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littlemanpoet · 08-30-2010, 06:01 PM

Either Gilrain or Kelos. I want to say Gilrain but it looks too far west. Still, Gilrain.

I forgot about Tharonwe.

I find myself trying to make this iteration of Roy Edwards aka Raefindan to flow naturally from my own story into this one. Maybe that's silly, but for some reason it seems appropriate. But that's an aside.

Fascinating, how bitter for the Elves (except perhaps Mithrellas - for now) and how fulfilling for all humans but Mellondu. There's just one thing. I'm thinking in Tolkienian themes: although Frodo was at the end of the tale "a wreck", he also was anything but. Of course, that's only true if one accepts the Christian basis for everything Tolkien wrote. That said, Frodo was Elvish in the best sense at the end of the story, in that his spirit burned so brightly that it could be seen by the perceptive; but also he was very human in that he was weary in body and soul and ready to lay down "these earthly trammels" and be laid to rest. I want this to somehow be so for Mellondu also. Somehow. I understand that the Elves gave themselves to each other, man and woman, to a degree not usual or likely in humans. This extreme (for lack of a better word) devotion that Mellondu experiences through Amroth's devotion for Nimrodel, appears to be the heart of his wound. But he's young. Or has his possession by Amroth aged him beyond his years in body as well as soul and spirit? Be that as it may, I think there can and perhaps must be some sort of resolution for him. Nothing flighty or easy, of course, but some sort of settled-ness in the end. At least, that's what I'm suggesting.

I'm interested to see what happens with Mellonin, as well. Her love for Ravion has seemed a little forced to me. When Orual was writing Ravion it didn't seem so much that way, but such are the difficulties of losing our friends on the long journey these RPGs become. Ah well.

So is it your thought to write the journeys of everyone as a denouement?

08-30-2010, 06:01 PM	#893
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Either Gilrain or Kelos. I want to say Gilrain but it looks too far west. Still, Gilrain. I forgot about Tharonwe. I find myself trying to make this iteration of Roy Edwards aka Raefindan to flow naturally from my own story into this one. Maybe that's silly, but for some reason it seems appropriate. But that's an aside. Fascinating, how bitter for the Elves (except perhaps Mithrellas - for now) and how fulfilling for all humans but Mellondu. There's just one thing. I'm thinking in Tolkienian themes: although Frodo was at the end of the tale "a wreck", he also was anything but. Of course, that's only true if one accepts the Christian basis for everything Tolkien wrote. That said, Frodo was Elvish in the best sense at the end of the story, in that his spirit burned so brightly that it could be seen by the perceptive; but also he was very human in that he was weary in body and soul and ready to lay down "these earthly trammels" and be laid to rest. I want this to somehow be so for Mellondu also. Somehow. I understand that the Elves gave themselves to each other, man and woman, to a degree not usual or likely in humans. This extreme (for lack of a better word) devotion that Mellondu experiences through Amroth's devotion for Nimrodel, appears to be the heart of his wound. But he's young. Or has his possession by Amroth aged him beyond his years in body as well as soul and spirit? Be that as it may, I think there can and perhaps must be some sort of resolution for him. Nothing flighty or easy, of course, but some sort of settled-ness in the end. At least, that's what I'm suggesting. I'm interested to see what happens with Mellonin, as well. Her love for Ravion has seemed a little forced to me. When Orual was writing Ravion it didn't seem so much that way, but such are the difficulties of losing our friends on the long journey these RPGs become. Ah well. So is it your thought to write the journeys of everyone as a denouement?