Asherons Call: Brell Says Goodbye

Greetings everyone,

It is with a VERY heavy heart that I am posting this - but time has come for me to make a descission, and as much as it hurts me to do this - I have to.

Over the past month, I have been attending the University of Copenhagen, where I am aiming (long term) for a Masters Degree in English literature, Danish as well as Music and Geography. I have never had a chance to really study anything - and basically I am autodidact with everything I do. Now I got the opportunity (and inclination) to change that, so I jumped aboard. Doing that at the age of 40 is no easy task - as you can proberbly imagine.

I dont have much free time left on my schedule - and when I have 2-3 hours that i could spend in Dereth - I rather shy away from logging in - simply because I dont want to spend 2 hours listening to whining, problems, begging, getting tons of tells from people I dont even know (or have never heard of before), etc. With my limited time to play - I want that time to be spend having fun with my friends (you).

Because of all of this - I have thought about what to do - and came up with two options:

I stop playing AC completely

I release everyone, and allow for the clan to be reformed under the leadership of someone else

Now - I dont WANT to stop playing AC, so option number two is the only viable way to go. I have discussed this with the Clan Elders over the past few days, and this is what will happen:

Brell will be releasing ALL of his vassals, as will Rune and all of my other characters. The Brellbot account will be turned over to Kevin Gosney (Coral and now also Quidlor) who has comitted to continue running Brellbot. The account with Brell's Helper, Hall, Shuhara, etc. will be closed - and I will remain with only ONE active account - the one with Brell, Rune, etc on. I will be deleting one of my mules, and Shuhara will create a NEW Shuhara there - so she can continue to play from time to time. All items will be taken off the hooks in the mansion, the chests will be cleaned out, etc.

I have asked for someone else to step up to the plate and offer to take over leadership of the followers that I will be releasing. Dasgar has offered to do that, so in effect my recomendation is the following: That all of the people that Brell, Rune, etc... will be releasing repledge and regroup under Dasgar. Dasgar has been a WONDERFULL friend in AC and I know she already has the respect of the entire clan. I am sure that she will be fully able to carry on the traditions of this great clan of ours. I ask that you all concider giving Dasgar your support in the task she has ahead of her.

As for AC2 - nothing has changed for now. I will still go ahead and play AC2 as has allways been planned, except I might turn over the reigns as monarch even before AC2 is released. Perhaps the job as Monarch should be rotated between the elders in AC2? The website will continue - the clan will be known as "Brellclan, the Honor Legion" - perhaps after some time "Brellclan" will be removed altogether, and only "The Honor Legion" will remain.

The old Brellclan Website will continue as many old Brellclan members repledge under a unified heading in the form of Dasgar. She will be made Super Admin - and can basically decide what to do from there. If there is no need for this new website - it will be discontinued in a month or so - and we will have only the new AC2 Clan Website. Dasgar will also be made Administrator of the Brellclan mailer, so she will be able to handle things there as well.

I will proberbly remain pledged with Rune to Dasgar, and when she reaches level 126, I might even pledge Brell there, if Dasgar will have me as a vasal. But Brell or Rune will have NO vassals, except for perhaps one.

"Gratitude" just doesn't cover my feelings right now...

Don't for a second think that I am unaware of the frustration that you all are now feeling about what is happening. There could have been a MILLION better ways for me to have done this - but none could have made the descission easier to reach or to accept. I FULLY understand if you are frustrated, even if you are mad at me for doing this now and in this way - but believe me - I dont see any other ways to do it, if it is going to work. It is a descission I have had to reach alone - and I have to carry the consequenses of that descission. I am torn apart having to do this - but I just HAVE to do it.

A month from now - things will look VERY differently. The new clan will be up and running - whatever changes needs to be made will be implemented, and people will start finding back in the groups and with the people they enjoy.

I know that this may come as a shock to many of you - but that is what I need to do.

There are WAY too many people that I should mention - but out of fear of missing a single individual I will refrain from doing so. You each know who you are, and I can only tell you... that you each mean the world to me. Your dedication and loyalty has allways been something that has amazed me. What did I do, to deserve such a grand group of friends. Your honor, and the way you have conducted yourself has been nothing less than outstdaning in every way, and my ONLY desire in life is to be like so many of you. You may have claimed from time to time that you were following a great man - but I tell you... you are ALL wrong. I have been YOUR follower. YOU have set the example, YOU have been my guiding light over these past 3 years, YOU have been the example, YOU have been what I have aspired to become.

I want to thank each of you individually - you know who I am talking about - yes - YOU! We have been through much together - seen many things, had many victories and GREAT expereiences together - and I for one will treassure all of these moments forever.

TRUST me that this is NOT easy for me - I feel like I am abandonning a TON of people - but I simply HAVE to do this - and it is the only way I can think of to do this, that would make at least just a LITTLE bit of sense.

I hope that you will find it in your hearts to forgive me for this - it is not easy, and right now I am "bleeding"... but we will ALL come through this - stronger than we are today!

See ya out there, Brell