Thaler leaving would lead to the group being split into two ... so it's either Aemoten convinces her to stay on the next morning or it'd be Olan/Iri/Dom/Angora and Aemoten/Thaler/Jaelnec/Zerul City group or something along those lines... Aemoten will *NOT* leave her, period, everything else be damned. After this morning, with her being suicidal and Rilon, hundredfold so (although multiplying certainly has little effect, technically speaking).

Not entirely sure who will be posting next, to be honest... thoughts?

Probably me with Domhnall... Or at least that is the obvious option.

I think of our 'group'
It's either Legion as Iri or Angora, Yourself as Olan or Jalenec or Shien as Dom.

Sassy raven won't get her own posts because she's just a bird.

Pm'ed the pics to you DJ :P

There, I and Legion posted. (Into the accidental empty post a bit ago.) Next is Jack, I believe?

I'll be leaving you guys to finish the scene now without interruption. Thaler has left so there's not much to post about. ^_^

@Shienvien, @cthulu, @yoshua171, @Mercinus3, @Rhaevnn Xeno, @Legion X51, @ASTA and @Ashgan... may I have your attention please?

Am I doing something wrong?
Right from the time when I started this RP, which by now is a fairly long time ago, I have endeavored to be a forthcoming, understanding and generally amicable GM who, while stressing – as I will do again today – that I am indeed dedicated to this RP, its story and its continuation, but also time and time again reminding you all that real life comes first. Of course it does, and it has always been my policy that temporary inactivity was fully acceptable as long as I received some kind of forewarning, and/or some kind of assurance that you are still in the RP and haven’t dropped it.
But right now, the way things are looking, I cannot help but to wonder if I have perhaps been too lenient and too understanding, to the point where my failings have brought the health of this precious old RP of mine – which has admittedly been deteriorating slowly but inexorably for a long time – to what feels unnervingly like close to the brink of death. I know of many other GMs who would have decided that their RP had died long ago with the level of activity The Prophecy has had for the past months, if not even the past year, and quite frankly I think that the fact that I’m still fighting for this RP even at this point should demonstrate the level of sheer stubbornness with which I pursue its survival, deepened even further by my knowledge that there are also still players who not only want to participate in it, but who remain passionate about it too.
Several times over the course of this RP I have faced vaguely similar issues with single players, and during these times I had to invoke deus ex machina or downright cut those players from the story one way or another in order to enable the RP to continue. Now, however, it is not one player, not one story; in the three branching stories of The Prophecy currently active, none are particularly active. The most active one has gone half a month without seeing a reply, which would be acceptable... if it was the exception rather than the norm.
I am understanding and try to help you get through the hardships of your real lives without having to worry about the RP, and I realize that writing posts of the level that has become a hallmark of this RP can be taxing and time-consuming, but I have to realize that there is something seriously wrong when huge amounts of time pass without any activity whatsoever. Even in the most active branch of the story, it feels as though posts only occur when I grow impatient and request posting to be resumed. I spoke of this briefly in a previous “recent” - which one month ago is according to the standards currently in place – OOC-post, but nothing happened.
If you will permit me to do so, I would like to quote the rules-section of the OP of this RP; a rule that has been in place since the beginning of the RP:

<Snipped quote>

Four days was originally considered a longer period of time, warranting a warning to one’s fellow players. That is where we came from, and this is where we have gotten. One of the three branches of the story has been stuck for over a quarter of a year, and the last of the three is not far behind that one. You know which branches I mean without me naming them. I’m not mentioning anyone in particular in relation to this, not calling anyone out, and I leave it to each of you individually to consider whether you feel responsible for the current state of the RP, and whether you really are that extraordinarily preoccupied, or if you have perhaps just gotten bored with the RP or a “little” lazy. Some players are commendably ready and rarely delay for long once their turn comes around before they post, but those are regrettably in the minority... and quite frankly, recruiting new players for the RP will do nothing for the health of the RP if those new players still have to wait months for the old players to post their turn.
I may sound like I am being harsh, and for that I apologize. I realize from experience that a post like this will most likely make one or several people feel so particularly targeted – though I truly am targeting no one in this post – or so guilty that they feel pressured into leaving the RP, and I realize that including a disclaimer saying that I do not want this will probably not change that. But even so, I have come to the conclusion that it needs to be said.

Which brings me to the ultimate purpose of this post: what needs to be done?
Clearly I need to do something different, or this incarnation of The Prophecy really will die. What am I doing wrong? Should I hound you for not posting whenever a few days have passed? Should I be less polite and more resolute in my requests for posts? Or are my expectations unreasonable? I don’t think they are, but at this point I can’t be certain about anything.
All of these question marks aren’t there just for appearances’ sake, and they have their name for a reason: I am genuinely asking you all real questions here, and I would like to hear your thoughts on the matter.

Please, help me be better if I have performed poorly as GM; please help restoring The Prophecy.

No, it's just that I'm currently enrolled in a government-funded vocational education program that sucks up an astronomical portion of my time. Said program offers free lodging and food and a host of other wonderfully convenient doodads for a person like me who has been away from home for almost three years now, but it comes at the expense of being forced to dwell within a relatively restricted environment that doesn't accord me a solid chance to fool around on the internet for extended periods of time.

You're free to rechristen Claw as a sort of "roaming" NPC that's attached to the character party for story purposes ( though Claw has limits like any living creature, I'd reckon that his unique arcane talents and raw physical dynamism would make him an ideal one-wolf power house during a scuffle) or you can send him back to his pseudo-present ancestral homeland.

Or you can do whatever you like with him. Doesn't matter.

I should also mention that you're a fine GM as far as I can see. The lack of posts on my part is one-hundred percent my fault; I should have communicated the nature of my predicament to a long time ago instead of having Shien and the rest of the crew wait on me for so long.

I apologize for that.

Now, assuming that you're not sick and tired of my lackadaisical approach to RPing, I'll probably come back with a new character (and a much better attitude) once I reacquire my full freedom and a new PC.

But, if I'm perfectly honest, there's no telling when that last part'll be.

Well... it feels like a fairly major decision has been left up to me, which is also why I delayed so long before replying, but it occurs to me that it's obviously more important to comment on the personal things brought up here than figuring out what to do with Claw. So I will thank you for being honest and for informing us of your situation; it is obviously regrettable that you aren't able to participate in the RP right now, but I respect the fact that you decided to be realistic about it and make an effort not to slow the RP down any further. Take the time you need, however long that may be, and the RP will (hopefully) still be here by the time you feel confident enough that you are ready to return.
As for Claw, I've been pondering over his fate pretty much ever since I read your post, trying to decide what to do with him... though honestly I probably knew from the very start. Attaching him to the companions as a NPC, while it would probably be a more worthy use of the effort you put into making him, is regrettably something I have to decline. I simply do not feel confident that I understand Claw well enough in regards to personality, abilities and limitations to do him justice. Who he is as a person is important for me to understand what Claw would do, and - shaky meta-decisions for the other characters to counter-intuitively and unnaturally ignore him notwithstanding - what he would say, think and feel. Even if a meta was established to render him about as much of the background as (most of) the horses are right now, my lack of intuitive understanding of his limits would inevitably become an issue once fighting (real fighting) starts happening again... and of course he would suffer the fate of background characters and either turn out so capable that he will personally be able to protect himself from pretty much anything, or (more likely) he would be liable to get killed. Once the process of how a result was achieved is pushed into the background and only the results matter, those results tend to get pretty unreliable.
So after some consideration, out of the options you've presented me with, I feel that I'm simply more comfortable having him return to his homeland.

Also, @Shienvien? @Legion X51? Post? (And @Ashgan, too, for that matter... it's been a while once again.)

Mostly Legion's turn, I think. I might continue the conversation a bit write a short post from Domhnall's perspective if I have the mental energy left over for it, but I would not say I'm due a post as it were, more that it's not impossible for me to post.

University is a thing currently, so posting will be slower than beforehand.

*brushes away some dust* ^_^
Hope everyone's doing good, I feel the uni pain.

Status report?

Still alive sah ^_^

Just about dead on my feet here.

service Shienvien status
Loaded: Loaded /
Status: Active (running since 01:32 28.10.2016)
Operating at: 63% efficiency
Available time: -1
Currently working on: tea, restructuring a program due to input changes
Estimated time left: -1
Docs: Not available

Ayo

I'm still here.

M3

Alive and well!

@Legion X51? @Ashgan? Really?