There were a few reasons for the speech change:

1. Was working on far of a less accented speech as I continued to "age and grow" in Asgaard, being around individuals who enunciated better. (Don't count Thror in that -- Ol' Stumpy is way to set in his ways).

2. Less confusion for mortals -- As my playtimes hit a lot of different player regions, there were times of deep confusion in interacting with folks. Expectation setting sometimes didn't work with a thick accent.

3. The new giant helpfiles that covered areas of speech. This came along at right around the same time, and figured I could help support that change if I didn't have the accent.

4. Epiphany of tattoo-worthiness. While before I had based it on the accent of the applicant, further enlightenment made me realise that it would be *all-around roleplay* that should merit the tat.

-- Vyn