raiders of the Lost arts

[yuezun]

Player: Autumn

Character(s):

Dongfang Qingcang, Emet-Selch, Professor Turo, Ryotaro Dojima, G'raha Tia, Orchid, Reno, Karlach Cliffgate, Daria Morgendorffer

Crew: Raiders of the Lost Arts; Mixed: Corsair and Paladin both welcome

About: Magic, Science, and all-the-ways-they-mix Research Team! There are a lot of forgotten relics, forsaken lands, and forbidden arts lost to the waves and time. The Raiders of the Lost Arts are dedicated to finding, researching, and potentially utilizing whatever they can find. Legal methods of acquiring information and research materials may or may not be followed.

Pitch: If you're interested in: exploration; living with a menagerie of cats, cats, and more cats; studying strange creatures; delving into forgotten ruins, investigating/uncovering the history, magic, and mysteries of Escordvi; enjoy naming everything after the moon; or just want to hang out with and/or harass any friends on the crew: then the Raiders of the Lost Arts will probably be a great fit! The crew is very open to taking on members regardless of their actual research acumen - all experiences offer their own perspectives and insights into problems and a wide variety of practical skills is just as valuable as a variety of knowledge. Members are encouraged to take on their own projects, but are also left alone to pursue their own interests - so there's not a lot scrutiny on individual actions so long as it doesn't endanger the rest of the crew.

The Raiders of the Lost Arts are going on their island quest this month, so there will soon be a place to explore, renovate, and further develop into their own.

[catsgothistongue]

Would you care for a pigtailed gremlin in your trying times of fighting huge wet guy?

sheila (tifa lockhart & benedikta harman)

[garudas]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Sheila
Contact: PM, ping in the game discord, or crystariums (just please let me know first if you add!)

benedikta harman 🗡️ final fantasy xvi 🗡️ corsair

[garudas]

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Benedikta Harman
Canon: Final Fantasy XVI, post "Wings of Change"
Armada: Corsair

About: Benedikta is a woman who is all about her survival and self-preservation first and foremost. Having climbed out of the depths of a cruel and terrible youth, she ascended to a place of power within the kingdom of Waloed after being rescued, both because of her talents in subterfuge and swordplay, as well as awakening as the Warden of the Wind, the Dominant of Garuda. She is the Commander of Waloed's Elite Intelligencers, and she is fiercely loyal to her king.

However, not everything is as it seems to her. She is loyal, yes, but to a fault, and part of it is because she is stung by the bitter bite of betrayal. She is ruthless, unkind, only cares about her own skin, has done a lot of bad things, and resents the world for what it has done to her. Deep down, however, she is merely a woman who has looked for love and validation all her life, a need to be useful not to be discarded again, but she finds it in all the wrong places.

PLANS

General: Well... Last month sure was A Month for her.

🗡️ I have a log planned for post-Garuda follow ups, but I haven't decided if I am going to leave it to CR/crewmates or if it will be open yet, though. Hoping to get it up this weekend.
🗡️ Having primed into Garuda last month and wreaking a ton of havoc after she learned some Very Bad news about life back in canon that she was (very rightfully) upset about, Benedikta is now trying to come to terms with what she heard. Her journey from here on out will be dealing with the consequences and the guilt (which is a totally new thing for her), trying to overcome what she learned, and finding a way back on her feet. She's been away for a month to sort out her thoughts and her emotions surrounding the whole thing, and while that is still very much a work in progress, she will be returning to her crew's island and the leviathans this month.
🗡️ I have a personal arc planned for her that involves her rebuilding her confidence into something that is less of a glass house and more Real. She is arrogant and proud, but it was more a mask before, so I'd like for that to be more genuine in being sure of herself. while still being a queen of course
🗡️ She'll be looking at repairing relationships and trying to make up for what she did, especially to the crew's island, so that will be going on this month. It will be a rocky road, and she may be a little less amicable for the time being, but she'll try.
🗡️ She'll also be looking into some different hobbies to help with this new journey that she will be on. Will she take up knitting? Jewelry making? Writing? Who knows...
🗡️ That being said, she is going to be very eager to continue her search for the relic that controls the rifts now... for several reasons.
🗡️ Speaking of searching, now that she has been afflicted with the petrification curse that all Dominants eventually suffer from on her back, she will be trying to find a cure for that, too.
🗡️ Just want to give a heads up that, outside of her crew, she will not take kindly to accusations or discussions about what happened, including people pointing out that she is Garuda, and prodding her with questions about it. Characters are free to do so, but I just wanted to put a disclaimer here that unless close CR has been established and/or she has a reason to discuss, she will very likely bite back.

MANTA Board:

🗡️ Sea Wolf's Den: seems like the perfect place for her to let out some of that anger she's been feeling!
🗡️ The Great Escape: also another perfect place for her to blow off some steam.
🗡️ Special Investigation: this is right up her alley and she is very interested in finding that relic for the rifts. She'd be interested any of the three options.

Event: Just planning on tagging around, if at all depending on my plate. I do have bridal plans for her already, though. 👀

Etc.: cuties

tifa lockhart 🌠 final fantasy vii 🌠 paladin

[starshower]

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Tifa Lockhart
Canon: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Chapter 9
Armada: Paladin

About: Tifa is the "Mom Friend" if there ever was one. She is a kind, empathetic, patient, protective soul who is always looking out for others. Sociable and friendly as she can be, she's much more reserved than she appears—she never wears her heart on her sleeve and keeps her emotions close, and prefers to talk about anything but herself. But don't let her shy, timid exterior fool you. She is a savvy business woman who ran a bar and can kick a lot of ass, too.

Internally, Tifa carries a lot of grief and has had plenty losses in life, is incredibly self-critical, and it's because of this that she is always pushing herself to do better. She'll always try to think things through first and put on a smile for others, but deep down beneath all of that is a woman still struggling from her past. In spite of her anger and her past, she is still always trying to do the right thing and to help anyone in need, and treat everyone with kindness, regardless of who they are or where they come from.

PLANS

General:

🌠 With the Seventh Heaven Bar and Grill now open aboard Avalanche's ship, Tifa will be busy working there for now! She's trying her hand at new recipes, both for food and drinks, so people are always free to stop by!
🌠 Now that the OTHER ONE'S plot is done, I really want to work towards opening up Tifa's martial arts school/dojo sometime this summer! It's been in the cards since the beginning, it's just a matter of me finding the time to do it! Hoping for August at the latest.
🌠 My biggest goal for her is to get her out and making more friends, and just being more open about what she wants. She's struggling a bit with that, and her confidence had taken a bit of a hit after her canon update, so I'd love for her to make some friends here from other worlds! And also... her trying to voice her feelings, too, and to stop being such a people pleaser all the time!!!
🌠 Other than that, Tifa is just doing Tifa things, which means that someone's going to have to remind her to take breaks every once in a while so she doesn't overwork herself!!!
🌠 At any rate, she is taking it easy again this month while I wrap up Benedikta's stuff, but I am still open to plotting things for a few threads!
🌠 Because she has a Rebirth canon point, I will be avoiding spoilers in tags, but please let me know if you are okay with spoilers! I will be sure to mark any that do come up.

MANTA Board:

🌠 Spirited Away: I want to turn her into a bunny...
🌠 Starships: stargazing is literally Tifa's motif, I would be a fool not to put her down for this.
🌠 Sea Wolf's Den: She won't go easy on anyone, but she also doesn't wanna get rusty.
🌠 Gold and Gears: She'd love to wear some pretty jewelry while she shops around, just saying.
🌠 Ethereal Emberblooms: She would be interested in investigating the murders and the bodies, though she will definitely not be helping anyone who wants to bring harm to anyone else.
🌠 Book Bites: Looking for a new book for the book club only to be betrayed, maybe?
🌠 Special Investigation: Always down for this! Any of the three options would be good for her!

Event: She'll be dressing up in some bridal stuff for the kidnappings, and already have a plan in mind for that. But she'll be open to doing some of the other cute stuff at the resort! And enjoying a break in the sun (someone please remind her that she can take a break...)

Etc.:

Katsuki Bakugou | My Hero Academia | Paladin

[callmekacchan]

PLAYER INFO

Player: Mog
Contact: PM this journal

CHARACTER INFO

Character: Katsuki Bakugou
Canon: My Hero Academia (chapter 360)
Armada: Paladin

About: A grumpy but good-hearted hero in training! Katsuki is loud, aggressive and full of anger. But at his core he's a good guy. He's more of the type to show he cares than say it and sometimes you have to read between the lines with him...

PLANS

General: I'm totally flying by the seat of my pants every month. Lol But I love doing manta board stuff and I plan to get back into doing the monthly events now that my health is in better shape. So hmu and we'll figure out what to do!
Event: I like tagging out but if enough catches my eye I'll top level too. :>

Etc.: I play a cranky boy but I'm a marshmallow. ٩(◕.◕｡)۶