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− | ==History==
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− | ===Founding===
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− | :The Emberlight Venture Company was originally founded by [[Media:EzrahRonik.png|Ronik Argonar]] as Ronik's Blood-Moon Argonauts several years before the Calamity. Ronik gathered a select group in individuals to help keep border settlements in Thanalan safe from Amalj'aa raids and, later, Garlean incursion. Originally the group consisted of displaced Highlanders like himself, typically Ala Mhigan refugees, looking for work, but soon his numbers included ranging Miqo'te from around Thanalan and the Black Shroud as well as savvy Lalafells from the city proper looking for excitement and a chance to travel beyond the stone walls of Ul'dah.
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− | :It was during this time that the Blood-Moons raided a coven of cultists experimenting with aether along the border of Mor Dona. Reports from the border settlements said people had been going missing along the road, and when Ronik's company came upon the cultists, the only living victim they could find was a young Miqo'te with dark skin and fair hair chained to the wall surrounded by half a dozen robbed men, all dead. Refusing to speak of what happened, Ronik took the young man in, hoping to find some way to help.
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− | ===Battle of Carteneau===
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− | :When the call went out from the Flames for all able bodied men to march against the Garleans at Carteneau, the Blood-Moon Argonauts were amongst the number. Many of their number fell on the field, by both the sword and by the flames unleashed by Dalamud. Afterwards, only Ronik and a handful of others remained. Returning to Thanalan the group came upon the town of Waymeet bestroyed by Amalj'aa. Within the inn, they discovered two lone survivors, the barkeep and another refugee named Ezrah. Together, they returned to Ul'dah with worries of what the future would hold.
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− | :After the threat of the Garleans seemed to be behind the nations of Eorzea, the forces of Ishgard returned to their isolationist policies. One group of warriors, known as the Dragonwatch, expressed disapproval of this decision, causing their exile. These Dragonwatch Exiles, led by a woman named [[Media:EzrahSimone.png|Simone Reveille]], consisted of a number of well trained soldiers, including some from prominent families. At a loss of where to go, the exiles dispersed amongst the other city-states, doing what they could to continue their mission of helping the people. Eventually, Simone Reveille and her chosen guardsmen, made an alliance with Ronik, coming together under the Blood-Dragon banner for the first time. Together, the pair helped keep roads clear and people safe as Eorzea recovered from Bahamut's wrath.
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− | ===Change in Command===
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− | :Tragically, Mme. Reveille was struck down by an Ixal arrow as the company was journeying along the paths of the Black Shroud. A harsh blow to the Ishgardians who had remained under her command, many of those who remained took their leave. Among those who stayed was her second in command, Raus "Ghost-eyes" Delacroix, along with his apprentice from Gridania, Beausoleil Duboisvert. Exile never set well with Raus, and as he stepped into Simone's position within the company, his desire to return to Ishgard only widened the rift between the Dragonwatch Exiles and the original Argonauts.
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− | :Perhaps sensing his own waning abilities, Ronik Argonar soon relieved himself of his command, transferring the office to his young protege, Ezrah Kiam. This did little to help relations within the company, as Raus resented taking orders from the younger Hyre, and soon the Dragonwatch remnant operated under the Blood-Dragon banner on paper only. Ezrah accommodated his Ishgardian counterpart, and only interacted with the Elezen when business demanded it.
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− | ===Traders of Limsa===
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− | :Seeking an opportunity to stabilize his band of sellswords, Ezrah invested in a trading company operating out of Limsa Lominsa called The Azure Road Trading Company, run by Nanomi Nomi and Claudia Kenny. The two traders quickly established a warehouse in Ul'dah and began importing delicacies from the coast that suited the growing merchant class while exporting Ul'dan wares. This partnership has kept the Company going when contracts run thin, and is overseen by [[Orobino Dalabino]].
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− | ===A Setback, and a Revelation===
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− | :With the failure of Ezrah to pursue the wayward Dragonwatch members beyond the borders of Ishgard, the company returned to Ul'dah to regroup. While going through Ronik's old files, Orobino discovered records of the company that dated back further than Ronik had led them to believe. Infact. it would appear that the company originated as a company of brothers serving as armed escorts for traders traveling between Ishgard and Ala Mhigo. Among these papers was a ledger recording an open business deal between Ronik and an branch of the Fortems family. This revelation may serve as the key that gets the company through the gates of Ishgard.
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− | ===Cold Sundering===
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− | :After crossing into Ishgardian territories in search of the wayward Dragonwatch Exiles, Ezrah found himself swept up in the roaring conflict of the Dragonsong War. He followed the trail left by the returned Ishgardians through the cold north until he at last came upon their camp north of the Steel Vigil. There he found the remains of his men, broken by dragon's anger and frozen by Coerthas cruelty. In the months following this Ezrah lost all contact with his allies beyond the borders of Ishgard and he found himself once again alone in a strange land.
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− | ===A Flame Awoken===
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− | :Near the end of the Dragonsong War, Ezrah was sought refuge from the howling winter storms in the Forgotten Knight tavern. As he sat close to the dying fire, he reflected on all those he had known who were not lost, and those who remained scattered to the wind across the realm. He would return to Thanalan soon to retire the company he inherited from Ronik and accept what future the fates would give him. Staring into the glow, Ezrah had not noticed the approach of a small Elezen girl. She came to the fading fire with a pair of tongs and took from it a glowing red ember carefully placed in an iron bowl. “What is that for?” he asked her. “Momma will use it to light the fire in our room,” she responded before quickly departing, less the heat fade entirely.
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− | :It was in this moment that Ezrah felt a sense of renewal. The fire of the Blood-Dragon had been spent, but a few embers yet remained. He would take those embers and rebuild the company once more, but this time it would be his. He departed Thanalan as the adopted commander of the failing Blood-Dragon Company, but he would return as the founder of the Emberlight Venture Company!
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− | ==People of the Company==
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− | :*[[Media:EzrahRonik.png|Ronik Argonar]] - Founder, retired.
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− | :*[[Media:EzrahSimone.png|Simone Reveille]] - Commander of Dragonwatch Exiles, deceased.
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− | :*[[Ezrah Kiam]] - Current commander of the Emberlight Venture Company. Negotiates and delegates contracts as well as leads in battle.
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− | :*[[Media:Makaiba.png|Makaib'a Miaoko]] - Officer and Ezrah's second. Gathers intelligence and handles stealth or assassination missions.
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− | :*[[Media:ChesterLiddel.png|Chester Liddel]] - Appointed officer and representative to the Maelstrom.
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− | :*[[Media:RausDelacroix.png|Raus "Ghost-eyes" Delacroix]] - Officer and commander of remaining Dragonwatch Exiles stationed in Northern Gridania and Coerthas.
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− | :*[[Orobino Dalabino]] - Manager of the Company. Takes care of the office and ensures messages get to the people they need to get to. Handles the day-do-day business of the company.
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− | :*Nanomi Nomi and Claudia Kenny - Suppliers and provisioners of the company. They ensure the storehouse has what's needed for operations as well as handling the companies various investments.
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− | ==Guild Website==
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− | [http://emberlightventures.enjin.com/ The Emberlight Venture Company Website]
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