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Dead Divine Appreciation Post
So after raving about Phaestus in the Achaean Raves thread, it occurred to me that the majority of the reason that this event means so much to me is because of Ephram's involvement in Melantha's order. And I hadn't raved about that.
Given that our IC means of communicating with the Divine are for the most part gone, and that some of the Divine in question were still active, I figured this would be a good way for players to pass along their appreciation, without it getting lost in the Achaean Raves post or the Bal'met event thread or even the Iron Realms Facebook page. Because the players behind those gods and goddesses were volunteers, and they added a hell of a lot to the game for many of us, and I can only assume they're still around in some capacity, or at least maybe lurking around the forums a bit.
Anyway, with that in mind, I want to say thank you to Melantha. Ephram was a member of her order, left when she went dormant and the order was limited in size, and regretted it. Before she came back, denizens from her temple sought him out and brought him back to the pre-Order. At that point, when I was playing, I was really feeling kind of at a loss with what to do with my character and Melantha gave him purpose again.
The interaction with all of the denizens, especially Aderia, was always amazing. Anything that was probably beneath a goddess to involve herself in, but still important to the order, went through Aderia and it worked out really well and kept a full sense of immersion going, without allowing too much familiarity. But there was always the sense too that Ephram belonged where he was, and his order was family to him. And that his goddess appreciated him as a follower.
Yes, the order was more neutral of the Nature-aligned divine roles, but there was a lot of depth to it, exploring each season, the light and darkness of nature within, growth through change, and there's still a lot to that that Ephram will seek to understand even now that she's gone. I've been in and out of Achaea for seven years now, playing then going dormant, but without the order, I would have quit long ago. The fallout of this event has only served to solidify how lucky I was to find something in this game that I really loved, and while I plan to keep playing, it will be with a character forever impacted by being in an order.
Oh, and Aelysha remains one of my favourite denizens to this day. Love that jaguar, and I'm beyond happy that Ephram can still get to the parts of the temple where she'll wander.
Given that our IC means of communicating with the Divine are for the most part gone, and that some of the Divine in question were still active, I figured this would be a good way for players to pass along their appreciation, without it getting lost in the Achaean Raves post or the Bal'met event thread or even the Iron Realms Facebook page. Because the players behind those gods and goddesses were volunteers, and they added a hell of a lot to the game for many of us, and I can only assume they're still around in some capacity, or at least maybe lurking around the forums a bit.
Anyway, with that in mind, I want to say thank you to Melantha. Ephram was a member of her order, left when she went dormant and the order was limited in size, and regretted it. Before she came back, denizens from her temple sought him out and brought him back to the pre-Order. At that point, when I was playing, I was really feeling kind of at a loss with what to do with my character and Melantha gave him purpose again.
The interaction with all of the denizens, especially Aderia, was always amazing. Anything that was probably beneath a goddess to involve herself in, but still important to the order, went through Aderia and it worked out really well and kept a full sense of immersion going, without allowing too much familiarity. But there was always the sense too that Ephram belonged where he was, and his order was family to him. And that his goddess appreciated him as a follower.
Yes, the order was more neutral of the Nature-aligned divine roles, but there was a lot of depth to it, exploring each season, the light and darkness of nature within, growth through change, and there's still a lot to that that Ephram will seek to understand even now that she's gone. I've been in and out of Achaea for seven years now, playing then going dormant, but without the order, I would have quit long ago. The fallout of this event has only served to solidify how lucky I was to find something in this game that I really loved, and while I plan to keep playing, it will be with a character forever impacted by being in an order.
Oh, and Aelysha remains one of my favourite denizens to this day. Love that jaguar, and I'm beyond happy that Ephram can still get to the parts of the temple where she'll wander.
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This is dead Divine appreciation because I am letting my Suffering show.
The soul of Ashmond says, "Always with the sniping."
(Clan): Ictinus says, "Stop it Jiraishin, you're making me like you."
Pentharian went out like a boss though.
That love soon might end You are unbreaking
And be known in its aching Though quaking
Shown in this shaking Though crazy
Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
To @Apollyon , though one of the more controversial patrons of the Walkers, you were most definitly one of the most involved and caring. You took painstaking efforts to learn the history and procedures of the house and then found ways to engage us and empower us to build upon our traditions and take part in some pretty awesome RP. I will be forever grateful for this.
No more will I get to hear, The Divine voice of Apollyon, the Suffering echoes in your head, "Salvar," as I jump in my chair and go "Aw crap, what did I do now." Full salute to you. You'll be missed!
Edit: I will also miss Sylcine, the Maiden of Regret who was loaned to the Walkers as the offical "letter taker." Salvar will miss the witty flirtations they engaged in when she'd come to life!
+5 for bringing back Sartan though.
I'm stilly undecided if I'm happy or unhappy about witnessing Selene's death first hand.
You were one of my top guys, and if Asmo could he would have taken that disembowel for you!
My only regret is never fully expressing these feelings for you, and having long been away from you, letting Asmo live by his "no-order" rule. I'll always love you!
Pentharian always seemed really cool to me, and I know Shallam has had it's share of issues with their Divine but I really think he tried to do everything he could to make a positive difference in that faction of the game.
Had I played a different sort or character, I would have wanted to be in Pandemonium's order. Knowing little of what actually went on, the potential for RP with a character following the God of Strife seemed really interesting.
And one more thing for Melantha, which was her involvement with the Mojushai always made me wish Eph was still in the house. The things Crathen and Iocun would post on the forums were just brilliant.
@Pentharian You were annoying when you first came about but I do realize that it was just you trying to unify Shallam...for once. I was really rooting for you towards the end and gave me a few laughs.
@Selene Pity that Siena never got to interact with you. A lot of Siena's friends were ordermates of yours. I knew that the love and loyalties you all shared were very deep. Besides Mithraea you were the only other divine I was saddened in real life over.