Celestia Citizen (“Hallowed Be Thy Ween” Edition)
Hello, my fellow Celestians! And welcome to another edition of the Celestia Citizen! This Edition of the Newsletter is a special one, a sort of course-correction letter. To get back on schedule, and have something substantial to offer for this edition, the current edition is a splicing of our October and November ones! Just keep in mind that this will only cover material that was during October and some of September!
With that, let us acknowledge that yet another year has come to bring us the spookiest time of the year. While folks are cataloging their costumes to avoid any repeats of prior years, consolidating their candy stores, or stockpiling a good sack for said candy, or even dishing out their decorating prowess for ripe pumpkins, ornate homes and apartments, or other places of note, let us not forget that Halloween is a time to remember how scary the world can be.
That aside, what else do you do to stand out for Halloween each year? What is your ritual that stands out? For me, I stick with an annual watch of Tales from the Crypt.
If you can hunt down this classic series, including the two movies “Bordello of Blood” and “Demon Knight”, good luck to you. Thankfully, the series is on Roku Channel, Tubi, and Crackle to stream. The two movies, however, are only on Starz to stream, which alas means another streaming service. Nevertheless, they are campy horror fun worth the plunge.
With that out of the way, let us acknowledge this beefy edition of our newsletter and get going!
Refer to the News below for the schedule for some of our upcoming and recurring events, and be sure to sign up if you are interested via our Discord server!
Final Fantasy XIV News
PvP Series 6 – Ends with Patch 7.1 Due for Release on Date Below: Link
Responding to Feedback on Player Character Models (Following Patch 7.0): Link
Community Finder – Founding Member Recruitment Feature: Link
All Saints’ Wake 2023 Items & New “Adventurer’s Supply Kit” added to FFXIV Online Store!: Link
Fall Guys Collaboration Event – Live as of October 23rd!: Link
Patch 7.1 Special Site Is Now Live! Patch Releases November 12th!: Link
Moogle Treasure Trove – The Hunt for Goetia – Ends with Release of Patch 7.1!: Link
Live Letter LXXXIV Details: Link
Free Company News and Social Events
Promotion to Artisan: Please welcome Mystanie Hunta as our newest member of the Artisans group!
FC Buff Rotation (Beginning 7/30) – Based on voting results, a new FC buff schedule will be in rotation for the FC. The current schedule is included here, and also included in the FC Announcements on the Discord server.
Saturday Map Runs – With the release of Dawntrail, this recurring event has returned as of August 3rd at 5PM ET, and is recurring every Saturday at same time. Refer here for the link to the Discord server and the direct invitation through Sesh: Link
Monday “Old Content & Primal Learning” Events – Every Monday, event for running old content and learning Primal fights will be held. Please refer to the Discord server link here for all of our signups, which will include these events: Link
Tuesday 24-Man Event – The normally scheduled Tuesday 24-Man event will return with Patch 7.1’s release on November 12th. Please refer to the Discord server link here for this specific signup (rotation will include current raids, old content, maps, special runs, etc.): Link
Halloween Glam Contest – On Saturday, 10/26, the FC held its Halloween contest to see the ghoulish glamours, the spookiest ‘sembles, and the weirdest wardrobes that our participating members have to bring! Below are our winners with pictures:
-1st Place, and winner of 3 million Gil prize: Luna Scarlett
-2nd Place, and winner of 2 million Gil prize: Orgun Pendragon
-3rd Place, and winner of 1 million Gil prize: Junno Highwind
Congratulations to our winners, and honorary mention to our other participants and their amazing costumes as well!: Berinhard Knightt, Rivardr Runari, and Sasha L’Grey.
Pumpkin Carving Contest – During the month, we asked our members to put up their cut and carved pumpkins to find the best carvings as voted on by the FC! Below are our winners with pictures:
-1st Place, and winner of 3 million Gil prize: Kittykat Meow
-2nd Place, and winner of 2 million Gil prize: Karah Thrace
-3rd Place, and winner of 1 million Gil prize: Kitiara Kittiana
Congratulations to our winners, and honorary mention to our other participants and their superb pumpkin carvings!: Sasha L’Grey, Simera Yeep,
Beyond the Light Interview
What is your in-game character’s name?: Allura Lorelei
What race are you currently in-game?: Miqo’te
What drew you into your current choice of race?: I was trying to Min/Max my stats for the future.
When did you first start playing FFXIV?: June 2017
What drew you to pick up and play FFXIV?:
When I was a kid my stepdad bought me a copy of Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals. I greatly fell in love with the JRPG genre and was clamoring for more. We were poor when I was little so I was lucky if I got a couple games a year so after getting Super Mario RPG and Secret of Evermore the following years, my parents got me Final Fantasy 4. I was obsessed with the game, I easily have at least a hundred play throughs and have owned it on SNES, Gameboy Advance, and Nintendo DS. When my stepdad’s networking business took off in 1999 my parents got me a PlayStation 2 for Christmas in 2000. My first game was Final Fantasy 10. Played it tons and still play it every once in a while. I really wanted to play FFXI but my parents were very skeptical of online gaming. When I joined the Air Force in 2007 I started playing Phantasy Star Universe online. I had a group I played with that made every experience fun but as most people know it didn’t take long for PSU to die due to the success of WoW and FFXI. When I saw the FFXIV Online release in 2010 I really wanted to play it but it wasn’t in the cards with having a newborn baby, fairly new marriage, and my military career. After seeing the ARR release in 2013 I, once again, really wanted to play it but between the many deployments that year and my family I just didn’t have time. While perusing the PS4 store in 2017 I saw the sale they were having for the release of Stormblood and said “You know what? I ain’t putting it off anymore!” and snagged a digital copy. And other than a 2 year break I’ve been trapped by the fun and laughter it brings with friends.
How far have you gotten into the MSQ (Main Story Questline) of FFXIV?: Finishing up Dawntrail right now.
What was your first (job? class? role?) when you started?: Dragoon
What motivated you to pick that first (job? class? role?): I thought Kain Highwind in FF4 was the coolest character ever and when I saw you could play as Dragoon I knew I had to snag it.
To date, what favorite jobs/roles/classes do you have?: Red Mage/Blue Mage
What kind of content do you enjoy?: MSQ, PvP, Savage Raids, Crafting and/or Gathering, Duty Content, Side Quests, Collectible Getting, Other: “Annoying Blessed” (joke)
What would you say is your favorite content type from FFXIV? And why?: Collecting anything that’s a permanent unlock. (Mounts, minions, cards, songs, hairstyles, titles, etc)
What is one thing you like about FFXIV that distinguishes them from other MMOs?:
The graphics. I’m a big graphic geek and love how much more beautiful the game is as opposed to the other MMOs. The 240 framerate is the best.
If you could make at least 1 change to FFXIV based on personal preference, what would you pick and why?:
Bring back cross class abilities but job specific ones. I want to see a Black Mage charge in to Fell Cleave a boss.
What is your most memorable/favorite moment in FFXIV?:
Going to Fan Fest 2018 with my real life buddy Pox. I know that’s not an in game event but it would have never happened if I didn’t play this game.
When did you join Celestia?: October 2017
What drew you to join Celestia?: I was invited by a previous Kings Hand after my first free company fell apart and disbanded.
What do you like about Celestia as a Free Company?: Although I know it’s hard to get a group this large to participate and interact in events, everything always seems to pull through. FC chat is never quiet. ESPECIALLY if Harli is on.
What is your favorite weekly event to participate in with Celestia?: 24 man raids. They get so hectic. It’s a lot of fun.
Thank you to our monthly newsletter participant for a wonderful interview! 🙂
Call 2 Interview (For Beyond the Light)!
We currently are in need of more FC members willing to participate in our Beyond the Light interview!
If you do wish to participate, and have any questions, or if you are not certain if you have already participated, please message me directly on Discord under Scarlette Valanorr.
The link to the interview form is here, as well as hosted under our Discord server > #announcements channel!
Important: There is a new interview form open to ALL members, whether a Google Account is used or not. Pictures are optional, and those selected to be interviewed for newsletter will be followed up with for possible pictures.
Form Link: Link
Announcement of New Members!
The FC welcomed a large number of new and returning members for August. Please refer here for our newly joined members, and be sure to welcome them in game!
New Members
Jaqen Windrunner
Rollo Vinet
Eva Wurgoth
Young Highbridge
Asuka Suzuki
Luna Beans
Returning Members
Blood Spark
Zugar Pudding (formerly Zugar Cakes)
Deus Fio
Unholy Neotxn
Ruillian Kalaby
Mas Tigia
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