The Yule Log Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Envinyatar · 04-13-2006, 11:54 AM

The creature's names:

Tauramá (Mighty Hand) - original maiar name

Fëaricië (Soul Twister) - post corruption name

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Either way is fine with me to progress with the story.

If the istari do go back to the Inn, we could use the plot line that some of the dread-wolves (like the Wargs from the Hobbit) have become emboldened and are sweeping down from the hills toward the village . . .

Owl could get a message from wren about it, then the istari and Arato could split up . . .

Just a thought

littlemanpoet · 04-13-2006, 03:24 PM

Child, I am so sorry for not having even considered the story writing problems the animal and other character writers might be having!

Thanks so much for bringing it up. I'm completely in favor of the evil maiar going back to the inn instead of straight to Wenda.

If everyone else is okay with it, I just need help knowing what I might need to edit in a few posts.

Envinyatar · 04-13-2006, 03:29 PM

We don't really need the creature to return to the Inn, do we?

Can we make it a more handleable problem and use the wolves?

littlemanpoet · 04-13-2006, 03:35 PM

Well, that's true..... they could be wargs...? (not werewolves)

Tevildo · 04-14-2006, 11:10 AM

Hey, I like this idea, especially wolves (regular wolves would work)....a really creepy pack of hungry wolves following along in the wake of the shadow thing. Maybe someone could do a post for the wolves as they make their way towards the north intending to join up with the shadow creature but then see the Inn in their path and decide to stop and have a little "snack" first.

I don't think bringing the big shadow thing back to the Inn is a good idea. The animals would have the same problem dealing with it there as they did out in the forest and plain. The creature is just too powerful for them to make any real contribution to its defeat. I think we need a "villain" that's more their own size. You could have cooperation between the animals and the people at the Inn in order to defeat the wolves.

Child of the 7th Age · 04-14-2006, 12:03 PM

I do like the idea of the wolves. If you'd like, I can do a post where Owl decides to fly back to the Inn and check on the animals there. This would be a credible choice for him since he is nominally "leader" of those animals. He can do a reconnaisance flight above the Inn to check that everything's alright, see a ravenous wolf pack approaching from the south, then head straight towards the Inn and hoot out a warning to the residents to get ready for a possible attack. Finally, he would race back to Mori and Stamo to beg for their assistance.

If you think this will work, let me know and I'll get the post up.

piosenniel · 04-14-2006, 06:43 PM

"Wren" checking in here. Ready and willing to pull out the tail hairs of some nasty wolf and peck their evil little eyes out!!!!

Sincerely, the bloodthirsty, and sober at the moment, bird

04-13-2006, 11:54 AM	#1
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	The creature's names: Tauramá (Mighty Hand) - original maiar name Fëaricië (Soul Twister) - post corruption name ------------------------------------------------------------------- Either way is fine with me to progress with the story. If the istari do go back to the Inn, we could use the plot line that some of the dread-wolves (like the Wargs from the Hobbit) have become emboldened and are sweeping down from the hills toward the village . . . Owl could get a message from wren about it, then the istari and Arato could split up . . . Just a thought __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

04-13-2006, 03:29 PM	#3
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	We don't really need the creature to return to the Inn, do we? Can we make it a more handleable problem and use the wolves? __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

04-14-2006, 11:10 AM	#5
Tevildo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Curled up on Melko's lap Posts: 425	Hey, I like this idea, especially wolves (regular wolves would work)....a really creepy pack of hungry wolves following along in the wake of the shadow thing. Maybe someone could do a post for the wolves as they make their way towards the north intending to join up with the shadow creature but then see the Inn in their path and decide to stop and have a little "snack" first. I don't think bringing the big shadow thing back to the Inn is a good idea. The animals would have the same problem dealing with it there as they did out in the forest and plain. The creature is just too powerful for them to make any real contribution to its defeat. I think we need a "villain" that's more their own size. You could have cooperation between the animals and the people at the Inn in order to defeat the wolves. __________________ Now Tevildo was a mighty cat--the mightiest of all--and possessed of an evil spirit,...and he was in Melko's constant following; and that cat had all cats subject to him, and he and his subjects were the chasers and getters of meat for Melko's table.

04-14-2006, 12:03 PM	#6
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	I do like the idea of the wolves. If you'd like, I can do a post where Owl decides to fly back to the Inn and check on the animals there. This would be a credible choice for him since he is nominally "leader" of those animals. He can do a reconnaisance flight above the Inn to check that everything's alright, see a ravenous wolf pack approaching from the south, then head straight towards the Inn and hoot out a warning to the residents to get ready for a possible attack. Finally, he would race back to Mori and Stamo to beg for their assistance. If you think this will work, let me know and I'll get the post up. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

04-14-2006, 06:43 PM	#7
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	"Wren" checking in here. Ready and willing to pull out the tail hairs of some nasty wolf and peck their evil little eyes out!!!! Sincerely, the bloodthirsty, and sober at the moment, bird __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

04-13-2006, 03:24 PM	#2
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Child, I am so sorry for not having even considered the story writing problems the animal and other character writers might be having! Thanks so much for bringing it up. I'm completely in favor of the evil maiar going back to the inn instead of straight to Wenda. If everyone else is okay with it, I just need help knowing what I might need to edit in a few posts.

04-13-2006, 03:35 PM	#4
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Well, that's true..... they could be wargs...? (not werewolves)

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