Abduction in Edoras Discussion Thread

[piosenniel]

Taralphiel

This game takes place in the 4th Age at around year 15.

And the month is April

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Hama of the Riddermark

It's fine to be in 2 games.

[JennyHallu]

Oh my!!! I am so glad that people showed so much interest!!!

Excited excited excited.

Tara, I like that Sorn is all righteously indignant over his sister, and I liked the way you phrased it. It almost feels like it's like as not a completely imagined slight.

Ang, Gurth looks very...interesting. I am excited to see that one play out. Looks like fun.

And Hama, thank you so much for your interest! Haleth looks great, and I look forward to playing with someone new.

Still waiting on Firefoot and Folwren to post their bios. If others are still interested in the other roles, well, they're still open.

I am glad we are getting a good balance between good and bad characters. This should be fun.

[Alcarillo]

Put me down as a minion, too, please!

DONE ~*~ Pio

[Celuien]

Well, I've been persuaded.

I'd like to bring Garstan and his children into the game, as they're somewhat fond of Linduial.

DONE ~*~ Pio

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I might also like to write one of the King’s/Queen’s Men, but haven't decided yet.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I'll have the brothers' bios up soon-ish. Busy weekend. I know you mentioned that they're both loud and rough and whatnot, but the younger one won't stop being quieter and vaguely more gentle. I think it's how you phrased that he has a subtly confident way of eliciting trust and honesty. Is that okay, or do I need to yell at him a bit for being who he ended up as?

[JennyHallu]

No, I don't mind at all. I'm interested to see your take on them, since I was both vague and pretty detailed in my descriptions of them.

[JennyHallu]

I think I will be open to accepting one further King's/Queen's guard, but mostly I'd like to see everyone's bios up here asap. If I don't get any interest in the guard (going to send some PMs around) I'm still going to get this started. I think we may be ok.

Alcarillo, is Garwine going to take part in the story?

[Alcarillo]

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

Alcarillo, is Garwine going to take part in the story?

Nyah, I don't think so. I really see no reason for him to. We already have the king's/queen's men, who are undoubtedly much more experienced than Garwine. So I think I'll let Garwine stay at the mead hall to guard the place while the eorl and the steward are away.

[littlemanpoet]

I fixed my goof regarding Hama's character, Haleth.

Hama? Are you going to post and answer Eodwine's question?

[Folwren]

Oh golly! This is turning out perfectly!! Murial's character falls right in line for the part she's playing now!

Post will be up shortly, I imagine. You'll have to tell me how I do. And, Alcarillo, if you ever return, do let me know if anything ends up needing to be changed.

-- Folwren

[littlemanpoet]

Is it possible to make the Manawyth story a subplot in the Abduction story so that we can move ahead the amount of time I'd like with the mead hall thread? Because Manawyth's criminal case will come before Eodwine on the very next day without a doubt. I'll have to check on that....

And another thing. Since Lothiriel comes to the mead hall with the abductor's letter in hand, which starts the sub-plot on the new thread, then I'll have to transfer Saeryn's curiosity over Eodwine's dream, and his eventual telling of that dream, to the Abduction story-line as well.

[JennyHallu]

Check the dream storyline over with Fea to make sure she's ok on time, or thinks Saeryn would still be curious with all that's going on. And I'm ok with the thief line here if Ang is, and if it is not too distracting from the main story line we're pursuing here.

My only request is that these things do not detract/distract from the main story, or cause it to run unnecessarily over the target time period (RL time).

[Celuien]

Celuien's characters

PLACED ON PROPOSAL ~*~ Pio



NAME: Garstan

AGE: 35

RACE: Human, Rohirric

GENDER: male

WEAPONS: stoneshapers’ tools, handy with a knife

APPEARANCE: About 6 feet. Blonde, blue eyed. Weathered appearance from years of working outdoors. Hands thickly callused from laboring over stone. Wears plain, simple clothing.

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Garstan is a quiet, retiring sort, more accustomed to the company of his stonework than of people. For that reason, he tends to be uncomfortable in crowds or among strangers. However, once he finds a friend, he is deeply loyal and, while still reticent with regard to expressing emotions, can be warm and open if his trust has been gained. He has gradually learned to put himself forward to others, though his sense of awkwardness can ironically make him appear impulsive or overbearing when he makes the effort too strongly. He makes up for this failing by trying to be proper and polite. He is analytical and precise, both in his work and thought processes – he is a classic perfectionist. That coupled with his quiet manner can give the false impression that he is cold and distant, though in reality, nothing could be further from the truth, which is that his careful exterior masks deep feeling. He is devoted to and highly protective of his two children. On the downside, he can be gloomy and pessimistic if the mood strikes him, and if sufficiently provoked while in such a mood, can lash out unexpectedly.

HISTORY: Garstan was born and spent most of his life in the distant reaches of Rohan’s Wold region. Always possessed of a wandering spirit, he gladly went for an apprenticeship in stoneshaping near the borders of Gondor as an adolescent. After completing his training, he returned to the Wold, plying his trade as best as he could in a sparsely settled area. The low demand for his craft caused him to take on a nearly nomadic existence, always in search of work, and to learn the skills of other craftsmen he encountered. Thus, by the age of 22, he was something of a jack-of-all-trades, though his true gift remained remained in stonework.

Garstan’s wandering existence made it difficult for him to settle into a family life. However, at 23, he wed the daughter of one of his employers and set up a small shop as a general handyman and stoneshaper. The desire to roam the countryside was always in the back of his mind, but he didn’t feel the inclination to do so while his family was growing.

His wife died after ten years of marriage. After that, the old wandering spirit returned to him, and seeing nothing left to keep him in their old home, he sold off his household effects and took his children on a wandering path through Rohan.

After a year and a half of unsettledness, Garstan began to realize that roaming the countryside was not the best life for the father of two small children. He then set for Edoras, planning to settle there and hoping to make a reputation as a stoneshaper. A broken cart stopped his journey as it neared its completion, and he found his way to Lord Eodwine’s Mead Hall.

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NAME: Lèoðern

AGE: 5

RACE: Human, Rohirric

GENDER: female

WEAPONS: none

APPEARANCE: About 3 and a half feet tall. Glossy, strawberry ringlets that run wildly over her shoulders. Bright, twinkling blue eyes. A bundle of motion. Can be located quickly by her constant talking and laughter.

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Lèoðern is adorability taken to its furthest extreme. Chattery, friendly, and energetic, she has a way of endearing herself to almost everyone she meets. While doted on by her father and brother, she’s not the stereotypical spoiled child. Any trouble she causes is unintentional, usually the result of her irrepressible high spirits; she is unfailingly and genuinely sorry afterwards. Warm and affectionate to anyone who treats her kindly.

HISTORY: The daughter of Garstan the stoneshaper, Lèoðern has little memory of life before her father’s wanderings in their cart. While she has had few contacts other than her father and brother, she has never been lonely or unhappy thanks to her unfailingly sunny disposition and their constant attention. Life at the Mead Hall has been a new experience for her, made all the more exciting and wonderful by her instant friendship with Linduial.

~*~

NAME: Garmund

AGE: 9

RACE: Human, Rohirric

GENDER: male

WEAPONS: none

APPEARANCE: Blonde, blue eyed, tall for his age at 5 feet even. Has a thoughtful, introspective manner with occasional hints of sadness, unless Lèoðern’s infectious cheeriness has caused him to adopt her energy.

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Garmund is quite strongly the younger version of his father, with a little more impulsiveness and more of a tendency to join in Lèoðern’s fun and games. Tends to be very protective of Lèoðern, has something of a ‘man-of-the-family’ complex. Bright. Gifted in stonework.

HISTORY: Garmund is Garstan’s oldest child. He has memories of the home the stoneshaper’s family inhabited before the death of his mother. This accounts for the occasional sad, far-away manner he takes on. His gift for stoneshaping was discovered by his proud father two years ago, and he eagerly looks forward to taking on the role of an apprentice in the next few years.

[JennyHallu]

Tara, pick up your post where mine left off, with Lin sitting before Sorn on his horse.

Fea, talk to lmp about this dream bit, and see how far he really wants to go with it. I didn't know if Saeryn would still be curious about the dream in all the confusion going on or not.

[littlemanpoet]

The Eorling Mead Hall thread has stalled and needs a restart. This is because people don't know where to post what. The best way to resolve that, it seems to me, is to move Lothiriel's visit to the Mead Hall into the Eorling Mead Hall thread and out of the Abduction thread. If we do that, then both threads can move along because the Mead Hall thread gets to tie up loose ends of the Day, and with the Day done, there's a clean break from which both threads can start. Does that make sense? Can it work? What do you think?

[piosenniel]

If you're going to enlarge the scope of this "mini" RPG - then please put a write-up of the plotline for the sub-plot's subplot on board here, so that the moderators can look it over.

~*~ Pio

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Why don't you just put Lothiriel's visit post on both threads?

[Firefoot]

Here's the jailor...

POSTED TO THE PROPOSAL ~*~ PIO

NAME: Scyld

AGE: 25

RACE: Man - Rohirric

GENDER: Male

WEAPONS: He is not much of a fighter but if necessary he can wield a pair of knives with reasonable proficiency. Much more dangerous is his mind, but very few if any realize this, as he keeps his intelligence as hidden as his knives.

APPEARANCE: Short dirty-blonde hair, blue-gray eyes, passive expression that rarely expresses his thoughts. Dresses plainly but certainly not shabbily. 5’11” tall, not particularly strong or athletic but rather thin.

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: The only person that matters to Scyld is Scyld. He looks out for himself and takes care not to offend or cause wariness to anyone, whether because they could help or hurt him. He is very much an opportunist and can think quickly. However, he is rarely impulsive and only takes risks when he feels confident that it will work out well for him. He lies easily but is honest whenever he can be. He is very intelligent and has an ear for information of all sorts; he would make an ideal spy if anyone ever found out his talents, but he is careful to keep this hidden behind apparent subservience and only average intelligence.

HISTORY: Scyld was born the fifth child to an already struggling family of middling rank. Most of their remaining wealth was lost in the War of the Ring, and in the following years, Scyld’s father amassed a debt to Sorn that he was unable to pay. In place of cash, the twelve-year-old Scyld was contracted to work ten years in Sorn’s service, after which Scyld would be free to do as he wished and Sorn would consider the debt paid.

Initially confused and resentful, Scyld soon learned to make the best of his situation. He learned a wide variety of skills in Sorn’s household, and to learning he devoted himself – not only about his new skills, but also to finding out as much as possible about Sorn and anything else that might eventually prove useful to him. Gathering information became his hobby. But by always obeying Sorn’s commands to the letter and always behaving subserviently and never showing outstanding intelligence, he came to be trusted by Sorn, although Scyld took care never to get too close to his volatile master. Nor did he ever grow to love him, and if better opportunity presented itself to Scyld, he would without reservations or regrets stab Sorn in the back (literally or figuratively) and take it, and for such an opportunity he always watched, although to this point he has never proved anything but trustworthy. When his ten years ran out, he elected to stay with Sorn at least for a time while figuring out what he wanted to do next.

[JennyHallu]

I can definitely put it there. Then we split the stories...Stuff dealing with Lin (sending off Degas, volunteering for the mission, etc.) will come here, other stuff (Manawyth, dream, whatnot) happens in the Mead Hall.

Honestly I didn't really want the Manawyth stuff to happen here. I want this to be pretty straightforward one story.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

It would be me... I'll see what I can do to have the bios in before I go to bed tonight. No promises.

[Folwren]

Oh, golly, I skipped weapons. I thought I was forgetting something. Pio, please put this into my bio on the proposal form:

WEAPONS: Excellent with the sword, and a good shot (not spectacular, just good) with the bow. Little ability with throwing or using spears.

DONE ~*~ PIO

[Taralphiel]

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

Tara, I like that Sorn is all righteously indignant over his sister, and I liked the way you phrased it. It almost feels like it's like as not a completely imagined slight.

Thanks Jenny! I wasn't sure if that was too much of a stretch But I wanted to make him a flawed person, and not simply evil *giggles* So he's vain, prideful, AND evil. I like him already *wink*

Pio , I've done some VERY rough calculations, and I believe Sorn would be around 40 years old.

*grins* Can't wait to get started on this! It looks like it'll be a lot of fun!

EDIT: Jenny , I've been thinking of beginning on a first post. Where and when should I have it take place?

Tara