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I've only seen the tiniest fraction of EfU, but --

When Sicily was beaten to a pulp and captured by the Order, and put on trial before de Villiers and Blackhearth. She was a pathetic, sniveling, sobbing wreck throughout the ordeal - partly an act, partly the truth - and ultimately somehow managed to avoid the pyre. In the end, her flesh was branded with hot irons.

I truly had no idea whether she would live or die, whether they would believe her or not, and nor did she.

Everything about that scene was fantastic: the suspense, the feeling of being on death row, the ambience of the area itself, the creepiness of the Order and of Agravain, the beautiful, realistic and human RP by the Ordersmen present and the subtle differences and dynamics between them, the length and seriousness of it, the effort and skill of the DMs, and just the concept of a 16-year-old girl facing the prospect of being burned alive for her crimes.

That scene made me in love with EfU. (And even now I would like to take the opportunity to thank the players and DMs involved in that occasion.)

EfU is at its best when it's at its most serious, mature and dark, and when grave and permanent consequences, like death and mutilation hang in the balance.

More maturity! More darkness!

Congratulations on a splendid Tymoran. As with so many other PCs, I wish I'd met him sooner.

Thanks for the terrific interactions. It was fun while it lasted.

Now who will Sicily bully? Anne was literally the only person timid enough for her to intimidate!

Thanks for the excellent RP, and the memorable character. I had a feeling Anne would wind up dead before too long ...

I regret not discovering him earlier. Thanks for the excellent RP for the brief time it lasted! Make another PC soon!

Let me be among the first to say thank you. A genuinely believable, unkillable, unlovable, ruthless, scheming, brutal PC! Legendary.

I loved the tension between our characters, which always provided excellent, Shakesperean RP. The fact that they both took the other's eye out says everything.

I find myself with many question marks concerning his true nature and history. I'd love to hear about it if you ever want to tell me.

Dagmer Rus was an exceptionally uncompromising and consistent character, not just in his personality but the PC as a concept in itself, both in theory and in practice, and also in terms of quality. I mean that as the highest praise.

His interactions with Sicily always constituted excellent RP, and were far from harmonious or simple.

I'm not a prolific screenshooter, but I happened to have the uncharacteristic presence of mind to shoot perhaps my favourite exchange between the two of them: the Drowning of Sicily.

The Drowning is an important Umberlant ritual, when an Untaken (a novice priest) is formally inducted into the clergy. In order to complete the ritual, the initiate must survive a brutal test; hence the name.

When she had finally garnered enough (grudging) respect from him, and gathered the courage to ask her new father-figure to initiate her, Sicily bade Rus perform her Drowning, an event of pivotal importance in her life and one that would come to dominate her destiny thereafter -- and spell doom for many others.

Crazy drowning action (and hot naked teen) here.

Sicily Comnene Qu'unsang: Hoist That Rag

Sicily is retired as a PC. Unfortunately I have no screenshots to share.

I want to thank the players behind all the PCs who interacted with her -- you know who you are, and I hope you had as much fun as I did --, and the DMs, builders and founders of EfU. This is by far the best NWN server I've ever seen; I didn't even imagine this kind of excellence possible. The extent and average quality of the playerbase is probably what impressed me the most. And the consistent professionalism of the DMs as well. The style of the server, its narrative, the maturity, the danger and conflict, the openness, the immersion, the creative possibilities -- all of it amazing.

I especially applaud Howland for creating all of this.

My only regret is not getting to see more of the mod, and meet more PCs.