@Jack: The Compendium archives actually have Jillian's part of the story up to date (minus Ashgan's post just now), so it might actually be easiest to read the posts uninterrupted over there: http://theprophecycompendium.tk/forumarchieve.php?name=Jillian%27s%20Trails I'll probably put remainder of missing posts up up in the evening. (Secureshell, how I miss thee...) Hmm, and the nameless-deigan bit is definitely new. (Also, why wouldn't deigan's feathers grow back when removed? Feathers on birds and such will grow back when ripped out just fine - in fact, if a bird's feathers get too damaged, it is occasionally advised to remove them prematurely just because it makes them properly grow back long before the bird would have naturally molted.) Oh well, back to work for me...