Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

I promised Nog I'd spam some people with invitations but I haven't had the time/health to do it yet.

Actually, that's not entirely true. Though, I was far from being spammed.

I wonder though, anyway, so what does one need to do to join here? I was briefly briefed on the situation from Lommy (I haven't been reading the thread itself much yet, though I got the basic picture... anyway, I certainly am not going to read through hundred of pages ) and I was thinking about taking a character of a simple soldier, if it can be so. Could be, like, a rather random person arriving with the new lord (I guess he would have some soldiers with him). So, would that be fine? And if so, then could somebody just tell me what I need to do (like, character form, what should it look like, and so on), and also if there is anything else I should know about?

[Thinlómien]

Haha. *smacks Legate gently with a mushroom*

Here's the abbreviated character description form for the Mead Hall. It's like a normal character description form, but it need not be so detailed (mainly for the conveniency of other writers, you can keep some stuff to yourself if you want to). We didn't use to have those here, but we started using them in roder to make it easier to use other people's characters in our posts.

I already told you it's perefectly fine you write a soldier. So, feel free to make that character descrption form for him. I don't think there's much else to do, except familiarising yourself with the general information in the beginning of this thread may come in handy.

[Thinlómien]

Here are my new characters, the sons of the new eorl:

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NAME: Wulfric

AGE/GENDER/RACE/WHERE FROM: 21, male, Eorling, originally from Edoras

APPEARANCE: Wulfric is of average height and muscular build, he has the grace of a young warrior. He has blue eyes and long straw blonde hair.

BITS OF CHARACTER/HISTORY YOU FEEL MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN DEFINING THE CHARACTER: Wulfric is rash and proud, and rather full of himself. He does his best to become a good leader, so he also has a bit of pompous nobility that his younger brother often makes fun of. Wulfric is used to gettting his own way and loses his temper easily when crossed. Wulfric enjoys boasting of having his way with women, but he's a bit of a romantic deep inside.

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NAME: Wilheard

AGE/GENDER/RACE/WHERE FROM: 17, male, Eorling, originally from Edoras

APPEARANCE: Wilheard is a little taller and leaner than his elder brother, but otherwise much the same. There's a hint of gray in his blue eyes and his hair is pale blonde.

BITS OF CHARACTER/HISTORY YOU FEEL MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN DEFINING THE CHARACTER: Wilheard is quiet and self-centered, and possibly even more stubborn than his elder brother. It's often difficult to tell what he's really thinking of, and he can be surprisingly foolhardy or cruel. He's quick-witted and likes to have fun, and has a knack for handling animals.

Both the brothers were raised by their father who treasured them and their mother who tended to be rather strict. They've always given their parents, their older sister Hedewig and the household a lot of trouble with coming up with all kinds of stuff. They are both trained warriors, although Wilheard's training is not officially done yet. Both brothers aim for a military career.

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And as for the sister mentioned therem she's older than her brothers (23 or so), so she's married and lives elsewhere, so she won't come to the hall - unless she makes a surprise visit at some point or something, but the main point is that she's there just as a part of the family bography and you need not to know anything about her except maybe that she exists.

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LINKED ~*~ Pio

[Gwathagor]

Hey, fascinating characters.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

NAME: Hilderinc

AGE/GENDER/RACE/WHERE FROM: in his late thirties, male, Eorling

APPEARANCE: Quite tall, though probably not very tall for an Eorling, short light brown hair with occassional streaks of grey; dark brown eyes. He is quite lean, not overtly muscular, but strong. A serious injury during a campaign in Rhûn in 18 FA caused significant damage to his right arm, the would has healed outwardly, but the broken bones did not mend properly. He still occassionally suffers from the pain.

His slightly darker features might be the remains of some ancient Rohanian-Dunlending bonds (as especially in the borderlands such things have been common, as is evident from some tales), but it is not that he would be any strikingly different from other Rohirrim (he is far from looking like a half-Dunlending or anything like that). He is definitely an Eorling (he has still "typically Rohirric" features discerneable easily especially by an outsider), it just seems that the recessive genes have somehow lost the battle in his case.

BITS OF CHARACTER/HISTORY YOU FEEL MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN DEFINING THE CHARACTER: Hilderinc is a soldier, and has been one practically all his life. During the War, he took part in several battles, notably at Helm's Deep. Not really knowing any other trade, he spent fifteen years after the War serving different lords in Rohan, technically being a mercenary. His longest appointment so far came as he entered Athanar's service only a few months before the eorl was called to Scarburg. His addition to Athanar's household was backed by good references Hilderinc gave of himself, and his prowess and skill.

Those who know him have observed that he is a rather quiet type, which made him a bit of an odd one out in the eyes of some. Even after years of knowing each other, the relationship between Hilderinc and fellow soldiers has never grown into really close, warm friendships. However, Hilderinc gives the vibe of a trustworthy, experienced man, and this balances his detached side, so many might feel comfortable in his company, even if they wouldn't pick him as the first choice of a companion for a merry evening. He has a bit disdainful attitude towards young rash men, and he seems to prefer cold reason to emotions. His favourite pet peeve seem to be people who ''ride against the wind'', that is, who refuse to accept the way things are (according to Hilderinc) and are trying to struggle in some futile attempts.

From the onset, Hilderinc has been trying to facilitate cooperation between Athanar's soldiers and the original inhabitants of Scarburg; this being partially motivated by his abovementioned pet peeve. Many of the younger, more moldable soldiers such as Baldwic, Quin or Áforglaed got better accustomed to the locale and started counting themselves as Scarburgians also thanks to him. Hilderinc never made any distinction between ''us'' and ''them'', even though his disapproval of those who failed to do so might sometimes have strenghtened people's prejudices rather than helped. Lord Eodwine made good impression on Hilderinc the first time the soldier saw him, so he has always been cooperative towards Eodwine. This was probably also one reason why Athanar decided Hilderinc might be one of the men to leave with the restored eorl.

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LINKED ~*~ Pio

[piosenniel]

A quick question:

Will there be character descriptions forthcoming for:

1.) Degas
2.) Wilcred
3.) Raedwald

I'm just trying to update the Meadhall's Player/Character List

Thanks!

~*~ Pio

[Nogrod]

Great to see you Legate! A pleasure indeed.

And you Pio would be most welcome... We have a few very nice roles in store for anyone willing to grab them.

Mainly the right-hand man for the new eorl and a housekeeper (female)... or a spoiled little kid to mingle in with the kids of the Mead Hall.

All would be fun to write.

Originally Posted by Pio

Will there be character descriptions forthcoming for:

1.) Degas
2.) Wilcred
3.) Raedwald

I think there should be. Gwath and Eönwë, would you do them? Isn't there a bio for Degas already? I thought he has been around for quite a long time (or then I mix him up with someone else), but if there isn't, then Fea could you please write one?

Originally Posted by Foley

The new Eorl sounds interesting. He's not quite the 'normal' bad guy who is bad just for the sake of being bad. I'm looking forward to this. Fellows who are used to authority are tough to work with....and that means fun for us writers.

That was what I was thinking with him. Not a "baddie" in any way but not exactly the same lord Eodwine was, and maybe in some ways quite a problematic character...

Originally Posted by Foley

Nogrod and Lommy, if we are skipping to the day Eodwine leaves and if it is before the new Eorl arrives with his extra, new characters, can we start writing that day now? We could all make a pact to make the day as short as possible and so get on to the new eorl as quick as possible.

I was actually thinking of writing a short introduction to the "present" where lord Eodwine falls ill. After that you could all write any reactions to that as you wished and then either me, Lommy or a possible quest-writer would write the landlords in...

And after the landlords leave, the new eorl will be written in with his entourage (maybe jumping a few days forwards game-time).

How would that sound?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Degas made his first appearance at the White Horse Inn. I'm pretty sure he kicked down a door. He's been around since I was sixteen and didn't know how to pronounce the artist's name. It drives Nienna crazy that I have a character named "Day-gass."

Nevertheless, I'll seek out his character bio and update it as well as providing bios for various other characters I've had cameo in the past and plan to bring back in the future. Between the time lapsed and the new writers, it'll be helpful for everyone (me not least) to have a quick refresher on who they are, what they do, and what they're like.

[Nogrod]

Okay.

The 'Downs was down for an hour or two here but I'm still awake and have now posted "the Interlude" into the actual thread.

Feel free to write and react to the last post where things going on through summer and early autumn are explained and lord Eodwine falls ill...

NB. You don't have to write the landlords in or care about the time-progression. Just write what your characters think about the situation I have left us (and feel free to have your character beside Eodwine's bed - or wherever they would hear the news as it is night in the post).

Let's go for it!