Index: Beastmasters

Tsakiki and Grymalkyn have been leveling their Beastmasters as a duo from level 1. We've never joined a normal experience party, but have done missions as BSTs. For a couple levels we trio'd with Elboron's WHM, and we've also farmed with him in Riverne Site #A01.


11/2004: The Start of a New Career
11/2004: Level 13!
11/2004: Early Adolescence
11/2004: Leveling in Carpenter's Landing and Bubu (15-21)
04/2005: The Duo Returns (25-27)
07/2006: Beastly Pursuits (41-47)
08/2006: Labyrinth of Onzozo (47-48)
09/2006: Gaudy Harnesses are Go!
09/2006: Scattered into Shadow
09/2006: Borghertz's Wild Hands
09/2006: A New Dawn
09/2006: Beast Jackcoat
09/2006: Leveling 50-53
10/2006: Levels 53-54
10/2006: Levels 55-56
10/2006: Level 57
10/2006: Quicksand Caves (Level 58 -> 59)
10/2006: Quicksand Caves Again (Level 59 -> 60)

Index: Adventuring Fellows and Chocobos

Adventuring Fellows

Tsakiki and Grymalkyn don't often call their Adventuring Fellows, Balu-Falu and Wagwei, but they're good buddies to have around.



11/2005: Strengthening the Bonds
12/2005: Update
01/2006: Getting Harder to Level
09/2006: Mirror Images
11/2006: Improving the Relationship
04/2007: Solo WHM/BST (15-17)



Chocobos

In the August 2006 update, SquareEnix introduced Chocobo Raising to the game. Along with nearly everyone on the server, we got our hands on a couple of eggs and started raising our very own chocobos.

09/2006: Yes, of Course We're Raising Chicks
11/2006: Early Retirement
11/2006: The Next Generation

Index: Salvage

As if I didn't already have too much going on in the game, I started doing Salvage runs with the newly formed UltimatesForever Salvage off-shoot of TheUltimates in April 2007.



04/2007: Zhayolm Remnants
08/2007: Salvage Blues

Index: Events

SquareEnix provides us with a number of events through out the year - holiday celebrations as it were. I've also included Linkshell Events in this category.

12/2004: Holiday Time in Vana'diel
11/2005: ClanBEB Second Anniversary Celebration
12/2005: Starlight Celebration
02/2006: Valentione's Day
05/2006: The Festival of Swords
05/2006: Adventurer Appreciation
08/2006: Sunbreeze Festival 2006
10/2006: Harvest Festival 2006
11/2006: ClanBEB Third Anniversary Celebration
12/2006: Starlight Celebration 2006

Index: Assault and Besieged

The Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion added Assault and Besieged to the list of things Tsakiki does with some regularity.

Assault

05/2006: 95% Luck?
06/2006: Seagull Grounded (Periqia PSC Assault)
06/2006: I'm still not liking this
08/2006: Private First Class Wildcats
08/2006: PFC Missions
08/2006: OK, So I've Changed My Mind
08/2006: Superior Private
09/2006: Lamia No. 13
10/2006: Saving Private Ryaaf
11/2006: Ryaaf Needs Help Again?!
03/2007: Haphazard Progress
04/2007: Repeats for Assault Points
04/2007: Nyzul Isle Investigation
05/2007: Corporal Kiki
06/2007: Sergeant Kiki
07/2007: Sergeant Major Kiki
07/2007: Chief Sergeant Kiki
09/2007: Second Lieutenant Kiki
10/2007: First Lieutenant Kiki
10/2007: Captain, Here We Come!

Besieged

05/2006: Keeping the Astral Candy-Sense Safe
06/2006: Fun, in an Annoying Sort of Way
08/2006: Could be a full-time job
09/2006: Still Undefeated
10/2006: Update Changes (Level 6)
01/2007: Lakshmi's Record Continues
06/2007: Level 8!
07/2007: Old News

Index: Real Life

For those posts that don't really have much to do with Tsakiki's progress in the game, but rather my feelings about the state of things.



11/2005: Real Life: Giving up hope
05/2006: Real Life: A Need to Vent
08/2006: New Addition to the Sidebar
02/2007: Save the FFXIclopedia!

Index: Quests

I love doing quests. Some times I think the only reason I leveled a job all the way to 75 was in order to be able to complete more quests.

Avatars

01/2006: Trial By Wind (Garuda Prime)
03/2006: Trial By Ice (Shiva Prime)
06/2006: Trial by Lightning (Ramuh Prime)
06/2006: Trials by Earth and Ice (Titan and Shiva)
08/2006: Diabolos Prime 6 - Pickup Party 0
09/2006: Trial by Fire/Trial by Wind
09/2006: Prime Avatars and the Moon Bauble
09/2006: Titan and Ramuh
10/2006: Ifrit, Leviathan, and Ramuh
12/2006: Fenrir 3, Tsakiki 0
03/2007: The Day of the Primes
05/2007: The Moonlit Path
05/2007: Waking Dreams

WSNM, BCNM, KSNM, ENM and ISNM

11/2005: Automaton Assault (Mine Shaft #2716 ENM)
11/2006: Celery (Qu'Bia Arena BCNM60)
11/2005: Creeping Doom (Balga's Dais BCNM30)
10/2006: Creeping Doom with 3xBLU
08/2006: Double Dragonian (KSNM30)
05/2006: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee? (Old Wounds)
08/2007: Like the Wind (Boneyard Gully ENM)
01/2006: Operation Desert Swarm (Waughroon Shrine KSNM30)
03/2007: Operation Desert Swarm, Melee Style
12/2005: Pulling the Strings (Mine Shaft #2716 ENM)
09/2006: Promyvion ENMs
03/2007: Under Observation (BCNM40)
03/2007: Sheep in Antlion's Clothing (Boneyard Gully ENM)
10/2006: Undying Promise (Qu'Bai Arena BCNM40)

Maat

02/2005: Genkai 1 - Complete! (In Defiant Challenge)
11/2005: Riding on the Clouds (Genkai 4)
03/2006: Shattering Stars (PLD)

Experience Scrolls

02/2006: Escort for Hire (Bastok)
06/2006: Escort for Hire (San d'Oria)
06/2006: Secrets of Ovens Lost
02/2007: Experience Point Scrolls

General Quests

02/2005: +Accuracy? Yes, Please! (Chasing Dreams)
03/2006: A Bait and Switch
11/2006: A Chocobo's Tale
11/2006: A Question of Taste
03/2006: An Undying Pledge
09/2007: Apocalypse Nigh
02/2007: Artifact Armor +1
09/2007: Artifact Armor re-Quest
01/2006: Beastmen Treasure
01/2006: Behind the Smile
11/2006: Better the Demon You Know
12/2006: Blade of Death
09/2006: Bombs Away!
11/2006: Cargo
10/2006: Cid's Airship Quests
11/2006: Cid's Secret
02/2005: ClanTen Friday Night Quests
07/2007: Divine Might
07/2006: Elderly Pursuits
03/2006: Even More Gullible's Travels
12/2006: Faded Promises
08/2006: Friday Night Fun
02/2005: Friday Night Quests
12/2004: Grym and Kiki Get Their First Artifact Items
01/2006: Holiday Quest Wrap-Up
01/2006: It's Raining Mannequins!
10/2004: Kiki Gets Her Power Sandals
07/2006: Luck of the Draw (Corsair Flag quest)
06/2006: More Titles to Add to the Collection
06/2006: No Strings Attached (Puppetmaster flag)
11/2006: Personal Hygiene
07/2007: Promotion: Chief Sergeant
05/2007: Promotion: Corporal
10/2007: Promotion: First Lieutenant
09/2007: Promotion: Second Lieutenant
07/2007: Promotion: Sergeant Major
04/2006: Quest Catch-Up
04/2005: Saturday Morning Quest Cleanup
07/2007: Shadows of the Departed
05/2007: Spice Gals
01/2007: Storms of Fate
08/2006: The Die Is Cast
02/2006: The Lost Cardian/The Kind Cardian
11/2006: The Opo-opo and I
01/2006: The Search for Goldmane
11/2006: The Usual
07/2006: Tuning Out
11/2005: Valkurm Dunes Garrison
12/2005: Valkurm Dunes Garrison #2
08/2006: Walahra Turban
06/2006: What Friends Are For
11/2006: Wondering Minstrel

Index: Notorious Monsters

Tsakiki isn't much of an NM camper, but has come across a few in her travels.

11/2006: Bo'Who Warmonger
03/2007: Bomb Queen
09/2006: Carmine Dobsonflies
09/2006: Colorful Leshy
03/2006: Crimson-toothed Pawberry
05/2007: Crimson-toothed Pawberry
01/2006: Fyuu the Seabellow
01/2006: Goblin Wolfman
11/2006: Leaping Lizzy
01/2006: Mycophile
04/2007: Old Two-Wings
04/2007: Roc
11/2006: Sea Horror
04/2007: Serpopard Ishtar
12/2005: Sewer Syrup
04/2007: Skewer Sam
02/2007: Swift Belt Fomors
04/2007: Swift Belt Fomors, Round Two

Index: Missions

Tsakiki has completed the Missions for Windurst and the Rise of the Zilart, but still needs to complete missions for Chains of Promathia and the Treasures of Aht Urhgan. Since Assault and Besieged are never-ending, I've put those entries into their own index.

Windurst Missions (complete)

10/2004: Magicite (Windurst 4-3)
03/2005: Magicite For Elboron
02/2005: The Archmage Assassins - Mission 5-1 Completed
11/2005: Saintly Invitation (Windurst Mission 6-2...
01/2006: The Sixth Ministry (Windurst 7-1)
01/2006: Awakening of the Gods (Windurst 7-2)
02/2006: Vain (Windurst Mission 8-1)
02/2006: The Jester Who'd Be King (Windurst 8-2)
02/2006: Doll of the Dead (Windurst 9-1)
03/2006: Moon Reading (Windurst Mission 9-2)

Rise of the Zilart Missions (complete)

03/2006: The Temple of Uggalepih (Zilart Mission 4)
03/2006: Headstone Pilgrimage (Zilart Mission 5)
04/2006: Gate of the Gods Unlocked (Zilart Missions 6 through 13)
08/2006: Ark Angels, 2 down, 3 to go (ZM 14)
08/2006: Ark Angels (ZM14)
08/2006: The Celestial Nexus (Zilart Mission 16)

Chains of Promathia Missions (complete)

01/2005: Promyvion-Dem (CoP 1-3)
02/2005: Chains of Promathia, Chapter One: Completed
03/2005: Static Hits Promyvion Dem
02/2006: Promyvion-Holla
02/2006: Rag-tag crew for Promyvions Mea and Dem
03/2005: Distant Beliefs (CoP 2-3)
03/2006: Distant Beliefs (CoP 2-3)
03/2006: Ancient Vows (CoP 2-5)
02/2007: Venn's Dirty Work (CoP 2-5)
04/2006: CoP 3-1 through 3-4
04/2006: Darkness Named (CoP 3-5)
05/2006: The Savage (CoP 4-2) - rounds one and two
05/2006: The Savage (CoP 4-2) - Third Time's the Charm
06/2006: The Secrets of Worship (CoP 4-3)
07/2006: Desires of Emptiness (CoP 5-2)
07/2006: Following Tenzen Around (part of CoP 5-3)
08/2006: Head Wind, Round 1 (CoP 5-3U2)
08/2006: Head Wind complete (CoP 5-3U2)
08/2006: Past Sins (CoP 5-3-3)
09/2006: Ancient Flames Beckon (CoP 5-3U3)
10/2006: Getting Ready for Omega/Ultima
10/2006: One to be Feared, Round One
11/2006: O/U Grounded
12/2006: Calm Before the Storm (CoP 7-4)
12/2006: The Warrior's Path (CoP 7-5)
12/2006: The Garden of Antiquity (CoP 8-1)
01/2007: A Fate Decided (CoP 8-2)
01/2007: When Angels Fall (CoP 8-3)
01/2007: Dawn (CoP 8-4)
06/2007: Revisiting CoP
09/2007: Apocalypse Nigh

Treasures of Aht Urhgan (complete)

For the most part, the missions for ToAU simply involve running around and getting cutscenes, and I haven't written many individual entries for them.

08/2006: The Black Coffin
02/2007: Shield of Diplomacy
03/2007: Puppet in Peril
03/2007: Shades of Vengence
06/2007: Legacy of the Lost
09/2007: Eternal Mercenary

Other Missions

Once in awhile we'll need to help people with their missions. I've put some of those entries in this section.

11/2006: Rovont and the Shadow Lord

Index: Dynamis and Limbus

Dynamis

Kiki finally decided it was time to try Dynamis in late October, 2006.

10/2006: Kiki? In Dynamis?
11/2006: I Didn't Expect This
11/2006: Bastok Farming
11/2006: Bastok Farming Again
11/2006: San d'Oria and Jeuno
12/2006: Someday, Maybe We'll Win
12/2006: Interlopers!
01/2007: Another Flag
01/2007: Bastok and Jeuno
01/2007: Leaving the Nest
01/2007: TheUltimates
02/2007: Beaucedine Glacier and Jeuno
02/2007: Windurst and Beaucedine
02/2007: Bastok and Beaucedine
02/2007: Dynamis-Xarcabard
03/2007: Update-Type Thingy
03/2007: Thar Be Dragons
03/2007: The Northlands
04/2007: Buburimu
04/2007: Another Update
04/2007: Qufim
05/2007: Happy Xarcabard Farming
08/2007: Dynamis-Qufim Interlopers!
09/2007: Dynamis-Valkurm Interlopers!
10/2007: Voices in My Head

Limbus

And she started Limbus in December 2006, after getting Al'Taieu access.

12/2007: Apollyon NW
01/2007: Temenos, Northern and Western Towers
01/2007: Apollyon SE
01/2007: Apollyon NE and Temenos E
02/2007: Apollyon NW and SW
02/2007: Temenos West
02/2007: Two More Wins (Apollyon NW and Temenos W)
02/2007: Apollyon NE
02/2007: Apollyon NW and Temenos N
03/2007: Temenos Central, First Floor
03/2007: Temenos Central, Second Floor
03/2007: Temenos Central, Third Floor
03/2007: Apollyon Farming
04/2007: Limbus Update
05/2007: Another Update
06/2007: Milestone
08/2007: Recent Adventures in Limbus
08/2007: Apollyon Ravaged!
09/2007: Fancy Pants
09/2007: First Round with Proto-Ultima

Index: Leveling

With a wide variety of jobs at various levels, Tsakiki has been in a lot of experience points parties over the years (and more recently limit point parties). I've opted to group them by level rather than job or time, in hopes that makes a handy reference for where I went at what level.

Baby Levels (1-12)

01/2006: Christmas Dragoons
05/2006: Filling the Empty Vessel
07/2006: Blue Mage Duo (8-15)
08/2006: Puppetmaster Duo from 1 to 10
08/2006: More Baby Jobs

The Teenagers (13-19)

04/2007: White Mage Meets the Dunes (11-15)
07/2006: BLU Trio
04/2007: Solo WHM/BST (15-17)
08/2006: BLU Trio in the Dunes (16-17)
01/2005: Thief in the Dunes (18-19)
08/2006: Ninja Blues 17-21
08/2006: White Magery (17-20)

Young Adults (20-29)

08/2006: Ninja Blues Hit Qufim (20-23)
08/2007: WHM Ready for the Jungles! (20-24)
10/2004: DRK in Qufim (21-24)
11/2004: DRK in Qufim (23-25)
08/2006: Ninja Blues, 23-25 in Qufim
04/2005: Red Mage Hits the Jungles (25-30)
09/2006: Ninja Blues, 25-27 in Yuhtunga
05/2007: Pet Static in Yuhtunga (25-28)
09/2006: Ninja Blues, 27-29 in Yuhtunga
11/2004: The Not-So-Static Party (25-31)
11/2004: Kiki's DRK goes to the Jungles (25-28)
12/2004: Dark Knight Kiki Returns to the Jungles (28-32)
01/2006: Kiki's BLM to 31 in Yhoator Jungle
10/2006: Ninja Blues vs. Evil Weapons (29-31)
10/2007: Fun with White Mage (25-37)

Middle Age (30-49)

02/2006: Just Another Nuke-Happy Tarutaru
11/2004: Static in Eastern Altepa Desert (30-33)
01/2007: Holiday Ninja (28-37)
11/2006: Ninja Blues in East Altepa (31-33)
03/2005: DRK to 34 (Garliage/Altepa)
11/2004: All Over the Map (31/33 and 34/35)
11/2004: Static in East Altepa (32-34)
11/2006: Ninja Blues in Behemoth's Dominion (33-35)
11/2004: Another Evening in Altepa (34-35)
04/2007: Black Mage, Solo Versus Party (34-35)
03/2006: The Sub-Job Static (?) in Eastern Altepa Desert (34-37)
12/2006: Ninja Blues in Behemoth's Dominion (34-37)
04/2006: Subjob Static In East Altepa (36-37)
12/2004: Yet Another Evening in Altepa: Not-So-Static Reaches 38
01/2007: Last Gasp for Ninja Blues (37-38)
12/2004: Static Party Levels in Sanctuary of Zi'Tah (38-39)
12/2004: Smaller Static Heads to Gustav Tunnel (38-41)
04/2006: Subjobs hit 40
12/2004: Evening in West Altepa Desert (41-43)
01/2005: Partial Static Gets to 46
01/2005: Semi-Static Hits 48 (Yhoator Jungle)
01/2005: Static Party Reaches 50 (Yhoator Jungle)

The Slow Levels (50-74)

02/2005: Static Reaches 51, Sort Of
12/2005: Kiki's RDM58 heads to Kuftal Tunnel
01/2006: Chapeau?! Paladins don't wear Chapeaux!
11/2005: LLS goes to Attohwa Chasm (60-61)
11/2005: Another interesting evening for the LLS (61-62)
12/2005: LLS in Uleguerand Range (62)
12/2005: LLS back to Uleguerand Range (62-63)
01/2006: LLS Passes the MLS
01/2006: LLS in the Den of Rancor (65-66)
01/2006: LLS Returns to Bibiki Bay (66-67)
01/2006: LLS (66-67) versus Flies and Crabs in The Boyahda Tree
02/2006: LLS in the Boyahda Tree (67)
02/2006: LLS in Gustav Tunnel vs. Bones (67-68)
02/2006: The LLS Hobnobs with the Hobgoblins in Bibiki Bay (68)
03/2006: LLS in Bibiki Bay (69)
04/2006: LLS in Kuftal Tunnel (69-70)
04/2006: LLS Welcomes Wendell (Bibiki Bay, level 70)
04/2006: LLS v. Hobgoblins (71)
04/2006: Welcome to the Grind (Bibiki Bay 71)
05/2006: LLS in Bibiki Bay (71-72)
05/2006: Maybe Bibiki Bay isn't so bad after all (72)
05/2006: Two Evenings in Mount Zhayolm (72-73)
05/2006: Behind the Gates of Halvung (73-74)
05/2006: Extracurricular Party (Lufaise Meadows 73-74)
05/2006: LLS in Caedarva Mire (74)
06/2006: Fun with Fleas (Caedarva Mire level 74)
06/2006: Nearing the End (Caedarva Mire 74-75)

Merits, Merits, Merits (75)

06/2006: Bhaflau Thickets (75)
06/2006: Dvucca Isle Staging Point (75)
07/2006: LLS in Bhaflau Thickets (75)
07/2006: Spinners in Mamook (75)
07/2006: Mamook Spinners (75)
07/2006: More Spinners (75)
08/2006: We're all 75! (Mamook Spinners)
08/2006: LLS and, wait for it, yes, Spinners! (75)
08/2006: Mt Zhayolm Hilltrolls (75)
01/2007: Maybe I Should Just Cap EXP
02/2007: Flag Up
03/2007: Nyzul Isle
10/2007: Just Like Old Times?

Index: General

Many of my blog entries have acted as catch-alls for all those little things we do in the game that don't merit their own separate entry.

2004

07/2004: Kiki's First Trip to Jeuno
10/2004: The Adventures of Tsakiki
Weekend Accomplishments (Oct 15-17)
11/2004: Weekend Update (Oct 30-31)
11/2004: Fun With New-ish Players
11/2004: Solo Thief and Fishing
12/2004: Sick of Looking for Keys

2005

01/2005: Vacation Ramblings
01/2005: Frustration with Probable RMTs
01/2005: Odds and Ends
01/2005: More Odds and Ends
01/2005: The Week in Review
02/2005: Random Musings
02/2005: The Week in Review
03/2005: The Week in Review
04/2005: Friday Night on the Ferry
11/2005: testing the posts
11/2005: Introducing Tsakiki
11/2005: Odds and Ends
11/2005: Saturday Afternoon in Castle Zvahl

2006

01/2006: Holiday Vacation
01/2006: An Evening in the Temple of Uggalepih
01/2006: Odds and Ends
02/2006: The Elusive Old Goobbue
02/2006: All Those Little Things
02/2006: New King of the Opo-Opos
02/2006: Random Musings
02/2006: Everybody Else Is Doing It
02/2006: Armor Envy
02/2006: Weekly Jumble
03/2006: No Healer Means No Leveling
03/2006: Evening Exploits
03/2006: Ersatz Leveling
03/2006: Show and Tell
04/2006: Odds and Ends
04/2006: Catch-All
04/2006: Update Musings
04/2006: The Treasures of Aht Urhgan
04/2006: Just because it's been out for over 18 months...
04/2006: Adventures in Aht Urhgan
04/2006: It's a Blue World
05/2006: Support Staff
05/2006: More Fun in the New World
05/2006: Thises and Thats
05/2006: All those little things
05/2006: And the n00b-of-month award goes to...
06/2006: All The News That's Fit to Print?
06/2006: Happy Birthday Kiki!
07/2006: Odds and Ends
07/2006: Honey, have you seen my Promise Badge?
07/2006: Updatey Thingy
07/2006: Weekend Update
07/2006: Update Notes
07/2006: Catch-all
09/2006: Helping Strangers on Saturdays
09/2006: SMN AF3 and Asuran Fists WSNM
11/2006: Vacation Time

2007

02/2007: Blog Boredom
05/2007: Lack of Entries
06/2007: The Tarutaru Times Online
10/2007: Same Old, Same Old
10/2007: Merit Points and Me

Index: Crafting and Fishing

This category is for Tsakiki's guild pursuits. She's striving to be an accomplished Fisherman and Woodworker, and has been working on leveling other crafts to support her woodworking. She's also leveled cooking in order to make Melon Juice for herself.

Fishing

11/2005: General Update
12/2005: Back to Qufim
01/2006: Guild Points and Gil
05/2006: City Fishing in the Expansion
10/2006: Time to Get Serious
11/2006: The Horror! The Horror!
11/2006: Craftsman Status
02/2007: Artisan and Apron
03/2007: Pamama au Lait and Sole Sushi

General Crafting

06/2006: Profiting While Skilling
06/2006: Other People Seem to Think We're Crazy

Woodworking

12/2004: I'm a Lumberjack and I'm OK...
03/2005: Breaking Rods
03/2005: More Broken Rods

Bonecraft

05/2006: 2 Years Later...
06/2006: Have Pickaxe, Will Travel
06/2006: Living off the Land
06/2006: No More!
07/2006: Beetle Arrowheads for Everyone!

Alchemy

Cooking

03/2007: Pamama au Lait and Sole Sushi
04/2007: Veteran Chef
07/2007: Gourmand Gratifier

Smithing

Goldsmithing