I'm dropping A Gilded Throne.

I have things going on right now in real life that are a greater priority for me than this roleplay. However, I won't pretend that the roleplay itself, and the actions of those involved in it, haven't informed my decision. We have collectively taken a tighter turn away from the realism originally emphasized at the roleplay's start than I can tolerate, with the inclusion of non-human races the most notable example. A number of distasteful OOC actions, like retconning week old IC posts, having all of the main Emperor contenders run by the same person, and players stating outright that they never read other players IC posts, have also impacted by decision. We can't have a functioning roleplay if the rules are elastic and none of us are aware of the events of the story outside of our own character(s) bubble.

Hopefully with me gone you'll all be able to ride dire eagles from place to place to your heart's content without worrying about mean old Nex telling you off. Maybe less player engagement and more elastic interpretation of the rules is exactly what we need. Enjoy the RP.