The more I'm away from Istaria, the more I miss it. These past few weeks have been tough because of outside obligations, RAM and RAID controllers going bad, and all sorts of other problems. Seriously, though, it's the community that keeps bringing me back. I know I'm needed there to finish Fandarel's, keep Tagath moving along with his lair, keeping Obsidian Order Builders open in Acul, and strengthening the next generation of builders with all sorts of construction classes info. With any luck, I'll be able to finish getting my other hard drive data back over the weekend and be back to full playing next week. In the meantime, I can still blog about the people and how welcoming they are, how helpful.

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