Oschon's Journey
A semi-private, 21+, mature/dark/all RP group located on Halicarnassus.
Focuses primarily on an IC Free Company of the same name.
Who We Are
We're a home for the outcast and the oppressed, for the outsiders and the downtrodden. Operating from a custom model of airship, Oschon's Journey goes wherever the wind blows, providing aid and reliable adventuring hands to people all across the star.Employees are given access to top of the line healthcare via a clinic called the Athena, receive base pay even if they're unable to accept any jobs, and are also given the option of taking a non-combat or non-dangerous role within the company.
What We Do
There's no job too big, small, or unwanted for Oschon's Journey. With the exception of those rejected on moral or ethical grounds, you'd be hard pressed to find a job we won't take. Between our new blood and our experienced adventurers, we're more than happy to consult with any prospective clients to find a company member who meets your needs. While we accept any job, below you'll find some of the things that our more experienced membership excel in.
Hunting dangerous individuals, beasts, voidsent, and the like.
Tracking down slavers and dismantling slaving rings.
The investigation of ancient ruins, crypts, and all other manner of dangerous locale.
Dealing with ancient or forbidden magicks, particularly those of the Fifth Astral Era.
Where We Work
Anywhere and everywhere! If we can get there, we can work there! Oschon's Journey is based out of an airship of the same name, upon which members are offered room and board should they so choose! Generally the airship remains docked in one location for several weeks -- unless a job requiring its presence is accepted by the company's leadership, in which case it may stay longer.
IC Rules
Please don't seriously maim or injure your fellow company members without their express permission. Yes, this also extends to killing them.
We refuse to hire anyone who still holds loyalty to the Garlean Empire, particularly radical loyalists and extremists.
Don't destroy the airship or the furniture within. This is our home, please respect it as you would any other home.
We're all adults, please act like it. Relationships between members are common and welcome, but please don't allow any resulting drama to interfere with your work.
Treat clients and guests with respect. These people are how we keep the ship afloat.
Look out for one another.
Please report completed jobs and new requests promptly. Efficient recordkeeping is of the utmost import.
If you bring a guest onto the ship, you are responsible for their actions while aboard. Please take care in who you bring aboard and what they do.
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General Hooks
Oschon's Journey is always accepting new clients! Schedule a meeting with an officer today to discuss your job or request!
Are you an individual of ill repute? Inquire about being an antagonist or rival today!
Oschon's Journey employs a fair number of freed slaves and former experiments (usually of the Garlean variety). You don't have to be one of these to join, though!
Looking to join? Hit the big Apply button on the homepage!
Faction Hooks
The Kratos Institute: A now defunct Garlean research institute, dedicated to the development of living weapons and other machinations to aid the Ascians. Run by a pair of Ascians named Kratos and Hypnos.
The Socratic School: A spiritual (and literal) successor of sorts to the Kratos Institute, the Socratic School is based in the far north of Xak Tural. Masquerading as a school for those with the Echo, aetheric oddities, or strange abilities, it is in truth a breeding ground for unethical experiments and loyal soldiers for its headmaster, Harkyn Izunia.
The First Rung: Descendants of Mhach dedicated to seeing the voidal society rise once more. Dangerous, ritualistic, and cultish.
The Inheritors of Purity: Descendants of Amdapor who would see the blight of the void (and all they deem impure) purged from this world.
The Consortium: A collection of criminal enterprises trying to not step on each others' toes. Any with a lust for power and a drive for the immoral are welcome.
OOC Info!
Some OOC notes! First: this company is run by a dumb little T4T gay couple. By extension, this group is primarily queer/LGBT+ focused.Oschon's Journey encompasses a wide range of writers with various interests. Various allied and antagonist factions exist within the group at large, and each one has thought and care put into it. We heavily rely on lorebend to play around with the undefined or ill-thought out spaces in FFXIV canon, and any member is free to run a plot as they see fit -- though some members may take on a sort of defacto GM role more frequently. As a note, our personal timeline places the calamity as having happened 10-11 years ago as of Dawntrail, but timelines... shmimelines.If you're interested in external collaboration (ie. not being part of the group proper, but still wishing to write with us), please contact caeltheythem on Discord.
Themes
In line with catering to a wide range of writers, we make use of a wide variety of themes. We're a dark/mature group at our core, so please expect violence, sexual content, gore, drugs, alcohol, slavery, and other similar topics to come up. We ask you to respect your fellow writers' boundaries regarding these (and all other) sensitive topics.
Character Limits & Power Levels
We see no real reason to limit the number of characters someone can play -- so long as they aren't entirely abandoning a character once said character faces consequences for any sort of IC actions. This makes it hard to run cohesive plots and keep narratives stapled together.In terms of power level, there's we're fairly permissive, especially if it makes sense within the game's world or has some sort of canonical backing. If the bent lore can be explained with enough canonical grounding, we're very lenient in that regard.
Plots & Expectations
Plots, mini-events, and in-game gatherings are the bread and butter of a group like this. There's never any obligation or pressure to participate, but they make an excellent way to push character development and thread narratives along. Anybody who wants to run a plot can run a plot, and as long as the GM has space available, anybody who wants to participate can participate -- assuming a character fits in.Likewise, if someone would like a plot or event run as a method of developing their character but don't want to run it themself, just ask! Roleplay is a collaborative act, and someone will be happy to help you achieve this!As far as what we expect of you, we ask that you communicate openly with other members about what you want from roleplay. Even if you're not able to RP for a time because of RL or burnout, that's fine! Just make sure to let us know. Additionally, if you ever have questions or concerns, please raise them to a group admin. We're here to help, not to be weird RP police.
OOC Rules
No real world/OOC bigotry. To that end, right-wingers of any sort, be they neo-nazis, conservatives, republicans, tories, or TERFs are completely and wholly unwelcome. This list is non-exhaustive, and it is non-negotiable.
Please check with people about their boundaries if you're ever unsure. Be particularly careful around sensitive topics, such as IC bigotry, sexual violence, gore, etc.
Under no circumstances is generative AI to be used in this server/group, nor is content made with generative AI to be shared here. This extends to writing, art, music, video, anything.
No NSFW of minors. No NSFW of lalafell.
Please be polite to people OOC. Offer others respect and assume them to be approaching things in good faith.
We are affirming and friendly to those with pluralities, systems, and so on. Please be so as well.
This server is meant to be a positive space. While it's totally fine to complain about your day or something going wrong, please refrain from intense venting in here. This is an FFXIV RP group. Life updates are fine, but please try to keep things appropriate as such. If you're experiencing mental and emotional distress because of RP, it's also alright to take a step back. It's a hobby, it should be fun.
There are 3 optional DM roles: Open, Ask to DM, and Closed. The obvious exception to this is if a moderator needs to reach out to you on a 1-on-1 basis. Please refrain from direct messaging a moderator about moderation issues (unless it's about another moderator). Open a ticket.
There will be no shit-talking people who have left or been removed in this server, FC chat, or other semi-public channels. If you need help figuring out what to do with a plot or character arc that involved a writer/character who is no longer in the group, please open an RP ticket.
Avoid posting anything that would personally identify you, such as your full name, address, etc.
Membership in Oschon's Journey is at-will, and if the moderation team deems someone continually disruptive or otherwise discomforting to their fellow members, particularly with no signs of improvement, we will remove them, even if no specific rule has been violated.