Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Eorl of Rohan]

The Shire Roleplay Form that I sent Piosenniel have been received with profound silence, so I decided to tackle the 18 pages of the Meadhall in the meantime. I'm on page 9 as of now. Heh. Rowenna is so cute! And so is Eodwine. And Erbrand. And Dan, too, he's adorable. And Oeric. And Scyld!

PS. shaggydog? Winterfell?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Eorl of Rohan

The Shire Roleplay Form that I sent Piosenniel have been received with profound silence, so I decided to tackle the 18 pages of the Meadhall in the meantime. I'm on page 9 as of now. Heh. Rowenna is so cute! And so is Eodwine. And Erbrand. And Dan, too, he's adorable. And Oeric. And Scyld!

PS. shaggydog? Winterfell?

Now you have set yourself a really demanding task, Eorl But if you manage to read it all, you'll probably be better "updated" than many of us (also with having it all fresh in the memory).

I think the relevant part most related to today starts somewhere in about half of page 13, in the lower half there is a post by Nogrod entitled 11th November, that's where many of the new characters who are active now come into the picture. Sadly, many of the old characters have disappeared (basically all you have named are not around anymore... their players are not, at least). Anyway, so if you feel you can read all the thread, I think it'll be brilliant, however if you felt you cannot, maybe it'll be better to focus more on the later pages (but given that you've made it this far...)

[Eorl of Rohan]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Now you have set yourself a really demanding task, Eorl But if you manage to read it all, you'll probably be better "updated" than many of us (also with having it all fresh in the memory).

It's 3:16 in the morning and I have just finished. Wow. You've all certainly played an exciting RPG, haven't you? o_o
Though the question remains, how am I to integrate a new character into this hopelessly bizarre and completely absorbing storyline?
Although I would be glad to take charge of Scyrr, he seems my type of character. Is it okay for me to take him as my character?
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[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Hey, if you want to take him, I would be happy to give him to your custody And at least I will have a good counterpart for Hilderinc there. In that case you could also decide what exactly is his condition. I will entrust him to you in hope that you will not treat him with any discontinuity with his previous personality, but looking positively forward to how you are going to unfold his character...

If not, otherwise, you can easily invent a soldier of your own, too.

And yes, it's been an interesting one. You've made quite a feat in reading all the stuff... so if you are decided, welcome among us and I am looking forward to your posting...

[Nogrod]

Welcome Eorl!

Sorry it took me this long to welcome you but I have been overloaded with both work and werewolf...

I like the idea of you taking Scyrr into your hands. I'm looking forwards to have you in the company!

[Eorl of Rohan]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

I will entrust him to you in hope that you will not treat him with any discontinuity with his previous personality, but looking positively forward to how you are going to unfold his character... If not, otherwise, you can easily invent a soldier of your own, too.

Thanks, I will try my best. I wanted to slide seamlessly into the picture without the disconnected confusion created by the introduction of a new character and Scyrr seemed to perfectly fit the bill. Besides, Scyrr is wounded. I love playing wounded and slightly feverish characters

SCYRR - the type of person who speaks his mind openly, no matter what others think. A bit arrogant and self-centered. (...) Scyrr feels "on the same boat" with people he has known for a long time, and definitely now, in "hostile environment" he is more likely to stick to his comrades from Athanar's household (even possibly Hilderinc, whom he finds to be an annoying man who does not stick with the collective, but now he is still "closer" than the "foreigners"). (...) View of Scarburg: definitely negative. (...) Where there is but a single thing to criticise, Scyrr goes for it. (He would, however, never dare to criticise - certainly not openly - anybody who is superior to him, which would likely include even the original Scarburgian "nobility" like Saeryn etc.)

So the QUOTE above is your assessment of Scyrr's character, isn't it? I will certainly take this into account and try my best to not to mess up the continuity of the character, though having almost died by Erbrand's hands might have taken the wind out of him. So, with your permission, I will post a Profile for Scyrr soon and then jump into the fray.

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Welcome Eorl! Sorry it took me this long to welcome you but I have been overloaded with both work and werewolf...
I like the idea of you taking Scyrr into your hands. I'm looking forwards to have you in the company!

You're the one who plays the new Eorl! You write so well, it would be an honor to roleplay with you !
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[Thinlómien]

One more thing, Eorl!

If you're interested in Scyrr, you could check my edited version of the scene with Erbrand and Scyrr:

Erbrand noticed some ladies fetching water from the stream that flowed into the marsh. The women were upstream and there was no worry about Erbrand polluting anything other than swamp water; however, it did not take long for Erbrand to find out their opinions of his revolting work. They sniffed the air and covered their noses. He could hear them exchanging some remarks and one of them was laughing. Erbrand could not stand being scorned at and his work being so unappreciated. In a rage he threw down his pole and angrily marched to where they were gathering water. They were not alone—there was a man with them. The two women were Ginna and Frodides and the man was a soldier, apparently ordered to help the two ladies and not enjoying his job.

The soldier looked up, grimaced and gave a snort. “Phhew! I came for drinking water, but looks like you came for a bath. ” Erbrand felt his rage rekindled.

“And who in tarnation are you to scorn me?” Erbrand bellowed. “Would you warm your hands in leather gloves? Saddle or bridle your horse? Do you dance to the sound of the drum or lace the chords of your armor? What about the bellows that heats the forge? It’s leather! Stinking leather. Do you want good shoes or do you not? Shall I create padding for the lord’s chairs? I hunt and trap for animals and I feed Scarburg with their meat and give people tools that make it possible for them to do their jobs. Why then do you scorn me?”

The soldier simply stared at him. Frodides and Ginna were doing the same although they were a bit more surprised at the outburst. Erbrand let out a long breath before finishing in a calmer yet sill annoyed voice.

“Now, let me get on with my scraper and dung, you hold your nostrils and hold your tongues.” Erbrand turned to leave when a pebble hit him in the back.

“Hey, tanner, watch your tongue.”

“I’m not in the mood today, soldier.” Erbrand said with particular emphasized scorn on the word soldier.

“Name’s Scyrr. And looks like you need to be taught some manners for your betters.”

That was all the provocation Erbrand needed. He spun round and with a mighty yell ran at the Scyrr. The soldier, however, expected this struck a sidelong blow sending Erbrand spinning but not falling. Frodides and Ginna yelled at the two to stop. Blood was spilt, it was too late as Erbrand made apparent as he untied his leather apron and tossed it aside. There was a wild gleam in Erbrand’s eyes as he rushed again. He leaped, hoping to tackle Scyrr, but the swarthy soldier stepped aside. Scyrr laughed as Erbrand spat tufts of mossy grass from his mouth.

"Hope you learnt your lesson, tanner."

Another exclamation of rage escaped Erbrand’s lips. Again and again Erbrand was struck down until his nose was bleeding and his gums were cut. For the fifth time Erbrand arose, sagging, bleeding and weary. Scyrr had been unhurt, keeping Erbrand at bay with ease.
“Do you still wish to continue?” Scyrr asked, smiling.

Again Erbrand rushed at him in rage. Again the soldier stepped aside, tripping Erbrand.
“Enough! Stop this nonsense!” Frodides exclaimed.

The soldier regarded the woman and turned back to Erbrand giving him a kick on the calf. It was not hard, nor was it gentle, but it was enough to excite an anger that surpassed any that Erbrand had known up to that time. Such was the treatment one gave a disobedient dog.

“I’m done - for today”, Scyrr said.

Whether Scyrr said this to frighten Erbrand or whether he said it because it was true, Erbrand never found out. In a fight anger is as good as courage. With fingers extended like talons, Erbrand’s hands seized Scyrr’s left leg with an iron grip and twisted it. The soldier gave a howl and collapsed next to Erbrand (who lost no time in returning Scyrr’s punishment blow for blow). This time Ginna took up the chorus with Frodides.

“Stop it! Fools. Before somebody gets hurt badly!”

The cry was not heeded. A knife flashed in the sunlight, it was Scyrr’s.

"Get off my leg or I'll sting you with this!" the soldier growled.

Erbrand struck relentlessly and hard. Soon he found his fingers around Scyrr’s neck, pressing harder and tighter.

“I am not some dog you can kick. I am a man! I am a man!”

Soft small hands grasped his and beat his strong shoulders. Erbrand let go of Scyrr’s throat. Ginna and Frodides knelt beside the Scyrr. He was not moving.

“Fools!” Frodides cursed.
Ginna's face was pale when she tried to find his pulse. “If he's dead ... Erbrand, if he's dead, you will hang for this.”

I say you can keep either Groin's original or my revision since you're the writer of Scyrr now, I just tried to make him a little less evil and a little more understandable. But in any case I want to keep what I revised about the women's behaviour because I think Groin mistreated them...

(Just fyi, I revised Groin's post because we had problems with it because he left with that and couldn't edit it himself and we couldn't quite agree with his character portrayals. But now it's of course up to you which Scyrr you'd like to keep, of course. We'll ask Pio to replace part of Groin's old post once we're decided what kind of edit we'd like to have... )

PS. Great to see someone so enthusiastic! I can't believe you read all of the thread though! Cool.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Eorl of Rohan

So the QUOTE above is your assessment of Scyrr's character, isn't it? I will certainly take this into account and try my best to not to mess up the continuity of the character, though having almost died by Erbrand's hands might have taken the wind out of him. So, with your permission, I will post a Profile for Scyrr soon and then jump into the fray.

Yes, it is. You can of course (and I would expect to) further explore that. So, looking forward to posting a profile for Scyrr...

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

I say you can keep either Groin's original or my revision since you're the writer of Scyrr now, I just tried to make him a little less evil and a little more understandable.

Indeed - speaking about that, Lommy's presentation of Scyrr makes his behavior also a bit more logical, as I don't think any sensible man would make a fight in such a provocative manner after they have been specifically told yesterday by their commander to avoid all brawls (I tried to show some reasons for Scyrr being annoyed and thus more easily provoked in one of my posts earlier on, when he's being brought back).