Assigned to Mordor Planning/Discussion Thread

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Alli, once she wakes up, is NOT going to want to kill Mardil. If she was lucid, she'd remember that he'd come back to life anyhow, but she's not lucid and she thinks she's in love. Sort of. She's a girl. It's confusing. She likes Aimè better though, since he didn't hold a knife to her throat in an SUV.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

So Alli won't be involved in the fight at all? If she doesn't want Mardil to die then she can't go near him or he'll be able to kill her.

You want to be a classic damsel-in-distress looking on, don't you?

[the phantom]

Anyway, I would have thought Mardil would make a rather sophisticated and coherent Werewolf.

Heh. Okay, I suppose that could be amusing. Instead of Werewolf-Mardil being a mindless beast, make him a very evil human with wolfish features.

When writing his character, think "What would Phantom-Wolf do in this situation?" After all, it was the phantom who bit him, so it stands to reason Mardil would take after him.

As far as adding drama and looking for a way to kill him, remember this from Werewolf XII, Erbar Telamarth-

Phantom destroyed countless villages over the next two years, but, suddenly and unexpectedly, the man inside triumphed over the werewolf and Phantom cast the evil spirit from his own body- something no werewolf had ever done.

I think it makes sense to remember Barrow-Downs history when dealing with a Barrow-Downs based anachronism. Perhaps the phantom passed on to Mardil not only the curse of the werewolf, but also the ability to fight it more than others.

For instance, the fiendish Werewolf-Mardil might manage to gain the upper hand in the struggle (toss the Hunter's weapons away and stun him) and have Alli at his mercy, but at this critical time maybe Mardil could put the brakes on his wolvish side for just long enough for the Hunter to snatch up his crossbow and kill him.

That might provide some drama. It would allow for a fight, give Werewolf-Mardil an opportunity to gloat over his victory in an arrogant Phantomish sort of way, allow Alli the chance to be confused about her thoughts (I like this guy, but he's about to kill me), and give Eomer the chance to make a difficult crossbow shot (maybe Eomer could be trapped beneath something and so can't move to get a better shot, and Alli is between him and Mardil, and so Eomer must squeeze off a shot within an inch of Alli's head/neck/chest in order to hit Mardil).

[littlemanpoet]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Heh. Okay, I suppose that could be amusing. Instead of Werewolf-Mardil being a mindless beast, make him a very evil human with wolfish features.

Sorry to put the kabosh on this, but the Blue Istari have purposefully made him of animal mind.

I think it makes sense to remember Barrow-Downs history when dealing with a Barrow-Downs based anachronism. Perhaps the phantom passed on to Mardil not only the curse of the werewolf, but also the ability to fight it more than others.

I'm not putting the kabosh on this.

For instance, the fiendish Werewolf-Mardil might manage to gain the upper hand in the struggle (toss the Hunter's weapons away and stun him) and have Alli at his mercy, but at this critical time maybe Mardil could put the brakes on his wolvish side for just long enough for the Hunter to snatch up his crossbow and kill him.

Juuuuust long enough.

That might provide some drama. It would allow for a fight, give Werewolf-Mardil an opportunity to gloat over his victory in an arrogant Phantomish sort of way, allow Alli the chance to be confused about her thoughts (I like this guy, but he's about to kill me), and give Eomer the chance to make a difficult crossbow shot (maybe Eomer could be trapped beneath something and so can't move to get a better shot, and Alli is between him and Mardil, and so Eomer must squeeze off a shot within an inch of Alli's head/neck/chest in order to hit Mardil).

In all of this, remember that the Blue Istari have rendered Mardil virtually animal of mind, with the human deeply buried. Not that there can't be a fleeting moment of self-control, but nothing so double-personed as the movie's version of Gollum/Smeagol; not even Tolkien's version.

[the phantom]

Aye aye, chief.

Well, you heard him, Hunter and Seer. Hop to it. I'm leaving the writing of this part to you.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I'm rather liking what y'all have planned. Count Alli in as the hung-over helpless beauty. Maybe she'll fight past her nasty headache long enough to plead to the ever-so-powerful-and-totally-winning Mardil about how he's not an evil person... how there is still a drop of humanity... how she... loves [?]... him.

Maybe not.

Maybe Illamatar could show up and add some spice. That's always fun.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

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