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[Firefoot]

A plea: a lot of people don't seem to be putting very much effort into this. It really is a lot more fun for everyone if you try to put together something interesting and thought-out, especially for the person that you're doing. Too many people have just been doing a line or two with the very barest facts found in that user's profile or just things they already know. If you don't know very much about a person, try doing some research. You might learn some interesting things. For example, I knew next to nothing about Legolas in Spandex...

Legolas is a fairly new Downer, having joined last month. She is a highschooler who loves to draw, and is on DeviantArt. She also plays the clarinet and guitar. Her birthday is the 4th of December.

She is currently reading LotR for the first time and very recently finished FotR. She has read a little bit of the Sil. She got into LotR because of the movies, and she also has a friend who is quite into LotR. She is quite the fan of the movies and enjoys several things about them including the music, effects, and settings. Her favorite character is presumably Legolas.

She likes songs of travel and adventure.

She has posted mostly in M-E mirth, but also has several posts in the Movies, Barrow Downs, and N&N fora.

[JennyHallu]

Here, dear, see if this meets with your satisfaction.

Firefoot is a high-school student, born on September 28th about 16 years ago, I think, though that is a guess, who has been a member of the 'Downs for over two years now. She is devoted to the Lutheran church she attends with her family (and some of her extended family) in the American midwest: so much so that she spent her spring break on a missions trip in New Orleans helping to clean up the city. She is athletic, and enjoys playing soccer, if not the smell of a well-used soccer gym bag.

She has a younger brother who is 14. This may be the source of her need for an outlet on the Downs (I remember when my brother was 14) and asserts that playing in RPGs such as the Eorling Mead Hall and Island of Sorrow keep her cheerful. It is certain that her eloquent and well-written additions to those threads keep the rest of us entertained.

She loves puns and puzzles--just look at her signature! She also loves horses and the Veggie Tales series. She is taking Latin, and enjoys it, which is insane. My justification for saying this is that I found it boring. Certain respected tests have advised her to date Aragorn.

She reads much more than just Tolkien, and enjoys books by Tad Williams, Robert Jordan, and Brian Jacques.

She is not fond of packaging, snow plow drivers, grammar errors from her teachers, and people who block hallways. She is a bit of a pyromaniac. Good for you!

And since this is a Tolkien site, her favorite characters are Frodo, Aragorn, Eowyn, and Feanor, and she is much less fond of Tom and Treebeard. She was first introduced to Tolkien at the age of twelve and unfortunately the disease was fatal.

[Legolas in spandex]

Originally Posted by Firefoot

A plea: a lot of people don't seem to be putting very much effort into this. =

Gil-Galad has his name from a character discussed by Aragorn in the Fellowhship . This character was an elven king who seemed to have a very shiny shield. Gil-Galad loves puns as he calls himself "Pun-master of awesomeness". He has posted in many places I have. He seems to partake in Star Wars humor as his e-mail is udonotknowthejedi@hotmail.com. His birthday is Oct.30, 1989, making him around 16 years of age. He loves computer games. He welcomes people frequently in the "Introduce Yourself column" and he is part of the "Mount Zoom Challenge."

I hope that was a good bit better. Sorry for my uninthusiasm. Nice e-mail Gil-Galad. Very unique.

[Lhunardawen]

Ahem. I think we're getting a bit lost here.

Thank you Firefoot for voicing out what HerenIstarion would have, and everyone for heeding it.

I just want to remind you all that we have a ten-person rule - you can't "do" someone within ten posts following your last.

If anyone would listen to me, I believe the thread should commence with a post on Jenny. Don't do one on me, please. Thanks!

[Farael]

JennyHallu is not real. Or so she will make you believe if she ever introduces herself to you. It seems that for some reason or another (which she told me and I promptly forgot) she introduced herself as a Mass Hallucination.... and so that became her nickname for a while. Then it got shortened to JennyHallu which, if you ask me and I know you didn't, is much better. Or at least shorter.

She is married, so hands off all of you wraiths. She has somewhat recently moved some place away from her home town, which is a double blessing. First of all, I am sure she'll do great wherever she is (One blessing) and second, since she didn't know many people to hang out with, she decided to join the 'downs (Second blessing, this one for us)

What more can I say? She's good at writing, drawing and werewolfing... the last one being the most important skill a man (or woman) can have.

What am I forgetting? Oh, yes... once upon a time she was actually enrolled on an Engeneering program at some college or another. Yes, a woman in engeneering!!! My buddies go to Engeneering over here and they say that a woman in Engeneering is as rare as an electron not approaching the speed of light and increasing in mass as it gets closer to the atomic nucleus. I have no idea how "likely" that is, but it's probably fairly unlikely.

Surprisingly, I do not know whom her favourite LoTR character is, but I'm guessing something along the lines of Eowyn. Or is it ArwenFrodoPippinMerryAragornSamLegolasGimliBoromir FaramirTheodenDenethor.... did I miss anyone important?

You can often find her greeting newcomers on the welcome thread or writing excelent RPG posts. I believe her characters are haunting the Mead Hall on Rohan at the moment.

*takes in a deep breath* did I forget anything I wanted to say?

Why, of course... she is a very fun, lovely girl and it's always a pleasure to "talk" (or well, write) with her.

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Farael, or Matias, is a 20-year-old 2nd year biochem student from Winnipeg, Canada, heading for med school. Despite his real name sounding rather Scandinavian he claims it to be Spanish as he is originally from Argentina. He started studying English at six, so now he speaks both fluent Spanish and English, lucky him. Farael joined the Downs on 24th November 2005, and he celebrates his birthday on 16th March.

Farael listens mostly to rock music from Green Day to Die Toten Hosen and The Beatles, but another band worth mentioning is The Men in Kilts, and Farael has been fortunate enough to see them live for a couple of times. As to what kind of music Farael doesn't like, Hip-Hop and Cumbia Villera definitely belong to that group.

Here at Downs you can spot Farael mostly RPGing or sharing his thoughts in the Middle-Earth Discussions forum. Farael has a great sense of humour, and he occasionally haunts in the Mirth as well. Unsurprisingly, he has some interest in WWing, too, not only as a skilled player, but he also modded a Wereorc game a while ago and invented a whole new role to it; the Shaman.

Farael doesn't like spiders. A combination of a Farael, shoe and a spider usually results in the death of one of them - thus far it has always been the spider.

Farael excels in golf (at least minigolf - he's got a hole in one!), but he couldn't care less about it, so Tiger Woods doesn't have to worry for a while now. Farael is more interested in volleyball. He likes ice hockey, too, and if you're planning to go to Winnipeg any time soon, you should probably remember the name 'Jimmy Roy' who is Farael's favourite of the local players.

Slurpee. That needs its own paragraph. As it happens, Farael lives in a city that has an honour of being not only the coldest city in the world, but also the biggest Slurpee consumer. Naturally, Farael has a tradition of deep-freezing himself with his friends by going out for a Slurpee on the coldest day possible.

Farael volunteers as a group leader to help refugee and immigrant kids to adapt for Canadian society. With his group Farael also organises and participates in free time activities with the children - whether it is sports or face painting.

All in all, Farael is a fun and perceptive BDer, and it's great to have him around.

If I forgot something, you can read more in his Barrow Confessional post.

[Roa_Aoife]

Dancing Spawn of Ungoliant, aka Spawn, aka Spawnowen, aka Anna is a prominent member of the Downs, or at least everyone knows who she is. She's an adept and dangerous werewolf player, as well as being an excellent contributor to the Books forum.

In another world, Spawn is an artist and an actress. If one can use werewolf as a judge for acting, and if one looks at her personal website, her skills are top notch in both areas. She's also a musician, and she plays both the piano and the violin, and is a member in a choir. I believe she also recently passed her violin level test and music institute exam, though her dates are all kind of screwy.

Her interests outside of the above involve manga, anime, the Downs, and composing polyfocal vocal fugas in "Palestrina style", whatever that means. (Little miss uber-talented....)

She and the infamous Nilpaurian Felagund have a sordid (okay, not really) relationship, and one can see their flirtation all over the Downs. (okay, it's mostly Nilp) Maybe he should be doing this...

Her picture on the Downs photo page is incredibly lovely.

[Celuien]

Roa_Aoife of the many names is from Ashburn, Virginia, and says that Northern Virginia rules. Other than Northern Virginia, she is fond of Ireland. In fact, she thinks that it's the best place outside of Middle-earth!

Regarding Middle-earth, Roa's favorite denizen of that place is Sam, followed by Faramir. She doesn't like Feanor or Eowyn, thinking that the latter has suicidal tendencies, is whiny, and just can't handle being a girl. If she could go to Middle-earth, she would most likely be found in Rohan. She read the LotR just before the movies came out.

On the Downs, Roa is a feared Werewolf player, and with good reason! She makes an intimidatingly good wolf, and recently put on a brilliant performance as the Evil Wizard in LMP's Dueling Wizards game. This is probably related to her ability to read people and predict their behavioral patterns, which she claims as her greatest strength.

Roa's quest is to make one life better regardless of whether or not she is recognized for it. Her favorite color is deep green. She chews her fingernails and sings along to any music she hears. She thinks the DMV is pure evil. Her most daring moment involved bungee jumping...

Roa's best Downer buddy is Fordim.



(Okay, Nilpy. Here's your chance! )