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Some of those that lived through all our dark days, still wander the lands. Zoracc has been part of World for almost as long as I can remember. It was a little startling to us when we realized just what we had welcomed into our midst. He used to eat the Tree of Life. We had many a friendly argument trying to cure him of this habit. I'm sure eventually, he used to eat it just to tease me. But he maintained a balance and never actually harmed the Tree. I sometimes think that he embraced us all more than we did him. Whilst he has come and gone from the lands, he has always returned to World. It does us good to have one who loves us, come back and view and assess the changes. Sometimes we are too close to see the faults ourselves. I remember that he rose to Silver in the Clan very early on, but his story is so strange and long, that I will let him tell it for himself.

The other person that you should try to speak to, Child, is Glimi. I have no way of knowing whether he still harbours any goodwill towards us. His final leaving was not amicable. He should be remembered fondly however, since he served World well while generations of World members came and went. He also was a powerful Silver, and was eventually prevailed upon to take the Leader's mantle. He survived each cataclysm that hit the lands, and came back to us. I think he lived through the dark days when we were the targets of the Powerful Gatulot rampages. He knew my weaknesses. Whilst I had mastered all the magics and power myself, I was not good at teaching the clan these things.

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It was Glimi, who captured my visions and managed to teach the clan the new spells. It was Glimi, who brought us Windrunner, Tsunami and Wildfire. He was mortal, so its little wonder that there were some fallibilities in those spells. Perhaps the Gods were jealous or feared him, because he was never allowed to finish our vision. I wonder sometimes whether he got angry at the continual complaints that filtered through the clan in later days. We became a Clan of complainers, dissatisfied with what we had, jealous of what others had, and in many ways his gift to us was overlooked.

He was also occasionally impulsive. It was a common failing in many of our leaders really. If they were passionate enough about World to take on the burden of leadership, it was hardly surprising that occasionally they overreacted at insults to the clan, or injury to one of our own. The intentions were always honourable though, even if sometimes the balance was forgotten.

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It was his impulsiveness that caused our final parting to be so sad. He had discovered old gods that he felt drawn to follow. I knew of his love of creating, so I watched with interest his skill in creating a wondrous retreat. His knowledge of these old gods surprised me, but I did not realize that his allegiances had also changed. Then one day he announced to the clan that he was leaving. It was his timing that made the result inevitable.