The time is right for me to die,
The time is right to say goodnight.
And on the morrow I shan't wake,
But yet another journey take...

I did enjoy playing the character a fair bit, but when I logged on a few days in a row to find 8+ Battle Heroes in Thera and not a mage in sight, the enthusiasm which I had diminished severely.

I've been kicking around awhile, but I'd never played a 'Rager; the mystique of being persecuted (and the reverse), being the underdog, just barely escaping things was quite appealing. With the new strength the Cabal has shown, it's obviously not going to be the case for awhile.

When I found myself sitting in the Inn dueling with non-caballed warriors, it was somewhat clear that it was time to be finished.

I may as well make this more general than a reply to your specific message, so...

To the 'Ragers in general:
Generally speaking, I enjoyed the company of (almost) all of you. Mixed levels of skill, mixed types of characters, but almost all were interesting to deal with. Often, 'Ragers seem to get a bum wrap as non-roleplaying, PK'ing machines. It's been the case, at times. But generally, I saw a consistently high presence of roleplaying within the Cabal, and because of it, it was a good experience. Oh, and I liked killing.

As far as the debate of 'Ragers being over or underpowered -- they're really just fine. Even when well-equipped, I could certainly be beaten by some non-caballed warriors and such, and if you managed to sleep me, I could be had. I'm no monster PK'er -- never have been, never will be. But it's clear that if you do things the RIGHT way, you'll beat a 'Rager; you just have to be intelligent about it, and most aren't willing to be. Having access to magic while they don't is a TREMENDOUS advantage, that only too few exploit. So, without further delay ..

To the 'Ragers in specific:

Thror: I'd have liked to deal with you a bit more on an individual basis, but I tremendously enjoyed what you did when interacting with the Cabal as a whole. It's amazing that you can be such a hardass, but still so enjoyable.

Goapa: I definetly picked up a few things from you, and enjoyed it a lot. You showed an interesting depth of character as issues sprang up over time; I was hoping to show that there can be a depth of character without having a characteristic speech style, but, as with yourself, it certainly draws attention to that. So well done, on all fronts.

Loborguz: I honestly think you did a damned good job with the village, Wolverine-or-no-Wolverine; even if you DID directly take the character concept from that -- and because of some other characteristics I saw on a consistent basis from you, I don't think you did -- who really cares? Most of those who would criticize you don't do half of what you did in terms of developing a "character."

Sehvoor: I liked you. Hralleth didn't. Don't take it personally. I wasn't sure where you were going, character-wise, but there is definetly something under there. Hopefully it comes out more fully in the next while.

Uglier: Thanks for livening things up at times. I enjoyed it, though we didn't actually hunt together, really.

Manarei: You were the perfect assassin. I loved watching you work, as opposed to the many warriors-with-kicks. Keep it up.

Samar: You've got a GREAT start to a character. Dammit, stick with it! Too many promising ones fade away.

Everyone else: Enjoy the period where you're kings of the hill. And don't forget to develop those characters, hmm?

The others...

Scions:
You were the ones I principally fought, and I enjoyed it. Iillien, you were a good opposition, as were Halisstra and Brotmin. Hopefully some of the hordes become as interesting when they pass 30th level.

Warlocks:
If you would stop whining about 'Ragers paying more attention to you than Scions, you'd be more interesting. And if you'd stop sleeping on the Open Sea, you'd be harder to kill ...

Nexus:
Is there anyone there? Didn't think so.

Tribunal:
Kooble, I definetly enjoyed going after you. But an armadillo is truly a pain in the backside. Best regards.

Sylvan:
I didn't like fighting you. So I didn't go after you, except when needed, and so didn't have much interaction with you.

Everyone else.. Kaada, I feared you as being very opportunistic. Strohm, you were a pain in the behind. Serramanna, you were entertaining, but I wish you'd stayed to fight at least once or twice. Ralgor -- persevere! Figluff, don't sleep on the Open Sea with no protectives. Janroth, don't tap your cheek *before* a second attempt at teleporting; though it was perhaps the single most humourous thing I saw.

I've missed a bunch, but I'm not really trying to get everyone in. I'm a jerk like that. But if I enjoyed your character -- and I did, in many cases -- then kudos and best wishes to you.

-Hralleth.