Abduction in Edoras Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

JennyHallu · 07-14-2006, 09:26 AM

Happy holiday...

Don't break anything, and don't eat bugs. When shall you be back?

Anguirel · 07-14-2006, 09:35 AM

In Quite A Long Time. I'd say early September is a goodish estimate.

Taralphiel · 07-14-2006, 08:51 PM

Happy holiday, Ang!

I've also put a save in.

I'm going to really try to make Sorn...well...unhinged here. I have a feeling all I've done till now was make him evilly self-absorbed, and that's not all THAT terrible (rather irritating, tough! XD). Please tell me if I'm stepping on people's toes, and I'll change my post.

I get the feeling Sorn's demise is coming soon, so hopefully this'll show how much he deserves it

Speaking of which, I haven't thought much of how his story will 'end', nor of how any of the others will fare. Does anyone have any thoughts?

- Tara

Firefoot · 07-14-2006, 10:38 PM

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Speaking of which, I haven't thought much of how his story will 'end', nor of how any of the others will fare. Does anyone have any thoughts?

We kill Linduial, most of the rescue party dies, Scyld kills Sorn, and Scyld becomes supreme ruler of Middle-earth...

What? It could work... maybe... not...

On a more serious note, I really am not sure where Scyld will end up - unusual for me, as I usually have some idea of where my characters are going. Worst case scenario, he ends up fleeing the law, vanishing into the wilds of ME, best (?) case, Jenny (I just called you Linduial...

) has even proposed that he may end up swearing fealty to Linduial. Not sure.

Haleth, I have already pretty much decided is going to die unless there is some reason for it to happen otherwise.

Bigger picture - rescue party shows up at Sorn's estate - I assume they do some questioning... or maybe just arrest him right off from Torim's testimony... fight (?), Linduial rescued - Scyld helps? goes to redeem her things - and meets Sorn... fight between these two? And eventually some sort of trial, I would imagine. At least, that's more or less how I see it playing out, with lots of ?'s.

Is this about what the rest of you have had in mind?

Tara, I eagerly await your post.

littlemanpoet · 07-15-2006, 08:25 AM

Seems to me we're 4 plot days into a three week plot span, and in 2 days (tops) we're likely to be at Sorn's place. How quick or long does the rescue take? Does Sorn flee with Linduial and henchmen to some place where he gets surrounded and there's a besiegement? Or is something else planned? We can't, I suppose, just have Sorn defeated and Linduial saved right away; it doesn't seem to fit in with what we've been writing at the Mead Hall thread. I was thinking that Sorn ought not to die, but he's not my character....

Celuien · 07-15-2006, 08:42 AM

I like the idea of Sorn's moving into hiding. We've moved toward finding our culprit awfully quickly.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 07-15-2006, 08:54 AM

You could always run into conveniently un-travel-in-able weather, or trip over a kid in the road...

Or you could have one of the horses in your group trip over a woodchuck hole, lame himself, and kill his rider and then have to spend a bit of time... I dunno... bringing him back to Edoras rather than lugging around a dead body?

Then again, something like that would probably mean that only one or two of you would be sent back, not particularly slowing the others down.

*ponders*

What if Sorn were to hear that the Queen had sent a group of rescuers out rather than somebody with a nice fat ransom and feigns a letter from her calling them back due to something important ("The package that you were sent to pick up has been delivered safely." or some such) and sends a message-rider out for them? The rider could disappear once they reached Edoras and the mistake could take a lovely amount of time to sort out...

Say they're riding for a day when they get the message calling them back; that's a day's ride back. Then sorting out the confusion. Then the ride back to Sorn's during which he will have moved Lin?

It's a rough sketch, but it could give you time while adding a nice bit of conflict... Everybody likes a nice bit of conflict...

07-14-2006, 09:26 AM	#1
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Happy holiday... Don't break anything, and don't eat bugs. When shall you be back? __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

07-14-2006, 09:35 AM	#2
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	In Quite A Long Time. I'd say early September is a goodish estimate. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

07-15-2006, 08:42 AM	#6
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	I like the idea of Sorn's moving into hiding. We've moved toward finding our culprit awfully quickly. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

07-15-2006, 08:54 AM	#7
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	You could always run into conveniently un-travel-in-able weather, or trip over a kid in the road... Or you could have one of the horses in your group trip over a woodchuck hole, lame himself, and kill his rider and then have to spend a bit of time... I dunno... bringing him back to Edoras rather than lugging around a dead body? Then again, something like that would probably mean that only one or two of you would be sent back, not particularly slowing the others down. ponders What if Sorn were to hear that the Queen had sent a group of rescuers out rather than somebody with a nice fat ransom and feigns a letter from her calling them back due to something important ("The package that you were sent to pick up has been delivered safely." or some such) and sends a message-rider out for them? The rider could disappear once they reached Edoras and the mistake could take a lovely amount of time to sort out... Say they're riding for a day when they get the message calling them back; that's a day's ride back. Then sorting out the confusion. Then the ride back to Sorn's during which he will have moved Lin? It's a rough sketch, but it could give you time while adding a nice bit of conflict... Everybody likes a nice bit of conflict... __________________ peace

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07-14-2006, 08:51 PM	#3
Taralphiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Swan Wood Posts: 649	Happy holiday, Ang! I've also put a save in. I'm going to really try to make Sorn...well...unhinged here. I have a feeling all I've done till now was make him evilly self-absorbed, and that's not all THAT terrible (rather irritating, tough! XD). Please tell me if I'm stepping on people's toes, and I'll change my post. I get the feeling Sorn's demise is coming soon, so hopefully this'll show how much he deserves it Speaking of which, I haven't thought much of how his story will 'end', nor of how any of the others will fare. Does anyone have any thoughts? - Tara

07-15-2006, 08:25 AM	#5
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Seems to me we're 4 plot days into a three week plot span, and in 2 days (tops) we're likely to be at Sorn's place. How quick or long does the rescue take? Does Sorn flee with Linduial and henchmen to some place where he gets surrounded and there's a besiegement? Or is something else planned? We can't, I suppose, just have Sorn defeated and Linduial saved right away; it doesn't seem to fit in with what we've been writing at the Mead Hall thread. I was thinking that Sorn ought not to die, but he's not my character....