I have played Dungeons & Dragons for a long time, it's a big part of my social life when I get to see all the gang and their children, we try to have a session once a week, playing, eating, drinking, stopping the kids from eating the character sheets, it's all good fun. Last week we lost one of our lead characters, Charle Aminger, it went like this...................... The Company had traveled to the country estate of Symon Vyner, Charles' cousin, whose house and grounds had been taken over by an evil entity known as the Corinthian, and his fey and dreamkin cohorts. They bravely their way through numerous deadly encounters, including a showdown with the Corinthian himself and his dreambreeder. Whilst mopping up the last of the enemy forces, the company were lured into an ethereal demi-plane inhabited by five vengeful ghosts. The Company 'destroyed' two of the ghosts, then two more, and were then rather disturbed to find that all their kills were actually reforming themselves. In the final battle, as Beltain, Saragon and Psyche were brought down to single figure hit points, Sibornal summoned holy powers to throw back the evil spirits, Callran hurled mighty magicks at the opponents, Charle was hit repeatedly by a ghost dragon. No need for saving throws, no fortitude check, just dead. Seeing that the entire Company was about to be killed, Saragon grabbed a Wand of Resurrection and forced Charles' soul back into his body. A few more strikes and the ghosts were defeated. Charle though has decided to call it a day, the endless violence and bloodshed has become too much. He is a nobleman and has done much to restore the good name of his family, as the most politically powerful of the current adventuring party he will continue on in the game, but in the background. He is retiring to his duchy, to breed horses and deal in spices and gems, and to devote more time to a certain young lady mage methinks.