Land of Darkness Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Himaran · 09-08-2004, 09:11 PM

Yes, Master Fordim is right on.

Your posts are all fine, (and excellently written, btw). In my post, Dwali struggled on during the daylight hours when the events of all your posts were occuring.

Because Fordim wanted your little battle done by Midday, I assumed that the company (minus Dwali) would have made it to the mountain passage and be safely away from the orcs at that time.

So, in essence, ignore my post and carry on.

Himaran

Fordim Hedgethistle · 09-09-2004, 12:17 PM

OK -- so I've just put up a post that deals with a third slice of time, so I just wanted to make sure that we're all clear with what's happening.

The company is still in the morning, and we are all moving toward the path (right? RIGHT??).

Dwali is still unconscious. He will be waking up at dusk, then stumbling along the path to where the company will have been resting since midday. He will come upon the rest of the prisoners just as we are getting ready to set out for full night of marching.

Lurg (for whom I've just posted) has been sent to get the prisoners in the afternoon -- he will reach the path just after nightfall (so after Dwali has gone along the path, and the company has set off on it's march).

Rhand has been revealed as a traitor so he will be leaving the party now. . .but we've not seen the last of him *ominous music*

I do hope this makes sense.

Can I ask that anyone who wishes to post about the orc army adventure do so today, as I will be posting for Grash tomorrow and in that post we will be assembling on the path (minus Dwali of course), marching for a couple of hours, and then resting at midday. We can then pause for conversations, lamenting the 'loss' of Dwali, thinking about Rhand, blaming Grash for leading you smack into an orc army, whatever. . .

Fordim Hedgethistle · 09-10-2004, 08:33 AM

I have edited into my last post a new bit that puts to an end (sadly) the episode with the army. The prisoners, minus Dwali and Aldor/Rhand, are now resting at midday high in the mountains.

For this next bit. . .

Himaran and Nova will be posting soon to get their respective characters moving toward the company. For the rest of us, there's a lot I think we need to discuss:

1) Dwali's supposed death

2) our betrayal by Aldor

3) Aman and Sarin - please give us more about the burgeoning relationship between Raies and Zuromor (what is it with your characters, Aman, and romantic plots with the dangerous 'other'?!?!

)

4) Aylwen and CoD -- I sort of threw your characters together, just because I had to find someway to get them both back on the path. Feel free to pursue this or not as you wish. I am also willing to edit, of course.

We can pursue these kinds of things, and whatever else you wish, until Dwali returns to the party at nightfall -- then it's on to the last leg of the adventure!

Bêthberry · 09-10-2004, 10:47 AM

I have filled in my save. I notice it is full of typos but as I must dash out of the house now, they wait for their just reward.

The post does little more than get my character up the path towards Grash, but I have worked a small detail into it which will aid Alaklondewen's character. Working backwards from Fordim's later post, I have also used some details from it intentionally.

Next I guess I will think how to tell Grash of Aldor's treachery so he will listen. He probably is not the most astute of men at following up vague hunches and suppositions, so I expect Darash will have her hands full with him. She might turn to Lyshka for support, but whether that is forthcoming or not, only Alaklondewen will say.

In haste and hoping to be back by 2ish.

Amanaduial the archer · 09-10-2004, 01:00 PM

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(what is it with your characters, Aman, and romantic plots with the dangerous 'other'?!?! )

I know! Oh, come on, it's not my faul...*trails off* Ok, maybe a little my fault. But hey, this one wasn't even at my instigation! They often aren't! It just...happens! This time it wasn't my intention even! I'm going to stop babbling as now as I am using far more exclamation marks than is humanly decent! Shock!

Ahem...

About the Raeis-Zurumor relationship though - Sarin, my browser has reacted rather badly the times in the past five minutes when I have tried to PM you about this, so I shall post here. In one of your posts, you ended with the rather dramatically fiery line along the lines of "the burning heat like the burning of their hearts". Just a quick point: Raeis, having been imprisoned for so long and having her deep relationship with the other elven courtier so abruptly cut off, is kind of...well, emotionally stunted. Come on, I very much doubt she is completely sane. She does feel some liking towards Zurumor, and it is growing, much to her confusion (I will continue that, of course, and emphasise it more in my next post), but she does not (yet) love him. This may extend, certainly if you wish it to, but she currently doesn't have that sort of feelings - would you mind editting just that one line to 'his heart'? I meant saying this earlier but somehow the PM just got shoved to one side in 'My Documents'...

But play between them shall be very interesting....Zurumor falls under the elven spell...even if he picked a rather strange elf...

Himaran · 09-10-2004, 07:10 PM

There has been a lot of confusion... perhaps this will clear things up. I hope!

Morning: The company ran into the orc army.

Morning-Midday: Everything going on right now, the fight, the Nazgul, and Dwali getting off the path.

Midday: Dwali starts he way back towards the mountain passage. The company has escaped from the orcs, and is at or has passed the mountain passage.

Late Afternoon: The company is still resting. Dwali continues, eventually passing out. This is where my last post ended!

Midnight: The company is about to move off. Dwali awakes, and completes his journey to the mountain passage. Finds the company about to leave... or perhaps leaving?

2:00 am-ish: Dwali meets the company, they move off.

Himaran

Fordim Hedgethistle · 09-10-2004, 07:29 PM

Himaran and I have refined the timeline via PM -- please everyone use the following to figure out what's going on:

Morning to Midday: party ran into orc army; Nazgul, Dwali getting lost, etc

Midday: Dwali heads back to path; company rests in the mountain pass for the rest of the day.

Afternoon: Dwali passes out, company still resting (and talking I hope!)

Evening: Dwali awakes and struggles to the path, goes up it for a couple of hours until. . .

Nightfall (full darkness): Dwali finds company at their resting place, just as they are getting ready to leave.

Onward!

09-09-2004, 12:17 PM	#2
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	Sorting things round OK -- so I've just put up a post that deals with a third slice of time, so I just wanted to make sure that we're all clear with what's happening. The company is still in the morning, and we are all moving toward the path (right? RIGHT??). Dwali is still unconscious. He will be waking up at dusk, then stumbling along the path to where the company will have been resting since midday. He will come upon the rest of the prisoners just as we are getting ready to set out for full night of marching. Lurg (for whom I've just posted) has been sent to get the prisoners in the afternoon -- he will reach the path just after nightfall (so after Dwali has gone along the path, and the company has set off on it's march). Rhand has been revealed as a traitor so he will be leaving the party now. . .but we've not seen the last of him ominous music I do hope this makes sense. Can I ask that anyone who wishes to post about the orc army adventure do so today, as I will be posting for Grash tomorrow and in that post we will be assembling on the path (minus Dwali of course), marching for a couple of hours, and then resting at midday. We can then pause for conversations, lamenting the 'loss' of Dwali, thinking about Rhand, blaming Grash for leading you smack into an orc army, whatever. . . __________________ Scribbling scrabbling.

09-10-2004, 08:33 AM	#3
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	I have edited into my last post a new bit that puts to an end (sadly) the episode with the army. The prisoners, minus Dwali and Aldor/Rhand, are now resting at midday high in the mountains. For this next bit. . . Himaran and Nova will be posting soon to get their respective characters moving toward the company. For the rest of us, there's a lot I think we need to discuss: 1) Dwali's supposed death 2) our betrayal by Aldor 3) Aman and Sarin - please give us more about the burgeoning relationship between Raies and Zuromor (what is it with your characters, Aman, and romantic plots with the dangerous 'other'?!?! ) 4) Aylwen and CoD -- I sort of threw your characters together, just because I had to find someway to get them both back on the path. Feel free to pursue this or not as you wish. I am also willing to edit, of course. We can pursue these kinds of things, and whatever else you wish, until Dwali returns to the party at nightfall -- then it's on to the last leg of the adventure! __________________ Scribbling scrabbling.

09-10-2004, 10:47 AM	#4
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	A blade for Lyshka I have filled in my save. I notice it is full of typos but as I must dash out of the house now, they wait for their just reward. The post does little more than get my character up the path towards Grash, but I have worked a small detail into it which will aid Alaklondewen's character. Working backwards from Fordim's later post, I have also used some details from it intentionally. Next I guess I will think how to tell Grash of Aldor's treachery so he will listen. He probably is not the most astute of men at following up vague hunches and suppositions, so I expect Darash will have her hands full with him. She might turn to Lyshka for support, but whether that is forthcoming or not, only Alaklondewen will say. In haste and hoping to be back by 2ish. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

09-10-2004, 07:29 PM	#7
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	Himaran and I have refined the timeline via PM -- please everyone use the following to figure out what's going on: Morning to Midday: party ran into orc army; Nazgul, Dwali getting lost, etc Midday: Dwali heads back to path; company rests in the mountain pass for the rest of the day. Afternoon: Dwali passes out, company still resting (and talking I hope!) Evening: Dwali awakes and struggles to the path, goes up it for a couple of hours until. . . Nightfall (full darkness): Dwali finds company at their resting place, just as they are getting ready to leave. Onward! __________________ Scribbling scrabbling.

09-08-2004, 09:11 PM	#1
Himaran Ash of Orodruin Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thangorodrim Posts: 777	Yes, Master Fordim is right on. Your posts are all fine, (and excellently written, btw). In my post, Dwali struggled on during the daylight hours when the events of all your posts were occuring. Because Fordim wanted your little battle done by Midday, I assumed that the company (minus Dwali) would have made it to the mountain passage and be safely away from the orcs at that time. So, in essence, ignore my post and carry on. Himaran

09-10-2004, 07:10 PM	#6
Himaran Ash of Orodruin Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thangorodrim Posts: 777	There has been a lot of confusion... perhaps this will clear things up. I hope! Morning: The company ran into the orc army. Morning-Midday: Everything going on right now, the fight, the Nazgul, and Dwali getting off the path. Midday: Dwali starts he way back towards the mountain passage. The company has escaped from the orcs, and is at or has passed the mountain passage. Late Afternoon: The company is still resting. Dwali continues, eventually passing out. This is where my last post ended! Midnight: The company is about to move off. Dwali awakes, and completes his journey to the mountain passage. Finds the company about to leave... or perhaps leaving? 2:00 am-ish: Dwali meets the company, they move off. Himaran