I've had more fun here than I have at any other game. Even so, all good things must come to an end. I feel like I've done everything I can do with my HoC characters and I don't feel a great interest in starting up a new one. It's time for me--and them--to leave (or at least drop from sight).
Sophie Berthier-Fitzgerald remains happily married to that peacock Adrien (who she loves to pieces). She continues to enable Sitara's efforts to become the first modern day Deck pirate, fret over Cadogan, get the museum up and running and to mend broken fences with her sisters. She'll remain derpy and blushy and surprisingly capable. She'd planned on challenging to Ten. Up to anyone if she achieved that or not. She remains wife, mother, sister and adopted sister and above all Diamond.
Drew Montgomery remains as master of horse, handyman and sometimes spy. He continues to court Blythe and plans on taking a Paper Moon style road trip with Eileen soon.
Tess continues on as your animals' favorite vet (okay, I know that's an oxymoron) while slowly and carefully convincing Cadogan it's okay to have a relationship with one hand and fending off her father's crazy with the other.
Katya, ah, Katya. I always said Katya took her position to seriously to up and leave or resign. (As she says it, she expects to leave feet first.) OTOH I don't really want to kill my character. I thought (with mod approval) she could stay on as an NPC Queen until such time as a new one gets apped in. If so, she'll remain your perpetually smiling Spade Queen.
I will link to my musebox on Sophie's journal (post locked to those who are in her circle). I am more than willing to play them occasionally for fun, in memes, AUs, House of Crack, etc. I'll still be around hither and yon (including AIM). I've made a lot of great friends here and aim to keep them. Thank you everyone for all the wonderful memories. ♥♦♣♠