Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Durelin]

On the cursing question, technically the debate boils down to no cursing or even fake-cursing is allowed in posts per the Barrow-Wight's rules (though I have been guilty of it in the past).

But anyways - thanks for going along with it Legate, and thank you for bringing to fight to my as well as Coen's attention! There is a lot going on to keep up with, for me... And the kitchens sound like a good possibility hehe. I feel like we're turning this Áforglæd into a real character, and he may need a bio soon (he's just a NPC with a name, right?)!

I have a response ready (Coen is going to get involved, most likely even if someone else steps in first), but want to give Nienna a chance to post before the situation gets hijacked at all. Also, just say the word if there's a problem with Coen getting involved - he just feels he needs to protect Athanar's family and keep an eye on just about everyone.

[Folwren]

Originally Posted by Durelin

I have a response ready (Coen is going to get involved, most likely even if someone else steps in first), but want to give Nienna a chance to post before the situation gets hijacked at all. Also, just say the word if there's a problem with Coen getting involved - he just feels he needs to protect Athanar's family and keep an eye on just about everyone.

Nope, that's great. When I originally imagined this scene, the kids were not in the courtyard, but as soon as I realized that a lot of Athanar's men were there, I KNEW someone would get involved almost immediately. In my original draft with Thornden, I had not yet read your post, Dury, about the men falling into formation, so I had some random soldier break it up and then Thornden walk up. As you can see, I altered that. So it'll be perfect for Coen to step in.

[Nienna]

I think we are ready for some intervention.

[Folwren]

Poor frustrated Degas! And poor Saeryn!

Nogrod, are you keeping up with this? Are we imagining Athanar wrong, or something? It really amuses me how different people view different characters in RPGs...especially the disparity between the writer's view of their character and other reader's view of a same character.

Fea, I'm going to bed now, but I'll see about getting up early tomorrow so I can post before going to work.

-- Folwren

[Mnemosyne]

What's the plan with AEdre? Mummy and Daddy are not going to be terribly pleased when they learn her pretty face has been marred... (Though she totally had it coming! Nog, this is ALL your fault!)

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Folwren

Nogrod, are you keeping up with this? Are we imagining Athanar wrong, or something? It really amuses me how different people view different characters in RPGs...especially the disparity between the writer's view of their character and other reader's view of a same character.

I kind of like this tension arising from different perspectives on different characters in the story.

Lord Athanar sure is more or less a blank paper still as he's such a new character. What is said of him in the BIO will hopefully stand - and I have discussed the personalities of Athanar and Wynflaed and their relationship with Mnemo - thus we have some more info on them which I think we're not willing to give up as such. Not that there is a grand conspiracy awaiting you or any great surprises. Just things of their history & background to guide us into writing them and hopefully becoming "flesh and blood" here in the story.

So what happens in the next months will surely be decisive for the molding of lord Athanar's character. I gave myself only one rule of thumb in the beginning, which I have and will follow quite intuitively: the more resistance there is the nobler and the more reasonable I will write him - and the smoother the things would go, the viler person I'd write him to be. So the balance of dramatic tension has been my guiding star.

Right now I think I have gotten him somewhat to the noble and reasonable side of things as it clearly has not been a warm welcome or obedient and respectful welcome to someone appointed to the place by the king himself.

But what comes will decide his personality and there are still I think many things that we can't yet see to decide that... like how would he react to her daughter being beaten in like two hours from their arrival?



On an unrelated matter: I just love the way the tensions, the strong feelings, the struggle shown all around the Mead Hall... are intercepted with Lilige and Wynflaed speculating on different gowns and just living in a world of their own! That's absolutely hilarious and at the same time thought-provoking!

I'm going to post for lord Athanar a short post but he probably shouldn't notice the fight between Aedre and Javan. It would be better if Lilige or Coen took Aedre to Wynflaed and Athanar learned the thing only later. Otherwise we'd have such heated posting and the whole place exploding that we'd reach the welcoming banquet at Christmas-time the earliest... if there would be one any more...

[Nogrod]

I actually decided it better that lord Athanar will just sit on the scar until the things have settled down as I saw no way he could have avoided the row between Aedre and Javan... especially as Coenred is at it as well.

But Dury, Coenred has been met by the craftsmen... And Nienna feel free to make Aedre make her case if you think she would at that situation! Or post anyway for her feelings or what have you...

[Mnemosyne]

Okay, I've let Lilige loose, so if people want to get reactions in before (presumably, if you'd still like to go along with this, Lottie?) we get involved now would be a good time.