(your mod deeply apologises for being responsible for two of those...)
Which brings me to the second part of the announcement. As the Marshal is primarily a mod character for mod purposes, we've agreed to exempt him from update requirements because it would be rather a nuisance to us in running to game to have either a) a dead Marshal or b) a Marshal in non-mod hands. He will still be available for threading, so if you'd like him, go contact his player! Otherwise, look out for the posts he starts, as they'll likely be plot related.
The characters above have two weeks from today to resume activity, or they will be considered well and truly deaded from the flu.