Thanks for the responses.
Based on who is still actually writing, our characters are:
- Nuru: Liornung and Leafa
- LMP: Raefindan, Ædegard, Jorje (Marigold too for what it's worth), and Tharonwë
- Imladris: Aeron & Gwyllion
- Fea: Indil
- Firefoot: Rûgh
- Formy: Bergil
Those characters that have lost their writers are:
- Mellonin, sister of Mellondu (Helen)
- Mellondu, within whom lives Amroth (Helen)
- Ravion the Ranger and interested in Mellonin (Orual)
- Saethryd (Celuien)
- Bella (Aylwen Dreamsong)
- Erebemlin (Alaklondewen) & Taitheneb (who is already dispensed with)
Here's my proposal:
1. Have Ravion, Bella, Leafa and Ældewynn discover that Mellonin has received a severe head wound and needs to stay right where she is until they are sure she will live, and then they determine that she must be taken back to civilization. So they stay.
2. But word must reach the others, so Liornung volunteers to follow them and Jorje goes with him; but Ravion's ranger skills will be needed to help Liornung find the trail; once this is accomplished, Ravion urgently returns to Saethryd's cottage. Of course, they don't know that Rûgh is watching all of this and could have shown Liornung the way without Ravion having to go through all of this back-and-forth-ing.
3. Traps and whatnot start waylaying the party, and Erebemlin goes down with a wound (mortal?). Mellondu is the only npc that remains, beause he's essential to the plot. Unless we have it that Mellondu is discovered as Amroth's host by Tharonwë, and naturally Tharonwë tries to kill him (and succeeds?). But in the nick of time, Amroth somehow (we can figure it out later) conveys himself to another of the group (Bergil? Liornung? Aeron? ... not Raefindan because he already has Imrazor to dream about). And things move forward.
What do you think? Are there any other questions as to plot outline?