[Anguirel]

RESULTS OF DAY ONE

Ingwe had never been so insulted. He raised up all the Vanyar menfolk with not-that-fiery oratory.

"Is this not a disgrace, my braves? That the Valar have stopped cuddling us? I say we rebel, and, er, sail to Middle-earth..."

So devoted were they that the men of the Vanyar followed him with one heart. And they approached the Teleri to find ships.

And Ingwe said, "My lord Olwe, we're, er, planning to rebel and colonise Middle-arth. Can we have some transport please?"

And King Olwe did say, "Get lost, wimp." And the Vanyar did crawl off in sorrow and abashment. Yet Ingwe, full of hope, ordered them to craft vessels of their own.

Never was such a lovely sight as the Vanyar fleet seen, and the Teleri watched on the shores in awe. For the hulls were made of silver and gold, and studded with gleaming gems.

Alas, the Vanyar were not learned in sea-craft. Gold does not float. And the bards of the Teleri crafted a song of the drowning of the Vanyar:

"Then the corpses began to trail their way
Back to our fair country, home of the Fair Elves
And their fair hair was awfully bedraggled."

The women of the Vanyar made some little dole and moan, then embraced emancipation and became Valkyries.

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RESULTS OF THE CHALLENGE

Although the Elves had contemptuously rejected Ingwe's partying suggestion and guarded the Trees, the Valar had still attended Manwe's festival. All but Melkor.

For he joined with Ungoliant on a terrible and underhand assault on the Trees. Only a crowd of intimidated Noldor stood between him and his prize.

Then Feanor drew his sword, and Melkor made a mental note that he should have taught the Noldor weaponcraft after destroying the Trees, not before, as all the rest followed suit...ever cunning, he legged it, pretending he had never been there.

Yet the battle between the House of Finwe and Ungoliant was fierce. Amrod fell, and Angrod, unprotected by the armour of interesting characterisation. Fingon had been sent to alert the Valar; and Tulkas arrived, and Ungoliant prudently retreated.

The first task was won. But it was discovered that Melkor had secretly raided Formenos, cut Finwe into pieces and stolen the Silmarilli! And Feanor named him Morgoth, Dark Enemy of the World...

The contestants:

Tribes

VALAR

Manwe
Ulmo
Aule
Tulkas
Namo aka Mandos
Orome
Lorien
Varda
Yavanna
Nienna
Este
Vana
Vaire
Nessa

NOLDOR

Feanor
Fingolfin
Finarfin
Maedhros
Maglor
Celegorm
Caranthir
Curufin
Amras
Fingon
Turgon
Aredhel
Finrod
Artanis aka Galadriel
Orodreth
Aegnor

TELERI

Olwe

MAIA

Osse
Uinen
Eonwe
Huan
Olorin
Tilion
Arien

VANYAR

Indis
Amarie

FORCES OF EVIL

Morgoth
Ungoliant

It's Day Two in Valinor. The second task: DIPLOMACY. Prevent any slaying of Elf by Elf.

Today, as an experiment, voting will continue till 7:30 am GMT tomorrow, as I know some weren't able to make the last Day. That means I'll be sleeping for most of the voting and a running tally kept by someone else would be really helpful.