The Saint's Rest
An underground Ishgardian fight club hidden in the Brume.Open second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 6-9 PM PST. Additional, unscheduled openings announced via Discord and Party Finder!Grand opening December 10th!Location: Dynamis - Halicarnassus - Empyreum - Ward 23 - Plot 38.
Lore
Rumor has it that a new, unsanctioned fight club has opened its doors in the Brume, though all attempts made by the local authorities to find and shut down the place have thus far been unsuccessful. After all, who could imagine that Reinette’s Baguettes, a humble bakery raising funds for an orphanage, would be hiding a fight club in its basement?During opening hours, the bakery’s downstairs area appears to be nothing more than a perfectly ordinary storage area. After hours, while the bakers are busy making preparations for the next day’s opening, should one come by and speak the code, they will be permitted to see past the glamour that conceals the Saint’s Rest from prying eyes.Saint’s Rest is a gathering place for any and all who seek the thrill of combat, so long as they aren’t a dirty, rotten snitch and know better than to go blabbing about it to the wrong people. (The owner certainly does not want the Temple Knights to come barging in and shutting the place down, of course.) The Rest also is a place where anyone can come for a meal and a drink free of charge, no questions asked, whether they be a combatant, spectator, or just someone passing through.Though not explicitly billed as being a gathering place for criminals and those who seek to disrupt the status quo in the Holy See, the owner of the property is happy to turn a blind eye to conversations of a less than legal nature so long as they do not break his moral code. For example, those looking to plot a jewelry heist against a noble house can do so without fear of being ratted out, and perhaps may even find themselves offered a helping hand. So long as the innocent and the vulnerable are not being harmed, and so long as nothing can be traced back to the Rest, his lips are sealed, and he expects for this to be true of all visitors.
Venue Features
- Beneath the staircase is a magicked broom that can be used to clean up messes, including resetting the arena so that it is good as new no matter how much damage it may sustain!
- Over by the bar is the Pay It Forward Wall! Patrons are free to purchase food or a drink for someone in need, make a note of it, and stick that note to the wall for another patron to claim. Patrons may redeem one food item and one drink per opening, no questions asked. …And may the Fury have mercy on your soul should you be caught abusing the system. (The Pay It Forward wall will be maintained via the venue’s Discord server. If you wish to make use of it without having to join the Discord, you may send a staff member a /tell to do so.)
- Surrounding the arena is an arrangement of crystals stolen ethically harvested from the Dzemael Darkhold. When activated, these crystals create a nigh impenetrable arcane barrier, allowing combatants to fight with all their might without fear of harming anyone in the audience.
- Beside the arena is the pulpit, from which anyone may volunteer to announce and provide commentary on fights! (Fights may take place without an announcer. This is strictly for fun, immersion, and something for non-combatant visitors to have fun with.)
- Should one be injured during a fight, there is a chirurgeon's corner behind the bar stocked with free healing supplies.
- There are a number of secrets this venue has to offer. Perhaps you may have heard about one of them if you interact in certain circles.
Venue Secrets
- A number of trapdoors can be found concealed throughout the building to help visitors make a swift exit should the need arise for it.
- In the attic lies a hidden passageway leading to a secret inn room strictly reserved for Ishgard’s saints— the owner’s term for those who enact justice against the city's corrupt elites. Having a deep admiration for dark knights, Robin Hood-esque figures, and anyone who dedicates themselves to the protection of Ishgard’s most vulnerable without regard for the law, he is glad to offer those who fit the bill a safe place to hide should they find themselves in a sticky situation.
Rules
OOC Rules
001. This is an 18+ venue in which mature topics may come up, such as violence, gore, alcohol use, criminal activities, etc. may occur. All players and all characters must be 18 or older to enter this venue. While sexually suggestive language may take place, please take anything explicit outside of the venue. ERP is great, but this isn’t the place for it.
002. This venue is largely unstaffed, so a variety of IC jobs are performed by NPC staff or are open for visitors to casually fill if you feel like it. Just keep in mind that you are unofficially representing the venue should you choose to “work” at the venue, even if you are not official staff. Disruptive and/or upsetting behavior can and will result in losing these privileges.
003. There will be ZERO tolerance for OOC racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or any other form of bigotry. IC bigotry may result in IC consequences such as being scolded, receiving an arse-kicking, removal from the venue, and/or removal of one’s organs.
004. Be kind to one another! Bullying and harassment will not be tolerated here. However, keep OOC drama out of the venue, the discord, and any other associated spaces. If you don’t like someone, don’t interact with them. (This does NOT include serious matters such as OOC bigots, abusers, sex pests, etc., as those will NEVER be welcome. Additionally, if someone is making you uncomfortable, you are absolutely welcome to reach out to staff for assistance!)
Immersion Guidelines
001. Please keep OOC chatter to a minimum to avoid flooding chat.
002. Minions and summons are welcome so long as there is a valid IC reason for it. (Ex: Pets, arcane constructs, service animals, anything that actually exists for your character!)
003. Warriors of Light are welcome so long as their status as the WoL is irrelevant to the RP taking place at the venue. NPCs are welcome within reason. Please, please do not bring Zodiark to fight club. I beg of thee. If it would be excessively disruptive, it’s a no-go.
004. Voidsent, sineaters, etc. are welcome. Just keep in mind that such beings are considered dangerous and are often killed on sight, and that they likely would keep their true nature on the downlow to avoid trouble.
005. Lore-bending is welcome within reason! Please keep in mind that the setting is a weird little bakery fight club in the Brume and try to stick to concepts that would not stick out like a sore thumb there. When in doubt, feel free to ask if it's fine!
006. Members of law enforcement (temple knights, inquisitors, clergy, etc.) are welcome so long as they do not disrupt the venue, but they will likely be eyed with suspicion. (Ex: Law enforcement turning a blind eye to illegal activity are fine. An inquisitor can try to shut the place down without success. An army of temple knights barging in and raiding the place would not be allowed.)
007. If a concept does not vibe with your lore, carry on and do not interact with it. Just be kind and do not give anyone a hard time.
In-Character Rules
001. Don’t step on the flowers!
002. Leave your bigoted nonsense at the door.
003. Keep fighting inside of the pit, and do NOT kill each other.
004. Children are not permitted in the downstairs area.
005. What happens at the Rest stays at the Rest, but only within reason. Harming the innocents and exploiting the vulnerable isn't going to fly here.
006. Be careful who you tell about this place. We want to stay in business, after all.
007. Pets are welcome so long as they behave and do not make a mess.
008. Alcoholic beverages are pay what you want, but abuse the system and you’re out. This place helps fund an orphanage and free food for those who need it, so if you can comfortably pay, pay up and don't be greedy.
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Fight Rules
001 You do talk about fight club!
002 You DO talk about fight club! Spread the word!
003 Grindstone rules apply. Fighters should make their posts in /yell or /shout.
004 All fighting styles are welcome, as all fighting styles are subject to the whims of the dice roll gods.
005 Fights are first come, first serve and will not be subject to a schedule outside of special events.
006 By default, fights are one on one, but other arrangements such as team fights and battle royales are permitted as well!
007 Gore, maiming, dismemberment, etc. are welcome here. We encourage you to RP out your injuries to be as brutal as you wish! However, please make sure to discuss limits with your opponent beforehand and to respect those limits.
008 No killing your opponent, even if they give you permission.
009 Sexual violence will NOT be tolerated and will result in an instant ban from the venue.
010 There are arcane barriers in place around the arena to prevent harm to the audience. Do NOT disregard or break through these barriers.
011 Please exit the arena in a timely manner after the fight is over to free the space up. If your character needs assistance in getting out of the arena, staff or audience members can come and help.
012 There is no set time limit for fights. However, if a fight is going on for over 45 minutes and there are others who want to fight, staff reserves the right to call for a draw or sudden death to keep things rolling.
013 Anyone is welcome to offer healing, but please respect players’ wishes if they wish to RP out their injuries and do not wish to be healed.
014 If a healer is not present, you may utilize the chirurgeons’ supplies by the bar.
015 It sucks when the RNG gods have cursed you, but please do not make excessive complaints about low rolls. It floods chat and can put a damper on the mood.
Menu
All prices are in-character only! No real gil will be exchanged here. The bar is self-service, but you may also make use of the NPC bartender Jeeves if you prefer. Feel free to hop behind the counter and play bartender if you wish, but if you misbehave, the owner may tell you to sit your arse back down in the audience.
Savory
Soup of the Day
Free!
A hot bowl of housemade soup served with a knight’s bread roll. Can also be ordered to go for those with mouths to feed back home.
Kweh-kweh
Kwek-kwek
2500 gil
A tasty Gelmorran snack consisting of battered and fried dodo eggs on a stick. Served with a tangy dipping sauce.
Handpie
5000 gil
A handheld savory pie filled with popotoes and your choice of meat, fish, or mushrooms. (Subject to availability)
Sandwich Plate
5000 gil
A baguette sandwich made with whatever sliced meat the kitchen has on hand today. Served with sliced mirror apples.
Sausage and Popoto Platter
10000 gil
Two sausages served with a side of Dzemael gratin and veggie of the day. (We use the original recipe from the Dzemael manor’s kitchen!)
Saintly Sweets
Hard Candies
Free!
Ask and you shall receive. Available in rolanberry and caramel flavors.
Pastry Fish
2500 gil
Celebrate the Feast of Saint Daniffen every day with these traditional festive treats! An apple, almond, and raisin-stuffed pastry made in the shape of a sunfish. Almost too cute to eat! …Almost.
Le Fey's
Four Berry Jam
2500 gil
A multi-color jam made with no less than four different types of berries. Most that try it describe it as sickly sweet, and according to rumor, its creator is trying to make it even sweeter.
Morganaux's Marvelous Muffins
2500 gil
Reinette’s Baguettes’ best-selling treat! Available in chocolate-rolanberry, blueberry, our signature orange-clove, and a rotating flavor of the month.
Janremi's Choco-bo Cherry Bomb Cake
5000 gil
A slice of chocolate cake filled with cherry compote and topped with fresh cherries. An explosion of flavor!
Day-old Bakery Bundle
2000 gil
Discounted assorted baked goods leftover from the day before. Who knows what you will find today?
Reinette's Baguette
2500
Ah, the baguette. The quintessential Ishgardian bread. Served with butter and choice of jam.
Gelmorran Flan
5000 gil
An individual serving of flan made the Gelmorran way, using only egg yolks instead of the whole egg. Rich, creamy, and delicious.
Saint Honoré Cake
10000 gil
A sumptuous, shareable dessert named after the Halonic patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs. Shortcrust pastry is topped with choux pastry, crème chiboust, and caramel-coated cream puffs. (Please order at least 48 hours in advance!)
Pet Snacks
Scrap Snacks
Free!
Feel free to ask if there are any kitchen scraps available to make into a snack for your pet!
Crunchtastic Crystals
1000 gil
A small bag of unaspected aether crystals to feed to arcane constructs like carbuncles.
Drinks
Non-Alcoholic
Water
Free!
Our water is specially treated to be free of whisperworm contamination.
Tea
Free!
Plain tea with cream, sugar cubes, honey, and birch syrup available upon request.
Juice
2500 gil
Orange juice or apple juice.
Premium Hot Beverages
Ishgardian Tea
2500 gil
Hot Chocolate
2500 gil
Triple Cream Coffee
2500 gil
Alcoholic
- We just don’t know. The owner hates alcohol, but knows that refusing to stock it at a fight club would be bad for business.- He just grabs whatever bottles he finds or are donated to him and puts them on the shelf. There’s a bit of anything and everything in here. Maybe one day, it’s all cheap swill. Maybe another day, there’s a bottle of Bacchus wine on the shelf. He doesn’t know and he doesn’t care.- Pay what you want. He doesn’t know the prices, and he doesn’t care, so long as you aren’t a wealthy noble drinking up all the booze for free. Just don’t ask him to serve it. That’s on you.- Patrons who become excessively drunk and disorderly will be dragged by the ear to the chirurgeon’s corner and forced to sober up.
Staff
Morganaux de Dzemael Roulemet
Owner, healer, and menace to high society. Fundraising for his old orphanage by any means necessary. Janremi's doting dad-father.
Janremi Eggbert de Roulemet
The lad. Morganaux’s chocobo companion and darling fledgling machinist of the Skysteel Manufactory. Likes explosives.
"Jeeves" / Yves (NPC Staff)
Bartender. Former butler of House Dzemael. Faced accusations of slaying several inquisitors years ago, but was proven innocent in trial by combat.
Seren Morana
Bard and occasional bartender. Passionate about spreading joy and providing for children, he has decided to support Morganaux's endeavours with song.
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We are currently hiring for a variety of different roles, including but not limited to greeters, bartenders, fight announcers, and healers! We are also looking for staff members who can host pop-up openings, but do not necessarily have to work for the venue ICly. Staff roles are unpaid and strictly voluntary.If interested, please reach out to staff! No RP venue experience necessary.
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Affiliates
As a brand new venue, we are not currently looking for affiliates, but we may start looking for them in the future once this venue has had some time to figure itself out. We aim to have things running smoothly first before we make any commitments. If you are interested in becoming affiliates in the future, feel free to reach out in the meantime so we can check out your venue and see if we will be a good match!
Discord
The Discord server is a work in progress. Please be patient.
The Code
"I seek the saint's blessing."(The code is strictly for flavor! You do not need to RP out giving the code. Just pretend it happened offscreen on your way in, unless you really want to RP it out! Code changes every month or two, so keep checking back if interested!)
