Maidy and his friends were given a private server by Square Enix to contribute Maidy and companies actual in game avatar as well as weather and lighting conditions.
Based on the true events of FFXIV player Maidy and his journey to reconnect with his father.
Yoshi P (FFXIVs director/producer) followed the blog of Maidy prior to a realm reborn anonymously. Until Maidy was approached about adapting his (their) story into a novel. The publisher reached out to Square Enix for consent and they enthusiastically consented with Yoshi-P and Maidy becoming close friends until Maidy's death on Dec 6 2020 after losing his clandestine battle with cancer.