I don't usually post on the forums... but came across this on my old PC and wanted to share it.
I began playing DDO in 2006. My first character was on Lhazaar server, a paladin by the name Velluminous. He came into the world at Smuggler's Rest, made his way to the harbor, and Survived the Low Road. His favorite place to crash for the night (log out) was inside the harbormaster's house. He served me well in Stormreach before the Vault of Night appeared, and before the Marketplace Bazaar (tent) fell. He's seen the world grow and change in so many ways. Friends met and lost. Lhazaar moving to Ghallanda. Stormreach Port becoming the Inspired Quarter. So many, many overhauls to Ascension Chamber...
This is the oldest screenshot I have of him from early 2006, not long after his creation. I had just made it to the Hammer & Chain in the harbor.
Now here he stands, nearly a decade later. Sure, he's been renamed (to remove his 'Lhazaar' last name), reincarnated, and respecced more times that I care to recall... but he's still that same character who walked with me across the beaches of Smuggler's Rest so many years ago.
Happy Early 10th Anniversary, DDO.