Wow, I can't believe how much advice you guys gave me. Thank you very much!

I've been inspecting my fork over the last few days and the carbon seems quite smooth. Even in the "gash" that some people say looks recessed, the carbon layer doesn't appear torn. If the bike had been outright crashed I suppose there would be more obvious damage.

I think I'll go with a Wound Up fork, eventually. I'm still sitting on the fence about whether to replace the original yet. A 13 year old fork in that condition does not leave me confident.

Since you guys were so helpful, I was wondering what other suggestions you had for the bike. I made a thread for suggestions here.