Free Company

Free Companies are player operated organizations similar to guilds in other MMOs. Players can only be in 1 Free Company at a time. Like Linkshells, Free Companies have separate chat channels that operate across servers; unlike Linkshells, Free Companies have the option of additional ranks and activities for members. Free Trial players cannot join Free Companies.

Finding and joining a Free Company

New players can find an existing Free Company on the official Community Finder on Lodestone (added in Patch 5.35). Use the search options to filter by server, size, affiliated Grand Company, and desired activities. Once a desired Free Company is located, check the Member List for the Free Company and use the in-game Player Search to find an online representative of the Free Company. Once found, click the player's name and select "View Company Profile", then click the "Submit Application" button if the company is open to application. Another option is to travel to the Free Company's estate, if they own one, and apply at the placard out front.

While there is no in-game search for Free Companies, Free Companies often recruit in the /shout chat of major cities (Ul'dah, Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, the Crystarium), and asking in the /shout chat for a Free Company can also result in multiple recruitment notices.

Creating a Free Company

To create a Free Company players need to be level 25 or higher and be part of a Grand Company. The founding player must not have been in a free company for at least 24 hours. Creation process:

1. Obtain a company petition from the OIC administrator in Ul'dah, Limsa Lominsa, or Gridania.
2. Fill out the petition with the company's name and tag.
3. Obtain three signatures from three other player characters in the same server. The player characters can be at any level, but they cannot be in a Free Company. Note: All signatories will become founding members of the Free Company after creation. They can leave after the process is complete.
4. Return to the OIC administrator with the petition and pay a  15,000 gil registration fee.

Activities and ranks

Players can rank up their Free Companies by participating in activities to earn Free Company experience points. As of patch 5.2, there are 30 ranks (up from the previous eight ranks).

Activities include but are not limited to, fighting monsters, gathering resources, crafting high quality items, completing guildleves, Grand Company Leves, recruiting new members, undertaking supply and provisioning missions, and Treasure Hunts. These activities also grant Free Company Credits that can be used to earn buffs and items.

Free Company Crafting

See also: Crafting Facility

Introduced in Heavensward, Free Company Crafting allows the players to create Aetherial Wheels, Exterior Walls, and Company Airships for the Free Company.

Free Company Airships

Introduced in Heavensward, Company Airships can embark on Exploratory Voyages. These voyages explore the uncharted lands in The Sea of Clouds for exclusive, rare items.

Subaquatic Voyages

In a similar vein, in Patch 4.2 of Stormblood Subaquatic Voyages were added, allowing Free Companies to send submersibles out on Exploratory Voyages for rare and exclusive items.

Aetherial Wheels

Introduced in Patch 2.5, Aetherial Wheels allows the Free Company to use Free Company Actions without spending company credit.

Retainer Dispatchment

An expansion of duties permit is required to place a retainer on your estate grounds outside the hall. These permits are purchasable from independent sutlers in any residential district.

One, two, or three retainers can be placed on small, medium, and large estates respectively.

Once a retainer is placed on estate grounds, items that they currently have listed for sale on the market can be purchased by anyone who speaks with them. Other players can also view the retainer's sales history (up to 20 entries). Placing retainers on estate grounds does not impact your ability to summon them via summoning bells to deposit and withdraw items, or to assign retainer ventures.

Free Company Entitlements

The amount of XP required to "rank up" a Free Company is determined by the number of members in that Free Company (XP required increases as the member count increases). As such, there are currently no guides available that state the amount of XP needed for each of the ranks found below.

Rank	Entitlement	Description
1	Company Chest	Gives access to the free company chest.
2	Crest Customization	Allows the limited customization of your free company crest.
3	Chest Expansion	Increases the number of company chest tabs to three.
4	Gear Customization	Allows user to affix their free company crest to armor
5	Company Actions	Allows the execution of company actions
6	Land Acquisition	Enables the acquisition of land in residential districts.
7	Crest Expansion	Allows for full customization of company crest.
8	Action Expansion	Increases the maximum number of inactive and active company actions.
10	Chest Expansion	Increases the number of company chest tabs to four.
12	Action Expansion	Increases the maximum number of inactive company actions to 12.
15	Chest Expansion	Increases the number of company chest tabs to five.
18	Action Expansion	Increases the maximum number of inactive company actions to 14.
20	Action Expansion	Increases the maximum number of inactive company actions to 15.

Free Company Actions

Rank 1 and 2 Actions can be purchased with Company Credits or charged through Aetherial Wheels. All Free Company Actions have a duration of 24 hours.

Rank	Action	Icon	Credits	Description	Aetherial Wheel
5	The Heat of Battle		3,010	Increases EXP earned through battle by 5%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Confrontation
	Earth and Water		3,010	Increases EXP earned through gathering by 5%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Productivity
	Helping Hand		3,010	Increases EXP earned through crafting by 5%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Industry
	A Man's Best Friend		2,408	Increases EXP earned by companions by 10%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Longeing
	Mark Up		2,408	Increases Wolf Marks earned by 5%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Rivalry
	Seal Sweetener		2,408	Increases company seals earned by 5%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Company
	Jackpot		2,408	Increases MGP payout by 5%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Recreation
	Brave New World		1,505	Increases the attributes of all Disciple of War or Magic members under level 25 by 10%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Initiation
	Live off the Land		2,408	Increases gathering by 5.	Grade 1 Wheel of Capacity
	What You See		2,408	Increases perception by 5.	Grade 1 Wheel of Observation
	Eat from the Hand		2,408	Increases craftsmanship by 5.	Grade 1 Wheel of Efficiency
	In Control		2,408	Increases control by 5.	Grade 1 Wheel of Precision
	That Which Binds Us		3,010	Increases spiritbonding speed.	Grade 1 Wheel of Dedication
	Meat and Mead		2,408	Increases duration of food effects by five minutes.	Grade 1 Wheel of Nutriment
	Proper Care		3,010	Slows gear wear by 10%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Permanence
	Fleet-footed		2,408	Increases duraton of Sprint in large settlements by 25%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Swiftness
	Reduced Rates		3,010	Reduces teleportation fees by 20%.	Grade 1 Wheel of Pilgrimage

Rank	Action	Icon	Credits	Description	Aetherial Wheel
8	The Heat of Battle II		6,020	Increases EXP earned through battle by 10%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Confrontation
	Earth and Water II		6,020	Increases EXP earned through gathering by 10%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Productivity
	Helping Hand II		6,020	Increases EXP earned through crafting by 10%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Industry
	A Man's Best Friend II		6,020	Increases EXP earned by companions by 15%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Longeing
	Mark Up II		6,020	Increases Wolf Marks earned by 10%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Rivalry
	Seal Sweetener II		6,020	Increases company seals earned by 10%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Company
	Jackpot II		6,020	Increases MGP payout by 10%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Recreation
	Brave New World II		3,010	Increases the attributes of all Disciple of War or Magic members under level 49 by 5%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Initiation
	Live off the Land II		6,020	Increases gathering by 10.	Grade 2 Wheel of Capacity
	What You See II		6,020	Increases perception by 10.	Grade 2 Wheel of Observation
	Eat from the Hand II		6,020	Increases craftsmanship by 10.	Grade 2 Wheel of Efficiency
	In Control II		6,020	Increases control by 10.	Grade 2 Wheel of Precision
	That Which Binds Us II		6,020	Increases spiritbonding speed.	Grade 2 Wheel of Dedication
	Meat and Mead II		6,020	Increases duration of food effects by ten minutes.	Grade 2 Wheel of Nutriment
	Proper Care II		6,020	Slows gear wear by 20%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Permanence
	Fleet-footed II		4,816	Increases duration of Sprint in large settlements by 50%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Swiftness
	Reduced Rates II		6,020	Reduces teleportation fees by 30%.	Grade 2 Wheel of Pilgrimage

Rank 3 Actions require Aetherial Wheels:

Action	Icon	Description	Aetherial Wheel
The Heat of Battle III		Increases EXP earned through battle by 15%.	Grade 3 Wheel of Confrontation
Earth and Water III		Increases EXP earned through gathering by 20%.	Grade 3 Wheel of Productivity
Helping Hand III		Increases EXP earned through crafting by 20%.	Grade 3 Wheel of Industry
A Man's Best Friend III		Increases EXP earned by companions by 20%.	Grade 3 Wheel of Longeing
Mark Up III		Increases Wolf Marks earned by 15%.	Grade 3 Wheel of Rivalry
Seal Sweetener III		Increases company seals earned by 15%.	Grade 3 Wheel of Company
Jackpot III		Increases MGP payout by 15%.	Grade 3 Wheel of Recreation
Live off the Land III		Increases gathering by 15.	Grade 3 Wheel of Capacity
What You See III		Increases perception by 15.	Grade 3 Wheel of Observation
Eat from the Hand III		Increases craftsmanship by 15.	Grade 3 Wheel of Efficiency
In Control III		Increases control by 15.	Grade 3 Wheel of Precision
That Which Binds Us III		Increases spiritbonding speed.	Grade 3 Wheel of Dedication
Meat and Mead III		Increases duration of food effects by fifteen minutes.	Grade 3 Wheel of Nutriment
Proper Care III		Slows gear wear by 30%.	Grade 3 Wheel of Permanence
Reduced Rates III		Reduces teleportation fees by 40%.	Grade 3 Wheel of Pilgrimage

Company Chest

Locations

Region	Zone	Aethernet Shard	Position
The Black Shroud	Old Gridania	Shaded Bowyer	(X:14, Y:9)
The Black Shroud	New Gridania	Adders' Nest	(X:9, Y:11)
La Noscea	Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks	Hawkers' Round	(X:7, Y:12)
La Noscea	Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks	Maelstrom Command	(X:13, Y:12)
Thanalan	Ul'dah - Steps of Nald	Hall of Flames	(X:8.3, Y:9.4)
Thanalan	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	Sapphire Avenue Exchange	(X:13.8, Y:10.4)
Gyr Abania	Rhalgr's Reach	Western Rhalgr's Reach	(X:10.1, Y:12.9)
Hingashi	Kugane	Kogane Dori Markets	(X:12.3, Y:12.3)