Breath, body & brotherhood

Spiritual Sanctum & bathhouse.

THe DAwnWell

Goblet 14-25 • Brynhildr • Crystal DC

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At its heart, The Dawnwell is a temple above and a men’s bathhouse below, a space where both devotion and brotherhood and are honoured as sacred. Yet all who enter in respect are welcome to share in its calm - to rest, to reflect, to breathe.

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Rules 🙜

Contact
For any issues or enquiries, please contact:

In-game:
The Dawnwell (Brynhildr)
Zindelo Suryavah (Balmung)
August Valerian (Balmung)
upstairs 
Open toeveryone
ClothingClothing required
areasPrayer/Yoga Space
Temple Library
fragrance stall
downstairs 
Open tomasc-focused, open to all except lalafell
ClothingClothing Optional
areasHannish Sauna
Refreshments bar
Massage Tables
Communal Baths

Immersive roleplay

what shall we craft together?

This is a heavy-RP venue aimed at serious roleplay, with characters who generally fit within the setting of FFXIV. This is meant to be an immersive space for roleplay, rather than an OOC party venue. Please be in-charaacter at all times while inside the venue.

NSFW Content

Where art thou, boundaries?

While this venue is very much focused on a physical and at times sensual form of spirituality, this is not an ERP venue. Please refrain from getting sexual or graphic with your roleplay, for the comfort of everyone in attendance.

Consent is king

No exceptions.

This should go without saying, but please ensure you have clear, communicated consent before interacting with other characters in a physical manner. This is a venue where nudity and physical contact are both regular things - but neither are an invitation on their own.

Lalafell visitors

upstairs only, please.

Lalafell characters are welcome to attend the temple area on the ground floor and must remain decently clothed at all times. However, for the comfort of everyone in attendance they will not be permitted to enter the lower floor. This is not a moral judgement or an accusation of anything unseemly - please don't take it personally.

Use of the venue

visitng unsupervised

The space is open to be used by the community at all times, with housing NPCs manning the various stations within the venue. Please use it respectfully and adhere to the other rules, or it may end up being locked outside of specific opening times.

Respect Everyone

Make the space comfortable for all.

This should also go without saying, but there is a zero tolerance policy towards any discrimination, harassment or abusive behaviour in this space. This includes (but is not limited to) racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, etc. Please respect this rule or you will be barred from the venue without warning.

Proprietors 🙜

Zindelo Suryavah

⸻ Master of the Temple

Zindelo is a monk who spent a decade training in a remote monastery in Thavnair. Following his relocation to Eorzea, he missed having a dedicated space for devout prayer, sacred movement and celebrated brotherhood. Henceforth, he established The Dawnwell as just that - temple and bathhouse as two sides of the same coin.Zindelo is dripping with the quiet confidence of a veteran fighter, and the unbridled joy of a man who has clawed his way out from the darkest depths to step into the dawn.

August Valerian

⸻ ad-venture capitalist

August met Zindelo through their work with the silent grove, a clandestine organisation committed to aiding the oppressed across the land. August, however, is less a virtuous soul and more an opportunist in it for the gil.August came into possession of the land the temple is built upon through his father, a sharlayan forum member and respected academic. What better way to piss off daddy than repurpose his holiday home for holy hippies? August has little interest in the Dawnwell's more noble purpose, instead opting to treat it like his personal resort when he visits.

Staff 🙜

Bilal Al-Karim

⸻ Sunlit Sorcerer

Bilal is a curious raen Zindelo met on his travels, with a mastery over ancient thavnairian healing techniques and water-aspected magicks. It was Bilal who first thought sought to infuse the well in Thanalan with sunlight, resulting in a rejuvenating pool that the temple opened to the public.Bilal is a kind, yet incredibly private individual, preferring to do most of his work away from prying eyes. If spotted within the temple, he can usually be found mixing the fragrances sold on the upper level.He much prefers to deal with Zindelo than August.

Enquire within

⸻ Seeking purpose?

Ask one of the proptrietors if you would like to get involved!

Enquire within

⸻ Seeking purpose?

Ask one of the proptrietors if you would like to get involved!

The Upper Floor - Reflection 🙜

• Passing the monks training out in the grounds, you enter into an open hall with carved stone floors and high ceilings. An attendant will greet you and welcome you inside, and wave you over to the seating area where fresh fruit and water awaits weary wanderers.

• To your right is the temple library, containing ancient texts on thavnair and her people. Folk tales and historical accounts line the shelves.
• Nestled in the library is the temple's shop, where you can buy handmade elixirs, fragrances and body oils. All proceeds go to those in thavnair still working to rebuild after the final days.

• To your left are the steps of solace, carved from stone imported from The Bhaflau remnants near the famed ruins of alzadaal's legacy. Atop the steps is an altar to a manusya of compassion, though with their grace someone of any faith may take a moment here to pray to whichever deity or ideology they follow.
• The Steps of solace also double up as a space for meditation, or sacred movement such as yoga or breathwork. Zindelo often invites guests to join him in a session.

The Lower Floor - Renewal 🙜

• As you descend to the lower level, a changing room awaits in the clothing-optional area*. An attendant in the booth to your right will hold onto your belongings, and from here you can take a left to the hannish sauna, or descend further into the well proper.

• The Hannish sauna lies up on the raised landing, closed off from the main baths to allow people to sweat out their stresses. Fed by a log fire that heats a stone-filled pool below the planks, steam rises up through the floor to provide an even, comfortable heat.

• The Dawnwell proper is carved into the depths of the temple, the water for the communal baths being drawn from a natural spring beneath. An aetherial image of the sun projects sunlight into the baths from above, infusing them with energy that promotes healing, rest and relaxation.
• Share in the fresh fruit provided and the various lotions and oils located in each of the baskets. Patrons may oil one another, but this is a house of sacred brotherhood rather than wanton lust. Please keep things sensual without making them sexual.

• The massage tables are available in alcoves opposite the baths - not totally obscured from view but somewhat private. There are oils provided if patrons wish to massage one another, or one of the temple attendants will be more than happy to do so. As with the baths, a massage is just a massage - no 'happy endings' here.

There is a bar open for refreshments opposite the communal baths. Quench your thirst with a variety of fruit and thavnairian beverages - whether alcoholic or not.

Hiring/Staff Info 🙜

Expectations

Contact
If you're interested, please contact:

In-game:
The Dawnwell (Brynhildr)
Zindelo Suryavah (Balmung)
August Valerian (Balmung)


Alternatively, join the discord and let me know:
Temple
Attendant		 
AreasUpper level
(Altar, Library, Shop)
Clothing requiredMust be SFW at all times
dutieswelcoming visitors
Guiding meditations
fragrance shop
bathhouse
Attendant		 
areasLower level
(Bar, Baths, Sauna)
Clothing optionalSwimwear/underwear, or nudity is accepted.
dutiesbartending
entertaining guests
massages (optional)

Immersive roleplay

This is a heavy-RP venue aimed at serious roleplay, with characters who generally fit within the setting of FFXIV. This is meant to be an immersive space for roleplay, rather than an OOC party venue. Please be in-charaacter at all times while inside the venue. That goes double for the characters working there - please leave the gucci swim trunks and Rolex at home.

Enforcing rules

While working the venue, you need to be comfortable politely explaining the venue rules to guests if they're not adhering to them (nudity upstairs, for example). Handle this in-character wherever possible, but you have support if you need it.

Roleplay is free

None of the drinks or shop items sold at The Dawnwell use OOC gil. It's my strong belief that roleplay should be accessible, and putting on a venue should be done for the love of RP, not to make gil. However, if visitors want to tip you they are more than welcome.It may be the case that I toss you some gil every now and again as a thank you for the support, but this venue isn't going to be a source of reliable income if that's what you're seeking out.

No pressure

This isn't meant to be a huge, serious commitment IC or OOC.
If you can't come for a while, it's not a big deal. Communication is key though, so it's always nice to know ahead of time so I can plan for the people I have around.Likewise, Zindelo is not expecting your charcater to become a full-on devout monk of the Manusya just because they work the venue.

Sensual, not sexual

As mentioned already in the rules section, this venue crosses over into NSFW with the bathhouse being clothing optional. It's not an ERP venue however, and people working the venue should be quick to explain that if needed.Visitors are welcome to share a bath, massage one another, or oil one another - but it needs to stop at sensual and not cross over into sexual territory - for everyone's comfort.

no Drama

This is a mature, chilled environment for people to enjoy roleplay in. I'm not looking for anyone who can't separate IC or OOC, or anyone who can't be civil around people they don't personally like/enjoy. This isn't the place for people who develop an ego because they help out at a roleplay venue - nor is it a place for petty arguments. If you're always embroiled in drama with a new person every week, please stay away.