Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Folwren]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Then we will probably make a jump in time to some near future (a week or two I suppose, depending on the general outlook of things).

If we're really actually planning to take Eodwine out of the story in the next time jump, let's please make it more than a week or two. Give Saeryn a little bit more time than that.

[Nogrod]

Okay.

We had a long discussion (Lommy and me) and came to the following conclusions...

The autumn is knocking at the door and everything should be ready for the winter. So there will be a period of hard-work after the wedding which we will not write. Also the major supplies the people of the MH had gotten with them from Edoras are dwindling - as foreseen of course. But it has been lord Eodwine's idea that they would call the neighbouring landlords to visit them only as soon as the Mead Hall itself is ready enough to host guests. That day is now coming...

The agenda for that meeting is not only to say hello, but also to establish the "vassalship" the landlords will have to the eorl - and via that to the king (including taxes paid by the landlords as supplies and money to the eorl).

But lord Eodwine will take ill just a little before the meeting of the landlords... He is seriously ill... (and will be removed with anyone wishing to accompany him to Edoras where they could try to heal him)


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The people of the Mead Hall after lord Eodwine leaves... (tentative eg. open to changes & waiting for additions)


The "King's men" aka. the officers & the soldiers...

Thornden (Foley) - Caretaker of the Mead Hall as Eodwine leaves.

Lithor (Groin) - Veteran soldier, organiser par excellence.
Wilcred (?) - Veteran soldier, quiet guy.

Raedwald (?) - Thirty-something soldier.

Osmund (?) - Young soldier.
Aethelstan (?) - Young soldier.

*Some things have been written about Wilcred, Osmund and Aethelstan but their characters are quite open as for now.

Balvir (Nerindel) - Gondorian Captain, part of Eodwine's guard.
Matrim (Nerindel) - Gondorian soldier, part of Eodwine's guard.

Wanderers living at the MH

Náin (Form) - A dwarven sculptor.
Crabannan (Gwath) - Wandering warrior minstrel.
Daghan-Turi-Dan (Eönwë) - A Druadan.
Iohmair Fearghal (Nerindel) - A scribe from Dale.


The household staff...

Harreld (?) - Smith, Ginna's husband.
Garstan (NPC Nog./Lom.) - Stoneshaper.
Stigend (Nogrod) - Carpenter, Modtryth's husband.
Erbrand (Groin) - Leather-worker.
Léof (Firefoot) - The Stable-master.

Frodides (Kath) - Cook.
Kara (Kath) - Assistant cook.
Ginna (Lhuna) - Maid, Harreld's wife.
Modtryth (Lommy) - All-around household helper, Stigend's wife.
Aedhel (Nerindel) - Healer.

The children...

Javan (Foley) - Thornden's little brother.
Garmund (NPC Nog./Lom.) - Garstan's son.
Leodthern (NPC Nog./Lom.) - Garstan's daughter.
Cnebba (Nog./Lom.) - Son of Stigend & Modtryth.


Those characters with a questionmark after their name are up for grabs. Especially we would love to see someone taking the role of Wilcred or Raedwald as we'd need to have at least one more actively playing "officer" (Osmund or Aethelstan could take that role as well but it would be more natural that the higher ranking one took the initiative when needed).


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As nice as it would have been to keep one more secret, we're quite obliged to let out this one as we're also actively seeking for new writers...

So the Mead Hall will soon have a new eorl and his entourage...

To that we're seeking:
- the wife of the eorl
- a right-hand man of the eorl (in a way "his Thornden")
- a maid
- little children
- craftsmen / soldiers



All in all... the major needs are getting writers to:
- one or two MH officers (Wilcred, Raedwald... or someone yet unnamed)
- the wife of the eorl
- a right-hand man of the eorl


If you know you're not willing to or not able to write for your character mentioned in the list, please contact me or Lommy for it. If you want to grab one of the roles with a questionmark or one from the list of the new characters, please make yourself heard in this thread. We'll try to answer any questions concerning the characters you might wish to take wqe are able to answer - after all they are your characters then.

We'll also post something to the thread soonish to make things move (we'll jump a month or something - but meanwhile feel free to write anything there).

Originally Posted by Foley

If we're really actually planning to take Eodwine out of the story in the next time jump, let's please make it more than a week or two. Give Saeryn a little bit more time than that.

After we post about Eodwine's illness, you could post something before he goes (if you need someone to build the post with, I could try it as my honours to elempi)? And you should decide whether Saeryn stays or goes with him! We'd love Saeryn to stay... especially as the neighbouring lords are coming to visit and Thornden might wish to have someone by his side to receive them in the sudden situation...

[Mnemosyne]

I'm game for whatever you need me to do. Possibly interested in the eorl's wife, but really I'm quite flexible.

Something else that would be really helpful if you are trying to get new writers into the mix would be a couple of posts that show the nature and atmosphere of the MH, as well as some sample posts of the characters that are currently bequestionmarked.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Mnemosyne

I'm game for whatever you need me to do. Possibly interested in the eorl's wife

That would be great!

Something else that would be really helpful if you are trying to get new writers into the mix would be a couple of posts that show the nature and atmosphere of the MH, as well as some sample posts of the characters that are currently bequestionmarked.

We're actually working on it. There will be more stuff in a day or two... and eyeing through the Scarburg MH fex. from the beginning wouldn't be bad anyway (the Scarburg Mead Hall is a continuation of the Eorling Mead Hall with a host of same characters taking their places in the new location).

But sure one can get into it without knowing the earlier characters if one is taking a new character from the new eorl's entourage. Realistically they wouldn't know who there were and what kind of people they were they would meet in their new location...

[Mnemosyne]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

That would be great!

Whom would I be married to? (That's what's keeping me from just jumping in right now. )

But sure one can get into it without knowing the earlier characters if one is taking a new character from the new eorl's entourage. Realistically they wouldn't know who there were and what kind of people they were they would meet in their new location...

Which is why I might be more amenable to taking on a new entourage role. But as I said, whatever I'm needed for.

ETA: I do believe I'm in for the role of the wife now that I've got a marginally better idea of what's going on.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Mnemosyne

Whom would I be married to? (That's what's keeping me from just jumping in right now. )

To my new character, actually... (So that explains my enthusiasm... )

But to be serious, I think you'd be a good person for that role. Actually you were the first person Lommy and I came to think when pondering about good candidates for that role among the possible new writers...

I do believe I'm in for the role of the wife now that I've got a marginally better idea of what's going on.

That would be delightful, as said above.

[Mnemosyne]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

To my new character, actually... (So that explains my enthusiasm... )

That's all right... Just wait till sally finds out about the match...