It has been four days since my last attempt to get a hold of Yeo Pares, Administrator for the Galacia sector of the Arturian Realm. And to say that I am beyond frustrated and disappointed in him as an Administrator is an immense understatement.

Toward the end of last spring, just before summer break, I had conversed with my roommates: Zachary Landon, Sara Laymon, Vera Phane, and Thomas Restin. We discussed a concern that Morris Par, through his avatar, Bryel, had risen to an unofficial leadership position of his organization, doing so under suspicious circumstances, and used its power to overtake three other organizations and unite them under a single banner known as the Legion of the Crimson Lion. This made Morris Par a sort of "winner-take-all" figure in Galacia, powerful enough to challenge even the State of Galacia, itself. Such an upset in what should otherwise be fair playing dynamics led me to initially have a conversation with Par, himself. But negotiating with him was like negotiating with a brick wall. He was so awash with the gains that he felt that any sort of compromise in the name of fair play was unfair to him.

He then ceased all communication with me and continued his aggressive campaign. So in the beginning of this past May, I held a conversation with my roommates and deemed it necessary to raise this concern to Administrator Pares. When we finally met with him, Pares seemed to have listened intently and then made a promise that he would, over the summer, negotiate some sensible agreement with Par to level re-establish balanced dynamics. My roommates and I left Cabotton University for the summer in high spirits, knowing that things would be back to normal upon our return.

However, when we returned, we found that things had changed drastically in Galacia, in favor of the Crimson Lion. Not only had they grown in power; they had permanent posts in every province, every county, and every town and village. They had gone from being a growing wave of outlaws to practically establishing their own government over the sector.

I immediately sought the counsel of Pares, expressing my outrage, and Pares explained that he had signed a deal with Morris Par to allow him to establish himself like this, so far as he upheld the notion of "fair play."

In other words, Morris Par was now, by de facto, doing the job of Yeo Pares.

But upon closer inspection of the dynamics, I found that the Crimson Lion had not changed its ways in terms of morality. They demanded a certain sum of "protection money" from the entities based in Galacia and would otherwise attack them if they refused. They also played allies against each other and selected random airship fleets and boat fleets and caravans to rob. I collected a log of complaints from the other players on this and attempted to bring this up to Pares. But Pares refused to hear of it. When I insisted again through ticker-text to meet with him, I received nothing but cold silence.

I reached out once more on Friday; yet again, no response.

So tonight, I grew tired of waiting and met with my roommates again. After I told my story, Zachary Landon arose from our common room table and stated that we needed to meet with our good friend, Sari Frame. I was initially reluctant about this, but when Sari Frame came over and stated that she would take our complaint and petition to the Dungeonmaster, Ivella Odgen, with whom she had a connection, I was relieved and hopeful.

That I felt because I knew we all could count on Ogden to sort this out in a fair manner. Sadly, she will not be there to count on this time next year. She announced in March that this year will be her final year as Dungeonmaster.