Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Durelin]

Let me know if there are problems with my post, and if anyone (esp Foley) would like me to edit in anything from their character. I know I pushed things forward.

Annnd Athanar is now being attacked by three men at once! Heh.

I left my post as agreeing with Nogrod's that Scyrr has external bleeding (I mentioned Athanar having blood on his hands and sleeves), and so will edit if need be when that's sorted out.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Durelin

I left my post as agreeing with Nogrod's that Scyrr has external bleeding (I mentioned Athanar having blood on his hands and sleeves), and so will edit if need be when that's sorted out.

The easiest way to not make this a too big an issue would be just to decide that there is a bleeding wound on Scyrr's throat resulting from the fight as there was Scyrr's blade in the midst of it anyway. So it could have easily cut him whether Erbrand intentionally tried to cut Scyrr with his own blade or whether it was an accident while they struggled on the ground (there might be different beliefs on that and it's possible even Scyrr wouldn't know it for certain as it happened in the midst of a fight... what a source of possible different interpretations! )

That way I'd need only to edit out the short passage where Athanar tells his son to take care of the "other wounds"... and those orders could be easily changed into "don't just stand there, get some help!" or something... and no one else I think would need to change anything?

So the simplest scenario but also a bed for some further disagreements (which we don't have to use but which we can if we wish)? Would that be okay?

[Folwren]

I thought he would just be coughing up blood. If he has external wounds, better it be on other parts of his body - the throat seems so fragile, so vulnerable, that a knife in that region would surely mean death. My two cents.

Dury, I'm fine with what you posted. Only, I did add Thornden mentioning Lithor's name. Nothing explicit, but would Coen not notice?

Have to get back to class.

-- Foley

[Nogrod]

Okay. Lord Athanar has given his orders for the search parties.

Originally Posted by Folwren

I thought he would just be coughing up blood. If he has external wounds, better it be on other parts of his body - the throat seems so fragile, so vulnerable, that a knife in that region would surely mean death. My two cents.

If you get your main artery cut from your throat you'd surely be a goner in minutes - and looking at the things right here Scyrr would be no more. But if the cut is on the vein you would survive if attended to in time (I should know: my High-School dentist cut my vein while removing my wisdom tooth and I survived for a few days before it got so bad we went to ask what was the problem with me bleeding all the time and going quite pale indeed... ) And the windpipe would be quite vulnerable too... But someone with a cut in the throat could as well survive.

Originally Posted by Durelin's Coen on the thread

One party will remain here and search the village and see to its safety.

Would you change the word "village" into the word "Mead Hall"?


One thing I especially like with this setting is that it seems no one yet knows Lithor has vanished as well... anyone willing to come up with the realisation of that fact should do it. It will be interesting to see how different people react to that.

[Folwren]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

One thing I especially like with this setting is that it seems no one yet knows Lithor has vanished as well... anyone willing to come up with the realisation of that fact should do it. It will be interesting to see how different people react to that.

Well, that's the thing. Thornden has just figured it out. He put two and two together in the stables there when he suggested that Lithor be one of the leaders of the search parites. Here, let me copy and paste what I edited in my post:

“Captain,” Thornden said without slowing his pace. “If Athanar does expect us to go out with the search parties, after he has spoken to us, I would rather I was one to lead one of the search parties out. It is absolutely unnecessary to keep a group behind to protect the others, Erbrand is not dangerous unprovoked, and he will not make any further attacks, I can vouch for that. As you say, it is improbable that he stayed and tried to hide, but if he did, Hilderinc will be capable of searching the place. Also…” and here he paused. “If we do overcome him, I feel I should be there. And if we are not to go with the search parties, send Balvir, or Matrim, or Lithor...Lithor!" Thornden stopped in his tracks and things became suddenly clearer to him. He had seen Lithor during the drills, not coming down to join them, but riding...somewhere. He had not thought much of it at the time, uncertain if what had happened that morning had given Lithor different duties than joining the drill, but now he knew that had not been the case. Thornden had just seen the second rider beyond Lithor, and though he had not seen his face, he now guessed his identity.

So....Thornden knows. I don't know what to do. Groin wrote that Lithor and Thornden made eye contact, so Thornden is very aware of Lithor riding off, but until now, he's said nothing to anybody. I'm fairly shaking in my boots for Thornden's sake, but I don't know what to do. Should he tell Coen that he thinks he knows that direction they went because he watched them as they rode off? Should he hold his peace? He already has a LOT of explaining to do, and his he holds his peace now, he'll have even more to do...but what would be more natural for a man to do? If he says something now, it's like sticking his head in a noose and maybe if he stays quiet he won't have to say anything at all. So should Thornden play the coward and say nothing and try to get away with it? My gut feelings tells me that that's not Thornden's way. But things have changed lately and maybe Thornden's a little wary of what's going on...

But, then, I like excitement for my characters. So I don't think I will have him hold his peace.

I'll post tomorrow sometime.

-- Foley

P.S. Ah, one more thing - Eorl, Scyrr is your character. No one has any right to tell you how badly wounded your character is, whether or not it is likely that he would survive such wounds as the rest of us are imagining. If you do not want him to be cut up, he doesn't have to be cut up. If you don't mind, then it's fine the way it is, but you have every right and every rule in the book to back you up if you decide that you want any of our posts changed in order to make Scyrr's condition more to your imagining.

But if you're worried about Erbrand....stop worrying. No matter if Scyrr has been cut with a knife or not, Erbrand is already practically charged with murder, so a scratch that hasn't killed him won't make anything better or worse. We need not worry about it, though - they won't be brought to bay, that much is already written out, unbeknownst to all of our characters running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

[Durelin]

Yes I need to edit my post because I was bad and didn't re-read Foleys post before posting, and so did not acknowledge what Thornden said about Lithor. Which definitely would be acknowledged, lol. Thank you Foley for pointing that out, and thanks so much for being so nice about the edit.

Y'all are going crazy on the thread, too...not sure I'm going to be able to keep up!

Edit: Perhaps Coen and Thornden should inform Athanar that Lithor may be involved as well? That would take an edit on Nogrod's part which I don't want to ask him to do. Sorry, there was kinda a flurry of posting there lol. Either way, I don't care.

[Folwren]

Originally Posted by Durelin

Edit: Perhaps Coen and Thornden should inform Athanar that Lithor may be involved as well? That would take an edit on Nogrod's part which I don't want to ask him to do. Sorry, there was kinda a flurry of posting there lol. Either way, I don't care.

Well, obviously Nogrod will have to put in his two cents here, seeing as it is he who will have to edit, but I can see it going either way: 1) Coen can say nothing about Lithor because he's not sure of anything himself AND Athanar is obviously in a rush to get parties out, so Coen can always fine tune things as the parties are being put together and sent out or 2) Coen can say Lithor is probably involved and Thornden probably knows which way they went because he saw them riding off together. But since this involves Coen and then Athanar/Nogrod, I won't say if I think one way is better than the other.

I looked and saw that you edited your post some, but not enough to make anything change.....

I'm looking forward to see what you all decide about telling Athanar or not...

I need to get to class.

-- Foley