“I have always struggled immensely with birthdays,” Angel said. Just one corner of the stylish player crowd, sticking to the night’s Sepia inspirations. The celebration took place on Angel’s birthday back in May, giving them a way to unite the game’s talent through a mutual love of its world during a time that’s not always so easy. Participants were all assigned an FFXIV NPC and song to inspire creativity and shared their resulting creations through the tag. Last May, they hosted Sepia Art Party’s precursor event XIV Art Bash, attracting over 100 artists, writers, crafters, and gposers in an out-of-game art trade using the #XIVArtBash Twitter tag.

The night’s host, Angel, or Ser Verrot Mielnoireu for those visiting in-game, is no stranger to these events.

Sepia Art Party ⁠- a player-hosted celebration of the “hush-hush cabaret and lounge bar” era ⁠- united FFXIV‘s talented player base of artists, fans, and in-game photographers in a show of creativity that flooded Ishgard’s housing ward. Over the weekend, the Final Fantasy XIV community put its new data center travel system to the test as players crowded into Primal’s Leviathan server for another community-focused gathering.

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