The Apothecafe
An immersive RP venue that's a combination of an apothecary and a cafe.
Crystal · Zalera · Shirogane
Ward 9; Plot 46
Open Tuesday Nights
6P -9P PT | 7P - 10P MT
8P - 11P CT | 9P - 12A ET
The Rulebook
This is an 18+ venue. While we don't allow ERP, darker/more mature topics may still be brought up. As such, we ask that any patrons be 18+ both IC and OOC.
Discrimination, harassment, bullying, etc. will not be tolerated.
Keep IC and OOC separate.
We welcome all sorts of patrons. Whether lalafell, voidsent, eldritch abomination, a canon character, or anything else, we welcome all characters as long as they follow the rest of our rules.
Minions are allowed. Weapons are to be kept holstered.
Moon vision available via our Discord. Please don't use any flashy, distracting, and/or loud effects in the venue.
Use the appropriate search info tags. The yellow 'looking to meld' tag is for staff. Putting on your RP tag will let others know you'd like to RP. If you don't have your RP tag on, we'll still give you a menu, but feel free to send us a tell if you're just here to look around/enjoy the atmosphere instead.
Our doors are open for RP even during off hours. If you'd like to RP during our off hours, feel free to stop in and act as though we're staffed by NPCs.
Be respectful. If you do something against our rules (or rules of common sense), you will be warned. If you continue, you will be kicked out and possibly blacklisted from our venue depending on the severity. If it would get you kicked out of a normal cafe, don't try it here without at least asking OOC first
Our Preface
When the sun dips below the horizon and the harsh light of day softens to dusk, a cozy shop opens its doors."Welcome to The Apothecafe", greets the sign on the door, "We have something better than a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down." Another sign boasts of having cakes, cookies, potions, and more.At a glance, the place doesn't have the slightest hint of seediness to it. Why, it could even pass as respectable. Still, it's such a strange combination, an apothecary and a cafe... and what sort of cafe only opens at night?There's certainly something odd going on here, for those eager and willing to attempt to unravel the mystery. And for those who aren't the adventurous type, it's a nice enough spot to relax and grab a bite to eat.Whatever your case may be, you're welcome to come inside, pull up a chair, and enjoy some sweets or drinks... or maybe even that something more that the sign on the door promises.
Our Locale
IMPORTANT: If you're unable to access Shirogane, feel free to send a tell/friend request to Glitchy Aster to get access to FC teleportation to our venue.
The Apothecafe is a cozy immersive roleplay venue welcoming Roleplayers of all experience levels and styles. Our doors are open for roleplay even when we're not staffed.
While it is a comfy cafe, due to the nature of the owner, we also serve as a safe space/neutral ground for otherworldly creatures and/or criminals as long as they behave within our walls.
So come, feel free to stop by for a spell or several as you partake of our offerings.
Services
Odd Jobs - Looking for an adventurer-type task to take care of? We have a board of odd jobs in the cafe available here.
Fonts of Knowledge - Upstairs are books on a wide variety of subjects. Downstairs has shelves filled with more specialized tomes on different, usually more frowned-upon magicks.
Private Rooms - We have a variety of private rooms that you can use to get away from the main cafe area. Just ask and a staff member can guide you to them!
Open Stage - We do allow bards/performers/etc. to come up and strut their stuff as long as they get permission from management. Contact Glitchy Aster or fill out our form here if interested. Payment can be provided.
Special Events
Halalaween!
We will be taking part as a vendor at Halalaween on October 19th 5pm - 8pm EST! Come join us on Dynamis, Seraph at Ward 26, Plot 34 to partake of our wares below.None of the following cost real gil, but tips are always appreciated!○ Mage's Brew - A quite literally green tea with sweet, fruity notes. While its emerald green look might be reminiscent of a potion, it certainly tastes like anything but. Optionally: Roll /random to have your character receive a temporary transformation based on classical horror monsters. Roll options here.○ Pastry Ahriman - A pastry stuffed with a nut and apple filling. Formed into the shape of a pudgy, cackling Ahriman, complete with light, flaky wings.○ Candied Apple Bomb - An apple drenched in a sugar coating that's then carved into the familiar grinning visage of a bomb. Cinnamon adds the kick needed to truly make this an explosion of flavor.○ Baked Onion Soup - Our signature caramelized onion soup in a small, hollowed-out pumpkin. Topped with chunks of crusty bread and melty cheese.○ Deodorizer - Take home a souvenir of your time here with these perfume oils! Available in two varieties.
Fantastic Fall (Notes of crisp fall air and falling leaves.)
Trick and Treat (Notes of a variety of sweets. Like wearing the whole contents of a trick-or-treat bag.)
The Eats
Snacks
Cookies
Soft cookies with crisp edges. Available flavors: chocolate chip, double chocolate, voidnut butter, sugar, and crystal (for the tough-mouthed, aether-craving creatures out there).
Muffins
Warm, soft muffins with a crisp outside. Available flavors: chocolate, rolanberry, lemon, and crystal.
Entrees
Breakfast Sandwich
An egg cooked over-easy nestled between two slices of bread. Cheese and sausage are added by default.
Pastry Ahriman
A pastry stuffed with a mixture of apples, almonds, and raisins. Formed into the shape of a pudgy, cackling Ahriman, complete with light, flaky wings.
Rolanberry Cheesecake
A thick slice of cheesecake with rolanberry compote and whipped cream to cut through the richness. You'll need to save room for more than just dessert for this.
Meals
Baked Onion Soup
Soup made with onions that have been caramelizing during the daytime hours, topped off with crusty bread and gooey cheese. Wonderfully hearty and filling.
Sphere of the Ravenous
A mountain of a cake covered in deep purple maple frosting and topped with a handful of pearly white bubble chocolate. You'll feel like you've worked your way through all twelve rungs of Voidsent hierarchy after eating this.
Pumpkin Stew
A hearty stew consisting of beef, popotoes, carrots, peppers, and onions. Served in a miniature, hollowed-out pumpkin. An All Saints’ Wake special.
The Drinks
Non-Alcoholic
Coffee
Freshly-brewed coffee with the option of cream, sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, and/or our medicines as additions. We have a variety of roast levels listed below.Light: A light roast from the New World with a bittersweet aroma and a nutty finish.Medium: A full-bodied medium roast from Ishgard with notes of milk chocolate and plums.Dark: A dark roast from Thavnair with creamy vanilla and baking spice undertones.Void: A pitch-black roast from the Void with earthy flavours and notes of stonefruit and brown sugar.
Hot Chocolate
Warm milk sweetened with kukuru powder and birch syrup. A comforting pick-me-up that may or may not leave you in a worse emotional state than before.
Tea
Tea in a variety of options. Sugar and/or medicinal additions available on request.
Available types: Masala Chai, Ishgardian, Matcha, and Chamomile.
We also offer seasonal blends of our own making.Pumpkin Spice - Herbal tea with dried pumpkin and all the usual spices.Apple Cider - Black tea with dried apples, oranges, and cinnamon.Terrifically Tart - White tea with dried cranberries and pineapples.Mage's Brew - A quite literally green tea with sweet, fruity notes. While its emerald green look might be reminiscent of a potion, it certainly tastes like anything but. An All Saints' Wake special.
Blood-Red Punch
A fruit punch as red as blood... something that might not be merely a comparison if your diet happens to require more than just a substitute for blood. An All Saints’ Wake special.
Mineral Water
Just plain water.
Alcoholic
Plain spirits, beers, and ales available in addition to the cocktails below.
Crimson Tail
A creation from our friends at Spice and Miqo'te. Their homemade Maple Cinnamon Apple Moonshine is shaken with whiskey and lemon juice, then poured into a cocktail glass with olives, cinnamon sugar, and a salted rim. Starts out tart and salty, but ends nice and sweet.
Crystalline Cocktail
Plums are puréed with ice shards and a touch of lemon juice before being topped off with fizzy white wine. A rim of crushed shards adds an extra boost of aether, but isn't for the faint of heart.
Foggy Gin & Tonic
The classic combo of gin and tonic is brightened up by a simple syrup infused with a floral tea. A lemon wedge garnish adds a touch of needed citrus to the concoction.
Spoonful of Sugar
A drink designed by Glitchy for our friends at Null & Void. The herbal notes of absinthe and ether are balanced out by acidic lemon juice and decadent creme de violette in this potent, blue cocktail. With a sugared rim and an edible aster flower finishing off this deceptively sweet treat, it's bound to help make the medicine go down.
Starry Cosmo
Vodka shaken with orange liqueur, lime juice, blueberry juice, and a generous amount of ice. Once strained into a glass, a sprinkling of sugar and a whole blueberry serves to mimic a starry sky.
Wake-Up Call
House-made espresso mixed with bourbon and simple syrup. A dash of chocolate bitters and dragon pepper powder turn it into a drink worthy of its name.
Magic Mule
A drink from our friends at Silver Under Hills. Vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer combine to form a simple, satisfying drink topped off with a lime slice and a sprig of mint.
The Night's Fire
A drink from our friends at The Umbral Lounge. Vodka is mixed with cherry liqueur before being topped with fresh cherries. Strong and sweet, with plenty of cherry tartness.
Medicine
Not finding the alchemical solution to your conundrum on our menu? Feel free to ask and we may just have the answer in the bits and bobs we keep around the shop.
Deodorizer
Want to keep any nasty beasts from smelling you while hunting? Just want to get rid of unsightly odors? Then this oil is for you! Premade bottles are available in unscented, lavender, and rolanberry. Made-to-order scents can be requested if we have the corresponding scented oil on-hand.
Ether
A concoction for replenishing your magical reserves. May or may not also serve as a good pick-me-up for otherworldly creatures.
Debilitating Debuffs
We not only help people, but also harm them. Here, you'll find any specialty poisons we've come up with, modeled after ailments that various creatures can inflict.
Aetherial Poison
Tips the target's aether more towards an element of your choosing.
Addle
A dull purple liquid that weakens one's mental faculties.
Necrosis
A sickly-green fluid that breaks down body tissues.
Paralysis
A thick, yellow fluid harvested from giant spiders. Prevents movement for a time.
Pox
A Void-colored liquid infused with essence taken from a mimic. A slow-acting, but difficult-to-treat poison.
RP Prompts
Now spooky for spooky month!
While we do our best to ensure the safety of our guests, accidents and cross-contamination do unfortunately occur. As such, you may optionally type "/random" when you receive your order and refer to the table below as to what sort of effects might have unintentionally been slipped into your food or drink.
All effects are temporary and are meant as fun little prompts, so feel free to interpret or twist them about as you please!
These concoctions may also be intentionally ordered if you wish.
1-100
| Ghost: After consumption, you begin hovering slightly off the floor. Your skin will also steadily become more transparent over time.101-200
| Demon: Horns of your choosing sprout from your head along with a devilish tail. You also receive a boost to your charisma along with a penchant for chaos and making bets.201-300
| Frankenstein's Monster: Limbs/body parts randomly change to those of another species of your choosing. The division between that and your usual skin is abrupt, making it look like someone haphazardly attached them to you.301-400
| Vampire: Your canine teeth grow out into more evident fangs, your skin pales, and you lose your reflection. You may or may not also gain a thirst for a certain red liquid...401-500
| Werewolf: Fur begins growing over your skin. If already furry, your fur becomes shaggier and more akin to a wolf's. You may or may not have an urge to howl at the moon.501-600
| Mummy: You have a sudden sense of dehydration and a need to drink more and more... There also might be the uncomfortable sensation of sand in your clothing and the ability to talk to bugs.601-700
| Invisible Man: What it says on the tin; you become invisible, though your clothes are still able to be seen.701-800
| Alien: You experience a total body transformation into a creature of your choosing that is not from the Source.801-900
| Creature From the Black Lagoon: Scales form across your skin/fur. Obvious gills also form on you, though thankfully you still have your lungs as well.901-999
| Witch: You gain a skill for magic if you didn't already have one before, notably thaumaturgey. You also might have a penchant for cackling wickedly and find that black cats might enjoy your presence.
VIP
For those looking to go the extra step in supporting our venue in exchange for extra goodies in return, we offer a VIP program!
Gil put towards the monthly rank will be taken off the lifetime one if you ever decide to upgrade.
VIPs are still subject to all our rules. If said rules are broken in an egregious fashion, management reserves the right to revoke VIP status and refund any gil that has not yet been used for VIP perks.
If interested, feel free to get in touch with either Glitchy Aster or Seseiba Seba.
Lurking Mimic
(250K gil Monthly Payment)
A raffle entry for monthly in-game item giveaways.
VIP channel access in our Discord.
Monthly photoshoot (Three pictures of one pose, may include one other person or staff member with their permission.)
Ability to post odd jobs for our patrons to complete.
One with the Chaos
(One-time Payment of 8 million gil)
All perks included in the 'Lurking Mimic'.
One menu item designed and named by you. (Must be approved by management.)
Ability to book the venue once a month during off nights.
Our Staff
Interested in joining our staff? Our hiring information can be found here!.
Glitchy Aster
Owner
While he can be a touch difficult to talk to, this lalafell is happy to serve up whatever you're craving as long as you have the gil to pay for it. He's a good cook, though his skills at alchemy could use a little work and there might be... unfortunate incidents at the cafe as a result.
Seseiba Seba
Head Server
Though she's blind and still not quite accustomed to Eorzean culture, Seseiba's more than skilled enough to help the cafe out during its busy periods. When not busy, the banter between her and Glitchy might just give our guests some extra entertainment to go along with their meals.
Artemis Addock
Bartender
Born with an aetherial sickness, Artemis went through his many years of life able to absorb latent aether only during the night. While this would pose as a drastic drop in quality of life for the average person, Artemis sought to turn it into a unique way to see life. As a patron of the night, Artemis found himself naturally attracted to the discreet affairs of the Apothecafe. He eventually became a bartender at the establishment, promising customers a tarot reading if they order his favorite drink to make.
Caelum Aphelion
Chef
A peculiar looking viera with stars in his eyes and too many scars from myriad adventures and bouts of troublemaking to count. While he’s a little rough around the edges, he’s easy to make pleasant conversation with, so long as you don’t mind every other word that comes out of his lips being some form of swear.
Katerine Karthspire
Greeter
An Elezen turned vampire, Katerine prefers to keep an professional appearance. However, she is not above committing a few shenanigans while on the clock. She made a deal with Glitchy, one that resulted her working at his café as their front desk, and server when it was required. Just don't mind the odd stare here and there, she's probably just a little hungry.
Cirina Cho
Server | Greeter | Security
With perfect form and etiquette does this woman shrouded in mystery work. Whilst not extremely talkative, Cirina takes her job with the utmost professionalism and respect for every customer that walks in. In the downtime, she can be found buried between a book, writing or sketching. Though it would do well not to get on her bad side - something tells you she is far older than she appears.
Yarrow Faewynn
Server
An arcanist, researcher and scholar looking for a quieter life after too many crunches and sleepless nights. While she's been trying out every little hobby that she seemed interested in, the true heart of a researcher still shines through and it's an easy way to have conversation throughout the night. Just be a little careful of her when tired from lack of sleep...
Eberen Drell
Server
A server at the Apothecafe, she greets every customer with a warm smile and kind words, treating everyone that comes in like one would treat a close and dear friend.
When she isn't helping customers with their orders she can be found mingling amongst staff and customers enjoying good conversations. If you want to share or hear a good story, make sure to sit and talk to her. With a writer's heart and mind she is always looking for a new story to write about or looking to share a story with someone.
Valljan Ruu
Server
A Miqo’te whose heart was set on adventure has found himself longing for the simple cafe life. Valljan is a lover of sweets and is eager to please guests who share this same affection. Though he tries hard to be a patient and charming server, his ears and tail give away how he is truly feeling. Being fond of stories, he will gladly listen to your tales of adventure all while his tail swishes happily.
Soreas Lennart
Mooch
Glitchy's best mate who's technically not employed at the cafe, but still shows up on occasion. While cheerful, lazy-going, and laid-back about most things, this apparent lalafell can still easily get riled up by Glitchy pushing his buttons. He can be found doing any odd job around the cafe that needs done... just as long as he gets his fix of onion soup for the night.
Belle
Mascot ? ? ?
While searching through the lands of Eureka, Glitchy came across this copycat bulb and took a liking to her. She can often be found slithering through the cafe, perhaps even doing a twirl or two for the patrons' benefit. No need to fear about her malboro stench putting you off your food; she's regularly treated with the potent deodorizer that's available here.
Hiring Information
If interested, feel free to get in touch with
Glitchy Aster on Zalera (Discord: hips) or fill out the application here.
Available Positions
Currently Hiring For: Chefs, Servers, Bartenders
For info on the venue itself, feel free to look at our About page.
Perhaps your character is an alchemist looking to put their trade to use in helping (or perhaps harming) a new audience. Maybe they're a cook wanting to work with new or interesting ingredients. They might even just be a sociable person looking to give folks some company in a cozy (albeit morally-dubious) establishment.In any case, we'd be happy to serve people with their help!
Payrate & Expectations
Greeters: 350k gil per night
All other positions: 300k gil per night
All staff may keep any gil that they receive from patrons unless specified for the venue or something similar.
Any menu items will be supplied to you.
We'll ask that you come in as a patron for a night before committing to a staff position just to ensure you like the place first. To keep track of our openings, visit the home page or join our Discord here.
Affiliates
Our affiliates are fellow establishments that share likeminded views with us. We are thankful for their support. If you like the Apothecafe, you may want to consider checking them out, too! Just click their respective buttons below.
Null & Void
Otherwordly Bar & Lounge
A bar and lounge nestled away in a dark corner of the Void. If you're an otherworldly creature looking for a place to call home or even a mortal curious about such matters, consider seeking out this slice of the Void when it yawns open.
Spice & Miqo'te
Tavern, Bath House, Guild, & Home
A comfy tavern and bath house that also has special events every Saturday. Whether you're looking for good food, good friends, or even a monster of a drink in the form of their Average Allagan Day, Spice & Miqo'te has you covered.
Wayward Acquisitions
Mercantile Free Company
A Free Company established in Thavnair to make use of the vast amount of goods going in and coming out of the markets there. No matter if you're looking for something perfectly legal or an item more... under the table, shall we say, they can procure it for you.
Silver Under Hills
Lounge of the Fae
A lounge where the fae openly exist and mingle with whoever else may enter. Drop by one night to imbibe in fae food and drink, a bit of mischievous talk, or perhaps even a touch of magic.
The Umbral Lounge
Cozy Bar & Lounge
A bar and lounge tucked away within Shirogane. Weary wanderers and tired travelers in the area can drop in and enjoy a refreshing drink, a savory treat, and some pleasant, welcoming company.
Odd Jobs
These serve both as prompts to help you roleplay and a reason to get out and do some optional content you might not have done before!Just mention that you're taking up a job during an opening and come back for a future one to turn it in.Alongside the job info are OOC details which include any requirements and/or recommendations.
Allagan Atrocities p.2
That shard of Dalamud seems to have gone deeper than first thought. Continue delving within it, and wreck the place while you're at it for good measure.
Complete The Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 2
Quest unlock: Primal Awakening
Recommendation: Level ~70+ if solo
Gathering Jobs
Ingredients are always in need around the cafe and we'd be happy to take the ones listed below off your hands for the current market price! Check back every so often; our needs change along with our stock.
Dark chestnuts
Sungilt aethersand
Maple sap
Highland spring water
Coerthan tea leaves
Dark rye