>Wow...well done. From both an
>Immortal and mortal standpoint, you
>really stood out as a
>character. I really enjoyed
>your thoughts on war, your
>messages to the Village on
>the different strategic and tactical
>aspects of fighting, and your
>support during the entire change
>of Battle philosophy. I
>didn't watch you as much
>as Thror, but the times
>I did spy on you
>I was suitably impressed.

It's good to get such positive immortal feedback on this character. I put a lot of effort into him, and most of the little details that made this character come to life happened in such a way that only a snooping imm might catch on

>
>Those Rites were the first I
>ever ran all by my
>lonesome, and you guys didn't
>make it any easier for
>me.

Yeah, thanks for blessing that mattock. I'd have been up an unsanitary tributary if I went in with my bare hands. Of course, Tahren was willing to go in bare-handed if he needed to...Not having participated in any rites before, I really didn't know what to expect.

>Choosing a leader
>was a tough as hell
>decision for me to make,
>and it came down to
>a more or less gut
>check on my part, that
>could have gone either way.

As long as you feel you made the right decision

> I'm hoping it gets
>easier with practice, but in
>any event, I'm glad you
>stuck it out despite not
>being chosen.

I don't know what I would have done if I were chosen to be leader. As a player, I simply didn't know enough about cabal wars and hero-level goings-on at the time. I didn't want to participate in the rites because I was worried about what would happen if I WAS chosen. But I would have broken Tahren's role if I didn't at least try to become leader of the village. Besides, several other ragers came to me and said that they'd basically follow me to the grave if I were their leader, so I figured "What the hell, why not?"

I didn't expect to need to choose my interviewer, but I thought it was appropriate in an ironic sort of way. A paladin rager being questioned by an anti-paladin rager - Tahren's polar opposite, yet probably the one person who had the most in common with him. It was fun