Golden Perch Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

ElentariGreenleaf · 04-18-2007, 12:28 PM

Oh, also, what are peoples views on Half-Elves? My character's a half-elf, but I'm not sure how Tolkien had them, whether the elf traits or the human traits are stronger. I was thinking about having my character as a half elf with no elven traits and she doesnt know her father was an elf. Would that work? Just realised I really shouldnt use this character because she's in one of my books, lol. I'll created a new character based on her though, seeing as she wasn't a LotR character anyway. But now I have to come up with a new name.

Mithalwen · 04-18-2007, 12:35 PM

I thought half-elves were a no no here?

ElentariGreenleaf · 04-18-2007, 12:42 PM

Well, just in case I'll do a human ^_^ Dont know why, but I've never done a Hobbit character. Mabye I should :/ Ah, yup, just read in the character form that half elves are a no no ^_^ Well, expect to see a character description from me soon. Be it human or hobbit, only Eru knows

[edit] just saw your post Folwren ^_^ Will stick to full races. I'm so out of touch with this site, lol

ElentariGreenleaf · 04-18-2007, 01:29 PM

Elentari - your character bio has been posted to the character list for the inn on page 1. ~*~ Pio

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NAME: Lynaata

AGE: 17

RACE: Human

GENDER: Female

WEAPONS: A small dagger she picked up in Bree. The hilt has an intricate design, but all the jewels have been removed by thieves, the dagger discarded as it is of no value.

APPEARANCE: Lyn is tall and slim, perhaps too slim. When she arrived in Stock her hair was unkempt and in need of a thorough wash. Her eyes are dark brown, as is her long hair. She wears a simple green dress, the colour of which has faded with age. On her feet she wears an old, tatty pair of leather boots, quite obviously designed for a man with much larger feet than her own.

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Lyn is a very shy and timid person, due to her upbringing (see history). She believes she has no strengths, although during her life in Bree she developed quick reflexes to avoid beatings. Lyn believes nothing she does is good enough, although she does her best to please. Although she cannot write, she is good with words from listening to wealthy men talking in the inn where she used to work.

HISTORY: Lyn never knew her blood parents. The couple who adopted her believed they could not have children of their own, so when a babe, Lyn, was left at the gates of Bree they volunteered to care for the child as their own. However, when Lyn was five years old, her "mother", Tara, fell pregnant. When Tara and Peter's son, Ian, meaning "gift from god", Lyn's life changed dramatically. Her parents no longer cared for her, no longer did they shower her with gifts, for they were not poor, though nor were they rich. Tara decided that once Lyn was eleven she should work to earn her keep.

Lyn found a job as a maid at a little known inn a small distance from Bree. The work at the inn was hard for an eleven year old, but the kind hearted Innkeeper took pity on her. For five years Lyn enjoyed her work as a maid spent more time at the Inn than her home. But good things never last, as Lyn learned long ago, and so it was that the old Innkeeper passed away. His son, who took over the business, was a brutal man, and had never liked Lyn. He claimed Lyn used her looks to win his father's favour. He took it upon himself to beat her for every little mistake, even if there were none he would invent one. Her father, Peter, cared little of this, as he had always beaten her himself when he was drunk or in a fowl mood.

On Lyn's seventeenth birthday, Peter made an offer to the Innkeeper, Ronald. If Ronald took Lyn for his wife, Peter would pay him dearly, saying it would cost him less to bribe a man to wed her than it would for him to keep her in his house. Ronald, a greedy man, accepted. The beatings increased in number and force. Often Lyn would be left senseless in an unused room of the Inn, then to be punished again when Ronald accused her of sleeping on the job. Eventually Lyn decided enough was enough.

Her journey was not an easy one. She had never travelled before, had no sense of how to fend for herself, nor did she know the way. It was by chance that she stumbled upon Stock, mere days before the food she had stolen from Ronald would have run out. Her journey had taken much longer than it would for a healthy woman her age, but her Peter and Ronald had left her crippled. She found it hard to walk at any speed, at her left leg had been fractured more than once, leaving her bone prone to more injuries if she was not careful.

~~~

Woah, ok, way longer than I have ever managed to write a character description before. I love this character already ^_^

Mänwe · 04-18-2007, 02:01 PM

Oh dear, oh dear, my sincerest apologies to all the players. I'm afraid I won't be able to jump in and participate again until the 23rd. Morm sorry I made all that fuss to just leave you in the lurch it was not my intention.

Good luck with the plan's you've been formulating. I look forward to getting time to read it when i'm freed up.

Kath · 04-18-2007, 04:46 PM

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Have you heard anythong from Crystal Cobweb? I will post for RPG Mith by the end of the week I hope (I have TOM and EMH posts do do first) - only so as to know if you want to be extracted from your situation or leave Cir the Younger to face the music alone for a while.... I thought it might be funny to have him try osanwe kenta to warn you but you to ignore him because youthink he is trying to apologise.

I haven't actually, Mith. I'll give her a PM now and if she's not replied by the time you've got all your posts up I'll get myself back downstairs. That little plan does sound amusing though, definitely keep it in!

ElentariGreenleaf · 04-18-2007, 06:47 PM

I think i'm gonna use that long history bit for my first post if Lyn gets approved lol ^_^

mormegil · 04-18-2007, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mänwe

Oh dear, oh dear, my sincerest apologies to all the players. I'm afraid I won't be able to jump in and participate again until the 23rd. Morm sorry I made all that fuss to just leave you in the lurch it was not my intention.

Good luck with the plan's you've been formulating. I look forward to getting time to read it when i'm freed up.

Kuric is very upset with your character and I plan on having him act accordingly and go fuming mad to his room all because you weren't talking and because of the reason you and I spoke of.

I will begin to prepare this tomorrow.

Finduilas · 04-19-2007, 06:34 AM

Masked Nicci, I was thinking you should post next. My character is not the kind to start a conversation. I know it's kinda my turn, but your character has a little more to write about

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Folwren · 04-18-2007, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ElentariGreenleaf

Oh, also, what are peoples views on Half-Elves? My character's a half-elf, but I'm not sure how Tolkien had them, whether the elf traits or the human traits are stronger. I was thinking about having my character as a half elf with no elven traits and she doesnt know her father was an elf. Would that work? Just realised I really shouldnt use this character because she's in one of my books, lol. I'll created a new character based on her though, seeing as she wasn't a LotR character anyway. But now I have to come up with a new name.

Hm. Half-elven? I-I...I'm not sure. The first few posts of this thread have all the rules and information and stuff about the Golden Perch. You may want to go back and read that. But this is there among other things:

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Types of characters allowed:

Hobbits
Men
Elves
Dwarves

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Character types that are not allowed:

Orcs
Easterlings, Southrons, and any other men of an evil race
Animals (as main characters)
Any other creature or persons not mentioned in 'Types of characters allowed'

I'm inclined to think that half-elven characters should not be allowed. It didn't happen very often in Tolkien's books, and when it did, it was extremely special. As to what happened to the kids, well...there was always some big to do about them. Elrond and his brother, were they not sons of and elf and man? Didn't one get to choose if he were to be immortal and take after elves (Elrond) and the other that he'd be mortal? And I don't know about Beren and Luthien's children...

I would prefer it if you just made her full elf or full man.

Thanks! And welcome here! I look forward to your character and her entrance to the inn.

-- Folwren

04-18-2007, 12:28 PM	#1
ElentariGreenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Look, I'm over there! Posts: 496	Oh, also, what are peoples views on Half-Elves? My character's a half-elf, but I'm not sure how Tolkien had them, whether the elf traits or the human traits are stronger. I was thinking about having my character as a half elf with no elven traits and she doesnt know her father was an elf. Would that work? Just realised I really shouldnt use this character because she's in one of my books, lol. I'll created a new character based on her though, seeing as she wasn't a LotR character anyway. But now I have to come up with a new name. __________________ There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Website\|Art

04-18-2007, 12:35 PM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	I thought half-elves were a no no here? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

04-18-2007, 12:42 PM	#3
ElentariGreenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Look, I'm over there! Posts: 496	Well, just in case I'll do a human ^_^ Dont know why, but I've never done a Hobbit character. Mabye I should :/ Ah, yup, just read in the character form that half elves are a no no ^_^ Well, expect to see a character description from me soon. Be it human or hobbit, only Eru knows [edit] just saw your post Folwren ^_^ Will stick to full races. I'm so out of touch with this site, lol __________________ There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Website\|Art

04-18-2007, 01:29 PM	#4
ElentariGreenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Look, I'm over there! Posts: 496	*Elentari - your character bio has been posted to the character list for the inn on page 1. ~~ Pio** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Lynaata AGE: 17 RACE: Human GENDER: Female WEAPONS: A small dagger she picked up in Bree. The hilt has an intricate design, but all the jewels have been removed by thieves, the dagger discarded as it is of no value. APPEARANCE: Lyn is tall and slim, perhaps too slim. When she arrived in Stock her hair was unkempt and in need of a thorough wash. Her eyes are dark brown, as is her long hair. She wears a simple green dress, the colour of which has faded with age. On her feet she wears an old, tatty pair of leather boots, quite obviously designed for a man with much larger feet than her own. PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Lyn is a very shy and timid person, due to her upbringing (see history). She believes she has no strengths, although during her life in Bree she developed quick reflexes to avoid beatings. Lyn believes nothing she does is good enough, although she does her best to please. Although she cannot write, she is good with words from listening to wealthy men talking in the inn where she used to work. HISTORY: Lyn never knew her blood parents. The couple who adopted her believed they could not have children of their own, so when a babe, Lyn, was left at the gates of Bree they volunteered to care for the child as their own. However, when Lyn was five years old, her "mother", Tara, fell pregnant. When Tara and Peter's son, Ian, meaning "gift from god", Lyn's life changed dramatically. Her parents no longer cared for her, no longer did they shower her with gifts, for they were not poor, though nor were they rich. Tara decided that once Lyn was eleven she should work to earn her keep. Lyn found a job as a maid at a little known inn a small distance from Bree. The work at the inn was hard for an eleven year old, but the kind hearted Innkeeper took pity on her. For five years Lyn enjoyed her work as a maid spent more time at the Inn than her home. But good things never last, as Lyn learned long ago, and so it was that the old Innkeeper passed away. His son, who took over the business, was a brutal man, and had never liked Lyn. He claimed Lyn used her looks to win his father's favour. He took it upon himself to beat her for every little mistake, even if there were none he would invent one. Her father, Peter, cared little of this, as he had always beaten her himself when he was drunk or in a fowl mood. On Lyn's seventeenth birthday, Peter made an offer to the Innkeeper, Ronald. If Ronald took Lyn for his wife, Peter would pay him dearly, saying it would cost him less to bribe a man to wed her than it would for him to keep her in his house. Ronald, a greedy man, accepted. The beatings increased in number and force. Often Lyn would be left senseless in an unused room of the Inn, then to be punished again when Ronald accused her of sleeping on the job. Eventually Lyn decided enough was enough. Her journey was not an easy one. She had never travelled before, had no sense of how to fend for herself, nor did she know the way. It was by chance that she stumbled upon Stock, mere days before the food she had stolen from Ronald would have run out. Her journey had taken much longer than it would for a healthy woman her age, but her Peter and Ronald had left her crippled. She found it hard to walk at any speed, at her left leg had been fractured more than once, leaving her bone prone to more injuries if she was not careful. ~~~ Woah, ok, way longer than I have ever managed to write a character description before. I love this character already ^_^ __________________ There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Website\|Art Last edited by piosenniel; 04-19-2007 at 01:29 PM.

04-18-2007, 02:01 PM	#5
Mänwe Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: May as well be the Arctic Circle Posts: 283	Oh dear, oh dear, my sincerest apologies to all the players. I'm afraid I won't be able to jump in and participate again until the 23rd. Morm sorry I made all that fuss to just leave you in the lurch it was not my intention. Good luck with the plan's you've been formulating. I look forward to getting time to read it when i'm freed up. __________________ "I am, I fear, a most unsatisfactory person." - (Letter #124 To Sir Stanley Unwin) Last edited by Mänwe; 04-18-2007 at 02:07 PM.

04-18-2007, 06:47 PM	#7
ElentariGreenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Look, I'm over there! Posts: 496	I think i'm gonna use that long history bit for my first post if Lyn gets approved lol ^_^ __________________ There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Website\|Art

04-19-2007, 06:34 AM	#9
Finduilas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Home. Where rolling green hills and clear rivers are practically my backyard. Posts: 595	Masked Nicci, I was thinking you should post next. My character is not the kind to start a conversation. I know it's kinda my turn, but your character has a little more to write about .