I rather like the sound of "Doom of the Mķrdain" for a title, although it's Durelin's call, really. As I mentioned to Durelin via PM, I will probably not have internet access from June 25 to July 10. But since things still have to get organized and it's a 2 1/2 month game, hopefully I'll be able to fall in as soon as I return without having missed too much.
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Character Description Form:
1.) Have you ever played in an RPG at the Barrow Downs? Yes,
Sailing Away.
2.) How many RPGs on the Barrow Downs are you currently involved in? Zero.
3.) Have you posted in The Green Dragon Inn aye
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Encaitare's character
NAME: Glūtkask, title of Boldog
AGE: doesn't really apply to Maiar, does it?
RACE: Boldog -- a corrupted, lesser Maia in an orkish hröa. For info regarding this concept, check it out
here or in HerenIstarion's excellent essay
here. I think this race would be quite befitting of an orc captain, even though it's not an idea contained within the Sil.
GENDER: male
WEAPONS: He wears armor of metal and leather that is in slightly better condition than that of the average orc. He carries a single-edged sword which is accompanied by an axe. On his head is a crude, spiked helm.
APPEARANCE: quite large and powerfully built. Also remarkably ugly, as orcs tend to be. He's been around for a while, so he has several noticable battle scars. Mottled skin and narrowed yellow eyes.
PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Think of the average orc. Actually, think of a really, above-averagely nasty orc. Got a good picture in your mind? Okay, now think of an orc worse than that. That'll be Glūtkask, roughly speaking -- ruthless, foul, and always looking out for Number One above anyone else. Among his strengths are his ability to hack off the heads and stab the guts of the Free Peoples. Although it's Sauron who is the master of their battle strategies, Glūtkask didn't get to be a captain by being stupid -- he can usually get himself and/or his garrison out of a pinch.
HISTORY: As a Maia, Glūtkask was corrupted some time in the First Age. He served Morgoth, assuming his orkish form at this time, though he went by a different name. He fled after his master's downfall, laying low until Sauron began to gain power. In accordance with Sauron's efforts to promote the Black Speech, Glūtkask took the name he now bears. Because of his history of being a faithful servant (and his excellent references, as it were
) he's garnered a fair amount of trust from Sauron. Glūtkask is not particularly interested in gaining personal power; he is relatively satisfied with his position.
+ carry-along orcs in the garrison
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Note -- I'll probably include some carry-along sorts of characters, just minor orcs in the garrison to provide more dialogue and create a larger sense of things, if that's alright.