Hi people!
My busy period ended up being longer than I expected. Anyway, I'm back to life now, and I DEFINITELY want this RPG to continue.
So, over the next week or so, I will go through info from LotR and me and
Groin's old plans and constitute a sort of storyline for this game, and I shall keep it short. I can post it (excluding possible surprise elements

) so you'll get a clearer idea of what will happen soon. Anyway, I'd love to get this RPG beautifully finished by summer, but as that seems utopistic, my realistic schedule is at the latest by winter. But I will this time make sure we are proceeding at a regular speed and that we can really finish this (I will finish this alone if needs be).
Then I will write a post to get us moving, and by moving I mean
really moving.
We need to make some arrangements though, since
Groin seems to have left the 'downs without telling me anything personally or making any wishes about the future of this RPG and his characters.

I will take over Trór, and do my best to write him in
Groin's spirit.
Legate, would you like to take Náli and take care of him as either a proper character or a carry-along one? If someone's interest in writing Nîsa, be my guest.
**GROIN IF YOU SEE THIS AND ARE COMING BACK AFTER ALL OR HAVE AN OPINION ON SOMETHING, PLEASE PM ME**
Of course, if
Groin comes back, I'm willing to give up my sovereignity on this RPG and share leadership with him once again and give him his characters back (provided they're still alive).
I will also PM the inactive writers with the faint hope someone might come back.
Those whom I count on to come back and write are
Legate,
Foley,
Kitanna,
Durelin,
Dimturiel and possibly
Gwathagor.
Anyone out there for giving me a pleasant surprise by reappearing or an unpleasant one by saying my assumption of their continued participation is wrong?
Anyone posting some signs of life on this thread now or at least when I post again is very welcome to do so.

Also all kind of suggestions/wishes are very welcome. I'm not planning to run this RPG as a dictator...
Lastly, if you know people who would be interested to write in an RPG or especially in this one, please invite them to join our diminished party. I can always make a short summary of what's happened this far and in this kind of RPG, it is absolutely no problem to introduce new characters in the middle of everything, because there are definitely far more Dwarves around than the characters we've written for this far. (This goes for old writers too - if you feel like taking new characters, feel free to do so.)
And this invitation also goes for all you stalkers out there. Don't hesitate. We need life here.