Mithril Knights (Private RP)

[Anamatar IV]

lets start this thing!
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Anamatar rode his horse slowly in the middle of the Brotherhood of Knights. They were looking for whence these knew horrible breed of orcs that assailed gondor came. They approached where mordor once stood. the company halted. They looked upon the mountains of shadow. Suddenly great flashes of blue light came from the sky and struck the center of the mountains. Another flash and another. Soon a great rumbling began. The knights were shaken and thrown off their horses. A large tower was coming slowly where the flashes had struck. As the tower reached its peak great flashes of fire came from the mountains. many flashes. After each flash an uruk-ghash came froma tunnel in the mountain. The knights got onto their horse again and rode silently closer to the new tower. They crawled on the ground so they would not be seen. The orcs were gathering at the base of the hideous tower. On the steps of the tower before the door stood 2 men. They were clad in blue robes and each held a black staff. A thought came into Anamatars mind. The Blue Wizards. Only they have the power to raise a tower and create a new race of orcs in such a short period of time. Anamatar looked to the rest of the brotherhood. They were all thinking the same thing. "To Gondor." he whispered. The knights jumoed back onto their horses and rode to gondor.

[Éomond]

Isildur rode hard to Gondor. His horse Rhovanion [I call him Bubba] showed no signs of slowing, he loved his horse, soo beautiful and fast. But, long had it been since there was love and beautifulness in the world. Times were of hate, and ugly, and Isildur thoughts turned to the problem the Knights where, facing...and the whole world.....

[Anamatar IV]

The small band of knights rode hard to the White City Minas Tirith. They were greeted by arrows and swords pointed at their heads.

"Who dares ride to Gondor in such hard times?" asked the captain of the guards.

"We are travellers. Simple travellers riding from the North." anamatar replied. "We observed something that your king would greatly desire to know. Take our weapons if you wish." anamatar unhooked his sword and gave it to the man. He also gave the man his bow and arrows, his long knife, and his small knife. He beckoneed for the other knights to do the same.

[Legolas_lover12]

Niniel also handed over all her weapons and follwed Anamatar.

[Anamatar IV]

ooc-could everyone post and read the discussion thread aswell? Just so we know whos playing.

IC

"Please take us to the Lord of Gondor. We have news about his assailants." the company led the knights through the 7 levels of Minas Tirith up to the topmost tower of the citadel.

Anamatar bowed to the king on the throne. "Oh lord of Gondor, we have news of these beasts that attack you. Please listen to our plea. You must get aid from all else. The army that has massed over east is greater than you imagine. They are called the Uruk-Ghash. The fire orcs. The are born form flame and fear nothing. The lords of this army is none other than the Blue Wizards."
The king sat silently. Then he spoke. "I would trust your council more if my guards had not informed me that you came from the east. but nonethe less, I will send messangers to all who will come. but do tell me, who are you?"

[Galdor]

*Galdor handed the Captain his weapons telling him not to try and unsheath his sword Aicanáro for it will let none wield it but myself and those I command it serve. He then followed Anamatar to the Lord of Gondor's throne.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar looked uneasily at the others. The king would not trust them if he were not to tell him who they were but their secret would be let out if he did. He decided.

"We are the Mithril Knights. Long have we aided you in battles and war as well as all other peoples of midlde Earth. We have seen the wizards raise the tower. We know war is coming. We will summon our army."

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya had given the door guard a few of her knives, but some of the she had kept hidden - she had no wish to spend all day taking knives out of their hiding places. Inside the palace, Nenya stood next to Anamatar while he spoke to the king. She noticed his uneasy glance and nodded encouragingly to him as he continued to speak. Their secret was less important than the danger the world was in, and she approved of Anamatar's decision.

"Yes, my Lord," Nenya said turning to the king, "we wish to help protect Middle Earth from this new evil. Please, trust our word and do not doubt us! We wish to serve and help, and that we will do with our lives." She bowed before the king.

[Éomond]

Isildur did not like the idea of giving up all of his weapons to the guard, but he did noneless and kept a close eye on the guards.

''My Lord, if you do not trust us, then you will be attacked every day untill you are destroyed. Let your army be along-side ours, for we cannot do this without one or the other.''

Isildur felt that the King was begining to trust them, but still, he knew there was a chance of distrust.

[Anamatar IV]

the king was everthoughtful. "You say you saw them rising the tower. You say you saw them making orcs. You say Gondor needs the aid of all the people of Middle Earth. You say you have been long protecting us. I will light the warning beacons. It will be no less than 8 days for any to arrive other than the rohirrim."

The guards led the brotherhood to their rooms and gave them back their weapons.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya walked with the other knights down halls and corridors led by a handful of servants until they came to a complex of rooms which were to be their headquarters for their stay in Gondor. Their were two sitting rooms, a room with a long wooden table for meals, and many bedrooms in which could be fit two people at a time.

Nenya retreived her knives with relief and hid them again in their hiding places. She then began to muse and wonder how in the world Gondor was going to hold out for eight days before they got any aid. It would end up being like the Seige of Gondor all over again, except for the fact that Gondor was stronger now than it had been then. Nonetheless, Minas Tirith would be hard set.

As soon as the knights were left alone in their headquarters, Nenya spoke. "I suggest that we send out some of our people into Ithilien and Mordor to watch the moves of the enemy and to bring any news of hosts marching this way. We have eight days of sitting here and waiting for the worst to happen, which it may because I fear that Mordor will not remain idle for long, and we should use this time to attempt to spy on the enemy."

[Anamatar IV]

Anamatar listened to nenyas suggestion. "Yes-wen should, but there are too few of our soldiers in ithilien to spy. But I will have my miniature warriors (:D ) hold the forest. They can lay hidden and attack in secret." Anamatar was running his fingers down Narmacil, making sure that it was not harmed in anyway.

[Nenya Evenstar]

"Well, actually," Nenya said, "I was thinking more of a small company of Mithril Knights leaving Gondor to go to spy on Mordor and not as a direct assault on anything. Still I think it may be wise for you to use your miniature warriors for this instead as we may be needed here, and as the evil creatures in Mordor will be unfamiliar with Minis."

[Anamatar IV]

"Yes-my minis surprise many foes. i would gladdly send some Mithril Knights there, my minis are precious to me, but there are none now in this region. I beleive most of our army is away north in the Gladden Feilds." anamatar got up and walked to the window. It looked east. From there he could see small flashes of fire in Mordor. Uruk-Ghash were being created. Anamatar walked back to the others and sat in thought for a while.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya said nothing more for the present but waited for the others to give their opinions on their next move. She, too, sat in a brooding silence thinking of what the Mithril Knights should do about the present situation.

[Éomond]

Isildur rubbed his head hard. He looked at Nenya and Anamatar, but they said nothing.
"I will go to Mordor and spy on the Blue Wizards and the Uruk-Ghash. But, I would like for some-one to go with me, if we could send word to the Minis and some could aide me, that would be great. If no one wishes to go with me, or the Minis cannot help, that will be fine also." Isildur looked around. "I shall set out at Night-fall."

[Anamatar IV]

"Do not go Isildur. It is folly. The Blue wizards are more powerful than any of us could imagine. They raised a tower in a matter of minutes! They would sense us now that their power is undivided and united with anothers." anamatar did not like sitting waiting for battle. He knew that the orcs would attack tonight. He dragged his palms down his face and said "we are sitting like the fly waiting for the frog! We await the inevitable!! This is not how I remeber the Mithril Knights. If we had an army with us we would counter these beasts!" anamatar got up and looked out the window again. The company of minis that he had told a messenger to send to ithilien was setting out. Clad in brown and green they rode deer silently through the grass. Away in the forest across Anduin dark shapes moved through the trees.

[Galdor]

Galdor listened silently for a while Anamatar and Nenya discussed there next move before speaking up.
I believe it would be wise to send some scouts into Ithilien, but I think we should find some trustworthy men from this city to do so. We should we should stay in Gondor, for we will be needed most here. And should we not send a message to the White Council to see what help they can give?

[Nenya Evenstar]

"But we do not have an army!" Nenya said quietly, "and our host is scattered. We cannot even do much while sitting here. Perhaps we would be of better use as spies in an unknown land for no one really know what exactly is going on. I feel that we should know exactly who we are fighting before too long."

[Anamatar IV]

"It will be a sore trial indeed if we are found, but if we are agreed, then I will go with Isildur and any else. We should not all go. There will be battle here and we need one of us to aid Gondor." anamatar picked up his Mithril stone that lay near, the symbol of the Mithril Knights and brooched his cloak with it. "It is an hour to sundown. We need to leave soon."

[Nenya Evenstar]

"Well," said Nenya, "since you two are going, I will stay here. I agree that some of us must stay. Is there anyway that we can communicate while you are gone? Can any of your minis be spared as messengers?"

[Anamatar IV]

"Yes I can spare a mini. But if something happens now you would not know until it was too late." anamatar was wondering about the same thing. "Yet it would help."

[Éomond]

It was getting close to night-fall. Isildur was fitting his armor and checking his weapons: Calimmacil; check, long knife and throwing axe; check, shield; check, bow and arrows; check.
I'm ready when you are Anamatar.
Lets hope I do not get shot between the eyes by some cheapo in battleAnamatar![;) ]

[Nenya Evenstar]

"Well," Nenya said after thinking for a while, "if you can spare a Mini or two I would suggest that we try to communicate that way as it seems to be the only way possible. Now you two be safe! Go with the blessing of the brotherhood of the Mithril Knights, and may the stars of Elbereth shine on you." Nenya smiled and gave them both a small bow.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar put on his mithril hauberk. He too checked his weapons. Narmacil, long knife, short knife, bow. I dont think orcs have that good aim Isildur, ;)

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya watched as the two men prepared to leave. She hoped with all her heart that they would keep safe for she knew that their road was going to be one of the more dangerous roads that any of the Mithril Knights would take. But her duty at the moment was here in Gondor, so here she would stay.

[Galdor]

*Galdor watched as Anamatar and Isildur prepared to leave and ask Anamatar*

What do you wish me to do? Should I stay here or do you wish my help? My power in healing is second to none and I my be of use if one of you gets injered while your gone. But I will do as you say, whether it is to stay or go.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar slid his sheathed sword onto his belt and said "The hurts of Gondor will require more healing than ours. We go not to battle but rather for information. Fare ye well during the seige tonight. Keep an arrow bent and sword near." with that isildur and anamatar left the room. They went down to the stable on the 1st level and retreived their horses.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya sat down for a minute by herself after Anamatar had left. She felt as though she needed some peace and quiet to renew her strength, and as she sat in Minas Tirith with her body, her spirit was roaming the woods of Lothlorien beneath the Mallorn trees as they were in years past. After sitting there for a while regaining strength, Nenya made her way out of the Tower of Ecthelion and from there to the nearest city wall. Her sharp eyes could see nothing as of yet that forbode an attack, but she knew that Anamatar would not have been wrong about that detail. From the wall she made her way back to the Tower of Ecthelion to warn the king of the approaching danger.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar and Isildr rode to the Rammas. They told thegate keepers to let anyone with the mithril stone in. Then they rode over the grasslands to the bridge. Two outposts filled with men faced east.

[Éomond]

Isildur slowed his horse and looked at Anamatar.

What sould we do about them? Are they looking for the danger to come?

[Anamatar IV]

"these are the towers that guard the bridge. They do not await danger. They keep an arrow fitted and slow the attack from east." anamatar checked his horse up to a trot and slowly crossed the bridge. He could faintly here harsh cries from afar.

[Éomond]

"Who was that from?"

Isildurs' hand went immedeitly to his long sword: the Calimmacil.

[Anamatar IV]

"Orcs. Its their battle cry. I have heard it many times before. All the better for us. Mordor will be empty when we get to it." anamatars horse had crossed the bridge. Heavy footsteps were heard away to the east. Anamatar ran his horse into the woods and hid themselves in a bank by the water. Many orcs were running towards the bridge.

[Éomond]

"Should we lay low, attack, or send a message to Gondor?"

[Anamatar IV]

The hideous beasts crossed Anamatar and Isildur.

"They will reach the bridge soon. Gondor is ready for this attack. Anyways we should take this as a chance to get into the deeps of these wizards." anamatar got up after the last orc, carrying a blue banner with a flame in the middle, turned over the bridge. He looked out and saw that already the Uruk-Ghash had taken the bridge. The men of Gondor were fleeing to the Rammas. Anamatar helped Isildur up and they ran to their fort, where anamatars minis were.

[Galdor]

After Anamatar Isildur left Galdor went up on the walls to look at the city defenses. When he reached the east wall he heard cries in the distance and could see many things moving about, though the guards on the wall could not. He quickly left the wall to tell the King of what he had seen.

[Nenya Evenstar]

After having informed the King of the approaching danger which she knew was coming, Nenya made her way to the armories of Minas Tirith. She wanted more protection for herself then her knives could give her. She selected a long silver sword with a green emerald sheath and put it around her waist over the top of her forest green riding dress but underneath her Lorien cloak. She then made her way out of the armories and up onto the city wall only to see countless orcs pouring across the Pellenor Fields. Arrows flew in answer. The battle had begun.

[Galdor]

Galdor passed Nenya on his way to the throne room and she told him that she had already been to the King. He ran to his room, where he pulled out ten more throwings knive and grabbed his bow. He then ran to the walls where he met with Nenya again. As he sood on the wall looking down he saw the looks of horror on the faces of all the guards upon the wall. He cried out "Aurie Entuluva" do not dispare oh men of Gondor, the light will pierce the darkness." He then turned to Nenya to make some battle plans.

[Goldberry344]

suddenly, all eyes are drawn to a florecent pink thing that is coming nearer. as it comes over the horizon and down the path, all are blinded by it's radiance. behind the thing rides goldberry on her horse midnight wings. she canters up beside the pink thing, picks it up and puts it in her bag. (the bag that can fit anything) and rides up to the group, most of whom are still recovering from being blinded by her pink thing. "sorry for that," she says, "My Grateful Dead Bear can get out of hand sometimes."

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya's eyes adjusted back to the normal light of day. She couldn't help but laugh at the hilarity of Goldberry's unmannerly bear. "Seems like a very nice creature!" She said to Goldberry. "Perhaps if you let him roam freely throughout the streets he may give the men something to laugh and ease their troubled hearts about." Nenya's heart was troubled, and the sight of the Grateful Dead Bear had helped to ease her thoughts.

Down below in the Pellenor Fields orcs were raising havoc. They were trying to scale the wall of the first level of the city but had been unable to do so. As of yet, none of the Gondorians had left the city to fight, but had stayed inside the walls to defend and keep the orcs out. So far it had worked.

"Galdor," Nenya said to the man at her side, "I do not know what we Mithril Knights can do for our numbers are so few. It appears that the leaders of the men of Gondor have everything pretty much under control, but I do not know. We are all outnumbered. If only we had more men and creations!"

[Anamatar IV]

Eliot-this is a private rp. I checked the mithril knights member list and you are not a member. If you could delete your posts on this rp thatd be great. Also nenya-could you edit out the part about the rohan? Its atleast a few days riding from rohan to gondor and so far its only been a few hours. Thank you :)

IC-

Anamatar and Isildur had just reached their ithilien fort. They were catered by several minis and bidden fare well. They walked in secret and silence through the forests. They wanted to approach mordor where there was a low spot in the mountains. They could easily see through there. The twang of thousands of arrows and clashes of steel could be heard away west.

The uruk-ghash were fighting hard. They had very easily taken the bridge and the rammas. the archers and skirmishers from the walls of gondor were outmatched. They launched one missile and then crouched behind the pelannor to avoid hundreds of black arrows.

"I wish we could help them" anamatar said. he turned and looked at the minis standing by the fort bidding them fare well. "Go kill orc" he said. Then minis jumped on their deers with antlers joyfully and sprang through the woods.

[Éomond]

"Don't worrie, the Knights can take care of themsleves, you'll diffinetly not have to worrie about them!"

Isildur faced the east, where Mordor was [ooc:i think it's east!]. "Let's consentrait on the problem we face."

With that's they sped threw the forest.

[Anamatar IV]

"it is not the knights i worry about. My minis are very special to me. If anything would happen to them I would hunt down every orc on this Earth and throttle them with my own hands." anamatar said while running. Very abrubtly theycame to the cross roads. Anamatar stopped and bowed his head towards the disfigured kings head that sat upon the statue.

[Éomond]

Isidur wispered: "Oh ok, but if one of the Kinghts were killed, you wouldn't care!?"

Then Isildur bowed his head also.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar lifted his head. "The knights are wise. It would greive me if we came back and they were dead but I know that should that happen, they would die valiantly. It would make me proud to be a mithril knight to hear stories of how they died. But that is on the unlikely chance they do engage in combat." anamatar continued running.

[Anamatar IV]

back in minas tirith the gondorians were worried. This attack was much larger than any other. They were not prepared for it. From the walls archers spent many arrows firing into nothingness. Few hit an orc. The few swordsmen at the gate were slain but they built a wall of dead enemies about them. Suddenly the orcs rammed the door of the gate. It broke easily. They raided the city. People fled from the onslaught to the tower. The arches were surrounded and most killed. Few swordsmen dared to stand and fight. When it seemed that the uruk ghash had finally taken the pelannor help unlooked for came. 250 tiny deer riders charged at the orcs who held the rammas. The deer rammedthem with their antlers and they ran to the city. The mini archers stuck them with darts though. As the minis reached the city they attacked. They drew knives and strung darts. The orcs turned but saw no foe so turned back. The minis were too short to be seen by tall orcs. Only when the mini captain stuck his spear (a regular arrow) with the banner of the minis into an orc did the uruk-ghash realise their peril.

[Nenya Evenstar]

During the fleeing and havoc around them, Galdor, Nenya, and Goldberry made their way to the Tower of Ecthelion. "We must do something to rouse these men!" Nenya almost screamed with desperation. As soon as the three Knights had entered the tower she ran to the King. "You must stop this retreat! Minas Tirith must hold! Shut the gates into the top circle of the city so as to keep the orcs out." The King gave the orders, and the gate into the upper circle of the city was shut. Just at that moment was heard a great clamoring in the lower circles. The orcs were running from unseen foes down and out of the next two circles of Minas Tirith. The King ordered that the gates to those levels be shut as well, and so the orcs became confined in the four lower levels of the city. Still they were hounded by an unseen foe, and even their captains quailed from the fierceness of the attack. "To arms!" The King cried, and with that a large host of soldiers ran down to the fourth level and attacked the orcs. Nenya was with them for she wished to take part in the battle as she was getting no joy in watching people shudder with fear. Nenya knew that Anamatar's Minis were down there and she smiled grimly to herself as she slew her first orc of the day.

[Anamatar IV]

the captain of the minis pulled out his banner-spear-arrow (call it a bas) of the orc. he planted it in the ground and drew his knife by our standards but long sword by theirs and started dueling with orcs. All around him orcs were falling stuck with darts or mini spears. Some were killed by knife. The minis hated orcs more than anything. When an orc slew a mini the other minis around him blew their small trumpets and fought harder than their size foretold. As the mini captain stuck his bas into a pile of dead orcs he let out a long EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! the war cry of the minis. The knights inside were fighting hard. The minis were doing likewise. The orcs had no excape.

Far away by the mountains of mordor anamatar heard the war cry. He heard high trumpets blaring. He knew his minis were winning. He looked out over the lowest part of the mountain into mordor. Away east he saw the horrid black tower standing, shrouded in mist and clouds. The mountain next to it was ever burning. As of now no other buildings were in the region. As anamatar was beginning to relax he saw easterlings from harad marching over the mountains towards the tower. There they stopped. A large host of orcs came pouring out of the mountain to meet the haradrim. Anamatar looked at isildur and started running back west. They must get back in time to inform gondor of the hardrim.

[Galdor]

Galdor rushed into the battle and stared fighting by Nenya's side. As they fought together none could stand before them, and soon the uruk ghash fell back wherever they went, for none of them wished to face the two Mithril Knights. His sword Aicanáro blazed with a blue/white flame as he fought. Soon the uruk ghash had been pushed back almost to the gate, Galdor called to the men and minis to prepare for one final charge to force the uruk ghash out of the city.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya echoed Galdor's call, and soon the men of Minas Tirith were running to help force the orcs out of the city. Their onslaught was so fierce that the orcs were driven ever further towards the gates of the city. Nenya and Galdor fought side-by-side, killing the Uruk-Ghash right and left. Nenya wielded her sword with command and freedom, and the orcs could not stand before the two Mithril Knights, but ran howling with fear from their shining blades.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar and isildur sped across the bridge. A few orcs remained there but leaped into the river when they saw narmacil and calimmacil drawing in unison. Behind them many footsteps were heard. Anamatar and isildur soon passed the rammas. The once brave uruk-ghash were backing away. Anamatar gave a battle cry alike to that of galdors. He leaped into the fray the minis were in and battled at the gates of the city. The 4 swords of the mithril knights shined with a blinding light that no foe could with stand. Anamatar hewed the head of one large orc. The minis arose in silent applause (clapping). The men of gondor had survived this attack. They were now driving the orcs back to the river. Hundreds leaped into the river, because the bridge was guarded. Their iron armor drowned them. Those who took to the bridge were foiled by the minis. The battle was over.

Anamatar sheathed his sword and ran to where nenya and galdor were. With him ran 4 mini captains. "A VERY large host of orcs and haradrim approach. Lager than the one we just foiled!"

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya shook her head. "We must get back to the city at once! Minas Tirith must hold this time - the enemy must not be allowed in the city gates, for I fear that the city will not be able to withhold another attack from inside the walls."

[Anamatar IV]

yes. We must put most of the force on the pelannor." anamatar looked at his remaining minis. only 215. Anamatar bent down and talked with the captains. The minis left the city and stood-weapons drawn waiting for the fell stroke of doom. The men of gondor were already on that level. Anamatar instructed them to stay there and not to run. Then he ran outside with all the other knights and waited. The hideous band was fighting battle with a few men on the bridge. Many orcs died but the easterlings avenged them. The men on the rammas ran back to where the minis were assemlbed. The host approached.

[Galdor]

yes, Galdor said, let us get back to the city. but the gate is down, it will be hard to keep them for breaking our lines defending the gate. I suggest that all the Mithril Knights in the city come down to the gate, we will need all the help we can get to keep them from entering the city. Is there any hope that the White Council or the Rohirrim will come to our aide soon?

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar turned to galdor. "This is all the mithril knights in the city. Us 4. If the rohirrim rode at top speed they would only get here tomorrow morning. The beacon hills have been lit for many days but now it will be just us fighting!" the minis engaged in battle as these last words were said.

[Nenya Evenstar]

"No!" Nenya said, "There is one more Mithril Knight in the city, but I do not know where she is. Goldie is here with her Grateful Dead Bear. We should send someone to look for her - none of us should go, for we will be needed here." With that she turned to one man of the host of men who were outside the gates and sent him to look for Goldberry.

[Anamatar IV]

Anamatar stopped the soldier who was being sent to look for goldie. "Try to find sir eliot. I beleive he is here." with that anamatar ran back to the feild where the minis and the men of gondor and haradrim and orcs were fighting. He saw his companions already in the fray. He fitted an arrow and shot an orc between the eyes. He then drew his sword and charged.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya was fighting the orcs and evil men. Stabbing with her sword she became lost in the battle and in the duty of protecting the proud city behind her.

[Galdor]

Galdor moved around quickly in the battle to wherever he thought he was needed most. Men and orc fell dead and wounded all around him many by his hand, but he was still unskathed. Makeing his way to Nenya he said, see that Great Lord of the Haradrim over there? The men of Gondor are falling back before him. Let us get together some men and try to cut our way to him. If we can kill I believe it will dishearten the Haradrim greatly.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar heard galdor speaking. He saw a large man standing with a cruel banner and a long sword in the back of the harad. Anamatar summoned a group of idle minis and beckoned for nenya and galdor to come with him. The group hacked their way towards the chefitan. Anamatar stabbed an orc and hewed the head of a man. He clashed swords 4 times with another orc and finally stabbed him. Not before getting hit int he mithril coat though.

[Éomond]

Isildur was slicing the Calimmacil wildly at all the Uruk-Ghash around him. He fought one for a while, then Isildur saw a opening. The Uruk-Ghash's head went flying across the battle-field.
Isildur saw Anamatar, Nenya and Galdor going to the Great Lord thing, and fought his way through the Uruk-Ghash and caught up with them."Do we have a plan or just go in a free-for-all?" Isildur looked nervously at the Great Lord. "I'm ready!" He cluched his sword hard and went with the other three torwards the Great Lord.

[Galdor]

Galdor hacked the head off another orc and then replied to Isildur. "Lets keep together and cut a path towards him, once we get close enough I'll try and take him out with my throwing knives."

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar turned to galdor. "You 3 take the cheiftan. I will help the battle at the gates."

with that anamatar ran towards the gate of the city where the uruk-ghash were taking control. He took out his short knife and stabbed one orc. The dicapitated another. He looked at the ground. 8 minis were dead. He lifted his sword and brought it down upon the helm of an easterling. His head split in two.

[Eliot]

Suddenly Sir Eliot ran up to Anamatar! I'm here. Sorry about the delay sir.
He then joined in the battle. Wave after wave attacked but the knights still repulsed the attack. Sir! What are we going to do? They're still pushing us back! Every wave of orcs got farther into the city than before!

[Anamatar IV]

"Sir Eliot-instruct the men of gondor to hold the gate and to not run." anamatar stabbed an orc through the throat. The last remaining mini captain picked up his fallen breatheren bas and stuck it in an easterling. He drew his own sword and stabbed an orc in the stomach. Around him his army fitted their darts and shot them at the orcs that had surrounded them. Anamatar looked over at the easterling overlord. He was fighting with gondorians. Galdor was almost in range of him. anamatar saw him draw his throwing knife. Anamatar turned back to the battle about him. He sheathed his sword and unslung his bow. He shot an easterling and 2 orcs.

[Eliot]

Hold the line! Don't fall back! We will win if you hold the line! Sir Eliot and his troops charged one last time. They yelled and then they charged the orcish lines and smashed through them! The orcs were a very determined enemy. They weren't planning for this to happen. Then suddenly they all just started running in fear and in horror! What could have caused them to run in so much fear?

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar had just hewn the head of an easterling when all the foes ran in terror and delight. An oliphaunt from harad came charging in. The minis ran around screaming. Anamatar sheathed his sword and strung and arrow. The beast plowed over feilds of orcs and evil men before he came to the men of gondor. Anamatar shot the arrow into the beasts face but it broke on contact. He jumped out of the way as the oliphaunt rammed its tusks against the wall of the city. Anamatar stabbed an orc that the beast had missed.

[Goldberry344]

Goldie saw the soldier approaching her and drew her sword. When he came closer, he spoke, "Nay, i am not an enemy. i have been sent by Lord Anamatar and Nenya to find you and bring you back to their aid"

Goldie grinned and sheithed her sword, "I am sorry, but one can never be to cautious." with that goldie followed the soldier back to the mithril knights.

[Galdor]

Finally Galdor, Isildur, Nenya and men that were with got close enough for Galdor to hit the Lord of the Haradrim with his throwing knives. After sheathing his sword he quickly drew one of his throwing knives and through it right at the overlord's chest. But just then the overlord's horse reared and the knife meant for the overlord's chest hit the horse in it's neck killing it. Now that the overlord was no longer on his horse Galdor didn't have a open shot, they would have to hack there way to him. Suddenly Galdor looked up and saw a Peregrine Falcon diving strait towards the overlord, unnoticed by anyone but Galdor. Galdor smiled and yelled to the others to hold there ground. Just before the Falcon hit the overlord it became the size of a big man and slammed into overlord, the impacted killing him instantly. And before the Haradrim men around him could react the Falcon returned to normal size and flew to Galdor landing on his shoulder.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar ran to galdor. "Get that bird to help us kill this beast." the oliphaunt had broken a hole in the wall. Several orcs jumped into the city from there. "HURRY!" anamatar saw goldie running up with her GDB. He stabbed an orc and then greeted them. He sheilded his eyes from the bear.

[Galdor]

Galdor's falcon sifted back to the size of a man and flew to the oliphaunt and started attacking it's eyes. Galdor drew his sword again and ran to Anamatar's side, killing a few orcs on his way there.

[Goldberry344]

Goldie scoops up her bear and puts it in front of her in her saddle. "this is no time for you to get trampled," she explains, salutes anamatar, rides up along side him and fights with him.

[Stridir]

Just then, in the distance, came the Chicken Riders! Leading the Chicken Riders on his Black Chicken Cleoby, came Stridir, son of Isildur. They slew many orcs on their way into battle. With his Long Bow, Stridir shoot an orc right in the neck. He also took out his Long Sword and slashed at many orcs at once. He was thrashing them left and right.
He chopped an orc right in half. Then it looked like the road was clear to desend to the battle field, when all of a sudden, thousand upon thousands of arrows came spueing straight at them.

[Éomond]

Isildur was fighting maldy, blood was all over him, the battle seemed to be coming to a end. Then he looked up and saw his Chicken Riders! All ten of them, his son Stridir was leading the way, killing many orcs. He also saw that they brought his Gold Riding Chicken, Shadowdax. His face went from happy to fearful in a instant, he saw the many arrows fly at the Chicken Riders. He looked and saw many more Uruk-Ghash coming from the east.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar greeted stridir who rode on a large chicken. Behind him rode 10 of anamatars minis on chickens. Anamatar said to stridir, "I will excuse you for not being present when the Mithril Knights took council but do not let it happen again." anamatar hewed an orc head and stabbed 2 easterlings through the stomach. The oliphaunt was trying to ward off the falcon that was brutally attacking it. Anamatar leaped threw the hole in the wall into the city. He stabbed an orc through the chest and swung wildly at the others. He hit naught but steel though. It didnt matter. The orcs were being driven out of the city by the 54 remaining minis. 8 were riding regular chickens. They shot down the orcs that ran and stabbed the orcs that fought. But the battle outside the gate, where gondor was losing, was still raging.

[Eliot]

Sir Eliot looked out in the distance. It seemed that a cloud of something was coming fast! Suddenly he yelled for joy! The Eagles are coming! The Eagles are coming! They swooped down fast and started attacking the Oliphaunt! The Uruk-Ghash fled in horror!

[Anamatar IV]

though the uruk-ghash appeared to be fleeing they were actually running to meet the force that was coming from the east. They met the new host of uruk-ghash and started firing arrows at the few large eagles. With the help of galdors falcon and one especially large eagle the oliphaunt fell dead, crushing 2 dozen orcs and evil men. Anamatar sliced an orcs stomach open and then ran to avoid the oliphaunts tusk that flew off.

[Stridir]

Stridir said "I am teribbly sorry Anamatar, but the Chickens riders and i got caught up in some trouble. We were being fired upon. It won't happen again." Just then, a dozen orcs come sprinting straight at them. Strider reached for his Long Sword and starts to hack a way at the orcs. They were coming from every direction! Stridir jumped onto his Riding Chicken and went down the battle field. He spots some orcs on top of a rock, sniping everyone below. Stridir pulls out his Long Bow and fires at the sniping orcs. He hits one straight in the eye and he can see the arrow jutting out from behind the orc's head. It seemsed that all the sniping orcs were gone, so he headed to the middle of the battle field. Just then, an uruk-ghash came spedding toward him. He quickly pulls out a small battle axe and heaves it at the uruk-ghash. The impact was so strong, it's head split in two.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya was not in the heat of the battle anymore. She had gone back to the walls of the city to encourage those who were running out of fear back to the safety of the city. From her words the men turned around and made their way back into the fight. "Gondor will hold!" they shouted as they ran, and Nenya continued to shout encouragement.

[Éomond]

Isildur jumped on his Riding Chicken Shadowdax. He held his sword in one hand and sliced the Uruk-Ghash as his rode by. One of the Uruk-Ghash was waiting for him to come by. The Uruk-Ghash jumped on Shadowdax and held a sword to Isildurs' neck. Isildur took out his Long Knife and stabbed the Uruk-Ghash sitting behind him. The Uruk-Ghash yelled and jumped off...taking Isildur with him. The Uruk-Ghash drew his sword and Isildur drew his, they fought for and Isildur took out his Small Throwing Axe and threw it at the Uruk-Ghash, and it hit in the should. The Uruk-Ghash took it out and threw it at Isildur, hitting him in the shoulder also. Isildur was soo mad, instead of slicing his head off rite there, he chooped the leg off it, stabbed through it's middle, cut a arm off and left it there to die slowly. He reteried all his weapons and called Shadowdax and jumped on and rode back to the battle, forgetting about the wound in his shoulder.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar looked at the huge tusk that had knocked out 2 haradrim. It was stained in blood of hundreds of orcs, men, and minis. Anamatar drew his sword and ran into the battle. He stabbed an orc and retrevied stridirs battle axe. He gave it back to him and cut the head of an orc that was about to stab the giant chicken. The battle raged. The mithril knights had taken control of the men of gondor. The minis fought by themselves. Suddenly from the city the remainder of the army charged. With sword drawn they embarked on the orcs and men. Though the evil men and orcs fought hard they were utterly defeated. The gondorians led by the mini chicken riders drove the enemy back to the rammas. The mithril knights charged and drove the orcs back, while hacking at the ones they cought. Galdors falcon who had taken a giant form picked up dozens of orcs in its claws and dropped them into the river. As the foes were driven back a mist crept in from the east. It covered everything. It crossed the river as the last of the evil men and orcs jumped into the Anduin. Then men and minis stopped in their tracks. The mist slowly crept up on them. Those who were in it could not see their hands before their faces. "Galdor-get the falcon to fly above the mist. Isildur and I saw it pouring from mordor."

[Galdor]

Galdor called down Sureatsa who had sifted back to her normal size to sit on his arm. "don't worry" he said. "Sureatsa says that there are no other armies waiting to attack. Any new army will have to come from Mordor. Which means we should have a few days at leased to repare our defences, and heal the wounded." I will have Sureatsa fly around for a while though. Sureatsa flew off of Galdor's arm and disapared into the mist. Galdor then walked over to Isildur and healed his shoulder. "I will be need at the houses of healing, if any need to find me that's where I'll be." Galdor turned and started making his way back towards the city.

[Stridir]

When Stridir was driving back the orcs, he notice a heavy mist. he also noticed that he could no longer see anything. He figured that all the orcs were gone, so he turns away, when, out of the blue, shoot one line arrow. It had hit him right in the shoulder. With out even cosidering how bad it was, he pulled the arrow out and pressed on. He too saw the mist coming from the east. He saw Galdors falcon fly high into the air and look over the mist. It was getting to hard to see, so he had to contiue.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar ran into the city. The men of gondor were running to the tower to avoid the mist. The minis were with them. Anamatar ran to the citadel up to the kings room. "This is no morning mist sire!"

[Éomond]

Isildur thanked Galdor for healing his shoulder.
Isildur then gathered all 11 Chicken Riders in a group and checked the Chricken[Riding Chicken] and the Riders, every-one seemed okay except for a few minor cuts and buruis.
Isildur saw Anamatar run to the tower and started to follow him, what Anamatar said to the King surpirsed him. "What do you mean?" Isildur asked before any-one else could.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar was surprised to see isildur there. This young fellow had a way of sneaking up on him. "we saw the wizards creating this. I do not know what it is for but it is a fog that will not lift soon." anamatar looked out the window. People were running away from the mist. Nobody saw what happened to those who were caught by it and wouldnt know until the fog was lifted. Dismayed soldiers fired arrows into the cloud. "I fear it is an omen of war, preventing aid to get here on time. Get ALL of your soldiers up to this level king." with that anamatar left the citadel with isildur behind him.

[Éomond]

The Gold Rider called to his Chicken Riders "Chicken Riders, come on! Let's get in citadel!" He couldn't see or hear his Riders reply. Then he called out to Shadowdax with a freako sound "GOOQUACK!!!" Shadowdax found him, but the others didn't. "Come-on boy" He said to Shadowdax "Help me find them!" Isildur called out and Shadowdax gooquacked out. Isildur was getting really worried.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatatr called to isildur. "LEAVE YOURCHICKEN BEHIND!!! THEY WILL NOT ENTER THE MIST AND THAT IS WHERE WE WILL GO!!!" anamatar pulled isildur down and tied a rope around their wastes. He did te same from the rst of the knights. "now we wont lose each other." the 7 knights of the brotherhood of knights stepped slowly into the mist.

[Goldberry344]

OOC brotherhood....well then excuuuuuuuuUUuuuse me

Goldie looks around, discovering that her gdb is missing again. she notices that they are headed into a pink mist and sight. "ALTHEA! get over here now!" she calls and her gdb sulkily truges over to her horse, climbs into her bag and falls asleep

[Stridir]

Stridir follows Isildur and Anamatar in to the mist. He had to make a chioce. Whether or not to leave his chicken. He decides to take it along. He ties a rope around it and pulls it into the mist following close behind the others. There was an increaseing amount of pain in his shoulder where he got shot. He can't do anything until he is out of the mist. His chicken was going along smoothly, thankfully. He thought it would struggle and run off, but it was loyal. He pressed on, despite the pain.

[Anamatar IV]

OOC-LOOK IT UP!!!!

The knights walked further into the mist. Anamatar could not see anything. He wondered if hed know when they reached the water. Before they left anamatar secretly tied 5 mini captains to the front of him. They were leading the group. What intrigued anamatar the most about this mist was that in all their long walk across the fields of the battle, not a single dead body was seen/

[Stridir]

As Stridir was walking through the mist with his chicken, a strange force cut the rope that his chicken was on. His chicken then disappered into the mist. Stridir tried to call him back, but it was too late. His chicken was gone. He decides to keep going. He doesen't see any dead bodies either. He calls out to Anamatar, "This is not a good sign. They could be still alive!"

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar heard stridirs cry faintly. "Nobody can see through this fog. It would not matter if they were dead!" suddenly the group came to the river. It was belching forth steam. "The bridge is close!" the minis led the company to the side a little while until they reached the bridge. They started to walk across. Suddenly anamatar stopped. A body lay in the middle of their path. A mini. Anamatar picked him up. He was still alive. They started crossing the bridge again.

[Melian Le Fay]

Naurriel was walking down an elven-path in Ithillien. She was one of the elves of Thranduil’s Kingdom who founded Elven settlement in Ithillien, led by prince Legolas.
She knew she could be usefull to her fellow Mithril Knights in Ithillien, for some of her people informed her of stirrings in Mordor and southern parts of Rhovanion. She followed her sences that night, for she felt strange vibrations in that part of Ithillien… Something has disurbed nature, especially the owls… She was near the slopes of Emyn Arnen, when she heard voices talking in a strange language. She climbed a tree, and from it saw something that surprised her : 12 men clad in dark (prehaps blue?) robes, carrying 2 large black boxes. And in front of them and at the rear were 4 half-naked guards with black hoods carrying long scimiters. Men clad in robes were chanting a strange, disturbing tune. All nature around them was strangely, eerely silent. Naurriel tried to understand the words, and suddenly felt very weary… “What?! The chant of the sleep of oblivion?!This is the foul magic of the Blue Wizards!” She shook off weariness, and followed the men. They approached the slopes fo the mountains, and suddenly stopped. There were no trees there anymore, but still Naurriel remained hidden in the tall grass. In front of the group was a huge hole, and 12 wizards took out of the black boxes long, black staffs. Their chant changed, and suddenly out of the hole a dark building started rising. “My god! They have infiltrated Ithillien! Gondor must know about this!” she left the plain, and as soon as she entered the woods again, she called her owl. Silverwing came swiftly. Naurriel wrote a short message and tied it to owl’s leg. “Fly to Gondor, Silverwing! Find Nenya or Anamatar, I know they must be in Minas Tirith! But if they are not there, someone else of my people should find you and deliver the message to the King!” Naurriel left to seek other Mithril Knights scattered in Ithillien. “We must gather quickly. This is great danger.”

[Stridir]

Just as Stridir was crossing the bridge, he tripped and fell. He had tripped over a man. Stridir thought the man was dead, but he wasn't. He continued to cross. The man called out, "help me." So Stridir took the man on his shoulder that was not injuried. His other shoulder was hurting extremly bad now. He reached into his sack and pulled out an antidote. He took it. "That should help for a little while." He insured himself.

[Anamatar IV]

as anamatar crossed the bridge he heard a deep chanting from away in the direction of their secret fort. Suddenly out of the mist an owl came at them. Anamatar read the message on its leg. He drew his sword and cut the ropes. He then ran into the woods yelling an ancient numenorean battle cry.

[Melian Le Fay]

Naurriel saw a small creature lying on the moss in the edge of the forest... It was a mini. "Oh, no! Anamatar's mini...poor thing..." One of the Mithril Knight she summoned ran toward her. He looked almost panicked! "The White City has been attacked! Uruk-gash are pouring everywhere! some are coming from Ithillien! And there's a great battle at the bridge! We must hurry, the orcs have wounded many of our people!"
Naurriel and three Mithril Knights jumped on their horses and rode toward the bridge.
"Can you hear it? A cry! That's Numenorian battle cry!" Naurriel said. "Hurry up, that's Anamatar and he needs our help!"

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar ran full speed to the forest. The mist was lessening. An orc was seen with a war hammer guarding the path into the forest. Anamatar beheaded him and ran into the forest. So the wizards inhabit mordor. No problem. When they build a tower in ithilien the fair anamatar shows up. He ran through the forest with the other knights behind him. A passed their fort. Nobody was there. Suddenly three horseriders rode past. Anamatar stopped and called to them. It was the last member of the brotherhood with 2 soldiers. "COME ON!" anamatar cried. He ran off again. The rumbling of a rising tower coud be felt in the ground. Suddenly anamatar found him self behind a dozen or more men with staffs chanting. Anamatar and the knights jumped towards them. Anamatar hewed at one with a staff and jumped onto the tower that was rising. He fired arrows from there at the men.

[Melian Le Fay]

One of the Wizards began a loud chanting of Oblivious Sleep... It seemed only to affect Mithril Knights and Men of Gondor, but not their own men... "He is casting a spell!!! Mithril Knights, do not listen to him!!!" Then Naurriel saw the chanter and shot an arrow at him.
But mithril Knights are strong of will, and didn't fall under his spell. but the tower couldn't be stopped rising. A great magic was on work there. "We must destrouy the tower! Thus the orcs would stop pouring out! We must go to the White Council!!!"
Then Naurriel saw it was high time for her two beloved swords. Orcs couldn't catch her, and hardly even hurt her. She danced among them with her swords and slayed many a uruk-gash around her.

[Stridir]

Stridir saw the tower as well. He started to run towards it because he heard Anamatar's war cry. He dashed in, only to be stopped by 4 guards. He wiped out his sword and chopped off their limbs. He saw that Anamatar was firing aroows, so he does too. He gets a guy right in the arm. The soilder cried and fell to his death. Stridir leaps on the tower just as a dozen men come at him with swords and spears. He grabs one spear and jabbes it into one man which went through another and they both died. There were orcs and uruk-ghashs firing arrows at the two of them. Stridir is just barely missed by a arrow that was so close that he could hear the Woooshh, as it flew by. "That was close." he said. But then he had fear because the stry artrow was going straight for Anamatar. "WATCH OUT!!!" he said as it sped toward Anamatar.

[Melian Le Fay]

"We cannot stop them all! There's just too many of them! We must seek help from Gondor and elves of Ithillien and Mirkwood!"
Naurriel jumped behind one of the Wizards and slayed him. "Slay the Wizards! That may stop the Orcs!"

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar ducked away from an arrow. He slew another man carrying a staff. The orcs suddenly fled. Few were dead and they greatly outnumbered the knights yet they ran screaming into the east. The tower collapsed, crushing 2 minis. "What has happened" anamatar said.

[Galdor]

Galdor walked out of the houses of healing to take a brake and see if he could find any of the other Mithril Knights. Looking up he saw Sureatsa flying down towards him. When she landed she told Galdor that a tower was being raised by a couple of wizards and that the other Mithril Knights had engaged. Galdor had Sureatsa sift so that she would be able to carry him to the others. Galdor quickly hopped on Sureatsa's back and they flew to where the others were just as the tower collapsed. Landing Galdor ran up to Anamatar to ask what had happed. As they were talking the mist cleared in a large circle around Galdor, who explained that he had the power to disperse magic and because mist was created by magic he could clear it in a large area around him.

[Nenya Evenstar]

As soon as Nenya had seen the tower rising out of the ground and the men who stood next to it chanting fell things, she crept out of the sight of everyone and sat down on a felled log. Things were not right. Suddenly she stood up and in a loud voice said, "Come all ye Mithril Knights, Minis, and Creatures!" Her voice sounded as though it were coming from far away to the ears of her enemies, but to the ears of her friends it sounded near. "Come, we must take counsel for it is madness for us to be fighting this alone. Come, we must speak together at our fort in Ithilien." She laid a spell on these last words so that to the ears of her enemies it seemed as though she were urging the Knights to fight on, but to her friends she put a compelling feeling into their hearts so that they felt as though they must follow her. She started walking slowly towards the fort.

[Éomond]

Isildur shot one last bow at a Uruk-Ghash then started to follow Nenya. He could see that Stridir's shoulder was really hurting him. So Isildur ripped of some of his cloak and tied it around his wound and gave him some water. "That should help until some-one can really heal it!" He said

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar slowly sheathed his sword and followed nenya. There was something eerie about the collapse of the tower. When he cought up with her he asked "rohan may have arrived in gondor. But i sense that they sent too many. My heart tells me that their coutry is in danger while the dwell in gondor.

[Galdor]

Galdor turned and started walking with the others. He sent Sureatsa to fly around above them and keep an eye on the fleeing orcs. Seeing that Stridir was injured he told him that he heal his shoulder as soon as they stopped.

[Nenya Evenstar]

"Anamatar," Nenya said, the urgency in her voice clearly showing through. "We cannot fight these people alone - we Mithril Knights. It is madness. The only thing I feel that we can do is find the secret of these towers and of who these wizards are exactly. Gondor, Rohan, and men must take care of the fighting while we figure out the key issues. This is my counsil."

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar nodded his head. We should get our horses and ride close to mordor. The white council is far away. We must make do with what we have. It just worries me that the uruk-ghash will multiply too fast for the west to hold."

[Nenya Evenstar]

"Me too." Nenya replied. "But the only thing we can do about that is find out the secret of these towers. Perhaps some of us should go and try to find more men - Arnor is a possiblity."

[Anamatar IV]

"Arnor is a possibility yet it is far away. Maybe rivendell is more in our reach. But we will find little aid there. The blue wizards have shrouded themselves in mist. They will not allow themselves to be seen so i see not how to defeat them."

[Nenya Evenstar]

"The least we can do is look for answers in the heart of their realm while the world fights on to hold this new evil at bay. Perhaps, if Gondor and Rohan cannot hold, we can look to the men of Esgaroth and Dale or the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain. All I can say is that if this steady stream of orcs being created is not stopped soon, then the world will be overun by them."

[Anamatar IV]

"which is why we must go to the mountain where these beasts are being born and find out HOW they do it so fast." anamatar sipped at his pint of ale. "All the people in the world cannot forever fight a foe who fights from birth."

[Nenya Evenstar]

"Shall we split up or stay together as a group? Should some of us stay in Gondor, or do you think it necessary. I myself do not know that it is."

[Stridir]

Stridir thanked Isildur for giving him a piece of his cloak and water. Stridir just made it off the tower as it went down. He said "I don't care wether or not we split up, I just want to defeat all these orcs. I also want to find out why these orcs keep coming and how fast they are coming." One thing that puzzled him was, why did the tower fall so quickly.

[Melian Le Fay]

"Let us seek for the Wizards! their magic does not affect me, for I can see with the eyes of the birds and the trees" Naurriel said. "We must find the centre of their power, their main source of strength" She walked to Stirdir and gave him a leaf. "Here, this should help your body recover from the wounding very quickly"
"I know not wether we should separate or seek the wizards together. Anamatar, you were the first to see their tower. Maybe you should lead us there, and we may try to sneak upon them and find out more about them. It is obvious that the Wizards' magic holds the towers and produces the Orcs. It's them we must destroy. The Uruk-gash will dissapear once the Wizards are gone"

[Galdor]

Galdor turned to Naurriel and replied

"Nay, we can not face the Wizards alone, for there magic is powerful adn they will have a great gaurd of Uruk-Ghash about them. And among us here you and I are the only ones that are not touched by there Magic. We should return to Minith Tirith until we get help. The men of Rohan should reach the city soon, and I can send Sureatsa to the White Council.

[Nenya Evenstar]

"It will take too long!" Nenya said with urgency. "Someone must begin to try to find out the secret to these towers and mass-production of Uruk-Ghash immediately. Gondor cannot hold for much longer if these orcs continue to multiply as they are, and once Gondor is gone then world of free peoples will fall as well. Gondor cannot send aid because they cannot spare any of their men for they will be hard pressed to keep the evil forces at bay. It is up to us, then, to take into our hands the discovery of the mystery of these towers. I am not saying fight the wizards, for that would be folly, but we must be careful and quiet, and our presence must go unnoticed while we spy out the plans of the enemy. We are the world's only hope."

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar was standing solemly. "I do not think the magic affected any of us." he walked to the rubble of the tower and picked up a large peice of rock. "AH!" he yelled in pain. the rock burned his hand through his glove. He poked at it with a stick. The stick burned away quickly. "We must go into mordor. Now. gondor will hold while we are gone."

[Melian Le Fay]

"I agree with Nenya! Gondor nor Rohan cannot spare any soldiers to send to us! This isn't a war that has to be waged by strength, but by wisdom and cunnigness. Our only solution is to find a way to reach the Wizards without face-to-face combat! I shall send my owl to my kinsmen in Greenwood. They may know more about these Wizards, and may provide us with information."
Then Naurriel wrote a message and sent her owl to Thranduil's kingdom.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya took a step east in the direction of Mordor. "I am ready to start. I suggest we leave as soon as we have all made up our minds and have calmes ourselves." For some reason a strong sense of urgency was upon her that they must leave soon and quickly.

[Galdor]

Galdor turned to face Mordor and said

"Yes, if we must go to that evil land then let us get it over with as fast as possible."

[Melian Le Fay]

"Should we all go together? Or should someone stay behind to inform our allies?"

[Nenya Evenstar]

"I believe that someone should stay behind. We shouldn't make Gondor think that we have just disappeared especially after the king's original distrust for our group."

[Galdor]

Nay, we should all stay together. I can send Sureatsa to give the King a message.

[Nenya Evenstar]

"Oh, right, I had forgotten about the Creatures. Very well, then we are agreed. We shall stay together and send Sureasta to Gondor."

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar looked around. "We should take few weapons. In the enemies ladn it will matter not if we fight."

[Éomond]

Isildur looked around at his fellow Knights. "Let's go. We have little time to spare. We should not stop at all unless nesisary."
Isildur took a drink of water, turned to Mordor, and ran.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar stopped for a moment before running to leave his bow and quiver behind but decided to take them. he ran from the fort and tried to follow isildur who was running too fast. "ISILDUR! SLOW DOWN! YOURE GOING TO RUN INTO A TREE!" anamatar caught up with him soon and told him to wait for the others.

[Stridir]

Stridir thanked Millena for the leaf and started to run to catch up with the others. "I say we should get to Mordor as fast as we can. It is a long journey and we should leave fairly soon. Galdor, send Sureatsa now. We should also carry most of our weapons. With the way the urk-ghash and orcs are coming, we are going to be in for a major battle." He thought to himself, what if Sureatsa doesn't make it?

[Galdor]

Galdor quickly wrote a messege for the King and gave it to Sureatsa to carry. Once she flew away he started run to where the others were waiting. When he reached them he said.

"I told Sureatsa to return to me as soon as she delivers my messege to the King. She can fly as swift as the Eagles, it will not be long ere she returns. Until then we must make do without the help of her scouting."

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya followed behind the others slowly and in thought. She had all of her throwing knives and daggers to protect herself as well as the sword which she had taken from Gondor still around her waist. She decided that she would need all of her weapons.

[Anamatar IV]

as the knights ran they crossed the site of the tower. Anamatar stooped and picked his short knife out of an orc neck. He then ran after the others.

[Nenya Evenstar]

The Knights slowed down to a walk so as to not draw too much attention to themselves. Quietly they made began their journey down towards the lands of Mordor where new evil was brewing. They chose a path towards Cirith Ungol, for that was the only way into the land as the Black Gate was too far away and undoubtedly watched. Silence reigned throughout the company.

[Éomond]

Isildur was looking around. He heard something but didn't pay much attention to it. He was very alert a a bit nervous. Then. Then he saw a black figure in the trees. He wispered to Nenya who was beside him. "The eyes of a Elf are better than a Man like me. Tell me. What do you see!!?" And pointed to the area.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya looked in the direction Isildur was gazing and stopped suddenly. "Be quiet!" She hissed to those around her. "Do not move!" In a whisper she answered Isildur, "It is a shape clothed in black and with a face that is a pale white. It has two horns coming out of its head upon which I can see blood." Nenya grimaced. "Its eyes are an evil yellow and appear to be looking for something. It has a mouth which hangs open and vampire-like teeth." Nenya shuddered. "Do not look too long into those eyes! They are death!" She turned ever so slowly around to the company and motioned for them all to hide. She seemed very concerned and wary.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar threw himself behind a bush as nenya had told him. He loosened his sword from his sheath. "what is this thing?" he asked nenya.

[Anamatar IV]

from the dark object a deep growl came. Then numerous sniffing noises. Anamatar fully drew his sword and crept to nenyas said. A thin vapour came from the beasts snout. "What should we do?"

[Éomond]

Isildur had his sword and throwing axe draw, "What are we going to do!?"

[Galdor]

Galdor turned to the others, his face grim and said

"This beast is filled evil. I have not felt the presents of evil this great since I looked upon Souron when he faced Gil-galad and Elendil in mortal combat upon the slopes of Orodruin. It is also filled with a great power, which I wonder at, for I could not sense it's presents until I looked upon it just now. Evil that this great I should have felt while it was still far away. I know not what it is, but it is a creature that has not been seen on this world before. And it is powerful and filled with evil. Whatever we do we must be wary, for there may be more of them and I will not be able to sense them until they are already upon us. But let us chose our course of action quickly."

[Nenya Evenstar]

"Stay hidden!" Nenya hissed again. "I do not think we should try to fight this creature until we know more of its origin." Her eyes were filled with fear for only she had looked into the fell eyes of the creature and seen what lay hidden there. Just at that moment, as though it sensed something, the hideous beast turned its head ever so slowly towards the huddled group. A venom dripped out of its hanging mouth as it walked slowly towards the Knights. It was walking towards Nenya, for it was she who had first looked into its eyes, and it held her eyes in its yellow gaze so that she was powerless to look away. The Knights could see the being clearly now and saw that not only were its horns covered in blood, but its face dripped as well. With a cry Nenya fell backwards onto her back and lay as one dead.

[Galdor]

At Nenya's cry Galdor drew his sword and stood between her and the beast. He looked strait into the beast eyes and strove with it's will. As he did so he called out the others, "look not into it's eyes, for it is beyond all of you. Tend to Nenya instead. Finally Galdor's will proved the greater and beast stepped back. And Galdor shone with a white light and his sword burned brightly with blue/white flame and the others had to shield there eyes from him. Crying "A Elbereth Gilthoniel!" he sprang at the beast. As he ran towards it he yelled to the others "Go! Take Nenya and leave, this thing is beyond all of you. I will follow you when I can." And so the others saw Galdor Sandaórë, Cirdan's nephew reveled in all of his power.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar had loosed an arrow at the beast but it had no effect. He ran over to nenya. Her face was pale white. Her body was cold. "I know not how to heal this."

[Galdor]

Hearing Anamatar as he fought, he quickly pulled a bag off of his belt and through it at him. "Boil those leaves in water and bathe her head with it. You must also keep her warm, and call her name often. That should keep her from getting werse until I can heal her. Now go!"

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya lay on her back completely still. She breathed as one in a fitful sleep, but no other sign of life could be found.

[Anamatar IV]

Anamatar spoke to Stridir. "You are the youngest and fastest of us. Get water!" anamatar turned back to nenya as stridir ran off. He started saying her name slowly and quietly. He drifted into a numenorean chant. It seemed to help but did not do anything to make a difference. Anamatar opened galdors bag. He just about laughed. In the bag was the same ground athelas and other herbs that his ancestors had used. Too bad i did not take any from the fort, he THOUGHT to himself.

[Éomond]

Isildur threw his small axe at the dark creature but it did nothing. He held the Clammical hard is both his hands and closed his eyes. The sword started to glow brightly. The creature and Galdor were moving so quickly he did not know when to strike, but held is sword in a attack position ready to strike if the beast got the best of Galdor.
He looked back at Nenya, and it seemed that she no signs of imporement.
Where's Galdors bird? He thought.

[Galdor]

The beast wielded a large club covered with black spikes. It was also very fast and Galdor had to move quickly to dodge it's swings. As he jumped to the side to avoid the club, the beast let go of it with one hand slashed at Galdor its claws digging deep into his left shoulder. But it gave Galdor the chance he'd been waiting for, falling onto one knee, Galdor thrust upwards stabbing the beast in its stomach. Roaring in pain the beast turned and fled. But Galdor did not give chase, still kneeling he leaned on his sword for support. He was weary from the fight and the wound in his side painful far beyond what it should have been, and the pain was spreading into his left side. He could feel evil in the wound, and his arm was growing cold. The light that had shined out from him during the battle was gone, and his skin was grow cold and pale. As he struggled to hold on to conciseness he Motioned to Isildur to come close said. "There is a vial in the bottom of the pack I gave to Anamatar, go get it quickly and rub a bit into my wound." After saying that he fell forwards onto the ground breathing hard, but he was still able to remained conscience.

[Éomond]

Isildur shot 2 arrows at once from his bow to the beast. He heard it scream and howl but didn't know if it was from him or the wound it had already. Then Isildur got the vail and started rubbing it on Galdors' shoulder. "Hold on Galdor! Hang in!" He started to really worrie. "We must get them better attention and healing aid and fast!" He yelled at the other Knights. "But where is the nearest town!? And if we carrie them, we must likely will not make it! If only my Chicken Riders were here or where is Galdor's bird!?"

[Anamatar IV]

just then stridir came back. He had a bucket of water. "I have already made a fire." anamatar placed the water on the fire and waited for it to boil. He then poured in the powdered athelas and bathed nenyas face in it.

[Galdor]

As soon as Isildur rubbed the contents of the vial on Galdor's arm, he instantly felt the pain lessen and he felt a little warmer. But now had the strength to answer Isildur. "Nay, we must stay here, bring me Nenya for among you here only she has the strength and skill to heal me. I am weak but I think I still have just enough strength to heal her."

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar brought nenya over to galdor. As he walked he said the last line the healing chant. "Heal her fast, sister-son of Cirdan."

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya still lay completely cold and pale. She did not show any sign of life except for small short breaths.

[Galdor]

Galdor laid his hand on her forehead and spoke softly in Quenya, often calling her name. Almost immediately her breathing became deep and relaxed, and slowly she opened her eyes...

[Eliot]

She's coming back again! Suddenly Sir Eliot noticed a troop of Uruk-Ghash running down the road! He pulled out his sword Polodrin and prepared for battle. Hurry! Get ready to fight!

[Éomond]

Isildur pulled out his sword also, but hten looked closer. "Shhhhh! Get down Sir Eloit!" He loudly wispered. "Looks as though they ggoing somewhere else! Or the beast got news of us to some-one else. But they do not see us yet!"

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar did not draw narmacil. He hid down in a bush and watched. The small band of orcs were going north ward. "what business do they have in that region?"

[Anamatar IV]

The knights got up. "We must get as close we can while the wizards attention is elsewhere!" the knights started running through the forest towards the mountains.

[Melian Le Fay]

"Here, I will help you, Nenya and Galdor! I bonded to nature strongly, and no evil can ever diminsh the strenght of it! I AM an Elf, you know, and not wounded..." Then Nauriel kneeled beside Nenya and Galdor, layed their heads on the soft moss and began chanting in elvish, calling forth the powers of the nature to heal them. Then she took the dried Athelas plant, held it in her hands, and a soft light came from them. Then she took the plant and gave it to Galdor. Athelas was fresh again, with all its healing powers. "Share it with Nenya, and let me see to your wound. You must be prepared to fight again, for the orcs are approaching"

[Melian Le Fay]

"These orcs must come from Ithillien, or perhaps the Wizards have infiltrated yet another part of the Kingdom, Anamatar. But we cannot follow them just yet, Nenya and Galdor are still weak. I shall send my owl to follow them, and later she will tell me where they went!"

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar turned at Nauriel. "Indeed they are weak but the wizards are not yet watching for us. They expect some trouble out of the north. We must get past the mountains while the orcs are gone." anamatar started running again. Loud cries were heard from away north. "HURRY!"

[Galdor]

Galdor called to Anamatar to hold and then took the Athelas Nauriel had given him and crushed it in the pot that was still on the fire. Handing it to Nenya he told her to breath in the steam. Then he placed his hand on his wound and said a few words in Quenya. When he removed his hands the wound had disappeared. Looking up to Nauriel he said, "Thank you, your healing gave me back the strength I needed to heal myself fully. Come, let us go for I now have the strength to do so. Nenya also has been fully healed, we both now in as good condition as we where before the beast came." The knights quickly broke camp and began to run. As they where running Sureatsa caught up with them and flew overhead to keep watch.

[Melian Le Fay]

Silverwing, Nauriel's owl returned to her. They seemed to speak in a wordless tounge. "Something is happening in the North! A crack is opened in the Earth, and fire and lava are coming out of it! Orcs are gathered there, and several Wizards are approaching the spot from the east! But if we hurry, we might reach the place before them! Could this be the place whence the Wizards are taking their strength from?"

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya was finally coming to herself. Breathing in the Athelas steam had helped, but she still did not feel fully well. She had sensed something deep inside those eyes that she thought would never be fully healed.... At least she felt strong again.

"Perhaps, Nauriel!" she said. "The only thing we can do is run and try to reach the mountains before we are discovered." Nauriel nodded, and the two elf women led the Mithril Knights on towards the mountains in a quick run.

[Melian Le Fay]

"Look, Nenya! There are Orcs in front of us! There's only 12 of them! Should we fight them, or avoid them? They haven't noticed us."

[Eliot]

I think we should fight them. We have about the same numbers, plus we're better fighters. So the odds are for us. c'mon let's go!

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar placed his hand on eliots shoulder. "Look before you charge into battle." out of the woods another band of 2 dozen or so uruk-ghash joined the others. "It matters not if we do fight slightly better but they outnumber us. We must run again." anamatar got up and started running again. The path of cirith ungol approached.

[Éomond]

Isildur had drawn out the Calimmical and looked around, "there are Uruk-Ghash every-where! Let's run fast, and hope we are unseen!"
Isildur then ran fast to Cirith Ungol.

[Nenya Evenstar]

"We must be careful in Shelob's Lair!" Nenya cautioned. "Even if the old spider is no longer living it can only be assumed that we will meet something foul in those dark, dense caves."

Just at that moment the company reached the bridge which passed on into the cursed city in which the Ringwraiths lived of old. It still oozed fear out of its every pore and even the most stouted hearted Knight quailed. "Take courage!" Anamatar spoke as he paused in front of the bridge.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar started walking slowly across the bridge. Though it was over an age after the ringwraiths were destroyed terror still lurked there. They were trodding the very bridge that the witch king himself had walkedon in his steel boots. The men of gondor could never destroy it. Anamatar closed his eyes and recited an ancient poem in his head. He opened his eyes and he had crossed. He had walked the dread bridge and beckoned for the others to do so aswell.

(ooc-ive got way too much time on my hands. :rolleyes: Ive just made a map of where everything stands now...blue is Gondor, red is the orcs and dark red is the tower, green is us!, yellow is our fort, DARK green is the rohirrim, black (a spot above dagorlad) is the elves (all elves joined together). Sorry. Some times i just get carried away with paint. :)

[Stridir]

Stridir looked in the distance and saw many more orcs and uruk-ghash passing by them. He saw Isildur run off. He follows him and gets passed the army unnoticed. He motioned for the others to come. Just then, an uruk-ghash came inches within him. He could smeel the foul odor that was coming from the beasts mouth. lucky for him, he was behind a tree. After that whole dark beast thing, this was nothing. he has his sword drawn just in case.

[Melian Le Fay]

Nauriel hid herself in the shadows around the tower. Then she felt strange vibrations... Nature's force was weak in this nest of evil, but still she felt there was something wrong "We should be more than careful. There is strange evil stirring here, though I cannot sense it well. And I don't mean the Uruk - gash!"

[Stridir]

Stridir was watching the orcs and uruk-ghash go by. He had many close calls. He was still stunned from the encounter with the evil beast thing. He still was not sure what it was, and that is what frightned him the most. He whispered to the others, "Where are all these orcs and uruk-ghashs coming from?" They just kept on coming. When they first started to come, he thought of attacking, but now that thought was long gone. "There is no way we can beat all these guys, so what are we going to do?" he said to the others.

[Anamatar IV]

the no longer secret stair ways of cirith ungol lay no more than a few furlongs away. "We must run!" anamatar said. He suddenly sprang away behind a few orcs and, with the other knights behind him, reached the stairs before any orcs found them. They all stood panting on the cold, hard steps. Then they started running up them. Growls were heard from down below. Suddenly an arrow flew and struck the steps where they had stood just seconds before.

[Nenya Evenstar]

"Keep running!" Nenya gasped. "The darkness is our only hope to hide us from this enemy!" As the Knights clattered up the echoing stair, they could hear behind them the sound of feet on the stairs below them, and arrows shot in the darkness around them barely seen by the fast fading light of the doorway below.

[Anamatar IV]

more booted feet were heard on the stairs. Anamatar quickly looked down and far below he saw to his horror dozens or even hundreds of uruk-ghash rushing up. All had either sword drawn or arrow fitted. More bolts whistled past the companies heads. One struck anamatar but was foiled by his mithril coat. "RUN RUN RUN!!!!" the orcs seemed not daunted by the many steep stairs but the chase had taken a serious tole on most of the knights legs. They were slowing down. "If we only make it to the top the darkness will..ahh..hide us." anamatar gave a shreik of pain. A flat run was no trouble for him but he could not rnu at such an angle for so long.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya stopped and helped Anamatar keep running. "We must keep going! We have no choice! We cannot all fight these Uruk Ghash!" She and the other elves were not in near as much pain as the humans and they helped their friends along as best they could while continuing to run. The orcs down below were not hindered at all by the steep ascent, and were steadily gaining.

[Galdor]

As they ran Galdor said to the others. "I also feel this evil, but I can not tell you much about it. It feels like the beast did, but it is feels more like the dwelling of evil things then of evil creatures themselves. I wonder, I could not sense the beast until it was upon us. Yet the evil I sense is like the beast. I think the darkness will not help us, rather I think the beast and maybe more like it dwell in what was Shelob's lair, we must be wary when we reach the top of these stairs. I think I now can guess the origin of the beast, and if I am right it is not the Blue Wizards who are running things around here. I will explain when we stop." When he finished he turned and while still running shot a Uruk-Ghash in the eye with an arrow.

[Anamatar IV]

with the aid of the 3 elves the humans made it to the top of the stairs. The entire company dove through a nearby door and his until the orcs had passed. "Our peril lies now ahead of us." anamatar said. "I sense great evil and am certain something lurking here, the land of darkness is but a few furlongs away, and our enemies lurk there." he drew out his sword and it shown with a white fire that did not cease. "Evil is certainly near."

[Stridir]

Stridir noticed that Anamatar had drawn his sword. Stridir pulled his sword out and was looking around. his legs and ankles hurt from running up those steep stairs. He could feel what Anamatar was feeling. Evil. He watched as the uruk-ghash ran past. They were all hidden. The uruk-ghash could not find them. There was no way that they could defend againest this masive army. they had to stay hidden for now.

[Galdor]

In the darkness Galdor turned to the others and said. "While we rest I will tell what I think the beast is. I guess it was a creature created Morgoth in the pits of Utumno, or a Maia the came to into his evil service like the Balrogs. But when the Valar destroyed Utumno it waited not in the deep pits for its master the balrogs did. And instead fled to the far south and hid, maybe much like the Balrog of Moria did. When the Blue wizards went into the south they awoke him and entered his service. During the reign of Souron it formed a great army and now with the help of the Blue wizards have begun to make Uruk-Ghash. Whether there is more of these beast I know not, indeed all I have said here is but a guess."

[Nenya Evenstar]

"I am sure that you do not hit too far from the mark, my friend," said Nenya to Galdor. "Your guesses are very wise, I believe. I would lean more towards the opinion that there are many of these creatures, but we do not know." She looked around her as though seeing things not visible to mortal eyes. She drew her sword out of its sheath, and though its blade did not gleam with an inner fire, it looked deadly indeed in her hands. "Let us go on, for to go back would be folly, and the only way out is forward."

[Anamatar IV]

soon the last of the orcs had passed. Narmacil still blazed as a fallen star. The company stepped out into the musky opening. Many doorways blanketed the walls. "We may be expected. Walk warily and heed every noise." the knights went through the door that led straight eastward.

[Nenya Evenstar]

The Knights walked in a huddled group wary of every echo, footfall, and sound that they made. The feeling of evil was now not nearly as potent as it had been, but as they walked further on it grew again until every step was a struggle; and the unseen openings, where cool air flowed into the hot, stuffy tunnel, where unnerving to the entire company. As they walked along from some of these openings could be seen large threads hanging thickly from the upper arches of stone. They smelled thickly of decay and age as though they had not been touched for ages, for indeed, the malice and will of Shelob lived still in her vast halls even though she had long since past out of all knowledge.

[Stridir]

Stridir could smell the decay in the atmosphere. He thought to himself what was that creature? And where did it come from? He had a million things buzzing around in his head at that time.

[Nenya Evenstar]

The Knights walked on and on past endless openings in the dark with the stench of decay upon their nostrils. They kept as straight of a path as they could, and whether some unseen thing was watching over them or out of pure luck, they finally saw before them a patch of light growing ever closer. The sight put strength into the host's legs, for by this time even the elves were feeling the consequences of so long a march.

"Perhaps we should rest here for a while," suggested Nenya, "for if we go out into the light we know not what we may meet. It would be safer for us to rest here, even though our swords still gleam and orcs are near." The others nodded, and for a while the Knights rested in the darkness of the hall looking hopefully towards the light and away from the depressing darkness.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar collapsed on the ground. Rest was greatly desired by him. "We should leave soon. I need only a few moments of rest."

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya nodded. She and the others rested for only a short while. Then, at a word from Anamatar, they all stood up and began to walk down the passage towards the light. It grew steadily nearer, and after only a short while the Knights were almost come to the light of day.

[Galdor]

Just before they reached the light, Galdor stopped them and said "Let us stop here for a time, for we know not what may be waiting for us in the light. And I feel that Sureatsa is near by. My guess is that she will be here in around thrirty minutes. Lets rest until then, and when she arives I will have her scout out the area for us."

[Stridir]

"Some of us should stand gard around the others. I will do that. I do not need that much rest anyway. Who ever is not that tired, please help me. If not that is okay." He said to the other knights. He pulled his sword out of it's hold and grassped is hard in his hands. He could feel evil around them. He was not sure where it was, or how far away, but he sure felt something. He was ready to fight. He took drink of water, and walked a little ways away from the others.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya looked at Stridir curiously. "You feel something, Strider?" she asked him. She jumped up from where she had been sitting on the ground and walked over to where he was.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar jumped up. His sword had not increased in brightness but a shadow crept into his mind. "We have dawdled here too long. We must get out" anamatar looked around. He gripped his sword in his shaking hand. "We must go without knowledge of what lies ahead."

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya spun around quickly and worriedly. Indeed even as she did so, a darkness crept upon her heart as well. "Let us move on!" she said. As though wanting to get out of the dark tunnel the entire company moved as one body at a fast pace on towards the light each person eyeing his surrounding warily.

[Galdor]

"Nay!" cried Galdor, "hold, I fear the light, I know not why but you must not go into the light. What good would it do us anyway, we would only be in the open where all eyes could see us. I feel also the shadow, indeed, long have I felt it now, which is why I first ask you to hold. But I feel also a great evil in the light, there is something of great power waiting for us outside, though I know not what. Anamatar, go to the door and keep watch so we do not get trapped, and I will go back short distance and wait for what comes. Isildir, Stridir will one of you come with me also? For I know not what comes, but it may be more them I can take alone." At that Galdor turned and without looking to see which one of them came with him, walked around a bend, motioning for the one who followed him to stand just out of site around the bend behind him. Keeping his sword sheathed he pulled up the hood of his black cloak and withdrew into the shadows where no mortal eye could see him.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya stopped in her tracks unsure of what to do and fearing even her own counsel. She looked at Anamatar with a question in her eyes and then at the retreating back of Galdor. So many counsels, so many doubts.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar gave nenya a sidelong look. He then turned and ran to the light as galdor instructed. He did not see any danger there. He saw the many stairs hewn into the rock leading fown into the very ash of mordor. A north wind blew slowly. Suddely anamatar did feel uneasy. dust from the ground arose and spun away in the wind. The wind gained speed. It became a gust. Loose rocks were hurled many feet. Anamatar struggled back into the tunnel. He dove back in and ran to where the others were. The wind was heard much louder inside the passage. Anamatar knew the others had heard it. They had all drawn their weapons. "There was sme truth to what galdor said nenya." anamatar looked back towards te light. the wind seemed to be taunting them.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya nodded. She was gripping her sword with both hands. "We should have listened to his counsel." The wind to be gathering in a cloud of dust just outside the exit of the tunnel. "Perhaps Galdor may have some more ideas about this new foe," she said to Anamatar, "but I do not know where he disappeared to. I think that at the moment it would be wise for us to attempt to vanish as well!" The cloud at the end of the tunnel was now beginning to drift into the tunnel itself, and it shreiked and howled as though possessed by many fell things.

[Stridir]

Stridir was aware of the thing that was coming toward him. He had his sword out. He was looking around. "Should we run towards it or away?"
The feeling of evil was stronger than ever. He was having pain from it.
He knew something was close. He could feel the evil near all them.
"Something is coming that is not human and I don't mean the thing coming towards us." He said to the other knights.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatar backed away from the cloud of dust approaching. He saw his sword gleaming ever brighter. It soon became blinding. A shadow was coming behind the dust. It looked somewhat like it was on fire though. "By Eru the one, I fear a balrog has come!" anamatar backed away further. He and the rest of the company were soon backed into a wall by the dust. Suddenly anamatar let forth a great cry while holding aloft Narmacil. "Back to the fires whence you came!" the call had no avail. The fire in the demon grew. Narmacil grew brighter than a star in the heavens. "BACK TO THE FIRES WHENCE YOU CAME!" againt he call had no use.

[Galdor]

Hearing Anamatar's yell Galdor quickly ran around the corner to where the others where standing. Placing himself a little in front of Anamatar he drew Aicanáro and yelled to the others " fall back, but remember there is still something behind us." Then to Anamatar he said, "Do you think we should wait here for it or move out into the open where we will have more room to fight?" As he said this body started to shine as if a star had fallen on earth and those behind him had to shield there eyes from him, and Aicanáro burned with blue/white flame, and his voice held great power. Holding Aicanáro high he cried, "In the name of Elbereth, Manwe and Eru, I command you to go back to the darkness from whence you came. Your masters have been vanquished and cast into the void, and so will you be also if you come any closer!" the Balrog paused for but a second and then started moving forward again. A sword of black fire appeared out of the darkness, Aicanáro and Narmacil shined forth even brighter then before in answer. And so stood Galdor Sandaórë and Anamatar, like bright lights shining in the night, waiting for the demon which was moving ever closer.

[Anamatar IV]

anamatars arms shook. "I have faced a balrog before. In a village called misty hollow. It is not a pleasant experience." the balrogs great sword took fire. The entire tunnel was lit by the flame. Anamatar inched forward. The balrog slammed the tip of his sword down into the stone, and the floor burst into a deep pit. Anamatar backed away again. "let him make the first attack. The 1st stroke often falls astray." he whispered to galdor.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Nenya drew her sword and faced the demon. She had never set eyes upon a Balrog before, but she was prepared for whatever was to come. Her face shown with a brilliant light as she stared defiantly at the Balrog. It raised it's sword and bore down upon Anamatar, who met the blow with his own sword and all the strength he could muster. "Depart, Flame of Udun!" Nenya cried as she slashed her sword towards the fiery creature. It lifted it's sword up, but did not cease attacking.

[Anamatar IV]

the concussion from the balrogs blade bore anamatar down to his knees. Suddenly he saw nenya running at the master of shadow with sword drawn. She slashed at the firey girth of the balrog. From anamatars knealing position he stabbed his blade into the demons chest. The balrog quailled but came back strong, slashing at each of the company.

[Galdor]

Galdor fought hard with Nenya and Anamatar against the Balrog paring blow after blow. Often he yelled out in Quenya, and the name of Elbereth could be heard in his cries. The fight had been going on for quite a while now and though he had suffered many minor wounds, still he fought on without tiring. The light that shone from him had grown in brightness to seem like the sun, and flame leaped from his blade. But still, nether the Bal