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Urwen · 06-07-2019, 03:30 AM

I had hoped to prank you with my last puzzle, but you outplayed me. *bows*

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 03:39 AM

Spot on for 6. 2, yes (with 'mae' sounding like 'my'). 1 I can't give you; you only got half of the clue right, unless you can clarify why 'briefly a ring-slinger, is attending' comes out as LING.

(I'll tell you now that anagrams are only involved in one clue.)

1. M?????? - West, briefly a ring-slinger, is attending.
2. MAEGLIN - Sounds like my smile goes from right to left.
3. ??E???? - One step on from a dwarf impaled by two thirds of a spear.
4. ???G??? - No light, and it sounds like no Hell either; it's all backwards!
5. ????L?? - Mother jumbled up the marbles.
6. MAEGLI? - A crazy omlette row? Never let it end.
7. ??????N - Take elements of two backwards countries, then add Earth (well, stone) and Air.

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Originally Posted by Urwen

I had hoped to prank you with my last puzzle, but you outplayed me. *bows*

^_^

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 03:47 AM

4. (gleam+n)?

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 03:57 AM

7. Gem+A, with Lin as backward countries, but which ones?

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Urwen

4. (gleam+n)?

That looks like you've just taken the first two words of the clue (and still ended up missing a letter). Can you find an answer that makes use of the entire thing?

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7. Gem+A, with Lin as backward countries, but which ones?

Oddly enough, you've split the clue correctly, but gotten the two halves of the clue attached to precisely the wrong halves of the answer.

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 06:59 AM

Take backwards countries, then add Gem and A.......

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 07:00 AM

No Hell sounds like 'no L' or 'N L'.

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Urwen

Take backwards countries, then add Gem and A.......

Er... no. I meant:

' two backwards countries | Earth (well, stone) and Air' == 'maeg | lin'

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Originally Posted by Urwen

No Hell sounds like 'no L' or 'N L'.

Hey, it kinda does!

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 07:17 AM

Ma and Eg for Armenia and Georgia, backwards, and Li from Lithos for stone, and N from Nitrogen.

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Urwen

Ma and Eg for Armenia and Georgia, backwards, and Li from Lithos for stone, and N from Nitrogen.

I'm gonna give you that one. I was actually looking at elements for all four: Am is Americium, while Ge is Germanium. Li and N exactly as you said.

1. M?????? - West, briefly a ring-slinger, is attending.
2. MAEGLIN - Sounds like my smile goes from right to left.
3. ??E???? - One step on from a dwarf impaled by two thirds of a spear.
4. ???G??? - No light, and it sounds like no Hell either; it's all backwards!
5. ????L?? - Mother jumbled up the marbles.
6. MAEGLIN - A crazy omlette row? Never let it end.
7. MAEGLIN - Take elements of two backwards countries, then add Earth (well, stone) and Air.

Four answers to go. What could they be?!?!?!

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 07:36 AM

'dwarf' confuses me.

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 07:38 AM

Spear could be JAVELIN, and two thirds of that is 'LIN'.

Funny how he too was gonna be impaled by a spear if it weren't for his 'ma'.

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 07:40 AM

5 is MA+ELGIN

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 07:46 AM

For 1, LING comes from SLINGER

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Urwen

'dwarf' confuses me.

Well I'm sorry about that.

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Originally Posted by Urwen

Spear could be JAVELIN, and two thirds of that is 'LIN'.

Funny how he too was gonna be impaled by a spear if it weren't for his 'ma'.

Uh... 'LIN' would be three-sevenths of 'JAVELIN'.

“Good heavens!” growled Beorn. “Don’t pretend that [Huinesoron]s can’t count. They can."

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Originally Posted by Urwen

5 is MA+ELGIN

It is! And the only anagram in the set.

1. M?????? - West, briefly a ring-slinger, is attending.
2. MAEGLIN - Sounds like my smile goes from right to left.
3. ??E???? - One step on from a dwarf impaled by two thirds of a spear.
4. ???G??? - No light, and it sounds like no Hell either; it's all backwards!
5. MAEGLIN - Mother jumbled up the marbles.
6. MAEGLIN - A crazy omlette row? Never let it end.
7. MAEGLIN - Take elements of two backwards countries, then add Earth (well, stone) and Air.

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Originally Posted by Urwen

For 1, LING comes from SLINGER

I can see what you're going for, but 'briefly' means you're looking for an acronym for something indicated by 'a ring-slinger'. And then there's a third part to the clue.

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 08:07 AM

1. Mae+gl+in?

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 08:10 AM

Spear comes up as GAR, and two thirds is GA, but there is only one anagram per your words, so that can't be it.

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Urwen

1. Mae+gl+in?

Yes (can you explain why?).

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Originally Posted by Urwen

Spear comes up as GAR, and two thirds is GA, but there is only one anagram per your words, so that can't be it.

Both 'a dwarf' and 'a spear' are specific entities, not general concepts.

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 08:54 AM

Then dwarf is Mim and the spear is Aeglos. One points to first letter, and two-thirds of Aeglos is AEGL. Impaled means inside, or in.

Or in other words, M+aegl+in

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 08:56 AM

Ring-slinger points to Green Lantern, which is abbreviated to GL. Attending is in, and we both know what first part of the clue means.

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Urwen

Then dwarf is Mim and the spear is Aeglos. One points to first letter, and two-thirds of Aeglos is AEGL. Impaled means inside, or in.

Or in other words, M+aegl+in

That works. I was going with AEGL inside a word one letter on from Mim, so MIN.

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Originally Posted by Urwen

Ring-slinger points to Green Lantern, which is abbreviated to GL. Attending is in, and we both know what first part of the clue means.

Entirely correct; I now want to see a movie about Dr. Mae West, Green Lantern of Sector 2814.

1. MAEGLIN - West, briefly a ring-slinger, is attending.
2. MAEGLIN - Sounds like my smile goes from right to left.
3. MAEGLIN - One step on from a dwarf impaled by two thirds of a spear.
4. ???G??? - No light, and it sounds like no Hell either; it's all backwards!
5. MAEGLIN - Mother jumbled up the marbles.
6. MAEGLIN - A crazy omlette row? Never let it end.
7. MAEGLIN - Take elements of two backwards countries, then add Earth (well, stone) and Air.

Just the one to go! The word 'backwards' may help you here.

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 09:04 AM

Light could be 'GLEAM', except it reads MAELG backwards instead of MAEGL, and you said no more anagrams.

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 09:14 AM

I did indeed say no more anagrams. Maybe apply some more backwards instead?

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 09:18 AM

So we need to apply LG backwards too? But even then, it still lacks IN.

Unless we switch NO to German, for NEIN, and cut it in half......

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 09:23 AM

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It's all backwards

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 09:56 AM

So if we remove L from GLEAM, we get GEAM, which is Maeg backwards. Then we add LI as in light, and N for No.

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 01:51 PM

Bad Huinesoron. Very bad. Tempting me with the character I care about the most and then vanishing......

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 02:08 PM

It's allllllllllll backwards. Not just part of it. Allllllll. [Spooky hand gestures]

(seriously just write his name backwards already)

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 02:33 PM

All right

Nilgeam. (Maeg+Li+N backwards)

Good enough for you?

Huinesoron · 06-07-2019, 02:45 PM

1. MAEGLIN - West, briefly a ring-slinger, is attending.
2. MAEGLIN - Sounds like my smile goes from right to left.
3. MAEGLIN - One step on from a dwarf impaled by two thirds of a spear.
4. MAEGLIN - No light, and it sounds like no Hell either; it's all backwards!
5. MAEGLIN - Mother jumbled up the marbles.
6. MAEGLIN - A crazy omlette row? Never let it end.
7. MAEGLIN - Take elements of two backwards countries, then add Earth (well, stone) and Air.

Theme: MAEGLIN

Nil = none. So Nil Gleam = no light. Sounds like no Hell = no L, so Nil Geam. It's all backwards = Maeglin.

And so it is over to you.

hS

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 02:52 PM

In spite of what he's done
I still cherish him, even if I'm the only one

For I feel sorry for him, and this is true
And there's no one else I can turn to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uL3jJSLqDE

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 02:56 PM

Anyway, this puzzle is titled 'Urwen's Revenge'.

1. She is endlessly full in reverse, with German one spinning.
2. The largest Australian lizard goes in circles and gains direction.
3. Turn a class of vertebrates around. Shorten England.
4. A compound and an element spin together, chemically speaking
5. Deceive, according to number. It's all jumbled up.
6. A scheme changes vowels and a wheel cover gains one, in a muddle
7. A hormone and a lake without eye. It's all broken.
8. Elite skill in a daze.
9. A Tree changes a vowel.

Pervinca Took · 06-07-2019, 03:05 PM

I remember hS saying he'd thought of making all the answers Maeglin, but I thought he was joking! That was BRILLIANT!

...

Can someone explain to me what a ring-slinger is, and the element it gives to that clue?

...

Urwen, most of your new clues don't seem to contain a straight element?

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

I remember hS saying he'd thought of making all the answers Maeglin, but I thought he was joking! That was BRILLIANT!

Yeah, didn't expect that one either, but I am glad he did.

Btw, check ur inbox.

Pervinca Took · 06-07-2019, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Urwen

Yeah, didn't expect that one either, but I am glad he did.

Btw, check ur inbox.

I have.

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

I have.

Kay, just wanted to make sure.

Pervinca Took · 06-07-2019, 03:28 PM

9. ALDOR, from elder?

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

I remember hS saying he'd thought of making all the answers Maeglin, but I thought he was joking! That was BRILLIANT!

...

Can someone explain to me what a ring-slinger is, and the element it gives to that clue?

...

Urwen, most of your new clues don't seem to contain a straight element?

That's because they don't need one. The first clue does, and that's enough for this set. Urwen's revenge, remember?

And ring-slinger clue indicates Green Lantern, abbreviated to GL.

Urwen · 06-07-2019, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

9. ALDOR, from elder?

Nope.

My mistake, it's a vowel, not vowels.

Pervinca Took · 06-07-2019, 03:34 PM

Aldor from alder, then?

(Just kidding).

06-07-2019, 03:30 AM	#6601
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	I had hoped to prank you with my last puzzle, but you outplayed me. bows __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 03:47 AM	#6603
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	4. (gleam+n)? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 03:57 AM	#6604
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	7. Gem+A, with Lin as backward countries, but which ones? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 06:59 AM	#6606
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Take backwards countries, then add Gem and A....... __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 07:00 AM	#6607
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	No Hell sounds like 'no L' or 'N L'. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 07:17 AM	#6609
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Ma and Eg for Armenia and Georgia, backwards, and Li from Lithos for stone, and N from Nitrogen. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia. Last edited by Urwen; 06-07-2019 at 07:22 AM.

06-07-2019, 07:36 AM	#6611
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	'dwarf' confuses me. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 07:38 AM	#6612
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Spear could be JAVELIN, and two thirds of that is 'LIN'. Funny how he too was gonna be impaled by a spear if it weren't for his 'ma'. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 07:40 AM	#6613
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	5 is MA+ELGIN __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 07:46 AM	#6614
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	For 1, LING comes from SLINGER __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 08:07 AM	#6616
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	1. Mae+gl+in? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 08:10 AM	#6617
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Spear comes up as GAR, and two thirds is GA, but there is only one anagram per your words, so that can't be it. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 08:54 AM	#6619
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Then dwarf is Mim and the spear is Aeglos. One points to first letter, and two-thirds of Aeglos is AEGL. Impaled means inside, or in. Or in other words, M+aegl+in __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 08:56 AM	#6620
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Ring-slinger points to Green Lantern, which is abbreviated to GL. Attending is in, and we both know what first part of the clue means. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 09:04 AM	#6622
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Light could be 'GLEAM', except it reads MAELG backwards instead of MAEGL, and you said no more anagrams. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 09:14 AM	#6623
Huinesoron Overshadowed Eagle Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: The north-west of the Old World, east of the Sea Posts: 3,971	I did indeed say no more anagrams. Maybe apply some more backwards instead? hS

06-07-2019, 09:18 AM	#6624
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	So we need to apply LG backwards too? But even then, it still lacks IN. Unless we switch NO to German, for NEIN, and cut it in half...... __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 09:56 AM	#6626
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	So if we remove L from GLEAM, we get GEAM, which is Maeg backwards. Then we add LI as in light, and N for No. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 01:51 PM	#6627
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Bad Huinesoron. Very bad. Tempting me with the character I care about the most and then vanishing...... __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 02:08 PM	#6628
Huinesoron Overshadowed Eagle Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: The north-west of the Old World, east of the Sea Posts: 3,971	It's allllllllllll backwards. Not just part of it. Allllllll. [Spooky hand gestures] (seriously just write his name backwards already) hS

06-07-2019, 02:33 PM	#6629
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	All right Nilgeam. (Maeg+Li+N backwards) Good enough for you? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 02:45 PM	#6630
Huinesoron Overshadowed Eagle Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: The north-west of the Old World, east of the Sea Posts: 3,971	1. MAEGLIN - West, briefly a ring-slinger, is attending. 2. MAEGLIN - Sounds like my smile goes from right to left. 3. MAEGLIN - One step on from a dwarf impaled by two thirds of a spear. 4. MAEGLIN - No light, and it sounds like no Hell either; it's all backwards! 5. MAEGLIN - Mother jumbled up the marbles. 6. MAEGLIN - A crazy omlette row? Never let it end. 7. MAEGLIN - Take elements of two backwards countries, then add Earth (well, stone) and Air. Theme: MAEGLIN Nil = none. So Nil Gleam = no light. Sounds like no Hell = no L, so Nil Geam. It's all backwards = Maeglin. And so it is over to you. hS

06-07-2019, 02:52 PM	#6631
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	In spite of what he's done I still cherish him, even if I'm the only one For I feel sorry for him, and this is true And there's no one else I can turn to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uL3jJSLqDE __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

06-07-2019, 02:56 PM	#6632
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Anyway, this puzzle is titled 'Urwen's Revenge'. 1. She is endlessly full in reverse, with German one spinning. 2. The largest Australian lizard goes in circles and gains direction. 3. Turn a class of vertebrates around. Shorten England. 4. A compound and an element spin together, chemically speaking 5. Deceive, according to number. It's all jumbled up. 6. A scheme changes vowels and a wheel cover gains one, in a muddle 7. A hormone and a lake without eye. It's all broken. 8. Elite skill in a daze. 9. A Tree changes a vowel. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia. Last edited by Urwen; 06-07-2019 at 03:31 PM.

06-07-2019, 03:05 PM	#6633
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	I remember hS saying he'd thought of making all the answers Maeglin, but I thought he was joking! That was BRILLIANT! ... Can someone explain to me what a ring-slinger is, and the element it gives to that clue? ... Urwen, most of your new clues don't seem to contain a straight element? __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 06-07-2019 at 03:16 PM.

06-07-2019, 03:28 PM	#6637
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	9. ALDOR, from elder? __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

06-07-2019, 03:34 PM	#6640
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Aldor from alder, then? (Just kidding). __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."