Island of Sorrow Planning/Discussion Thread

[piosenniel]

I filled in my SAVE. Lindir and Lomwe were mentioned in it. Let me know if the 'mentions' need any editing.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Many thanks for bringing Lindir along. Everything looks fine. I am back and have put up a largely reflective post.

Lindir is not too happy.

Cami

[Envinyatar]

Cami -

What the voice was Lindir could not say. Though refusing to believe Maglor was alive, he could not deny that this strange music of the night carried an undertone of urgency not easily gainsaid

Could not resist - it reminded me of this:

Softly, deftly,
music shall surround you . . .
Feel it, hear it,
closing in around you . . .
Open up your mind,
let your fantasies unwind,
in this darkness which
you know you cannot fight -
the darkness of
the music of the night . . .


. . . Let the dream begin,
let your darker side give in
to the power of the music that I write -
the power of the music of the night . . .

-- from Phantom of the Opera

[Child of the 7th Age]

Envinyatar -

Perceptive comment! I have a daughter whose "passion" at the moment is Phantom of the Opera. Every time I get in the car, she pops the CD into the player. The songs have become embedded in my head.

I had no intention of mimicking the sound track. However, after I reread the post, I realized what I had done. The allusion somehow seemed appropriate. This is also a "night" story with broken spirits of shadow.

It's interesting how we bring our own associations to Middle-earth, and they somehow come peeping through, whether in an interpretaion of the books or when crafting an RPG.

Cami

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

It's funny that you guys should say that, because I was seriously considering giving Tasa a "mask", and in thinking about it now, I'm noticing that it relates to my signature (an excerpt from the Masquerade scene... it's chance's fault... I saw the show live a week ago), as well as the masks thread on the Barrowdowns part of the forum. "Hide your face so the world will never find you."

It fits well, because for the past few thousand years, Tasa has been a broken spirit. She's not wholly to the night part of it (her love, honor, and regret keep her tied to all the good stuff), but if you'll remember, she loves the twilight.

See, she's already feeling very inadiquate and her confidence of old is pretty well shattered, and it's very commen of people like that to present themselves differently to the world. A natural defense mechanism, really. "If I can convince them I am not weak, maybe I can convince myself. And if not, at least they won't know." Thoughts? Or should I leave Tasa as she is already...?

[Envinyatar]

I say deepen the heck out of your character! Give her a 'mask'.

It will be interesting to see how you work with that.



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[Child of the 7th Age]

Feanor -

Sounds interesting to me as well.

Cami