As I step inside the room of Jessica Tulipe – a towering Viera with mahogany hair and flopsy ears – I’m surprised how unassuming it is. It’s decorated beautifully, with a bar and red plush seating, but it’s not the room I expected from a pro dominatrix. Then secret bookcase doors swing open, revealing hidden furniture – lanterns sunk inside an ottoman, their handles poking up to look like restraints. Wooden slats form a smaller room in the corner.
“Oh, this is a cage,” Jessica confirms. She sometimes leaves her clients there tied up. “You want them to think about you and you leave them with something at the end.”
Jessica is the head of entertainment at Phoenix Nights, a casino/club in Final Fantasy XIV that offers companionship and NSFW packages with its entertainers, known as Kings and Queens. When Phoenix Nights owner Masha opened the casino in 2021, its goal was an RP experience with gambling games. It’s grown into three storeys of activities: Eorzea’s own diet Vegas.
Another life
ERP is just one small corner of a vibrant roleplaying community. There are tons of safe-for-work options too: bars, maid cafes, bakeries, restaurants, hotels, bathhouses, and even book clubs. Sites like Europe’s Endless Nights or North America’s FFXIV Venues compile events across data centres, making it easy to peruse through the ever-growing number of roleplaying venues and find your favourite.
WHAT HAPPENS IN EORZEA
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