Olirus,
Your decision to resign to pursue your academic endeavors is admirable.

You already know this, I want to emphasize it in lieu of your resignation: I've always been a fan of your graphics style.

I've played this game for 12 years now.
During this time, I've seen some bad graphics, I've seen some GREAT graphics that don't match the game, and I've seen some that are great graphics that perfectly compliment the game.

From the posts you used to do on Graalians, to your position on our graphics team, your graphics are(and have always been) consistently great, and consistently fit the game's artistic nature.
So as an admin and a player, I salute you, friend.
Thanks for your contribution to the game.

Best of luck to you.