You were good for the Village in a lot of ways, and I appreciate the support and ideas you threw out there to make it better. At times, your vision and mine didn't quite mesh, but I *always* took your input and applied it to what I was thinking, and I honestly believe the end product was much better for having your viewpoint attached to it. You brought the barbarian back to the Village, something I think BT, Thror and I should have left in place when we did the initial rework. Your RP among the Village (and your followers, of which I did have one) was spot on and consistent (though inconsistently applied at times). Thank you for your contributions in the Cabal and the religion, they will be missed.

Beyond that, you weren't really a factor in the rest of the game on the Immortal side of the house. A handful of posts on suggested tweaks to Battle, minimial contribution to other discussion threads. Always good thoughts (in my opinion), but so few and far between it was difficult to determine how serious they should be taken, or where you were coming from. You had your baggage, but never seemed to rise above it; I personally didn't give a #### about what you had done wrong in the past, but I think that subconsciously it always tainted your opinion of yourself. Maybe that's why your contributions to the game were always on your level, in spheres of influence that you could pretty much control completely without really interacting with other Imms. Just my opinion.

As for your comments on the other Imms, I have a hard time taking most of them seriously because it seems like you're holding them up to a much higher standard than you held yourself to. That always rubs me the wrong way.

As for your comments on the game, hey, it changes. I don't view it as a business, or work; it'll always be a hobby to me, and I can still play it like that. I don't think the majority of the staff views it as work, either. You contribute when you can in what ways you can, without anyone holding a gun to your head telling you to get it done now. Some people have more time, or more creativity, or find their niche early, or have better timing, and move upward through the ranks quicker than others. Big deal. One thing I've learned from playing so long is that level doesn't really matter once you hit 56 - at that point, you have all the tools you need to do whatever it is you really want to do. If you're comfortable at that level, awesome, you don't *need* to promote anymore to enjoy yourself.

All that being said, if you're not having fun, and don't feel like working for the changes that will make the game fun for you internally, yeah, it's time to throw in the towel. And you will be missed, because the contributions you did make were worthwhile and lasting. I really hope you keep playing mortals; you had some excellent ones.

I just gotta add, it was real cool to meet you and Shok in Tallahasee so many years ago. I'll always remember that!

Kastellyn the Devourer of Magic, Lord of Legends