THE LIARS' CLUB

The Liars’ Club is a clandestine network of independent contractors and criminal factions scattered across Eorzea, and an organization whispered about more than truly known. Each faction, built upon its own unique criminal specialty, operates autonomously within its region. But together, they form a strategic alliance: a covert web that trades in resources, intelligence, and influence across key industries and political circles. Though its highest concentrations of power lie in Ishgard and the Black Shroud, the Club’s true strength stems from its structure. Every member outfit appears, from the outside, to be a perfectly legitimate business - providing cover and credibility to its operators. Behind these facades lies control over lucrative markets: drug trafficking, arms dealing, smuggling, extortion, and more. Members enjoy the benefits of a "real" profession while quietly commanding whatever trade suits their interest.

Originally founded by highwaymen in the Twelveswood who united together under the banner of The Bladefeather Brotherhood after intense scrutiny and persecution by the Order of the Twin Adders, the organization thrives on secrecy and communication through untold means. The Liars' Club was once a simple ideal born out of necessity, but now its combined reach spans far beyond The Shroud - infiltrating legitimate businesses, government agencies in several city-states, and military enforcement. Their goals change from faction to faction and region to region, whether it be controlling lucrative markets and trade routes, manipulating government systems, or using ruthless efficiency to take power through force.

With a very basic hierarchy of power and very little rules to follow aside from respect and loyalty to one another, members have spread across Hydaelyn and utilize their varied expertise with the understanding that the club itself is a transactional relationship; there is always something to gain, and everything to lose. At its core, The Liars' Club is driven by power and profit - their shared ambition keeps infighting at a minimum, knowing that the network can be called upon in order to outmaneuver competitors in criminal supremacy. When one faction needs help, the others abide by an unspoken rule that their individual success is key to their collective success.

By design, the Liars’ Club is meant to remain in the shadows. To the outside world, it is little more than rumor. There is no banner, no symbol, and no official name spoken aloud. Members conduct their affairs behind closed doors and are expected to act with absolute discretion. There is no public representation, no uniforms to wear. Initiation into the Club comes with a single, unwavering expectation: confidentiality above all else.

The Liar's Club is a 21+ morally grey/chaotic/criminal RP community located in XIV, with the purpose of creating a common pre-established connection among characters involved to foster roleplay and inclusion in storylines and plots. Though most members reside on the Crystal data center, there is no specific 'home server' and no Free Company to join as a requirement. All contact between players is conducted through the use of a Cross World Linkshell and a Discord server, and members are free to run their own respective Free Companies on whatever server they call home. If a member would like their own group or Free Company to be recognized by The Liars' Club and included in story beats, it should be discussed with group leadership beforehand.

While the group will curate an overarching plotline with occasional events to bring players together, it is largely the goal for players to foster an atmosphere in which everyone feels comfortable being proactive and seeking roleplay from one another, with an interest in including one another in their own personal story beats in order to have a great time writing with friends. The intent is to use the group as a means of additional and supplementary roleplay to enrich your character's story. Do not join with the expectation that this group will keep you very busy, but rather add to what you've got going on already.

The group by its very theme is chaotic and criminal. We are not currently accepting individuals that would like to join as a lawful protagonist to serve as a rival or enemy to the group. If you have no interest in writing themes that lean into the morally grey and downright criminal, you need not apply - because you won't have any fun! However, if your OC is presently lawful and you're interested in curating a plot of corruption, that is another matter of discussion!

The group by nature will dabble in dark and mature themes - please do not seek membership if under the age of 21. Our goal is to be as inclusive as possible, but we are a group of adults and have no designs to engage in IC or OOC activity with minors - there's a circle of friends out there for you in XIV somewhere, just not here! Apologies.

Characters that consider themselves chaotic or neutral aligned, with a lean toward a morally grey history.

Characters with a background in crime or otherwise morally grey activities, or presently involved in organized crime of some sort.

Characters that do not necessarily consider themselves a criminal, but do not mind blurring the lines of good and bad and have no problem working with individuals with a criminal background.

Adult players that understand the difference between IC and OOC, have respect for other roleplayers, and avoid powerplaying/metagaming.

Casual roleplayers that don't mind being proactive and reaching out to one another, and are not relying on others to create opportunities for them.

Players that enjoy writing dark/mature themes that may include violence, criminal politics, and understand that you don't always have to "win" to have fun.