I think the BW is trying to get caught up on all the fanfic that has been sent in. Hopefully he'll be ready for new stories sometime soon.
I agree that we should bring only the active players of this RPG into another one. I really don't want to deal with inactive characters again. I do wish Iaurl would return, as her character is quite important, but I believe her gone for good
. I do think we should leave the RPG open to new players. It'll be fun with new characters, plus the RPG would move at a faster pace.