Foundation Day Cometh! (09/16/2011)

[Stanislaw]

Ever since the reinstitution of the Grand Companies of Eorzea, an air of tension has enveloped the three city-states, the ensigns of each organization hanging overhead a constant reminder of looming disaster. Lately, however, a peculiar sight has been observed in Ul'dah that appears to buck the trend: soldiers are taking to the streets in celebration—aye, celebration—going as far as to discharge muskets and cannons as part of their boisterous merrymaking.

What could have possibly occasioned this sudden outburst of high spirits? Mayhap the sultanate's leading paper, The Mythril Eye, can shed some light upon this intriguing turn of events...

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Never blinking and all-seeing, The Mythril Eye misses naught that transpires within the lustrous domain of coin. In today's edition, senior editor Havak Alvak takes a close look at Foundation Day, the celebration taking place across the sultanate that commemorates the revival of the Grand Companies of Eorzea.


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• The Founding of a Tradition

Ever since the Ministry of Palatial Affairs revealed the rekindling of the Immortal Flames, the latter has not spared a single spherule of sweat to promote its presence to the public. Stepping up their efforts, the Immortal Flames now host Foundation Day, a celebration commemorating the creation of the Grand Companies of Eorzea more than a millennium past.

According to our sources, the concept was conceived at a congregation of committee members for the Eorzean Alliance,* who recommended that the revelry be simultaneously sponsored by all three city-states. Contrived to curb the consternation of civilians while saturating soldiers with spirit and steadfastness, insiders indicate that the event is also intended to regulate the rivalry raging between the Grand Companies to attract adventurers to their ranks.

Regulated roistering aside, the return of the Immortal Flames alone has been a blessing for the burg. Not only has it aided the amelioration of anxiety over the Garlean threat; it also affords adventurers—rapidly rising as the realm's richest spenders—a steady supply of salary. The prevailing perspective at present is one of expedited economic expansion. Even as I put pen to paper, a curious case of collaboration is being brokered between market and monarchy for the minting of memorial money and the subsidization of salutes by firearms.

The current commercial climate is plainly propitious to profit. Whether you prefer to participate in a procession or peddle products to the public, we at The Mythril Eye enthusiastically encourage participation in the pomp and pageantry as a means of monitoring market movement.

Havak Alvak


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[The Eorzean Alliance]

A military alliance established in the 1561st year of the Sixth Astral Era in the wake of Ala Mhigo's fall to the Garlean Empire. Although initially formed of the four remaining sovereign city-states of Eorzea, the Ishgardians soon withdrew from the treaty, taking with them a bulk of the alliance's military might. In part due to this, no joint standing army ever eventuated from the coalition, which has had to rely upon the privately run Adventurers' Guild for the handling of such security issues as the beast tribe threat.

With the reemergence of the Grand Companies, the demand for adventurers soars to a new high as each organization moves to entice capable soldiers to join its ranks.



• Foundation Day

• Schedule
Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 1:00 a.m. – Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 7:59 a.m. (PDT).

• Location
During the event, recruitment officers from the three Grand Companies will be stationed at the following locations:

Officer Locations
• Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks
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• Gridania
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• Ul’dah, Merchant Strip
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[Gokulo]

I think that will be one of the most underwhelming 1-year anniversary events in a MMO game

[Hyan]

It's the anniversary beta phase 5 event.

Dumbasses in the official forums thinking this somehow gives us 1.19 date. CAN'T HAVE RECRUITMENT NPCS WITHOUT THE PATCH

[Grey Jorildyn]

This sounds really exciting. I can't wait for another bad in-game event.

Spoiler: show

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[Corrderio]

Great, more useless shit I'll hold on to.

[Cichy]

Holy mother of useless fuckin events

[Jamison]

I had 15 minutes before work, here's all I noticed...

The recruitment officers (seemingly) don't do anything at the moment except talk about how great the companies are. Also, it looks like you can get 1000 free seals if you go to the headquarters and talk to the NPC. Fireworks are available for purchase with seals for the duration of the event.

There's probably more, but I had to leave for work.

[Patriarch]

Aside from seals, I found nothing.

No quests, and no other event related thing.

There is a neat little event spot though, outside of the dunes in Uldah. Wow, im glad I got to experience it.

[Hyan]

There are company flags all over the place, and some kind of airship-thingies flying in the air. It's something I hope would stay after the event too. (Also the company music).

[Asai]

Weren't the company flags all over the place when the last big patch hit? I didn't notice if they took them away. Only difference I've noticed are the little event hut things in town.

[Grey Jorildyn]

You can get a free 1000 seal allowance from each company simply by talking to the primary NPC in each company instance. I am assuming you need to be enlisted somehow, but otherwise they just hand you 1k seals no strings attached.

edit: beaten to it!

[miokomioko]

Yeah, is that it? I bought some stupid ass fireworks for 5 seals, thinking that was part of the event... but not that I can see. I want some Aketons or some shit!

[Darte]

Anyone check if there were any achievements tied to blowing off fireworks in each area or something?

[Corrderio]

Got one from grabbing my 1000 seals and another for lighting off a storm tracer

[Vuitton]

cute little event to psych up those who play for the approaching 1.19. and give those a 1000 seal bonus towards that chocobo. going to assume this will be the annual grand company holiday from now on. i like the company themes and fireworks playing in each city.

[Corrderio]

Got a new profile image this morning as well.

[Fawkes]

What level do you have to be to enlist in order to get the seals?

[Niiro]

Need to be R22 I believe to start grand company stuff.