Looking to further increase your repertoire of Trust npcs, or just wanting to tailor make a themed party to join you in battle? Square Enix will be introducing four new Alter Egos to assist you in just that! The powerful monk Zazarg, Aht Urhgan's monarch Nashmeira, the fiesty White Mage Cherukiki, and Adoulin's exorcist Ingrid, are all slated to be added in the upcoming March version update, lending their unique abilities to those that will have them!

Several new changes to the Trust system are also planned to be implemented, including a significant increase in battlefields that players can call them out, new dialogue options for each Alter Ego for various situations, and a new option to allow players to toggle on and off the ability to see the Alter Egos of other players!

Let us know what you think of these planned changes to the Trust system over on the ZAM forums!

From the official Final Fantasy XI forums:

[dev1189] New Alter Egos and Alter Ego Adjustments

• New alter egos will be introduced.

  	Name	Combat Stratagem	Method of Acquisition
  	Cherukiki	Healer	Complete one of the Trust initiation quests in either San d’Oria, Bastok, or Windurst.
  			Complete the mission "Chains and Bonds." * Cherukiki's alter ego may not be acquired between the time the mission "The Warrior's Path" is offered and the boss of the mission "Dawn" is defeated.
  			Speak with Taillegeas in Ru'Lude Gardens (I-7) after fulfilling the above prerequisites.
  	Nashmeira	Melee Fighter	Complete one of the Trust initiation quests in either San d’Oria, Bastok, or Windurst.
  			Complete the mission "Eternal Mercenary."
  			Examine the Imperial Whitegate in Aht Urhgan Whitegate (L-9) after fulfilling the above prerequisites.
  	Zazarg	Melee Fighter	Complete one of the Trust initiation quests in either San d’Oria, Bastok, or Windurst.
  			Complete the quest "Fist of the People."
  			Speak with Fari-Wari in Aht Urhgan Whitegate (K-12) after fulfilling the above prerequisites. * Zazarg's alter ego may not be acquired if he is being held prisoner by beastmen forces in Beseiged.
  	Ingrid	Offensive Caster	Complete one of the Trust initiation quests in either San d’Oria, Bastok, or Windurst.
  			Complete the mission "The Merciless One." * Ingrid's alter ego may not be acquired between the time the mission "Beauty and the Beast" is undertaken and the mission "Glimmer of Portent" is completed.
  			Speak with Rigobertine in Eastern Adoulin (I-7) after fulfilling the above prerequisites.

Battle messages will be added for alter egos.
Character-specific messages will be displayed for calling forth and dismissing alter egos, as well as when they fall in battle.
* Additional messages for various situations will be added over time.

Sample messages:

Upon being called forth:

Upon being dismissed:

Upon falling in battle:

• Alter egos will be able to fight alongside adventurers in the following battlefields.
  • Horlais Peak

    The Emissary / The Three Kingdoms

  • Waughroon Shrine

    Journey Abroad / The Three Kingdoms

  • Balga's Dais

    Journey Abroad / The Emissary

  • Qu'Bia Arena

    The Ruins of Fei'Yin / Darkness Rising / The Final Seal

  • Throne Room

    The Shadow Lord / Xarcabard, Land of Truths / The Shadow Awaits

  • Spire of Holla

    Below the Arks / The Mothercrystals

  • Spire of Mea

    Below the Arks / The Mothercrystals

  • Spire of Dem

    Below the Arks / The Mothercrystals

  • Monarch Linn

    Ancient Vows / The Savage

  • The Shrouded Maw

    Darkness Named

• A command will be added to hide other players' alter egos.
  • /hidefaith -- /hidetrust
    Disables/enables the display of alter egos not called by the player.
    

    >>Subcommands:
    on: Disables the display of alter egos.
    off: Enables the display of alter egos.

  • Notes
    This command is intended to lower system usage by disabling the display of other players' alter egos. The following issues will occur, but they are an intended effect of using the command.
    • If a non-displayed alter ego casts a spell on your character, there will be no visual or log notification, but the appropriate status icon will display.
    • If players who have disabled the display of alter egos dismiss one from their parties, the visual effect thereof will not be displayed.