I would like to thank all those in the Dire Wood romp last night for a great time. After a year and a half I decided to stop by and see how things have progressed. The first few times back, I didn't know anyone. Then slowly I saw a few people here and there that I remembered, and suprisingly, remembered me. Last night in a group of 9 others (Silverhand, Tannet, Tegan, and others I unfortunately can't recall) Drawna returned to the "old days" of Layo. This was my first online server ever, and it made quite an impression on me that seems to still remain. The RP was top-notch, people were deliberate in their speech and actions, and the tension before a battle was savored.
I fondly recall the days of parties of 8-10 people gathering to raid the Berhagen, grumbling, bickering, and boasting the whole way through. I can say from personal experience the fear of the wilds in Layo has always created strong parties and thus strong Roleplay. This unfortunately doesn't exist on many other servers. I hope to stop by in the days ahead to visit and wander about, though I will be doing so mostly with Drawna. When I left 18 months ago, Fian wandered through Hlint handing away gold and equipment to innocent bystanders. He is left only with his greatsword and kilt and not a penny to his name. (Think pensioner, though he still has all his teeth). Besides, Drawna has a much better wardrobe.
P.S. I was most impressed by all the hard work and organization that went into the LORE package. The list of PrC classes is tantalizing, and was one of the reasons I returned.
