Reniad en Agarwaen

[Elorendil]

Okay, I'm tired of waiting for Mir to put this thread up so we can get things rolling again.

Let's get a head count of who is here that was part of this thread at MERPG. Please post to say that you are here and still want to be in the thread!

Obviously, I'm here:p and I have no intentions of quitting our story.


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Name: Elorendil

Age: 3,549

Gender: Female

Race: Elf

Occupation: Horse trainer/Cross-country racer

Weapons: recurved bow, longsword, dagger, knives

Family: Unknown

Birthplace: Mithlond

Home: Rivendell

Language: Sindarin, a little Quenya, Common Tongue

History: Elorendil was born in Mithlond. When she was 35 (the elven equivalent of a human 12 year old), she and her mother were traveling to Lothlorien to visit their distant cousin, Haldir, when they were ambushed by orcs. Her mother was killed, but Elorendil managed to escape. She was never found by her family and was presumed dead after several years passed and she was never found. In truth, she was alive, but had lost her memory due to brain damage she recieved when she was thrown from her horse. Elorendil wandered in the wilds for some time and was eventually found by Lindon, who took her to Rivendell. In time, her body was healed, but her memory never returned. When it became apparent that she would not be able to return to her family, whoever and wherever they were, Elrond adopted Elorendil and raised her. As she grew older, she learned swordfighting, archery, hand-to-hand combat, tracking and wilderness survival from Elrohir. He also allowed her to accompany him and Elladan on some of their orc hunting expeditions. Though she was treated as part of the family, as she grew older she became discontent and longed to find her true family. Eventually, she left Rivendell to search for clues to her past and to try to find her family. She wandered far and wide throughout Middle-earth searching for them, but has not yet been able to find them.

Animal: A white mare named Nimar and a black panther named Dúathmin.

Magic: Ability to communicate with animals, healing

Items: Kaiarsa (a three tiered, harp-like instrument she had with her when she was found by Lindon)

Appearance: Her hair is a dark auburn, and straight, yet full bodied at the top and ends at her waist in a beautful, loose curls. Her eyes are a deep, sapphire blue. Slender, yet surprisingly well muscled for an elf maiden, Elorendil is stunningly beautiful.

Dress: When traveling, she generally wears a fitted green tunic with a silver undershirt, paired with well-tailored breeches and tall, brown leather boots. Even when not traveling, she generally prefers to wear a tunic, although she still enjoys wearing a striking gown at times.

Personality: Elorendil is calm, serene, and has the manners of an elf maiden. Hidden under her calm exterior is a simmers a temper that matches her fiery hair. Although she has learned to keep it in check, for the most part, it occasionally gets the best of her. Coupled with agility and lightning-fast reflexes, her anger can have deadly consequences for the subject of her wrath. Her two greatest loves are music and animals. Elorendil has an exquisite voice and takes great delight in playing her kaiarsa. She also enjoys being around animals, horses in particular. She has a deep bond with her horse, Nimar, and her panther, Dúathmin. Elorendil is often tormented by her past, both what she remembers and what she cannot. Sometimes, she feels as though she knows someone, or can almost remember something from her childhood, but can't quite put her finger on it. This both frustrates and saddens her immensely. She also suffers from nightmares resulting in unsavory encounters with the some of the crueler races of Middle-earth. She can be incredibly defiant and independent at times, a trait that occasionally crops up to frustrate her travel companions and never ceases to worry Elrond. She has a good sense of humor, and sometimes indulges in a little mischief. A masterful fighter in many areas, Elorendil is to be feared by all who have angered her.

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Name: Beril

Gender: Male

Race: Easterling

Occupation: Servant of the High Lord Hagdron

Weapons: Longsword, recurved bow with barbed arrows and a pair of daggers

Family: Though his family is still alive, he claims them not. His father sold him to the High Lord as a bondservant in payment for his debts, a deed he has never forgotten.

Birthplace: Rhûn

Language: Common Tongue

History: Sold by his father at the age of 11, he became a servant of the High Lord Hagdron. His hard work ethic and willing attitude qiuckly distinguished him from among the other servant boys. Soon, he was promoted to a higher rank among the servants. Over the years, he continued to rise in rank until, by the time he was 19, he was his master's most trusted servant. Whenever his master went on his frequent raids of other towns and villages, he was entrusted with his masters estate as well as his only son and heir, Garmihad.
When the High Lord Hagdron died during a raiding trip on the Rohirrim when his son was only 15, Garmihad helped him manage his sizable inheritance until the boy was old enough to run the estate on his own. Ever since then, he has always been Garmihad's right hand man and is always the one sent on errands of importance.
Though he was always well treated by both Hagdron and Garmihad, the longing for freedom smolders within his heart. He has always dreamed of finding a way to buy his freedom, as well as a suitable home for Earid, the dark-haired beauty he has fallen in love with. An unlikely dream, he knows, yet the hope that it might come true still lingers in his mind.

Animal: A young, high-strung bay stallion of good breeding lent to him by his master.

Items: A bondservant since he was eleven years old, Beril has little in the way of possessions. The only thing he can claim as his own, besides his clothes and weapons, is a turquoise pendant he wears on a silver chain. A gift from his mother, whom he loved dearly, Beril wears it always.

Appearance: 6'1, heavily built and very well muscled from heavy labor. His wiry, unkempt black hair has been unevenly cut with a dagger. When combined with his angry black eyes, he has a dangerous and unsavory look.

Dress: Beril wears the poor quality, nondescript garb of a low-class Easterling; a rough, brown tunic and leggings and shabby, leather boots that are nearly worn through.

Personality: Hot-tempered, Beril is quick to draw his sword in any dispute that might arise. After having been betrayed by his father (for so he saw his being sold into slavery), he is slow to trust and more hesitant still to give his love. Though many see him as only hard and cruel, there is a softer, more gentle side to him that he seldom lets others see.

[Ghorim]

Hmm... well, as I recall, I had a character waiting for you folks in Osgiliath. However, I wasn't directly involved in the story at any point, so my char's not that essential to the plot as of yet.

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Name: Helmin, son of Hurdor

Race: Dwarf

Gender: Male

Age: 134

Place of Birth: Iron Hills

Attire/Armor: Basic shirt, pants (with belt, of course), boots, and a thick leather vest. Usually wears a hooded travel cloak when roaming the land. Helmin's armor is fairly sparse, and consists only of a simple yet sturdy helmet, a pair of leather vambraces to protect his forearms, and two leather greaves for his shins. He prefers mobility in battle, so he avoids heavy plate armor.

Weapons: Ten throwing axes (four in cloak, four in belt, two in vest). One dagger hidden in his right boot.

Physical Appearance: Typically stocky dwarf, standing at 4'5". Dark brown beard/mustache, thick eyebrows. His face is quite stoney most of the time, but his minute facial twitches (little smirks, frowns, etc.) communicate just as much as broad facial expressions would. He has a dark look about him; he seems harried and pursued, and quite world-weary.

Personality: How Helmin acts around someone else depends on how useful he thinks this someone is to him, or in some rare cases, how much respect he has for them. He has a rather gruff, off-putting demeanor around strangers, but can be fairly personable if drawn into a conversation. Dry talker, with a sense of humor to match. He's not on the road to make friends, however.

History: Helmin was working as a young journeyman in the Iron Hills, completing various tedious crafting projects in the half-hearted hope of someday becoming a master smith, when he received an order for a batch of throwing axes. After completing the weapons, Helmin went to a local shooting range to test them. His first few tosses were painfully awkward, but he quickly grew enamored, perhaps even addicted to the feel of letting fly such dangerous objects. He enjoyed the power of being able to deal out death from afar. This sensation stoked the smoldering desire for adventure that had long burned in his heart, and he quickly decided that smithing was no longer the line of work for him.

He created his own assortment of throwing axes, and while still holding on to his smithing job for the time being, set to practicing on his own for hours on end. He was blessed with a fairly gifted set of hands, and with his new, deadly tools he began to develop a startling proficiency. There was soon no doubt in his mind that he could put this talent to good use in the outside world and make quite a bit of money off of it, certainly moreso than he ever could as a blacksmith or a soldier. So one day, without warning the few distant friends and relatives that he had, Helmin set off to find his own grand adventure.

It took some time, but soon he began to find a good many odd jobs that needed to be carried out. In the human cities and villages there was a vibrant criminal underground, and people needed to be protected, others intimidated, and still others eradicated. Helmin became embroiled in several of these dirty conflicts, plying his trade as a mercenary of sorts and developing a solid reputation in several regions for his handiwork.

Only recently has he begun to question the nature of his trade, perhaps because only recently its thrills have begun to wear off on him. Now nagging doubts plague Helmin's thoughts, and he wonders if maybe there is a way out of this dangerous profession...

[Elorendil]

What are you talking about, Ghorim? Of course your essential. Just not at this point in the storyline;)

We have one small problem with our story: It looks like the MERPG threads will not be getting moved. I had saved our story a while back, but there have been about six or seven posts since then. Does anyone have the entire story saved?

[Sir]

I'm here.... and happy to be... thanks for the heads up Elorendil....

I have it all... It's in story form though so we'll have to post the story and then continue from that.... or we could do it over and use the story as a guide... decision is yours....

bad news of having it is It may be some time before I am able to get working requirements for my comp.... it's that comp that has the information...

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Name: Sir
Age: unknown
Race: appears man
Gender: male
birthplace/hometown: unknown
home: none
Appearance: 6'2"; flourescent Green-eyes; long silver hair. has a strange shaped symbol resembling a dragon on his right shoulder. eyes turn a full crimson when anger ensues. wears a chain around his neck with a dragon's claw holding a red orb; it glows often and becomes hot when it does.
Weapons: Judgement Blade. 5 ft. high, 1 ft across; converges in the middle and then lengthens back to form a smaller extremety of the blade. Amazingly light for it's gargantuan size. (blade has been renamed
Armor: metal plated undervest covered with random shards of mythril. Elvish-woven silk cloak.
Animal: large pup named Sage. Jet-black fur and neon-orange eyes. Very protective and playful.
Abilities: speed, strength, and acrobatics far exceeding that of a normal man. has amazing skill with any blade. when consumed be anger, all his attributes increase dramatically and he loses control of himself.
History: he has no memory of himself before he awoke in an alley, beatin and bleeding. He stumbled through the town looking for someone to help, but most just stayed away, seeing that he must have been some poor beggar. He made his way into an inn and then passed out. The caretaker was very helpful and his wife tended to the man's wounds. hardly awake, the man overheard the two speaking of the design that lay on his right arm. when he was ready, the couple gave the young man a few peices of gold and the posessions he was found with including a metal undervest, an extremely large sword, and a chain necklace. after counltess times of people refering to him as "Sir", he grew accustomed to the name and carried it with pride. along his travel to find himslef, he noticed a young black pup following him often. He allowed the hound to stay, and named it Sage for it's playful attitude. he now travels with a group of rogues who also seem to be traveling for purposes similar to his.
Personality: often quiet and curious, he keeps to himself and tries to not to draw attention. his friends are his most prized posession. helps whenever he can and does not let on to the others of his own issues.

[Morohtar]

Ich bin auch hier!

Ummm... I didn't save the story at all, so no help from me. :(

But I am still here, and I'll be posting as frequently as possible, which will be much more frequent now that school is out.

Har ve go!
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Name: Kilio Vestakhor

Race: Men, one of the Forodwaith

Sex: Male

Age: 41

Birthplace: A small village in Forochel

Home: None

Family: Son of Kilaen and Sefra

Appearance: 6’8”, heavy set, dark red hair, long red beard, emerald green eyes, a large scar across his chest. Typically clothed in white wolf skins, felt lined leather boots, and carrying a small horn made from the tusk of a Chimeachil, a walrus type creature. For more formal occasions, Kilio will also wear a gold chain, aquired on his travels, with wolves’ claws hanging from it, and a mithril laced cloak, dark blue in colour.

Weapons: Kilio typically wields his two bastard swords, Dephamon and Keros, but is also equiped with a medium sized composite bow, with a draw weight of 170 pounds. He carries a large spear named Faelk, used when he wishes to pin someone to the ground.

Armour: Lightly armoured to allow for fast travel, Kilio usually only wears a chain mail shirt in between layers of leather, and metal studded leather bracers.

Magic: None

Abilities: Amazingly stealthly despite his size, able to start fires under any conditions.

History: The harsh climate of Forochel conditioned Kilio well for the trials that would face him in life. During a paticularily tough winter, months of which Kilio spent in bed with a high fever, a band of white wolves attacked their village, killing Sefra, Kilio’s mother. Four years later, when Kilio was 16, he lead a group of men, most older than he, to find this pack and kill the leader of the wolf pack, a dreaded wolf named Fruadar, said to be a descendant of Carcharoth himself. During the battle, Kilio received a large scar from Fruadar, but he succeeded in slaying the wolf. Fruadar’s skin was laid on his mother’s grave and when Kilio’s father died three years later, Kilio left the village. He has been seen in all four corners of Middle Earth.

Personality: Distrustful of strangers, but his loyalty to friends is beyond measure. When given a pint or four of mead his laugh is frequently heard, distrubing most other conversations. Slow to anger but terrible in his wrath. Often found in dark corners, recalling old memories, sometimes with a small tear in the corner of his eye. Like Tulkas, he revels in battle, often seen smiling when beheading an orc or some other vile creature.

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Name: Eos Celebdarion

Race: Poisoned Elf

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown

Birthplace: Northern Mirkwood

Home: Eryn Vorn, by the river Baranduin

Family: Both parents dead, one twin sister

Appearance: When seen, Eos has raven-black hair, dark blue eyes, and is slightly paler than most elves. Eos is at home in dark places, so his attire is usually black or dark green. Seeing no need for false impressions, Eos does not have any formal clothing. His only jewelry is a small ring worn on his right middle finger, wrought of silver intertwined with gold.

Weapons: Eos prefers to strike from a distance, so his main weapon is a bow of the Galadhrim, questionably acquired. For this bow he has 20 arrows, all with Jade arrowheads. He has always had these 20 arrows, and has never needed to replace any, as he has lost none. When the situation calls for close combat, Eos wields a razor sharp elven blade named Metyalya. He also carries a small dagger, with a blade of diamond, called Toltëa.

Armour: None

Magic: Eos shares a slight telepathic link with his sister.

History: Not much is known about Eos or his sister; except that they have with them a small band of rouges with whom they hunt orcs mercilessly. It is rumoured that their parents were ambushed by a company of orcs near the mountains of Mirkwood. Although they both survived the attack, their mother was wounded by a poisoned orc arrow and, thus weakened, died shortly after giving birth to the twins. Most say that it was the poison from the orc’s arrow that changed the twins, causing them to be darker and quicker to anger than most elves. After a brief attempt to fit in with the regular elvish military, Eos and his sister left Mirkwood to furiously pursue any orc they encountered. They gathered to themselves others with a similar hatred for evil, and for the proper price, can be hired to rid a town of nuisances.

Personality: Mysterious, almost never laughs; on those few occasions where he does it is more of a devious laugh than a hearty one. Thinks lots, says little.

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Name: Eonä Celebdarion

Race: Poisoned Elf

Sex: Female

Age: Unknown

Birthplace: Northern Mirkwood

Home: Eryn Vorn, by the river Baranduin

Family: Both parents dead, one twin brother

Appearance: Dark red hair, green eyes, three earrings on her left ear. Always wears a long blue dress, even during battle.

Weapons: Unlike her brother, Eonä prefers close combat to killing from afar, so she wields a double bladed katana named Carnëtári while wearing spiked gauntlets on both hands. The blade of Sucfirin, her dagger, changes to the colour of the blood of its latest kill, and remains that colour for about one day, then returns to its regular colour.

Armour: Gauntlets and Bracers.

Magic: Shares a slight telepathic link with her brother.

History: Same as Eos’

Personality: Quick to speak her mind, and any insult that she deems appropriate. Quicker to anger then her brother and more straightfoward with her vengeance, often injuring or killing anyone she doesn’t like.

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Name: Danaeth Calümion

Race: Man

Sex: Male

Age: 30

Birthplace: Dol Amroth

Home: Anywhere he pitches his tent

Family: Son of Naenon and Sephï

Appearance: 6’1”, well built, young face. His eyes are a deep blue, their intensity renown in Dol Amroth for attracting maidens, a trait which Danaeth enjoys. His hair is light brown, usually cut right below his ears. He usually wears richly coloured clothes.

Weapons: His main weapon is his sword, an heirloom from his house. An inscription on the blade says Kathuphazgân, though he knows not what it means. He has a small bow and some daggers as well.

Armour: His parents bought him the highest quality plate mail armour, but he hardly wears it. He wears gauntlets and thin chain mail leggings.

Magic: None

Abilities: Nothing special, minor stealth and fair skill with a bow.

History: Born to a middle class family in Dol Amroth, Danaeth led a fairly relaxed life, training to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a soldier. His days were spent training with swords and other weapons, and courting several of the most eligible women in the city. His father went off to fight at the battle of the Pelennor Fields and returned a hero, but he returned a darker man, more quickly raised into anger and more violent. He left home when he was 18, and after several disasterous attempts at honest work, he decided to leave and see what fortune the road held for him. 5 days before he was to leave, his father died. Danaeth took those things that were passed to him and left. He has stayed Minas Tirith, Edoras, and Esgaroth, but finally made his home in Bree.

[Rosalee LuAnn]

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(Just FYI... I'm in a really Happy-Go-Lucky mood right now...:D)

Name: Rheddry. Just Rheddry for now.:rolleyes:

Age: Late thirtys

Race: Human.

Appearance: He is very tall and thin, his body muscular and lythe. His usually face looks friendly enough--except for when it doesn't. His hair is thin, greasy (doesn't get too many chances to wash it ;)), dirty blonde and slightly wavy, cut just above his shoulders except shorter around his face to keep it out of the way.

Clothing/Armor: He wears grey and/or green for camouflage, loose fitting and travel worn. He wears his coat of mail under his clothes (worried about daggers in the back, I guess ;))

Weapons: A sword, long and thin, like he is. He is a master swordsman and hasn't been beaten in a sword fight in over twenty years. He also carrys a bow and arrows, and is very good with them. Other than a dagger he keeps tucked in his boot (just in case!), he carrys no other weapons, though he has studied weapons extensively and can make due with anything that comes to hand.

Abilities: Excellent swordsman and warrior. Also excellent at stealth and tracking. He also has a lovely singing voice (who'd a thought?) but only sings when he thinks nobody can hear him.

Personality: Evil. Strong and Silent type (definately not the most verbose guy you'll meet). Likes to be in charge. Angers fairly easily, (Hey, this is alot more personality than I had last time, and I'm in a hurry, so....)

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Name: goes byLuAnn, though this in not her given name (I had a better Middle-Earth name for her, but what the heck, eh?)

Age: 23

Race: Half Elf, Half Human

Gender: Female

Appearance: She not what one would call a striking beauty; she knows this but doesn't mind. Her hair is dark brown, though the top layer is slightly lighter from sun bleaching. It is slightly wavy and cut off just above her shoulderblades. She wears it in a tight braid when she wants to keep it out of the way. Her skin is olive, but sometimes seems slightly paler than it is when compared to her dark hair. Her eyes are a dark grey-green, and often have a serious, meloncholy look. They are large and surrounded by dark lashes, and are her best feature. Her wide eyes often give the mistaken impression of a deer: easily frightened, ready to flee at the first sign of danger. She is barely over five feet high, and doesn't like to be teased about being short. She has a lythe, stocky build and isn't particularly slender. She moves very slowly and gracefully.


Clothing/Armour: She wears dark brown and green, loose trousers and shirt she with a leather belt over it, above he waist. Old and worn leather boots and leather armour rather than metal, which she prefers for ease of movement and comfort.


Personality: She is fairly shy, though not as much as some. When she thinks there is something she needs to add, she says it, but if she has nothing to say that she thinks is important, she won't say it. Though she sometimes seems easily scared, this is a wrong impression, she is not afraid of battle, although welcomes any alternatives to taking lives. She is very slow and deliberate, taking in details, making sure everything is just so. She is very slow about making decisions, liking to weigh out every possibility before making her choice. Sometimes, of course, this has worked to her detriment, when quick decisions are needed and she has acted too slowly. When she finally makes up her mind, however, she is very stubborn, and her mind will not be easily changed. When in battle she is forced to make decisions quickly, which she does, though she usually doesn't like it, prefering to be able to think about things beforehand. She is very opinionated; she likes to be right, and greatly dislikes being told she is wrong. She relys greatly on first impressions, and once she has made up her mind about a person (one thing she does fairly quickly) its hard for her to change what she thinks of them. Similarly, it is hard for her to forgive, and she holds grudges for a long time.

Weapons: She has leather armour rather than metal for comfort and freedom of movement (as said above). She carries three small daggers: one in each boot and one, longer and nicer one in her belt. Her preferred weapon, however, is the bow; hers is long and supple, of a pale grey-blue wood. There is a strange device on the handle, a symbol of some kind, but she has no idea of what it means.

Abilities: Good tracker and fighter. She is and excellent marksman with her bow, and is also more than competent with her daggers. She has some limited knowledge of healing, mostly what she has taught herself (and some taught by her mother), though her patients have a habit of making it through whenever she does her best to help, no matter how elementary her methods, some say that her being there made them start to feel better immidiately. Her voice is slightly lower and huskier than that of most women, and she can sing beautifully. When she walks beside a person she has a habit of falling into step with them, placing her foot on the ground at the same time they do, lengthening or shortening her stride to match theirs (though I'm not exactly sure this would be classified as an 'ability' rather than just a strange fact...).

History: (Help me on timing here--?) She was born a little before the battle of Helms Deep, but can remember little of the war since she was so young when it happened. She grew up a fairly happy and carefree child, loving storys of adventures and faraway places and heros (and heroines!), declaring she would be one of them someday. She learned housekeeping and the uses of various herbs from her mother, basic farming and horse and animal care from her father, and basics of weaponry from both of them. They both specialized in different weapons--her mother the bow, and her father, the dagger--and they knew she loved learning about them, while they both worried about what she would happen when she grew up.
Her childhood passed fairly happily, for she was her parents only child and they were only too happy to give her what she wanted. Sometimes strange men would come to visit with her parents, and they always had strange stories to tell, but afterward LuAnn would always be sent off to bed for her parents to talk with their visitor.
One day, when she was fifteen years old, she woke up and her parents had dissappeared. There were no signs of trouble, their weapons were still at home and their horses left in the stables. She waited for them at home for several months, taking care of their tiny farm as best she was able, then went off to look for them, taking her mothers bow and armour (that were slightly too big for her at that point, though she grew into the bow and altered the armour) and her fathers daggers. She never found them, and has wandered since.

[Mirelena]

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Name: Cairbrent or Cair for short

Race/Sex: Man/Male

Age: 26

Birthplace: Rohan

Weapons: Shortsword, dagger

Occupation: Trickster, con-man, slight-of-hand extraordinaire, entertainer, clothes-maker, weaver


Abilities: Smooth talker, clear thinker, good actor and hard worker (only when absolutely necessary).

Appearance: Rugged and handsome, but small and wiry. Short light colored hair, steel-grey eyes. Clothing: Dark and light brown, leather and cloth. Dark, worn out, short, leather boots.


Items: A light colored leather satchel.

Personality: Think Luke Skywalker temperament, gone Han Solo con-man… on steroids! Cairbrent has a great sense of humor. People are frequently taken in by his ability to lie with a straight face. Cair is also often taken as a clown or an idot by people who don’t know him well. Very observant and smooth manners when necessary (as in, with the ladies…). A brown-noser, especially when it comes to confrontation with someone bigger than him. But hey, sometimes it works! Trouble follows him like… well, we won’t go into descriptions, and he fancies himself quite the ladies’ man.


History:
If you were to ask him what his history is, he’d probably scoff and pass it off as nothing particularly interesting, but those who have known him for a long time know that his past is one of ingenuity gone awry.

Cairbrent is the youngest son in a family of four children. His mother and father brought up the family as they saw fit, often being stricter than was needed. Cair’s brothers and sister did not mind it so much, but it irked Cairbrent to distractions.

He was a small child during the battle of Helm’s Deep and adopted the idea that hiding was better than outright conflict. This leads him to be easily tread upon.

He lived in a small village many miles from Edoras when the Last Battle was over and he amused himself as a trickster and thief. This led to many problems with his neighbors and friends. His heart was pure, but his head was always full of mischief.

When Cairbrent was in his mid-teens, his father and brothers went to Edoras the family tradition and heritage was as weavers. Cair was quite talented with it, but have you ever heard the story of the Emperor’s new clothes?

Cair was busy setting the family wares up, when King Eomer walked by. Cair had set everything up except for the garments and cloths to be sold. Eomer, being the kind king he is, spoke to Cair and jokingly asked him if he had learned how to weave invisible cloth.

Like a duck on a junebug, Cair leaped upon the opportunity to trick the King (of all people!) and maybe make some money in the process. “Indeed,” he replied. And the king went with it. Hook, line, and sinker.

We all know where the story goes from there. Cair was exiled from Rohan, his family left with disgrace and utterly dismayed by his choice. His mother and sister were both heartbroken. The only thing he took with him was a small satchel that he cannot be parted from and his horse, Firerunner.

Still to young to really care for himself well, Cair wandered the roads, and a group of nomadic entertainers took him in and taught him the tricks of their various trades. He learned well and quickly, making a fine little Jack-of-all. After awhile of good behavior, his ornery side resurfaced. For several years this was tolerated until, when he pulled a practical joke on his adopted ‘father,’ he was kicked out of the caravan and left to his own devices.

Finally about the age of 21, he wandered long, alone and abandoned. He was soul searching and trying to find a place where he might fit in. Occasionally he would perform as an entertaining magician to earn his daily bread, but more often going hungry.

He lived like this for about three years until he got the hang of it and is getting along reasonably well by now. After a particularly good demonstration and a fair amount of money in his pocket, we leave our hero looking for a large drink and maybe, finally, someone who will accept him as he is.

[Sir]

It depends on how much time we plan on spending before we start again.... starting over completely does have advantages though.... the decision is up to you all... I'll follow whatever you all choose...

I forgot to save my old profile so I'm going to have to do it over.... if anything does change I'm pretty sure it's nothing that will interfere with the story... I don't plan on changing anything....

[Elorendil]

Alright, here is the status of our players:
Mirelena: here
Elorendil: here
Pockets: here
Sir: here
Ros(e): here
Ghorim: here
Elfgirl: MIA- she is registered here, but hasn't posted/been on
ElvenLadyFair: also MIA. She hasn't even registered. Mir and I are looking in to contacting her.
Angst- MIA. She joined, but hasn't been on since.

Our options for getting started again:

#1. As Sir pointed out, we could start over... As in, all the way back at the beginning. Pros: It would be a fresh start that allowed us to tweak the storyline, if we wanted to. We can also remove the people who dropped out of the thread, Ghorim could be part of our story from the beginning. It also gives people a chance to tweak their characters/posts, if they want to. Cons: We start back at square one and all the work we've done previously is... well, wasted. Some of the posts could be re-worked and used again, but there will be some writing of completely new posts.

#2. My idea is this: I can set up a site with all our old posts, leading up to this point. Mir is correct, I only have our posts through January. There have been about 6-7 posts since then, so we aren't missing all that much. The pros of going this route are: We can still edit out some of the unnecessary posts by people who are now gone. We won't waste all of the work that we have put into this storyline. If we follow this option, there would be a link at the beginning of our thread saying "Click here to read the rest of the story", or some such thing so that people can read what we have already written. We would just have to decide how we want to go about editting the old posts of people who have dropped out (if we edit them at all...) and what we want to do about the posts that are missing. Do we just pick back up where the last saved post left off? Or do we just attempt to pick back up where the last post left off? I think we should go ahead and start at the last saved post, but move things along quickly so that we can get to Osgiliath quickly. Ghorim has been waiting very patiently for us, and I don't think it would be fair to him for us to make him wait another month or two before we finally get to where his character is really involved in the story.

Originally, I was leaning towards the second option. After discussing it with Mir, I now think the first option might be better. We are all much more comfortable with our characters now and probably would make some changes to our earlier posts. Also, given our disparity of Baddies, we could recruit a few more to have a more balanced post ratio between Baddies and Goodies. Mir and I already have at least one person in mind for recruiting... This would also allow Rheddry to be a more active character in the beginning of the story (given the problem of Beowulf's disappearance and lack of posts). Also, I think that starting over at post #1 would make people more likely to read our thread. How many people want to have to read 15+ pages of old posts to get caught up with the current action?

This currently seems to be the strongest idea we have. However, it is not a decided fact! Mir and I aren't running a dictatorship, we're running a democracy (kind of...). So, please, let's discuss any concerns about these ideas or any other ideas anyone else can come up with.

[Morohtar]

Mir and I aren't running a dictatorship, we're running a democracy (kind of...).
A ha, hahaha, hahahahahahahahahahahahaha......


Sorry.

I could also go for a restart. Some of the storyline got messed up and we had some major flaws in some areas of the story. Personally I think we rushed into it way to fast in the beginning. Do we need some magical object to be central in the story at all? Couldn't it simply be the conflict between these two groups?

I'm still in for sure, I've had a chat with my characters and they're all good to go. Eonä wanted a bigger trailer, but I managed to scrounge something up for her. :p

Nevermind, I've gotta go eat.

[Elorendil]

Mir pointed out that, no matter which of our current options we decide to go with, we still need a site with the old posts so we can refer back to them. I started up a site (http://elorendil.proboards38.com/index.cgi) for them. I've gotten up the first 17 or 18 posts, but it's a bit time consuming. If anyone wants to volunteer to help me, please let me know.

[Mirelena]

*grin* You know I'll help you out, vanawen... :) (Nice board, btw)

*mutters* No, you're not sorry, Fuzzball. ;) You're just Pocket Lint. Which, if memory serves, is MUCH better than other kinds of lint. :D Heh, heh, heh.

Ok. What I was thinking... *ouch. it hurts* My first reaction is to balk at the idea of starting from scratch, but I think that in the long run, it'll be better for all of us.

It would probably be a good idea to keep the basic storyline. With some tweaking it could be excellent. It was good before, but I think we can make it even better. Maybe that's just my opinion.

There are a few things that will have to stay if we decide to keep what we have. Elor/Dan stuff will have to remain in some form or another. It's a given that the tension between the groups has to be a major factor in the plotline.
It can still begin with an initial encounter, but it has to escalate to something more. Dan provides that. *sob* I still hate the idea of seeing him go, but- *sniff, sniff* I'm getting over the loss... *Looks suddenly seriously confused* Um, why am I getting so attached to a character I hardly know? :rolleyes:

:D Ah, well. :D

We currently have three votes to starting basically from scratch. Any other takers? We'd like to get a pretty quick count here so that we can get things up and running... *sounds like a broken record* Is it just me, or have we done this before? :rolleyes:

Note: El has spoken to me... *looks at heavens in wonderment* She says that she'll get the rest of the old thread up in the near future... I'm listening, O Great Co-Thread-Moderator...

...rolls on floor laughing*

[Rosalee LuAnn]

My first reaction is to balk at the idea of starting from scratch, but I think that in the long run, it'll be better for all of us.

My feelings exactly. Recruiting some baddies would be good too. (Hey Lint, do you know if Hari is planning on coming back? We miss her!)

[elfgirl]

Elfgirl: MIA- she is registered here, but hasn't posted/been on

Oh, so that's all I get is it? Not so much as a 'miss ya elfy' 'hey where'd she go' or, 'wow, elfy would've said something crazy right about now'. No, one lousy sentence! *sniff* I feel so unloved...
rotflmfao... I love doing that... lol... OK, well, I'm here.

Personally, I think we should start over from scratch. There are some major tweeks I'd like to do to the characters of Draeki and Saetol. I'm still going to keep the GIRs reversed, but I think I'm going to go a bit more in-depth into what happened to Draeki to make her the way she is. I'd also like a few baddies to write for, because I need all the practice I can get at the moment. Well, enough of my drivel, I've sure you've all got more important things to do than listen to me ramble on and on...
Note: I'm starting over from the beginning with my char. dev., too, because there're some parts of it I'd like to change.

Profiles -

Draeki
Gender: Female
Age: This is one of the things that is unknown to all... Even her. She remembers millennia, hundreds and hundreds of mortal years. But where she came from, from the depths of the earth, the hours seem to blend into days, and there is not much dependence on normal calendars, instead they count based on the development of talent or strength.
Race: Another unknown. She definitely has some elvish in her, but if she started out a full-blooded elf she most certainly isn't now.
Appearance: Blonde hair that seems to be white, ice blue eyes that seem to fade into her eyes instead of having a ring of color around them. From a distance, they look white. Her skin is so pale you can see the blue veins, rushing blood throughout her body. Although slender, her build is muscular, strong, lithe, with muscles stronger than metal. She wears black often, and when she wants to can blend in with the darkness. You would think that her paleness makes her stand out, but she has an outfit similar to the olden thieves of Arab times, with a cover for her pale skin and face.
Personality: Cold, or rather, detached. Give her a problem, she'll ask what you want done about it. She's not the type to sit and listen to all your problems and your sorrows, hence her relationships with women are not good at all. She is observant, quiet, sure of her movements, like a fine, tempered steel, she has gained immense control of her impulses - she thinks things out before she acts, even if her thoughts are quick.
History: She doesn't talk about it.
Weapons: Two long, steel swords, with beautiful scabbards of a strange, smooth, cool, black metal. On the scabbards are painted two cold-drakes, one with a demeanour of anger, wrath, unforgiving rage, the other with a calm, quite, sad, forgiving, and accepting demeanour. The cold-drakes are also depicted on the carvings that make the handles. She calls them hrivë and laire, meaning winter and summer, respectively. They are her weapons of choice. She also has countless daggers, a bow and arrows, a spear, cutlasses, scythes, knives, throwing stars, and even a mace, all of which were taken off of some poor victim - er, I mean, some horrible, evil person who fought her.
Armor: All the weapons serve pretty well as armor - she's like a walking arsenal. Other than that, she has no armor. And she doesn't especially need any, either...
Weird Fact: She doesn't sleep or eat in front of others.
Height: 5' 9" (or 69", or 175.26 cm or *about* 1.7526 meters)
Weight: 172 lbs 6 oz
Horse/Donkey/Pony: Currently, a black stallion that she stole off of "some creature in a black robe". She never really buys a horse. She wonders why people do, with so many of them just running around. Sure, there are people on top of the horses, but they're like little bonuses, and very easy to dispose of.

Moraur (Used to be Saetol. I changed him so much, I thought he deserved a new name.)
Gender/Age/Race: Male/unknown/Elf
Appearance: He has big, ocean blue eyes with small slants of green in some places, a strong jawline, full lips, long, golden blonde hair, and usually carries a thoughtful, haunted expression. When meeting people, or in a social situation, though, his eyes shine, his face is rarely without a smile, or some look of appreciation, satisfaction, or pride. He wears blues and greens, which tend to bring out the color in his eyes, and only add to his beauty.
Personality: Outgoing, polite, patient, quiet. When he meets someone, he is always polite and greets them as the customs of their culture entails(usually with a little added respect), he always seems to have an answer, or at least an open mind. Although he doesn't reveal much about himself, he's always interested in helping others.
History: He doesn't talk much about his past, but his inmost thoughts bring out the demons of his youth.
Weapons: A sword that he named Morcira (dark cut), which is a blade made of a metal that seems uncannily similar to that of Draeki's scabbards, but harder, with less of a stone feeling, infused with steel to make it stronger and sharper. At the beginning of the blade, strange, pseudo-elvish runes are carved, said to be a blessing from a Maia, Radagast to be specific. The hilt is made from a fine ivory, offering a distinct variation from the black blade. From this ivory, a wolf is carved, with its head tilted up, howling at some unknown foe. The scabbard is made from jade, reinforced with metal that runs through parts of it, and an interior with a soft fabric so that the blade does not harm the stone. He also has two daggers, slightly curved, with more runes on the beginning of the blades, only these blades are made of a fine, sharpened steel, and the scabbards are made of a fine ivory. He had them specially made with the sword, and the same ivory that was on the sword's hilt made the dagger's scabbards. The dagger's hilts are less intricate than the swords, with orbs of the steel that they are made of, and the scabbards just have painted, elvish runes. But his favorite weapon is a quarterstaff (a long, stout staff used for a weapon), about 6 feet, 7 inches, made of Lignum Vitae*. He calls it Coi (Life), and although he insists the runes are elvish, no elves can read them.. He'd made it himself - it had taken the longest time to cut it from the tree, and many saws to do so, but he had. After quite a few weeks, he finished carving in it - it was covered with runes in the center, then a line about three and a half inches away from both ends, and intricate patterns filling those inches. After this was done, he put black paint into the carved patterns, and topped it with a glaze to make it wear proof and easy to hold. It was now long, beautiful, and his pride. There was no weapon he loved more.
Armor: He wears hard leather over ring mail whenever in a major battle that he has any forewarning of, but only leather when traveling, because he absolutely HATES sleeping in ring mail.
Weird Fact: He hates having more than four weapons on him at any one time, and is amazingly respectful and merciful to his enemies. Weakness? YES.
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 177 lbs, 6 oz
Horse/Donkey/Pony: A horse that he simply named Linte, or swift. He's solid white, with a very nice, leather saddle, and a soft, cotton blanket underneath, to prevent the horse from having marks from the saddle. It serves him well, being one of the elvish horses, bred amongst peoples who understood it.

*The hardest wood known, not sure that they had it in Middle Earth, but conditions were right, and it's been around for a very long time here on earth, so if this really was intended as a mythos for England, it would have this type of wood somewhere in it, although it would be very rare. Acacia and Eucalyptus can also be classified as Lignum Vitae, and it's kind of like an evergreen tree. Basically, it makes very short work of most metals it's so hard... That's my type of quarterstaff!

If you don't want to read my lengthy descriptions, Draeki is a quiet, cold-hearted, tomboy-ish, evil, stealing, lying, cheating, elf, and Moraur is a feminine, quiet, young, beautiful, brave, polite, outgoing, elf. Have I made changes in their personalities? Definitely.

There. That took a LONG WHILE. Much longer than I wanted it to. About 115 minutes, as a matter of fact. All of you better be smeggin' grateful. I could've watched PotC in that amount of time. And then, I would've gotten to see the ever-hot Orly. But nooooo...

Baddie Profiles - I'm gonna try and keep these short and sweet, which will also give me room for improvement, clarification, and more detailed writing later.
EDIT: Now that I've gotten them all written up, I find out we have a space limit. 10,000 characters. My baddie profiles make this post too long. See my next post for their profiles.

[Mirelena]

*gasps, then gives Elfy a flying tackle hug*

WTMonkey HAVE YOU BEEN!?? OMGoodness!!!!! *tries to be mad and only succeeds for a minute* Confound it all, ElfGirl! Would you at least leave me a note telling me that you fell in and rid me of my worry!?
*growls* Good grief...

*happy sigh* It's good to see you again, darling.

*evil laughter* It's good to see ALL of you again! *rubs hands together in anticipation*

:p I think that starting from scratch is the general concensus? I'll give it another day or so, but then I'm going to post the first post! Bwa-hahahahaha!

Pockets, please do see what you can do about at least getting Angst to stick her head in here to say her farewells. Or even better, to let us know that she'll find time in her *oh, so bon-bon lifestyle* to post. ;) (You know we love you, Angst!!!)

I think we said it at MERPG, but we're going to keep the membership to a minimum, so that we don't have to wait forever and a day for someone to post. Or even worse, have someone chewing our heads off because we went ahead and posted without them... :rolleyes: *sigh*

Kk, I guess I'll shut up now and make it sound like I/we are NOT running a dictatorship. If you have a problem with anything I just said, let me know and I'll have you thoughtfully rubbed out- Er, thoughtfully deleted- I mean! Oh, never mind... :D

[elfgirl]

*gasps, then gives Elfy a flying tackle hug*

WTMonkey HAVE YOU BEEN!?? OMGoodness!!!!! *tries to be mad and only succeeds for a minute* Confound it all, ElfGirl! Would you at least leave me a note telling me that you fell in and rid me of my worry!?
*growls* Good grief...

*happy sigh* It's good to see you again, darling.

That's more smeggin' like it! Heck yeah, I think it's great to see me again, too. Lol, love the sentence about giving you a note saying that I fell in. That's right, next time I fall in and decide to have a headbanger-rock party with all the orcs of moria, I'll try to keep the noise down. Wouldn't want you pounding on the cave ceiling with a broomstick. *can see Mir doing that and saying "YOU KIDS KEEP IT DOWN UP THERE! I swear to Eru, if I see one more naked guitarist I'm calling the ELVISH POLICE!* Haha, that would be great... I can see elves in police uniforms... Lol! Anyway, must go, can't wait to start posting... maybe I should start planning... yay...

Baddie Profiles:
Name: Díndae ('Dae for short)
Age/Race/Gender: Unknown/Elf/Male
Weapons and Armor: Anything he can steal off of his hapless victims - er, willing donors... At the moment he has a longsword, a broadsword, two one-handed short-swords, a mace, two long knives, throwing daggers, darts, and stars, a bow and arrows, and numerous other small knives and blades, most of which are housed on his animal. He only carries the bow, arrows, and broadsword with him. He wears leather armor with chainmail all the time, but steals some off of his enemies when his breaks or wears out, or when he decides it isn't shiny enough for his liking. He even sleeps in it, not caring about the marks it leaves. He learned fast growing up in the streets that if you're not always guarded, you die - or worse.
Height/Weight:5'9", 172 lbs, 8 oz (He and Draeki are pretty evenly matched, neh?)
Animal: He switches a lot - at the moment, it's a brown horse that he has no real attachment to. He hasn't even named it.
History: It always seems to change to fit whatever need he has at the time - he could be the son of a wealthy merchant, or his parents could have been pirates, or jesters, or he might not know - whatever he feels he should say.
Appearance: He has long, golden blonde hair, and deep, knowing blue eyes. His features are fair, and kind, although slightly battle worn. He has a strong jawline, bulging muscles, big, round eyes, beautiful lips, high cheekbones, and a lithe figure. He usually wears black with hints of blue, and it suits him well.
Personality: For all appearances he is perfectly good and happy. He can seem caring, loving, considerate. He can be quiet, calm, and loyal. But all the time, behind his neat, flawless facade, he thinks - how can I profit from this? He is, in a word, selfish - and greedy, but he's also charming and polite.

Name: Athiel (Ath for short)
Age/Race/Gender: Unknown/Elf/Female
Weapons and Armor: She uses very few weapons - two longswords, a bow and arrows, and throwing daggers. Her armor, also, is minimal. She has leather armor - she uses her trim, lithe figure to get around anything else.
Height/Weight: 5'7"/134 lbs
Animal: Currently, a wild, black horse she "found". She's named him Eglion, or foresaken. He must feel wonderful.
History: She's been around Middle Earth numerous times, seeking something. But she either won't tell or she doesn't know what she's looking for. Ever since she was young, she felt restless, and as soon as she was old enough, she left. She soon fell into darkness, with none to guide her, and every time she felt like she was starting to belong, something would happen. It got to the point where she didn't want to belong, so she would roam, from town to town, city to city, restless.
Appearance: She has brown hair and green eyes, and wears brown and black to blend in with her surroundings, although she's not too good at it. She's lithe - quick, aye, but she's not very sneaky.
Personality: She's quiet, so no one really knows what she's like, and none want to. She introverted, and the one thing that people get as a really strong impression is she highly enjoys ale.

Name: Morchaint (She doesn't like her name to be shortened.)
Age/Race/Gender: Unknown/Elf(possibly with a bit of mortal blood?)/Female
Weapons and Armor: She has a longsword, and shortsword, usually used in unison, an array of throwing daggers, stars, and knives, and a mace. She also has a shield, and thick, leather armor with plates of steel on top.
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/ 155 lbs 4 oz
Animal: A black mare she's had since she was young, called simply
'Wath' or 'Shadow'.
History: She doesn't talk about her history much - hence I haven't yet uncovered it in the short conversations I've had with her.
Appearance: She has black hair, unlike most elves, hence the questions about her heritage, and deep, blue eyes. Her features are pale, gaunt, and worn. She wears black a lot, although sometimes you'll catch a glimpse of blue on the handle of a sword or on a medicinal cloth around her arm. She's not built, with superb muscles, but she's definitely NOT scrawny.
Personality: She plays her part, like 'Dae. She changes - she can be whatever she needs to be. She can be nice, sweet, caring, considerate, but she despises having to, and she loves to be true to herself and be cold, sadistic, and completely, ruthlessly evil.

168 minutes, 54.8 seconds, subtracting out the .4 second reaction time. Just so ya know.

[Elorendil]

*rubs hands together in anticipation* I can't wait to get things started, again. I'm still working on putting up the old posts at my site.

Should we post our profiles here, again? I'm guessing that we will all be making some changes to our original ones. I know I have.

EDIT: Alright, I finished re-posting the old Reniad posts at my site (http://elorendil.proboards38.com/). That is as far as I had saved. It took me FOREVER, but I got it done. Anything for my beloved thread!:p

I must say, re-reading some of the posts (particularly the Dan&El threads) made me wax romantic... I came really close to crying when they had their little spat.

[Mirelena]

*loves on 'Little Sister'* Even if you're having weird delusions about me and my response to rock parties. Granted, today if you had one, you and your compatriots in 'crime' would be DEAD. But that's just today. I had a bad day at work. Any other time, I'd be up there joining you... With the exeption of the naked guitarists. :rolleyes: :p

Hey! El! I'M the one who's allowed to 'rub hands together in anticipation!' YOU'RE STEALING MY LINES!!!!! :mad:

LoL, j/k. You know I love you. Thanks for getting the old posts up. :)

I think it would be a good idea for us to read through the old thread. There are some things that we want/need to keep, but there are some other things that could DEFINITELY be gotten rid of and/or revised. *looks at some of Mir's not-so-great posts* Ugh.

Let's go ahead and get our profiles up again, too. Check it over, edit/revise and post it in YOUR FIRST POST IN THIS THREAD!!! It will make life MUCH easier in the future when we need to reference our profiles. THANK YOU!

Um, other than that, you can get back to your normal lives people/aliens/elves/hobbits/orcs(LoL, Elfy)/generally-insane-selves. :D

[elfgirl]

I'm not an orc, I'm a demon, thank-you-very-much. Which explains why I keep coming back here, again and again! I'm like the frickin' Energizer bunny, I just keep going and going and going and going and going and going and going and wow there were way to many spelling errors I had to revise in that last, extremely simple sentence! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK, anyway... PROFILE... Wheeee...
EDIT: It's done! YAY... I changed Saetol's name. And personality. And, basically everything about him. His quarterstaff's been haunting my dreams. I want one. Anyway. It took me WAY TOO LONG to do. I hope you're all pleased... I was up till, like, eleven doing it... It took, like, two hours... WAY TOO LONG.

[Morohtar]

Bad news... my computer spontaneously combusticated. :(

Good news... well, I hope you've got some, cause I don't.

Soooo, until I get a new computer, which may be a while, I'll be using my sisters. Shouldn't be that much of a hassle, but I might not be on as much.

Just giving the heads up.

[Elorendil]

Thank you Elfy, we appreciate your effort ;)


Pockets' Lappy 486 died? How sad. Well, I guess this gives you a good excuse to upgrade:rolleyes:

My profile is also up :)

[Rosalee LuAnn]

What if I dropped Lu and just RPd Rhed? It would be easier for me, I think, and besides, you would have to put up with less of my poor writing skills. :)

[Elorendil]

I don't know why you couldn't do that, if it would be easier on you. And don't trash your own writing skills. You're a good writer.

[elfgirl]

Yeah, don't trash your writing skills, leave that for the twirps who just don't get you. I encountered a classroom full of them today when I had to read my fantasy-story to my stupid reading class. Believe me, people who don't know good talent when they see it are out there, so know that you have some.
Also, any OK clearance-thingy for me to have a bad guy or three? I know you guys'll hate having to put up with my long posts... And, any specific date on the writing of the first post?

[Mirelena]

Or three? OR THREE!? ELFY! ;) FIVE CHARACTERS!?!? lol

Anyway, have at a baddie... or- or three. *gulp*

I'm working on editing my profile, adding a new one, and rewriting our first post. Fortunately/unfortunately it will look only vaguely similar to what we had before...

There's going to have to be a few modifications to how we do our first few IC posts. You'll see what I mean when I get it up. Hopefully in about- a century. :mad: Ah, well. You know how it goes. :o Meh.

Yes, yes. Time for the general insanity that is Mirelena's Brain. Or- or lack thereof. *sigh* But I DID get to go see the midnight showing of Episode III. I was quite pleased. That I got to go see it. I'm still not all that impressed with the movie itself, but I'll stop before I start getting flame 'mail/PMs.'

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Part of the reason I don't feel... the same... in RPGs is I write stories in 1st person and I like that more. (By the way, not that it matters at all, I had a friend who writes [the only people who will help you at all with your writing, I've learned] read the beginning my story and she gave it back today... and she liked it! Ha ha! I was kinda nervous...)Well, I'm going to see Episode III tomorrow afternoon, so I'll be able to form my own opinions...

Anyway, no rush Mir, just get the IC thread started in this century and maybe we'll all still be around ;) .

[Elorendil]

Mir, can we please clarify something? Perhaps I missed it, but are those who entered our story later going to now be written in to the beginning?

[elfgirl]

I have the baddie profiles up. I was going to post this with them, but then I realized that no one would read it if I do, so I’m posting it now.

EDIT: This is the problem with me: I'm an idiot, and I know it.

[Elorendil]

Sir, please stick your profile in your first post in this thread. It will make it much easier to find later when someone needs to refer back to it.

Thanks!

[Elvenladyfair]

Hey guys! Remember me! It's E.L.F.! *swoons* Wow. I'm completely lost with this new set up. What's going on? Where's the thread? I'm so lost here, could someone please help me?

What happened to all the profiles! Where's Falathiel's profile? I didn't save it, or print it, is it lost forever?

I missed you guys. :D

Edit: Falathiel's Profile

Name: Falathiel Linnadhiel

Race: Dark elf

Age: Unknown

Appearance: Dark hair, cropped slightly shorter than elven women wear their hair, dark green eyes, usually wears dark green and brown travel armour, made of leather and buckskin. Goes capeless out in the wild, but wears a travel stained green one when she enters a populated area, to cover her sword.
Tall, lean and muscular. Pale skin, sometimes appearing sickly,but she isn't.

History: The tale of Falathiel's life is a sad story. Long ago, she was called Linnadhiel, for she had the finest voice ever heard in Middle-earth. But she rarely ever sang.
Born in the Forest of Tar-nu-Fuin of old, the only things she knew were the wind in the trees, and her parents and her two brothers Durion and Uruvion.
Long had she dwelled there, when her world began to change.
A younge elf maiden came into the forest, lost and near death. Falathiel's parents found her, and took pity on her. That was the last day her voice was heard by person or beast or tree. The nursed her back to health, and she soon became an adopted child.
Day by day, Falathiel watched as her parents, her blood parents, take to this stranger out of the Wild. More and more, she was beginning to be ignored, and she lost the love of her parents. Her anger and hatred was almost more than she could bare. Her appearence changed. Now instead of the beautiful she-elf she used to be, she was a frowning, wretched being.
All of her anger built and built, until finally, she could take it no longer. One night, she took a small dagger she had stolen from her brothers room, quietly gone to the room in which her parents were, and slew them. Cut their throats from ear to ear. The fell dead , a pool of blood staining the stone floor.
Then, realizing what she had done, she wept silently. She cursed Neuriel (for that was the maiden's name) for what she had done, for what she had made her do. To run was her only option. Her brothers would surely kill her. But before doing so, she took a quill pen, dipped in her parents blood, and wrote a note.
A curse be upon you, Neuriel, for you stole the love of my parents, and my brothers. The blood spilt here is on your head. Blood never lies. And blood never washes away. A Curse of Blood will haunt you till you die.

After nailing the note on her door, she stole some leather armour and a bow and quiver of arrows. The dagger she killed with she kept. Then, her she rode off into the night on her brothers black horse.

Upon seeing the murder and the note, they removed Neuriel to the safety of Rivendell. Falathiel was hot on their trail. After her brothers left Rivendell, she tried to enter, but she was not permitted in. Angry, she left the vale, and wandered aimlessly, not knowing how she would achieve her revenge.
Years passed. She traveled to the foot of the Misty Mountains, and she wept. Thus was how her brother, Durion found her. He took pity on her, and took her to his cave near Mirkwood. There, he nursed her back to health. One day, he spoke to her concerning Neuriel.
"Why would you kill her when our parents are already dead?" he asked her.
"Because I hate her! She made me kill them! I loved them, but they loved her more. She needs to pay for what she did! She stole their love from me! No one steals from me!"
A heavy sigh escaped from Durion's lips. "Then I shall teach you. I shall teach you how to kill."
And so he did. He taught her all he knew about the art of the assassin. The importance of different arrow heads, how to move without a sound through the forest.
Nine years past, and she was finally ready. He turned her out of his cave, and when she came to Rivendell, A slaughter ensued, like no other. But when it came time for Neuriel, she crept silently into her room and watched the fear in her eyes as the blade came down and sliced her head from her shoulders. Quickly, she reached in her bag and retrieved a small vial. Filling it with Neuriel's blood and putting in the cork, she lept from the balcony onto her horse. Thus, her revenge was achieved.

Weapons:
Sword: And elvish short sword, easy to draw and good for quick thusts. Strapped to the back. Has elvish script on the blade, which translate to this:
Made in Elven forges for the dark maiden. I am Swift Revenge.
Bow: Long bow, heavy poundage, made of yew, has red runes enscribed on the limbs.
Arrows: Has two quivers, one on the hip, and another on her back. Contains many different kinds of arrowheads.
Daggers: One in each sleeve, one in each boot, and one strapped to the upper thighs. Six total. Excellent at throwing them.

Special Skills:
Has a knack for making herbal concoctions, usually to render her enemies unconcious. She keeps most of them in vials on her belt, for easy access, but she has made one into a lip balm. She's clever at using her femininity to get what she wants. With her lip balm on, she can knock out even a large man with just one kiss.
I'll add to it later if it needs anything.

[Elorendil]

Elven! You're here!!!!!! We missed you, too.

We do not have our IC thread back up yet. It has been decided (unless you have major objections) that we are going to start over. There are various reasons why, and you can read them in this (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showpost.php?p=448224&postcount=9) post, as well as the following posts.

Sadly, your profile is lost. I saved the IC thread (which you can view on my site (http://elorendil.proboards38.com)), but didn't think to save our profiles. We have all re-created our profiles and added them to our first post in this thread, to make it easier to find them later.

We don't have a super large amount of posts in our OOC thread yet. You might want to go ahead and take the time to read through them. It shouldn't take more than 15 minutes and will help you get up to date.

Did I mention that I'm glad you're back?:D

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Elven! You're here! I'm glad.

[Mirelena]

*stumbles in looking rather haggard* Oh, look! *brightens considerably* ELVEN!

I'm so happy to see you! We were afraid that you had fallen into the abyss that is the lack-of-Tolkien-freakishness. *grumbles* Crazy, crazy people that believe that Tolkien is b-o-r-i-n-g. *brandishes sword while hanging onto treasured cheese helmet*

My birthday present!!!!

El has been my right hand elf with helping me get things back to some semblance of sanity. HA! *El* That's frightening... :eek:

*Mir* Heh, heh, heh... You ain't seen nothing yet! *shudders* Oooo, bad grammar.

I'm working on editing our first post. I want to get it up tonight. Lots of luck. Yeah, right. :rolleyes: EL!!! HELP ME!!!

Ok. I'm better now. It's great to have everyone back on board! We're looking at the possiblity of some new additions. Probably not quite yet, but when we've arrived in Osigiliath/Dol Amroth/Whatever-place-it-is-that-we-have-our-city-confrontation there should be room for another person.

Any volunteers for killing off a character and coming back with a new one? Hmm, maybe I should kill Cair off. That would be amusing... in a morbid sort of way... *is too depressed/tired to think about it* I'll think about it more when I've had some time to sleeeeeeep!

[elfgirl]

Um, the question still stands: Are we all going to come in at the beginning, even if we weren't here at the beginning of the first thread? Are my new characters going to be included in the beginning? It would be most convenient for me, because I already have so many ideas for C.D. I'm not sure if I can fit it all in! Oh the joys of authoring... Did I say that? Noooo, nobody heard that... Authoring is bad, horrible, nastiesss stuff, with too much research and 6% of your time spent banging your head against the wall. Bad authoringsesss, baaaaddddddddd...

[Sir]

I'm sure everything that is needed to be changed will be..... our thread will be perfect... if more people join in later on, the beginning should be changed to match the setting...

[Elvenladyfair]

Thank you all for the warm welcome! :D

Okay, Elor. I will do that.

And I agree, starting from the beginning would be most benificial. Oh, and by the way, I tried looking in the archives you have set up on your site, but it wouldn't let me in.

*kicks self* Man, the one profile of a character I don't save, and it get's lost. *heavy sigh* Oh well. Maybe you guys could coax my memory a little bit. So far, all I got is names. Little bits are coming back to me.

Oh, and Rose, I also think starting over is great because it gives us the opportunity to insert more background on our characters, i.e.- the hiring of Rheddry and Falathiel, they're initial "meeting", etc. Do you agree?

In other words, for starting over, count me in! :D

[Elorendil]

Oops. I hit the wrong button when I was setting up the board. I had it set so only members could view the thread!:o I fixed it.

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Any volunteers for killing off a character and coming back with a new one?



Are you joking or serious? If you are serious, do you mean starting with a character that gets killed in the course of the story, or making a new character to replace one from the old RP? Just wondering...

And I think we all agree that starting from the beginning will give us all some time for character development and such... I also think it will be better because we have some idea of some mistakes we made last time, and we can fix them this time around... dang it, Sir... you're rubbing off on me...

[elfgirl]

He has a habit of doing that. And my character Saetol's undergone some major changes, so that would be the second alternative you had. I think they were talking about killing off a character midway through the story and introducing a new one. Which I might do anyway. Heck, one of my characters was made to do basically one thing before he/she gets bumped. Then, if I feel like it, I may want to introduce another character - probably one from the complex family tree I've made for 'Dae. I really like some of them. Oh, and I'm going to go back and change the ages...

[Elorendil]

She's serious, Rose. We're looking for someone to play a character for the first while of the story, then that character gets killed and the player creates a new character.

Mir, Pockets was going to be killing off Danaeth, later on. Do we need more people to kill off than just him?

[elfgirl]

Well you already know one (and possibly more) of my characters is/are going to kick the bucket, so that's something... Also, can you give me a year when this story takes place? If not, then I'll just give you their birthdays and let you figure it out yourselves.

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Ok, I thought she was serious, but right after she said that she talked about killing Cair, which was certainly a joke (I hope), so I thought maybe the whole thing was a joke... :o

[Mirelena]

I was talking out of a delirium brought on by exhaustion. I DO want to have characters to kill off, but Cair won't be one of them. :rolleyes:

I have an intro post written, but it's waaaay to different from what we've been doing. I'm going to have to rewrite AGAIN!... Sorry to be taking so long.

I want to have a few characters to be around from the start. Maybe two characters per person? Two in each camp? So, up to four per person???
Would probably be a good idea. Suggestions?

I'll be working my tail off to get that post up. MUST POST. MUST POST!

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Ok, I guess I could start with Lu and kill her off later, possibly bringing in another character to replace her. I hope you don't mind if I have only ONE goodie and ONE baddie, rather than two like you said, but I have a busy summer ahead of me (specifically July), so maybe it's best that I don't have too many characters, in case I can't get to a computer.

[Mirelena]

No, no. nonononononono. I have no qualms if you only want to have one charcter in each camp. Nooooo problems whatsoever!

Whatever you feel like doing is great. I'll get a post up soon.


:mad: How many times can Mir say that the post will be up shortly? and HOW LONG will it REALLY take????? :mad: :mad: :mad:


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHH HHHH!

[elfgirl]

It's alright, Mir. We understand. But if any of us can do anything, just let us know. We're not impatient with you - well I'm not, at least. We just want the best for you. If you have too many things going on right now and can't post for a week, I won't blame you. It's OK and completely understandable. After all... Who hasn't said, "I'll post", and not been able to at some point or another?

[Elorendil]

Hmm, I've got a pretty crazy schedule for the summer. In addition to riding/showing my mare, I'm also riding/showing with a hunter/jumper, AND I'm training another mare, AND assistant-training three other greenies! :eek: I'm not sure I have time for a baddie. If you really want me to, I could give it a shot, though.

Hopefully, Mir and I will get done with the writing/Elorinating, soon. As soon as she finds a post structure she's happy with, I'll Elorinate and we'll get it posted...

BTW, greenie = untrained horse.

[Morohtar]

Ya, I'm pretty busy too. I've got to... ok nevermind, I have no excuse for not posting frequently in the thread for the whole summer.

Do we need another baddie? :cool:

I'm sure I could pull something together... Eos and Eonä are really one character.

[Elorendil]

After consideration, I think I can pull off a baddie. I'll start on his profile as soon as I can.

[Mirelena]

*eeeeeevil laughter* Mua-hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Um, yeah.

I've posted the first post, now I'm leaving for a week. Please don't do anything I wouldn't do in my absense. :confused:

LoL

I finally have my profiles up for Cair, I just hope I remember how to play him. LOL again He'll be joining y'all in the Gray Hill Inn in the not too distant future, I hope.

Um... Oh! Working on a baddie! Great everyone! We won't need ALL of them to start with, but we'll need them as we go along, too. I'm working on a profile. I'll post it with Cair's as soon as I have some semblance of completeness.

Much love to you all! I want to make sure EVERYONE knows how grateful I am that you've flattered me (lololol) and joined this thread. You are all a compliment to the other! I know that you all want the best for this thread and will do your utmost to make it a good one. :)

[Morohtar]

Wow, I like that beginning much better than the last one! Not the the last one was bad or anything, just..... oh, nevermind.

Sooo.... A couple questions: Who's leading the two camps? And is Danaeth's sword still important?

I think the good guy camp would be alright as a democracy, but the baddies need some kind of dictatorial rule. I think the whole thing with Danaeth's sword is kind of unneccesary, but I do like writing those dream posts.

[Rosalee LuAnn]

I like having the sword. At least, I think it would add more to the story if Rhed stole it and killed Dan (or at least beat him in a duel) with it. Or maybe its just that that part of the plot is so firmly in my head that it seems odd to change that bit...


And as for the ruling of the camps... the goodies having a democracy sounds right. The baddies start out in the one big group and then with Rhed and Falathiel separate before joining up, remember. Maybe one of the characters that could be killed could be one of the baddie leaders--someone wanted to be the leader instead so they had a fight/assinated the old leader or something. Could be a good character building thing, even if the character isn't the one taking over. Anyway, just an idea...

But now I'm re-considering getting rid of LuAnn. It turnes out that I'll be home more of the summer than I thought (thats a good thing) and so I might have time. I could do another goodie and kill that one off... comments? Yeas? Nays?

[Elorendil]

I liked the sword, too. I think it was one of the small details that made the story a little bit more- I don't know- interesting. Maybe it's not a magical sword (or at least not a pivotal, magic sword that makes Rhed take over M-E), anymore, but it still could be some spiffy heirloom or something. It just added a little more depth and background, I think. Besides, Pockets did such a great job writing those dream posts!

I don't have a profile for my baddie, yet, but I have the basic idea. He's going to be the Easterling that comes and hires R&F to assasinate El. He's just a servant, not the one actually paying to get the job done, and he decides to stay with the baddies instead of going back 'home' to his master. I think it will add a little edge to the battle between the two groups (or, at least between El & the baddies), what with him being an Easterling and all. He'll have to show up at some point to hire F&R, obviously before Dol Amroth (or wherever we were...:confused: ), and then we can kill him off at some later point.

Pockets, do I still get the honor of killing Eona?;) :cool:

I think either Sir or Kilio should be the goodie leader. After seeing more of your writing then when we originally started, I know you would both approach the leadership role differently, but I think you would both do a good job with it. Hmmm... I hate it when Mir is gone when we're trying to make these decisions. I'll just let you two fight out who gets the lead role;)
As for the baddies, I think that both F & R are definitely NOT the best candidates. Not because I don't think you guys wouldn't do a good job, but because of the nature of your characters. You need to be able to move freely without worrying about taking the rest of the group with you. The fact that my character comes in later kind of takes him out of the running. Not that I want leadership of the baddies, anyway! Perhaps Pockets should keep this one; I think the fact that Eos was the leader and El killed his sister was another thing that added to the tension between the two groups. Besides, he already has had time to develop his baddies. Most of us are just starting with ours and haven't fully developed them yet. It is my thought that it is better to have a more developed (and thus, more stable) character leading the groups. Keep in mind that Eos will probably die eventually, giving someone else the chance to take over.

*brain freezes up* Must. Go. To. Bed. I took my horse (who was an absolute brat:mad: ) and my protege (poor girl had to put up with my horse's nasty antics:o ) to a show yesterday. I was up at 4 am and didn't get to bed until 3 am this morning!:eek: After running on sheer willpower and 6 hours of sleep in two days, my brain is shutting down. I'm not even sure what I just said about leadership makes any sense. I'm just going to bed now. If you guys need clarification, ask me in the morning!

[Elvenladyfair]

Hey guys! I got Falathiel's profile up. I know I'll have to adjust it later, but at least it's up! :D

[Rosalee LuAnn]

I was never suggesting that F or R be the leader of the baddies, that wouldn't work. Sorry if I gave that impression, I was just saying that it WOULDN'T work because they'd be separate.

Anyway, I think I want to do four characters, two good, two bad, and one good and one bad killed and the other two survive. I think I want LuAnn to be the goodie that survives, but I don't know if I want Rhed killed or not. Either would work for me. What was going to happen to him in the end originally? I don't remember specifically beyond him taking the sword and trying to take over middle earth or some such nonsense. What would work best with the story? Comments/Suggestions?

[Morohtar]

Woohoo! Second post!

Not quite as long as the first, but good enough for now. It's an Eos post, changed slightly from the original. I made the encounter planned in this one, unlike last time where it seemed like we just happened to meet each other.

Hope that works for everyone. Ummm, my sis says she might have time to do some posting soon. She's pretty busy at the moment.

El will naturally still kill Eonä, that goes without saying. ;)

[Elorendil]

Huzzah! Third post!!!!!

Ghorim, do you perhaps want to introduce your character by having him be the next person El wakes up? Heheh. "Stupid dwarf! Get up now before you get yourself killed!" :rolleyes: :p Or did you want to wait and introduce him a little later?

Have we decided, yet, who is in charge of the Goodies? I haven't seen Sir and Lint doing any fighting... *suddenly realizes she's getting the MERPG measles* :eek: AAAACK!!!!!:eek: *runs away*

[elfgirl]

Hey... I'm working on my post in what little spare time I have, although I must admit my typing skills may have deteriorated a little bit while I was on break. No worries, though. It's slowly coming back... I'll have the post ready as soon as possible.

[Mirelena]

*stumbles in* I'm reeeeeally tired. LoL

I like the sword idea, but it's pretty much pointless, unless we can come up with a good reason for it to be important. I don't mind keeping it, it's a good source of extra cool info in posts, but I don't think that the benefits outweigh the lack of structure. If that makes any sense... LoL

For the most part, I think that we should keep things 'the way they were.' Obviously not EVERYTHING is going to be the same, but I think that we need to keep the spirit of the thread going.

I am afraid that I am in the same boat that El was when she last posted. Ie. Not enough sleep, and I'm going to post again soon. Like when I can walk in a straight line. LoLoLoL

[Ghorim]

Well... I'd actually rather not bring Helmin in just yet. He wouldn't be travelling with a group, at least not yet. I'd prefer to introduce him as I did the first time around, as a lone mercenary / wild card type of character. He'll probably interact with both parties, see what helping each of them would do for his coffers, and then make his decision. I guess the plan is for him to eventually fall into the good guys' clutches, since the opening post introduces him as part of the posse.

That reminds me... the first post referred to him as 'Ghorim'... which unfortunately is not the proper name. No big deal, though. Hopefully I'll be able to introduce Helmin soon, maybe when you guys arrive at a city/town of some sort.

[Mirelena]

*whack* m8076nym *smashes head on keyboard*

Arrrrrrrgh! :mad: Can I keep nothing straight!?!? *whack* l087jn *whack*nmk,l.;jmn *whack* m,lkmn

Ok. I'm better now. Um, I'm going to dance away and fix that. Now. :o I feel REALLY stupid now. I've been feeling rather stupid all week. This isn't cool. Oh, well.

Ok. I'm going to get some sleep and hopefully write a post that makes sense tomorrow.

Thanks for the compliment, Pockets. I know what you mean. The last first post wasn't bad... But it wasn't as good as this one. This one makes more sense anyway. :rolleyes:

Yay for bad characters. This is going to be fun. *evil grin* Heh, heh, heh...

[Morohtar]

bad news people. I will be without a computer for, oh, a month.

ya.

so....

[elfgirl]

OK, I have the post. I've been unable to get on the computer for a while, due to various non-recurring(hopefully) medical problems. Nothing major, not that any of you care... I'm going to go and post right now, although sadly I do not have as much with the baddies as I do with the goodies. I explain some of the things behind the bad characters in the good post, and I really shortened it. It used to be about two and a half pages. Now, it's about... 3/4 of a page. ;) Heck yeah. It still seems pretty good, and I had spell check go over it, although I still probably missed a few errors. Well anyway, I must go, I have to go put the post up... See y'all later.

[Morohtar]

Hey guys, I'm back. From outerspace. I just walked in to find you (all) here with that sad look upon your face.

*smack forehead* Woah. What the heck was that?

anyways, I managed to get some time on a friends computer, so I will get a post up. I'll do some fixing to Dan's dream post and post it, and maybe get a Kilio post up.

so ya...

[Rosalee LuAnn]

I wrote up LuAnns profile quickly, it's not really the same as last time. I didn't finish the history portion, but will soon. Its in the first post along with Rheds. I really have to go now though...

EDIT: I finished up her profile, I'm thinking about writing up one for a baddie (and a goodie?) to kill off...? It (they) would have rather shorter profiles than Lu's (more like Rheds, which is longer than it was last time at least.)

[Mirelena]

Yay! *claps hands together in glee* :D Pockets got time on a computer! Clever, clever, Pockets to get access to a computer!

Huzzah! Ros(e), you are doing so well! Thanks for getting on those profiles! I have yet to do mine... :o

Elfy, the post looks good. A few minor critiques next time we're on IM together. K? Love ya!

GHORIM! We're going to get things rolling in such a way that you'll have something to do in the near *ahem* future. Remember, this is Mir talking. You can rarely trust anything that comes out of the fingers that type Mir's messages. But if the royal plurality states it now, you have something to hold us accountable to!

Ok. I have more to say, but I have to share the computer tonight... *glares at person who desires the computer* so I'm going to head out!!!
Love to all!

[Morohtar]

*walks into the empty thread*

Hello?

where did everyone go? No one has posted since I was last here, and that was five days ago.

Well, I got a Kilio post up; don't mind the dream bit, I have now idea where it came from.




postpostpostpostpostpostpostpostpostpostpostpostpo st!!!!!!!!!

My name is pockets, and I approve this message...

sleep now.... mee...... sleep...

[Rosalee LuAnn]

I AM here. I am. Promise. I've been debating with myself as to when to put up the first Rhed post, and what to put in it. Since theres now the guy thats supposed to hire F&R (right? maybe I'm all confused about this) do I just write about him wandering around, looking for work or what? I think thats what I'll end up doing, but...?

EDIT: Oh, my. Attack of the pies? Thats very... interesting. :D

[Elorendil]

Rose, I think you could either have him just wandering around, looking for work. Or he could be part of the baddie group. That's also a possibility. Whatever you want to do should be fine. Do you want me to hurry up and get the Easterling going so he can hire Rhed? If you want me to, I will start working on it. I'm not going to have much time in the next week or so, but I can work on it.

[Rosalee LuAnn]

I'm fine with waiting until you're less busy. I'm not trying to rush anyone. I was also wondering where/when/how F&R meet up. Do they meet up when they're both hired by the Easterling or before that? Or after? Or are we not worrying about that until later?

[Sir]

I don't mind if either me or lint takes the lead role... and where exactly is the thread....

[Elorendil]

Sir... It's located in the "From Eldamar to Erebor" section...

Eep! :eek: It's the MERPG measles again!!! *grabs lysol and disinfects keyboard*

Rose, I think you guys should go with the same basic thing you had before; they had worked together in the past and somehow ended up on the same job. I think Rhed had decided he wanted her help, so he went off and found her. But I could be wrong.

It will probably be next week before I get up another post. I'm in the middle of some extremely crazy times, right now!

[elfgirl]

Hello. I'm so sorry that I haven't been on recently. I don't think I'm going to be able to be online any time soon, either. I'm writing a book. I made a language for it, but it's really difficult and I can't get any help. I'm about ready to scream my head off. Anyone who understands it is too busy and anyone who's got free time can't understand the linguistic implications of vowel clusters and consonants to show emotion in words!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*little voice in head: deep breath* *deep breath* I'll be fine... Just unable to be online... I apologize for my untimely absence... but it is (sadly) necessary... Unless I want to be continuing to do this for the next two years... Which I have no intention of doing... So, for now, I'll get online when I can, which might be five days from now, or it might be three days from now, or it might be seven. I don't know. I'll try and keep in touch. Later.

[Mirelena]

*rolls on floor laughing* "The pies! The pies!" A-hahahahahahahahahaha!

... *snort* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ok. Mir is better now. Mir is also a little slaphappy. Heh, heh. Ahem.

I think that the thread is looking good, thus far. I ALSO think that we need to talk a little more about what the baddies are doing. What baddies do we want when and where? *smashes head on desk* Must. write. profile!

Maybe I'll just use Jakoval. I know him. Maybe that's the best idea at the moment. I'm just not sure how well he'd respond to being a landlubber. He's spent most of his life on the ocean, you know...

ANYWAY! Blah, blah, blah... I'm running away now. I'll post again when I've had some sleep, I have a little more time and actually have a purpose in posting.

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Yes, deciding some stuff about the baddies would be good... and where did E.L.F. go? We need her!

[Elvenladyfair]

I'm still here!:) I thought we were suppossed to wait for Elorendil to get her profile up for the Easterling. Very confused.:confused:

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Well, yes, but we can still get some general idea of what we're doing. What do you want to do... maybe F&R both hired at the same time, or hired at different times and meet up later, or Rhed gets hired and askes her for help (even if she really annoys him...)?

[Elorendil]

Rose and ELF, I would suggest not waiting on me. I currently do not have access to the internet, at home. It could be a week or two before I do. I'm currently at a friend's house... Perhaps you could do something about what they are doing before the Easterling comes and hires them.

I will work on trying to write out the profile/post on paper, but I'm not nearly as good at doing it that way. I can't give you any promises as to when I will be able to type/edit it.

[Elvenladyfair]

It's okay, El. We'll work something out. :D hope you get back your internet soon.

Hmmm. . . well, I would say that maybe F could be there first, and then when Rhed gets there to be hired, he finds out he has to work with her. It be kinda cool to have a moment like, "YOU!?" if you understand me. Like they've encountered one another before, and neither of them isn't looking foward to working with the other.

Does that sound good to you? Or maybe we could switch it around? :D

[Rosalee LuAnn]

I dunno. With the way we had it Rhed was sorta 'in charge' (not completely, but you know what I mean), so maybe it would make more sense if he were hired first--?

Maybe they're both hired separately and then theres a specified place to meet set by El's guy so they can be introduced to the person they're supposed to work with, then theres the whole "YOU?!?" thing...
Someone elses input, maybe? ;)

[Elvenladyfair]

Oooh! Me likey! That's cool :cool: with me. Where could they meet? Hmmm. . . I'm starting to think. . . can you smell the smoke? Heehee. :p

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Ok, glad you like. :D

Just so you all know... *ahem*
I regret to say that I will be out of town starting July 5th until the 21st. I think I'll have some limited computer access during that time (mostly from the 5th to the 10th) but that time will be dedicated to research. If Rhed is needed during that time (?) then maybe El could RP him in the post where he's hired and E.L.F. could do it when they meet up (unless we end up doing it differently)... unless you want to wait until a little later in the plot to do that, after I'm back, which would be nice for me but would hold you all back from getting on with the story (? or not)... whatever works.

[Elvenladyfair]

Well, if we are that far along, sure, I'll do it, but we'll just have to see what happens. But, just to let you know I am willing, and if there is something you don't like, you can edit it when you get back. :D

Honestly, we've still got that whole skirmish with the baddies to go yet, so we may not get that far. ????? Dunno.

[Mirelena]

If there's any way you could get a post up before you leave, it would be great. It's OK if it's a little longer than usual. What you can do is, either PM or e-mail it to myself or someone else (no, duh) and we'll post it for you in the most appropriate spot. Just one, I think, would be enough. I also think it will be a little while before we're far enough along to introduce 'you.'

May I be so bold as to offer a suggestion? *rushes on before anyone can answer :p *

I like the idea of being hired seperately. Do they have to work together? Could it just be that the Easterlings (who are doing the hiring, correct?) hired two seperate assasins to make doubly sure the job gets done?
It would make for some interesting posts between Rhed and Falathiel. :D Especially while they are trying to avoid each other, but keep running into each other (in different cities :D )because they're both following the same person. *evil, author's chuckle*
Perhaps, when they are tired of it (or El whips them each, seperately) they can join forces.

Just an idea. I know it's kind of elaborate, but I'm sure you gals could pull it off if you like it... :o I hope you don't mind me being a little presumptuous in offering advice on a part of the story that doesn't really affect 'my' character(s).

Otherwise, I think we're doing... well? I like our posts. They look fun. "The pies! The pies!" *rofl again*
I'm really looking forward to seeing how things are similar and how we tweak them. It's like getting to know 'my friends' ;) better!

Now....

POST! LoL

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Ooh, that would be cool, Mir. What do you think, E.L.F?

I'll try to work on a post and send it before I leave. Shoud it be just a post introducing Rhed (like my first one in the old thread), or the post where he gets hired (as the introduction)?

[Elvenladyfair]

*strokes chin with fingers* Hmmm. . . . what a most intriguing idea, Mir! I like it! I like it a lot! :D

I especially like the fact that they will be at odds with each other until they get their butts whooped. :D Yes, I see it now! Ah! Oooh! The possibilities! :D

Don't worry about it, Mir. Your suggestions are always welcome. :D Great, great idea. :) I can't wait!

[Mirelena]

Ros(e), make it where he gets hired. You can make that about four paragraphs, then extend it two more by bringing it 'up to date...' :o IMHO

LoL, I'm glad you ladies like it! It's nice to hear that not ALL my ideas are lame. LoL again. :p The sooner you can get a post up, the better. The eviller it sounds... Well, let's put it THIS way: For good or for AWESOME! (*rolls on floor laughing* It's not MY fault I'm slap-happy!)

I'm working on a post for my baddie. Who has YET to have a profile... *sigh* Maybe I'll use Onyx in a different way. Onyx is my 'all-around' character. She/he? pops up here, there, and the other place looking a little different every time! Eh, I think that's a little clichèd. I'll write a new profile. Man? Elf? Dwarf? *ponders*

[Elorendil]

Alright! I'm still 'unplugged' and having to use a friends comp, but I managed to get up a post. I am working on the Easterlings profile and have most of it done. I still need names, though. If anyone has any suggestions? Or maybe I should just use some of the names of our old baddies. That would be easier. I think I might do that, unless someone objects.

Pockets, are you still computer-less, too?

[Elvenladyfair]

No objections here, Elor, but I can't speak for the absent Rose. :D

[Mirelena]

Vanawen, WHO is HERE to OBJECT?!?!?! Nodly doesn't come here. Morwen doesn't come here. I haven't seen Thomas, Beowulf, Lai or ANYONE else!!! Who is going to object to using names of old characters?

However, ;) I DO suggest the possiblity of talking to Cir if you can find him. He does Easterlings and would likely have a name bank of some sort. :confused:

Anyway. I'm off to finish my weekly baking. It's not MY fault I have to have an extra source of income... LoLoLoL

Oh! One last thing! I haven't seen Pockets online in a week or so. He's still comp-less until further notice. He doesn't get a lot of time to do any posting. Right, Pocket Lint?

[Elorendil]

That's what I was thinking. I've finished the profile (well, as finished as a profile ever gets. I'm sure I'll do some tweaking later) and added it to my first post. I currently have the borrowed names of the old Baddies, but if Cir can help me out with getting some more original ones, I'll probably change them.

ELF and Rose, I have a post to finish writing for my Heir of the Oath story, then I'll work on the introductory post for Beril. I STILL don't have a computer, so I'll just write it by hand, then type it when I can use my friend's comp. Don't hold your breath, though. It might be the end of next week or so before I get it up:(

[Morohtar]

Pockets, are you still computer-less, too?
Aye aye!

And I'm working more now, so I have less time to make it to someone's house to post.

So I'll hurry up and get something posted.

[Morohtar]

I hurried up and got something posted.

Have fun whilst I disappear for another 2 weeks.

And remember kids: Only you can prevent forest fires.

4 in the morning is a weird time for me...

[Elvenladyfair]

ELF and Rose, I have a post to finish writing for my Heir of the Oath story, then I'll work on the introductory post for Beril. I STILL don't have a computer, so I'll just write it by hand, then type it when I can use my friend's comp. Don't hold your breath, though. It might be the end of next week or so before I get it up:(



It's okay, Elor. I know how it is. :D And I'm very patient. I know you'll get it up when you can. :D I just hope Rose can get on an post once it is up, wherever she is. :D

[Ghorim]

Well hello everyone. I've got a pair of posts up. I believe that this is the third time that I've written an introductory tale for Helmin on MERPG, but this one was easily the most fun to write. I hope that you guys enjoy him. Now... let's really get this story rolling, eh?

Heh heh, tee hee, etc.

Ghorim

[Warrior93]

((Can I join?))

Name: Seth Berthon

Race:Numenorian Man/Ranger

Weapon:Oak Rod, and Two longknives, Claymore

Age: 79

Place of birth: North Ithlien

Story: Raised in Ithlien, Seth was raised as a master Ranger by his father. Mainly traveling between Ithlien and Rohan, his parents were slain by Urk-hai on the way to Rohan. He barely escaped before they found him, he then became a full-fledged Ranger. He travels the whole world in search of killing all Uruk-Hai

Occupation:Ranger, and Thievery

Appearence: Jet-black hair and green eyes, very muscular. Slightly tan.

Personality: Hotheaded, and loses patience very easily

Horse: Jet-black mare

ablity: Can transform things (like an orc into a rabbit)

Animal friend: A outcast albino lynx

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Just posting really quickly, sorry people, no, I'm not home until the twenty-first. Just wanted to say, don't give up on me!

[Elvenladyfair]

Oh, come on now, Rose! Would we do something like that?! :D Hope you are having a safe trip. Hurry back! :D

Hi, Warrior93.

[Elorendil]

Warrior93, thank you very much for your request to join our thread- Mir and I consider that to be one of teh highest forms of flattery.

That being said, I am sorry to have to tell you that we do not need any new characters, right now. Mir and I are definitely open to the idea of more characters in the future (hopefully the near future) and will definitely consider you when the time comes. In the meantime, would you please be so kind as to remove your post from our IC thread? You are welcome to continue to read up on the story and follow the plot. Also, Mir and I like to have a chance to see people's writing skills/styles before accepting them into our thread. One of the Inns would is where we suggest you go to show us your stuff, so to speak.

Ghorim, I didn't have time to really read your post (I'm in a bit of a hurry) but what I did see looks like a great intro.

Everyone else: My apologies for my absence:o I should be getting my internet hooked back up next week (I think). That should make it a little easier for me to get on and POST! Until then, I'm not sure I can get anything up.

[Rosalee LuAnn]

I'm Home! Hooray!I'm also very tired. Didn't get home until two in the morning last night (at least according to my watch. At home it was closer to midnight.) Now I have the whole unpacking hassle to do, as well as typing up a report about my trip, because writing is easier than telling it a million times. Should be back and active in the next few days. :D

[Elvenladyfair]

YEAH!!! Rose is back!!!!!! *throws confetti*:p Hope you had a good time. :D

Edit: Hey. I don't know if it is a good time for this, but can I make some minor changes to Falathiel's profile? I just want to change her sword to two smaller swords. (If you've seen the movie,"King Arthur" you'll get what I'm saying.) And I'd like to change her back story ever so slightly.

I was thinking that maybe she could've spent a little time in the South with the Haradrim, and change the leather pouch she has to the bottom of an Mumakil's trunk. I thought that would be kind of cool, all cleaned out and stuff, you've got some durable material there, so you could use it as a pouch. This would also help with the meeting up with Beril.

If anyone has a problem with these ideas, let me know, and I won't change her profile. Thanx! :D

[Elorendil]

Huzzah! Rose is back!

And I am, too! I am officially "plugged in" again:D Hopefully, I will have time to write that post soon...

[Elvenladyfair]

*throws more confetti for Elor*

Yeah!!! So happy! :D

[Elorendil]

Alright, ELF, I finally got that post up:rolleyes: Let me know if I said anything un-Falathiel-ish, or anything I should change.

Rose, after Beril gets done talking to Fal, he'll come looking for Rhed. Just a heads up:D

I think that Mir should be re-appearing soon. Tomorrow, maybe? I can't remember.

[Elvenladyfair]

Will do, Elor. *runs to IC thread*

*runs back* Okay. Tell me if it needs anything, Elor. I'm off. See ya!

[Elorendil]

Ooh, nicely written, Elven. I'll work on the next post... umm... not today. I'm not very coherent right now cuz the blasted sudafed I took wouldn't let me sleep last night:(
Hmm. I'm not sure when I'll have time. I'm going to a big horse expo later this week, so I probably won't be able to get on. We'll see.

Oh, Mir should be back. Right, Mir? *pokes around in large pile of luggage to find Threadmistress*

[Elvenladyfair]

Oooh! Thanks, Elor. :D Heeheee. I know the feeling. That's why you take the non-drowsy during the day, and the drowsy at night! Heeheee. Of course, I've blamed Tylenol for keeping me up late, and it doesn't do that to most people. Different people, different reactions, I suppose. :D

Okay. No worries. Whenever you can is fine, no pressure. :D

[Rosalee LuAnn]

You'd think I would be informed of exactly when we're taking a family trip, but no, nobody tells Rosie nuthin. It's just, "Hey Rosie, we're leaving on a trip tomorrow! Pack your clothes, we're leaving in the morning!"

But I am back. Yellowstone was pretty cool, but they didn't have any computers for me to use. ;) Hopefully we won't be leaving on any more random excursions before school starts at the end of this month.

*heads off to read IC thread*

OH! One more thing... to those of you who might be interested, I've started to write up a report of my trip (not the family trip, the other one) that many people have requested. I posted it in my livejournal (http://www.livejournal.com/users/rosaleeluann/), if you want to read it.

[Mirelena]

...The lights in the hall dimmed as a familiar voice rose ominously out of the deepening gloom. "I have returned and am sorely saddened to hear that only ONE person missed me!"
*the lights come up suddenly and a peeved Mir is seen standing on a disco runway*
Oh, well. I'm back too. *disco lights go crazy*

Hello all! I have returned to the land of fun and RP Games. I haven't had a chance to seriously look over any IC posts, I'm going to work on that Saturday night, if not before. I've got a lot of stuff to make happen before I have a day to get a post up, but I'm pleased to see that Ghorim has taken initiative in the face of my indecisiveness. :) Huzzah!

I have been approached by another RPer who wants to join. I'm not sure what to tell him. He/she says that his character is in the Goblet, AND being tired as I am, I have completely forgotten what his characters name is. :o We'll talk about it more when I've had a chance to read up on his/her stuff.

Oh! One last thing... You still have a week and a half to figure out what you're getting me for my birthday! "I'm 29 this year!?" (or something like that :D hee, hee, hee!)

[Mirelena]

*voice echoes in empy thread* Um, creepy...

LoL

Hey, I just got done reading up on the IC. GREAT work everyone, per usual.

Ghorim, I would like to take this moment to say that your choice to join was one of the better things to happen in this thread in the recent past. Wonderful writing, sir!

El and ELF, I'm so glad to see you interacting so well! I know that it was a group decision, but I think rest