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Galadriel55 · 03-29-2019, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Huey, how do you put your text in that box? It makes it impossible for us to quote/paste it, but I can't see why you would want to prevent us.

I think it's just a quote box without any name on the quote.

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Checking my theory now.

I am turned off by the word "decks", cause it seems to imply a ship, and all my potential answers were never involved with seafaring. Might help someone else though.

Urwen · 03-29-2019, 11:37 AM

I think that one of the answers is indeed Phary, but he's 'Gold' rather than Bejewelled.

Huinesoron · 03-29-2019, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

I think it's just a quote box without any name on the quote.

Ah, yes, it is. I've been using it to set the riddle visually apart - didn't realise it was causing problems. Italics only from now on, I promise!

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

I am turned off by the word "decks", cause it seems to imply a ship, and all my potential answers were never involved with seafaring. Might help someone else though.

There is a definite seafaring connection for Bejewelled.

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Originally Posted by Urwen

I think that one of the answers is indeed Phary, but he's 'Gold' rather than Bejewelled.

Correct! Gold is Ar-Pharazon the Golden. Expanding a little on why might help point towards the overall answer (and so, of course, I won't).

(Glaurung is none of the answers, for the record.)

hS

Urwen · 03-29-2019, 01:35 PM

Okay, so Bejewelled is probably Isildur, who escaped Numenor, and later took the Ring from Sauron. And the wolf is Sauron himself, who took that form in order to slay Huan.

Which means that the answer to the riddle is Numenor.

Huinesoron · 03-29-2019, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Urwen

Okay, so Bejewelled is probably Isildur, who escaped Numenor, and later took the Ring from Sauron. And the wolf is Sauron himself, who took that form in order to slay Huan.

Which means that the answer to the riddle is Numenor.

No and no, I'm afraid. Bejewelled and Wolf have the same connection to their characters as Gold does to Pharazon.

(Except in Bejewelled's case it's not quite that simple, because... ah, that'd be telling.)

hS

Urwen · 03-29-2019, 02:33 PM

Turin for Wolf?

Huinesoron · 03-29-2019, 02:40 PM

Not Turin either.

hS

03-29-2019, 11:37 AM	#2
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	I think that one of the answers is indeed Phary, but he's 'Gold' rather than Bejewelled. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

03-29-2019, 01:35 PM	#4
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Okay, so Bejewelled is probably Isildur, who escaped Numenor, and later took the Ring from Sauron. And the wolf is Sauron himself, who took that form in order to slay Huan. Which means that the answer to the riddle is Numenor. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

03-29-2019, 02:33 PM	#6
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Turin for Wolf? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

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03-29-2019, 02:40 PM	#7
Huinesoron Overshadowed Eagle Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: The north-west of the Old World, east of the Sea Posts: 3,960	Not Turin either. hS