>Ilrek showed in the very early mornings. He didn't have any
>meaningful position in the Fortress other than log on, gather
>preps, look for the one or two targets that just happened to
>be logged in at the off-peak hours, then log off when there
>wasn't anything to do.

Those weren't the only hours he played, or I'd have never seen him.

>He made zero effort to show he was anything but a level sitter
>trying to rack up kills and hoard a leadership position.

Let's break this down:

Level sitter: we've got distention; if it's not kicking in, I don't care. Besides, Fortress is traditionally the king of all cabals for having everyone power to hero and then realize they can't ever raid an enemy cabal in any meaningful way because there's usually at least one sub-hero in Empire or Scion that they can't do #### about. It's not the end of the world if someone doesn't do that and probably is likely to make life more interesting for you.

Rack up kills: Well, yeah. Maran are supposed to kill evil.

Hoard a leadership position: You can't hoard something that no one else qualifies for.

Ilrek isn't my favorite character either, but I think your reasons for disliking him are silly.