Event || Worldwide Tourists

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Who: All New Arrivals and Curti Center Staff
When: April 15th-30th
Where: All over Vaikuntha, starting outside of the airship hanger
What: Ganeshan, the resident Job Expert, will be taking the new arrivals around the the various Guilds so they can collect their chosen Job Asterisks as noted in their applications.
Warnings/Notes: Guild prompts can be found here

Enter the Master

[Each new arrival's iMog buzzes with a message instructing them to gather for a worldwide adventure to obtain the power of Vaikuntha. If they follow the invitation's instructions, they will arrive at outside of the airship hanger on the morning of the 15th, with their meager belongings packed.

An Enterprise-Class airship, the Ragnarok, hovers outside of the Curti Center. There is a flash of light on the top of the ship.]

"WELCOME!"

[A figure, minuscule at this distance, launches itself off of the ship and hurtles toward the ground. As he draws closer to the ground, he starts to flip, landing with a flourish. An armored figure, sans helm, turns his toothy Zora grin to the crowd. With a shimmer, his armor transforms into a white mage's robe, and he sends a rush of wind through the crowd for dramatic effect.]

"I AM GANESHAN, THE JOB MASTER! GYA HA HA HA! TODAY, YOUR LIVES WILL CHANGE FOREVER."

[Ganeshan shimmers again, ruthlessly abusing the Chemist's Modifier skill to once again shift Job Classes so he can lower the airship's loading dock with a wave of his hand.]

"I BELIEVE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS THE ABILITY TO MASTER THE JOB CLASSES. SOME OF YOU MAY MASTER MANY, OTHERS WILL PURSUE THE PERFECT MASTERY OF JUST ONE. BUT EITHER WAY, YOU'LL BE INCREDIBLE!"

[Ganeshan gives everyone a big thumbs-up. The out-worlders who are not scared off by this booming speech can feel free to enter the airship and prepare for their ride around the world. Hopefully some of the Curti Center's newest hires can serve as non-crazy less exuberant tour guides for the new arrivals.]

Around the World

[The Ragnarok will be stopping at every major city in Vaikuntha, with the exception of those cut off by the Imperial border closing. Characters can create top levels to respond to the Guild prompts and explore the cities themselves as the ship makes its stops. Each Guild provides information sessions, free food and trinkets for potential applicants, and once you're ready to receive your Asterisk, all you have to do is take some introductory lessons and fill out forms. Characters can receive up to two asterisks. Time to get to know your new world!

Questions for Ganeshan can be directed to the Ganeshan top level post.]

Comments

[carnageandclass]

[Camilla listens as she folds her arms in thought.]

There's no need to worry, my little brother is a dark knight but not in the form of what we see here. Normally they use tomes and ride horses into battle, not use such large weapons but that seems to be the case only where I come from.

Besides, someone cannot learn how to fight without not getting hurt.

[She's a warrior, able to hold her own in combat and not some dainty little girl. She's bled and broken bones and bruised...she's fine with pain. To be honest, she could have went with Beserker since they handle axes but the idea of going into a state where it's possible that they may lose themselves is...troublesome. Mainly because like hell she wants to hurt Corrin.]

[omnicrafter]

Tomes and mounts, huh...

[Perhaps they are geared more towards range and mobility than the dark knights she knows. Riding a mount into battle as she is now would be... troublesome, for her part.]

The dark knights of Eorzea use claymores and greatswords, as well. Most have a dislike of shields, and not just because the sword's too damned big to bother with one. It's rooted in basic swordplay, but there's a few key differences.

[Camilla looks the part, too; much more than Irhya does, certainly. Hitting her with the truth seems not to deter her much, so...]

To be a dark knight is to suffer, and to sacrifice. Without the flame, the drive to protect someone else, you're only swinging a sword and hoping to the gods you don't die. But then, a dark knight fears not her own mortality, either, only accepts the inevitability of it... and perhaps skirts about the line a bit.

[Living Dead may have come back to bite her in the arse a few times. Yeah.]

[carnageandclass]

[She might look the part but it doesn't mean she knows everything. Her style is usually 'fly with dragon and axe all the enemies without a second thought'. Which has helped her this far but now the scene is different. Camilla always is the type to listen even if it's something that she isn't fond of but usually Corrin does have to be there for her to not go further off the deep end.

But hearing Irhya speak passionately about this role, she had to think harder. Without the flame or drive to protect, then it was useless. But she does...doesn't she? She wants to protect Corrin! And her family! But can she remember why she fights? Out of necessity?

And then she remembered. When Corrin defeated her in battle and she told her to end her life because if she returned to her father, he would kill her. But Corrin refused and told her to come with her.]

When you join an army, there is always that thought that yes, you may die in battle. That's the risk we take when we join. Thankfully I do not see myself as so high and mighty as a god. And you bring up an interesting perspective that I doubt anyone here would know about...but I am interested in.

[omnicrafter]

It only hastens the process, generally. Even if you don't die in a blaze of glory on the battlefield, you could still die tomorrow, stricken by sudden illness or just an airship out of the damned sky. It's hard to say.

[Learning from the ground up may not be so bad, but if she's to continue to follow her preferred philosophy... She plants the sword in the ground next to her, setting her hands on top of the handle in a sentinel pose.]

If you were to ask fresh adventurers or new recruits to any combat unit why they want to fight, you'd hear a lot of things. For fame, for riches, for glory, or perhaps out of some overblown sense of wanting to save everyone. But someone who has been in the business long enough, someone who has seen their share of battles and has handed out life and death decisions understands none of that is worth it, and often not even possible. From what I have seen, they fight for their comrades, to keep the people immediately at their side safe. So that they all get to live to fight another day together.

[carnageandclass]

[After hearing all of that, Camilla had one thought and couldn't help but voice it.]

With your knowledge, I would not be surprised if you ended up being the master of this guild to be honest. You know what you speak of, you have the passion for the style, and I can bet that these children will listen because of that.

[omnicrafter]

Oh--

[That seems to take her by surprise. Irhya's ears flick, and then she shakes her head with a laugh.]

I'm flattered you think so, but I somehow doubt it will be that easy when their lives are so placid. Even if that did come to pass, I have to wonder how readily I could accept such a thing. I don't want it to become about hierarchy, when the truth is that the core of our discipline... it's always been about protecting someone outside of yourself.

[carnageandclass]

[And something she can get behind. Protecting her family and everything after all.]

Hmm, I suppose I may have gotten a bit carried away with that thought...but perhaps finding the one responsible for this guild may give a bit more reasoning as to why these boys are being so flippant.

[Because she hasn't seen any other women here except for themselves...weird.]