Having been burned for around 40k even though I had a rock solid contract with a 50% compensation fee in the event the project failed, I can commiserate with the merchants that got tangled up in this fiasco. That being said, I just have to ask. Since Rosity and the PTB have NEVER listened to the merchants and gone ahead and done their own thing, why did you think this time would be different? I mean you had warning. Many of the merchants have said they had questions, pointed out flaws and such with the standard Shut up, we have our own agenda stock answer from the PTB. What made you think this would be any different? Additionally, while I have absolutely nothing against 3rd party characters, historically these have not done well, even with a LARGE amount of backing from heavy hitting merchants. Again I ask, why did you think this would be different? If it sounds too good to be true, typically, that is because it is. While the concept of Renda is a good one, did you really expect Rosity to pull it off? At the very least they were using YOU to market their product, counting on YOUR customers that YOU worked hard to acquire, so that their product would sell. In short, they USED you. Why didnt you get contracts? It is standard practice to get a contract in case a project fails to recover YOUR expenses. In this case, considering the source of the publishing house, I would not have done anything without ink and hard signatures and a legally binding contract. While Rosity has covered their asses and perhaps taken a loss, what is the next step for the merchants who have taken a hard hit? They have to somehow repair their relationship with their customers. Is Rosity going to gouge them yet again by refunding sales on their items now that Renda has obviously been tarnished? Most of these people spent a goodly amount of time producing products for this Greek tragedy, so is Rosity just going to smile and them and say Sorry, Tough Luck there.? Aside from damaging their reputation (yeah, I know, Rosity has a reputation to damage?) They have seriously hurt any upcoming original characters with their usual disregard to those of us in the trenches making money for them. The repercussions from this will affect merchants from all brokerages for a long time.