True. I hesitated posting a farewell note. Zorszaul, to me, was the second greatest character in the game, someone I loved, someone who made memories and stories that will be retold countless times. Of course, he was no Minalcar, who honestly was my hero.

I remember my brief encounters with Z quite well. Three different characters, three totally different interactions. Each memorable. Looking back, a lot is explained from knowing the player behind Z. But that is another thread...

Thanks Zorszaul for the fun, for the challenge, and for keeping this game great. You gave the past few years challenges, goals, inspirations, insights, stories, and fun.

Zorszaul gives you a bloodstone phylactery.

Take care.

Feirshay

It is not great. But here it is.

Your role is:
Added Wed Jan 12 05:49:00 2000 at level 51:
Summary of Background:

Zaulael Ihledrin was born a farmers' son in the lands near the city of Ofcol.
His parents dreamed of greater things for him and sent him as a youth to Tar
Valon to be trained as a paladin. In time he completed this training and gained
divine power through the Lord of the Maran. Roaming the land as a knight-errant
he hunted evildoers and defended the common man. Giving up his life that they
might not. Giving up his dreams that they might know peace and realize theirs.
A life in which he felt unloved, unappreciated, unrespected. Able to look at
the things others had, the life others had. Look but never touch. Never have.

His favorite prey, his specialty, wizards of the darker arts. With passion
otherwise unequalled in his empty life he pursued them. The slightest rumor of
one's work enough to begin the hunt. When possible he studied the forbidden
tomes with the teachings of their way. The better to destroy them if he knew
them, or so he told himself. But. One day he was given to understand that he
did not pursue the evil sorcerers with such fervor because he loathed them.
It was his life he despised, and theirs he envied. He coveted the power,
freedom, respect they had. He realized in his deepest heart he wanted truly
to be one of them. In specatular fashion he betrayed his former value system,
his brothers, the people, and his lord. His fall from grace was swift and
painful. Burned horribly by the fires of the Phoenix for his transgression
and hunted by his former allies he tried to hide and begin his new life.
He called himself now Zorszaul, a cruel twist on the meaning of the name his
parents had given him. His new standard a similar twist on that of the Maran's.
Too badly burned by the phoenix fire to continue his former regiment of weapons
training and exercise his physique and combat prowess atrophied. In time he
was healed or scarred enough to continue them, but by then was already well set
on a more studious course than the path of the anti paladin some might expect
from this fallen angel. Completing his studies in Seantryn Modan he was ready
to face the world anew.


Added Fri Jan 21 05:00:38 2000 at level 51:
History, from Apprentice of Magic to Lich

Some have said that Zorszaul rose through his guild quickly. Zorszaul would
say he did not waste time. When he could not train he hunted. When he could
not hunt he gathered. Between gatherings he practiced.

Many of his early companions later became Arbiters. He led them to think he
either cared for the law or was indifferent to it. And thus used them to his
purpose. Deceived, many of them even called for his aid in dealing with
criminals or recovering the book of law from the village throne. In Zorszaul's
mind, being the enemy of the arbiters is a trap for the entropic-minded.
Choosing to oppose a thing they become defined by it. He kept his secret from
some of them even up until after his Becoming. One exception of note is
Jafarlin, an invoker in service of Twist. Advancing with a fellow mage was far
from easy, but Zorszaul found him to be skilled and reliable enough to be worth
joining whenever possible. Though both are evil and chaotic mages, they
conflict often, yet. If Zorszaul is capable of friendship, then Jafar would be
one of his best friends.

Zorszaul was inducted into the Barons of Chaos by the elf-goddess Eyllivea, who
he desires for some irrational reason. In her presence he is likely to act
less violent and less intellectually chaotic. Without understanding why he is
driven to seek her approval. He thought Barons Jagaub and Neblarkan clever and
powerful. And worked with each whenever the opportunity presented itself.

He was friendly with many of the Troupe and avoided fighting them. Telling
them that he thought the Troupe was very powerful and didn't want to incur
their wrath. He may believe this is true but it is more likely that it amuses
him to pretend he does. He befriended (after killing) a felar assassin of the
light, Kleea, who later sought Entropy at his suggestion. In her he saw the
carefree innocence that Zaulael fought to protect before his fall. He also
befriended Iemanja, a deceptive and twisted conjurer of the balance who in many
ways was a kindred soul to the darker sides of Zorszaul. She prophecised
Zorszaul's survival of the Becoming and eventual reign of terror while he was
still considered a nobody. Master, she called him. Her potential as a
powerful ally for Zorszaul soured when she made the mistake of falling in love
with him. As she resorted to more and more extreme acts to elicit an emotional
response from him, he became cold and distant. Not unfeeling, but unwilling to
display his emotions, even anger. An unspoken power struggle hidden from the
world.

After one fruitful night of hunting to hone his skills, Zorszaul had his undead
servants place the things he took from his victims in the shrine of his new
hopeful lord, Vilhazarog. Zorszaul wanted to have an evil power on his side as
a spiritual counterweight to the good power he had betrayed. In time he may
attempt to win the favor of other immortals, driven by his unconcious fear of
the wrath of Shokai. And seeing a buffer, though he will not serve them as he
serves Vilhazarog. He felt the Black Conclave's philosophy fitting his in many
ways. He prayed to his would be new god, offering the things if he should want
them. But. Not hearing an answer to his prayers, decided that his god didn't
want the paltry offerings and sold them to another. A poor choice earning him
disfavor he would not easily erase.

His elixir items were an onyx statue of a panther, a glass ball full of humming
pink energy, an eighteen inch tarnished brass wand, and a weapon crafted by a
duergar weaponsmith from which a hollow shrieking would eminate when it
pummeled its foes. He gathered the latter three quickly and began to hunt for
the first, a unique statue. Finding it in the possession of the renowned
killer Palan he despaired. He tried to bargain with Palan for the statue, but
once Palan heard that Zorszaul had obtained the other three objects, he simply
gave him the statue. After some difficulties the elixir was his and the
becoming complete.

Added Thu Jan 27 11:19:53 2000 at level 51:
Roleplaying:

If there is a single central theme to Zorszaul's life, it is that you can always
change your mind. Most people wake up each morning and do the same things they
did the day before because they are used to it. They don't truly think about
what they are doing or why. Zorszaul believes people have the potential to
change their entire lives in a moment. In his more benevolent moods he may try
to impart this lesson to others. It would be unlikely, but not out of character
for Zorszaul to change a second time. Zaulael felt trapped and hated his life,
but because he saw the world in extremes of black and white, there was nothing
for him to become but the most total opposite of what he had been. After living
Zorszaul's life, he has come to see that there are other choices. Right now,
he is unlikely to abandon his current way of un-life. Something he sees as
providing him with enlightenment, power over others, and freedom.

As a Baron of Chaos, Zorszaul seeks to push the world towards randomness. His
ideal world might be one in which everyone's speech is unintelligible to anyone
else. And all are afraid to organize or associate with each other, for fear
that any friendly face might hide a monster. The structure of the world
destablized and what might happen at any moment unpredictable. He believes an
extremely chaotic world would favor strong quick thinking individuals. Such as
himself. In this world it would be easy for him to take whatever he might
desire. His use of the powers of entropy are reigned in by two things. First,
he does not want to become too dependant on them. He knows that the future is
uncertain and these powers could be gone temporarily even permanently at any
time. He has seen members of other factions depend too greatly on the powers
granted by their item and become fearful and powerless without them. The
second reason is a subconcious one that Zorszaul would not likely admit. He
has heard stories of others who abused the powers of chaos, using them to merely
kill or for personal gain rather than promoting entropy, and he is deathly
afraid of losing the doppelganger power. Cloaked in the flesh of the living,
even if it is false, he feels connected again to the living world. He can
move about that world anonymous, doing what he will without being instantly
known for what he is. He can pretend for a time that he is not a dead thing.
This helps him to retain his link to his humanity and resist the mental illness
associated with being a lich.

Envy: Ordained by fate or the stars, the same flaw that broke Zaulael haunts
him still. Zorszaul may at any time begin to want something he doesn't have.
The harder it is for him to get, the more likely he will want it. Be it an
elf goddess, a Tome of Knowledge, or a blade of grass held by a shade he will
pursue whatever he desires. Attempts to dissuade him are likely to fail. He
is not incapable of giving up and wanting something different, but it is not
common. Flawed but not stupid, it is difficult for others to prey upon this
weakness and gain power over Zorszaul by convincing him to want something.
He is also capable of wanting intangible things, especially the respect of
specific others. Though he tries to hide this. This desire to have what he
lacks and be liked by those who should not like him may at times drive him to
acts that on the surface seem benevolent.

Killing: Even when Zorszaul might not otherwise choose to kill. He is driven
by his dark lord, always demanding sacrifice. And his need to create
phylacteries for future battles. It also pleases him to be feared.

Maran: Zorszaul-self loves to kill them above almost any others. Zaulael-self
secretly wants them to succeed in their goals. The friction between the need
for Zorszaul to kill can both drive him to hunt his former allies. And drive
him to hunt the evil wizards Zaulael lived to destroy.

Knowledge: Any necromancer who creates an elixir must realize the value of
knowledge. All things being equal he will try to learn and explore.

Other liches: Zorszaul hates being compared to them. He hates the shadow cast
by those that have come before him. Destroying them is one of few things the
whole of his being can agree about.


Added Thu Feb 17 04:23:22 2000 at level 51:
More History, Lich to Present

Vilhazarog offered Zorszaul a chance to redeem himself. The price of his
redemption would be the sacrifice of the dread killer Palan's axe of souls.
He would later learn that other evil powers were demanding Palan kill him.
The two began a dance of deception and betrayal, ending with the lich
triumphant and the axe offered to the Dark Knight. Palan took his own life,
and Zorszaul was marked with the unholy tattoo of Vilhazarog. Thera was freed
from the duergar's reign of terror and Zaulael defeated his most powerful black
sorcerer yet, but at what cost?

Zorszaul came to covet the Master Tomes of Knowledge. Every Master claimed that
these objects were worthless. But none would let him have one. This inflamed
his desire for Tome. He tried asking them for Tome, begging them for Tome,
and offering mighty gifts for Tome. He even embarassingly tried to seduce Tome
from them. He tried idle threats. But still they denied him Tome. He saw no
choice but to take Tome by force. After slaying many Masters and earning the
Tower's Eradication Mark, he finally managed to obtain Tome. Tome made him
happy until it crumbled. Zorszaul still likes to hold the Tomes, but having
done it already they mean less to him. During this time Zorszaul also decieved
the Tower with an intricate web of lies. Some of the Masters began to believe
that Zorszaul was one of the key people in a prophecy relating to the Tower.
He knew he was not this person, but strongly encouraged this belief and by
spreading misinformation threw the Masters into blind speculation and confusion.
He is proud of these events, believing them to be some of the greatest entropic
deeds ever committed.

Zorszaul's first trip into the infernal realms earned him a reputation as the
"Outlaw of Dis" after he ran into some trouble with the devils in power in that
infernal city, then escaped their "justice". He told Pidray, one of the devil
Baal's daughters that he would return. Perhaps in time he will. While in the
city of Dis he also met a devil bartender named Rotwing, who told him many
things about the city and its power structure. This devil also told Zorszaul
that he had "the stench of the Abyss" after he plotted to goad the two ruling
devils of the sixth circle and Dis into destroying each other so he could claim
power in that realm for himself. An epitath the lich finds fitting.


Added Thu Feb 17 04:39:46 2000 at level 51:
More Roleplaying:

Fantastic predictions of the future, such as promising to be instrumental in
Zorszaul's destruction or such as citing some prophecy that claims you are meant
to be his greatest ally: With an overwhelming number of others doing similar
things, possibly the most certain way to insure that Zorszaul will not take you
seriously.

Power: Zorszaul is beginning to believe that the quest for power, if that power
is to be placed in the control of a single being, can be a way of increasing
chaos in Thera. He has seen that he is treated very differently because of his
power. Maran or warders or villagers who would strike at any other necromancer
give him a wide berth because of his power. Many who would otherwise try to
destroy him seek to befriend him. Many speak to him who would otherwise not.
And in many other ways power and fear concentrated in one being distort the
normal behavior of Therans. Chaos is promoted again when those who act
differently as a result of that distortion come into conflict with those who act
as they "should" act.

Ego: Zorszaul is not truly humble. He is among the most powerful mortals in
Thera and he knows it. But. Neither is he even nearly as arrogant as he
appears. His displays of ego are more often just one more tool in his arsenal
with which to stir the pot of hate and malice, inspiring the emotions desired
by the Lord of the Black Conclave.


Added Sun Jun 25 03:05:11 2000 at level 51:
Update:

On one of his journies into the hells Zorszaul became marked by the Prince of
Darkness. The Prince asked Zorszaul if he deferred to his power, and Zorszaul
finding himself in awe of that presence, his mind filled with the overpowering
desire to submit as he looked upon the fallen angel could only say yes. This
marked no great change for Zorszaul, who had felt unappreciated by his former
god and really only sought his patronage as a way of averting the hunting of
the phoenix. In a sense it can be said that Zorszaul sees himself as like the
Prince of Darkness, a once noble angel fallen, and so is content with the
arrangement, though the Prince probably would not see things the same way.

Zorszaul took an apprentice, an evil elf maiden named Avendella. He felt
uniquely qualified to teach her the art of necromancy for she had once been
a priest of the light as he once had been. She excelled at the technical
parts of the profession but lacked the killer instinct of Zorszaul himself,
something which both intrigued and disappointed him. Clearly, she grew very
dependant upon him, both for guidance and emotional support, something with
which Zorszaul was never truly comfortable. Various forces prophecied that
if she Became, it would result in Zorszaul's destruction, yet he never
attempted to prevent this. In part this may be skepticism of the veracity
of the prophecies. In part it may be that some part of Zorszaul sought
destruction. Even the Prince of Darkness' right hand devil, Asmodeus,
attempted to get Zorszaul to turn on his apprentice, but he did not. This
last is more because Zorszaul secretly loathes Asmodeus more than anything
like loyalty to his apprentice. The devil claimed to read his mind and then
casually sipped some wine in front of Zorszaul, who took this to mean that he
understood that the lich hated to be reminded of the shortcomings of his
undead form and chose to mock him.

In the end Avendella yielded to destruction as Zorszaul looked on, reigniting
the spark of determination in him to not do the same. Seeing his protege
offered a chance of redemption but not offered the same, Zorszaul has begun
to long for his former life as a champion of the light, though it seems that
this can never be. This does not necessarily mean that he is currently kind
or pacifistic, for he is still very unbalanced and prone to emotional
outbursts. Ultimately he is still defined by his flaws despite his wishes.
He is increasingly troubled by the inability of mortals to believe him
sincere under any circumstances.


Added Wed Sep 20 03:28:52 2000 at level 51:
Feeling rejected by both his former Lord Shokai and the powers of Chaos,
Zorszaul is once again consumed by envy and backslides into evil. Although
made a generous offer by the Phoenix Zorszaul is unable to see it as good enough
while he feels others have been favored higher. And he can but fume as his
soul is filled with jealousy. The small part of Zorszaul that is still Zaulael
begins to wonder how it can ever be free of the flaw that defines them.

Added Mon Jan 22 05:04:06 2001 at level 51:
Update:

Zorszaul was contacted by Valguarnera, a lich Leader of Master. Who pardoned
Zorszaul for his mark of Eradication and recruited Zorszaul to be part of a
secret group of dark wizards who would perform an evil ritual and gain power.
But Zorszaul discovered that the total number recruited was at least eight and
became angry. He was not willing to split power with so many. How dare he be
asked to lower himself to work this little herd. He betrayed this coven to the
Maran. This he was sure would seal his redemption. Had he not done a great
service for the Light that no other could? Would not any other paladin, those
less dedicated than he in their study of the dark magics, have been unable to
infiltrate the group and expose them?

As the Fortress of Light was built and the Maran ventured into the world in
force Zorszaul assumed he would be called home. But this was not the case.
Instead he was still refused and many he considered unworthy of the honor were
named Maran. Zorszaul was outraged. How dare even the Great Lord refuse he
who was most worthy and name fools and cowards in his place. He could not
imagine a greater insult.

Once again a nearly pacifistic and almost goodly Zorszaul descends back into
envy and evil. Abandoning once more his hopes of wielding his holy sword,
Redeemer, in the service of the Light once more. Perhaps for the last time?

Epic, Although having had the chance to do it in retrospect at times, and having the chance to flesh out the details to fit the way it happened has improved it immenesly. I did not interact with Zorszaul at all nor did I fight him though he was often in my range. Did both personalities manifest at times ? Interesting role play angle, great take on the maran in general. The story is a good length,*back ground* You have used role in away I have not seen before but it certainly seems to fit to cover diffrent things like you have, and helps to maintain character perspective on groups, beliefs and even your sphere. I will not say you played the character well, because you already know that. I will how ever comment on the reactions you produced in so many diffrenct characters, the shear volume of replies you have had, in comparison to how many have looked at these posts - Are people affraid to say something ? To congratulate or is it a case of gawking at the dead like some car crash or something ? This intrigues me and having read your role I mourn the loss of the opportunity to observe more of your actions in character.
Thanks for playing.


Asa

Well put, Asa. You write a pretty good role yourself.

One of the more interesting "CF psychology" experiments is to go back and look at the criticism Zorszaul took over his time as a character. There were the people who accused him of being a one-trick pony with dopple, but eventually, people noticed that you could take the Equation, and he'd still roll over you. Then they said it was because he hung around Jafarlin a lot, and that it was the team that made them strong. Jafarlin died, and Zorszaul kept rolling. People called him a no-roleplay killing machine, but after he won the first role contest, and they saw logs of his versatility posted, they had to pipe down... again. This went on for quite some time, a new flavor every month, but always from the same voices.

My conclusion has been (for a long time, and not just because of Zorszaul) that there is a small but overly vocal fraction of our playerbase that has a great difficulty walking across the court, shaking hands, and saying "Good game" to the guy on the other team that just dunked home the winning basket.

Good game, Z.

From the pen of:
valguarnera@carrionfields.com">Valguarnera Trisseptia

valguarnera@carrionfields.com

I cant agree more.

i only saw logs of him shouting "tome!" (and the massive gangbang attempts on him), i actually thought (from viewing the logs) that he wasn't very good in the slightest. (i never interacted with or stood in the same room as him, i'm just passing comment on your "and they saw logs of his versatility posted" statement)

that and i'll keep my reply to your basketball allegory private

I wanted to post this the night I did the deed. But I didn't have time.

I was always pushing off deleting. Hoping my connection would get better.
But it didn't. Hoping I would get more time to play again. But I didn't.
I have some farewell comments from my long life. I am sure I will forget many
I shouldn't. You will just have to live with that.


Entropy:

Neblarkan. You were tough as nails and fun to have in the cabal. You deleted
too soon. The best was yet to come. Thanks for everything.

Jeurno. Thanks for all the banter. Bone Man remembers it with a smile. How
sad that Jeurnomancy has passed on.

Jagaub. You were a surprise. I didn't expect much out of human dagger spec
warrior but you proved me wrong. It was great to have you along for the ride.

Kleea. Sorry about killing you in the Frigid Wasteland that time. We ended up
having fun together didn't we? The good part of Zors may have been in love with
you. I want you to know I still had that poem and all of the pemmican with me
until the bitter end. It made me sad when you forgot. You did a great job with
all of the role playing and not even that will tarnish it.

Brogh. You were the best mid level duergar warrior bodyguard any hero lich
could have wanted. Always a laugh. Always worth the Captain's time.

Graeluumn. Thanks for the deposits into the Bank of Entropy Lich, and
everything else.

Kleptrec. Thanks for coming along. Sorry about how it turned out.

Jafarlin. My frequent partner in crime. I can't say enough good things. I am
sorry that it looks like you will be stuck in my shadow. There was a time when
I was afraid it would be the other way around. From showing everyone what
happens when two angry rank twenty mages can't find a group, to making Entropy
a power, to the mage hell explore team, you were there and you made it fun.
The doppel games were great, the paranoia was great. We had some good fights.
Strange no one else seemed to mind having their corpse defiled. Going up
against Master was good also.

Ahntrehents. Didn't know you that well but it was good having you along.


Master:

Manshoon. Sorry if I put you in a bad spot. Good fights, good talks.

Xalshei. You had to wave Tome in front of me didn't you. We had good
conversations, even if you were always angry. You deserved your tattoo.

Viscrinth. Sorry that you were the first Master casualty. Every time I brought
in a new trick to kill you I was sure you were going to use it on me the next
time. But that never happened. It was fun having you around.

Omniera. Thanks for the ranking help. Sorry about how things turned out.

Kudzurian. Thanks for my first Tome. Sorry I killed you for it.

Shenara. Thank you for all of the conversations. I am still wondering what
else I would have learned if we had more of them. I am glad to see you immed.

Valguarnera. Thanks for the talks. Thanks for including me in your scheme.
Sorry I tried to sell you out to the Maran. Congrats on imming. Thanks for
the talks afterwards.


Battle:

Maclochlan. I told you I would get you for that. I am sorry I got you for it
so many times. You should have backed off but I respect that you didn't.

Saerkal. Not always too smart, but never afraid.

Takashimi. I was sure you were going to be the one to kill me next. Did you
have any idea how close you were in the waygate? Great rager, but you should
have turned leader down. Did you ever find Vilhazarog?

Talice. I still curse the arkham currents for pulling me away from the undead.
I never rested easy when you were around. Killing Drizzt was a pain.

Dhaevor. We had some great fights. If you weren't so conservative I would
have lived in constant fear of you. But you always let me pick the time and
place.

Kacic. At first I thought you were just Dhaevor's pet bard. Maybe you were
and maybe you weren't. But I was surprised to see you were a real danger in
your own right.

Kastellyn. You were a smart runner when you had the need. All of battle could
learn from you. I know I did. Congrats on the promotion. The more recent
conversations were fun too but not as.

Sierothe. Everyone said bad things about you. Maybe I did too. But you were
great as a defender. You stole so many sure kills from me with those defender
skills.

Gelkof. I always heard impressive talk about you. I am sorry it was just talk.

Nesam. I think we had some good fights.


Arbiter:

Gurkuzl. Thanks for the groups. Helping arbiter out against battle while in
entropy was fun. Sorry I betrayed and killed you later.

Shaldea. See above. Minus the betrayal and killing.

Etherian. You talked a good game. If only you could fight as well. Anyway
you were interesting to have around. By the way when I break into your guild
to kill you that means it is already too late.

Octavia. I don't know how you got to be a lord. Nice job putting that
contrived flag on me then quitting whenever I came on after so others could die
in your place. I am hoping you learned later, but when I knew you you didn't
understand what lawful good means at all.

Grallon. Some good fights.

Calarathiel. I thought you were an idiot at first. But when I got past all
the giggling and started to see the depth of the character I was very
impressed. Well played in every respect.

Ghoumbe. Thanks for a bogus flag which cost dozens of arbiters their lives and
even out lasted the arbiter cabal. It made me happy to see you thrown out.

Davor. Sorry about Shadar Lunn. But you should have known I had something up
my sleeve. You will never know how much that gear helped me out.

Denglod. Sorry about that power word. That was the best timing ever.


Empire:

Quinthen. Father, we had some good fights and better talks. Nice work as
Emperor.

Sevietrem. Sorry you got in between Palan and I with fatal results. Otherwise
you seemed to have your act together.


Sylvan:

Culhwch. You had more courage and ingenuity than anyone thought.

Promenas. When you were hasting those darsylon shopkeepers I told you that one
day you would look back on your life and realize that this was its greatest
moment, slowing me down for a while. I didn't see you much other than that.
Was I right?

Saldarito. A sylvan druid shouldn't ask a lich for help so many times.

Gergran. Sorry about betraying and killing you.


Troupe:

Gobnait. You were the first of the mighty Troupe to be spared my wrath, but
not the last. We had some fun conversations back when I was nobody. I did
figure out that quest for myself in case you were wondering.

Tathlyn. Thanks for listening to as much of my story as I wanted to tell.

Arvam. Sorry about that power word. Thanks for the pan, and everything.

Shermie. Thanks for believing in me.

Proserpina. You seemed interesting. It made me sad when you tried to kill me.

Armisael. Thanks for the insight and that final talk.

Ghaelok. Thanks for prying.

Ramiel. You were lucky in that Zors was fascinated with the idea of fallen
angels. Some of that fascination rubbed off onto you. I don't think he was
ever more than playing with you. I feel a little bad about that. You deserved
better. But I hope you enjoyed the interaction just the same. Thank you for
the lovely poem.


Scarab:

Ingvar. I had fun with you doppled and not. Sorry about the backpacks.

Iria. You seemed like an interesting character. Where did you go? I wonder
what would have followed if I had the chance to take you up on that offer.


Dawn:

Starlan. By now you must realize I was not as easy to beat as you thought?

Milia. Thank you for the duel and everything else.

Ashaxreyn. Sorry about being so unrelenting. You took it well.

Chaldaie. I was impressed by you in several ways.

Nicolette. You had a lot of heart. I couldn't have done what you did. Much
respect.

Solian. I still don't know why a Selric priest would attack someone. Even me.
Who requested a peaceful parley with his group. I meant it too.

Airac. Sorry about beating you to death with a frying pan. Evil Dawn.


Tribunal:

Brindabella. You seemed very interesting and had good ideas. I was looking
forward to seeing more of what you would do. I am not just saying that because
of, you know.


Maran:

Khiravn. You were too clever by far. It's too bad your groupmates were never
able to do their share.

Balrahd. Zors both loved and hated you. Sometimes I did too. Well played.

Deireadh. I expected more from you.


Independents:

Iemanja. I wish you'd have stuck around. Our interactions were simply
fantastic. If only you hadn't gone for jealousy. You were special.

Palan. You were incredible. I was thrilled when you helped me out. No matter
what I may have told anyone, I lived in constant dread of fighting you. I put
it off for a week or two even after I got the orders. How differently that
could have gone. Even as you asked for help with the wand, it was in my hands.
If not for that you might have tricked me. Sorry about betraying and killing
you.

Leika. I wanted a chance to fight you.

Avendella. I could not have asked for a better apprentice. In everything, you
were a joy. I hoped to see you lich and join me but it just wasn't to be?


Immortals:

Some times I felt like you hated me. Some times I felt like you liked me.
I never needed the con ritual. But I thought I deserved it. I am still
wondering what Viscrinth must have done right that I didn't. I had a good
time. So I won't complain much.

Twist. Thanks for all of our talks. 50/50 chance you said, what a different
world if it had gone the other way? I am still sore about being marked after
killing one Master. Thank you for restoring me when I got corrupted. Sorry I
didn't stop the Masters from killing you.

Vilhazarog. I didn't agree with the way you did many things but you did a good
job of coming across as cruel and evil. Thanks for the tattoo.

Cyradia. Thanks for the role contest, those talks, and everything else. I
still want that gargoyle.

Scarabaeus. I could see both why you are beloved and hated by so many. On a
good day you bring out the best in this game and the people who play it. On a
bad day, let's not talk about that. You need to think about what you want
out of those who enter hell and what it will take to do right by you. I tried,
but I didn't measure up. I am still wondering if it could be done. I wanted
almost more than anything to see the inside of the last circle after spending
so much time in the first eight, and when your intervention killed that dream
some of my interest in Zorszaul went with it. If you apologize for something
and mean it, you should try to make that thing right. I had fun with most of
it. So I can't complain that much.

Eyllivea. Great interview and fun interactions. Ishmael, I didn't talk to you
much but when I did it was quality. Pico, thanks for the corpse and the idea
about pocketless clothing, and everything else. But I have to say, whoever
threw me out of Entropy, what a joke. The powers of chaos may be fickle but I
was the best thing that ever happened to that cabal. I liked you all, but what
a crock.

Shokai. You are the best. I doubt anyone else would have taken the note I
sent you as a teen necro seriously. Thanks for playing along, it was always
great. Curse you for not forgiving me.

Poetry. Thank you for the contest and the talks. The poems too?

Amaranthe. Thanks for making me angry at the moon.



When I get a chance I will post any remaining logs I find. Maybe I will post
the role too. A year from now there will be some new king of the hill. You
will ask could Zorszaul beat him? I don't know who or what it will be. But
the answer is yes.

I never did interact with the character, but I've always enjoyed the way you write as Zorszaul. Well done on both counts I guess.

See you in the corn fields.

>You need to
>think about what you want
>out of those who enter hell
>and what it will take
>to do right by you.

If it makes you feel any better, I took your email seriously, did
some re-evaluating, and changed my attitude about Hell after
about a week of thinking about it.

>I tried,
>but I didn't measure up.
>I am still wondering if
>it could be done.

It shouldn't have to be.

>If
>you apologize for something
>and mean it, you should try
>to make that thing right.

That's sort of a surprising statement; I'm curious what would
have satisfied you. The strange thing is, I had plans to have
your patron show you how to use your tattoo and how to use a
few funky Inferno items with less obvious powers (I swear
you're probably the only person who's ever used several of
them). I went AWOL for a while, came back, and almost
literally never saw you again. For roughly, what, a year or
more, we were never logged in at the same time -- which was
disappointing because I had involved you in a couple quest
plot-lines and could never get that moving again.

> I had fun with
>most of
>it.

Good.

Zorszaul was often shoutting, "Mia Ayende!" Which is a battlecry that's also shouted in the Seantryn Modan (by the blademaster I think.)

Why?

Blademasters gloves.

>>If
>>you apologize for something
>>and mean it, you should try
>>to make that thing right.
>
>That's sort of a surprising statement;
>I'm curious what would
>have satisfied you. The strange
>thing is, I had plans
>to have
>your patron show you how to
>use your tattoo and how
>to use a
>few funky Inferno items with less
>obvious powers (I swear
>you're probably the only person who's
>ever used several of
>them). I went AWOL for
>a while, came back, and
>almost
>literally never saw you again.
>For roughly, what, a year
>or
>more, we were never logged in
>at the same time --
>which was
>disappointing because I had involved you
>in a couple quest
>plot-lines and could never get that
>moving again.

What I am saying is this. I am mainly talking about that
last hell trip that went sour. That one with the
You admitted you made a mistake. It takes a big man to
do that. But then that was it. The wronged parties were
still left with the consequences of the mistake.
I was stuck in hell for a month trying for a role play
out. But I didn't get one any better than killing myself.
I would not have been in that situation if you hadn't put
me in it in the first place.

It still was not as bad as that time my link kept giving
out and the elder god was chasing me around arboria blasting
my gear with breath spells. Or some of the other times.
I loved all the immortal interaction I got. But looking
back I feel like the imms battered wife. You all loved me
so much you couldn't stop whaling on me.

>
>Grallon. Some good fights.
>

Thank you for remembering little me from over a year ago. And a couple things.

I the player realized that the original flag was most likely ##### as you claimed....But Grallon was one of those rigid types who saw things in black and white....Criminal or non, Nothing else matters.


In an ooc sense, I am greatful to those half dozen or so fights that we had. Aside from that time I was summoned from the cabal and crimsoned before I saw the attack, I was always very surprised at how long I lasted...and how few times I actually fell. Now, I do know that the only reason I lasted more than three or four rounds anytime was because of Manacle.

I often wondered...If you didn't get that bogus flag...would a Baron lich actually have gone long without breaking a law for real? You said that your wanted flag was a death warrant for every arby...but the way I saw it...you probably would have broken the law sometime...and leaving a bogus flag on you just meant there was one less time any arby had to fight you without Manacle.

I know I survived two one on one fights with you only because of Manacle. I just wonder if the Wanted flag caused more arbiters to die than if say...you didn't break the laws but hunted us out of town with the ability to actually cast.

I AM sorry that between the time when I thought about a tactic and the time when I had enough people with me to try it...you always had a way to negate it.

I was starting to think that you were not going to reply and keep the mystique behind Zorsz (which, incidentally would have been annoying ). I am the first to admit that I do not actively go out and try to converse with too many, but when I did with you it was done with anxious anticipation on my behalf. Brindabella spoke what she thought, in that you didn't deserve, well.. you know. As for her plans for SM, well the brothels are still there.

I can distinctly remember four conversations/encounters with you (I cannot remember a single other thing from the entirity of Palan's life). The first was some human spectre out of my range asking me for uniques, and looking back, I am glad of my carefactor nil generosity (I doubt many would pass off uniques to a nobody, done nothing, no good spectre of no reknown ), and I just thank the Gods that the Elixir killed your corporeality and not your character. The second is the instant you realised you liched. I was standing at the mirror portal and hear a glorious Zorszaul yells "yes!" (No capital on the Y, I knew you must have been eager to get that yes out..). The third was stabbing Sevietrem in a vain attempt to "earn your trust" before trying to stab you (admittedly, backstabbing my Emperor was a rather chancy way to go, but hey). The last being my death. Zorszaul added so much to Palan and if there were roles around in those times, you'd have had a one line mention or something - if I ever got round to writing one.

You took the reins at being the badass, "Oh ##### it's him, let's quit" guy. Now we need someone else to take over..big shoes,

Kudos, Palan.

>Promenas. When you were hasting
>those darsylon shopkeepers I told
>you that one
>day you would look back on
>your life and realize that
>this was its greatest
>moment, slowing me down for a
>while. I didn't see
>you much other than that.
>
>Was I right?

Actually no, my best moments as Promenas wouldn't be very important to anyone but those who he shared them with... but I remember them well. That said, I do remember well when I was hasting those shopkeepers and annoying you, and it's pretty amusing to think back on... especially since you're one of probably less than five people who remember Promenas at all. I suppose it's funny what sticks in your mind, isn't it?

I am not sure that was the question I was asking.
The greatest things Zorszaul ever did are not the
same things as my favorite moments playing Zorszaul.
Maybe it is different for you?

I see the distinction you're making. While some might refer to that as the greatest thing Promenas did, I don't consider it to be... in fact, nothing Promenas did was really that great. Which is why I'd be surprised if more than five people remember him.

I remember vaguely peeking into kiadanah looking for pks as i
so often did.. and lo and behold.. two level 35 mages levelling alone.. from the get go, i knew something was up and knew you'd probably be going somewhere...so i layered both of my new found comrades up in some presentable eq and then deleted. Shoulda, coulda, woulda, didn't. People were upset that i'd deleted an assassin with 97% assassinate.. go figure?

Only moment i can remember really pking with you and Jafarlin was when Battle had just taken the equation.. i was off doing my own thing and i assassinated some hero storm shaman and cb'd.. Just offed xxxx, does that help us any? .. Which you guys replied to with a resounding 'No.'.

LAST EDITED ON May-11-01 AT 02:45 PM (CST)

>Eyllivea. Great interview and fun
>interactions. Ishmael, I didn't
>talk to you
>much but when I did it
>was quality. Pico, thanks
>for the corpse and the
>idea
>about pocketless clothing, and everything else.

Did you ever do anything with the corpse? I thought for sure the first time someone saw that the gossip would spread like wildfire, amongst other fun uses.

> But I have to
>say, whoever
>threw me out of Entropy, what
>a joke. The powers
>of chaos may be fickle
>but I
>was the best thing that ever
>happened to that cabal.
>I liked you all, but
>what
>a crock.

Eyllivea suggested that you should be uninducted because you had stopped playing (for all intents and purposes) a month or two before that and I agreed to that reasoning and the uninduction. As for being the "best thing" ever for Entropy, you were certainly a dominant force for Entropy's prowess among the cabals and made people want to join Entropy; you were also a good RPer. However, I'd say Nighthawk or Saher were the best thing to ever happen to Entropy. You were one of the best things to happen to Entropy, but that's all the more reason to be thrown out -- you were in the cabal long enough as the reward for your RP, but Entropy is it's own worst enemy.

Good job with the character.

It made you sad when Kleea forgot you? Uhh..it made *me* sad when you didn't show up for months on end!

We *did* have a lot of fun together. I don't think I've ever laughed as much as the time you killed Airac with the goblin frying pan. And do you remember the drow who insisted everyone address you as "Lord Zorszaul" ?

Thank you for heroing me. I don't think it's often you will see an evil character helping a good character rank - but you did, even though it must have been very boring for you. Thank you for giving me all those hints on how to stay alive. Thank you for trying to teach me how to pk. But most of all, thank you for not laughing at me. Well, not in character anyway

Would love to hear from you, but hey, I won't hold my breath

Yeah, nice timing. But, I would have liked to see what would have happened if your manacles would have stayed a while longer.
By the way, earlier that same day we fought in Tar Valon I think, you remember what happened in that fight? I know I fled but my wimpy was not that high and I didnt type flee. But, I decided it was best to leave you alone, or your zombies would have killed me.

No clue if you're reading the responses to the chars you mentioned, but I'll throw my 2 cents your way. With Starlan I was clueless. With Etherian I tried to use just about every advantage I could at the random times you showed. I think my best showing against you was fairly recent, though before the Maran/Scion/Nexus changes. Storm warrior named Gralifen who fought you after you killed Nicolette. It's one of those memories that sticks out, seeing, "Zorszaul is writhing in agony. Zorszaul has fled!" It occurred inside the south gate of galadon, and I remember about 15-20 lowbies coming to loot my corpse when I died, but it never happened. If you logged it (it was previous to Graffilon's (moron apostle) challenge to fight you at the Haven) I wouldn't mind seeing how the fight looked from your perspective, because I hadn't done anything to give myself a significant advantage. Maybe a horrendous connection on your part? Oh well. Well done and no, I don't think it's anywhere near as easy as I once did, but I still think it's quite possible.

Everything was going so smoothly for me til you came about

Funny thing I remember was the first time I saw Zors in the swamps of Ysigrath, while he was still a human spectre... Ironically enough, as I did with all of the other non-lich necromancers, I disrespected him and basically said "I'm better than you, and don't forget it." It was more eloquently worded, of course. I remember saying something about how Zors would do well to respect me, unlike so many of the Imperials. Hah

Not long after, you ended up liching, and from the beginning you made me nervous. I knew Golmagus wouldn't be a threat, and Draktha and Visc went back. Anyway... After that first fight in the old Tower that I foolishly ran into (that damned deafen caught me TOTALLY by surprise) and my first death to you, I pretty much realized that I didn't stand much of a chance against you alone unless you were killed by someone else. The second time we fought, in the holy grove, you used a phylactery that I'm not sure that I ever had, that also caught me off guard if it was a phylactery. I THINK I know which one it was, but I never had it when I needed it. The infamous botched Imperial/Master gangbang... The log makes me cry every time I read it. We had (I think) 4 ruby-hilted daggers passed out among the group, maybe 3, but not one Imperial wore it when I told them to. I knew that was the only chance in hell I'd have to beat you, and I'm sure there's some precaution you took.

Anyway, you really did help breathe life back into Visc, and gave me a real problem to solve. Even though I never did end up solving it, I had a hell of a time trying. Good job on the character!

Viscrinth/Pelnebreus/etc.
sumguy4334@aol.com

I'm flattered you remember me. It has been more than a year since Gobnait autodeleted, and you were the most interesting person I met before Olin. I had a feeling you'd figure out that quest if you had to kill every poor little thing there. Do you suppose we helped make it common knowledge again? I've wondered.

Gobnait of Daghain

*sigh*

My most favourite character and the best interaction I had in a looong time on this game for sure. I loved every minute I spend with the big Z and to tell the truth I am very sad you deleted cause the character was truly my favourite. I do hope you come back with another character and raise hell again like you did with Z. Zorszaul was the only reason I didnt delete yet cause he made things interesting for me everytime I was on. Good luck with whatever you are up to in life and be sure that Ramiel will truly miss the only person that made her laugh both on and off screen. Thank you for making my depressing life more interesting. CF wont be the same without you.
*sighs one last time*
Ramiel

It's people like him and Istendil that makes me OH so greatful that it is very difficult for a necromancer to become a lich. Of course I understand that even after creating the elixir of death there is a good chance that the necromancer who drinks it could go away forever. I was not playing CF when you were around but seeing the reactions of others it seems that you were well respected and feared which is the kind of intimidation that a lich should get. Just as Istendil did prior to your coming.

The other handful of liches that I have seen pale in comparison in the amount of fear Istendil and Zorszaul seems to instill. Well done and sort of glad that I was AWOL during your hey day since I usually play lightwalkers and god knows if you had the mind to, I would have upped your PK ratio closer to a 100% *wink* Good luck on whatever future characters you make.

Well, by now it's clear that you won't be posting any goodbyes/illumination on Zorszaul, so I guess I'll say my own:

very nice.

I probably roleplayed with you more as Khiravn and fared better in PK as Balrahd near the end (I'm glad you saw me at the top of my game - such as it was - with both) - but all in all it does honestly amaze me that you were able to create a character with multiple dimensions. I thought that it was because you must have played Zorsz for c.900 hours (because I figured that kind of time can give layers to the same old character) but now I see you've only played for around 600.

I imagine you must have looked for challenges in ways other than PK - and probably found them. I imagine roleplaying would have been exciting and fun because of all the changes and personalities that came into and out of your sphere - and also frustrating with a bunch of idiots that login only to expend their con teleporting around trying to PWK you (missing "it" entirely). And I guess since you're being silent, no one will know what you had in mind (if anything). Which is a shame, damnit. I just hope you're working on some sort of bio like Istendil.

One of the problems of playing very sparingly is that you tend to miss out on some of the more enigmatic/special characters that pop up on CF from time to time. I've had one character that I've been playing now for over a year because I can only play approx 2 hours a week if I'm lucky. I've missed out in dealing with characters such as Zorszaul, and Tahren.

I would've loved to have had the chance to interact with the character. I'm the perpetual "let's play a goodie" player.

Whether or not this character was played by a current or former Immortal, it shouldn't matter. It was an aweseome character to have on CF. Honestly, I never thought I'd see another character reach mythical proportions after dealing with Istendil.

Nice friggin' work.

>Whether or not this character was
>played by a current or
>former Immortal, it shouldn't matter.

Whether or not this character was played by a current, former, or non-immortal, it shouldn't matter...

Maybe I'm in the minority, I counted Zorszaul as one of my friends in Thera. He helped me, laughing at my fraility, battling the Guildmasters in Arboria to achieve the Hero status. I was a Baron with him, and had great pleasure in watching the Arbitrators leave in droves if they had our equation when he logged on.

One of Thera's greatest... and most loved... characters.

A particularly interesting creature was Zorszaul. Although I would have gone to any lengths to destroy him, I also enjoyed talking to him. Your gentle mocking, calling me 'father', and flaunting your ability to take my Empire apart at will caused me grief, but helped give me a goal. Trust me, it was no treat to try and rally the Imperial heroes to try and slay you. I even remember how effective you were as a mortal... as a spectre you almost took apart myself and 3 other imperial heroes who raided for the equation. Fine job. I wished to lead a bunch of sylvans to hunt you as Flontinot, however, I only saw you once in my 500+ hours, and then only for five minutes. Ah well.

Well played! I enjoyed our little conversations, although I tried to not delve too deeply into the character. If for nothing else but the humor factor. Your role was really interesting...I always felt you were the central figure in a Shakespeare tragedy after the curtain went down. Redemption through Shokai? Nah. But I think you could have taken him. Good luck with your next one.

Well I didn't get to interact much with Zorszaul, though I think from a character standpoint he had in effect become that boogey man that every young child fears is lurking beneath the bed waiting for some warm tender morsel of flesh to slip into his reach. As Daerkshyn I only dreaded fighting Zorszaul because he had the amulet of dragonkind which 'might' leave one naked. I think he'd already reached the point where looting wasn't really attractive for him. I will miss the excitement of seeing him on the who pk list and having my where pk and who pk commands increasing exponentially. I do think both Zorszaul and Istendil should slip into the game as mobs somewhere... perhaps the Inferno? It would be a just reward of sorts. Well played and good luck. For those who never had the dubious priviledge of fighting either of these liches my condolenses. If any foe ever forced you to really 'think' about how to face them it was either of these.
Hyshrawr

"Time held me green and dying/Though I sang in my chains like the sea." - Dylan Thomas

I enjoyed our interactions in several of my incarnations, both mortal and immortal. I hope to see you around in another guise.



Yanoreth

Take your immortal conspiracy theories somewhere else.

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

To reading Z's role. One of you should fess up though to playing him.

You are entitled to what the player of Zorszaul wants you to know.

The Immortals don't go posting roles of players, histories of players, etc. And a bit beyond that, when a player deletes, their pfile goes with them *KAPUT* (including their role, their pk ratio, etc).

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

But I was always under the impression that the pfile stays within the mainframe storage for around a month for access and backup.

Yeah...there are backups...and two people have access to that. The relevance? None, since as I stated before, the Immortals don't go posting that sort of stuff. We leave that up to the players discretion.

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

I suppose I would delete too if I knew Vonaxim was strickly hunting me. I must be the only character of the entire game to

c tel where zorzsaul c tel c sum zorzaul pwk zorszaul


You and I both know that with Vonaxim's role and my abilities I could have perhaps killed you. I had 20 con to waste on you, and would have hit one of them. You stopped showing up, which is reasonable, so now others get to die.

On an aside, to all you chicken shits out there.... Maybe I am just crazy but, I grew tired of everyone saying, "Oh no, Zorszaul is about we better leave." And the proceeding to hide or quit. Vonaxim hunted him, plain and simple. The way to look at it is Zorszaul was the Michael Jordan of cf. Would you play Michael Jordan in front of a crowd of 30,000 people? Even for the slighest chance that something would go wrong and I would win I would play him over and over. I would not care about being embarrassed in front of 30,000 people. Everyone knows Zorszaul was an Immortal, hence will not likely respond to the posts, but I do not even care. I am glad the Immortal played. Lets me know how I am compared to them in situations of roleplaying, pking, and abusing powers.

I am sure several of us can say, if I had only done this then perhaps...... Well here is mine. The time Vonaxim and Wolsiave fought Zorszaul unprepared near the Servants of Dawn, all I had to do was call 'sigil of pain' instead of trying my 4 spells. After three rounds Zorszaul gushed, hence If I started off with sigil, and it has the effects it should(at least double the damage) gushing=dead. Sorry Wolsiave. I know you were mad at me for not thinking then.

It was fun, honestly.

Vonaxim

Considering you misspell his name 2 out of 3 times, I doubt Zorszaul would have much to fear from you, even if you had 50 con to waste on him...

I hate to tell you, I only have to get it(the spelling of his name) right once, aliases, triggers do the rest. I think I can
type whois Zo ...Target=Zorszaul. I misspelled his name so all you would not think Vonaxim is Zorszaul, since I was as good as him.


Oh yeah why hide behind the name Rune. Pick one of the names I killed you with. If you didn't die to me, you must not have fought me. I am still around if you want some, Right Shokai. *wink*

I'm not Rune, but you sure have a problem here. I'm around, I've faced you, and I've never died to you. You did fall to my blade though, or did my lightning hit you as you went running? Just because Rune uses the name Rune doesn't mean you have to jump down his throat. You're not a god, your pk record is not 100%. Good god, the lich we've all wanted to fight just deleted. Calm down your macho attitude and weep because you'll never fight him, and you'll never best him.

-Paelnor, ranger third class, beneath Kiac and Flontinot.

PS. (Triggers and aliases can kill you faster than lag or a bash spammer.)

Remind me how many times you killed me when we fought. Oh, wait, in about five fights you never got me below 95% hp and I killed you repeatedly, sorry. However, if you stop by the courtesy desk on the way out, you may still get your complimentary "I Have Been Pimped" gift basket.
Which is still tangential to the fact that you can't PWK a Lich, as should be completely obvious with only a tiny bit of thought, but I wouldn't want to presume. Damn, it'd have been funny to see you try, though. What ever will the Children of Desanguina do!?


P.S.: A quick search for your name turned up a couple logs of me killing you, but this was funnier.

You tell Vonaxim 'Have you ever actually fought somebody without Wolsiave?'
Vonaxim tells you 'Hehe yeah as matter of fact, why ye ask?'
You tell Vonaxim 'Aren't Dreadlords supposed to inspire dread?'
Pelnebreus tells the group 'I'm gonna go on a quick patrol to find the drows, duergars and necromancers.'
You tell your group 'I'm just heckling Vonaxim.'
Vonaxim tells you 'I had no pets with me at the time, I fear you not.'

>c tel
>where zorzsaul
>c tel
>c sum zorzaul
>pwk zorszaul
>
>
>You and I both know that
>with Vonaxim's role and my
>abilities I could have perhaps
>killed you.


Good plan! - hopefully it will go better for you than it did here ...


Vonaxim has summoned you!
A dim trail in the dwarf forest
You are in a dim trail in the dwarf forest. Not much light passes through
here. The trail runs north and south, and the light seems to come from the
north.


(Invis) Wolsiave the duergar is here.
(Invis) (Charmed) A flesh golem stands here.
(Invis) (Charmed) A gibbering ghoul hovers here in the shadows.
(Invis) (Ghostly) Vonaxim the arial is here.

<983hp 578m 593mv> wher
People near you:
(PK) Tarakh A dim trail in the dwarf forest
(PK) Vonaxim A dim trail in the dwarf forest
(PK) Wolsiave A dim trail in the dwarf forest

<983hp 578m 593mv> ff
People near you:
(PK) Tarakh A dim trail in the dwarf forest
(PK) Vonaxim A dim trail in the dwarf forest
(PK) Wolsiave A dim trail in the dwarf forest

<1006hp 614m 625mv> You sing 'Like one, that on a lonesome road
Doth walk in fear and dread
And having once turned round walks on;
And turns no more his head
Because he knows, a frightful fiend
Doth close behind him tread.'
You barely manage to create an illusion in the mind of Wolsiave.
You create a powerful illusion in the mind of Vonaxim.
Someone's mental assault EVISCERATES Vonaxim!
Someone's mental assault DISMEMBERS Vonaxim!
Someone's mental assault DISMEMBERS Vonaxim!
Someone's mental assault DISMEMBERS Vonaxim!

<1006hp 464m 625mv>
s
Someone's mental assault DISMEMBERS Vonaxim!
Someone's mental assault DISMEMBERS Vonaxim!
Vonaxim fades into existence.
Vonaxim's whip misses someone.
Wolsiave fades into existence.

<1006hp 464m 625mv> stand

blur

Vonaxim utters the words, 'zawsufuq hajqp'.
Vonaxim's deathly touch scratches someone.

<1006hp 464m 625mv>




Someone's mental assault EVISCERATES Vonaxim!
Someone's mental assault DISMEMBERS Vonaxim!
Wolsiave yells 'Make it go away!'
Vonaxim's whip scratches someone.
Wolsiave's cleave scratches someone.

<1006hp 464m 625mv>
You stand up.

<1006hp 464m 625mv> You sing 'I don't exist when you don't see me,
I don't exist when you're not here
What the eye don't see won't break the heart
You can make believe when we're apart
But when you leave I disappear
When you don't see me'
Wolsiave's senses become distorted by your illusion.
A flesh golem fades into existence.
You parry a flesh golem's pound.
You dodge a flesh golem's pound.
You dodge a flesh golem's pound.
A ghoul fades into existence.
You parry a ghoul's slash.
You dodge a ghoul's slash.
A flesh golem is in perfect health.

<1006hp 444m 625mv>
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Someone's mental assault DISMEMBERS Vonaxim!
Someone's mental assault DISMEMBERS Vonaxim!
You dodge a flesh golem's pound.
A flesh golem's pound injures you.
You dodge a ghoul's slash.
A ghoul's slash hits you.
You trample around loudly again.
Your slash DISMEMBERS a flesh golem!
A flesh golem parries your slash.
Vonaxim's whip scratches someone.
Wolsiave's cleave scratches someone.
Wolsiave's cleave scratches someone.
A flesh golem has some smalt wolsiav
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l but disgusting cuts.

<979hp 444m 625mv>
A flesh golem has some small but disgusting cuts.

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A flesh golem has some small but disgusting cuts.

<979hp 444m 625mv> You sing 'Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice is also great
And would suffice.'
Your ball of ice *** DEVASTATES *** Wolsiave!
A flesh golem is unaffected by your icy illusion!
A ghoul is unaffected by your icy illusion!
Your frigid doom >>> ANNIHILATES <<< Vonaxim!
Vonaxim is DEAD!!
Vonaxim's foot is sliced from his dead body.
A flesh golem slowly fades away.
A ghoul slowly fades away.

You honestly think powerword kill would have worked on a Lich?
Just think about what the spell is and what a Lich is and get back to me.

I interacted with you with each of my last two characters, and I thoroughly enjoyed every encounter. You had a method to your madness, and it was a fascinating challenge to try to piece it all together from the outside, and try to figure out how to handle you. Our conversations in the Inn of the Mighty Troupe and other places were always tense, and I was slightly let down we never got to answer the question of how you would have handled our collective plan- it would have been an interesting time to betray me, and I certainly had my suspicions.

Nonetheless, pass up the opportunity to deal with Zorszaul, and play it safe? Nah. It was a lot more fun this way.

Best of luck with whatever you do next. You were certainly among the best roleplayers I've ever run into, and I hope you're rolling up a new character right now.

From the pen of:
valguarnera@carrionfields.com">Valguarnera Trisseptia

valguarnera@carrionfields.com

One of the most feared PK'ers in all the history of CF. People still talk about Zorszaul, and they will for a long time.

Imm's, please do us a favor and post the role, and what ever memorabelia/logs you can get your hands on. There are many players out there who still speak his name in fear, even if they wern't around during his time. It's a shame to just post his (DEL) without something else to go with it. Hey, you owe it to all those who speak his name in fear.

I hate you with every inch of my being, you bastard.

But you were a good roleplayer

Nic/Deir

Well done.

I haven't actually seen this character in a very long
time, so I can really only react to what this character was like
pre-Avendella-demise. Regardless, I had fun interacting with
you either as devils, demons, guildmasters, Coven members, or
whatever else you got yourself tangled into. There was a period
back then where I was pretty burned out on CF and the only
thing really keeping me around was running quests or interacting
with players through NPC's; you, Avendella, Jeurno, and two or
three others sort of kept me interested in things.

All that said, I wish you had let me destroy you. I think you
wanted it yourself, but maybe you thought you get find joy in
the character again later -- I'm not sure. You sort of reached
the top of the pop charts and I would have rather seen you go
out in a blaze of glory than become the Fat Elvis. I think you
did a marvelous job with the character as a whole, but having
a Lich like this just drop off the radar seems a shame.

Anyway, bravo.

Absolutely loved every minute you were around, guy. Never before have I so completely lost myself snooping someone that wasn't a follower....though I suppose in part you were, sorta, but not. I loved the take on the role, and even the take on the Maran...even to the point of writing in a classic stumbling point and making it so blatantly subtle that it was just amazing. Good luck in whatever you do next, and if you feel like it...drop me a line sometime.

For what it's worth, I appriciated the occasional updates on how my Maran reacted to you. Still wish you would've let me redeem you big guy. Again, good luck and it's been a damn fine ride.

I've never met you but you almost scared the ##### out of me...
The first lich I've seen on my PK list... and then you where gone...