Mon Oct 15 2:30:22 2001


unity the Drummer of Unity, Marshal of the Nexus was put to rest.

First off, I'd like to have been around more often, but
work and school were constantly taking up much of my time.
Sorry to those who kept looking for me, only to miss me
when I was about, or to those with who I couldn't give
alot of attention to when we did see one another. There
were a few times when I logged intending to end it, only
to find something that the character couldn't let go of.
It was part of Caelph's role that he almost never trained
constitution, or was afraid to die, though he didn't embrace
death either, he ended up heroing with I think 550 hp and
under 10 con, got a teeny boost with marshalship, and then later got another con boost when he was maybe one or two deaths from
the eternal twightlight and decided it was best to stick around
for a little while longer... then the work/school combination
really got intense, and after sept. 11th I decided if I was
going to stop playing, I couldn't log on again at all.
Which I havn't, just checking the graveyard now and then.
I think his last death was an assassination, seemed fitting.

Caelph wasn't about pkilling, never was. I created him after
playing Thermin on P.O.S., another character I had to stop
because of school. This was my first wood elf, Bard, and Nexus,
with the intention of exploring those, and a bit of the realm.
(Surprised Kraenesk, Rybiscus?) Becoming Marshal wasn't a plan,
and I thought not having typed out a role might of prevented it.
I have to thank Vahlen, Jazur (I remember what you said at the
time, and it might of been proven), Nol, and Sanorik for giving
me the opportunity. Nexus can be very rewarding, and very
frustrating. As a bard I felt like I got more than I gave from
the bond, but from what I saw of other links, the abilities are
excellent. There just need to be folk around to use them, and
for whatever in game reason Nexites didn't show, absence isn't
an answer for it.

Caelph was around a long time, sorry if I miss anyone

Vahlen: Caelph was weary of following you, but tried in my first
opportunity to have a leader position on C.F. When you
interviewed him I remember mentioning he wasn't one for fighting.
Though he'd do what he could for the war. Thanks for the induction. I'm looking forward to seeing what your religion is, good work.

Sanorik: he did as you in the end, but still.. wish you had been
around for me to learn a bit more. He enjoyed your company while
he had it.

Vendalain: Your departure hurt Caelph alot, he looked up to you.

Dahza: what happened?

Jaggonath/Sulteris/Darbhi/Bonjo: you were all great, wish you
hadn't deleted at that time, Sulteris.

Bladjix: You were like a rock, or an anchor. The time caelph asked you what you thought of the younger fighters and who might make a good marshal was very serious, I could count his deaths
left at the time on one hand.

Tiberianus: Because of Caelph's background in falconry, he felt
very close to you and your bird form. We thought along very
similar lines, although you were more aggressive in persuing them. Caelph should of seen what was coming, as your actions became
less and less reasonable. The only log I ever took was of the
time we hit the Fortress for the Scepter/Biedenbach, perhaps I'll
post it. If you hadn't gone and got yourself demoted/kicked out, I would of let Caelph Con die. I won't go into the rules of engagement.

Yarron: what happened?

Graintuillus: Caelph was glad to have you about, constant and dependable.

Szchada/Benlunkda: It was hard to talk to Szchada in the way Caelph spoke with Benlunkda. Caelph didn't like letting Szchada
go, too dependable to have gone. I think I caught the connection
with your second assassin and Benlunkda, they had some of the
same beliefs. Caelph even mentioned they might have some interesting conversations together after his induction, without knowing for sure wether they were the same.

Zifnab: wish I saw you more often, our times seemed to come and
go.

Terenvil: hello hello goodbye goodbye piggy

Burtykin: two words, Con Quest, well, one and a quarter.
You were dedicated, and except for all your contributions to
the carrion in Carrion Fields, Caelph valued your company
greatly.

Village:

The one Villager Caelph respected more than any other was
Tahren. He was a fine example, far from say, Nerylana, who
someone once fittingly entitled 'the shadiest villager ever'...
which from Caelph's perspective was most appropriate, I don't
think he ever saw her alone, except when she HAD to be, as
in defending.
Loborguz, Caelph sweared you were a moss eater. Most
of the time you fought alone, and well.
Intronan, Caelph enjoyed your fights more than any other as they
were so close, consistently.

Fortress: except for Disola, or those who embraced the village towards Caelph's end, liked most of you.

Satinka: I wish Caelph saw you recieve the book... enjoyed our
conversations both before and after your lobotomy.

Ambrose: yes it can be cruel, thank you again.

Many I'm forgetting here.

Scions:

Hejduk: We came up around the same time, and perhaps you were the last one around that Caelph recognized from his youth, he both hated and enjoyed your company. forever the other?

Scarab:

Drucyrus: Another ancient, keep the flame alive. Not sure if
we ever fought, Caelph was deathly afraid of Rot.

Entropy:

Nazgagua: Hated orcs, and ofcourse, you most of all... When you
were around, Caelph was paranoid to walk the roads, too many times did he run into you on the roads north of Galadon. The time we
ended up grouping, I knew Caelph was coming to an end soon... he had done something he never believed he'd do.

Iriogam: thanks for the guantlets

Elf Thief: didn't like you one bit, ofcourse, dying at the giant to 4 villagers while you tripped me didn't help at all. please, no comment on flight potions.

Sylvan:

Feralli: Kinsman and friend, where did you go. thanks for the time you spent with Caelph growing up.

Plyate: So long as Caelph was marshal, it wasn't going to be policy to raid the grove to help with the scepter, though it might of been done in his absence. was glad to speak with you when we could. Hope you like the painting Saldradien asked for.

Saldradien: Caelph was glad to see you advance and ascend, definitely deserved it. good luck

Jugynheim: peace

i'm sure I'll have more to say later, i'm tired.
thanks to everyone Caelph interacted with, and thank you
immortal staff for the game. I hope to play once again
when I have the time.

Caelph

Not as if I didn't want to come in more often but as you are, I have most of my time taken up by school and work too. You are one Seeker that I would respect, as I can see real hard work put in to the Rift though it's sad to see the present situation of the Rift..

Zifnab, the Scaled Cat

I never really got to know you until I played Belunkda, but I found then that we had a lot in common. You were perhaps the least pk oriented of the cabal, and Benlunkda was the character I played when I felt like chilling out a bit, so I enjoyed our travels together. Unfortunately I stopped playing him because I felt that joining nexus had compromised his peaceful role.

Szchada was supposed to be honorable and dedicated to the balance, but taciturn (except when bonded), so I never really gave you the time you deserved when I played him. I felt bad about giving you such short replies and then doing my own thing, but even if my role isn't written out I try to play different characters in different ways. You're right about my nexan beliefs being fundamentally the same for all three characters though; since I knew they were well received I recycled them.

It'll be good to see your next incarnation if/when you decide to come back. Good luck with school, work, and life.

I remember fighting you. I think we worked together once, and that was to retrieve. Dissy was very paranoid of nexus and certainly did not trust any of you(nexus, especially since during her lifetime you were practically scions for all intents and purposes. I probably was not going to respond. But since you singled me out. May I ask why you hated me?

Dissy

P.S. heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Heh, you were singled out because you would attack nexus on
sight, or convice your group to.. be it because of Disola's
paranoia, still it bugged Caelph when someone from the
Fortress did that.

Iriogam: thanks for the guantlets

Elf Thief: didn't like you one bit, ofcourse, dying at the giant to 4 villagers while you tripped me didn't help at all. please, no comment on flight potions.



Iriogam would do anything for anyone she thought might get her out of harms way in the future. The cowardice and cunningness were there all the time. I don't think we ever fought.

Ryzinom just happened to be defending the village at the time you and all those furry bastards decided to get the link back. I think I killed a lion by myself that day, well..by myself if heartseekers don't count. I also jacked you a couple more times but didn't follow through with the stabs. Just be glad the Shokii caught up with Arvams rapier right before you got there.

I enjoyed interacting with you as Dahza, you were a solid character. As for what happened, for days I would log on as the only hero range character in Nexus, and run around for hours fighting. Then one day I was on (alone, like always) and *gasp* the Fortress had the link. Before I could even raid I got dropped by Pohanad's fiend (didn't have my resist mental up) and full looted by him and another Fortress bard. Right about then I snapped and deleted, thinking "##### it, that cabal is a waste of code". I'm 90% sure i would have been the Marshal if I hadn't deleted, but I did not enjoy my character and I think non Rager/non Ranger hero clouds suck really bad at those ranks. Anyways, you were good.

>Village:
>
>The one Villager Caelph respected more
>than any other was
>Tahren.

Since Tahren was supposed to be a hard-ass to his enemies, we probably didn't interact a whole lot more than fighting. You seemed to be a passive sort, only fighting when you had to, so I doubt we even fought much outside of raid/retrieval/circumstantial situations. Anyway, I thought I'd give you a big thumbs up from one leaderish-type to another. The fact that you did it without training con is doubly impressive. Come back to CF in a few months when school and work slow down, maybe we'll see each other again.

Tahren

You were around a long time.
You married me and Olmnus after that we would say an occasional greeting. You never gave me any problem, must have been because I was a gnome. Any way what I saw you did well. Take care and see you in the fields.

Tiberianus was always more agressive, than most anyone else in the Nexus. As he grew more comfortable with power, and less, well, "human", he grew less reasonable. In short, it was the pressures of the position, and being hated so, and having to watch everyone he cared for die without being allowed to strike, that did him in. That, and the sheer arrogance.

I won't go too much into Tibby, he still has life in him yet, and I intend to play him until he dies of con or old age. Maybe then, I'll write a little bit about him, much the same as everyone else seems to be doing.

You still owe me a song or two, my friend. Be well.


>Tiberianus: Because of Caelph's background in falconry, he felt
very close to you and your bird form. We thought along very
similar lines, although you were more aggressive in persuing them. Caelph should of seen what was coming, as your actions became
less and less reasonable. The only log I ever took was of the
time we hit the Fortress for the Scepter/Biedenbach, perhaps I'll
post it. If you hadn't gone and got yourself demoted/kicked out, I would of let Caelph Con die. I won't go into the rules of engagement.

Burtykin was allways happy to see
you around... Even if sometimes it
was hard for him to understand what
you are trying to say in all these
bardish rythms

Sad to see you gone. Unfortunately, my internet access was disrupted for the past two weeks, and so this is the first I've heard you are gone.

Other than one other person, Loborguz thinks you are the luckiest person ever. You fled at convulsing more than anyone else, and just about always managed to get away with what I would guess is like ten hps. It was very frustrating.

Thank you for the compliment, I have always tried to fight alone at least as often is not more so as I fight with others on my side. And I'm glad you thought I fought well, I always had to think when fighting you, moreso than with others.

As for the eating moss, obviously I didn't, and don't. But I know why you think so, and if you want to discuss it, you can email me. loborguz@hotmail.com

Good luck with your next characters, and don't give me any of this i dont have time stuff. Make a rager! Yaaaaaaah!