

❝ Lover waiting in my bed | to give me your soft, sweet body, | do you mean me well? | What will you take off me, | Besides my clothes? ❞ - 6th Dalai Lama


Altruistic Society of Fanged Crescent Expatriates
A Mateus-based collaborative writing project and roleplaying FC.
ABOUT
About the Fanged Crescent

OTHARD'S MOUNTAINOUS HEART The Fanged Crescent is an all but forgotten region, graced with little lore provided by Square Enix. It lies between Yanxia, the Burn, and the Azim Steppe, mentioned in but a few flavor texts on a few items in game in the English version. Because of this, we have created a large amount of fan lore for this region, to the end that we would be able to roleplay characters from an area not often encountered.We recommend checking out our lore document below for more in-depth info on how we roleplay the Crescent. Otherwise, check out some quick information below.
........RACES........ Majority Raen, sizeable minorities of Far Eastern Hyur & Xaela, some Viera
........LANGUAGES........ Doman, locally called Yanxian, is the most common. Fanged Crescent Raen spoken by most. Xaelic languages common among the Xaela.
........CUISINE........ Very spicy! Bears some similarity to Yanxian and Steppe cuisine.
........GEOGRAPHY........ Very mountainous, especially in the center and around the edges. Flatter land in the northern area. Many springs and small rivers.
........CLIMATE........ Rain, rain, rain.
........RELIGION........ Kami worship, similar to Yanxia, mixed with worship of Azim and Nhaama and other native gods. Monasteries, temples, and wandering priests are common. Ever present for commoners.
........THEMES........ Lower technology, mysticism, magic, eremitism, Taoism, youkai, cultural exchange, women-centered
CRESCENT RAEN PHRASEBOOK
☾ • sayan ek ─ hello
☾ • mundat ─ hello (formal)
☾ • yu-asar ─ goodbye
☾ • altan tash ─ cheers!
☾ • dajin ─ visitor
☾ • yabanji ─ foreigner
☾ • arighen ─ Raen
☾ • quragchin ─ Xaela
☾ • borayan ordu ─ Crescent Raen
☾ • borayan-kele ─ Crescent Raen language
☾ • ulakuq ─ Viera
☾ • panipai ─ non-Auri, non-Viera, usually Hyur
☾ • tangri ─ god
☾ • qan ─ king

HOLIDAYS
☼ • Sagan Saiyier ─ Feb. 29/Mar. 1 - Mar. 2
☼ • Khurim ─ Apr. 28
☼ • Nadam ─ Jul. 10 - Jul. 11
☼ • Sangen ─ Aug. 18
☼ • Tsukimi ─ Sep. 14 - Sep. 16

art credit:
cynonic (ko-fi)
About the Altruistic Society
SERVING THOSE OF THE CRESCENT The Altruistic Society of Fanged Crescent Expatriates was founded by a small group of immigrants from the Crescent who have settled in Eorzea. Founded by aunt and niece duo Erayo no Uyo and Joutouguu Mayumi, the Society, modeled after a religious society back in the homeland, seeks to enhance the lives of all children of the Crescent who now call Eorzea and lands surrounding home. Of particular concern are the propagation of Fanged Crescent culture, access to priests and religious materials, and ensuring members receive fair employment and wages. It is not necessary to be from the Crescent to join the Society, one must simply support its mission.The group's sigil, printed at right, depicts a popular motif in the Crescent, representing the interplay between different extremes. Inside, two crescent moons represent the mountains encircling the region, both oriented in the same direction to represent the facing of the peaks on a north-facing map. The four orbs surrounding represent the scattered children of the Crescent returning to the Society for succor.


REAL ESTATE The Society owns a small complex in the Doman Quarter of western Ul'dah. Unfortunately, it is currently under construction as the members move in and prepare their own chambers. Please be patient!(Our OOC address is 4th ward, plot 32 in the Goblet on Mateus.)

art credit:
cynonic (ko-fi)
Registered Members
Guidelines
Do's
Be at least 21 years of age to join the FC.
Be kind to your fellow members and outside RP partners.
Suggest interesting ideas. We love to collaborate.
Be accepting of others who may roleplay differently than you.
Get in contact with members in game or via email if you wish to participate!
EMAIL [email protected]
Do Not's
Engage in racism, anti-indigeneity, zionism, homophobia, misogyny, transphobia, ableism, or fatphobia.
Especially refrain from stereotyping real-life East and Central Asian cultures. We strive for a more realistic and unique culture that fits into the existing fabric of Othard without devolving into the usual tropes.
Mix OOC and IC.
Criticize others' writing when not asked.
Harass others who may not follow the lore set forward by this group.

art credit:
cynonic (ko-fi)
pRODUCTS oFFERED

※Prices negotiable. Please make an offer. cash is ic only
Foodstuff
Fragrant Steed Chili — mild spice
Red Eboshi Chili — middling spice
Inner Heaven Chili — high spice
Mountain Pepper — numbing spice
Raisins — golden raisins for pilaf
Byaslag — lowland cheese from Bayanzürkh
Salt — lake salt from the Tusk Plateau
Baijiu — Daworushechi premium sorghum liquor
Muto-tagu Pu'er — aged 12 years
Sekir-tagu Pu'er — aged 7 years
Tatutora-tagu Pu'er — aged 3 years
Shukubamachi Genmaicha — green tea with popped rice
Reichouen Lapsang Souchong — black tea smoked over pinewood
Herbs, Beauty, & Curatives
Yuwel-tagu Spring Water — for balancing the body's spiritual energies
Hermitage of the Bountiful Priestess Spring Water — helps to cure all ailments
Sun Star and Moon Mineral Spring Water — gives blessings when trying to find a lover
Winter Scale Paste — a mix of Crescent snakegourd and white jelly mushroom, for moisturizing skin, scale, & horn
Beeswax Lipstick — colored with wildflowers, scented with herbs
Bushwillow Perfume — steam distilled Reichouen bushwillow water
Boitalak's Herbal Mix — a mix of tumeric, dried tangerines, lovage, and maishanberry for dysmenorrhea
Maidens' Blessed Inner Light Herbal Mix — a proprietary blend of herbs, minerals, and spices to promote the development of feminine features, 1 year supply
Qaghan's Anointed Visage Herbal Mix — a proprietary blend of herbs, minerals, and ground bones to promote the development of masculine features, 1 year supply
Black Plum — for treating vomiting and stomach pain
Sea Buckthorn — for treating infection and boosting immune response
Maishanberry — for anti-inflammation
Ground Oni Horn — said to increase strength
Sennin's Plant — nobody can agree what this does, try it and find out
Others
Makko Incense — for repelling insects
Oni Incense — a special blend, for calming the nerves
Miniature Haniwa — crafted by the father of Mayumi, depicting various kami
Poetry from the Serpent's Servant, Uruha of the Miyako — singular poems hand written in the Crescent Raen language by the sennin Uruha of the Miyako clan, from Memi-tagu.
Bronze Mirror — a common symbol of sapphic love in the Crescent, gifted from one woman to another to request a long-term relationship. the mirror symbolizes gifting the most beautiful thing one can think of, the visage of their prospective lover
Clay Cooking Pot — crafted by Chiyo herself
Porcelain Lithophane Lamp — crafted by Chiyo, depicting either Nhaama or Benzaiten