Reniad en Agarwaen

[Elorendil]

An African swallow, or a European swallow?

My life has officially slowed down, for a while. However, I'm going out of town and won't be back until next Friday. BUT I should be able to start posting more consistently after that!!!

[Rosalee LuAnn]

I thought it was a sparrow ;)

I'm sorry, I know I promised I would be able to get a post up soon, but now my non-AP teachers have decided that, now that AP tests are over and the students are no longer having to do AP work, it's ok to load the students up with a whole lot more homework.... or at least it seems that way.

And I'm starting into a real panic for the Madrigals auditon. I only have.... NINE DAYS?!?! YOU MEAN THERES ONLY NINE DAYS UNTIL THE AUDITION? *panics* I'm not ready, I'm not ready, I'm not ready.... oh no oh no oh no oh no....:eek:


EDIT (10 days later): Ok, so the audition is over. Well, the singles audition is over, the group audition is Tuesday and right now I should actually be practicing madly for that...shhh! The audition didn't go TOO badly, thanks for asking ;). It started horribly, with my voice cracking badly and often during my solo (I have been beating myself up about that since I left the audition.) But fortunately I was able to pull myself together, and I did all the scales correctly (I was proud of myself.) Pitch matching has always been one of my strengths, so I pulled through that one alright. I was completely thrown off, however, when the choir director asked me why he should put me in Madrigals. I was so shocked I was completely silent for several seconds. I don't quite remember what I ended up saying, but I remember that it was something so incredibly stupid that after I said it I wanted to go jump off a cliff for saying something so dumb. So, that was the audition, in case anybody cared.

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Hello? (*Echos are heard in the distance*) Hello? Echo! Echo!

Ok, so this thread kind of died, not to mention the IC. My summer vacation started Monday, so I now have a bit more time than I know what to do with... though that will change soon. But, for the next week or so, I will have time.

I know I've said a couple times that I'd put a post up soon then didn't do it. I started the post, but I've never written enough for me to justify putting up the post. (See what you all have done to me! There was a point in time when a four-sentence post would not fase me in the least!) I may use a bit of Mir's idea to do a more long-ish post (all the ideas I came up with to lengthen it turned out to be very dumb once I thought through them. Maybe my problem is thinking through things too much...)

So anyway... is anyone awake?

EDIT: No? Nobody awake? Fine then. I'll just go to sleep then.

[Morohtar]

*Wakes up in village near Camelot*
"I'm not dead! I'm feeling much better!"

Well, the Measles seems to have passed. I got a little post up. Not much really, just a bit of dialogue between my two baddies. If anyone wants to get the bad guys moving, feel free to get that rolling.

Back to my (mis)adventures!

*Scuttles off*

[Mirelena]

*freaks out* I had a post written up, and the stupid internet connection ate it!!!!!!! Ghorim, Pockets, I'm sorry. I have to write it up again, but it probably won't happen until later tonight.

[Mirelena]

I posted! *does happy dance*

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I have posted!

Ghorim, I have posted!

Pockets, I have posted!

Uimellon, I have posted!

Guys/gals, let's get some more posts up! *crosses fingers*

[Rosalee LuAnn]

I'm alive, but I'm not sure if I will be when this week is over. If I'm still alive, I'll check back then, and hopefully have some more to say. Sorry, but I really do have to leave. I shouldn't even be here in the first place...

[Seregon]

Hello.
I was wondering if I might be allowed to join your story.

Here are my profiles:
Name: Triste (Tr-ee-st-eh)
Race: Elven
Age: Unknown, yet young. Approximate human equivalent of 16/17.
Gender: Male
Appearance: Brown, slightly curly hair that falls to his shoulders. Large, brown eyes. Smooth cheeks, high cheekbones, strong jawline. He’s young, and appears slightly frail, with clothes desperate for mending, and not all too warm. Yet his weaponry doesn’t fit with the picture of poverty he could so easily present, nor does his jewelry.
Personality: He’s inexperienced, yet when he is determined, he becomes exceedingly stubborn, and he rarely goes back on something he says. He doesn’t laugh and joke much, and he always has an air of uncertainty about him.
History: Sketchy. His parents were killed when he was barely 912 (8 human years), and he was on his own. He’ll describe everything up to the point where he was 1261 (a little over 11 human years), and then there seems to occur a large gap in his memory which extends until two years before the present.
Weapons: A light, slender sword about three-quarters as tall as him (~ 3’11"), with a beautifully made scabbard of a silver or near-silver, with two trees on it in ivory and emerald. He has two matching daggers, and a bow that seems to have vines running up and around it. The quiver for it matches the sword and daggers.
Armor: Light chainmail of an unknown metal.
Height: 5’ 6"
Weight: 143 lbs
Animal Companion: An unknown species of snake.

Name: Litos Ilunis (L-ee-t-oh-s Ee-loon-ih-s)
Age: Unknown, yet old. Approximate human equivalent of mid-thirties.
Race: Unknown. The fact that there are records of him for hundreds of years suggest he'’ elvish, yet he has ears that are rounded at the tip.
Gender: Male
Appearance: He is the image of a beggar on the streets. His jawline is strong, his cheekbones high, his lips full. Dark, dusty brown hair cut at shoulder-length, his once-handsome face has weathered and worn until it has the look and texture of old leather, and when he smiles it wrinkles in a kindly fashion that is the picture of honesty. His emerald-green eyes emanate a picture of everything that is good in the world.
Personality: Although he’s the image of kindness and good, he’s extremely foolish and not all-too-bright, and he doesn’t even seem to know or understand what’s going on half of the time. However, all of his faults seem to be made up for by his skill with a blade.
History/Magic: Unknown
Weapons: A plain staff, and a crudely fashioned steel sword.
Armor: Chainmail. Yet he covers it with leather, and few see it.
Height: 5’ 11"
Weight: 173 lbs
Animal Companion: Not any insofar.

Major brownie points to anyone who can tell me what their names mean.

[elfgirl]

Hey... I'm sorry I was gone so long. I was having some computer problems. I was wondering if it might not be too much to ask to come back, with just the good guys this time. I'm really sorry I haven't been here all this time. Can you forgive me? Oh, AND...

SERE! *GLOMP* Yay! It's about freakin' time you got on here!

[Mirelena]

So... Seregon has an advocate?

I don't think it would be a problem for you to join... Please keep in mind that I/we shall be greatly displeased if you disappear of the face of the site. The last time I admitted someone who wasn't a previous member of the site, he posted once and then we never saw him again.

It may be that I attempt to jump-start one of the old inns and we can RP there for a little while before you officially join here. :) It's more fun anyway. There's a lot less plot in an inn.

People who are still alive!!!! Suggestions, comments, grooming tips? (All flame PMs will be thoughtfully disregarded ;) )

Oh, by the way... ELFY, IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU GOT YOUR BUTT BACK ONLINE! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA... I mean- I'VE BEEN- Oh, for crying out loud. It's really good to see you again.

I'll get a Cair post up sometime this week. With any luck I'll have some of those autumn creative juices flowing and it'll be of decent length and literary style. If I have other members who are, in face, still alive, a post from you might be in order as well. Otherwise, we shall really have to consider plot revision and/or taking on extra characters (which might be the better idea anyway).

[elfgirl]

Yes, I've been trying to get Sere to join for simply ages... (hypocritical much?) lol.

I'm glad to be back. I didn't realize until recently just how soothing it is to write on here.

[Seregon]

YAY! *glomps Elfy* So should I put my profiles in my first post?

And, um... could someone maybe recap the story so far for me?

[Mirelena]

Seregon, basic idea of the thread is as follows:

1) We have two groups. Good guys and bad guys.
2) They happen across each other several times through the course of the thread. Because they are such polar opposites, they dislike each other- a lot.
3) We have just had our first standoff.
4)The good group is headed off to Dol Amroth the attempt to recover.
5)The Bad group is headed off somewhere else, but gets hired to harass a town for some rich guy's selfish reason.

If you want to start with the small role of being the character who finds the group and makes the proposition, I would appreciate it! :cool:
The idea is that the guy's boss is, like, the mayor of a town and he has a really selfish motive for hiring them. He promises to pay the bad group a lot of money, plus whatever they can loot. Eventually things get out of hand, he tries to call them off, so they kill him and destroy the village/town/hamlet thing. You would start as the connection and go on to play the boss. Does that sound agreeable, or are you going to tell me to go throw myself off a bridge? ;)

[Seregon]

So, we can have sidestories? 'Cuz I have a pretty good one I think...

[Ghorim]

Oh boy! Activity!

I hereby decree: a new post from me at some point during the coming weekend. Woe unto me should I disobey... myself...

[Mirelena]

Huzzah! I'm glad to see you're still around, Ghorim. I was afraid I had lost you! :eek:

Looking forward to your post. I'm sorry I couldn't do more with our characters. I'm still attempting to get back in the whole "Be there!" mental mode. ANYWAY, if you decide Helmin wants to play hard to get, I can work with that. :D

[Rosalee LuAnn]

SIGNS OF LIFE!

I'M NOT ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD!

Hooray!

*celebrates*

Ok, so I was dead too, but I've come back! And... school is still insane... but, to be honest, when theres more activity here, I'll be more apt to find excuses to take the time to post... that Inn idea Mir proposed sounds like so much fun! Rosie has been dead longer than Rhed has been... Oh, I'm getting all excited again... please give me an excuse to procrastinate my homework. ("But I need to see if anyone posted!") Not that I don't make enough excuses for myself anyway... but you don't know that.

And maybe, when I'm reading all of your wonderful posts, I'll think of something interesting to do with Rhed that won't bore everyone out of their minds! Yes, yes... I know its all my fault Rhed has had so little to do so far in the story--I mean, he was even left out of Mir's little plot summary thing, as he's not specifically part of the baddie group, he's just... himself. Yeah. And he hasn't been doing much. And thats my fault. And we're back to where we started again. That is a sure sign that Rosie has started to babble again. I'll stop.

But, while we are on that subject, I'll just say that if Rosie babbles, it's a sure sign that she's excited!!! :D :) :p Yay!

EDIT: another sure sign that Rosie is excited:Typos. I think I fixed all of them though. Sorry.

I wonder what it means when Rosie talks about herself in third person like this. I hope she's not turning into a Gollum... that would be bad. Yes, precious, we doesn't want that do happen, does we?

[Seregon]

I agree that the idea of starting an inn is good (for what that's worth). And Rose, you shouldn't trash your characters or your writing skills!

[Mirelena]

Hmm, well, that's not exactly what I meant. LOLOLOL
It's a great post, though! Good job! Try to remember that people who read this thread aren't going to know who your characters are unless you give them a decent introduction, so try to flesh them out before too long. I was just thinking I should be working on that too. So you're not alone!

Ros(e)!!! I'm SO glad to see you back! You have no idea! HOWEVER- If I EVER hear you even WHISPER that you shouldn't come back and that Rheddry is a boring character or that you're not needed, I will track you down and glare at you through your window. ... Not literally of course. :eek: Seriously, though. It's good to have you in our thread. I would be very sad to lose you and your characters. We need you, Ros(e)! Honest!

As for everyone else... We're BACK! And there's not stopping us now! This ball is rolling and we've got a lot to write. I would like to leave this thread either finished, or as something newbies can take over and still have fun with. THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO WORK WITH... *sweet smile* ;)

[Rosalee LuAnn]

My intention was not at all to be trashing myself or my writing. I was simply trying to say how very very sorry I was (am!) that Rhed and I have been gone so long. :) When I babble, odd things come out. Sorry.

[Seregon]

Oh, no need to be sorry. Have you heard me speak lately?

mmmmm…. Bananas…

If anyone should be sorry, it should be me. I misinterpret things a lot. Thank my odd mind for that. I’m always too literal or too figurative to have good communication skills. I’m thinking of just getting a sign to tape to my shirt that says, "Today, I’m being literal."

And from what I hear, everyone’s been gone a lot, so I think that wouldn’t be something to be overly worried about.

[elfgirl]

Should I jump in at Dol Amroth, too?

And Sere - BANANAS? Lord, have some culture, girl! It's eggsalad sandwhichs!!! Sheesh... WEIRDO...

[Mirelena]

Elfy, it would indeed be most likely for your character to jump in at Dol Amroth. I want to avoid making another random character at the moment, so maybe we could write a post where we bump into you and you can back up from there. I just don't want another loose cannon for a reader to process. ... Am I making ANY sense??? LOLOL

*checks PMs* here is good. you are fine. Hi, Sere! :D ahahahahahaha!

[elfgirl]

Yes, you are making sense... It's good, really - It'll give me some time to work out exactly what happens to them in the time before - why they disappear, and all. Sere keeps jumping up and down *acting* like she has an idea... liar... *narrows eyes in rage* lol

Rejected Ideas:
1 [edited]
2 [censored]
3 dead
4 fell in a big hole
...you get the picture.

[Elorendil]

After an extended absence, I think I may be back, too. I'm going to attempt to write a post... we'll see what happenes...

EDIT: Okay, it's short, and it's not my best writing ever, but at least it's a post. Have at it, Pockets :)

[Ghorim]

All right, it's a brief post, but I need time for Helmin to get limbered up again. Now what's up next for the bad guys? We're supposedly getting an offer to trash a village, right? I'm assuming what's happening with Danaeth, et. al at the inn right now doesn't involve the mercenaries? Or does it? Hmm... keep me posted.

[Seregon]

Yay! I posted. I know, sorta a weird post, but it's a post...

And I think I get major cookies for that... Oh, and btw... Cookies, anyone?

[Rosalee LuAnn]

... and I posted too. Aren't you proud of me... my posts are getting longer! :D

And I just had an interview for this school recognition thingy and I think I did really, really well. I'm really excited about it so I just wanted to let you guys know. Not that it really matters.

Back to the real topic at hand... how did everyone suddeny appear at an inn?? I was sort of confused, so help me with my post if I said something thats not consistent with whats going on in the story etc.

[Seregon]

If you're talking about my characters, don't worry about it... I'm a little bit ahead of you guys. Draeki and Saetol may be, too, but I'm not sure if Elfy's allowed to post ahead... I think Mir said she didn't want too many people in a different place 'cuz it'd be confusing.

[elfgirl]

Yeah, Mir, didn't you say I shouldn't post yet? And I'm sorry I sent you so many PMs... I thought of PMing you to tell you... but then, it would've been like, "Hi, I'm PMing you to say I'm sorry about PMing you. Later."

lol.

And yeah, the weird pale elf is Draeki, in case no one'd figured it out by now...

[Mirelena]

Hm? What? Whoa.

Uh. How DID we get to the Inn so quickly? :confused: I mean, it's not a problem, we'll just fill in some of the details, but- wow. Yeah.

How to approach this -

Two things:
1) If Triste is at the same in the good guys are, I think it would be best for, say, CAIR to get drunk (why can't he hold his liquor!?) and tell the guy about the baddies. It would make sense that way.
2) ALSO, he or we better get out of there soon if Triste is going to make contact with Eos and Co. Perhaps we stop for just a meal, then head out? Eos can arrive soon after we leave, talk with Triste who is suprised and pleased to see them, and then decide that money is far more important than a group of freakish misfits. :p

Individuals (my hit list) - :eek:

Ghorim. Thank you so much for helping me flesh out Jak. I'm not used to writing bad characters at all, so trying to do so is a bit of a task. I appreciate your patience with me as I fumble with a character I should know better... :o

Sere, It's looking good. :) Way to go! It looks good thus far. Be sure to maintain continuity with your characters. I got a little lost with your first post. Did you have two or three characters in it? One final piece of advice, don't leave your reader waiting too long to figure out what the heck is going on with the ring. Unless that's the point. Be careful if it is... *cue dramatic and mysterious music* ;)

Elfy, don't worry about PMing me too much. Just realize it may take a day or two for me to reply. I have answers waiting for you, but I have a ginormous project with tomorrow as the deadline. I should have time to get a post up on Thursday sometime. Yay!

[elfgirl]

Ummm... As I understand it, Sere's guys are good. Hence why she's mentioning Draeki instead of... random evil guy...

And it'd only be Triste who would join - Litos sorta follows him around.

And her characters are Triste and Litos - she included some random bar people and Draeki (tied in with the ring thing) and, at one point, I think she mentioned Moraur, but I'm not sure...

[Seregon]

Yep. Mine are goodies. I know it's not clear - and Elf, the bumping into Draeki doesn't help my case.

[elfgirl]

Since it sounds like we're at the inn, I'm posting...

My post dedicated to the lovely Sere, who came up with the idea for it.



There, I posted. It's very long, and I left out detail in some areas on purpose - I'm starting to try and go for a more character-perceived third-person type of thing, where if the character is extremely focused on something, it's described in detail, sometimes at the expense of other things.

[Elorendil]

Alright, I posted for my baddie (Beril). I was figuring the person who just entered the inn was someone from the baddie group. That way, unnamed person and Beril can meet, Beril can hook up with baddies....

So, whoever wants to post for a baddie, have at it. I figured our characters would strike up a conversation over... whatever. Maybe what on Arda an Easterling is doing waaaaay out here?

[Morohtar]

Ghorim, I think the idea was to have the good guys, narrowly escape and head to Dol Amroth, the baddies would head up to Osgiliath or some such place, and get hired. Someone could intercept them on the road and hire them, sent by someone who obviously has connections if he knows where they are.

Mir, was that it? Or am I totally off my already misaligned rockers?

[Mirelena]

Okay, it looks like we are in some desperate need of clarification.

What we have now is as follows:

Good group has stopped at some random inn on the way to Dol Amroth. That's the best way to salvage this sitation. We are eating, washing and leaving. We go to Dol Amroth and figure things out from there.

The baddie group is a few hours behind us. Shortly after we leave, they arrive. Everybody's rearing to go when they hear that we are but a few small step ahead, but Eos throws a kink in the works when he hears about the offer Sere's guy is making.
(Sere, this is where the character we talked about comes in. I assume that he is one of the characters in the inn...)
The baddies are really frustrated when they realize they aren't actually going to follow the good guys, but they are appeased when they realize that they get to extort a villiage full of reasonably wealthy people.

Okay. Questions, comments, grooming tips?

[Seregon]

So, how exactly would my guy join up? I think maybe if Elfy would consent (which is probable), we could have Draeki or Moraur persuade him to come along - or maybe he could become curious about Draeki; or meet with Draeki and be forcefully dragged along.

(Oooh, and this is a little OT, but Elfy and I took a really big test today, plus Elfy's going to a band competition! Perhaps some luck-wishing is in order... lol)

[elfgirl]

Aye, I'd be consenting to any of that, if it comes to that.

(And I got second!!! *happy, happy, happy dance*!!!)

[Mirelena]

Oh, huzzah! Go Elfy, go Elfy... Ok. Time for Mir to be done. ;)
Elfy, I need a little clarification. Are you planning on keeping Draeki's interactions about the same?
Erm. Honestly ladies, I don't really care how you decide to do it. Whichever way most fits with your characters, doesn't disrupt the flow of the thread, etc.

One more thing: The only reason we have the bad guys coming to the Inn is because Beril is already there and wants to join up. If you don't like it, or think it could be better, I'm willing to talk. I am really open to suggestions or alterations right now. :)

[elfgirl]

Yes, I plan to keep her interactions the same, though I am having a bit of trouble getting back into her character and picking up where I left off. There will be a slight change, though, which will make her more volatile - she'll understand the concept of fear. And I guess this means Draeki will persuade him, once she, herself meets back with the group.

More plot to follow.

[Seregon]

Hey, I'm really sorry to have to announce this, but Elfy might not be on for a day or three - no less than one, no more than four. She got really, really ill this afternoon, and now she's too medicated to do much of anything.

If anyone needs a message passed along, or anything such as, you can PM me.

Update - Elfy won't be back until Monday at the earliest.

[Elorendil]

BTW, I am super stressed and out of comission until next week!

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Happy Halloween, all! :D

[elfgirl]

I'm baaacccckkkkk!!! YAY! *jumps* Okay - is it my turn to postsies? :D

[Elorendil]

*staggers back in looking worn and haggard*

*blinks* Um, yeah, Elfy, I think you could go ahead and post. I'll probably work on getting something up in the next week or so...

[elfgirl]

Mir, you're up! Finish the conversation!


...or someone else can jump in.


Edit: OMG, I feel SOOOOO STUPID! I called Moraur Saetoal throughout the ENTIRE POST! UGH! I guess that's what I get for changing his name!

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Echo!
Echo!
Echo!
Echo!

Anybody Here?
Here?
Here?
Here?



I'm not dead. I'm just busy.

What about you all? Whos still alive?

[Morohtar]

I'm around, but I am also rather busy...

[Mirelena]

*sticks head in and looks very, VERY guilty*

University has an uncanny way of sucking your life away and not giving it back. Even when you're a slacker like me, there's not escaping it entirely. *nervous laughter as those who read the post glare at Mir*

As my creative genius is renewed through the summer, I'll be posting. I think I owe at least two. Probably more like three if at all possible. (Don't ask me how I'm going to get three in. I think I'm still stuck in Paper-mode. How many pages do I need to write? :p )

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Mir, We've all been busy, we've all been slacking, and we ALL need to post. It's not just you. ;)

[Elorendil]

For those of you who may not have seen my farewell post, I shall repeat myself.

Due to personal reasons, I'm afraid I can no longer take part in the RPs. It is with a heavy heart that I bid you all a very fond farewell. I've enjoyed our time together and all the fun we've had with our story, and I shall miss you greatly.

As for the hole I know I am leaving in our story, I leave it up to you to decide how to handle it. My preference would be that Elor is written out of the story, rather than killed. If you would like me to write that post, Mir knows how to contact me. I hope that, someday, I will be able to return to my beloved RPers and take back up Elor. In the meantime, though, I don't want to hold up the story any more than I already have.

My love to all of you, and best wishes.
Elorendil

[Rosalee LuAnn]

So pretty sure none of us has posted much of anything at all recently.

My fault as much as anyone's.

Are we going to offically declare this RP dead? Is there any chance at all of reviving it?

[Mirelena]

After extended hesitation, I am declaring this thread officially dead. I apologize for not consulting with you all more extensively before coming to a final decision. Blessings on your heads. Perhaps we shall RP together again sometime. :)

Massive amounts of RPers affection to you all,
Mir