Basically this was the result of a variety of different contributing factors, and there's no blame to be laid. We had a two-year run and that's pretty good if you ask me; I've never had a game last longer than six months before, so in that respect we can consider this a success!
The truth is that Zenderael was on shaky footing from the day it started. It may have looked pretty on the front end, but on the back end it was held together with duct tape and good intentions, and it really is a miracle that it managed to last two months, nevermind two years. I've come away with some lessons learned as a mod, and some fond experiences as a player, and I hope all of you had some fun during its run as well.
We feel like it would be a disservice to our players if we didn't at least give you an outline of the proposed endgame. It sucks to make it all the way here only to never get to find out how things were supposed to end! So underneath the cut you will find our outline for the endgame (the details of which could have changed based on player choices).
( Mod Endgame Outline )
If you'd like to weigh in and discuss how things would've played out in the comments, you are more than welcome to! I'm also available to answer setting questions on this post, since there's no need to maintain a mystery anymore.
The game will remain open as a musebox, so if you do find yourself wanting to come back to this setting and these characters, you can. The zenpc account has been given the power to accept join requests, and the login information can be found on the contact page. There will no longer be mod guidance and the mod e-mail is no longer being checked, but if you have any questions you need answered, you are always free to contact me (Guindo) directly by whatever means you like.
We are sincerely sorry for not being able to deliver a proper endgame. Hopefully knowing how it was intended to end provides some sense of closure in lieu of that.
It was great getting to play with you all for as long as we had together. Wherever you decide to go next, good luck and enjoy yourselves!