The Yule Log Discussion Thread

[piosenniel]

Per request of LMP, you players now have a place to plot and rant.

One question - do you want to close this game to new players?

~*~ Pio

[Undómë]

I'd prefer we keep just to the players we already have.

What do you other players think?

[littlemanpoet]

I agree.

And I offer to lead this rpg, since my plot line has sorta taken it over...... :p

One thing else to establish is an end goal, so as we know when this is done. Options (off the cuff):

* when we've written 12 days' worth.
* when the animal-Quenya sequence, unwith sequence, Stamo/Mori sequence, and other sequences have run their course; which begs the question, what goals do you guys have for your characters?

[Undómë]

I'm sure we could use a number of those Yule days left to us to bring a close to the wight/Wenda scenario. I'm not sure we should drag it out much further than that. We can have sort of summing up epilogs at the end that bring us through the rest of the days and send our characters on.

As for old Goody - this will be her last Yule.

[littlemanpoet]

That makes sense to me, Undómë. I hope we hear from Arry, Envinyatar, and a lot of other folks, too.

I'm still not sure exactly how Wenda's going to come out in all this....

[Envinyatar]

I'm in agreement about where to end the game - shortly after the resolve of the creature's demise.

I'd like not to tip my hand a lot concerning my two characters. They will certainly help against the creature, if those in the Inn have not figured out a way themselves. And I like the idea of the individual epilogs - where I can clear up a little of the mystery surrounding them.

[piosenniel]

Little wren here, too . . .

I believe we animals will help, too, as we can . . . at least the stout-hearted, if too fond of drink, wren will. ;)

Child -- how about old Owlie? :)

I like the idea of it winding down once the danger is passed . . .

[Arry]

The three brothers will live through the ordeal, despite Willem's thoughts to the contrary. :)

Nerindel

You mentioned a "Hell's Sword' - will Arato offer his services?

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I would really like to see the 'defeat' of the creature as a concerted effort - and not just the heroics of one person. Can we do that?

-- Arry

[Nerindel]

Nerindel

You mentioned a "Hell's Sword' - will Arato offer his services?

Yes Arato will offer his services, there is much more to him than first mets the eye. I am at the moment reckoning with a few things about his past that will become previlant but he is there watching and listening to all :P

The sword itself was created with purpose, and can only be wielded by Arato, any others attempting to touch the weapon will feel the icy pull of death come over them and fall into despair, this comes from touching the Void! ;)

Envinyatar if my suspicions are correct about Stamo and Mori, then they may know who and what Arato is and was!

Mara is still struggling with her last vision after Wenda's revelations, she is unsure as to weather her vision was that of what past as Wenda described or of what is yet to come. The workings of Irmo are oft unclear to her and never fully formed images, more sounds and feelings that often help her sense when danger approaches.

[littlemanpoet]

I'd like not to tip my hand a lot concerning my two characters.My lips are sealed (Envin told me somewhat once upon a time)...

I would really like to see the 'defeat' of the creature as a concerted effort - and not just the heroics of one person. Can we do that?This is a great idea! But how?!? Maybe only the writing of it will help clear that up, but maybe we can offer some suggestions?

Just so you all know what I've had in mind with this "unwight": I purposely designed the being to be wraith-like, to sort of give that same feel as Frodo had on Weathertop, of a powerful negative force from the spirit realm. To that end, I came the idea that this is an evil Maiar that had been tempted into evil by Melkor early in the First Age, and was in Thangorodrim/Angband most of the time, maybe as a torturer/twister of Elves into Orcness? (just thought of that now, not really important) Anyway, my plausable little theory is that this evil Maiar got trapped in the deeps of Angband in the cataclysm at the end of the First Age, and remained imprisoned there throughout the Second Age. The cataclsym of at the end of the Second Age, which drowned Numenor and altered the 'circles of the world', wrenched this nameless evil Maiar from its prison, and it has been roaming in the north for a few years, wreaking havoc upon the few creatures it meets (mostly polar bears and what-not) until it gets far south enough to confront Wenda and the village it destroys.

Make sense?

Maybe that will help us in figuring out how our characters might help defeat it...

Envinyatar if my suspicions are correct about Stamo and Mori, then they may know who and what Arato is and was!Well, what a confounding bit of mystery and power we have going at this humble Green Man Free House! :eek: I eagerly await the build up, climax, denouement, and epilogues. :)

[Child of the 7th Age]

Great Owl would definitely like to give it a shot! Let's involve the animals in the story line, please. Let me drop a pm to Tevildo who also played the cat.

BTW, I tried to get on the BD late last night, but couldn't access the site for two hours or more. Finally, I gave up and went to bed.

[Tevildo]

Yes, please, my cat would like to participate. I do have a possible angle here. As Piosenniel and Child of the 7th Age know from the Inn, Tevildo is under the illusion that he was once a member of Melkor's household, charged with the gathering of meat. He has many memories from the First Age which is why he spoke with the two-leggeds in the long robes.

I personally believe that Tevildo was not a member of Melkor's following, but has "inherited dreams" in the same way that JRRT and his son did concerning Numenor and the great wave. Tevildo's ancestors (like all cats :D ) apparently had dealings with Melkor and can remember many things about life in the Dark Lord's household.

It is quite possible that he will be able to remember something about this wraith thing if and when he sees him. Perhaps he will remember horrible scenes in the dungeon when poor Elves were being tortured and such.

Would something like this work as one small piece in unravelling this puzzle?

[littlemanpoet]

Animal writers, play it up, I say! :)
This unwraith is going to be so harrassed by an erstwhile "battle of bywater" event, I think.... I just hope it doesn't get tooooo funny. :p

EDIT: Great post, Child! That'll help to balance the comic with the serious. Snow Owl has some great ideas, I'm thinking....

Also, when Wenda is a reindeer, I suppose she thinks and communicates like an animal. It probably doesn't carry over into any ability to understand animals' 'words' when she's in human form, but there is a base level of understanding and sympathy.... I'll keep that in mind as I write.

[Envinyatar]

Save filled . . .

[Envinyatar]

Save filled - Mori has spoken to Tevildo.

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Undómë

Thanks for the use of your character. Let me know if I need to edit anything.

-E-

[littlemanpoet]

I have yet to read Envinyatar's filled save, but I'll ask anyway: Is there anything that anybody wants to post before I move time along toward sundown and a certain confrontation.....?

[Tevildo]

Littlemanpoet -

Tevildo needs to respond to Mori, but I've posted a save. From my perspective, feel free to move ahead

[Nerindel]

Mara too needs to reply;to Stamo. My save is up and I hope to fill it today :)

[Arry]

So - I guess I will put up a SAVE for whatever the Hobbits can plan to do.

I take it you're moving us on to the confrontation with the creature? Is that correct?

If so - are we (the characters) simply to be surprised by it? Or will they have a plan in place?

[littlemanpoet]

So - I guess I will put up a SAVE for whatever the Hobbits can plan to do.

I take it you're moving us on to the confrontation with the creature? Is that correct?

If so - are we (the characters) simply to be surprised by it? Or will they have a plan in place?
That depends on what we establish here on the discussion thread. If we want to tell each other what we have planned, and use that to co-ordinate what we plan to do, that's great! Or else, if we want to surprise each other, we more or less plan "on the fly", letting our creative whims lead us through this. Both ways are equally valid, in my book. Just let me know if you need to put something up before I move the time along.....

[Tevildo]

My save is filled. Tevildo has made two suggestions: that you confront this creature at the moment of dawn when his strength begins to ebb and that, until this point, you not look directly at his shadow visage and form.

[littlemanpoet]

My save is filled. Tevildo has made two suggestions: that you confront this creature at the moment of dawn when his strength begins to ebb and that, until this point, you not look directly at his shadow visage and form.A very wise cat! Now to see if Wenda heeds this sage advice..... :rolleyes:

[Child of the 7th Age]

Save filled..... Wren is now under Owl's watchful eye, though I don't believe he knows that.

A generic question. Are we strictly tied to the Inn in terms of locale (as we normally would be in the Green Dragon), or can we have a first glimpse of this nasty Wraith wrecking havoc (maybe through Wren's and Owl's eyes?) some distance away?

[littlemanpoet]

Save filled..... Wren is now under Owl's watchful eye, though I don't believe he knows that.

A generic question. Are we strictly tied to the Inn in terms of locale (as we normally would be in the Green Dragon), or can we have a first glimpse of this nasty Wraith wrecking havoc (maybe through Wren's and Owl's eyes?) some distance away?Applying Pio's advice to writers at The Eorling Mead Hall, since this is Rohan, you have more freedom; just include the location of your post in the Title field.

[Nerindel]

Yay at last my ISP has finally fixed my bad connection and I can post again, so back on topic I have finally filled my save ;)

[littlemanpoet]

My save is filled. Sorry for the delay - the weather seems to have made dialing up (and staying up) nigh to impossible the last day or two. I'm looking forward to the reactions. I'm sending the three reindeer in the general direction of where Goody seemed to be suggesting the Green Man is to be found - - - if such a thing is possible.... ?

[piosenniel]

Child . . . Owl

Wren's delivered some news to you which may be of interest to those gathered in the Inn.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Many thanks for the nod. I hope to follow up tomorrow.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Sorry I'm late. Post is up.

[littlemanpoet]

I want to come up with a name for the Ent, but I haven't thought of any yet. This is NOT Treebeard even though it may sound like him. This is a fir-tree Ent, with appropriate soft but flowing and long-branched beard, and eyebrows with long needles for hair.

Any ideas? Nerindil, would you be willing to incorporate the Ent's "naming" into your next post?

some possible names right off the top of my head (and they ain't great!):

Windbranch
Windbeam
Greenbeard .... which has interesting confluences with the whole Green Man subtheme....I like this one best, but am open to more suggestions...

[Arry]

Just to let you know - since an Ent has been introduced into the story, I'm going to leave the Hobbits in the Inn so that there is no contact.

[littlemanpoet]

Just to let you know - since an Ent has been introduced into the story, I'm going to leave the Hobbits in the Inn so that there is no contact.
Sorry to put such limitations on you, but good point. Hadn't thought about that.... Still, the Ent isn't going to come anywhere near the Green Man Free House. He has no interest in leaving his forest.

[Nerindel]

Any ideas? Nerindil, would you be willing to incorporate the Ent's "naming" into your next post?

yup not a problem LMP, I quite like Greenbeard too.

[Tevildo]

Save finally filled. I picked up on what Littlemanpoet said. Hope this is ok.

If edits are needed, let me know.

[Envinyatar]

How soon do you want the confrontation with the creature?

And how do you want to play it? Are there any ideas of how the creature is to be taken care of - other than a direct confrontation with the two tall men?

Will someone take a first stab at it?

Just trying to get a general idea of how everyone wants to approach this part of the game.

- E -

[littlemanpoet]

I'm tempted to put in my Save now, but I think I'll wait and see what shakes out over the next day or two (fingers are willfully kept from going back and making that Save for fear of not getting in line quick enough....). No, I ain't gonna. No. :p

[littlemanpoet]

I've been waiting for Nerindel to fill her save. Nerindel?

[Nerindel]

Sorry sorry My son has been using the comp for his school project and I have been barely able to get near it, but my save is now filled.

[Child of the 7th Age]

My save is filled.

[littlemanpoet]

I'm in a little bit of a quandary. We're talking about a former servant of Morgoth, a relatively high ranking one. "Cook" may not seem so high, but "Chief Torturer and Enforcer" is a different story. So what we have here is a Maia that is obviously not as great as Morgoth, and I'll say also not as great as Sauron. Were the Dragons more powerful than Balrogs, or vice versa? Gandalf the Grey fought a Balrog and barely won. Gandalf the White was about even with the Lord of the Nazgul. Our two Blue Istari are individually probably just a little weaker than Gandalf the Grey, and probably a reasonable bit stronger than Radagast. So I'm thinking that this evil Maiar is a good deal more powerful than one Blue Istari, but weaker than both together. Sound fair?

[Envinyatar]

Sorry - I've been snowed under with work and other RL concerns.

I will most likely fill my SAVE tomorrow. I'm still trying to decide how far I'll take it.

[Tevildo]

I have a question, Littlemanpoet and Envinyatar. Is this creepy shadow thing still supposed to be "alive" after the istari confront the thing (whatever alive means in terms of a shadow?) Or are the two istari going to overpower it for once and all? I guess I'm trying to understand if this will be the final confrontation, or if this will be a lead up to some other concluding scene?

Does anyone know?

[littlemanpoet]

My take on it is that even if the two Blue Istari can overpower it, they can't kill it because evil as it is, it still derives its existence from Eru. It must be cast into the Void. Do the Blue Istari have the power to do that? If not, then it must be imprisoned over again somewhere in Middle Earth. Those are the options as far as I can figure them.

I seem to recall that Nerindel had a character (not Mara) with a rather potent sword... ?

[Envinyatar]

There is another option the two Istari have; that is, if they are on the verge of being swallowed up by this creature.

However, it should only be used as a last resort.

Nerindel - are you planning on having your man with the sword come in at sometime?

LMP - have you named the creature and was he originally a maiar associated with Melkor or was he corrupted from another of the Valar's people?

[littlemanpoet]

There is another option the two Istari have; that is, if they are on the verge of being swallowed up by this creature.

However, it should only be used as a last resort. I think it would make for a better story if we brought this all the way through to the last resort.

Nerindel - are you planning on having your man with the sword come in at sometime?I for one would like to see this carried through.

LMP - have you named the creature and was he originally a maiar associated with Melkor or was he corrupted from another of the Valar's people?I haven't named it. Do you think I should? This is one of Melkor's own.

[Envinyatar]

Rose

I've moved my post below your SAVE so that White Paw can join in.




Credits to JRR Tolkien for the phrase: "like the glitter of swords, like the rush of leaves in a great wind or the fall of stones in the mountains" -- it's from the War of the Jewels, describing the Valarin language.

[Rose]

Thanks! I've filled my save; the hound has joined you. :)

[Tevildo]

the hound has joined you.

Oh, no! From Tevildo's perspective, this is almost as bad as the shadow creature.

Save filled.

[Nerindel]

bah stuff and fluff, if I had time I would definately banish both work and the need to decorate to Mordor, then perhaps I can finally get some peace to write!!! Well anyway back on topic I have begun filling save #118

I was thinking of having our dear seerer see something that may put our young Wenda in danger a little further down the line? LMP how do feel about your shadow engulfing someone or something Wenda trusts... perhaps one of her fellow reindeer???

As for my man with the sword, I'll see what I can do. There is a decidedly more grey area to Arato and he will think a little like the thing he stalks. And the sword...hmm Well it is rumoured to have been crafted by Aule, but I am wondering how it could help.... perhaps open a fissure of some kind, maybe? well I'm open to suggestions.

[littlemanpoet]

Hmmmmm..... I had seen this winding down rather soon. What do you have in mind, Nerindel? How is the shadow going to get past the Mori and Stamo?

[Envinyatar]

Unless the creature withdraws completely from Mori and Stamo, I can't really see him getting past them.

And even then, they will pursue him and attempt to put themselves between him and his prey. But - since they are his objects of desire at the moment, why would he withdraw?

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Edit:

Old Goody has invoked their patron. Should the two feel inadequate to the task at hand, he will step in for a brief moment.

And, well . . . the creature will be toast . . .

[Child of the 7th Age]

Nerindel,

I've been away for several days and just got back to see your edit in post #118 that involved Owl. Will you be adding to that post, since it says "to be continued"? I see you also have a later save up. Please let me know about #118. I'd like to post for Owl but I hesitate to do so until I know what your group is doing. (I can have him fly back to Mori and Stamo, or stay with you folk....)

Thanks.

[Nerindel]

No go ahead and post Child I've edited it to finish as is.

As to what our group is doing I'm at a loss, if Mori and Stamo are going to finish the creature off now, where does Greenbread figure in this story, is he to merely provide sanctuary for Wenda? where do you want to go with this LMP

Another question would be would not this creature figure that he is out matched by the two istari...perhaps being weaker than he once was, he decides to back off and go after Wenda, perhaps her fea would add greatly to his strength??? I'm sure he could root a few trees in an attempt to slow down Mori and Stamo and perhaps in the doing so stir Greenbread into helping somehow??? just a thought.

At the moment I am reluctant to bring Arato back in as it seems a bit much and too far of a stretch to have three against one, but it could perhaps tip the balance enough for the creature to retreat..... let me know what the rest of you think?

[littlemanpoet]

Another question would be would not this creature figure that he is out matched by the two istari...perhaps being weaker than he once was, he decides to back off and go after Wenda, perhaps her fea would add greatly to his strength??? I'm sure he could root a few trees in an attempt to slow down Mori and Stamo and perhaps in the doing so stir Greenbread into helping somehow??? just a thought.

Green bread? :p

I like this direction, though. I can see this maiar thinking this kind of thing. Also, he'll be interested in also consuming Greenbeard and Mara while he's at Wenda. Therefore, Arato may be quite useful after all, if only he has the means of banishing this maiar to the void. Or have we rejected that?

[Nerindel]

Green bread? :p

oh oops, my apologies to his Entishness. :p

Therefore, Arato may be quite useful after all, if only he has the means of banishing this maiar to the void. Or have we rejected that?

Hmmm I thought we had found it to be too far of a stretch that the sword would be that powerful, mmm what if instead of opening the void it could be used in some other fashion... perhaps entombing the creature below the Iron mountains? As the sword was forged by Aule perhaps it could draws upon the elements of the mountain to entomb this evil maiar without effecting the landscape without? Hmm.. but then how would we coerce this creature that has only just escaped a stone prison to walk willingly into another???? Any ideas?

[littlemanpoet]

Hmmm ... perhaps entombing the creature below the Iron mountains? As the sword was forged by Aule perhaps it could draws upon the elements of the mountain to entomb this evil maiar without effecting the landscape without?
Hmm..... I like it. Hmm.. but then how would we coerce this creature that has only just escaped a stone prison to walk willingly into another???? Any ideas?With bait. Wenda-bait! :p

[Nerindel]

Ok Wenda-bait it is then :P I don't have time to fill Arato's 'intervention' post tonight but I will get to it ASAP!

Happy Birthday!!! Btw LMP ;)

[Nerindel]

Save #126 is filled.

I intentionally had him wrongly second guess the evil maiar as he is as yet unware that Wenda and Mara have left the inn.

LMP if you want to change your post and have the creature sense him as well or perhaps the sword as it has a subtle power of its own *shrugs* Just because Arato thinks he has masked his presence doesn't necessarily mean it is so ;)

[littlemanpoet]

Nice touch, Nerindel. Having characters be wrong about something is not a thing this writer remembers to do too often, and it makes for nice plot twists. I'll edit my post to account for Arato and then post again as soon as I can. May not be until the morrow....

[littlemanpoet]

That was a great post, Envinyatar! :)

How do we want to proceed from here?

I'm a little befuddled by the comment from Stamo (?) about someone calling for someone's aid. Um, huh? :confused:

I hope that Old Goody continues her story, and I hope to see another post from Nerindel about probably both Mara and Arato.

Child, we do hope to see a post from you regarding your owl, to fill in that 11 day old 'save'. ;)

But as to the tale. How close a call do we want to make this?

[Envinyatar]

I'm a little befuddled by the comment from Stamo (?) about someone calling for someone's aid. Um, huh? :confused:


This is in reference to Undómë's post #125:


The old woman turned back to the fire. Her face seemed more tired and worn. Hot as they were now, the flames did not seem to warm her, but instead seemed to draw out her little store of energy. Leeching her until she seemed almost translucent; the shadowings of her bones moving or still beneath her pale, drawn skin her only solidness.

She too whispered low as the embers flickered and shifted in their dance of renewal.

Hunter, Rider . . .
Lord of Trees, Master of Hounds . . .
Winter’s Lord, Woodland Spirit . . .
We smaller spirits call to you

Speed now to us on silver shod with gold
And recall some pity for us in our need.


She is calling on The Hunter; though I doubt she knows his name as Oromë. He is the Huntsman of the Valar. And the Valar who sent the two blue robed istari and the one who hunted the creatures of Melkor in the early days.

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If you want to make this a fairly close call, then perhaps the two istari should go back to the Inn for some reason while Arato goes to protect Wenda and Mara. I can't see the creature lasting long against the two maiar.

What do the other gamers think?

[littlemanpoet]

Put it this way: a close call for Wenda. Mori and Stamo could with Arato be chasing the Maiar (what's his name?) and get to him just in the nick of time as he's trying to wrest Wenda's twin souls from her.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Littlemanpoet,

My sincere apologies. I will erase my save. I am bogged down with real life but there is a secondary problem here. To be truthful I have been stalling on this post because I am totally uncertain what to do with Owl. The way the story has panned out, there is no comfortable place for the animal creatures, since they are not the intended victims, nor do they have the power/clout to make any kind of positive contribution to killing the shadow thing. The best they can do is lie low or comment on what's going on.

Pio's and Tevildo's beasts have also stayed low (as have the hobbit folk at the actual Inn.) I don't know about Pio's characters but I do know Tevildo is hard put to come up with a meaningful way to involve the cat in the plot line and is therefore "sleeping it out".

From my personal perspective, there are two possibilities. Finish up the game quickly on the lines you've suggested...i.e, have a fast show down involving the major characters with the istari getting there after a near miss. The other option is to do what Envinyatar is suggesting. That idea looked interesting to me: that there be some kind of diversion that momentarily leads the wizards and the animal creatures back to the Inn. This would delay the wizards from confronting the nasty shadow, give the beasts and others at the Inn a chance to actually do something, presumably against some kind of threat. Once the Istari saw that the Inn folk and animals could stand up and fight on their own, they could even race back to help do in the shadow thing if that was desirable.

I am willing to go with either option, though the latter obviously has more leeway for my character. The advantage of option #1 (just focusing on the current central characters and plot) is that we get things tied up quickly. I can definitely understand if that's the preferred path. The advantage of inventing a sub-plot, by contrast, is that the original characters in the Inn would be able to lend a hand in some small way in the fight, plus Mori and Stamo would have an excuse for not being there right off to dispense with the shadow. The disadvantages of option #2 are that it would take longer to wrap up the story (even if we're careful to keep things short and sweet), and, sadly, I can't seem to come up with any credible notion as to what the threat to the Inn might be.

I would be quite happy to play this out along either of the lines outlined above but, like Envinyatar, would be curious to hear your thoughts on this.

P.S. For the moment, I will leave the save there until I can confirm the direction we're going. I will erase it later if it's not needed.

[Envinyatar]

The creature's names:

Tauramá (Mighty Hand) - original maiar name

Fëaricië (Soul Twister) - post corruption name

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Either way is fine with me to progress with the story.

If the istari do go back to the Inn, we could use the plot line that some of the dread-wolves (like the Wargs from the Hobbit) have become emboldened and are sweeping down from the hills toward the village . . .

Owl could get a message from wren about it, then the istari and Arato could split up . . .

Just a thought

[littlemanpoet]

Child, I am so sorry for not having even considered the story writing problems the animal and other character writers might be having! :eek: :( Thanks so much for bringing it up. I'm completely in favor of the evil maiar going back to the inn instead of straight to Wenda.

If everyone else is okay with it, I just need help knowing what I might need to edit in a few posts.

[Envinyatar]

We don't really need the creature to return to the Inn, do we?

Can we make it a more handleable problem and use the wolves?

[littlemanpoet]

Well, that's true..... they could be wargs...? (not werewolves) :p

[Tevildo]

Hey, I like this idea, especially wolves (regular wolves would work)....a really creepy pack of hungry wolves following along in the wake of the shadow thing. Maybe someone could do a post for the wolves as they make their way towards the north intending to join up with the shadow creature but then see the Inn in their path and decide to stop and have a little "snack" first. :eek:

I don't think bringing the big shadow thing back to the Inn is a good idea. The animals would have the same problem dealing with it there as they did out in the forest and plain. The creature is just too powerful for them to make any real contribution to its defeat. I think we need a "villain" that's more their own size. You could have cooperation between the animals and the people at the Inn in order to defeat the wolves.

[Child of the 7th Age]

I do like the idea of the wolves. If you'd like, I can do a post where Owl decides to fly back to the Inn and check on the animals there. This would be a credible choice for him since he is nominally "leader" of those animals. He can do a reconnaisance flight above the Inn to check that everything's alright, see a ravenous wolf pack approaching from the south, then head straight towards the Inn and hoot out a warning to the residents to get ready for a possible attack. Finally, he would race back to Mori and Stamo to beg for their assistance.

If you think this will work, let me know and I'll get the post up.

[piosenniel]

"Wren" checking in here. Ready and willing to pull out the tail hairs of some nasty wolf and peck their evil little eyes out!!!!

Sincerely, the bloodthirsty, and sober at the moment, bird

[littlemanpoet]

I'm really excited to see this taking off for the inndwellers and animals. It was needed. Thanks, Child, for speaking up. :)

[Child of the 7th Age]

Owl should take flight tomorrow.... He had plans for tonight but got waylaid by an attack of the Easterlings in the Shire.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Save filled.

Good grief! I haven't the slightest idea how Owl can make known the danger he's seen and heard. Now that Mori and Stamo have left, how will those inside the Inn understand what is going on as they speak a different tongue? Right now all the animals have gathered in the courtyard and are making very loud, disruptive noises. Anyone care to have a stab at resolving this?

[Child of the 7th Age]

Save filled again.

Envinyatar -

When your characters arrive, they may notice a large mob of animals who have crowded into the Inn, hoping to get protection for their young ones. :rolleyes:

Good luck in sorting this out.....

[Envinyatar]

SAVE filled :)

Do you want to start the attack of the Wolves, Child? Once we've done some brief posts maybe on getting ready for the attack?

- E -

[Arry]

The Hobbits have offered a plan that might make the wolves a more manageable foe . . .

Will Owl speak to his fellow birds and see if they would help?

Also, Huan, does Birger want to help the Hobbits? Does he have a bow he could use? Or even a good sling to throw little bladder-skins of oil at the wolves and rocks and whatever you can think of.

[Child of the 7th Age]

My save is filled with the description of the band. I hope I have the time of day right. (I have lost track of day and night.) I will edit if needed.

Tomorrow I hope to post for Owl.

[piosenniel]

Tevildo attempts to organize the birds for the attack....


Oooooh . . . this should be interesting . . . :D

[Tevildo]

Yum, yum. Songbirds..... :eek:

Tevildo has posed a question to Owl.

[Tevildo]

I am so happy to see that Wren is volunteering for Tevildo's songbird brigade. :p

[piosenniel]

A cautious Wren awaits Tevildo's telling of the plan . . . :)

[piosenniel]

Let's start moving to the end of this game, please.

Nerindel - please get your SAVE in post #144 filled.

lmp - perhaps you and Nerindel can discuss what needs to be done to bring Arato/Wenda's/the Creature's part of the game to some conclusion.

Child, Tevildo, Envin, Rose, Huan, Arry - can you move your wolf attack along?

Undómë - what do you want to do with Goody?

~*~ Pio

[Undómë]

Old Goody's part in this should be done in about 1 or 2 more posts beyond the SAVE I put up.

~ U

[littlemanpoet]

Nerindel has not been around much. Her last activity anywhere was May 3.

This makes it difficult to do much wrapping up of anything. I'll PM her and see what I can find out.

[Child of the 7th Age]

I will try to get the animals a bit more organized tomorrow (real time).

[Nerindel]

Save #144 is filled over to you LMP

[littlemanpoet]

RL is inflicting me now! :eek: I'll reread yours and post up mine as soon as I have half an hour somewhere in the next day or so..... :rolleyes:

[Child of the 7th Age]

Tevildo and Wren - I've put up a general description of what the songbirds and cats are doing. If there are any problems with this, let me know.

I've also put up a save for the wolves that I hope to get at tomorrow. As the battle begins, please feel free to post your own individual battles with the wolves in addition to the intermittant descriptions I put up.

[piosenniel]

The little birds have attacked . . . and though a number have fallen, they press on in their attack against the mangy beasts!

~*~ Pio

[Rose]

2 of the wolves now lie dead - score 1 each for the brown bear and White Paw with his two brothers.

:p

[Huan]

:D

Birger and one of the cats has nearly disabled another one!

[Arry]

We little folk have the wolves in some disarray . . . :D


Wolfy, wolfy, burning bright
In the inn yard late that night,
What brave Halfling's skillful eye
Assaults thy fearful symmetry?

Against what darkling deeps and skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
What little wings dared to aspire
To stop you cold with ash and fire?

[Undómë]

Well, the two tall men have been posed a question. I'll be interested to see what your response is, Envinyatar. :)

[Envinyatar]

Child

Shall I wrap up the battle with the wolves or would you be able to do it?

[Envinyatar]

Child

I've put up a SAVE for a final post for the Inn battle. I'll probably move time forward a little too and have my two characters leave.

Is this OK with you?

[Child of the 7th Age]

Many thanks. Sounds good to me.

[littlemanpoet]

I foresee one wrap up post regarding the Wenda part of this story while it is at Fir Hill. Then I see another epilogue type post with Wenda back at the Green Man, dealing with her loss. I hope we can have a bit of a slow end like we had a slow beginning, with the highly exciting plot sandwiched between words of wisdom and joy and whatever else....

[Child of the 7th Age]

My bad....

I have finally filled in this save (#157), (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=469925&postcount=157) and placed another one at the end of the string for comments by the poor ravaged wolves.

[Envinyatar]

My last SAVE is filled.

The wolves, or what remains of them, have been chased far away from the inn.

Morinehtar and Romestamo, the two tall men, have left The Green Man.

- E -

[Child of the 7th Age]

My save is filled. The wolves have decided to head east. They are most distressed that the two-leggeds cheated by enlisting the aid of birds and beasts.

[Tevildo]

Save filled. :p

[littlemanpoet]

I guess my next post will be on the new Day, with Wenda and company returning to the Green Man. I can wait as long as you folks need me to before that happens.

[Huan]

I'm fine with moving forward to the new day, if everyone else is.

[Undómë]

Me, too! :D

~ U

[Child of the 7th Age]

Sounds good.

[Tevildo]

Tevildo the Cat is ready to move forward. Actually, the cat in the game is sound asleep and won't wake up till the next morning, so until you move I can't really post again for him!

[piosenniel]

Wren is ready to move forward . . . :)

~*~ Pio

[Undómë]

I put a SAVE up on the RPG thread. It will be just a time turner.

Night has passed; the new day dawns - that way any creature/person who wishes to be up and about in the morning can go ahead and post.

[littlemanpoet]

Wenda and friends will return to the Green Man about mid-morning, I'm thinking. Do you think it appropriate for a certain Ent to accompany them all the way back? I'd love to write it, but only if you folks think it fits.

[Undómë]

Old Goody would love to catch a glimpse of the Ent! :D

~ U

[littlemanpoet]

Old Greenbeard would be most intrigued with Old Goody, I think. Okay, I'll write it. She can decide if he qualifies as a "Green Man". :)

[piosenniel]

How about we move this game on to it's ending now. I'd like to see it wrapped up by the end of this month.

~*~ Pio

[littlemanpoet]

Fine with me. I could move this right to mid-morning if there are no objections.

[Undómë]

That's fine with Old Goody! :)

~ U

[Tevildo]

Tevildo has made the momentous decision to stay at the Inn for a space of time to enjoy the bowls of milk and assorted snacks as well as to tease the birds in the neighborhood. He is unlikely to post again in this game, as he is snoozing the day away in recuperating from his illness.

I have enjoyed writing with everyone, and hope I will have another chance to see you again.

[littlemanpoet]

I'll try to get a post up today.

[littlemanpoet]

I'm on vacation June 15 to June 20. My computer access will be limited.

[Undómë]

Old Goody is now done . . .

My apologies and thanks to Dylan Thomas for the borrowing of parts of his lovely poem.

NIce writing with you all!

~ U

[Child of the 7th Age]

I erased my save since it did not seem appropriate to have the animals trooping off in the midst of Goody's demise. I've placed my last post in box #174, appended to Tevildo's. The animals have departed.

Many thanks everyone for a fine story! And especially to Littlemanpoet....

[littlemanpoet]

Many thanks everyone for a fine story! And especially to Littlemanpoet....Not sure I deserve the special mention, but thanks. :) I'm feeling a little unfinished with Wenda. I need something to resolve her situation; can't leave her in the throes of depression for the rest of her life. Even Frodo got to go West for healing.....

[littlemanpoet]

I've PM'd Rose, asking for her help, to use White Paw (or his 'dad') to bring Wenda out of her funk. It needs a beast with heart and smarts. Should be the last quick set of posts, please don't close the thread yet.....

[Rose]

LMP

I've posted for White Paw. Hope you can work with it.

:)

-o- Rose

[littlemanpoet]

LMP

I've posted for White Paw. Hope you can work with it.

:)

-o- Rose
Thanks very much, Rose! :) I'll check it out and I hope have a post up by the end of the night.

[piosenniel]

Shall I move the Yule Log to Elvenhome now? Is everyone finished with their part?

~*~ Pio

[Child of the 7th Age]

I am finished, Pio.

[Rose]

White Paw and family are all done.

Pleasure to write with you all.

[littlemanpoet]

All set.

[Tevildo]

Also finished. Have enjoyed the game.

[piosenniel]

~*~ Finis ~*~

[piosenniel]

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