Darker Days Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Crystal Heart · 05-08-2006, 07:03 AM

Good morning (or afternoon or evening I suppose. hehehehe...) to all of you. I want to formally extend a hand of friendship to you all and to thank you for becoming players of my game.

As I can see the RPG has now started. I look forward to the adventure that we shall be embarking on and look forward to getting to know some of you better and hanging out with my old friends.

First off I would like to say welcome. Welcome to Darker Days! Please feel free to be light and airy at times in the RPG. It doesn't all have to be dark and gloomy.

I hope you enjoy this RPG and our time together. I have always found that the people you meet in RPGs here create some lasting friendships. I was away for an entire year and when returned still found that I was embraced by my old friends. I hope you come to find companionship and fun along the journey.

Again Welcome and thank you!

Your fellow questman,

Crystal Heart

Cordelia Harrison · 05-08-2006, 09:18 AM

Hey everyone! I'm Cordelia. But you knew that. hehehe...

Anyway, thank you Crystal. I'm so glad to be here. This is my first RPG here at Barrowdowns. So I hope to learn a lot from you great players.

Cordelia Harrison

Mithalwen · 05-08-2006, 12:51 PM

POSTED TO PROPOSAL ~*~ PIO

Character Description Form

NAME: Elfride

AGE: 28

RACE: Rohirrim

GENDER: female

WEAPONS (No magical, super-hero, mithril weapons. Just good solid Middle-earth weapons and armor only that is appropriate to the race of the character and the time period.): Sword, property of her late husband. Sharp clasp knife that could be used as a weapon at need.

APPEARANCE: Tall, grey eyes, golden blonde hair prematurely showing a few threads of silver.

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES:Elfride's naturally merry heart has been subdued by the losses she has suffered. She manges her farm and house, can handle a sword competently and a horse extremely well and as well as the usual skills appropriate to a woman of her kind (of a well established and prosperous though not noble family) she has a particular knowledge of herblore and healing. To those ignorant of her story her restraint and reserve can be seen as coldness. Inside she is torn by guilt from her failure to save her daughter's life and struggles with her instinct to overprotect her surviving child.

HISTORY:

Elfride is the daughter and sister of career soldiers. Her father was killed at the battle of the Pelennor Fields. Aged seventeen, she married, Theomund, a friend and fellow officer of her brother, who took her to live on his family's farm near Mayonette's village.

There she bore a son, Elfthain, and a daughter Matilda. Elfride's relationship with her mother in law had a difficult start but they overcame this and Theomund's mother passed on teh benefit of her lifetime's experience of healing and midwifery.

Three years ago, Elfride's happiness was shattered when Theomund was killed on an expedition undertaken by the kings of Gondor and Rohan against the last allies of Sauron in the Southlands. Her daughter and mother in law were killed by the strange fever that had afflicted the village a year before, which was beyond her skill to heal. Now Elfride is alone for reluctanctly she has entrusted her ten year old son to her brother's care that he may learn warfare.

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Crystal Heart · 05-08-2006, 01:42 PM

Hey Mithalwen!

You need to post your first post too. Thanks!

Crystal

Mithalwen · 05-08-2006, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crystal Heart

Hey Mithalwen!

You need to post your first post too. Thanks!

Crystal

I know!! I was in the throes.... wasn't sure I would have time today .. but there you go.... Let me know if you want any adjustments to fit in.

ALso could you let me know if you are implying that Mayonette's brothers were murdered rather than died of natural causes. I have alluded to the mystery illness to dispose of some of Elfie's family but I did wonder if there might be a poisoning type subplot... which I could exploit I think...

piosenniel · 05-08-2006, 02:40 PM

Crystal Heart

Here is your players' list:

Player/Character List

Crystal Heart – Mayonette Starnson
Hama of the Riddermark - Hama Haukrsonn, General of Rohan’s Hawkshead Company
Cordelia Harrison - Cordelia Smatherson, Mayonette’s best friend
Dimturiel - Edhener
Glirdan - Léoflic
Witch_Queen - Thomas
The Sixth Wizard – Garnae
Mithalwen - Elfride

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It looks as if you have enough players even though Phervasaion has dropped from the game.

Why don't you look at all the First Posts now and leave a list of Players' Names here on the Discussion Thread in the order you want them.

I am going to work, now. When I return, I will put your list of First Posts onto the RPG Thread and open it for you to play.

~*~ Pio

Crystal Heart · 05-08-2006, 03:58 PM

Oh! Those pinacle hours before a game opening always make me so excited! We are about to embark upon a grand journey!

I would like the posts in this order please Pio:

Crystal Heart
Hama of the Riddermark
Dimturiel
Glirdan
Witch_Queen
Mithalwen
Cordelia Harrison
The Sixth Wizard

Thank you so much for all of your hard work in helping me get this idea off the ground.

Crystal

Mithalwen · 05-08-2006, 02:12 PM

POSTED TO PROPOSAL ~*~ PIO

"Well they have gone, Leif" Elfride murmured turning her face into the grey horse's mane as those she loved most in the world, her son and her brother. Elwin, and his family, finally disappeared from view. Elfthain had looked so happy, the excitement of the adventure for now overriding distress at parting temporarily with his mother. He had wanted to ride Leif himself, disdaining his old pony but this his mother had refused. It was one thing to let him ride his father's warhorse in the paddock at home, another across the open plains of Rohan. As a compromise she had offered him her own horse. The smaller and sweet tempered palfrey would take care of his rider and give her one less thing to worry about but would give her beloved boy the dignity of riding a proper horse.

'Thain had tried to take his father's sword too but Elwin, seeing the distress in his sister's eyes had told him he must earn it first. For Elwin the scene was too close to the one that had taken place but a few yards from this spot three years before when he had led Leif back to Edoras and placed Theomund's sword in his sister's hands. The empty saddle had brutally broken the news of her widowhood before word could be spoken.

He wished she would join them on his new assignment. It was not healthy for a young woman to live surrounded by ghosts. He had thought that she would not allow herself to be parted from the boy and trusting to this he had been forceful in his arguements. He had been astounded when she had permitted her son to go without her and refused to explain beyond saying that her affairs at the farm and in the village could not be arranged so quickly. He knew she had promised her son that they would not be long separated and hoped that she would join them ere long.

If Elfride was not ready to leave the ghosts of her past, neither was she ready to face them in her otherwise empty house. She would go to the inn and take a meal she felt no hunger for in order to delay her return and avoid the forlorn task of cooking for herself alone later.

She entrusted her horse to the ostler and brushing down her blue riding habit she entered the inn. This was rather finer garb than she would have worn had the journey not involved an encounter with her sister in law, of whose refined Gondorian manners Elfride still was somewhat in awe. Many in Edoras thought Elwin, Captain of the Mark, quite good enough a match for a lady's maid. The fact was that Gilwen had been a handmaid of Queen Lothiriel and spoke the elf tongue as easily as the Westron. The sisters in law had grown fond of each other but Elfride still had moments of feeling like a peasant in comparison.

The inn was quite busy and she drew little attention in her quiet corner, eating little, absorbed with her own thoughts it was a while before she realised that she was not the only person from the village in the inn. She knew the girls of course, but not especially well. They were not so far apart in age but Elfride felt much older. They were still children when she had arrived as a young bride and her swift progression to motherhood had placed her more often in the the circles of older matrons than younger maids. They were nice girls but she was not sure she wanted company just now and it seemed as if they had concerns of their own.

05-08-2006, 07:03 AM	#1
Crystal Heart Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohan Posts: 568	Good morning (or afternoon or evening I suppose. hehehehe...) to all of you. I want to formally extend a hand of friendship to you all and to thank you for becoming players of my game. As I can see the RPG has now started. I look forward to the adventure that we shall be embarking on and look forward to getting to know some of you better and hanging out with my old friends. First off I would like to say welcome. Welcome to Darker Days! Please feel free to be light and airy at times in the RPG. It doesn't all have to be dark and gloomy. I hope you enjoy this RPG and our time together. I have always found that the people you meet in RPGs here create some lasting friendships. I was away for an entire year and when returned still found that I was embraced by my old friends. I hope you come to find companionship and fun along the journey. Again Welcome and thank you! Your fellow questman, Crystal Heart __________________ "What you see is exactly what you get. Don't say I didn't warn you."

05-08-2006, 12:51 PM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	*POSTED TO PROPOSAL ~~ PIO** Character Description Form NAME: Elfride AGE: 28 RACE: Rohirrim GENDER: female WEAPONS (No magical, super-hero, mithril weapons. Just good solid Middle-earth weapons and armor only that is appropriate to the race of the character and the time period.): Sword, property of her late husband. Sharp clasp knife that could be used as a weapon at need. APPEARANCE: Tall, grey eyes, golden blonde hair prematurely showing a few threads of silver. PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES:Elfride's naturally merry heart has been subdued by the losses she has suffered. She manges her farm and house, can handle a sword competently and a horse extremely well and as well as the usual skills appropriate to a woman of her kind (of a well established and prosperous though not noble family) she has a particular knowledge of herblore and healing. To those ignorant of her story her restraint and reserve can be seen as coldness. Inside she is torn by guilt from her failure to save her daughter's life and struggles with her instinct to overprotect her surviving child. HISTORY: Elfride is the daughter and sister of career soldiers. Her father was killed at the battle of the Pelennor Fields. Aged seventeen, she married, Theomund, a friend and fellow officer of her brother, who took her to live on his family's farm near Mayonette's village. There she bore a son, Elfthain, and a daughter Matilda. Elfride's relationship with her mother in law had a difficult start but they overcame this and Theomund's mother passed on teh benefit of her lifetime's experience of healing and midwifery. Three years ago, Elfride's happiness was shattered when Theomund was killed on an expedition undertaken by the kings of Gondor and Rohan against the last allies of Sauron in the Southlands. Her daughter and mother in law were killed by the strange fever that had afflicted the village a year before, which was beyond her skill to heal. Now Elfride is alone for reluctanctly she has entrusted her ten year old son to her brother's care that he may learn warfare. -------------------- __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by piosenniel; 05-08-2006 at 02:27 PM.

05-08-2006, 01:42 PM	#4
Crystal Heart Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohan Posts: 568	Hey Mithalwen! You need to post your first post too. Thanks! Crystal __________________ "What you see is exactly what you get. Don't say I didn't warn you."

05-08-2006, 02:40 PM	#6
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Crystal Heart Here is your players' list: Player/Character List Crystal Heart – Mayonette Starnson Hama of the Riddermark - Hama Haukrsonn, General of Rohan’s Hawkshead Company Cordelia Harrison - Cordelia Smatherson, Mayonette’s best friend Dimturiel - Edhener Glirdan - Léoflic Witch_Queen - Thomas The Sixth Wizard – Garnae Mithalwen - Elfride ------------------------------------------- It looks as if you have enough players even though Phervasaion has dropped from the game. Why don't you look at all the First Posts now and leave a list of Players' Names here on the Discussion Thread in the order you want them. I am going to work, now. When I return, I will put your list of First Posts onto the RPG Thread and open it for you to play. ~*~ Pio __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

05-08-2006, 03:58 PM	#7
Crystal Heart Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohan Posts: 568	Oh! Those pinacle hours before a game opening always make me so excited! We are about to embark upon a grand journey! I would like the posts in this order please Pio: Crystal Heart Hama of the Riddermark Dimturiel Glirdan Witch_Queen Mithalwen Cordelia Harrison The Sixth Wizard Thank you so much for all of your hard work in helping me get this idea off the ground. Crystal __________________ "What you see is exactly what you get. Don't say I didn't warn you."

05-08-2006, 09:18 AM	#2
Cordelia Harrison Wight Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 126	Hey everyone! I'm Cordelia. But you knew that. hehehe... Anyway, thank you Crystal. I'm so glad to be here. This is my first RPG here at Barrowdowns. So I hope to learn a lot from you great players. Cordelia Harrison

05-08-2006, 02:12 PM	#8
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	first post *POSTED TO PROPOSAL ~~ PIO** "Well they have gone, Leif" Elfride murmured turning her face into the grey horse's mane as those she loved most in the world, her son and her brother. Elwin, and his family, finally disappeared from view. Elfthain had looked so happy, the excitement of the adventure for now overriding distress at parting temporarily with his mother. He had wanted to ride Leif himself, disdaining his old pony but this his mother had refused. It was one thing to let him ride his father's warhorse in the paddock at home, another across the open plains of Rohan. As a compromise she had offered him her own horse. The smaller and sweet tempered palfrey would take care of his rider and give her one less thing to worry about but would give her beloved boy the dignity of riding a proper horse. 'Thain had tried to take his father's sword too but Elwin, seeing the distress in his sister's eyes had told him he must earn it first. For Elwin the scene was too close to the one that had taken place but a few yards from this spot three years before when he had led Leif back to Edoras and placed Theomund's sword in his sister's hands. The empty saddle had brutally broken the news of her widowhood before word could be spoken. He wished she would join them on his new assignment. It was not healthy for a young woman to live surrounded by ghosts. He had thought that she would not allow herself to be parted from the boy and trusting to this he had been forceful in his arguements. He had been astounded when she had permitted her son to go without her and refused to explain beyond saying that her affairs at the farm and in the village could not be arranged so quickly. He knew she had promised her son that they would not be long separated and hoped that she would join them ere long. If Elfride was not ready to leave the ghosts of her past, neither was she ready to face them in her otherwise empty house. She would go to the inn and take a meal she felt no hunger for in order to delay her return and avoid the forlorn task of cooking for herself alone later. She entrusted her horse to the ostler and brushing down her blue riding habit she entered the inn. This was rather finer garb than she would have worn had the journey not involved an encounter with her sister in law, of whose refined Gondorian manners Elfride still was somewhat in awe. Many in Edoras thought Elwin, Captain of the Mark, quite good enough a match for a lady's maid. The fact was that Gilwen had been a handmaid of Queen Lothiriel and spoke the elf tongue as easily as the Westron. The sisters in law had grown fond of each other but Elfride still had moments of feeling like a peasant in comparison. The inn was quite busy and she drew little attention in her quiet corner, eating little, absorbed with her own thoughts it was a while before she realised that she was not the only person from the village in the inn. She knew the girls of course, but not especially well. They were not so far apart in age but Elfride felt much older. They were still children when she had arrived as a young bride and her swift progression to motherhood had placed her more often in the the circles of older matrons than younger maids. They were nice girls but she was not sure she wanted company just now and it seemed as if they had concerns of their own. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by piosenniel; 05-08-2006 at 02:31 PM.

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