Thief Event - Honoring Karril [TC] 9.17.15

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Posted by: Fatherbliss.4701

Fatherbliss.4701

Hello all – Recently, those of us on TC lost a great friend and mentor. He guided many of us through some rough spots in our lives and continued to be a huge inspiration. We would like to honor him in game, on TCBL this week. I’ll also be putting out the word for a few more events, including a Dolyak parade.

We, the friends and compatriots of Karril Daltaya, invite you to an event on the TC Borderlands this Thursday evening. I understand that other people from our enemy servers wish to honor his memory also, along with our fellow TC tribe members who may not be able to make an event in this particular time zone. Exact details are still being worked out, I wanted to get this notice out now in order to gain as much publicity as we can for our brother who is no longer on this Earthly plane. Peace.

Link to the Reddit page, talking about our friend on TC who recently passed away: https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/3kv5zj/epitaph_and_appeal_for_a_friend_rip_karril_daltaya/
Date: This Thursday the 17th
Place: Gather at North Camp on TCBL
Time: 8:30pm EST (This is Friday the 18th 12:30am Server time)

Please bring with you: Your Thief, a mesmer, or some other inferior class that you enjoy playing.

Raven Mail Carriers are encouraged, we will have extras if you need some. On many occasions Karril stated that the Raven was his spirit animal.

We shall start in the North, which shall be claimed by ODIN.
Our goal is to carry the party to the South, cutting a swath of death and destruction in our wake.
At South camp, GIF shall claim this area in his holy and dark name. Missy, our beloved minstrel, will read Karril’s epitaph beautifully constructed by Phlo.
We ask that everyone gather and offer a moment of silence to our fallen comrade at South camp.
Then we shall roll through the borderlands, killing indiscriminately and with wild abandon. (Probably need to map hop at some point in the evening, I know TCBL can be rather like a ghost town at times.)

I would like to end the evening together with a wave to the North, wherever we might be at once we call it for the night.

We ask that you bring drinks in real life, your stories, your memories and a bevy of heated, risque and way over the line conversation. We will be playing music on TS3 that was from Karril’s personal playlist. Thank you and I hope that many of you can join us that evening! I leave you with a vignette I composed this morning:

The borderlands were calm. A few animals were stirring, betraying the foot falls of enemy combatants in the southern lands. This was of no concern to him. Stepping out through the portal, small tufts of snow, wispy and ethereal, moving aside to allow his passage. The snow would blow away any signs that he had passed by. For those who knew where to look, he would leave a trail through the Northern passages. A bent branch, a sigil here and there, made to look like something natural and old, eclipsing the passage of time. Three was the number. The signs would always occur in threes. Black wings fluttered across the sky, spooked from a repast on a nearby house. Villagers lay dead in the yard, picked apart by scavengers, leftovers from a previous raid. A thought drifted past his consciousness, that he should search their corpses for valuable. But there was no time. Not on this day. This was a special day. A day of great ceremony.

Crossing through the Western archway, he left the Northern area and moved down the edge of his land. His land. It would always remain so, even after this day. Until the last defender fell in bright, boisterous combat, until the last breath escaped from their foes, he knew that his people would not rest. They were called zombies by some, unrelenting by others. Their fervor had always been infectious. Now they would need to find another to guide them. He knew that they would manage just fine. It gave him pause, that this would be one of his last visits in this form. No matter, it was time to go.

Wandering past the Bay, he found himself swimming down below the water’s edge. Moving into the twisted waterways that circled past the ruins. This land had changed over the years. To some it would not even resemble what it once had been. This was also good. Change causes discomfort, unrest causes motion. The people were reminded that everything is mutable.

Close now, it was almost time to go. The southern camp was full of outsiders. Cast offs from another land, all red to him. Blood bags, waiting to saturate the Earth with their taste, with their duty to guard this place. He killed all of them without hesitation. On one body, he placed his symbol, carved into the flesh of the man who would stand against him. His tribe would find this and know that he would also face opposition with an open heart and a sharp blade.

At the South, he bowed his head. His ravens flew to his side, cawing his name. He tried one more time to ask them to stay, for the people needed symbols. They would not. The ravens insisted on accompanying his next journey.

Passing beyond the edge of the world, he whispered one final phrase on the wind three times: “What is remembered, lives.” With that he moved on, secure that the people who needed to hear his words, be moved by his stories around the fire, would continue in his stead.

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Posted by: Nightshade.2570

Nightshade.2570

Below is a Poster Memoriam we made

Please join us!

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Posted by: Fatherbliss.4701

Fatherbliss.4701

Please pass this along to interested parties!

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Posted by: Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet Communications Manager

I am so sorry to hear of Karril’s passing. I know he will be missed, and I think you’ve planned a lovely memorial event in his honor, something that he would greatly love.

I will be keeping Karril and all of TC in my thoughts at this very sad time.

Gaile Gray
Communications Manager
Guild & Fansite Relations; In-Game Events
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Posted by: Nightshade.2570

Nightshade.2570

Dear Gaile,

Thank you so much for your response I have linked this to our community forums. Your kind words are so welcome at this time for us all.

Aggie

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Posted by: Fatherbliss.4701

Fatherbliss.4701

Gaile -

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond, it is greatly appreciated. People on TC have been coming forward, talking about how much Karril meant to them. Our gaming community, these people, become family over time. He will be missed.

Steve

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Posted by: Missy.6803

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Thank you for finishing putting this together, Mr. Bliss, and thank you Aggie and Gaile <3

The Tarnished Coast TS3 server will be open on 9/17/15 for those not on TC who want to join in the channel if you are not able to be on the same map (or are but a red name).

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Posted by: BOA smid.1783

BOA smid.1783

SoS sends our condolences on your loss! Never easy losing a friend, especially people you’ve gotten to know over time and spent so much time together, even if you never met face to face. I’ll send my thoughts during the times for this event although I will not attend (I feel lost when not on SoS BL). Fair winds Karril and calm seas ahead….

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Posted by: Chaba.5410

Chaba.5410

Sorry to hear about your gaming friend. It is a loss I can relate to, unfortunately. I’ve reposted this information on the FA forum.

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Posted by: graceangel.3618

graceangel.3618

Hello friends and my condolences to you all in this hard time. :c Losing friends is never easy, and I think what you all are doing to remember him is fantastic.

I suggested to one of our ladies in the gw2girls group that perhaps someone participating could twitch/livestream the event for people who want to participate but can’t get into wvw? just a thought.

I really sincerely hope every person present in your wvw circles this week also participates in this. Players have to realize that we are all ONE BIG community. This is a beautiful act. Let’s all support TC!

big hugs to everyone

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Posted by: Beorn Saxon.4762

Beorn Saxon.4762

I plan on streaming as much of it as I can. If anyone else is, please share your channel as well.

http://www.twitch.tv/beornsaxon

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Posted by: graceangel.3618

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I plan on streaming as much of it as I can. If anyone else is, please share your channel as well.

http://www.twitch.tv/beornsaxon

I’m gonna share your link in the gw2girls group on the thread this event was originally announced in. Hope that’s all right.

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Posted by: Fatherbliss.4701

Fatherbliss.4701

That would be fine! Saxon is my friend and guild leader, I’ll just go ahead and speak for him.

We need to remember that our bonds are incredibly tight and that our relationships go far beyond a simple video game. Thank you for understanding that.

I plan on streaming as much of it as I can. If anyone else is, please share your channel as well.

http://www.twitch.tv/beornsaxon

I’m gonna share your link in the gw2girls group on the thread this event was originally announced in. Hope that’s all right.

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Posted by: Fatherbliss.4701

Fatherbliss.4701

Thank you SOS and FA folks, for being awesome. (My mind has already drifted to some amusing Thief v Thief group fights tonight.)

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Posted by: HiTandMayhem.1378

HiTandMayhem.1378

I am very sorry for your loss. Karril’s struggle sounded like a challenging one but it’s good to know he found friends in you. It reflects well on both sides IMHO (on Karril and on the friends he found). It is a touching thing that you’re doing more than just mentioning him casually.

I’ve passed on the information regarding the GoFundMe to some of my guildies (will tell more as I catch them).

You have my sympathy.

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Posted by: BOA smid.1783

BOA smid.1783

I have posted the reddit link on our forums so those on SoS can know the story of the player you all are honoring and remembering tonight. I hope players from my server will be respectful towards you all while you honor your friend and server mate tonight.

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Posted by: Fatherbliss.4701

Fatherbliss.4701

He was an amazing man. I’ve been awed at the stories people have told about him. Karril loved TC in a big way, one of his best qualities was just how much he cared for everyone around him. He’ll be missed.

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Posted by: Fatherbliss.4701

Fatherbliss.4701

Hey all. To the FA and SOS people who showed up (especially the SOS dude dressed as spiderman), you all are awesome. Folks were kneeling, saluting and being generally so cool. I can’t thank you enough.

To the Arenenet team, I have no words. TC is deeply moved that so many of you took the time to show up. Seriously, a lot of us had tears coming down. Bael, Karril in game, meant so much to many of us. He would be floored I’m sure.

Best game ever. I mean that. Thanks again! My thief, Raven Karabahk, salutes you.

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Posted by: Kalidri.5427

Kalidri.5427

Thank you everyone for attending. It was truly awe inspiring to see everyone gathered and to hear us in harmony in team speak. I think everyone has times where they doubt their community or have a bit of animosity for whatever reason. It’s easy to forget that we are all people here for a brief time and that this is a place to have fun, so Karril did one more favor by reminding us again. We did have fun, I hope the people listening to the live stream were impressed by our maturity.*

Thank you for organizing this!

*tries and fails to keep a straight face

Goseldt – TC/[TLS]/I just wanna dance.

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Posted by: BOA smid.1783

BOA smid.1783

I hope you all didn’t mind my bringing my crew over for some fun fights on TC BL during your event. I usually don’t leave SoS BL but I was tagged and looking for something to do. I knew you all would be cruising your BL and thought maybe you’d enjoy some good fights while remembering your server mate. No disrespect meant and I know my guys enjoyed the fights! I hope you all did as well! (I’ll point Theo to this thread as well – Spiderman dude- I know he enjoyed the event as well!)

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Posted by: Fatherbliss.4701

Fatherbliss.4701

We loved the fights! Our crew was trying so hard not to kill things all during the event. Besides, Karril would have felt like we were honor bound to stab something. I mean, that was a lot of thieves and mesmers. Clearly it was inevitable. The hushed whispers about a group coming over onto TCBL were really funny.

I’ll link the video here that my son streamed during the event: http://www.twitch.tv/lorthrean/v/16533064

I will have to look later on exactly where it is, there were moments when people kept yelling “DON’T KILL SPIDERMAN.” So many awesome memories. Thanks again!

I hope you all didn’t mind my bringing my crew over for some fun fights on TC BL during your event. I usually don’t leave SoS BL but I was tagged and looking for something to do. I knew you all would be cruising your BL and thought maybe you’d enjoy some good fights while remembering your server mate. No disrespect meant and I know my guys enjoyed the fights! I hope you all did as well! (I’ll point Theo to this thread as well – Spiderman dude- I know he enjoyed the event as well!)

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Posted by: BOA smid.1783

BOA smid.1783

Good! That big brawl at the end was the best time. I saw one part where one of my guys was just like “I’m YOLOing in! Screw it!” and I had to follow him in lol.

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Posted by: Fatherbliss.4701

Fatherbliss.4701

We found out a few things from this event. One, our community is awesome. Check. Two, that a Thief zerg is a terrible, horrible, ineffective idea. Which obviously makes it awesome.

I managed to not die at the SW tower to arrow cart fire, unlike many of my squishy comrades. But I definitely did a YOLO into the zerg as SOS was capping that tower. We were taking bets on who could make it through the group to the other side. Lol.

Good! That big brawl at the end was the best time. I saw one part where one of my guys was just like “I’m YOLOing in! Screw it!” and I had to follow him in lol.

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Posted by: BOA smid.1783

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Haha that tower cap….I was in TS yelling “Hurry! Hurry! cap it! their zerg is coming!” I wasn’t sure we were going to take it to be honest haha

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Posted by: Nightshade.2570

Nightshade.2570

Dear TC, FA, SOS, and all the other wvw communitys out there. I have learned through this experience that we are all one. In life we are interconnected, and whether you are red to me or blue to me I need you as much as you need me. So I thank you last night for the amazing display of sportsmanship and respect for our event. I was the little thief who sat down and danced among all the red names.

Dear Arenanet Devs, To those brave souls that ventured amongst our crazy midst, staying late to attend our event. I can not tell you how much it meant to us all and would of meant to Karril knowing that you and by largely Arena Net cared about a single devoted player that lost his life. I also saw some of your names on the go fund me page, and was in a word speechless. Your profound giving of self to this game and its members constantly is something I can’t even repay.

Dear Karril,

I want you to know that we miss you and I know you were here to see the wondrous things that have come out of all this. We will honor you my Brother and rejoice at each raven that takes wing carrying our messages home to you. Thank you for being my friend and giving so much to the people around you. I will not say goodbye just, see ya later.

Lastly, Please keep the good feelings supporting this gentlemens thread. He to has suffered a loss, His son, another avid GW2 player. I myself will be joining him for his sons BDAY and I hope you all will to!

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/community/events/My-son-s-Remembrance-Day-Birthday/first#post5503055

Aggie

P.S. Our community is rejoicing, the Go fund me was reached! Karril is coming home!

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Posted by: Phlogistn.7893

Phlogistn.7893

“I just want to be able to hang out with people I enjoy and have good experiences. I figure most people are like that too, they want to feel good about the people they spend so much time with.” ~Karril Daltaya

The outpouring of affection from the gaming community for Karril and his friends has been incredible. The stories that were shared helped to lighten the load, and meeting the goal to bring Karril home was overwhelmingly wonderful.

In many ways Guild Wars (1 and 2) has become a second family to many. Thank you GW family, for being there for Karril, those he cared about and who cared for him, and for each other now and in the future.

Sincerely, Phlo

CLARITYFLO/PHLOGISTON
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