Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Nogrod]

Very nice!

I'll try to bring in something from the POV of Stigend for a change as well, in a day or two.

This is looking good!

[Folwren]

I hope to have a chance to read Legate's post right now, but I wanted to take this opportunity (while the internet is working here) to say - don't wait for me for anything because internet here at camp is spotty, at best, and I cannot promise to get on and post anything until Friday, at the earliest. I may be lucky and manage to post before then, but don't count on it.

-- Foley

[Firefoot]

Hi, all! Sorry for disappearing... again... Hopefully I'm not too late to get back in on the action though.

[Durelin]

Firefoot! *hugs*

Originally Posted by Legate/Hilderinc

Lovers can be driven to do the most irrational things. He chased the thought away.

Squee! I am going to be reading all of your posts very carefully from now on; I am on the edge of my seat to find out more about Hilderinc's past!

And I just finished reading a book that has a great deal to do with 'lovers being driven to do the most irrational things'...no, no, it's not that kind of book, it's got swords and battles and magic in it, too, I swear... And reincarnation! (Daggerspell, first of the Deverry series, highly recommended)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Durelin

Squee! I am going to be reading all of your posts very carefully from now on; I am on the edge of my seat to find out more about Hilderinc's past!

*facepalm*

Okay, nice to see people liking it - you shall see, you shall see... it's not anything that big, however... or, maybe it is...

Anyway, I really like it how lively it starts to become nowadays, the only bad thing is now that I am going to be away for about a week and actually even later during the summer my participation will be rather here-and-there from time to time, randomly, as sometimes I will be in places without internet access. But anyway, I will try my best to participate - just it might be a bit more messy. And just saying so that until next Saturday you should not count on Hilderinc participating in anything major (but I can, of course, write stuff later from Hilderinc's perspective if something happens and such).

[littlemanpoet]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

*facepalm*
I am going to be away for about a week and actually even later during the summer my participation will be rather here-and-there from time to time, randomly, as sometimes I will be in places without internet access.

No problem. Rowenna can wait as long as necessary to play "hard to get".

[Folwren]

Hey! I was going to write them riding into the courtyard, and then realized I had no idea what the scene would be like.

Will people be out to meet them? I know no one knows that Eodwine was that near and therefore is now there, but will someone see them? Where will Leof be at that point? Will everyone come out of the hall, or just a few people?

I'd write it from my own imagination, but too many other characters are potentially involved.

[Firefoot]

Leof would probably be hanging out nearby just inside the stable, listening for them to come back so he could come out to greet them when they arrived.

[littlemanpoet]

We're going to have to wait for Nogrod to post a description of Scarburg before we can proceed.

[Folwren]

Yay! Firefoot and Lhuna and Durelin all in our midst again! I am excited!

I took your hint, Lhuna, and went ahead and posted, bringing them into the courtyard. I dislike the post, but at least they've arrived.

-- Foley

[littlemanpoet]

Foley, I put a bunch of words in Saeryn's mouth. Please check them and let me know if and how you want any of them changed.

[littlemanpoet]

Posted. Yes, I know this doesn't settle anything. Nevertheless, Eodwine felt that it was important for him to do it.

[Nogrod]

Great to see things moving again!

Let me know if there is anything wrong with Athanar and Saeryn helping Eodwine to his feet.

Originally Posted by lmp

We're going to have to wait for Nogrod to post a description of Scarburg before we can proceed.

I thought I did that already in my "jump-post", but admittedly it's not too detailed - even if I tried to kind of explain what has been done in respect to from where we started back then a long time ago.

We need to check that, yes.

[Nogrod]

Heh. I just edited the ending of my post after I realised of course all Eodwine's belonging would be stored somewhere at the Mead Hall (except those Saeryn would have wished to treasure in her chamber as pieces of her husband always with her).

[Folwren]

Elempi! Did some alien take control of you momentarilly? You posted out of character on the game thread!!!!

[Folwren]

I just posted a co-post that Elempi and I wrote together.

-- Foley

[Nogrod]

Hah! I love the way people can make their characters interpret situations in so many ways outside any scope I have or could have...

How is it possible some people write novels on their own without all these totally un-thought-of view-points? Well, maybe that's why great novelists are great when they can do all that alone?

But yes, I'm enjoying all this totally odd interpretation! This is the stuff great stories are told from...

It is great people post from totally different POV's and misunderstand each other's character's intentions, but we should pay heed to the "facts" anyway - however loosely we'll need to define the word 'fact' here.

I have one thing I'd just like to make notice, and it is in the last post where you write as follows:

Originally Posted by Saeryn

Where do you expect a family like Stigend and Modtryth with their son, or Garstan with his two little ones, to go in the midst of winter?

They have no reason to fear for their place or to be uncertain - or to feel unwanted. On the contrary, lord Athanar has a high respect to his craftsmen - he even allowed one more of the old craftmen to be called for if you have forgotten.

Lord Athanar has a great respect for professionals and he is very much happy with the bunch he has there at the Mead Hall, and he has treated them with full respect thinking they are now his men whom he cares and respects. He might have his views about the plans as he is a little bit of an aesthete / architect himself and he will see his will to be done in a tight place - but he is also willing to listen to the professionals and change his plans accordingly.

So I think there should be no fear in the craftsmen that their stature was pending or otherwise insecure at the Mead Hall - not all of them, none, need to like lord Athanar, but none of them should feel insecure or left alone or threathened. No way.

It's okay for me if Saeryn has no knowledge or understanding of how things stand in relation to Athanar and the craftsmen and she speaks just off the truth from her totally misguided understanding of the situation, but if you Foley think Saeryn should be cognizant of how things go around the Mead Hall you might like to edit that part.

Up to you Foley, well up to Saeryn...



EDIT: I think I actually said in a post a long time ago that Athanar brought forwards no craftsmen of his own as he was told by king Eomer there were excellent hands at the Mead Hall already... enough for any renovation project.

EDIT2: It just hit me... actully Athanar bringing forth just one master craftsman with him might make a nice possibility for play along the craftsmen... There has been no mention of that person thus far but there has been little posting about the craftsmen anyway, so we could add that one there for sure? Anyone interested in taking that role?

[Folwren]

lol...Nogrod, I think Saeryn's line there was more in reference to Eodwine saying, "They could've left if they'd wanted to, like Lithor and Erbrand did." And she was more like, "No, they can't. This is their home, even if they don't like the eorl, they have to stay." And both she and I were thinking of the kids, not of the father's profession.

I think that in reality, Athanar is doing a fine job as an eorl. Saeryn just has hard feelings about Athanar taking her husband's place, and about Lithor. Apparently she has trouble letting things go.

It'll be interesting to see how Thornden is thinking at this time. I guess I should start deciding on that, shouldn't I?

And, per some comments that Elempi made, I am going to re-vise the ending of that last post a little. I'll let you know when those edits are made.

-- Foley

[Folwren]

Okay, I edited my post.

-- Foley

[Folwren]

Nogrod! What are you trying to do? Get Athanar eaten alive??

I am working on something right now, but once I get it finished, I may be able to post again this evening.

-- Foley

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Folwren

Nogrod! What are you trying to do? Get Athanar eaten alive??

I do think Saeryn is a strong-willed persona who can do a lot, but she will not be cabable of eating Athanar - he's too old and experienced to be bullied that way... Actually if Saeryn gets mad he would just order her to go to her room - and then report to Eodwine...

Don't forget that Athanar has seen the world and is not starter to life's little wonders like pregnancies and what they can do to people. He will, if pressed to the edge, treat Saeryn like a child, but hopefully that is not required.

[Folwren]

Athanar treating her like a child after Eodwine did would probably push Saeryn over the edge and she'd murder someone. Not really....lol....I don't know what to do. For the sake of interest, I'm tempted to do something beyond just her saying, "Nothing, sir. I'm fine," and going into her room. But that's more realistic.

[littlemanpoet]

Lhuna and I prepared posts at the same time, and hers needed to go ahead of mine, so she messaged it to me and I put hers at the beginning of mine.

By the way, Eegads! What has happened to Saeryn?

[Lhunardawen]

I don't know about Elempi, but I found the coincidence delightfully funny.

By the way, Eegads! What has happened to Saeryn?

I could ask exactly the same thing. If I were Athanar I'd probably have her in a straitjacket.

[littlemanpoet]

The scary thing is that Saeryn has not merely stated her opinion to Athanar, but her intention. If he sees the smallest whiff of her trying to make good on her threat, what then?