Hi, everyone! 
I'm a newbie to Balmung, so I thought I would come and introduce myself here. I've been playing FFXIV off and on for about a year with my husband on another server (which has mostly consisted of us bludgeoning our way through the story quests), and the time has come for me to FINALLY check out the roleplaying! I am a huge, huge fan of all forms of roleplay. I've been doing it in other MMOs for about eight years, and, to make myself feel old, about fifteen or so in tabletop. I did my transfer a few days ago, and I've lurked here and there to check things out. Now, I'm hoping to come out from the shadows.
At the moment, I have two characters I plan to be using for RP:
Azure Sea: A Roegadyn lady, born to a Hellsguard mother and a seafaring Sea Wolf father. Originally of Thanalan, she left at a young age for Limsa Lominsa in search of her father. Though she never found him, she became inspired by the Yellowjackets, and joined their ranks during her search. Recently, she has since resigned to pursue her true passion: Baking. She's a woman with a big axe, a big grin, and a big heart.
Ahzra'li Lhomi: A taciturn and dour young hunter of the Keepers. He is much more at home among the trees with a bow for company than in the big cities and crowds, and is quite knowledgeable on the Shroud's flora. He aspires to learn the art of alchemy so he can put his knowledge to use, but that is easier said than done. After all, you can take a Keeper out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the Keeper.
With those out of the way, I do have a question:Â I have seen a lot of people suggest that newbies to the community should try to join a linkshell. Is that a good way to go? Are they just OOC chat channels, or are they IC also?
It's nice to meet everyone! I hope to catch people in game soon!
I'm a newbie to Balmung, so I thought I would come and introduce myself here. I've been playing FFXIV off and on for about a year with my husband on another server (which has mostly consisted of us bludgeoning our way through the story quests), and the time has come for me to FINALLY check out the roleplaying! I am a huge, huge fan of all forms of roleplay. I've been doing it in other MMOs for about eight years, and, to make myself feel old, about fifteen or so in tabletop. I did my transfer a few days ago, and I've lurked here and there to check things out. Now, I'm hoping to come out from the shadows.
At the moment, I have two characters I plan to be using for RP:
Azure Sea: A Roegadyn lady, born to a Hellsguard mother and a seafaring Sea Wolf father. Originally of Thanalan, she left at a young age for Limsa Lominsa in search of her father. Though she never found him, she became inspired by the Yellowjackets, and joined their ranks during her search. Recently, she has since resigned to pursue her true passion: Baking. She's a woman with a big axe, a big grin, and a big heart.
Ahzra'li Lhomi: A taciturn and dour young hunter of the Keepers. He is much more at home among the trees with a bow for company than in the big cities and crowds, and is quite knowledgeable on the Shroud's flora. He aspires to learn the art of alchemy so he can put his knowledge to use, but that is easier said than done. After all, you can take a Keeper out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the Keeper.
With those out of the way, I do have a question:Â I have seen a lot of people suggest that newbies to the community should try to join a linkshell. Is that a good way to go? Are they just OOC chat channels, or are they IC also?
It's nice to meet everyone! I hope to catch people in game soon!
