/staggers to the podium with no discernable clothes on except for a pair of cracked and blood smeared glasses and an impeccable bowtie. This zombie is more bourbon now than man. He has no clue that it’s now the middle of the month.
I… I… just want to let you guys know that I love you, man. I mean, you guys… you guys have, like, been there, you know? And… and… I just wanna say…
/keels over passed out with a nice little speech on a crumpled up piece of paper falling out of his hand.
An ode to Beauxdeigh
This month we decided to make the process more selective and only induct one Ridley at a time. This lead to a very close vote amongst some very worthy nominees who will certainly be enshrined here very soon. However, this month’s all about the zombie who created the Department of Homeland Security. The zombie who has held the closest counsel of some of this game’s most legendary players. The zombie who taught us that home is always worth fighting for. The zombie known as Beauxdeigh.
Over the course of this game, Beauxdeigh has held the ear of Petro, Jorm, myself and many, many other zombie legends. During the First Battle for Caiger Mall when some harmanz thought it’d be funny to move into our homes, he took it upon himself to evict the squatters and establish the Department of Homeland Security. His pride in maintaining the homeland along with his ruthless efficiency in kicking out uninvited breathing, barricading guests still serves as a reminder that Ridleybank is a home for all zombies.
He took so much pride in keeping his home in Ridleybank that he’s stayed here even after he and his closest friends left to join the Militant Order of Barhah. For nearly two years after the schism he kept an alt in the RRF, guarding Moggridge Place PD and letting us know when the harmanz were trying to squat there behind our backs.
After he stepped down DoHS morphed into Group H, back into DoHS and, ironically, into the touring group of the horde. However, it should be noted that our most open and free aspect of the horde still carries his spirit. While DoHS may not spend as much time in our formal homes as they used to, they still make every place we visit feel like home. A nice, welcoming, unbarricaded home with a brain and kidney pie cooling on the windowsill.
Perhaps one of the more unknown aspects of Beauxdeigh’s time in UD is how much he did behind the scenes. He worked hard to get his initial punishment (ie. promotion) from Papa Petro. He was Jorm’s righthand zed at the founding of the Militant Order of Barhah. He was also almost always in IRC, willing to talk to players of any rank and any level as a peer. He earned enough respect to dress down a Papa or a Prophet when appropriate, he was cool enough to shoot the breeze with or congratulate a newbie when they were just getting used to the chaos of our community.
To those who worked with him, Beauxdeigh was a true legend. He has earned a plaque and enshrinement here at Moggridge Place PD. This is his home. This is all of our homes. He made sure that we’d always be welcomed here.
Barhah!
