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Services

The Jade Cat offers a variety of services apart from our standard tea and sweets. These include: tarot readings, tea ceremonies, character sketches, minion sales, property rentals, and our elusive blue moon service. Look down below for more information!

Tarot Readings

Interested in what the stars may have in store for you? Seek out one of our tarot readers to learn your future or ask the cards your burning questions.
Pricing:
↬ 50k for a single card reading. This can take up to five or ten minutes
↬ 100k for a simple reading (3-4 cards). These can take roughly twenty to forty-five minutes.
↬ 400k for a complex reading (5+ cards). These can last anywhere from one hour to three hours, depending on the size of the reading.

Character Sketches

On days where we have an available artist, we will be offering character sketches to any who would like one for 150k each. These will be quick sketch portraits that will get posted in the Discord in the character sketch channel. Please be sure to have your name in the Discord match your character to get properly pinged when your portrait is done!

Tea Ceremonies

We offer Doman-style (Japanese) and Hingan-style(Chinese/Korean) tea ceremonies here at the Jade Cat. These are our best attempts at replicating their real-life counterparts to bring the same peace and tranquility of a tea ceremony here to Eorzea. Due to the owner's more traditional values of growing up in a Doman village, tea ceremonies are also the only way you'll get to try our ceremonial-grade matcha! See the dedicated ceremonies page for more detailed information.

Minion/Plushie Gift Shop

As a secondary way to keep business afloat, we sell "plushies" here to have as a cozy companion while you enjoy your stay or something to adorn your personal homes with. We offer a rotating stock of both minions and actual housing items plushies, so keep an eye out! There will be a button below that takes you to our current available stock along with pricing. Select minions and housing items are always free and available!

Onsen

A staple in Doman and HIngan culture, we offer a free onsen for any who wishes to soak away their worries. We have onsens located both inside and outside the Jade Cat, and you are welcome to use them both at your leisure. If you would like service while in the onsen, please send one of our staff a tell and someone will come to take your order. We do have a few etiquette rules regarding the onsen that we ask you to follow while using this service. Please see the onsen page on our carrd for details.

Under the Light of the Blue Moon

As the owner and several of our staff have a background relating to shinobi or the criminal underground, the Jade Cat offers a hidden location of neutrality for business dealings. While we do not condone violence or illegal activities, the owner would still like to extend a space for private negotiations and "business" dealings should our patrons have their own clients they need to speak to away from prying eyes or ears.This service is free of charge. If you would like to make use of it, simply ask a staff member for the best place to view the blue moon and you and your party will be escorted to the room, no questions asked. If you would like drinks brought to you, send one of our staff members a tell and it will be served promptly. Those using the blue moon service also have exclusive rights to our sake stores should they wish it to make conversation flow easier.DISCLAIMER: While this room and service are meant for dark and secretive RP, this does not mean spicy time. If you are caught doing the dirty anywhere in the Jade Cat, you will be banned from our establishment.

Staff

Meet our Wonderful Staff

Want to be a part of the Jade Cat team? Put in an application ticket on our Discord or DM Veronna (KennyraeWolf) on Discord directly!

⋆｡°✩ Returned to the Star ⋆｡°✩

Our dear friend, diviner, and co-owner, Hekate Apothecare, also known as Kyali Maru, passed on Sept. 11, 2024, and will forever be remembered and missed.

Tea Ceremonies

At the Jade Cat, we offer tea ceremonies based loosely on the IRL ones held in Japan, China, and Korea. The Chakai and Chaji, as well as the monthly free public ceremony, are based on the ones held in Japan, while the Laoran Cha is based on the ones held in China and Korea.Due to the preparation required, Chakai and Chaji ceremonies cannot be performed on request. They must be given at least a half hour to an hour prior notice or more to give the host time to get the items, flowers, and custom pamphlet prepared. However, the Laoren Cha can be completed on demand! Simply let the greeter on duty know, and the next available host will be able to perform it for you!Look to the descriptions below to see which tea ceremony may be right for you!

Laoren Cha

75k (30min)
Booking on demand
Max 2 guests per ceremony

The Laoren Cha is a simple ceremony based on the ones held in China and South Korea. Loosely translated to "old people tea," this is a laid-back ceremony meant for enjoying a bit of tea and light conversation.While not part of all ceremonies of this style, we here at the Jade Cat like to include tea pets in our version of this tea ceremony. In real-life versions of this tea ceremony, a tea pet is usually a small, unglazed animal figure that one would pour some of the tea over as part of the ceremony. While a cute addition, it also serves as a good luck charm for various things, depending on which creature is used for the ceremony.We here at the Jade Cat also like to add in a little bit of magic to our tea pets to allow them to come to life for our guests to bring home with them as loyal companions on their adventures, wherever the winds may take them.

Chakai

100k (30-60min)
Minimum booking 30min - 1hr in advance
max 4 guests per ceremony

A slightly informal and shorter version of the main chaji tea ceremony, this is meant for those with busier schedules who may not have a few hours to spare or don't care for a more elaborate setup.Based on the tea ceremonies held in Japan, this version is a slimmed down version of the full ceremony. As with traditional Japanese tea ceremonies, ceremonial-grade matcha tea will be provided, as well as a sweet Doman treat. Prior to your ceremony, you will also be provided with a small pamphlet made just for your ceremony with pictures of the flowers used, the tea and sweets you'll be provided, and some information on how the ceremony will go.

Chaji

300k (1-2+ hours)
Minimum Booking 1h in advance
bookings for outside hours only
max 7 guests per ceremony

This is the full elaborate tea ceremony based on the ones held in Japan. While the other versions are more informal, this tea ceremony is meant to be held with complete formality and respect. During this ceremony, guests will be provided with a full five-course meal, sake, two types of ceremonial-grade matcha, and two different seasonal Doman sweets. Similarly to the Chakai, a pamphlet will be made and provided in advance with pictures and information about your ceremony.

Public Ceremony

FREE
once a month

Every month during the first week, we will be attempting to host a free public ceremony that all may attend at their leisure for free. Similar in style to the chakai ceremony, this is meant to be informal and informative. Guests will be provided a small meal, matcha, and sweets, and walked through the process of a tea ceremony. While one of the etiquette rules of a tea ceremony is general silence, for this public ceremony, questions and light chatter are encouraged, so long as they remain respectful.

Doman Tea Ceremony Etiquette

These guidelines are primarily for the Doman tea ceremonies - the Chakai, the Chaji, and to an extent, the free public ceremony.A tea ceremony is meant to be about mindfulness, clarity, and relaxation. To ensure you get the full benefits from these ceremonies, we ask that you look over these guidelines carefully and keep them in mind during your ceremonies. Should you have questions, please try to ask them before your ceremony begins.1. Be respectful. This should go without saying, but showing proper respect to your host who is providing the experience as well as to those around you, is important not only for the ceremony, but for your daily life. In both Doman and Hingan traditions, it is proper to greet others with a bow and refrain from cursing. While not a requirement, please refrain from vulgar language during your ceremony.2.Limit your speech. A tea ceremony is about mindfulness and relaxation. Speech can be a distraction to yourself and others, so do your best to remain quiet during the ceremony. Focus on the sounds of nature and those around you, only speaking when necessary. Try to express yourself through actions and gestures, rather than words.3. Arrive on time. Not too early to make your host rush, and not too late to make them have to wait overlong for you. Punctuality is an important skill in all aspects of life, but we know that life happens and takes priority over the ceremony or the game world it takes place in. We simply ask that if you know you may be late or need to cancel, please inform your host as soon as possible via Discord. A tea ceremony can be rescheduled, real life can't.

*Disclaimer: We do not claim to be experts in tea ceremonies. Real life ceremonies take months or even years to study and perfect. We simply wish to bring the joy of tea ceremonies to our fellow Eorzeans, and to provide a relaxing experience.

Onsen

Enjoy a relaxing soak in one of onsens, letting the warm waters wash away your worries and the stresses of life. Our onsens are free for anyone to use, so come in at your leisure and stay as long as you like. Below are a few etiquette rules we ask that you follow to the best of your abilities to ensure everyone cna stay relaxed and comfortable.

Onsen Etiquette

Rule No. 1: Wash before entering the onsen.
No one likes dirty water, so please use the showers in the changing area to rinse yourself off before entering the water.Rule No. 2: Clothing Requirements
In a standard onsen, both in the real world and in Kugane, it is standard practice to remove all clothing before entering the water, as clothes are seen as dirty and can contaminate the water. However, as an adventurer-run establishment, we must adhere to the Grand Company's guidelines instead. This means that all guests who enter the onsen must wear at a minimum some sort of swimwear or small clothes while using our facilities. This is for the comfort of all guests, as well as ensuring we can remain in business.Rule No. 3: Modesty is Important.
Even with the limited clothing, some level of modesty is still required to maintain a safe and comfortable environment. We request that you use one of the small towels provided in the changing area to cover your private areas while moving between areas.Rule No. 4: Don't dip your towel in the water.
This harkens back to the second rule. Towels are also seen as dirty and should not enter the water. Most simply fold the towel and wear it on their head or neck. While it has the potential to look a little silly for those who aren't used to it, it's the best way to not lose your towel and keep it out of the water at the same time!Rule No. 5: Don't go under the water. (Or get your hair wet)
In the East, it's pretty much forbidden to get your hair in the water in an onsen, and for good reason. No one wants mouth germs floating around in the water, and hair isn't good for it either. Hair is full of natural oils and residual grooming products that can dirty up and cloud the water. It's also a safety risk as loose strands that fall out may get tangled in the onsen's filters, creating even more of an unsavory mess over time that our staff will get stuck cleaning up. So please keep your hair and heads above the water at all times.Rule No. 6. Stay and relax after your dip.
There are plenty of places to relax around the Jade Cat while you dry off and cool down from the onsen. Depending on how long you soak, you may suffer from some light heat exhaustion, so it's best to take a moment to cool down and relax somewhere dry before going about your day.