He stood alone in darkness, surrounded by emptiness. �Where�am I�?� he questioned, his voice echoing in the emptiness. �Come�� A powerful voice filled the void. �W�What?� He was momentarily stunned by the voice, as he could not discern where it had come from. �Come to me�� the voice said again. �Who are you? What do you want?� He couldn�t see anything within the blackness he was wandering through. There didn�t seem to be anyone other than him in this strange place. So who was speaking to him?

#Events
From: FINAL FANTASY XI
Feb. 4, 2005 13:10
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Introducing the FINAL FANTASY XI iGames Tour 2005!
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Due to an overwhelmingly positive response to past FINAL FANTASY XI community events, we're proud to announce the FINAL FANTASY XI iGames Tour 2005! Our online team will be visiting various iGames locations around the country this year for special events and to meet and hang out with the FINAL FANTASY XI community. The first stop on our tour will be Gardena, California, on February 26, 2005! For more information on this FREE event, please refer to http://www.square-enix.com/events/igames/.

If you're not in the Southern California area, never fear! We'll be visiting more cities in the near future.

In Final Fantasy XI, Square-enix has provided players with a unique list of jobs that each individual can play based on their interests or personalities. Each job was made to do their own role within the party setting since this is a party based game. Those roles can include, but are not limited to, primary healer, tank, damage dealer in magic and/or attack, puller, enfeebler, etc.

Through the beautiful skies the airship rode. On the horizon the sun began to set. Soon, the adventurers would be in the city of Kazham.

Brin looked around�.many of these people looked as if this would be their first time to the old village. Most likely they would be out hunting mandragoras. As Brin looked over the side of the airship, he saw that Oboro now sat near Lumiere on the side. It seemed that Oboro had taken a liking to being among the clouds as well.

The development team is currently programming and testing numerous new features that will be added to the next major version update. At this time, updates are tentatively scheduled for late February and late April. In addition, the team is working on exciting new content for release in the near future. When dates for the aforementioned downloads have been set, they will be made available to the public via announcements on this page.

Starting this year, the Developers' Room will no longer contain announcements regarding version updates. However, articles regarding all upcoming features can be found right here on the official FINAL FANTASY XI homepage. In addition to update information, we will also be expanding the Topics section to include everything from general information and event notices to suggestions brought up by you, the players!

Vana'diel is ever changing, and it is our job to keep you up to speed. We will continually update this page so you can stay on top of what's in store for the future!

Windurst�.a place of magic and wonder. So many mysteries have been uncovered here with many more yet to be known of. It was here that Brin met up with Vide. Already, Brin had been back to San d�Oria to deliver the stone. The blacksmith was so thankful that he gave Brin a weapon of days long past. A most powerful lance known as Perigine. It was this lance that now stayed upon Brin�s back.

The night was at a perfect still. Ghelsba�s rocky exterior was only bothered by a few chilling gusts of wind. Such breeze gently shook the door of an Orcish hut. A large house with red decorations, drapes and banners, showing it was apart of the empire. In that hut, on its dirt floor, Auricant laid unconscious. His face was stained with his own blood. An oversized copper ring wrapped loosely around his leg. His sword�s blade laid in pieces, scattered on the ground. The starry night was calm in this part of Ronfaure� but not in another.

In bastok market there was a big crowd gathering near the presidents� office because of the flare. Iron Eater and president Karst walked out of his office and told everyone they do not know why the flare was launched. �Karst, I will go and see what is going on in San D�oria and report back� said Iron Eater.

The beastmen army was now insight of San D�oria. The four were a bit scared but they stayed strong. A flash of lightning struck a near by tree, a fire had broken out. The beastmen army roared with excitement. The fire didn�t stay lit for long, as it started raining. It was the start of an omen. �Chewy stay here with Rygar and Melkor.� Chewy nodded and Raiden ran up the city wall and jumped over into the city.

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-- Sakaba @ Fri 21 Jan 2005

January 19, 2005 - "Dear Friends: Music From FINAL FANTASY" is coming to San Francisco during GDC 2005.


Nubuo Uemastu fans living in Northern California can rejoice. The acclaimed "Dear Friends: Music From Final Fantasy concert experience has been scheduled to take place on the opening night of the annual Game Developer's Conference, being held in San Francisco this March.

The concert will be held at San Francisco's historic Nob Hill located Masonic Auditorium on Monday, March 7th. Grammy Award winning conductor Arnie Roth will conduct the Symphony Silicon Valley and full chorus as they glide through selections from the Final Fantasy musical oevre. Additionally, Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu will be in attendance.

From:PlayOnline
Jan. 20, 2005 03:00 [PST]

GM Petition Server Maintenance (Jan. 21)

At the following time, we will be performing brief maintenance on the GM petitioning service. Any calls which will not have been completed by Jan. 21, 2005 at 3:00 (PST) will be cleared. If you still need assistance, we ask that you make another petition after 3:30 (PST).

[Date & Time]
Jan. 21, 2005 from 3:00 to 3:30 (PST)

[Details]
-GM support unavailable in PlayOnline and FINAL FANTASY XI.

[Affected Services]
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January 6, 2005 - Last year was the most prolific role-playing season I've ever seen. Between the traditional turn-based stuff, the tactics-style strategy goodness, and the action-oriented hack and slash, there were almost two-dozen RPGs for the PlayStation 2. That's a lot. Remarkably, 2005 looks like it could be even better with Suikoden IV, Xenosaga II, and Return to Arms joining Square Enix's biggest turn of the generation. After all, in a year that will see Kingdom Hearts II, Final Fantasy XII, and Dragon Quest VIII all hit the system before the end of December, you've got yourself quite a metaphorical earthquake.

The basic idea of the disclaimer that everyone reads before you enter the world of vana'diel makes the point not to let the game affect your life, your friends and your work. The problem with this is the fact that majority of the quests, missions and other such tasks require amounts of hours that not everyone can accommodate to.

Beads of sweat rolled down his head. His blanket thrown on the ground in frustration. Alacer (our protagonist samurai) rolled wildly in his bed unable to fall asleep. His mind was bothered by something he knew not of. But something was definitely wrong. Something about the city. There was something wrong.

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-- Sakaba @ Tue 11 Jan 2005

I unsheathed my blade and ran at the enemy. Lifting my blade high in the air I flew forward. The Quadav were getting closer by the second, I was able to make out their ugly faces not long afterwards. The officer was running beside me, brandishing a long spear.

Vyn lay awake in his bed, trying hard not to fall asleep. Ever since his battle with Zeid, the nightmare that signified the bloodlust�s awakening had become more intense and more numerous. There were some nights where he�d wake up screaming in despair and pain, the images he�d seen having been exceptionally powerful. Other nights he couldn�t even get to sleep; the nightmare would assault him the moment his eyes closed. He was starting to think Cait had been too optimistic. He didn�t think he�d be able to continue on like this. �Zeid�� he muttered to the ceiling. �Was this how it felt for you? Is this why you wanted to be free so badly?� In the darkness, he could almost picture his mentor nodding to him.