Faraven Reports
Overview
Welcome to the repository for the Faraven Reports! Though there isn't much here now, this should hopefully grow as time goes by. Since you probably followed a link here you no doubt have a few questions. The purpose of this page is to answer them. So without further adieu...
Questions
What is a Faraven Report?
Good question! A Faraven Report is my way of contributing a little to the world and background of the game by giving Jean's take on individuals, events and new worlds as they are encountered. They are meant to be spiritually akin to the Ansem Reports one finds as 'bonus' items in the KH games, though they are not actually collectible. ICly they are reports Jean makes directly to Cid Kramer on a certain schedule.
Are Faraven Reports IC information?
Yes and no. They are definitely things Jean actually writes and contain his thoughts and impressions therein, but the your act of reading them in this format is OOC. In other words your character does not gain any of the information you might glean from reading them on the wiki (unless they knew it already) because the reports themselves are kept under lock and key at Balamb Garden. So, to give an example, if Quistis's player were to read a dossier on herself somewhere in here she could not then come to Jean IC and say 'What the hell do you mean by sadomachistic tendencies?!' or what have you. Doesn't work that way.
What are they about?
Many things. My current plan is for most of these to be about individuals Jean meets through RP, but they can also be about a particular area, an artifact or some queer bit a world history Jean discovers and thinks is relevant to the defense of Balamb.
Can I suggest a topic?
Absolutely! I am completely open to taking requests and suggestions for future Faraven Reports, the only requirement being that it is something or someone Jean is ICly aware of. So if you would really like to see Jean write a report about your character, their hometown or whatever feel free to send me an @mail (It is better to do it this way so I have it on file) requesting such. I should note that taking requests is by no means a guarantee of a report-it needs to be something I am interested in writing about-but it absolutely doesn't hurt to ask.
How often are you going to post these?
Not sure. I would like to strike a balance between people forgetting what they are and everyone getting sick of them. I suspect maybe one a week might be fine, but i'm not planning to stick a rigid schedule. So 'when I feel like it' seems about right.
Ugh Jean how dare you write these things at all like you're important or something.
Well /Rikku/, that's not really a question! But it's really just a thing I thought would be fun and I don't have any agenda with it other than make things people might like to read. Who knows, I may get bored with it, but for now it's happening.
And I think those are all the obvious questions off the top of my head. Now on to the actual list!
