After reading all the boards, I have to laugh. You made quite a name for yourself without really trying. You had the necessary fame, controversy, and infamy that catapults even the most unwilling into Celebrity status. People will find any excuse to poke holes in your character or the player. In reality, what your critics hated most was your success, coupled with the knowledge that you could back up your incendiary words with that huge silver-banded maul. You had people seething and obsessed over hating you. It was hilarious.

Celebrimbor was a high impact character that will be remembered, both on and off the boards. He was the type of character people loved, or loved to hate. That’s what being a celebrity is all about.

No one is perfect, and Celebrimbor was certainly no exception. You do have your critics. You also have your fans, who know that you were never in this for yourself, the PK ratio, or the fancy gear. If people only knew how much time you invested in others, and how much you willingly paid for others’ mistakes, even your worst critics would recognize your passion, tenacity, experience, and love for the game. You made other players much better, and you made your opponents fear or hate you.

I knew early on that you had what it took. If you were empowered, twice virtue’d, tattooed, Maranated, promoted against your will, and gifted with a leader weapon, I obviously wasn’t the only one who felt this way.

Whatever people choose to say, this is one of the most successful characters I’ve ever seen. You made a huge dent with that maul, and your name will be etched in CF history. No one can take away the fact that you were the Captain of the Brigade.

It was a pleasure.

Audriel