Ilimya has been unfun for some time, so I finally let go of her. I had
dried up RP and as far as PK goes, I felt like I was doing the same old
routine. I had some neat stunts planned, but I never pulled them off. It
is all about being flashy, yet I only made some noise.

Ilimya was originally intended as an outlander Lyristeon shaman. I
love the (evil) outlander philosophy. (Apart from the very strict
group policy) you can more or less do as you please. I wanted an
obvious evil race to maximize strife. Conflict for free is so
nice. That left me with fire giant and dark-elf. Apart from dealing
with bards, fire giant would be the superior in almost any
comparison, but I was put off by the required giant speech.

The jade elf background was in order to provide some rationale for the
interest in nature/the Ancients as well as a potential source of
emotional development. I find the nature/nurture discussion
interesting in its own right and outlanders in general is a good place
to develop that theme. I will be the first to admit that I didn't do
that much with it, though.

Unfortunately, at the time of conception Lyristeon announced that he would
be scarce. I have previously been somewhat put off by empowerment due to my
odd playing times, so this didn't excactly encourage me. I toyed with the
idea of giving Ilimya some non-deity sphere and just praying in general. In
the end, however, I decided to take the easy road and make her a warrior
instead.

Dark-elf warriors have some nice things going for them, that I all
enjoyed. They also have some rather bad weaknesses which I wasn't so
good at addressing. All in all, I was happy enough about my specs and
legacies. I missed one thing, however: Reliable lag. With Drahke I could
lag anyone reliably. I wasn't so hot with Ilimya.

For the longest time I toyed with the idea of choosing axe as a second
spec, but I was put off by my lack of being able to find light axes in the
ghost period. I like fighting and I knew I would die a lot.

As for being an outlander, as I initially stated, I simply love it. I
could easily do without the hardship preinduction, though. It was
super easy to get to 30, then it became harder and the outlander
restrictions felt more severe. Then I got into hero range at lvl 42
with all the penalities and no benefits and finally got inducted at
around lvl 44-45.

There was a power discussion some time ago initiated by Tac. One
conclusion of the power discussion, though not one shared by all, was
that in general a good player would do less well in outlander than in
other cabals. I am just an average player, but my experience is the
following:

I like the outlander powers, they suit the concept so well. Evils have
the poorest offense, but they have a nice utility power, namely
vandalize.

I think the biggest drawback to playing an outlander (warrior) is the
lack of the recall-heal-maladiction/wounds-option. This drawback is
rather severe.

Being an outlander (warrior), you will lose in a lot of situations
which would be easy to handle otherwise. You can address this by
trying to make sure these situations do not develop badly by taking
the necessary precautions or avoid them altogether or just don't care.

However, having chameleon and windwalk and deadfall means that you
can get kills you otherwise wouldn't dream of.

So to sum it up. Yes, I think that in many ways, outlander warriors
have it harder BUT they can also make quality kills that others
can't. Whether you enjoy that set-up, is a matter of personal
preference.

Thanks to the imms for a great game. Thanks to the players for making it
fun.

-Drokk

Oh, I will post some goodbyes once I look through my files.

I know we didn't end up sitting down and having a chat, but I liked Ilimya's style. Good drow. I was a big fan of Drahke with whatever character I was playing at the time.

I think you don't give Outlander warriors enough credit. Especially Outlander dagger specs. I remember quite a few times where I've been one Outlander warrior or another sitting camou'd outside a ranking area where a group is inside, they come out to rest and sleep, and I pick them off one by one. Like the benefit of being a ranger with spec skills.

Anyway, see you back in Outlander eventually.

Gryshilniar.
A kick ass character with a great attitude. We had a lot of good fights,
which I enjoyed immensly. I would say you had a slight edge, which made
it all the more fun to go up against you. I hope you enjoy the admin
role.

Alriac.
Tough as nails. I quickly discovered I had to be very careful around
you. Unlike Grysh, I would say you definitely had the edge. I liked our
fights all the same, even if I only came close to actually beating you
once. I saw some great logs of you on Dioxide too. Keep up the good
work.

Artageia.
My favorite paladin, but then I am biased because I actually had a
chance against you You even bothered to argue a little with Ilimya,
something I always find endearing.

Haageran.
After you got temperance or whatever it is called, fighting you was an
exercise in futility. 'Behold the power of lord Aarn!' Yes, it was
humbling indeed.

Thanks to Brokk and Erivoran for some fun moments too.

Grunlath.
We had some great fights. I will say I found them less fun after you became
emperor. Emperor powers are over the top, but of course, that is not
your fault. Much respect for always stirring it up and fighting smart
with or without allies.

*fistshake* Oh, I was so mad when your damnation sapped con so that your
rot was effective. Later on, when I got too lazy to gather +con items,
it would have worked every time.

Caroolth.
I think you are a great trib. You put out fires, you walk around the
city, you retrieve, you defend, you have a nice attitude. Oh, and the
bull's reasons for being a tribunal/provost brings a tear to my eyes.

I have already cheered for your little victory west of Galadon against
the outlander horde, but I will do it again for good measure.
Congratulations for getting Provost and keep on trucking.

Pirdaklietke.
Well, I would have liked to explore some more with you. Thanks for the
eq-runs.

Kevmorn, I would have liked to hear more about your religion and
explore. Finally a friendly healer. I had wanted to go to Yzekon for
ages, but too bad.

Kegoni, same goes for you.

Interacted with you from several different perspectives and was never disappointed in getting some excellent interactions. Too bad you were such a loaner because you brought a very high standard of interacting with others.

When I heard you deleted I was a bit sad, you really gave the Jade Elf idea a great run.

t

Dagger on dagger fights are just plain nasty. And a hell of a lot of fun. My ability to be able to heal was a large factor, as well as usually being well geared and prepped to fight you. Which certainly made it a tough match up for you, but I think you did very well considering. Oh, and you really got across the 'bitter' cocky drow thing which I think was awesome. Made me feel small to talk to you, so the whole condescending thing worked, even if you had a tough combo to pull off pkwise.

I've enjoyed most of your characters, and I can still remember a past character of mine fighting what was probably one of your firsts as well: Drokk the fire scion warrior. You've certainly progressed a ton since then.

Keep at it!
Grysh.

Thanks. I have always enjoyed your chars, whether we were fighting or allies. You have a great attitude, which goes a long way.

>Drokk the fire scion warrior. You've certainly progressed a ton since
>then.

Grysh was a beast, so I could say the same!

I hope being an admin doesn't spoil too much of the magic for you.

Great character. I particularly liked how you were willing to fight me alone, even when I could see other outlanders vis. As for an exercise in futility, the fights were that way for both sides. I was not going to die, but then again, you weren't going to either unless you did something idiotic...and that just wasn't your style. Hope you had fun, and I look forward to interacting with your future chars.

Haageran

Much respect. You were always willing to fight and were a tuff nut to crack. Nice talks as well. I wish more of my enemies were like you .
A very impressive char from my viewpoint.

Good luck with your next.

Well, hated fighting you for the longest time, then I finally went to the bother of getting some mithril maces, and, well, things happened a bit differently that fight.

All in all, thanks, and thanks again...keep on trucking

You showed me some cool stuff when I had Alersane and I thought we were pretty good allies, was fun watching you grow while I went through a bunch of other chars.. Alersane, Tsilus, Aiylan, Teyilne, and then Vynelian haha you old geezer.. or what, maybe I just suck.. yeah thats it

It was fun getting levels way back then. As for being allies, yes for a time. You know, Ilimya had a dagger with Alersane's name on it after you flirted with Niaz the imperial necro. That was not something she could see any acceptable reason for doing.

Oh, I loved Tsilius by the way. Great background, nice portraying. Too bad we couldn't be allies

Man, you bitch slapped me around like I was a rag doll every time I fought you. I mean, I was never a good PK'er but that one time you destroyed me in Galadon and I never even hit you once! Well Played. I enjoyed our fights even though I was standing there shaking my head after every one.

I could tell you were a little new to fighting, so I tried to be gentle with you and not give you a hard time.

For the record, I didn't know you had been fighting Mhardat that time I found you in the high lord's keep. I had spent half an hour looking all over the place for you and was very pleased to find you. Too bad you were almost dead!

I am glad you had fun and hope you learned something from our encounters.

Thrugald.
I think Thrugald is wonderfully played. I did feel that I was
somewhat inadequate in our RP sessions, but I enjoyed them all the same.

Ilimya quickly discovered that Thrugald found her interesting. At first she
toyed with the idea of being cruel to him for the sheer amusement value,
but in a moment of weakness (facing a horrible death alone and being drunk
to boot) she reached out and was glad for the response. In the end Ilimya
admitted to herself, that she actually enjoyed the company of Thrugald.

Oh, when I logged in that last time, I was glad to see Thrugald there. On
the flip side, I didn't really have time for too much drama (I was getting
ready for work, dressing the kids and all that, but I wanted to get the
deletion done). So sorry for the half-assed ending to what could have been
a beautiful relationship

Raen.
Thanks for trying to help Ilimya. I appreciate it. You obviously know a lot
about areas and such. Ilimya considered you a fool based on our pre
induction talks, so she actively avoided you. That's why I turned down most
of your ideas for doing this and that. Hope you have fun as an outlander.

Nreisshe.
Very well roleplayed. You and Morasfere are both great examples of evil
outlanders, and very different. We didn't really do anything together, but
it was always good to know you were out there, an accident waiting to
happen for our enemies.

Morasfere.
Awesome. A brilliant role. I would burn out in a week, if I tried anything
like that. I didn't interact with you, because...well, who in their right
mind would want to be around a psychotic beast obsessed with natural
disasters? I loved your note about Alenysi... I hope you have fun,
playing roles like that can't be good for you

Aeria.
I wish our playing times had overlapped a bit more. I was very impressed
with your attempts at leading and coordinating. Not that I necessarily
agree with your decisions, but just trying to manage all that is
impressive. You seemed well roleplayed, but we only talked once or twice,
so I didn't get to see the many nuances there no doubt is there. We had a
few fun defenses. I bet you were trying to kick me when I ran down into the
imperials a few times instead of waiting patiently like a good girl.

Mhardat:
Always active, stirring up stuff, which is commendable. I never got the
impression that you were an Innis follower, but then your fire giant speech
didn't really allow for many nuances. We had a cool session some months
back where we were wreaking havoc in Galadon. That was fun

Ilimya was always hoping to find you in a norecall area, so she could kill
you. I didn't want to attack you unless I had a pretty good chance of
actually killing you, though. Another loose end. Oh, well.

Drazkin:
Oh, I wish you had started playing some months ago, when Ilimya was still
all fun. A bard is a warrior's best friend. I toyed with the idea of
waiting a bit more with deletion, just so we could pull off some neat
stunts, but alas.

Felnarsto:
See above.

Kipli.
I think you have some neat RP angles. I enjoyed our eq runs.

The imm who titled me.

Thanks for the title. I loved the Jade penumbra part. I was less happy
about the impaler part, since I didn't really consider it justified.

I always liked Ilimya. I wish we could have done more together, but I htink you are right that it would have been kinda sick. I always enjoy loner characters and I thought you did a good job with it. I had always hoped to have more backup with the "speaking out" within the tree but I rarely was around other evil outlanders, with the late exceptino of Morasfenmire. However, i never really got to know her because she came up as I left.

Great job though, good luck with the next.

I said most of it in your goodbye thread, but anyway: A warrior and a shaman is a wicked combination. Add in chameleon and it just becomes unfair.

I am a big Minyar fan, so keep 'em coming!

An accident waiting to happen, I think I can identify with that.

Even though we indeed didn't hang out much, with both of us being mostly loner types I suppose, I always got a very cool vibe from you. I was honestly kinda surprised that you weren't chosen Nightreaver, with the whole charge in and kick ass -approach, especially as a dark-elf warrior; I thought you would've deserved it.

Anyway, good job, and good luck.

Well, I can only speculate of course:

When I was good, Ilimya was well done,
but a lot of the time she was...well quiet, or unresponsive.
Not excactly someone suitable for the induct button.

Also, the first half of Ilimya's life, I had some pretty off playing hours, so I think the outlander imms barely had heard of the char, let alone seen enough to judge its merits as a possible leader.

I sure would have liked leader con though Its not like there is a horde of evil outlanders so the interviews are actually possible to handle too.

Have fun with Nreisshe. Nightreaver is all play and little work

Thank you so much. I knew this would happen soon, but I'm still sad to see it end.

As for feeling inadequate, you shouldn't. From our conversations I was able to easily sense the hostility, the curiosity, the moments of weakness, your frustration with yourself for it, and much more all without you beating me over the head with the fact that was what you were rping. Add to it that most of our interaction was done over tells, which are fairly difficult, and I think Ilimya's been one of my favorite characters to interact with in the last couple of years.

Oh, how I was waiting for you to get frustrated with yourself for being kind to me and impale me As for the deletion "scene", don't worry. I know how it is to want to log on and just be done with it, and when there's so much more left to be said between our characters, what's the point of trying to say a little more?

I had logged on yesterday planning to update my role with two chapters that mentioned you. I guess I'll have to revise them now.

Thanks for the fun, and I hope your next is great.

t

There was something extra special planned for you which involved me and some other very dark and evil creatures. Muuuahh....

Our interactions were short and probably confusing but enjoyable anyway. Our last interaction I was trying to do some RP, and I hope that what you learned, although not what I wanted to teach you, is kept under your hat for a little while longer *wink*.

Good luck and take care Drokk, always good stuff.

t

Raen.
Thanks for trying to help Ilimya. I appreciate it. You obviously know a lot
about areas and such. Ilimya considered you a fool based on our pre
induction talks, so she actively avoided you. That's why I turned down most
of your ideas for doing this and that. Hope you have fun as an outlander.



Heh uncertain what did I help you with
As to pre-induction talk... I am a newb when it comes to religions and cabal stuff. In fact, Raen could be considered my first caballed char, so now you could understand why did I act like a retarted person during the talk:
You: ... And Thar-Eris blahblah
Me: O_o Thar-Eris?
You: Yes, Thar-Eris. <snip> ...Ancients blahblah
Me: Ancients?
You: Yes, Ancients...
and so on.
All in all, I enjoyed our interactions.

PS
By the way, I first saw you as Ilimya when you jumped on my 48th druid with 'artery' like jack-in-the-box in Grove. I was finishing off the crystalline dragon but wasnt ready to fight a warrior at the time. I've never met you with druid again, despite my urge to fry up your ass with sunray =)
Keep trucking, Drokk.

Max

>Heh uncertain what did I help you with
Well, you came to the rescue when I was stuck in Thar Acacia, due to my own stupidity. Ilimya would never have done that
Not that your rescue worked, but you knew what you were risking, which is why I appreciate it.

Funny that I based on that single incident assumed you knew a lot of other stuff.

As for your other char, it is considered bad form linking active chars to old ones, so suffice to say that Ilimya had met that other one before and (in her own view) had very good reason to attack. I wasn't very aggressive, and rarely picked kills of opportunity.

asdf

That fight in the cave south of Hamsah was so cool. I guess it was your legacy kicking in, so you not only avoided my disarm but also prevented my flee. Pure flash.

It is all about being flashy, baby!