It likely comes as no surprise that the past several months have been rather hostile in the region, with hurt feelings on many sides. The line between in-character and out-of-character attacks is blurry and easy to trip over.

That said, we cannot allow sustained attacks on any particular group of people. After multiple reports from players, we found that there is clear and ongoing harassment of a specific group and a willingness to twist words and language made in good faith towards other purposes.

Members of the administration team — and many others in the region — have tried unsuccessfully to mediate what can only be described as a disaster within the region. Seeing that it ultimately failed, we’ve been left with no alternative actions.

Commencing immediately, Escade and Tim will be removed from the forums for a period of eight months. It is hoped that this will result in significant cooling of tensions in the region.

This is not an easy decision to make and, we imagine, not an easy decision to hear. We are happy to answer any lingering questions and will be commencing an Assembly discussion in the coming days to develop procedures to ensure this doesn’t happen again.