Where do I begin? Hmmmm.....
Isosaari is one of the first people to help me on those more or less "memorable moments" in FFXI. He helped me get the Kazham keys. Not necessarily a big deal. But it was, because it was only the start of everything.
Isosaari and I kind of split since, until I was 48mnk. I was running across the dunes, when I spotted him. He was doing something or another. We chatted for awhile, and ended up giving me a pearl to KingsOfAggro. I really just stopped in every once in awhile for about a week, until I got to 50mnk, where Iso had me come along for a LB1 run. I got the first (and only) paper. I was then introduced to the other very helpful members of the KingsOfAggro linkshell. Armeni, Sliccc, Mszsliccc, Karathm, and Theycallmebruce, and others. Armeni helped me and my good monk buddy Onikagemaru get our mnk AF1. Iso later got together the bulk of the LS to help me with my mnk AF2. I don't know how many times Iso got them together for Garliage coffer key hunts and getting me past the Banishing Gates.
Note, I'm only talking about what Isosaari has done for me. There are countless others he's helped, and a few of those occasions I've been with him. Completely selfless, he's ready to take up his great axe and help others, just to help them. He almost compels you to come along with quests and missions you actually don't want to do, but reluctantly you do, and you end up having some of the best times of your life. For instance, doing the Crawler Nest escort mission with only a 56mnk, 60drg and 60war. It wasn't easy, but we got to the end. Just because of a simple question about my warrior AF weapon, Isosaari ended up dragging me to davoi where we duo'd the NM orcs.
He'll help you, whether you like it or not. And you WILL enjoy it.
KingsOfAggro has since disbanded, but Isosaari created a new linkshell, one I'm very proud to be a member of. WarriorsCalling. He's very adamant about helping people, and that's what this linkshell is. Whether you're the one helping, or being helped, you are invited to come join us.
We're trying to do alot of things, everything from trying to get at least one member per craft. Isosaari is doing Leathercraft, Armeni is Alchemy, and I'm attempting Bonecraft, I'm not quite sure what anybody else is doing, but I'm sure at least a few more crafts are being done. And why are we doing this? I don't know, but Isosaari made it seem like a good idea. He's not been wrong yet.
You may be asking, is this a post about a new linkshell or a person? It's both, Isosaari isn't one of those "most popular" people, at least not yet. But he will be. And he deserves it, probably more than anybody I can think of. Nobody has helped me more, or that I've seen help others, even complete strangers, more than Isosaari has.
I'll extend the invitation again. Everybody is welcome, young or old, male or female, smart or Poki. The linkshell has been around for a few weeks, and it's growing well, I just want to see it grow more.