▬▬ The Black Diamond Speakeasy, initially, was an inside lounge for the members of Diamante Nero. However, as business contacts began enjoying the hospitality provided, it naturally became an open lounge for the criminally-inclined. Now converted into a grand gathering, the lounge has become a hotspot for the underworld no matter the source.Attendees are welcome to have criminal meetings and assemblies at the lounge. They are also welcome to network and pursue entrepreneur endeavors on the lounge grounds, provided you behave within the expectant rules. After all, what good is a lounge if one cannot socialize and network?Just make sure you obey the rules.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ I WANT TO ATTEND THE SPEAKEASY AS A PATRONThank you for your interest! However: The Black Diamond Speakeasy is: UNDER CONSTRUCTIONWe are not quite ready to open our doors to the public just yet. Thank you for being patient with us. In the meantime, let us move on:There are a set of rules that you will need to be privvy of before you can access the venue proper. The house will not be accessible to individuals who have not said the password, and will only unlock/be accessible after the password has been given in an in-character interaction with the greeters and bouncers.
          (For individuals that DC, all you have to do is let us know that you have DC'd and are seeking re-entry. The bouncers will remember your name.)

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ DISCLAIMER & FAQQ: Why do you have so many rules? This seems like too much trouble.
A: The Speakeasy is modeled after how venues operated during the Stormblood and early Shadowbringers times. The RP is serious, detailed, very lore heavy, and novella to literate writing. These rules have been placed to shape the venue accordingly.Q: Do you sell your Staff's time/Can I hire my favorite staff member for 1-on-1 in a private room?
A: No. We do not offer ERP services here, and we do not sell Staff. Even in a SFW setting, we do not sell Staff's time as that is mildly erotic in nature. We do not subscribe to any type of erotic themes whatsoever.Q: Why is there a dress code? It's out of character for my character to wear a fancy outfit.
A: I'm sorry to hear that. The Black Diamond Speakeasy has a dress code because there is a standard for behavior and mannerisms on Speakeasy grounds. This is a lounge to network, make connections, and get your name out there. If you dress to the nines, people are wont to look and listen.Q: I'm trying to enter the venue but it's locked?
A: We will always have greeters and bouncers in the courtyard. In order to gain access to the venue, you have to interact with them and have your character speak the passphrase, the venue doors will be unlocked and you will be allowed to enter.

▬▬ IC RULES
Word of the Speakeasy reaches your ears and you are rather curious about the rumors floating around it. There are subtle advertisements in the underworld everywhere you look, and a rule list that must be obeyed to be given entry into the speakeasy. As you turn over the paper advertisement, a fancifully formatted rule list greets you. . .═══════ BEHAVIORⅠ. While we are an establishment who's primary clientele are criminals—we implore you to behave classily and respectfully. You are here to impress and make connections. You are not here to maim, lose sobriety, or embarrass your reputation.Ⅱ. You will not partake of drugs in this establishment. While you may locate suppliers, dealers, and form bonds with such entrepreneurs, you are not to partake of any recreational drugs while on the premises. If you are caught partaking of any drugs or illicit substances, you will be forcibly removed from the premises.Ⅲ. That being said, we allow consumption of alcohol. You are not to drink yourself under the table—and even more than that, you are not to drink yourself into a stupor. There is refined class in an aged beverage. We offer only the highest quality liquid wares, and our bartenders are exemplary legends in their service. We ask that you respect our establishment and our staff by enjoying your liquor in moderation. We do not wish to escort you out of the establishment for drunken stupidity.Ⅳ. We allow the smoking of cigars and cigarettes only. A highball with a fine, exquisite cigar is an unparalleled pleasure of this world—even moreso in fantastic company. If you are caught smoking a substance that is not tobacco in the form of cigar or cigarette, you will be promptly escorted off the premises.Ⅴ. If you pull a firearm or weapon out, expect to have tens of firearms and weapons pulled out and pointed at your throat. We permit our clientele to carry their weapons, but we operate on a trust and honor system. If you carry your weapon into our establishment, it is to protect the peace. If there is an inebriated patron who is uncultured enough to bare arms against another patron, you will bare your arm against the aggressor to keep the peace of the establishment.

▬▬ CHARACTER RULES
═══════ APPEARANCEⅥ. The Black Diamond Speakeasy has a dress code. The only attire allowed is Black Tie. Your manner of dress should be classy, effortful, impressive. You are dressing to command respect and attention. Earn your respect by presenting yourself as someone worthy of it.
   ((Here are some terms that I think would fit the dress code.
   - Old Money
   - Film Noir
   - 1920s Gangster
   - Mafia Speakeasy
   - Vintage Luxury
   - Jazz Age
   - Opulent Decay
   - Criminal Lounge
   - Underworld Baroque   Essentially: you're dressing like you're entering a classy criminal jazz lounge.))Ⅶ. That being said, we expect our patrons to be fully clothed. While you are welcome to accentuate what you desire to, we expect our clientele to cover their modesty.
    ((Characters that are showing nipples/ass/junk in any manner will be outright banned from the Speakeasy and the Discord. This is a classy establishment, not a strip club.))Ⅷ. While The Black Diamond Speakeasy does not condone prejudice, we have a certain image to uphold.
   ((Characters with outlandish proportions that do not look like they belong to FFXIV are not welcome.   What is allowed: Characters that use "Smol or Toll" or similar mods to lengthen or shorten height; characters that use Customize+ or chubby mods to look like they have a bit of weight on as long as it is not a fetish; all types of body representation as long as it is not fetishized.   What will have you escorted from the premises: Exaggerated proportions that seem like they may belong to a fetish.   We do not accept Lore-Breaking characters. This is a LORE-ABIDING ESTABLISHMENT. If your character is not lore friendly or on the further end of lore-bending, we ask that you find another establishment.   Unfortunately, Sineaters will have to find another establishment to attend. I apologize to our Sineater friends, but Shardhopping characters do not fit into The Black Diamond Speakeasy's lore.))

▬▬ OOC RULES═══════ OOC RULESⅩ. Due to the nature of this establishment, we unfortunately do not allow modern technology or Solution 9 technology into the establishment. The type of technology the Speakeasy will have is something that would not be outlandish for the Skysteel Manufactory in Ishgard, or for the Alchemist's guild in Ul'dah.Ⅺ. With the above said, we do not allow modern lingo or products in the establishment. Anything that originates from Solution 9 in terms of modern-day lingo or products (streaming, energy drinks, Solution 9 type clothing, high-tech video cameras/recorders, hoverboards/hover technology, etc) will not be tolerated within the Speakeasy. For any audio devices that are producing sound, it will be repurposed magitek. For any items that are floating, it is due to a mage actively casting.Ⅻ. The Speakeasy is not for starting fights or drama. Characters should not become inebriated to the point that they begin fisticuffs or otherwise. Likewise, any manner of OOC misconduct will have you asked to excuse yourself from the Speakeasy, or potentially outright banned from it. Behave yourself. We are adults here.ⅫⅠ. We ask that all patrons do not discuss mods, plugins, or any manner of 3rd party involvement in game. If you are caught mentioning any of the various illegal tools, you will be instantaneously banned from both the Discord and the establishment. This is an absolutely no tolerance policy. Don't fuck around and find out.ⅪⅤ. As an establishment, The Black Diamond Speakeasy reserves the right to ask any patron to leave the establishment for any reason. We do not tolerate harassment OOC, nor do we tolerate disruptive behavior IC. If you are asked to leave the establishment, please do so maturely.ⅩⅤ. If there is any problem, concern, or issue that you wish to bring up, you may bring it up to @junko.enoshima directly in private. You will not do so publicly. You will only bring it up to @junko.enoshima in DMs or through a ticket. If you are discussing issues and concerns publicly, that will count as disrespectful, disruptive behavior.

══ Now that you have read through all of the rules, you're finally able to obtain the passphrase to be let into the venue. The passphrase is "Never Broken."

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ I WANT TO WORK FOR THE SPEAKEASY
Thank you! We are always looking for more staff. I cannot stress this enough.
> AS OF 10/19/25: THE BLACK DIAMOND SPEAKEASY IS HIRING MORE STAFF.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ DISCLAIMER & FAQ
Q: Why do you have a tiered payment system and why are the amounts so low compared to nightclubs?
A: For a variety of reasons. We want to disincentivize people who are gil-motivated and are only here for a stream of income. We want to encourage people who want to write out specific criminal ideas or plots at the venue. The monetary aspect of it is purely a bonus. It is not meant to be the driving factor. If you are here only for a paycheck and any RP is optional for you, then this is not the establishment for you.Q: Why is there a uniform?
A: Because there is a dress code that needs to be abided. You can pick whatever you like for your uniform, so long as it matches "black tie attire."Q: I can't attend every week but I can attend every other week, or every so often. Can I still apply?
A: Yes. Just please communicate your schedule with me so I know both when to and when to not expect you to be present for a shift.

There are a set of rules and behavior that you must keep in mind when working with The Speakeasy.Ⅰ. You are associated with the FC that hosts the Speakeasy. While you are not a direct member of Diamante Nero, you are working in employment of the mafia. Because of that, your name is in association with the FC. This means that your OOC Conduct should not incriminate us in any manner. Additionally, your muses IC Conduct should not incriminate Diamante Nero in any manner. With that being said, if you are still interested in working for Diamante Nero's Speakeasy, we will make sure you are well taken care of--both IC and OOC.Ⅱ. You will be paid in gil at the end of every shift you work. For the roles that make sales, management will provide the items that you are selling, and you will be required to keep track of your sales, how many items were sold, your tips, and returning the remaining inventory at the end of the night. You will never be expected to personally acquire wares to sell, those will always be provided to you.Ⅲ. Some roles are more RP heavy than others. Roles like greeters, servers, bartenders, and hosts are very front-facing jobs that require you to be spending most of, if not your whole shift, interacting with and writing with other people nonstop. Roles like bouncers, security, and performers will go most of the, if not the entire, shift without interacting with or RPing with anyone. Please pick the job that best suits your characters personality. Social butterflies should be in front-facing jobs, whereas silent vigils should be in quieter ranks.Ⅳ. We do not employ the use of shout runners, advertisers, and will only have one active PF listing up during the venue's operating hours. This may mean less clientele come in per evening until we have established rapport with the criminal community. You will always be paid at the end of the night, even if we have 0 patrons in the establishment for all three hours.Ⅴ. We are, unfortunately, on Balmung. It is the hardest server to transfer to, and we are open on a weekend. Please understand that this may also be a severe hit to the patrons and clientele we receive during our operating hours. I have already taken this into account when deciding to host this venue, so you should be taking this into account when deciding if you wish to work for the Speakeasy.With all these considered, if you are still interested in working for the Speakeasy, we will move on now.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ HIRING INFORMATION

Thank you for wanting to join the Speakeasy team!▬▬▬▬ RULES
1). You will be paid in Gil at the end of your shift, every shift. For positions that earn tip, you keep all of your tips but you must record them for data analysis purposes. For positions that make sales (bartenders, servers), you will keep all of your tips but all base pay will be given to management at the end of the night.
1.1). There are channels in the staff category with which you can log your sales and an example of how to log your sales. Alternatively, you can do this in game on a notepad plugin and post your notes to discord after.2). You will remain in character for the whole duration of the shift, and will strive to uphold the standards of behavior that the Speakeasy puts forth. It's staff are respectable, refined, distinguished individuals that carry an air of dignity. They are working for an incredibly respectable mafia, so they must behave in ways that command respect.3). You are to be open in communication both as mun and your muses. There will be constant communication among the staff for the duration of the shift, to make sure no patron is left idling in a corner un-greeted, un-served, or otherwise isolated. This communication will be done via CWLS, both ooc and ic. There is an OOC cwls to ask questions and communicate any happenings or issues. There is an IC cwls to direct hosts to individuals that have isolated themselves/have not interacted or been served.
3.1). Because of this, your character will need at least 2 empty cwls slots.4). You as a writer will not incriminate yourself or involve yourself in drama. When you are working for the Speakeasy, you are an associate of our FC as we have hired you as staff for the venue, which is hosted directly by the FC itself. Because of this association your name has with us, you will not incriminate Diamante Nero in any manner or fashion.5). We reserve the right to dismiss any member from service should they provide ample reason to be dismissed. All cases will be judged fairly and reasoning will be provided.

▬▬▬▬ ROLES TO HIRE
As of 10/19/25: we are hiring ALL roles.Bartenders/Chefs
The heart and soul of the party; there are very rarely things that go better with good company than liquor and food. You and your team will be serving liquor and food to both individuals sitting at the bar, coming up to the bar, or fulfilling orders placed by servers and and handing it off for delivery. You will make small talk with individuals sitting at the bar, while also simultaneously serving anyone that comes up.Servers
The primary point of contact for delivering food and beverage to seated individuals that the bartenders cannot reach. You will walk up to individuals who haven't ordered from the bar, or direct Hosts to reach out to individuals that have isolated themselves. You'll take orders and provide company and smalltalk to people all across the venue, while making sure to keep an eye on lone wolves that need to be approached.Hosts
Our bread and butter. Some individuals are shy and cannot bring themselves to approach bartenders or other individuals. Your primary course of action will be hunting down these lone wolves and providing them an experience they won't forget; genuine conversation, interested smiles, making them feel wanted in the Speakeasy. You may receive pointers from servers on lone wolves, but it is your primary responsibility to keep an eye out for them.Performers
There are many caveats with this one. The performers that we prefer in the Speakeasy are individuals using Performance--DJs do not fit the lore of the venue. We have strict guidelines on the type of music that can be played in the Speakeasy, as it is, essentially, a jazz lounge. There are certain genres that fit the venue: Classical, Rhythm & Blues, and, of course, Jazz. Modern music is heavily discouraged, and 'old but gold' pieces are heavily encouraged. Performers are hired on an as-needed basis. Some nights we will have performances on our designated stage, other nights we may not.The Speakeasy does not employ the use of shout runners or advertisers; while this may hurt visibility and numbers, this is already acknowledged and the decision not to employ them still remains firm. There will be one advertisement on PF at a time posted by upper management and no more than that.

▬▬▬▬ PAYMENTShifts will be paid a flat fee per night for all employees, no matter the role given. The payment is based on venue popularity.Again, if you earn tips, those are yours to keep. You need but simply record the tips that you have earned (for data analysis, it will not affect your salary) and you can keep them. If you wish to split/pool them among your role team, you are welcome to. If you wish to keep them for yourself, you are welcome to. The handling of tips will be discussed amongst the role teams that earn them, just be civil and come to an answer everyone is in agreement with.As of the current moment, The Black Diamond Speakeasy does not employ half-shifts. You may only work a full shift and nothing less. You will be given payment at the end of the night, so please make sure you are able to stay an extra ~30 minutes after the venue closes to collect your payment from management.Payment per shift, gil amounts only
Unpopular — 250k/shift.
Getting There — 500k/shift
Bustling — 750k/shift
We Need More Staff — 1m/shift
House Is At Max Capacity/People Can't Enter — 2m/shiftDescriptions of Tiers
Unpopular; the venue has just recently launched/has yet to gain traction and we see maybe ~5-20 individuals for the entire shift that we are open. As there is very little work to do, the staff may RP amongst itself (within reason, no abandoning stations) and will receive at least something for their time spent working the evening.Getting There; there is a consistent flow of clientele coming in, but perhaps we are not yet "busy." While there is a decent amount of clientele interaction through the evening, the staff are still able to mostly RP amongst itself (within reason). If we have to be putting rough numbers to it, ~30-60 individuals per night.Bustling; the venue is considered "busy" and there are many interactions going through from several different patrons. Staff is kept suitably busy and has mainly interactions with patrons. Security must actually pay attention to read the flow of chat, and Greeters must be on top of their game to catch everyone that comes in. Hosts have queues of people to interact with, and some lone wolves may end up leaving without being interacted with in some capacity.We Need More Staff; We are considered "understaffed" as the amount of patrons far exceeds the staff available on hand. There are queues to the overloaded bar, Servers are overworked, Security struggles to keep track of the chat, Bouncers must assist Greeters in greeting clientele and getting the passphrase, and Hosts are about to give up on life.People Can't Enter; Dear God I hope we do not ever get to this point, and if we do, then this will have an actual description but I cannot ever see this happening.

▬▬▬▬ APPLICATIONPlease fill this out as detailed and accurately as you possibly can. YOU NEED TO BE ON DISCORD TO SUBMIT IT.You may submit this via google docs to my DMs (on discord), into my DMs directly (on discord) into several little posts, or you may open a ticket (on discord) with appropriate naming of it. The world is your oyster!## SECTION 1 — OOC INFORMATION
> **Name**:
> **Age**:
> **Time Zone**:
> **Play Times/Activity**:
> **How long have you been RPing (In General & In FFXIV)?**:
> **Venue Experience**:
> **Are you comfortable with darker, mature, or morally grey RP themes in the venue’s environment?**:
> **Are you faint of heart?**: (We do not recommend the faint of heart apply to work at a criminal organization.)## SECTION 2 — IC INFORMATION
> **Character Name**:
> **Race**:
> **Origin; Current Residence**:
> **Character Blurb**: (2–4 paragraphs describing your character’s history, personality, and demeanor.)
> **Strengths & Talents**: (What skills make them suitable for the venue?)
> **Flaws or Weaknesses**: (Traits or issues that may interfere with them working at the venue.)
> **Profile or Carrdd**: (Optional.)## SECTION 3 — THE SPEAKEASY
> **Desired Position**: (Greeter/Host/etc)
> **Experience/Background in that position**:
> **How do they carry themselves in a professional environment *in* that position?**:
> **How would they handle disrespect?**:
> **Their favorite part about working in hospitality?**: (Money is a perfectly acceptable answer here. I also work primarily for money.)## SECTION 4 — VENUE & FAMILY ALIGNMENT
> **The Black Diamond Speakeasy operates under the protection and management of Diamante Nero. Does your character understand they are associating with an organized crime syndicate?**:
> **Do they understand that said syndicate is not the most just nor innocent community?**:
> **With all that being said, do they still wish to align themselves with a lawful evil aligned syndicate and what may come of that?**:
> **This is an immersive, lore-abiding, heavy RP venue. We do not participate in nor offer ERP as a service. We do not offer purchasing Staff time as a service. Are you comfortable with that?**:## SECTION 5 — PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS
> **The Black Diamond Speakeasy pays in-game gil per shift worked. It is a flat fee, and tips are included. However, pay is based on the traction within the venue. Are you comfortable with this system?**: (You will walk out with a minimum of 250k gil per shift, plus any tips you make, if the venue is slow. You will NEVER make less than 250k a night.)
> **Do you have 2 CWLS slots available?**:
> **What constitutes as a professional and respectful venue environment, staff-wise, for you?**:
> **How do you handle OOC conflicts or misunderstandings, among staff, if they arise during a shift?**:
> **Is there anything you would like leadership to know before you're hired?**:
> **Is there anything you want to ask leadership before you're hired?**: