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Full name of Kirthag DiOrsae, also responds to "Kirth". A fictional character created by L.Z. Mitch.
 
Full name of Kirthag DiOrsae, also responds to "Kirth". A fictional character created by L.Z. Mitch.
  
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Kirthag, onetime resident of the Napa Valley Shard, now resides on the Pacific Shard where she maintains two castles; the Yew Community Center (just northeast of the Yew Gate in Trammel) and the Pacific Memorial Museum (resting near the Honesty Shrine on Dagger Isle, also in Trammel).
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Kirthag, onetime resident of the Napa Valley Shard, moved to the Pacific Shard where she maintained two castles; the Yew Community Center (just northeast of the Yew Gate in Trammel) and the Pacific Memorial Museum (resting near the Honesty Shrine on Dagger Isle, also in Trammel).
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Lured by the Spirit of Sosaria, Kirthag moved again to Catskills and currently occupies an area of Felucca once called the Celtic Village in Yew. She is looking for a castle.
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Bordering upon hermitage, Kirth peeks into the realm periodically. However, she is mostly silent and keeps to herself now.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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Kirthag is a role playing persona created in 1980 during an adventure in the 8th grade D&D club of the Player's school (the player was then 12 years old). Over the years, Kirthag has grown in ways not really anticipated. Through the  years, Kirthag's Player has utilized the RP-persona as a means of dealing with extraordinary circumstances from personal tragedies to world altering events. To date, Kirthag's Player firmly believes that all RP-characters created by long-term role players are aspects of the Player's Psyche. Someday she will write a thesis on this.
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Kirthag is a role-playing persona created in 1980 during an adventure in the 8th-grade D&D club of the Player's school (the player was then 12 years old). Over the years, Kirthag has grown in ways not really anticipated. Kirthag's Player has utilized the RP-persona as a means of dealing with extraordinary circumstances; from personal tragedies to world-altering events.  
  
 
=== List of Worlds ===
 
=== List of Worlds ===
 
* Dragon Lance (AD&D, 1980's)
 
* Dragon Lance (AD&D, 1980's)
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* Taray (AD&D, early 1990's)
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* Society for Creative Anachronism
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* Celestial Kingdom (LARP - Amtgard, Austin, TX, mid-1990's)
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** Unofficial butterfly, 1987 to 2003
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* Taray (AD&D custom, early 1990's)
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* Celestial Kingdom (LARP - Amtgard; Austin, TX, mid-1990's)
 
* MUD/MUSH games (various, 1990's)
 
* MUD/MUSH games (various, 1990's)
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* AOL-RP chat rooms (volunteer moderator, active participant 1993 - 1996)
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* Rhy'din, AOL-RP chat rooms (volunteer moderator, active participant 1993 - 1997)
 
* Sosaria, Ultima Online (1997 to current)
 
* Sosaria, Ultima Online (1997 to current)
 
* Nirn, The Elder Scrolls and The Elder Scrolls Online (Beta tester, 2001 to present)
 
* Nirn, The Elder Scrolls and The Elder Scrolls Online (Beta tester, 2001 to present)
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* Tibia (2002 to present under a slightly altered name with looooong break from 2003 to 2016)
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* Sanctuary, Diablo (2002 to present)
 
* Azeroth, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm (2005 to present)
 
* Azeroth, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm (2005 to present)
 
* New Britannia, Shroud of the Avatar (2013 to present, Royal Founder)
 
* New Britannia, Shroud of the Avatar (2013 to present, Royal Founder)
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* Kingdom Caid, SCA (2014 to 2019 under a more historically accurate name)
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* Society for Creative Anachronism (officially registered)
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* Kingdom of Atlantia, SCA (2019 to present)
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** Kingdom Caid, SCA (2014 to 2019 under a more historically accurate name, wore many hats, including pointy one)
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** Kingdom of Atlantia, SCA (2019 to 2020 under a more historically accurate name)
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** Kingdom of Trimaris, SCA (2020 to present under a historically accurate name, getting ready to wear hats again)
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* Tyria, Guild Wars 2 (2023 to present to preserve her Mother's account - miss you mom)
  
 
== Community Activities ==
 
== Community Activities ==
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=== Stratics ===
 
=== Stratics ===
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In 1998, Kirthag read over Den Dragon's web pages for guidance on character building. As the website developed, so too did Kirthag's involvement. Her first official Stratics role was as a News Reporter for the Napa Valley Shard in 2000. Her activity died down due to circumstances and she resigned in 2003.
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In 1998, Kirthag read over Den Dragon's web pages for guidance on character building. As the website developed, so did Kirthag's involvement. Her first official Stratics role was as a News Reporter for the Napa Valley Shard in 2000. Her activity died down, so she resigned in 2003.
  
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Returning to more active game-play in UO, so did Kirthag's interest in community involvement. Returning to Stratics, she noticed drastic changes - for Stratics had decided to become a "hub of gaming information" as a MMO-Publishing site. This piqued Kirthag's Player (who has been involved in printing, publishing and marketing since the 1990s) and as such she applied for the Vice President of Publishing position in 2013 - and was accepted.
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Returning to more activity in UO, Kirthag's interest in community involvement blossomed. Revisiting Stratics, she noticed drastic changes - for the site had become a "hub of gaming information" as a MMO-News site. This piqued Kirthag's Player (who has been involved in printing, publishing and marketing since the 1990s). She applied for the Vice President of Publishing position in 2013 - and was accepted.
  
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For the sake of the community, involvement with Stratics shall not be explained in more depth here. Suffice to say, Kirthag resigned as Publisher of Stratics in 2015 under friendly circumstances.
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For the sake of the community, involvement with Stratics shall not be explained in more depth here. Suffice to say, Kirthag resigned as a leader of Stratics in 2015 under friendly circumstances.
  
 
=== UOGuide ===
 
=== UOGuide ===
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Registered in 2009 to assist with the wiki as a community member around the same time as her return to UO after some years away.
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Registered in 2009 to assist with the wiki as a community member around the same time as her return to UO.

Latest revision as of 20:18, 4 October 2023

Full name of Kirthag DiOrsae, also responds to "Kirth". A fictional character created by L.Z. Mitch.

Kirthag, onetime resident of the Napa Valley Shard, moved to the Pacific Shard where she maintained two castles; the Yew Community Center (just northeast of the Yew Gate in Trammel) and the Pacific Memorial Museum (resting near the Honesty Shrine on Dagger Isle, also in Trammel).

Lured by the Spirit of Sosaria, Kirthag moved again to Catskills and currently occupies an area of Felucca once called the Celtic Village in Yew. She is looking for a castle.

Bordering upon hermitage, Kirth peeks into the realm periodically. However, she is mostly silent and keeps to herself now.

History

Kirthag is a role-playing persona created in 1980 during an adventure in the 8th-grade D&D club of the Player's school (the player was then 12 years old). Over the years, Kirthag has grown in ways not really anticipated. Kirthag's Player has utilized the RP-persona as a means of dealing with extraordinary circumstances; from personal tragedies to world-altering events.

List of Worlds

  • Dragon Lance (AD&D, 1980's)
  • Society for Creative Anachronism
    • Unofficial butterfly, 1987 to 2003
  • Taray (AD&D custom, early 1990's)
  • Celestial Kingdom (LARP - Amtgard; Austin, TX, mid-1990's)
  • MUD/MUSH games (various, 1990's)
  • Rhy'din, AOL-RP chat rooms (volunteer moderator, active participant 1993 - 1997)
  • Sosaria, Ultima Online (1997 to current)
  • Nirn, The Elder Scrolls and The Elder Scrolls Online (Beta tester, 2001 to present)
  • Tibia (2002 to present under a slightly altered name with looooong break from 2003 to 2016)
  • Sanctuary, Diablo (2002 to present)
  • Azeroth, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm (2005 to present)
  • New Britannia, Shroud of the Avatar (2013 to present, Royal Founder)
  • Society for Creative Anachronism (officially registered)
    • Kingdom Caid, SCA (2014 to 2019 under a more historically accurate name, wore many hats, including pointy one)
    • Kingdom of Atlantia, SCA (2019 to 2020 under a more historically accurate name)
    • Kingdom of Trimaris, SCA (2020 to present under a historically accurate name, getting ready to wear hats again)
  • Tyria, Guild Wars 2 (2023 to present to preserve her Mother's account - miss you mom)

Community Activities

Kirthag's Player gets involved where she feels she can do the most good. Be it on her own websites, or various community sites dedicated to her most favored world, Sosaria.

Stratics

In 1998, Kirthag read over Den Dragon's web pages for guidance on character building. As the website developed, so did Kirthag's involvement. Her first official Stratics role was as a News Reporter for the Napa Valley Shard in 2000. Her activity died down, so she resigned in 2003.

Returning to more activity in UO, Kirthag's interest in community involvement blossomed. Revisiting Stratics, she noticed drastic changes - for the site had become a "hub of gaming information" as a MMO-News site. This piqued Kirthag's Player (who has been involved in printing, publishing and marketing since the 1990s). She applied for the Vice President of Publishing position in 2013 - and was accepted.

For the sake of the community, involvement with Stratics shall not be explained in more depth here. Suffice to say, Kirthag resigned as a leader of Stratics in 2015 under friendly circumstances.

UOGuide

Registered in 2009 to assist with the wiki as a community member around the same time as her return to UO.

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