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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2017 : 06:03:32
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Well folks, its been eight years since Christian passed. Lets us raise our glasses to the scribes who are no longer with us.
quote: From Ed Greenwood's 2009 thread, April 5th Hello again, all scribes. I bring you now these words from Ed:
elfchild, Thanks very much for telling us all of Christian’s passing. It has hit me harder than I’d thought, possibly because I’ve lost so many good friends and family these last few years. If we are wise, in life, we make friends and cultivate them - - be there for them, share experiences with them, stand by them, live life with them. Roleplaying gaming is one way to do that, and it’s why I first played D&D in the Realms, and later shared the Realms with a wider world. It’s certainly not for the money; I’d have made far, far more if I’d done what my grandparents wanted, and become a doctor or a lawyer (both of which I’d probably have been very good at, as it happens). I did it to make friends, and share laughs with them. On one level, it still amazes me when people I’ve never met, from far away around the world, excitedly ask me about this or that detail of a character or place I’ve created, and I become aware of how much IT MATTERS TO THEM. Leaving me awed I did that, somehow. I, too, will miss Christian’s jests and comments and queries; he was a welcome friend at my fire whenever he appeared. My loss is a trifle compared to yours, and to all who knew him personally and sat down to play D&D with him, yet it is a loss we all feel. I now really KNOW how grownups felt, when I was dragged (in my Sunday best) to small villages to attend funerals as a boy, and one adult would ask another, “How’s old XXX YYY?” and the reply would be a grim: “Remember how hard last winter was? Well, he didn’t make it.” I feel that grimness now. May Jamallo Kreen be remembered here, may Christian be remembered everywhere. I WILL answer his outstanding questions, for the rest of us to hear the answers and to honour him and because he just might be able to read those responses, somewhere and somehow. Scribes, let us raise glasses, now and when April rolls around in years to come: to Jammlo Kreen! We shall not forget.
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"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2017 : 06:45:00
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Very sad. Thank you for reminding us. When a board has been around for as long as this one has, well, life happens. And sometimes death. It makes me wonder how many others who have ceased posting over the years didn't have their lives become too busy for Candlekeep, but died instead and we never knew. Sigh. |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be... Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6662 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2017 : 07:42:21
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Bravo for your memoriam posting Mark. Candlekeep remembers.
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31726 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2017 : 08:40:23
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I fondly remember most of the discussion Jamallo and I had about many and varied Realms topics. Both publicly and privately, he was a scribe of the highest caliber. Candlekeep is mostly certainly still mourning for his loss in this community.
You'll always be missed, my friend. |
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Scribe for the Candlekeep Compendium -- Volume IX now available (Oct 2007)
"So Saith Ed" -- the collected Candlekeep replies of Ed Greenwood
Zhoth'ilam Folio -- The Electronic Misadventures of a Rambling Sage |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Gyor
Master of Realmslore
1624 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2017 : 14:25:51
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That sad my condolences. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2017 : 16:11:27
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He lives on in my Realms! Highlore Master Jamallo Kreen. |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding." Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2017 : 19:37:51
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Hear, hear! And may we all rise to the challenge of being remembered with such respect. |
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Darkmeer
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2017 : 02:46:37
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May we all be remembered so reverently. |
"These people are my family, not just friends, and if you want to get to them you gotta go through ME." |
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Zeromaru X
Great Reader
Colombia
2471 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2017 : 02:23:32
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Is sad I never knew him (being relatively new here), as it seems he was a good influence for most of you. I hope he will be never forgotten. |
Instead of seeking change, you prefer a void, merciless abyss of a world... |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 07 Apr 2017 : 18:51:48
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I always enjoyed his scrolls, I can't believe it's been 8 years.
Is there a hall of scribes who have passed on at the keep?
If not, there should be |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
3740 Posts |
Posted - 12 Apr 2017 : 22:23:29
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quote: Originally posted by Hoondatha
Very sad. Thank you for reminding us. When a board has been around for as long as this one has, well, life happens. And sometimes death. It makes me wonder how many others who have ceased posting over the years didn't have their lives become too busy for Candlekeep, but died instead and we never knew. Sigh.
-One of my jobs is online, and has a lot of back-and-forth with a community. When long standing members suddenly disappear, I often wonder the same and get worried. Hell, even over the years, here and at WotC, the same. So many people, all different situations, all over the world. |
(A Tri-Partite Arcanist Who Has Forgotten More Than Most Will Ever Know)
Elves of Faerûn Vol I- The Elves of Faerûn Vol. III- Spells of the Elves Vol. VI- Mechanical Compendium |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2017 : 00:22:50
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There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever, not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall Some are dead and some are living In my life, I've loved them all
--- The Beatles
Then we raise a glass to them all, Lord Karsus. A glass to them ALL. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2018 : 18:48:07
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Its that time of year again.
Glass raised high! Huzzah! |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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BlackAce
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
358 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2018 : 19:40:40
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Was saddened to hear of Jamallo/Christian's passing. It was always a pleasure reading his scrolls. Can't believe it's been so long already. Another member sadly missed. |
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