The Dawn Cross

A coded message falls into the pocket of a high-ranking official at a masquerade ball, unraveling a burgeoning political alliance.Under the cover of night, a lock of hair changes hands, a hidden token of identity that reveals a dangerous spy hidden in an ally's ranks.Strangers play a game of Triple Triad in a public square. The cards they play reveal that they have much more in common than they might suspect--and one of them is in grave danger.The Dawn Cross is a roleplaying group of like-minded adventurers from across Hydaelyn who use their diverse skills--both lethal and not--to make the realm more peaceful, more prosperous, and more stable. The group works from the shadows, often maintaining cover identities and day jobs, as they wield power from the shadows to undermine the ambitious, the greedy, and those who would step on the common folk to make their way to the top.

The Dawn Cross is a roleplaying community based on the Mateus server in Final Fantasy 14.Out of character, The Dawn Cross is a group of friends who seek to tell compelling stories, support our fellow characters' growth and players' creativity, and be extremely decent to one another. Our themes vary but weird cults, forbidden magic, power-hungry ne'er do wells, and destabilizing political movements are common threats. We have a heavy but not total focus on intrigue, and have a place for any character who cares about the little guy and has skills that can be put to good use.The Dawn Cross is an inclusive, welcoming, pro-LGBTQIA, antiracist group of folks of many persuasions. Come as you are and be welcome.

In ages long since past, steady hands guided the fate of the Star, working across borders and cultures to ensure that no one power grew too influential, that an aetheric balance was more or less maintained, and that the world was preserved from ruination. They worked from the shadows, building and spending influence, sequestering artifacts of excessive power, and removing threats before they could threaten the peace, stability, and prosperity of the realm and its people.

As time passed, this group fell to neglect. Its centers of power fell into disrepair, the artifacts it guarded fell into less trustworthy hands, and their resources decayed and were not replaced.Now, following the End of Days and the dissolution of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, the organization sees the need to regain its former station. The Dawn Cross is one its foremost cells, and it seeks to ensure the realm has and maintains:Hope, especially if despair can be prevented in the first place. People need to have a reason to keep going, even when vast forces are arrayed to use, exploit, or disregard them.
Stability. As flawed as the existing order is, revolution leads to hungry bellies and shattered families. The Dawn Cross seeks change, but incremental change is best.
Distributed prosperity. The Dawn Cross believes every Spoken should have a good shot at a decent life. Extremes of greed and ambition crush everything that gets in their way.
Safety. The average person should feel that their lives, families, and belongings won’t be taken from them.