Kwip, of NeenerNeener.net, is back from vacation and has returned to the world of DAoC where he has "...discovered that playing a Necro and then going back to playing a Theurge leaves a lot of room for mistakes" and has written a humorous rant about it in "Pet: Latin for "Gleefully Willing To Stab You in the Back". Here is a clipping from his story, to read more just follow this link:

Having a pet zombie isn't the greatest thing in the world. They tend to wander off, become easily distracted by shiny things, drop bits of themselves off into your soup, leave behind mysterious odors, and generally make having house guests one embarrassment after another. But they are friggin' DRAGONS compared to elementals.