Their shoulders held the sky suspended;
They stood, and Earth's foundations stay;
What God abandoned, these defended,
And saved the sum of things for pay.
— "Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries"
They stood, and Earth's foundations stay;
What God abandoned, these defended,
And saved the sum of things for pay.
— "Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries"
After an extended period of inactivity, signing onto Gaia no more than once or twice a year, if that, I thought it appropriate to return to the Latrocinium to check on my old friends. I went on to become a part of many guilds and experienced a wide range of RPs and RPers while I was active on Gaia, but among my fondest memories are my memories of RPing with all of you and interacting with you in the Latrocinium's OOC threads. I was new to RPing when I joined the Latrocinium and was quite unskilled in this dying art, but you all put up with me and you taught me a lot, whether you knew it or not at the time. I went through many stages, from being a newbie, to being a more literate and knowledgeable RPer, to being a bit of an Elitest (I must admit it, even if I'm not proud of it, haha), to retirement from Gaia altogether for several years. And now that I'm back, I'm hoping to find you all both happy and healthy, just as I am. Though I only had a few adventures with you all and wasn't around for long before the downfall of the Latrocinium, I deeply enjoyed the brief time I spent in this guild and still value the experiences I had with you. I'm not sure who is still active, if anyone at all. But I trust that at least a couple of Templars will stumble upon this message sooner or later. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm doing fine, and that I hope all of you are, like me, alive and well. I hope that if/when you see this message, you'll reply in this thread. We're long overdue for a reunion!
