When we talked, it always seem to start by, so shall we be fighting today or destoryng those against us? I liked you as a blade, and you were awesome as warmaster. We got into a few crazy situations both for and against each other and no grudges were held. that is normally hard for us in nexus but you seemed to take it all in stride. Didnt get to see you much at the end our play times must have moved just far enough apart we didnt meet up anymore, but know I was a fan.

Good luck with your next. And nexus always needs more bards

Marintok

Cheers man!

I always had a belief that to fight on all fronts is stupid. If it was needed of course it would have been done. But if there was no need and peace was there why stretch the boundaries, besides I knew if we raided enough you would come I had a huge amount of respect for you, when it came to the "favourite character" vote I decided that I would try vote for someone I thought was struggling a lot but you are so popular that it went to you super quick. All completely deserved. Keep on trucking man age death/con deaths rock

Hahaha everyone needs more bards! Kregan was my first bard I really enjoyed the class but maybe not comedic next time!

On a whim I decided that I'm going to be friendly to you - and you delivered. I never regretted it.

We should have run together more often, having a bard in group makes SO many things easier.

Its amazing where a "whim" can get you sometimes

I am sorry I left you out, you were a big part of my char near the end. All the little stories, tales, puzzles were awesome. Thanks for showing me some of the things you did, you will be forever remembered as the person who showed me where to get a shield talisman from.

But more importantly I enjoyed the chats and the company. I really hope you keep pushing on it was good to see you after you had taken a little break.

You can probably tell I don't like empire. And I respect you most of all that crop that never went outside alone. I mean hours on end, they'd sit in the palace. After five or six would go to raid some poor saps. You were the only exception and we had some battles because of that. And I do salute you for being able to fight 1v1 while there were like ten imperials on. The rest, most of whom you mentioned, don't deserve to be spoken about.

Hahaha really!!!

I was really wary of you at the start, party because I was getting some pretty bad beatings from Hoysepsis but also because I really did not know how to settle into fighting shape shifters yet. I think you got me a few times but the one I hated most was when I had the head and you blinded me on the first peck!

So that everyone is aware I was the one that "organised" the hell trips. Every single one of these was done IC it was both extremely rewarding being part of a co-ordinated effort. But at times frustrating, there was not a single time when I actually felt confident that people would be there and on a number of occasions it was just me and 1-2 other people so we had to try again.

The last trip we did, we actually reset the time 3 times in Dis. Even then we left 2 people behind because they just hadn't shown up nor had I received a note in game. Ulthrok (Twist) lead from the first circle to Dis which was fortunate because I really had not paid any attention here. I ended up leading from Dis and for those that were there you know how close I got to killing us a few times because I didn't know how some things worked. But somehow a bard invoker (Nhas you were awesome) two warriors and a thief made it all the way through. I was nothing short of completely stoked, and also relieved I wasn't asked to go anywhere else cause this is all I knew from the last trip I did. (Especially given when I was last last in hell I was Serafim and had the Armadillo, our group of 9 got completely obliterated by the furies. So just to get to dis let alone further was amazing)

To those who I tried to include on the next trip. I am really sorry it did not work out, I hit a patch with work and was struggling to commit a couple of hours a week let alone several hours a day. I did really want to for those who had not been and within roleplay take a group down so they knew the beeline (Or atleast part of it if I miserably failed) so that they could then also enjoy such an amazing area.

Hell is an amazing area, and I hope that areas like this and Silent Tower (Yet to go) are given the continued respect that they deserve so that they can be enjoyed by many others.

Not to sure where to start on all of this. It has been quite a surprising return after a 3 year break and then prior to that a good 10 year break. So for my second character (Other than some level 5 fizzers) in 13 years, I was really really really starting to enjoy things near the end.

Immortals thanks for your dedication over the years so that a game like this still exists. It truly has come a long way from what I remember but it also has a lot of links to the past! So refreshing to see that I still know of a few areas kind of. Thanks for the exp and the interactions here and there.

Destuvius thanks for the interaction in Hell! It was smooth I honestly did as best as I could, and I apologies for the somewhat ####ty role entry after it, but that was kind of my "Ugh my role is bad point".

On this topic. Imms thanks for taking the time to actually pick what I was trying to achieve despite the hap hazard nature and rewarding me along the way!

Twist! Your still around and I played along side you, it was awesome having you around!

There we some people that were there for a long time:
- Sindrir, I enjoyed every moment, I was over 600hrs when the "coo" started and really on borrowed time. But I would have done the same if I had 400 hrs left. It was awesome to be a part of and it was a definite revitalization of the character for me

- Nhasheli, man we had some good times PvE with you was amazing and all in all you were awesome company. I interacted with you over a number of characters and enjoyed every one.

- Khalmansara, when I was young thanks for all the talismans with aura and shield. I didn't actually find a source until somewhere round the 350hr mark, and that was aura only. I was bummed in the way you went out but I really didn't know what I could do to help.

- Xeneth, I meant what I said in your farewell, you were awesome and thanks for making me War Master. I really had hoped you would have kept trucking.

- Zhabala, I had a huge amount of respect for you to, as with Xeneth I wished you would have kept trucking, but you had had a few blows (Some of them the helplessness in defending). I am sorry of the "coo" added to this for you.

- Aaoltha you get lucky here because you could have ended up with me ducking and dodging you and in general frustrating you to the N'th degree for 400 hrs otherwise. Ultimately I wanted to get back into Empire.

- Other Imperials thanks for the interactions near the end they were all positive even if one of you had a bit of a potty mouth.

- Hitrilipimi, you just made me laugh lots, thatnks for the laugh and the little adventures from time to time.

- Dapheede, thank you for your efforts getting me back into the Inn, I am glad I got a few things sorted before ended up in the depths of hell. I really did not expect it but was completely stoked when I saw one of my old chars in the Library (I bit Thror's hands off!)

Everyone else I interacted with both good/bad/indifferent thanks for everything!

So I guess lets get into
1. I rolled Kregan on a whim ... The first line of my role said as much, I was onsite waiting to start commissioning and the mechanical company was 2-3 days behind schedule. With power off everything there was quite literally nothing I could do, so I rolled a bard. On the topic of roles mine was terrible, mostly because I had no preconceived plan so the role was written in several different methods just trying to get something I liked. Eventually I stopped adding things which was unfortunate because when it came to the "coo" my choices would have made a lot more sense.

2. I went Evil Lawful purely for the option to pick and choose Empire or Tribunal. But then I saw Hoysepsis destroying 4 Tribunals in the city and thought holy hell I'm joining a cabal for a bit of protection here so decided Empire instead. For what its worth Hoysepsis still destroyed me and well everyone else (Well played!)

3. Kregan was originally male but at about 150hrs due to lack of knowledge did something that turned me female, general lack of PK ability I decided to shift what the char did and go down a more "motherly" route.

4. I decided not to bug the Imms to much and somehow got away without being smitted. Tho I honestly believe I should have been 2-3 times. For praying that the sect guardians are broken and they wont let me out. ... At the time I was drunk and had no idea about slurred speech. It is super embarrassing being in the cabal and recalling so you can then come back and defend

5. The char I played 3 years ago did a lot of exploring and quest figuring out, despite this I still had to take 5-6 goes at a quest south of Galadon. I didn't get it right until about 400 hrs in. But without some of the background from this char I don't think I would have got anywhere near as far as I did

6. With all the gnashing of teeth on peoples names etc I was looking at mine one day (About 500hrs in) and figured out that "Ganker" is an anagram for "Kregan". This was totally not intentional but I thought I would share it in the hope that some would have a little chuckle

7. Despite being a programmer, setting up anything in zmud just seemed to be a chore and to work like. So Instead I used aliases, the number of times saw "That person is not here" in a fight because I spelt the name wrong was embarrassing.

8. If you heard me say "I hate that place" in reference to an area or general "You show me the way let see well how you know it" ... That's was because I had no idea. Fortress now is a good time to tell you I always used the same path to and from the Fort Always through voralian always the north west gate. Oh and I did the same away from the Fort to

I will be back in some way shape or form. because I would rather add that extra number when I can even if for half an hour than sit back hoping I will have something to come back to in 3 years.

Jarmel the Lord of Thermatology, Leader Of Masters
Serafim the Lord of Alchemy, Leader Of Masters
Kregan Gower the Grand Master (Mistress) of Artistry, Anathema of Empire (But I prefer Imperial War Master)

Hey Jarm, Zharradam won't give me your email address. He's very possessive.

Hey Jhy!

I thought it best to create a good account. My last one was made 3 years ago and just had the name of my last char and I am somewhat embarrassed to reveal it!

I saw you were back took some restraint not to say anything. I also cannot believe you deleted a bard bards are like the perfect come back char but that might just be me talking of recent experiences

Yeah, that's cool dude. You don't want to ruin a good char like this by falling into old habits. I understand not saying anything, hop into #dangeroom again, I'm usually idling, send me a msg.

Congratulations on an achievement that so few ever reach. That is about the highest accolade that I could give, Well done on that.

I didn't get to face you too often but Imperial Bards are rough to face for shifters, so I'm not complaining.

GLWYN

Our fights really didn't go the way I would expect, on the water where I thought you would be at your strongest it seemed easy. But on land that alligator got me real bad a few times. Could have just been the luck of the draw.

I would have loved to got you. Death by comedic bard! Its always hilarious

Liked to travel with you alot, bard and healer can take most things straight up. Resist and black aura. Add to that a mana pool of 1500+ with black channel

I felt bad for you, as you where not pardoned as Sindrir and Yaztran, and never understood why it was so.

Firstly you were awesome and great company thanks for showing me some things I never new and I hope the occasional bumbling while I was figuring stuff out wasn't to bad. It would have been great for you to stick it out, despite being one of the focal point for the uprising.

If you like healers give a bard a go kind of the same but not really but some offensive power as well. Just don't go comedic they are terrible for PK as my gank meter showed, its not that I couldn't beat people but keeping them in a fight ... Ugh

I was going to discuss some of this on QHCF but for some reason I haven't been given an account yet. So here goes and just my opinion and a basic overview at that ...
Being made Anathema by someone else gives you an avenue where you can use that against them as Sindrir did and did very well to overturn the throne for any numerous reasons, ultimately I feel this can fit within imperial law as you have to stand by promotions just as much as the demotions.

But a council member making themselves anathema, well this should be harder to come back from. I found it very hard to find an angle to get back in, because ultimately I need to be responsible for my promotions as well as demotions ... and well I only had one person to blame there ... and in all honesty if I was going to get back in I really did not have the hours left to pull it off. I knew this going in but everything leading up to this 200+ hrs worth it all just made sense to go with it. And in all honesty if I had 400hrs left I would have done the same and spent all of them trying to get back in. As it was I made the best from it and had a alot fun along the way

I think its awesome that Dest is so active in some of the Cabal politics, I would have spoken with him but I only know where 2 imms shrines are at the moment so maybe a few chars down the track

... With bards... A bard needs preps.

Fangs, haste, aura, shield and the like... I havent got any idea on where to find these. Also, I hate running, so giving up on word of recall, and teleport is a bitch. Especially Word, since you then need potions, and potions requires money, and money is needed for donations and bla bla...

I did really like you. I thought you were a standout character and admired your efforts. However, like you so well played your character I had to play mine as was appropriate.

I hope I get to work WITH you with another character because you are truly a great player to be around and interact with. GLWYN!

I enjoyed every moment. It was somewhat fitting that things went down as they did.

I knew what you were doing and definitely no harm nor foul on my behalf.

Thanks for taking some of my jives and jabs in the right way, and in all honesty I would have bugged the hell out of you for an eternity if I had to

But I can't, not yet. Not until it's my turn.

So I'll just say this: Kregan was quite possibly the best character I've encountered in CF. To the extent that it made me evolve my role to keep from outright breaking it. Every kill with you was epic and even the boring hours just hanging out were a pleasure. I really hope our paths cross again one day.

I enjoyed every minute as well.

The Pking, the thumb twiddling (Because a lot of the time I did go afk) and the PvE. Your char and the coo revitalized me near the end as I was going through the motions. I just wish I had a much better role so a lot of it would have made more sense!