I'm so very sorry everyone! Slowmojoe and I have been preparing for our charity recruitment event for the past several weeks, and had a little less help than we anticipated. The event is now over, and I feel terrible for having made you all wait so long for us to get started in earnest. Luckily the day has come. I have decided to go ahead and place the actual story intro within the activity that has already been taking place within the Tonberry Tavern where several of you have already convened. If you are not currently at the tavern, there will be ample opportunity to simply dive into the story after the intro. So for now, 'Arrival in Florencia' will become our main story thread.<br/><br/>For now, I just want to get the ball rolling. This has been too long coming, and I apologize for drawing this out. I hope you shall all find me more accessible from here on.<br/><br/>Comments and questions are, of course, welcome.<br/><br/>Can I get a quick roll call to see who is still here?