Teatime

The Shroudrose Teahouse and Speakeasy is a cozy teahouse and bar nestled within the Lavender Beds of the Twelveswood, serving a wide array of beverages and snacks and selling their own specialty loose-leaf blends of tea. At least, that is what is most publicly known. Whispers tell that the establishment also serves as a front for an information brokerage and private investigations business. Secrets, lies, rumors, intrigue... what is it that you are seeking, or selling, perhaps? Pay us a visit and spill the tea--or just enjoy a warm drink and some pleasant company!

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Rule 001.

Keep discussions civil. No politics, religion, or sensitive social issues are to be discussed in any FC related chat. We do not tolerate drama such as passive aggressive behavior, naming and shaming, gossiping and spreading rumors, lying or manipulating others, intentionally provoking others, harassment, or trying to undermine the leadership and our decisions. If you have issues with another player and cannot sort it out, you are welcome to avoid/ignore them and blacklist/block them if necessary. Feel free to reach out to a member of our leadership if you need help regarding another player.

Rule 003.

Be respectful of everyone's identity including race, sex, gender, age, sexual preferences, religion, disability, nationality, class, background, culture, and similar factors. Discrimination will be taken seriously. Hate speech and slurs are never tolerated, nor is the fetishization or stereotyping of anyone's identity.

Rule 005.

Please proofread your posts for typos, misspellings, and grammatical errors that may make them too difficult to understand. Don't spam/flood chats or interrupt/derail another conversation. Try to keep channels on topic in Discord and feel free to make a thread when appropriate. Please do not abuse pings in Discord. Use appropriate @ Roles when pings are necessary and avoid @everyone or broader roles when possible.

Rule 007.

Our NSFW channels are still focused on FFXIV content. Real life nudes or discussions of anyone's sex life are not allowed. Characters belonging to any other player who are depicted must have given their consent. We ask that you avoid fetishes, characters, and content that may be upsetting to others or breach Discord's Terms of Service. Please view the pinned messages in the NSFW channels for further guidance.

Rule 009.

We cannot read your mind! Please let the leadership know if you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, complaints, or other feedback. We cannot see everything (even if we are online, we may be busy, afk, or tabbed out). If an issue happens and is not addressed by us, it may be because we didn't notice or we may already be dealing with the matter privately, rather than that it was ignored/permitted. Please contact us if there are any problems. Please take SCREENSHOTS if possible.

Rule 011.

These rules loosely extend to the rest of your interactions in the XIV community including in game interactions with others outside the FC, your search info and carrd, FFXIV related social media or accounts tied to your FFXIV identity, and potentially anywhere you could be linked to us and/or seen by a member of the XIV community. Please be mature and respectful to all players. Do not troll others in the community or grief events. Don't spam emotes or skills near others in game, particularly anyone trying to RP. Be courteous to the people around you.

Rule 002.

Unwanted flirtation or sexual advances toward others OOC or IC will not be tolerated, and we reserve the right to remove members who seem to only be present for the purpose of IC or OOC dating, sexting, or ERP. If you are involved with another player, please keep rule 001 in mind and keep any potential drama stemming from your relationship out of the FC or you will be held accountable. Absolutely no inappropriate contact with minors or sexual harassment of any kind will be tolerated inside or outside the FC.

Rule 004.

Our community is for players 16+ and over. You may encounter profanity and sexual innuendo, and content with themes of violence, alcohol, and other mature topics. Graphic conversations, gore, nudity, erotica, and images with sexual themes are to be shared only in the appropriate 18+ NSFW channels. Exceptions are not made for "mistells;" be careful.

Rule 006.

If there is something you would like to see/do within the FC (an RP event, a PvE static, etc.), bring it up! Someone may step up to the plate or be willing to collaborate with you! The leadership will do what we can to assist and support you, but we are not always able to run every event for the FC or implement every idea ourselves. We appreciate everyone's ideas and assistance.

Rule 008.

Complaining and venting are okay, and we are glad to lend an ear and give support or advice. However, please do not make a constant habit of it, be it complaints about your real life or the game, guilt-tripping, or constantly putting down the interests and opinions of others. We are striving for a positive environment. Keep the negativity to a minimum.

Rule 010.

We do not like to have a revolving door. If you leave the FC or our Discord server, you will be re-evaluated if you ever wish to return. Re-entry is not guaranteed, especially if you have already been allowed to return once. If you are removed for rule violations or you violate our rules on your way out the door or after leaving, you may be removed from our Discord server, denied rights to "visit," and even banned from our public events permanently.

Rule 001.

FC actions are buffs that apply to all members of the FC for twenty-four (24) hours. We can have two actions active at a time. All members of the FC can activate FC actions. Please take your fellow FC mates into consideration before you activate a buff. If there’s an action you’d like that isn’t currently purchased or if we are out of actions, let an FC officer know.

Rule 003.

Please let us know if you change the name of any character in the FC, including alts. Your username in the Discord server must include some identifiable part of the name of your main character in the FC, or we will change your server nickname to your main character's name for you. "Secret" alts and sockpuppet accounts are not permitted. Discord users or characters we cannot identify may be removed.

Rule 002.

You are welcome to take anything you need from the FC chest, but please do not take anything to resell. If you take from the FC chest, please donate in the future when you are able. If you do not yet have withdrawal privileges from the chest, contact an FC leader if there is anything you need/want. Use the FC chest as your personal bank or to transfer items at your own risk--anything in the FC chest can be withdrawn by others at any time. Gil and items that are deposited in the FC chest or donations that are made to the FC are non-refundable, as is the gil spent on your FC rooms and any furniture that is destroyed during removal or demolition.

Rule 001.

Do not have your character use knowledge they haven't learned or shouldn't know IC. It's okay to have a certain direction in mind for your RP, but do not use meta knowledge to force the flow of the RP for a desired outcome to an extreme degree.

Rule 003.

Do not directly go against the lore and established laws of the FFXIV universe or bend them beyond belief or rational explanation. However, lore may be bent to an explainable and minimal degree for the sake of more engaging characters and storylines, or filling in gaps not currently covered by the game's lore. You are welcome to make up your own lore and headcanons that do not conflict with anything presented in game.

Rule 005.

Do not take IC or OOC criticisms or reactions to your character personally. On the flip side, do not assume someone has certain traits, behaviors, or beliefs OOC just because their character displays them IC. Do not use your RP character as a medium to take out OOC aggression on another player via their RP character. We have no tolerance for members who blur IC and OOC. It is strongly recommended that you do not play a "self-insert" character or base your RP character heavily on yourself, as it can perpetuate these issues. Please use a third-person perspective rather than a first-person "I's" and "you's" in writing your RP posts, as the latter can make others uncomfortable.

Rule 007.

Betrayal, violence, arguing, and struggles of life and death with others or the environment are likely to happen in our stories. You will need to be prepared OOC for the potential of this. Any "infighting" that may happen within FC RP is purely IC and should not result in anyone taking sides OOC. We expect our members to be mature enough to handle any IC strife without allowing it to upset and influence them OOC.

Rule 009.

Do not ERP with anyone who you are not absolutely certain is 18+ OOC. If you are a minor, you will be expected not to engage in any ERP. Do not make erotic posts toward anyone who has not given their consent to ERP. Do not try to coerce, force, or guilt others into ERP or sexual contact with your character, or solicit strangers randomly for ERP. Do not ERP in public channels; any ERP should happen discreetly and privately (this includes not having your characters suggestively posed together and scantily clad in a public location). Lock the door to your private chambers or personal house if any RP of a sexual nature is happening there. Keep your mods SFW if you have Mare active in public areas.

Rule 011.

It will be your responsibility when you retcon to inform the FC and your contacts about the details of your retcon, such as what is now canon or noncanon. This includes fantasias with any drastic appearance changes and IC name or race changes. Only make fantasia usage IC when necessary and do it sparingly, if not avoid it entirely. "Someone poured a fantasia into my glass at the Quicksand" is not an accepted reason. Keep in mind any changes made to your character after their approval to the FC still must comply with FC rules.

Rule 013.

Characters who exist solely for the purpose of ERP will not be permitted, especially those who were made primarily to broadcast a certain fetish in even SFW RP, who sexualize minors or anyone's RL identity, or who otherwise showcase harmful tropes (futanari, "traps," shotacon, lolicon, racial caricatures, etc.).

Rule 002.

Your character's actions may provoke a broad range of reactions from other characters. You should be prepared for this OOC. If you don't want your character to be received or reacted to in a certain way, then it is up to you to ensure that your character does not act in a way that will lead that direction.

Rule 004.

Your character cannot be flawless, perfect, "the best" at something, better than everyone around them at everything, immensely stronger than the average player character, and in general cannot be designed to be superior to other characters. We believe role-play is about the story, not about winning or losing, or one-upping others. Characters should be well-rounded, flawed, believable, and generally on the same level as the characters around them.

Rule 006.

You should not attempt to have your character kill, make sexual advances toward, or permanently scar/maim another player character without first politely and privately contacting the other player to ask for their OOC consent. On the other hand, do not abuse this privilege by having your character frequently cheat death and injury. Respect this privilege by not putting your character in situations where they would logically be killed or wounded when you OOC will not permit it to happen. Be sure to ask consent before making any RP post that may be upsetting to someone OOC (graphic violence, detailed torture scene, gratuitous gore, strong sexual implications, etc.).

Rule 008.

If you encounter anyone being disruptive to your RP, you may politely ask them to stop. If they refuse, we ask that you do not become rude to them or continue to respond to them. Responding and getting upset is only "feeding" their bad behavior. Ignore them, report them if needed, and blacklist them if you would like. If you can get screenshots of their behavior, the FC leaders may be able to speak with the leadership of their FC to address the problem.

Rule 010.

Your character should not make possibly unwanted physical contact (be it an attack, a kiss, etc.) with another character without first giving that character a chance to resist, dodge, or block the contact. Unless it has been specified otherwise OOC, leave it to the other player to decide whether the contact connects with their character or to make a roll for it if they wish. However, do not abuse this privilege. Your character should only avoid contact when it's feasible. If you and the other RPer cannot seem to agree on what contact should or shouldn't connect or what actions are believable, find a compromise, such as choosing to roll dice for attacks, or simply end the RP.

Rule 012.

If there is a planned RP event happening, whether it is an FC event or a server-wide RP event hosted by us or anyone else, please do not disrupt it. This is not limited to just "trolling," but also IC disruptions such as your character attacking someone at the event, having a loud outburst, or falling seriously ill (unless you have the event host's permission beforehand), or by interrupting busy event staff/hosts OOC with questions or IC requests that could wait until later. Please take into consideration scheduled FC events when finding a time for your own events/RP. Do not try to draw characters to your RP if an FC RP event is in progress (i.e. do not have your character be kidnapped and call for help over the linkpearl during the middle of a Teatime event) unless you have received permission from the FC leadership beforehand.