All Tank Raba Run

• That's right. The FC ran an all tank Raba run and it was actually... really easy. I think we're gonna do this for our Raba Coin every week! Next time... lighthouse?

Fashion Report & The Cult of Q

• If you haven't been online lately... There are no words I can use to explain how the 'Cult of Q' became a thing. You'll have to catch up with one of us who were made to be a part of it. Just know... It was not Q who made her own cult. It just... happened.
• Anyway! This week's fashion report was really easy... but the colors required matched Qara's hair precisely! Suffice it to say, the Cult of Q was quite happy with this. (And so was Q herself.)

The Perks of Being a Phoenix: Full FC Raid Alliances

• The endless week after week of farming new content raids can get tedious... Thankfully, we all try to do our weekly drop together so that it doesn't feel quite so bad.
• Sometimes, we get lucky enough to have 8 members online who all want to run the raid. There's nothing more fun than doing stuff together. We can laugh at the dummies, and our own mistakes. We can celebrate the little victories. The best part is, no one knows that the entire alliance is made of a group of friends probably talking about all of them. 

Fashion Report & Old Raids

• Many newer players have never even touched the Alexander raids, much less their savage versions. But when this week's fashion report details were figured out, ASHES members realized that those of us who hadn't accomplished the feat were about to. 
• In other words, thank you to all our members who helped the rest of us clear some Alexander Savage for the first time. 

The Rising Event

• None of us expected this year's Rising event to be the way it was... but it was an incredible amount of fun to experience together. Thank you all for joining and creating even more wonderful memories. 
• Yoshida says in his cutscene, "I often find myself wondering, what do you and yours think of this realm? Since you first set foot upon it, has it become a place that you might call home, to which you ever look forward to returning?" 
• My answer is a wholehearted, intensely felt: Yes! The Rising event is meant for all the players to look back at the memories and important moments of this game. To me, there are few things as precious as my time spent here with friends which will certainly last a life time. 

Bael's Surprise Event

• There are no words to describe how much fun and how touched we are as an FC for the event Bael hosted for all of us. As a grand hurrah for his journey with us and a thank you for everything, Bael put together a spectacular event. 
• It required everyone to solve a riddle which lead to a location linked to a particular person in the FC. From there, those that participated were to take a screenshot together. If the guess was correct, Bael awarded the person linked to that location a special gift.
• Some of us were even given the simply amazing gift of art drawn of ourselves!
• If you'd like to see the art, just hope over to the new Fan Art tab. 

• Truly, we are all blessed to have such a loving friend. 

Crossdressing!?

• Our event coordinator, Areli, and member Gateau put on a crossdressing event! Male characters were to dress up as females, and females as males. I'd say the event went pretty well. What do you guys think? 
• From Left to Right: Tamlen - Reya - Chii - Goose - Gateau - Qara - Areli