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Talamar was another great leader that should be remembered but it is so long since I saw him, that he has become dim in my memory. Lews and Darksabre may be able to tell you more of him. My memories of him are overshadowed by the sadness I felt at his leaving us. I hope he chose to leave us. Sometimes I wonder. One day he was here and we talked. He was to join us in Valhalla. He seemed pleased by the prospect. I never saw him again.

Now Ravane was another type of Leader all together. He was my sanity in many ways. He never appeared to be serious. He found humour in the most unusual situations. We used to bicker in a friendly fashion about who was the most powerful. We missed his humour after he was gone. It brought life to the Clan and it was only after he left that I realized how important he had been. It was about this time that I again earned a Wish. This time I chose the Flame as my reward. I wore it proudly. Ravane and I hoped to obtain a second item, one for him to wear to symbolize his position in World. I remember laughing and suggesting that he should wear the "Champion of the World" Heavy Weight Title Belt.

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He progressed so far in power that he could create. He turned his talents to creating a room in which he could retreat in peace. Perhaps he also needed a place to maintain his own sanity. The place he chose was a gazebo on a sunny beach with a solitary palm tree swaying behind him. One day he just retreated to that room, and didn't come back. In reality, his was the first of the Clan Rooms. Though his room was never a part of the City of Hearts, he did start the tradition. He also brought the Tree of Life to its full glory and then typically, mischievously, scratched his name across the beauty for all to see.

I suppose I am missing some people, by remembering in this way, but the next strong personality that affected World, that I can never forget, was Eirin. She was a bouncy vivacious Dryad with a strong accent. Nowhere else in the lands have I heard an accent quite like it. People described it as a "Scottish" accent.

She seemed so caring about her fellow clan members that I thought we had found our next Keeper. But I think the Dryad part of her was stronger than any allegiance or understanding she had of world. She was the one I chose to follow me as Leader, when I became Immortal.

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I even passed the Flame to her. It was the worst decision I ever made and almost killed World. Others may see it differently and maybe it was simply that she chose a different path than I would have. Maybe I couldn't fully let go.

To me though, she did not understand the nature of World. She seemed to believe that we were Pacifists, which is quite different to being Neutral. She abandoned the lower members to their fate at a time when dangerous killers were hunting and killing anyone in sight. She actually banned any members killing to protect or avenge and verbally harangued any who did. I think it was her that changed the items in our shops to much more Nature oriented items.