I've only been playing The Inquisition Legacy for two weeks, but I've found it has been all I've been looking for when it comes to a roleplay focused MUD. They are a dying breed, and often succumb to either the seduction of pay-to-win, or a lack of dedicated players. Instead, TI-Legacy seems to have a small but committed player base, that is run by excellent volunteer staff. It has the freeform roleplay of the emote system, but with a large codebase to add depth and conflict to the game. The important conflict of the game is the idea of religion versus magery. Magery is despised, and actively hunted, in a style almost reminiscent of WOTMUD. However, there also mounds of secondary conflicts in the game that add spice to the central theme. You can choose to be a priest by day, and a thief by night. You can choose to be a physician who dabbles in the arts of earth magic. You can be evil, you can be good, you can be ordinary. But no matter who you are, you will always have excellent RP with the experienced and welcoming community.