
"To never lose hope. No matter the circumstances. We're the light at the end of the tunnel."

What We Do
Invictus Company's foundation was inspired by the work of the Gleaners who operate out of Old Sharlayan, and their work with the preservation of knowledge; be it flora, fauna, and historical relics.The company was founded by Ry'lah Dinhe following the events of the Final Days. Drawing upon the pathos that was the preservation of our collective history, regardless of what that history was, is the only way forwards as a people.Invictus Company is, for lack of a better term, an asset requisition company that operates out from Ul'dah. Employees working for Invictus are tasked with heading out to various locales to secure prized artefacts and relics, but not to sell to collectors as personal keepsakes, but instead to be shipped and delivered to the Forum in Old Sharlayan.Thus, a majority of their income is supported by the Gleaner's Guildship, and loosely by the Forum.While classified as a neutral entity, the Free Company, does take contracts to deal with various beasts, monsters, or voidsent that are causing troubles across various regions as a means to continue bringing in revenue while waiting for the larger and more lucrative assignments.

Company Ethos
Invictus Company
Passion, Ethics, Logic
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.Invictus, by William Ernest Henley
⛥ In-RP is a collaborative story and heavy role-playing free company. Due to this, we understand that drama might spring up between characters. If this does happen, please remember that at the end of the day, in-character drama is not something that should bleed over into out of character. Treat everyone with respect.⛥Due to the nature and themes of the Free Company, we are an 18+ Community, and we request that both the player themselves and their characters are over that age. Anyone found under the age of 18, will be dismissed from Invictus.⛥We are an LGBTQ+ friendly Free Company, and we will not tolerate transphobic, homophobic, racial, political intolerance, or sexual harassment. This is a video game, and at the end of the day we come here to escape the harsh realities of the real world. Anyone found disrespecting another member of the Free Company in any of these manners will be dismissed from the company, effective immediately.⛥Do your part! Participate in FC events, whether they're roleplay related, content related, or social. Together we can strive for a fun and enjoyable experience for everyone within, and outside of the FC!⛥The biggest requirement of all: Have fun.

Board of Directors
Board of Directors

Ry'lah Dinhe
Head Director
Director and founder of the Invictus Company. Ry'lah Dinhe served in the Immortal Flames as a Second Lieutenant up until two months before the invasion and subsequent defeat of the Garlemald Imperial Army during the battle of Garlemald.

Abagail Bloodmire
Director of Finances & Human Resources
A quiet and down to earth Mage and Alchemist. Originally worked as a freelance alchemist with the alchemy guild in Ul'dah before being hired onto the board of directors.

Affiliated Organizations

Etheirys Chocobo Sports LeagueThe Etheiryan Chocobo Sports League (ECSL) was founded by Ry'lah Dinhe, a former Immortal Flames scout, now turned business woman and pro-blitzball player after her retirement with the Immortal Flames.

Rising Hope EmporiumA secondary venture, owned and operated by Invictus. Rising Hope Emporium is a shop that sells magickal goods, as well as offers magickal consultation. The lower section houses a library for research purposes.

Free Company Rules & Regulations
[The Golden Rule] - Respect. Treat your fellows with common courtesy, and do unto others as you would unto them. Everyone is equal within this FC, community and Discord. Nobody is above this rule. This goes for the community as well in general, everything you do reflects on our FC and our friends. If you wouldn't say or do something around your friends or family, then don't do it to other people.[No toxicity] - Racism, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, ableism are not welcomed here. Anything that is discriminatory or abusive towards others even in the form of "jokes" are out of the question. Do not do it.[Keep NSFW in the designated area] - Invictus is a strictly 18+ FC. NSFW imagery, writing, or graphic discussion of sexual content is to be regulated into appropriate NSFW channel, if something is potentially triggering, please spoiler it with a brief description or warning of what someone might be clicking on. Jokes, light-hearted humor and normal discussions of NSFW things are acceptable but please maintain an air of comfort at all times, if someone asks you to stop, then please stop. Period.Consent is major, and the use of other people's rooms for certain scenes must be with permission first, unless otherwise stated by the room owner, and anything that happens in private must remain so in your private space.
[Communication] - This is something I, myself, sometimes struggle with and it's only human to do so. But if you have a suggestion, concern, or problems? Please reach out to an officer. I want to make it as clear as possible that we're here to work together and smooth things over. If something happened with another player? Reach out to us. The last thing we want is for people to feel like they can't talk to anyone of us out of fear of being reprimanded for bringing something up. Disagreements happen, and while we may not always get along - the goal is to maintain the ability to help sort out those issues, apologize, make up and work together.Within that line, keep in character issues and out of character issues separate. If you feel things are getting too heated, or are hurt due to a scene happening with your character, reach out. If you're not having fun, that matters and we can talk about it together. Additionally, when communicating and working out issues, remember to be kind in your interpretation of other's words, it's easy to assume malice or hostility in someone's tone or actions, when it might not be the case at all. Expecting the worst and actively turning a conversation into a combative argument can make resolving disagreements difficult to do, and makes for hurt feelings all around.
[@ Everyone / @ Here] - Please refrain from using these tags, if you have something you wish to ping, like an event, please contact one of the officers and we will either give you permission to make the post, or ask you for the information to make it ourselves. @'s that you can use freely are the @.FC Story @.LF-RP and @.LF-C tags. Without the periods, of course.[Spoilers] - Spoil your spoilers so you don't spoil spoilers for other peoples content and enjoyment. Cool? Cool. Also post it in the #⟫spoilers channel.
[Roleplay Standards] - God-modding and meta-gaming is strictly prohibited. You cannot force other characters to take actions they did not make or be one hundred percent invincible or immune to everything. You are expected to be considerate of other player’s characters and stories in that regard. There is no “one quick button fix” to anyone’s plotlines or issues. For meta-gaming, what you know out of character is not what your character knows. Honest mistakes will happen but specifically abusing out of character knowledge to gain an advantage is prohibited.As an additional note, lore-bending is acceptable, but anything strictly outside of the universe and canon of FFXIV is also prohibited at this time. Additionally, conflict is likely to happen in character at times, during disagreements, or high-stakes moments during campaigns. That’s okay! Remember to reach out if it is starting to become too stressful to you and to not actively combat your fellow players out of character. Conversely, it’s not okay to use in character actions to convey your out of character frustrations. Remember the distinction between OOC and IC, and be kind first and foremost.[Content Standards] - Etiquette and behavior are important even when doing content, together and alone! We are certainly an RP FC first but that doesn't mean we don't do content together and that means we have to address behavior when doing so. /Always/ be respectful of a person's experience level and skill when doing content, if they ask for slow pulls, oblige, if they need a fight explained take the time to do so.We want everyone to be comfortable doing content here regardless of your skill level, playing the game is fun and we want to make sure you have fun playing it together. This is /not/ a top level raiding environment, no one here is some God Gamer Above All that will judge you and flame you.The goal here is to be learning and having fun together, we have players of many different skill levels that can help with that learning as well so don't be afraid to ask the 'stupid questions' the game itself is bad at teaching you to play it so we are more than happy to make up for that! Conversely, remember that when others make suggestions while doing content with you, they’re not doing so out of malice or hate towards you. They’re trying to help! Remember the points of communication and try to not assume the worst.
[Real Life Comes First] - We're here to have fun. As a rule, real life > roleplay. If something is too stressful, if you need to step away, if you need someone to come and help take over for something? Ask for help. We are here for you. If you need a break? Go ahead! Do not worry about inactivity or times where you can't play, we'll be here for you when you get back. This is the most important rule of them all. Roleplay and games are a hobby. If anything gets too much, we're here to help.With this said, if you do plan on taking an extended leave we have a #leave-of-absence channel. You don't need to into details about your leave, and if anything further needs to be explained, you can reach out to one of the officers.
[Discipline] - In the event that rules are broken, there will be three steps/strikes:1.) A first offense will gain one strike and a warning, expect in the case of more instant-bannable offenses like slurs and other vulgarities.2.) The second offense will be addressed with a sit down discussion of what can be done to deal with any current or ongoing issues. Officers will be transparent about decisions made and work to ensure objectivity and understanding of the full situation.3.) Removal and subsequent kick/ban on third offense, especially in cases of repeat behavior. In the instance of removal due to repeat offenses and violation of the rules, transparency will be maintained and an announcement will be made regarding reasons for removal and which rules were broken.It should be noted that officers will attempt to maintain objectivity in preference of seeing screenshots of tracked behavior. Do not he said/she said about players to everyone and their brother or treat players who are having issues poorly. We want everyone to feel understood and heard when they're hurt.