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Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 09:37 AM

No, just making it a bit more challenging, (and resorting to semi-desperate measures to get the required letters).

Huinesoron · 04-18-2019, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Oh, wow. Using real-Westron is kinda cheatin'.....

Never!

hS

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 09:39 AM

As we're on a new page ....

MAURA: Find him circulating at a strange support group.
ERESTOR: Put back, almost intact, to find him.
TELCONTAR: A twist of double pastry for him.
THARKUN: Search around the ship for him.
GLORFINDEL: Coin in German money? Shake it up for him.
GLOIN: Behold, spirit! Turn and see him!
GALDOR: For him, a happy alternative, with minimal compromise.

THEME: PEOPLE PRESENT AT THE COUNCIL OF ELROND.

Maura it is (as in Maura Labingi).

I hadn't noticed the juxtaposition of rum and AA! Yes, that works. But it's simply that 'rum' is a word meaning strange. Circulating, not strange, was the anagram indicator.

And Tharkun *could* be found on the ship west, but I didn't realise that when I used ARK and hunt to produce the clue.

Over to Urwen!

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 10:38 AM

Here is another themed one inspired by Pervinca's.

1. Note a befuddled entrance for him
2. A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him
3. A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him
4. Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him
5. A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him
6. Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him

William Cloud Hicklin · 04-18-2019, 10:52 AM

4. SAMWISE, from "swamis"

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 10:57 AM

1. Note a befuddled entrance for him
2. A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him
3. A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him
SAMWISE: Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him
5. A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him
6. Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him

Galadriel55 · 04-18-2019, 11:15 AM

1. Drogo? Door + G.

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

1. Drogo? Door + G.

Nope, but close. Very very close...

Galadriel55 · 04-18-2019, 11:26 AM

Frodo then? Door + F?

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 11:30 AM

FRODO: Note a befuddled entrance for him
2. A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him
3. A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him
SAMWISE: Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him
5. A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him
6. Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 11:32 AM

Just a guess: FRIEND? (Pairs of friends?)

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Just a guess: FRIEND? (Pairs of friends?)

....Are you a mind reader?

FRODO: Note a befuddled entrance for him
R: A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him
I: A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him
SAMWISE: Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him
N: A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him
D: Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 12:02 PM

Could the N one be FINGON? (FOG + INN).

No, not a mind reader ... Galadriel and William had done all the work up to then!

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 12:05 PM

FRODO: Note a befuddled entrance for him
R: A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him
I: A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him
SAMWISE: Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him
FINGON: A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him
D: Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Could the N one be FINGON? (FOG + INN).

No, not a mind reader ... Galadriel and William had done all the work up to then!

But you solved it based on only two letters.....

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 12:07 PM

Ah, so is it a MAD ROSE rather than a flower anagram? MAEDHROS, Fingon's friend? H isn't a note, though ....

William Cloud Hicklin · 04-18-2019, 12:08 PM

D would be Fingon's BFF MAEDHROS, assuming one uses German musical notation (H for B, where B = our B-flat): MAD + H + ROSE

EDIT: cross-posted with Pervinca

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 12:10 PM

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But you solved it based on only two letters.....

But I was very, very lucky that one of the letters was the first one, and the two names already solved make up the most famous friendship Tolkien ever wrote about.

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 12:12 PM

Well, it is a note, just not a standard one.

FRODO: Note a befuddled entrance for him
R: A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him
I: A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him
SAMWISE: Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him
FINGON: A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him
MAEDHROS: Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him

William Cloud Hicklin · 04-18-2019, 12:19 PM

I: (Beleg) CUTHALION: Cu (copper) + HAT + LION

That would make R TURIN: I inside TURN

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 12:40 PM

Done.

FRODO: Note a befuddled entrance for him
TURIN: A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him
CUTHALION: A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him
SAMWISE: Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him
FINGON: A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him
MAEDHROS: Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him

How was it? I admit it's not at Pervinca's level, but I try.

William Cloud Hicklin · 04-18-2019, 01:02 PM

Very good- with the quibble that "swamis" doesn't have an E in it.

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Very good- with the quibble that "swamis" doesn't have an E in it.

Well, it says that the word can also be spelled 'swamies' somewhere, so I went with that.

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 01:11 PM

It was excellent, Urwen. You're becoming a dab hand at these!

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

It was excellent, Urwen. You're becoming a dab hand at these!

Ty. Looking forward to your next one.

William Cloud Hicklin · 04-18-2019, 01:17 PM

OK, I'll take a shot

1. To rescue him, you must cut a group of terrorists off at the knees.
2. Voicing a depressive ***, a voiced rune? [OK, donkey. Bloody forum software]
3. A German pursues a backwards revolutionary, in front of his defense.
4. Spanish gold leads to a confused forum topic, not an article.
5. Our German mumbles "Lieber G---" but without energy

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 01:19 PM

It's Pervinca's turn, actually, unless they wish to give it up....

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 01:19 PM

Whoa! Hang on. It's the person who guesses the password that has the next go!

That said, I don't mind. Let it stand.

William Cloud Hicklin · 04-18-2019, 01:23 PM

Sorry, should have read the rules

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 01:25 PM

4. Orodreth? Oro + thread - a.

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 01:26 PM

In that case, I'll take the backseat and let Pervinca solve this one so that they could take their rightful turn.

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 01:29 PM

No, no! I have had lots of turns. And I can't solve all that on my own!

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 01:32 PM

5 looks like some variation of Liber + Gott.....

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 01:34 PM

Maybe with Unser for German 'our?'

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 01:36 PM

I have an idea number 1 might begin with CEL, because a group of terrorists is a cell.

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 01:40 PM

Celeborn for 1 then? Cel+borne?

William Cloud Hicklin · 04-18-2019, 01:54 PM

First points to Pervinca!

1. To rescue him, you must cut a group of terrorists off at the knees.
2. Voicing a depressive ***, a voiced rune? [OK, donkey. Bloody forum software]
3. A German pursues a backwards revolutionary, in front of his defense.
ORODRETH: Spanish gold leads to a confused forum topic, not an article.
5. Our German mumbles "Lieber G---" but without energy

[How do you generate colored text here?]

William Cloud Hicklin · 04-18-2019, 01:58 PM

No, 1 isn't Celeborn. Sorry.

Urwen · 04-18-2019, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

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William Cloud Hicklin · 04-18-2019, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urwen

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Thx

Pervinca Took · 04-18-2019, 02:15 PM

Eeyore is a depressive donkey!

Anyone know of a rune that sounds like Eeyore?

There's a Viking rune called As/Oss, but that doesn't really get me anywhere.

Eeyore sounds like IOR, which begins the name IORHAEL, or IORLAS (or, indeed, IORETH), but I don't think that's what the clue's asking for either. Unless there's a rune called HAEL?

04-18-2019, 09:37 AM	#5041
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	No, just making it a bit more challenging, (and resorting to semi-desperate measures to get the required letters). __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

04-18-2019, 09:39 AM	#5043
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	As we're on a new page .... MAURA: Find him circulating at a strange support group. ERESTOR: Put back, almost intact, to find him. TELCONTAR: A twist of double pastry for him. THARKUN: Search around the ship for him. GLORFINDEL: Coin in German money? Shake it up for him. GLOIN: Behold, spirit! Turn and see him! GALDOR: For him, a happy alternative, with minimal compromise. THEME: PEOPLE PRESENT AT THE COUNCIL OF ELROND. Maura it is (as in Maura Labingi). I hadn't noticed the juxtaposition of rum and AA! Yes, that works. But it's simply that 'rum' is a word meaning strange. Circulating, not strange, was the anagram indicator. And Tharkun could be found on the ship west, but I didn't realise that when I used ARK and hunt to produce the clue. Over to Urwen! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 04-18-2019 at 09:51 AM.

04-18-2019, 10:38 AM	#5044
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,376	Here is another themed one inspired by Pervinca's. 1. Note a befuddled entrance for him 2. A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him 3. A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him 4. Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him 5. A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him 6. Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia. Last edited by Urwen; 04-18-2019 at 10:56 AM.

04-18-2019, 10:52 AM	#5045
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,301	4. SAMWISE, from "swamis" __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

04-18-2019, 10:57 AM	#5046
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,376	1. Note a befuddled entrance for him 2. A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him 3. A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him SAMWISE: Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him 5. A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him 6. Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

04-18-2019, 11:15 AM	#5047
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,311	1. Drogo? Door + G. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

04-18-2019, 11:26 AM	#5049
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,311	Frodo then? Door + F? __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

04-18-2019, 11:30 AM	#5050
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,376	FRODO: Note a befuddled entrance for him 2. A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him 3. A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him SAMWISE: Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him 5. A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him 6. Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

04-18-2019, 11:32 AM	#5051
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Just a guess: FRIEND? (Pairs of friends?) __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

04-18-2019, 12:02 PM	#5053
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Could the N one be FINGON? (FOG + INN). No, not a mind reader ... Galadriel and William had done all the work up to then! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

04-18-2019, 12:07 PM	#5055
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Ah, so is it a MAD ROSE rather than a flower anagram? MAEDHROS, Fingon's friend? H isn't a note, though .... __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

04-18-2019, 12:08 PM	#5056
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,301	D would be Fingon's BFF MAEDHROS, assuming one uses German musical notation (H for B, where B = our B-flat): MAD + H + ROSE EDIT: cross-posted with Pervinca __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

04-18-2019, 12:12 PM	#5058
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,376	Well, it is a note, just not a standard one. FRODO: Note a befuddled entrance for him R: A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him I: A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him SAMWISE: Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him FINGON: A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him MAEDHROS: Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

04-18-2019, 12:19 PM	#5059
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,301	I: (Beleg) CUTHALION: Cu (copper) + HAT + LION That would make R TURIN: I inside TURN __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

04-18-2019, 12:40 PM	#5060
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,376	Done. FRODO: Note a befuddled entrance for him TURIN: A pronoun sits in the middle of a fork for him CUTHALION: A metal and an animal surround a headwear in turmoil for him SAMWISE: Hindu religious teachers, befuddled, for him FINGON: A haze and a bar come together in a spin for him MAEDHROS: Crazy bloomer surrounds a note, in a spin, for him How was it? I admit it's not at Pervinca's level, but I try. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

04-18-2019, 01:02 PM	#5061
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,301	Very good- with the quibble that "swamis" doesn't have an E in it. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

04-18-2019, 01:11 PM	#5063
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	It was excellent, Urwen. You're becoming a dab hand at these! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

04-18-2019, 01:17 PM	#5065
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,301	OK, I'll take a shot 1. To rescue him, you must cut a group of terrorists off at the knees. 2. Voicing a depressive *, a voiced rune? [OK, donkey. Bloody forum software] 3. A German pursues a backwards revolutionary, in front of his defense. 4. Spanish gold leads to a confused forum topic, not an article. 5. Our German mumbles "Lieber G---" but without energy __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.** Last edited by William Cloud Hicklin; 04-18-2019 at 01:56 PM.

04-18-2019, 01:19 PM	#5066
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,376	It's Pervinca's turn, actually, unless they wish to give it up.... __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

04-18-2019, 01:19 PM	#5067
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Whoa! Hang on. It's the person who guesses the password that has the next go! That said, I don't mind. Let it stand. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

04-18-2019, 01:23 PM	#5068
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,301	Sorry, should have read the rules __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

04-18-2019, 01:25 PM	#5069
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	4. Orodreth? Oro + thread - a. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

04-18-2019, 01:26 PM	#5070
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,376	In that case, I'll take the backseat and let Pervinca solve this one so that they could take their rightful turn. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

04-18-2019, 01:29 PM	#5071
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	No, no! I have had lots of turns. And I can't solve all that on my own! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

04-18-2019, 01:32 PM	#5072
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,376	5 looks like some variation of Liber + Gott..... __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

04-18-2019, 01:34 PM	#5073
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Maybe with Unser for German 'our?' __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

04-18-2019, 01:36 PM	#5074
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	I have an idea number 1 might begin with CEL, because a group of terrorists is a cell. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

04-18-2019, 01:40 PM	#5075
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,376	Celeborn for 1 then? Cel+borne? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

04-18-2019, 01:54 PM	#5076
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,301	First points to Pervinca! 1. To rescue him, you must cut a group of terrorists off at the knees. 2. Voicing a depressive *, a voiced rune? [OK, donkey. Bloody forum software] 3. A German pursues a backwards revolutionary, in front of his defense. ORODRETH: Spanish gold leads to a confused forum topic, not an article. 5. Our German mumbles "Lieber G---" but without energy [How do you generate colored text here?] __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.** Last edited by William Cloud Hicklin; 04-18-2019 at 02:03 PM.

04-18-2019, 01:58 PM	#5077
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,301	No, 1 isn't Celeborn. Sorry. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

04-18-2019, 02:15 PM	#5080
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Eeyore is a depressive donkey! Anyone know of a rune that sounds like Eeyore? There's a Viking rune called As/Oss, but that doesn't really get me anywhere. Eeyore sounds like IOR, which begins the name IORHAEL, or IORLAS (or, indeed, IORETH), but I don't think that's what the clue's asking for either. Unless there's a rune called HAEL? __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 04-18-2019 at 02:26 PM.