I am very sorry to pass on the news that beloved player Diz-e has passed away unexpectedly in his sleep. He was with us from chapter 1 I believe, and was absolutely a cherished member of our community. He frequently played druids, necromancers, and all manner of exiles. His characterization and role-play was on point. I was always happy to see him in-game and participating in OOC discord channels or whatever else. I respected his sense of judgment and style a lot, and admired the way he approached EFU.
Above all else, I think we could really tell he was overall just a wonderful human being and we were lucky to have had him.
I know that a lot of players were really close to him and will really miss him and the important role he played in our community. I certainly will.
Diz-e has been a long standing member of this community, so much so that he felt like a given part of EFU.
It truly hurts to hear about his passing.
He will be missed and all the antics of his characters which always brought life to some of the underappreciated parts of the server.
Oh no. IJ was just talking to him a few days ago... :(
It rattles me that they passed so abruptly and their loss is a deeply impactful one. They were incredibly encouraging of less popular factions in the time I played with them and brought life to the server in ways that were always extremely well done and thought out. I am thankful for the limited time that I got to experience them and it hurts to know that they are no longer here. I wish their family well in this terrible time.
I did not know Diz-e personally, but we did enjoy interacting with one another on our druids this chaper with Tiktika and Nelina Kelpsinger. We both talked, joked around, and enjoyed conversing ooc in discord and always looked forward to seeing them online. I only got to interact with them with Kelpsinger, but Diz-e made it most memorable and unique. My thoughts and condolences to their family.
They brought terror and storming rapids with Kelpsinger, but also brought calm waters with friends both in and out of game.
It breaks our hearts to hear of his passing, but at least now his seas are calm.
We'll miss you buddy...
(An in game pic I found of his character Kelpsinger, performing a funeral rite for a fallen student of the old ways with Tiktika and Elke)
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/857402221633208351/877760294552748082/A_chanting.png
"Hoof and horn, hoof and horn.
Corn and grain, willow and rain
All that falls shall rise again
Hoof and horn hoof and horn
Hoof and horn hoof and horn
All that dies shall be reborn"
Very sad news. Diz-e was truly a pillar of this community for countless years and had the unique ability to bring value and consistency to whatever he was doing at the time. More importantly, he was a very kind person out of game as well and always treated everyone kindly and with respect. I wish the best for his family and friends.
Ugh, poor diz. We rolled some long lived Druids together over the years. Just a solid human. Fun to chat with IG and out.
Jeez, I think I've played more PCs alongside diz-e than any other player over the years.
That makes me sad.
Thanks for letting us know.
They were a staple of efu for the longest time. It's strange and more than a little sad to imagine an efu without a diz-e wildling or necromancer in it.
Diz-e was over all a good, wholesome guy, who was a ray of sunlight on our community.
His absence will be missed by many, and we were lucky to have him around.
I honestly don't know what to say. This is so sudden. I spent countless hours with diz-e, both on efu and just chatting, sharing music and so forth.
It was always fascinating for me that a bloke who's been into some really heavy dark ambience at the same time was (seemed) always so positive and chirpy, always willing to help.
He was one of those constants in the community that we took for granted.
World became a little darker now.
I didn't know them as well as many here, but they were a real stand up person from what I could tell. I have a lot of fond memories of our characters interacting, and a lot of fond memories of us just chatting on Discord. My heart goes out to the friends and family that they left behind. I'll end with a repurposed quote from a movie I know they were quite fond of.
"Diz-e was a good roleplayer, and a good man. He was one of us. He was a man who loved Neverwinter Nights... and roleplaying, and as a roleplayer he livened up the lives of many he came across, from Sanctuary to the Archipelago and... up to...City of Rings...Good night, sweet prince"
diz-e was a very important part of my experiences across EFU:R; he mentored my first ever character on this server.
It is strange, chilling even, to realize that I'll never see him again.
I am deeply grateful that I was able to play with him one more time on our druids this year. May he rest.
I have a lot of fond memories from time spent playing with Diz-e. We never talked all that much OOC, but we made up for that with a bunch of IC.
This really came out of the blue, and it's sort of shocked my brain to a halt, so finding the words, or even just figuring out what to say, is a challenge.
I'll always remember Diz-e as an EFU-friend, that I had a lot in common with, and could pass many hours alongside, with conversation and RP, and being given a window into his plots and plans always felt like a blessing. Always ambitious, driven, even in the face of stark opposition.
I can only say I hope he was happy 'til the end.
Diz-e was helping me when I was first started to play efu in EFUR. Both IC and OOC and later we had many good and funny interactions on our different wild or less-wild characters.
When I think about players and community, I think what each person is an important tiny part of it, and longer person in the community - more impact and influence it may have. And I think or almost sure what players who were actively played with diz-e and interacting with their characters - took something from diz-e, for their personal ideas, concepts and life. So even with the passing of Diz-e, I am sure what small part of diz-e somewhere will linger in EFU, knowingly or unknown. That tiny part of the influence on a big efu and its players and dms. Diz-e was a good nwn-player and a nice person to speak with. I will miss diz-e.
Oh my god, I am crushed..Diz-e was a real life friend of mine, We used to go out for drinks in Clearwater Fl when I was in town. I had not heard from him in a month or so..my heart just broke. He was amazing, caring, thoughtful, charitable ..someone I was honored to have met in NWN and become friends in RL and in our beloved game. God Speed, Dize. I will mourn you tonight and celebrate you forever. One of a kind. Never to be forgotten .
Thanks Howland for the notice..doubt I would of known any other way, I moved to the other side of the country.
-efuincarnate
Awful to hear about his passing. I had a lot of fun playing with Diz-e over the years. He always had time to help people learn the ropes, and was always thoughtful and kind in his interactions with everyone.
This is crushing. Had nothing but positive experiences with Diz-e. He will be missed.
It is inconceivable to me that I should be outliving all of these creative, young, people I've known for so long. Safe travels in the quests ahead Zechariah. Jesus. He just turned 44 last month.
RIP, diz-e. I have many fond memories of playing with you and I will cherish them long after EfU.
Diz-e was one of the people who went out of their way to involve me in stuff when I first joined EFU. He was always a fixture in EFU, especially in the more wildling/nature side, and always kept it alive. He rolled with stuff no matter how things went IG.
He will be missed.
This actually hit me harder than I expected and wanted to take a few days to say something.
I can't say I was the best of friends with diz-e or knew them extremely well but they were a constant and familair fellow-player presence to me in EFU. Beside them I developed my love of dwarves in EFUR and even played as enemies a few times. I looked to some of their PCs as inspiration for concepts I'd like to do similar but with new twists.
I will miss having them around EFU for the years to come.
Well this is a rough one. Thank you to those that contacted my family to send word of this. I didn't know Diz-E in the real world but logged many hours joining them in the playing of those outsiders (our scrappy little kobolds) and dozens of wilderness toons (we loved that Steward faction). They were always kind and fair to other players and as Howland said their RP was always creative and spot on. No matter how much time I was away from game, they would always happily invite me back by sharing a new character concept or plot line. I have hardly played EFU (too many RL demands) since EFU City of Rings launched, but I will always remember fondly all the adventures with Diz-E. As many others have lamented, it is sad to see such a pillar of the EFU community and a good human being pass.
Old Ways Strong my friend
Oh man, rest in peace. You were so many things to me in my time on EFU. I'll never forget you. xx
Diz-e - I can only say thank you. I will always treasure the memories from a time that I miss so very much now.
~ AllMYBudgies
I only knew Diz for a brief time, but he wrote the most beautiful and gentle letters to my elf Thaltas from his Lorist, which are now treasured memories. He was always so willing to engage and make time for new & old players. Outside of NWN, he must have been an equally shining personality, and I am thankful that he did not suffer in his last moments. Rest in peace, friend.
If it is not a huge trouble for the DM team, I would humbly ask that a monument to honour Diz's memory be created in-game - in some way that is befitting the setting, of course.
Well, I didn't expect to see anything like this when I popped into the forums on a bit of a whim... a shock, of sadness.
I agree with a lot of the sentiments expressed and share my own condolences. Diz-e certainly felt like a mainstay of EFU, and the first thing I thought was something he expressed to another player back when he was playing his elven scholar, Alea Lateuthil the Lorist:
We had just begun a trek towards Ring 95 with a fresh new player to EFU, and he and I both insisted the new player should lead the way, so as to learn about and solve the 'maze' on their own. With our presence to ensure nothing goes wrong. It of course took time, and we enjoyed the experience, letting the roleplay take us where it would, examining and reflecting on that once-hidden obelisk with its inscriptions amongst other contemplations.
Of this though, I learnt Diz-e had stayed IG a lot longer than he intended and shared a message in his PC-faction channel along the lines of: "It's always a blast with that guy." In response to joining me on the trek...
Well, same to you my friend. Same to you. Though I never got to express it.
I am glad to see that so many of us have fond memories to share with each other when it comes to the time we had with Diz-e. A tribute in his honour.
Just seeing this and it really tugs at the heart. Even without meeting people in real life you just create such a bond with so many in this community. Diz-e was one of the closest I got to along with WWind, Sylvyr, and a bunch of others that put up with my many nature jaunts. Diz-e and I played numerous nature lovers in my time. He always had creative and engaging ideas to share. While I never met him in person, we used to shoot the breeze all the time from tells to mIRC and some on discord. SIP Diz. #StewardStrong - TheMind'sMaster
I share a lot of the sentiment that has been expressed by everyone regarding personal and IG interactions with Diz-e the person and his characters. Diz-e's presence will be missed by us all, but his influence on the server and us will forever be present in and out of game.
Played with Diz-E when we were both Uld dwarves. We had a little bit of convos on discord about things outside the game. He seemed like a legit cool guy, patient, understanding, not self-centered. It's so weird to hear of his passing, shocking like others have said. RIP.
So sorry to hear about this. Never met him personally but it feels like I've been in a discord/irc channel talking to him for the better half of a decade. Always game, always willing to brainstorm concepts and consistently fun to play with. You'll be missed.
T_T (This is Ebok, on an alt account since I don't know what my original email address was >_<)
Diz-e was one of those people who made this community a better place. I spent years playing with him almost every day. He was one of the first people I told when I got into my new job. I logged in specifically to play with him all of the time, and his enthusiasm kept pulling me back into this game a bunch of times when I would've otherwise walked away.
Hearing this sucks, but I'm very glad for the people that reached out to me on discord to let me know.
Diz-e will always be one of my cherished friends.