>I probably shoulda thrown this up sooner, but just a note. My time is
>significantly reduced lately due to a pile of RL stuff going on for me
>at the moment. I still can be found sporadically, but not nearly as
>much as I used to be. I also can't say how long this'll be, but I'll
>post when I get back to normal hours.

After two months of this sort of downtime, there are people who'd like you to at least echo what you said here. I'm guessing you're still busy with RL, and are still rarely around, but saying so will make at least a few people happier. Vashka isn't the only one who's been keeping an eye out for your return, he's just the most vocal.

As I played Zekasiq and saw my god Arvam fall away, I wondered the same thing.

But. I've always been of the school of thought that if someone tells you something it doesn't change unless they say so.

So Arvam saying "I'm not around much" will be the same until he says "Hey guys, I'm back to normal."

There's no need for him to echo the previous statement.

Yes, it sucks he is gone. Yes, I might have hung onto my character if I knew I'd be able to get in touch with him, but them's the breaks.