Today Kali posted a note that saddened many of us.<\/p>\n
(1033) Kali 03\/24\/15 Zach<\/p>\n
Recently we have learned that the Realms of Despair has lost one of its young
\nbright stars. The family of Zach has contacted the immortal staff, as well as
\nsome of his mortal friends who reached out, to let us know that Zach has
\npassed away. Zach has been a long and devoted player of the Realms.
\nHe recently joined the immortal ranks and inspired us with his enthusiasm and
\nvigor for bringing positive changes to the game for his fellow players. We
\nare sad to have lost a vital player, but more importantly, we are
\ndevastated to have lost a good friend and a good person.<\/p>\nAs a tribute, we are promoting Zach to level 56, True Immortal, at which point
\nwe will move him to retired status. As a lasting tribute, the pedagogic
\nspirit in the Umbrageous Ruins will be renamed to the pedagogic spirit of Zach
\nso that he may teach and train all those would follow his ways. In this way
\nhis memory will live on.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nI don’t have a lot to say. \u00a0It is always sad when we lose someone from our community. \u00a0Some of us have been through this before, I’ve written about losing Marie years ago. \u00a0Some of us keep a distance online, even me not that you’d know. \u00a0When people quit playing without a word I know that some of us used to worry a lot about what happened to them and I think because of that a lot of us put up that distance. \u00a0“Realms friends”. \u00a0When 9-11 happened we lost players, one of them was a long time Guild of Druid person who we all presumed died, she resurfaced a couple years ago, alive but needed to totally walk away from everything in their life for a long time before being curious about Realms still being online.<\/p>\n
It’s a hard subject. \u00a0I think lots of us struggle with appropriate ways to deal with our feelings in the first place. \u00a0I encourage you to reach out to the people around you and let them know you appreciate them. \u00a0If they’re off game\/on game, doesn’t matter. \u00a0In the age of Facebook a lot more of us are staying connected.<\/p>\n
To my Realms comrades: to the people I adventure with, the people I share my evenings and stories with – thank you for being there.<\/p>\n
Good bye Zach – our community is diminished by your loss. \u00a0The PK community has lost a stalwart advocate, a tireless recruiter and a valued teacher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"