[Mattius]

Borin the Dwarf sat on the edge of his doorstep. He liked to call it his doorstep now that he was the last dwarf in the Blue Mountains, save a few travelling dwarves that would sometimes come by. He seldom left the caves of his home but for some reason he had decided to take a look outside, and now that he was there, he couldn't remember why he had come up in the first place!
"Bloomin' typical..." he mumbled to himself. He was used to talking to himself in this way for he had been alone for many years. "Well, now that I'm here, I may as well make the most of it!" He stood up to his full height, around four foot, and gazed upon the green woods below and then out to the blue sea. He shivered when he saw the water, he never liked the look of the sea.
"Hmmm.." he said thoughtfully, "supply of woods getting pretty low, best get some more before winter sets in!" With that he jogged down the rough path marked from his mountain abode to the un-named woods below.

As he came closer to the trees he heard a quiet sound. He checked his axe at the side of him, he always carried it, the same one he had used in the Ork-Dwarf war of Moria. Borin thought the noise was becoming louder, yes he was certain it was. Suddenly a great black shape appeared in front of him and the Dwarf was frozen with fear and dropped his axe. Only a few yards away from him was a great Uruk-Hai, larger than any seen on Middle-Earth and none more fearful, to Borin at least, he was terified of even normal Orks and had to fight the War of Moria with all his courage. Now running towards him was the largest Uruk-Hai ever seen. It ran on Borin's left but as it passed him it swung its giant left arm and knocked the dwarf out cold.

The Black Beast of Fear was raging in the un-named woods...

[ September 12, 2002: Message edited by: Mattius ]