>At first Zah was the perfect Villager. Did everything by the
>books, plain, neutral, boring. Then he met Jormyr. For all the
>drama Zah brought to the Village, Fortress and forums, you now
>know who to blame!

Hah. On the good side of that...like Jormyr pushes for...change
is good. Some of it I even had to shift on the go for.

>One thing I really learnt from Zah, which I've never done in
>the past, is how to evolve a character over time. Who Zah was
>and who Zah become were very different characters and it
>something I encourage everyone to try. It adds a huge amount
>of depth and longevity to your characters.

That's among my favorite things for characters. It's also among
the best uses of role, being able to describe change and progress.

>Which moves me onto my farewells:
>
>Immortals:
>
>First and foremost, Jormyr: thank you for taking the time and
>effort to invest in Zah. Without your interaction and guidance
>Zah would not have been even half the fun he was and he
>certainly would've deleted long ago. I do hope I finally got
>the hang of your religion, looking back at my logs I think you
>bonked me on the head 4 or 5 times for getting it wrong. I
>also hope the drama I seemed to continually cause didn't give
>you too much of a headache!

If it makes you feel better, probably only the first very few were
getting the religion wrong. The majority of them were to make
certain Zah questioned what he thought. That said, Jormyr FINALLY
ran into one task that I didn't manage to yell at a follower.

>Panmorne: We didn't interact too much but I rated you very
>highly. When I first read your helpfile I thought we were
>going to clash like crazy (you and Jormyr have very
>conflicting beliefs!), but you were extremely classy and
>likeable. I also want to thank you for running the Rites, it
>is something I've always wanted to experience and I had an
>absolute blast. It is a bit unfortunate that I think every
>participant is now gone.

Booooooo. Panmorne bad. Jormyr good.


Zah definitely took to Jormyr far more than I ever expected, so
well I even had to take a step back as Battle-Imm. If you weren't
so clear on the "I don't know that I want to be Commander" stance,
the challenge to remove you probably would have been handled
differently, but it seemed as though you were as (or moreso)
happier without the pressure of leadership. One of my favorite
comments about you came from Destuvius (and he can correct me if
I misquote him) along the lines of

"The secret to Battle's never changed; all you have to do is be a
classy assbeater, and the praise flows. Unfortunately, too many
forget the classy part."

Zah pushed limits, but as far as I ever saw, he did it in a way
that made it fun and interesting for the game.