Eorling Mead Hall Planning/Discussion Thread

[Firefoot]

he could board horses for the wealthy in the city who don't have Eodwine's room to expand.

I've already come up with that idea -- although, now that you mention it, I'm not sure if that was ever on the DT or just mentioned a while back in a pm to lmp...

I think that would put Leofric and Trys (and Lys when he's better, depending on how old he is) out there.

Leof sleeps in the stable, and he's not goin' nowhere.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

the only people who should be living in the present residential wing (Not including attic space) are noble and paying guests, vassals with dependents, Eodwine, Saeryn, and himself (Because as steward, he needs an area both private and secure). Womenfolk and children he would relegate to the attic space,

In this instance, Saeryn will, without asking anybody's say-so, remove all of her belongings from her room and go bunk down with the other womenfolk. And if anybody speaks to her of it, she will give to them a patented Saeryn tongue lashing.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Separate thought that has been nagging me:

LMP, what happened to the maids that were around in The White Horse? There was at least one... can't remember her name. She and Saeryn shared a giggle when Beth got a face full of ash when showing Saeryn her room her first day there.

Do we still have maids, or shall I address why we have no maids (I can come up with delightful reasons, but I'll probably settle with something believable) when Saeryn brings the matter up to Eodwine?

[JennyHallu]

In this instance, Saeryn will, without asking anybody's say-so, remove all of her belongings from her room and go bunk down with the other womenfolk. And if anybody speaks to her of it, she will give to them a patented Saeryn tongue lashing.

Saeryn may wish to bed up with the women, but Marenil's likely to put his foot down, and he's not likely to put up with a tongue-lashing from someone he sees as a little girl. As Lady, she has appearances and responsibilities to upkeep, and part of that is keeping herself separate from the help. And that implies no condescension, but the right and proper place of the Lady in a class-based structure. Just like how the boss in an office setting today works in an office, and not a cubicle with the regular monkeys. It wouldn't be appropriate.

Just a thought, anyway.

EDIT: and it might make lower maids uncomfortable...They'd never have a time terribly private to themselves if their lady-boss is around in their living space too.

I wonder how much Saeryn's thought through her new position and its implications?

Do we still have maids, or shall I address why we have no maids (I can come up with delightful reasons, but I'll probably settle with something believable) when Saeryn brings the matter up to Eodwine?

I wondered if we could assume some extra help as NPCs: a maid or two, maybe a smaller lad working as groom under Leof, servers on feast days, general laborers working on the construction under the supervision of Garstan and Stigend....

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

Saeryn may wish to bed up with the women, but Marenil's likely to put his foot down, and he's not likely to put up with a tongue-lashing from someone he sees as a little girl.

Delightful. I never said she'd be allowed to stay there. Hope he's up to what Saeryn's reaction will likely be.

As Lady, she has appearances and responsibilities to upkeep, and part of that is keeping herself separate from the help.

Oh sure.

I wonder how much Saeryn's thought through her new position and its implications?

Not nearly as much as I have, assuredly.

[JennyHallu]

Heheh...

I wonder how active a part Eodwine will take in getting Saeryn in line. And how he'll take Marenil's handling of it (which will probably be to treat her as a little girl as long as she acts like one...and he'll refuse to even speak to her until she calms down and discusses things as an adult.)

lah de dah...waiting for elempi so we can plan for Stewardiness...I wonder if he anticipated how seriously I'd take the job. I didn't...just started having ideas. I'm enjoying developing Marenil as a power of his own though. I've had a bad habit of letting Lin outshine him. Marenil depends to be his own person, and not an accessory of another, no matter how interesting her story. I just need to adjust to running them as truly separate characters.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

I wonder how active a part Eodwine will take in getting Saeryn in line.

Is it that you read my mind, or is it that we think in a frighteningly similar fashion?

until she calms down and discusses things as an adult

Excellent. It'll take a bit, just so you know. Her snit with Degas was minor compared to other things of which she is capable.

The beginnings of door repairs, Jen?