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Valerie Belemne crafting chocolate at Old Sharlayan

Valerie Belemne's Chocolate Gathering

“What…is happening here?” A crowd of nearly a baker’s dozen gathered in Old Sharlayan Friday night to witness something truly extraordinary: A single crafter preparing exactly 9,615 pearl chocolates in a row....

Published In Issue 45 On September 25, 2023 ·  3 min ·  Babbit Alaisa

How to Start Your Own Publication

Hi, Eorzea! This is something I was originally going to publish in The Babbler Issue 45, but it got a bit long and really doesn’t have much to do with adventuring or Eorzea or even chocolate, so I thought I’d put it here in the website blog instead. If you want to skip the introduction and just get on with it, click here to jump right to How to Make a Publication! ...

October 14, 2023 · 10 min ·  Babbit Alaisa
Four adventurers wave at the camera

Tales from the Hunt Society: Chapter 2

The Hunt Society has once again been called upon to take on a challenge no other group would. “It had to be a malm tall!” Our sources at The Babbler informed us of a Mandragora towering above everyone as it traipses about....

Published In Issue 44 On September 18, 2023 ·  7 min ·  Lopp Yasaburo
The four adventurers walk foward under moonlight

Tales from the Hunt Society: Chapter 1

Eorzea is a world plagued by beasts, and as more rise to violently rend chunks of it for themselves so too do brave adventurers to protect the innocent from harm....

Published In Issue 42 On September 4, 2023 ·  4 min ·  Lopp Yasaburo
Jiyoo plays violin at the stage in Empyreum

Looking For Legends: The Hunt for Goobfoot

Well! Hello! I feel so very awkward here because I am not a writer, but Lopp said I have to this week so here I am! Ah, you…. might be wondering what I am writing about!...

Published In Issue 39 On August 14, 2023 ·  8 min ·  Jiyoo L.
P'pol looks out over Coerthas

Cave It My All

Friends, friends, and friends (You are my friend, there is no alternative), it is I, P’pol Ban Orubasay, coming to you once again from sunny (figuratively!) Garlemald! I’m not sure if these have been getting through, as the censors now scoff when they see me come into the mail room!...

Published In Issue 37 On July 31, 2023 ·  7 min ·  P'pol Orubasay

Gotta Catch 'Em All!

Hey Eorzea! It’s been a long week already, and I forgot to update the archive yesterday. Oops! But that’s okay, because I’ve been busy at work on some fun new features here that might actually get updated by our next issue....

September 5, 2023 · 2 min ·  Babbit Alaisa
A haze in the Black Shroud

The Mystery Of Aether's Way Part V: The Tent

As official investigations into the fate of Aether’s Way came to a close, independent researchers took up the mantle, arguing that authorities were hiding the full story. At least one paranormal investigator, Quirky Rabbit, believes she has a better understanding than most....

Published In Issue 35 On July 17, 2023 ·  3 min ·  U'bilee Odh
A Miqo'te slaps a guard at the Adders' Nest

Oh My GM!

Even though I am not a big fan, occasionally I can get really into a Western. Something about the setting just does something for me. The proto-modern fashions, the rickety old buildings, dirt roads, untamed wilderness… there is beauty in it....

Published In Issue 35 On July 17, 2023 ·  11 min ·  Lopp Yasaburo
Gridania aetheryte crystal

Dying Dynamis?

How are things going over on Dynamis these days? Not great, Eorzea! While several months ago, many would have said to just give it time, more and more adventurers are beginning to have regrets about moving over to the new Data Center, while the housing situation - which originally was the major draw - is looking stranger by the day....

Published In Issue 34 On July 10, 2023 ·  3 min ·  Babbit Alaisa

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