Wednesday February 20th - Silverlode's Exile kinship killed Thaurlach the balrog tonight at 9:30 EST. The last boss in the Rift, Thaurlach is reviled for his many hope wipes and lethal vomit. The Exile kin had been pursuing Thaurlach relentlessly since the Book 12 (Feb 12) patch, with Xplizit extolling his team to persevere. The prevailing squad of kinmates included Exile's excellent officers Jolena, Alex (Coru/Shortyz) and Sesai. Eve won the shoulders, increasing the number of Exile's kin who have now acquired full sets of Rift Gear.

Afterwards, Xplizit cited all the hard work that many members of the kin has put into the fight: "eXile is a great kin. It wasn't just the awesome dedication of the 12 people in tonight's fight that made the difference, but the contribution of all the kin in practicing and preparing for this fight night after night. All of Exile should be proud." Jolena added, "I am going to Disneyland! But I'll be back in time for tomorrow night's Rift raid, when we start all over again. I'd like to remind everyone to be on time and come prepared with all the pots you'll need as well as your traits properly slotted."

After the victory, Exile members planted the impressive trophy "Thaurlach's Blade" in front of the kinhouse where they happily posed for group pics.