Mirkwood Endgame Planning/Discussion Thread

[Thalionyulma]

The breeze rustled the leaves above the branches over head. Rinurion looked up, still in deep thought. Alot had happened the past few weeks, and a growing uneasiness in him would not go away.

It had all began when his patrol with Legolas had intercepted a group of men. The ElvenKing had let one go, but a dark elf followed his trail. Anarya and Prince Legolas had gone as well to watch where the man headed to. Although Legolas had returned shortly, Anarya had continued the quest with the dark elf. No word had come back since then.

No, his uneasiness stemmed more from another elf. One who was one of them it seemed. But he had been unable to pursue his suspicions. He and three others were captured in the ElvenKing's territory by orcs. No one knew how they were able to enter the kingdom without detection. It had been another elf from Lorien that aided their rescue.

Deagon still lived and continued to join the patrols. Rinurion could do nothing more than watch closely.

Another elf appeared nearby, it was Laryelion of Lorien. He walked over to where Rinurion sat on a fallen bole.

"How went the patrol?" asked Laryelion.

"It has been quiet for some time, but who can say for how long?" came the answer.

"You watch him closely," Laryelion said quietly. Rinurion looked at the elf at that and wondered if he should share his uneasiness.

Gayahithwen carry a basket of berries from the woods. Several other elf maidens were with her. She espied the two and came over.

"Good day Rinurion! Everything is well, I hope?" The young elf maiden asked, smiling.


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PIO,

how's this for RINURION's (Gaya's Party) post?

Here's the new TimeLine I promised that includes Gayahithwen & Rinurion's group. I made their adventure to run parallel with those of Rûdhchamion's Group.


TIME LINE:

Afterlithe (July) - The story begins near the foothills of Dol Guldor

• within a week Rudhchamion's group discover Muru, as she attacks Taralphiel, in an attempt to capture the young maiden
• the group discovers the Wargriders raiding party
• dark elf discover Warzgarz's patrol whic leads them near the Orc encampent ( are delayed in deciding to head back to Thranduil or continue)
• Rudhchamion decides to continue on, planning to enter the fortress of Dol Guldor after Khelek discovers the hidden path
• The group encounters an ALLY
  
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• Rinurion patrols and sees Deagon leaving the designated patrol areas. Tells Laryelion and Gayahithwen of his supicions. The group is still unsure of Deagon's true nature
• Gayahithwen learns of an attack at the eastern border of the realm from another patrol. Tension grows in the Realm as the elves tighten their defense.

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August (Wedmath)

• A near capture by a group of orcs, 1 enemy escapes
• several cavern entrances are discovered, a decision is made after some time
  stumbles upon a great spider's lair
• forced to backtrack and choose another cavern
• discover the presence of prisoners, noted the near mindless state of each
• they discover & follow a group of hooded figures leading a small group of what looks like male and female elves & witness to their horror, how the prisoners, human & elven are "bent"
  
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• Rinurion ever growing suspicious follows Deagon. Laryelion and Gayahithwen follow the warrior, they are joined by Amaryllis and others.
• Deagon goes deeper into the woods and meets with strangers there is an argument and he is "captured" by the unknown group of men. Gayahithwen follows to try and aid him and is captured. She is then used as bait to lure the others.
• Rinurion and Laryelion fall into a trap as they try to rescue their companion.
  The group decide to delay escape attempts until they learn more.
• Deagon learns of the truth of his sister as Muru confronts him unexpectedly. He attacks the vampire to no avail and is wounded mortally. Gayahithwen watches helplessly.

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September (Halimath)

• they catch a glimpse of another group, and 1 who is familiar to Taralphiel
• Encounters Muru & her minions... Muru is slain (vanquished), but for a price 1 companion is badly wounded
• after hiding & resting for some days, the group continues as they decide a rescue
• by another path they come closer to Eriador's prison and a rescue is made
  more tales unfold by Eriador and another freed prisoner
• patrol is tightened, the group is forced to use another path
• they learn of the Nazgul inside
• the group decides to head back to Thranduil
  
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• Laryelion persuades the group and they attempt an escape. Over-powering their human and orc captors they are able to make their escape.
• The group find themselves in the middle of Mirkwood. They encounter several of Muru's minions and warg-riders.
• They are divided if they should continue northward back to the Realm or towards Dol Guldor.

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October (Winterfilth)

• they are met by Warzgarz's troops, Rhud recognizes the orc captain as at his people's slaying, a fierce fight ensues & barely escapes
• are assisted by Lar & Rin back to the Thranduil's Realm, passing through nearly the eaves of Leog Ninglorin/Gladden Fields
• Thranduil is told all of what the group has seen & witnessed, Laryelion bids the King's permission leave to give warning to Lorien

[piosenniel]

THALIONYULMA

1.) There are four characters who have no one playing them, but are mentioned in the outline:

Name: Anarya ---------- To Be Played By ??

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Name: Laryelion ---------- To Be Played By ??

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Name: Deagon ---------- To Be Played By ??

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Name: Amaryllis ---------- To Be Played By ??

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WHO IS GOING TO HANDLE THESE CHARACTERS?

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2.) Please take a close look at the Discussion Thread I have put up: HERE

This is what I'll open when the game is ready to take on its last players.

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3.) Vitto, Eiz, Gayahithwen

Please get your posts onto this thread - the sooner you do that, the sooner the game can open.


~*~ Pio, Game Moderator

Pio & Thali,

Okay, I finally got the my character's first post! Hope I was able to place him where he's suppose to be... as we discussed Thali!

[Thalionyulma]

Originally Posted by piosenniel

THALIONYULMA

1.) There are four characters who have no one playing them, but are mentioned in the outline:

Name: Anarya ---------- To Be Played By ??

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Name: Laryelion ---------- To Be Played By ??

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Name: Deagon ---------- To Be Played By ??

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Name: Amaryllis ---------- To Be Played By ??

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WHO IS GOING TO HANDLE THESE CHARACTERS?

PIO,

I have a friend who's thinking of playing Laryelion, but I can't find anyone right now who'd be interested to play ANARYA or AMARYLLIS. I just got to persuade that person in registering & posting at the Shire ASAP!

And I thought I could throw Rinurion with Amaryllis! hehehe... looks like Gayahithwen will have to put up with the two male elves. (j/k )

DEAGON was created by Gaya, so I don't know what she wants to do with him! Um, oh yeah.... he's going to have a tragic end. Will that be okay with you Gayahthwen?

[piosenniel]

Thali

Please put a short character bio on for Amaryllis so we know what kind of character she is. She can be a carry along character for you. No post for her is needed.

Get your friend on soon for Laryelion – and please remind him/her that posting in the Green Dragon Inn is a must before playing in a game.

If you can’t find someone to play Laryelion – you can just post a bio for that character – and anyone can use him in a post as needed.

You can do the same for the Anarya character if you wish.

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Gaya

Please put up a short character bio for Deagon so we can know what kind of character he is. He can either be a carry-along character of yours, or he can be the kind of character that people can use in their posts as needed. No post is needed.

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Thanks!

~*~ Pio

[Thalionyulma]

Please put a short character bio on for Amaryllis so we know what kind of character she is. She can be a carry along character for you. No post for her is needed.

OK, here's the Short Bio for AMARYLLIS - and if she decides she wants to replay the role herself, I have no objection!


NAME:Amaryllis

AGE:2,900 yrs.

RACE:Silvan Elf

GENDER:Female

WEAPONS: Usually carries a staff and a small blade

APPEARANCE: Long black hair, usually braided, when unbound reaches nearly behind her knees; her eyes are lightest grey, almost blue

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: A sensitive elf, gentle in her ways, dealing with both woodland creatures and her fellow elvenfolk. Usually avoids confrontaional combats, she is capable of defending herself if need be. Very loyal to her companions, and above all her King and Prince.

HISTORY: Her roots can be traced back to elven lineage that has always been loyal to the ElvenRealm of Greenwood (Mirkwood). Her forefathers have proudly fought for Oropher and Thranduil.

[piosenniel]

Thali

The proposal is getting close to being done:

1.) Have you found someone to play Laryelion? If not – how do you want to handle that character?

2.) What are you going to do about Anarya? Do you want her to be another character you carry along, since she seems to be connected to Rudchamion?

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As I said in a previous post:

If you can’t find someone to play Laryelion – you can just post a bio for that character – and anyone can use him in a post as needed.

You can do the same for the Anarya character if you wish.

[piosenniel]

Gaya

2 things:

1.) Can you carry Deagon as a carry-along character? If so – then just post a brief character description of him here on the planning thread.

2.) Thali wrote a post for Rinurion –

Thalionyulma’s post for Rinurion

The Party at the Elven King’s realm:

The breeze rustled the leaves above the branches over head. Rinurion looked up, still in deep thought. Alot had happened the past few weeks, and a growing uneasiness in him would not go away.

It had all began when his patrol with Legolas had intercepted a group of men. The ElvenKing had let one go, but a dark elf followed his trail. Anarya and Prince Legolas had gone as well to watch where the man headed to. Although Legolas had returned shortly, Anarya had continued the quest with the dark elf. No word had come back since then.

No, his uneasiness stemmed more from another elf. One who was one of them it seemed. But he had been unable to pursue his suspicions. He and three others were captured in the ElvenKing's territory by orcs. No one knew how they were able to enter the kingdom without detection. It had been another elf from Lorien that aided their rescue.

Deagon still lived and continued to join the patrols. Rinurion could do nothing more than watch closely.

Another elf appeared nearby, it was Laryelion of Lorien. He walked over to where Rinurion sat on a fallen bole.

"How went the patrol?" asked Laryelion.

"It has been quiet for some time, but who can say for how long?" came the answer.

"You watch him closely," Laryelion said quietly. Rinurion looked at the elf at that and wondered if he should share his uneasiness.

Gayahithwen carry a basket of berries from the woods. Several other elf maidens were with her. She espied the two and came over.

"Good day Rinurion! Everything is well, I hope?" The young elf maiden asked, smiling.

Can you please get your post written for your character, and place it here on the planning thread.

[Thalionyulma]

Originally Posted by piosenniel

Thali

The proposal is getting close to being done:

1.) Have you found someone to play Laryelion? If not – how do you want to handle that character?

2.) What are you going to do about Anarya? Do you want her to be another character you carry along, since she seems to be connected to Rudchamion?

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As I said in a previous post:

If you can’t find someone to play Laryelion – you can just post a bio for that character – and anyone can use him in a post as needed.

You can do the same for the Anarya character if you wish.

PIO,

I'm giving my friend 2 days more to post in the Green Dragon Inn so he can play Laryelion. If not, then I'll take up your suggestion!

Anarya's character may end up as a carry along character - its hard to find someone who'll play her. Easier to make new characters .

[piosenniel]

Thali – These 3 areas (I, II, III) need to get done:

- I -

Gayahithwen needs to do these 2 things – please PM her about them, as I have already placed several messages on the discussion thread to which she has not responded:

1.) Gaya posted a bio for her character named Gaya – she needs a First Post to go with it.

NAME: Gayahithwen.

AGE: Approximate 800 years.

RACE: Silvan Elf.

GENDER: Female.

WEAPONS: A knife.

APPEARANCE: She is on the shorter side for an elf, but otherwise quite typical with black, fairly long hair; grey eyes and fair skin. She is most used to wear dresses, but at the start of our game, she is seen wearing leggings and a tunika, due to recent happenings.

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: She is calm and thoughtful and easily gets caught in her own daydreams. She is very friendly and her trust in other people is almost ridiculously high. She is a fairly good cook, but a lousy fighter, and would rather run away than stay and fight - not because she's cowardly, but because she knows her limitations.

HISTORY: She grew up in Mirkwood and her history to this point had been quite uninteresting. She worked as a kitchen-elf in Thranduil's castle, and the most exciting that ever happened was her getting in trouble for daydreaming a few times, and all the interesting guests she'd see around the place.

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First Post for Gaya: ----- STILL NEEDED

(For this Gaya can refer to this post Thali did for Rinurion) –

The breeze rustled the leaves above the branches over head. Rinurion looked up, still in deep thought. Alot had happened the past few weeks, and a growing uneasiness in him would not go away.

It had all began when his patrol with Legolas had intercepted a group of men. The ElvenKing had let one go, but a dark elf followed his trail. Anarya and Prince Legolas had gone as well to watch where the man headed to. Although Legolas had returned shortly, Anarya had continued the quest with the dark elf. No word had come back since then.

No, his uneasiness stemmed more from another elf. One who was one of them it seemed. But he had been unable to pursue his suspicions. He and three others were captured in the Elven King's territory by orcs. No one knew how they were able to enter the kingdom without detection. It had been another elf from Lorien that aided their rescue.

Deagon still lived and continued to join the patrols. Rinurion could do nothing more than watch closely.

Another elf appeared nearby, it was Laryelion of Lorien. He walked over to where Rinurion sat on a fallen bole.

"How went the patrol?" asked Laryelion.

"It has been quiet for some time, but who can say for how long?" came the answer.

"You watch him closely," Laryelion said quietly. Rinurion looked at the elf at that and wondered if he should share his uneasiness.

Gayahithwen carry a basket of berries from the woods. Several other elf maidens were with her. She espied the two and came over.)

"Good day Rinurion! Everything is well, I hope?" The young elf maiden asked, smiling.

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2.) Deagon – is supposed to be Gayahithwen’s carry along character, you said earlier. I need her to put a short bio on this thread for that character. Can you see if you can get her to do that, as I have already left messages on this thread to her about it.

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- II -

You were going to have someone play Laryelion – I have not seen anyone post a bio yet for him. Can you post a short bio for him so he can be a carry along character that anyone can use as needed.

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- III -

You need to decide if you are going to drop the character Anarya or will you post a short bio for her so anyone can use her as needed? If you decide to let her be a carry along character, then please post a bio her on this thread.

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Once the 3 areas above are done – I’ll open the discussion thread for your game and then people can apply to be one of your 3 additional Elves you have listed: 2 Mirkwood Elves – 1 Lorien Elf.

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Can you please see to getting I, II, and III done?

~*~ Pio

[piosenniel]

Thali

Thanks for your PM.

I have placed the bios for the carry-along characters on the Discussion thread.

Now we need Gaya's First Post for her character and her short bio for her carry-along character, Deagon.

~*~ Pio

[Taralphiel]

Sorry for my very long absense....

My computer had to be reformatted. It was a real mess, ad I could rarely view webpages. I sent a PM to Thali to make sure I wasn't considered uninterested in the game

Pio: I'm most sorry I fell out of touch with the Palantiri game. Now my computer is back and running, it won't happen again

Thali: I am more than willing to play Anarya. It does make sense, as I know a bit about her. I'll just have to go over the thread.

Once again, very sorry!

Tara

[piosenniel]

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