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Post by Witch-king of Angmar on Apr 7, 2007 0:25:31 GMT
Great Posts, Angmar and Serenoli! Saakaf is really quite endearing.  Interesting talk about his Majesty's age. A very accurate info. Hmm... tongues wag in Carn-Dum, no kidding... Gordis, in the force that the Witch-king must have taken with him to the North - there was someone, an aide or an advisor, among those Black Numenoreans - who had heard something at some time, just a hint, just a whispered comment, or maybe a lot more. No matter how carefully the secret is guarded, someone somewhere will talk. In a military organization, gossip and news always filter down, although it might be quite changed in the retelling. A friend's cousin heard it from his sergeant who heard it from... ;D I think Saakaf is going to have uses in the future. Maybe Princess Gimilbeth's most devoted guard. ;D |
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Post by Witch-king of Angmar on Apr 7, 2007 0:33:30 GMT
Ohhh, oh, I would have posted sooner, if it were not for the fact that I have been chained to my chair and forced to copy old scrolls, adding in the appropriate changes... the dark figure of the Morgul Lord behind me, his icy breath on the back of my neck causing me to shiver, one hand kneading my shoulder (is there a threat within those powerful fingers?) and the other hand on my.... inkwell as he passes it to me so that I may dip my quill into the shadowy ink. ;D Elfhild, can I help it that I am a connoisseur of inkwells and I am absolutely charmed by yours? |
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Post by Serenoli on Apr 7, 2007 4:01:59 GMT
Oh, its great to see T & A again... especially since they haven't had time to get angtsy yet. ;D Good writing, Rian! And, ooh, how truly evil about Algeirr... the thought would never have come to me. Gordis, I keep underestimating Gimilbeth. Everytime I think I know just how plain mean she is, up she comes and smacks me with something new! I mean, here I was secure in my mind that Odare's niggling worry about the necklace could be put to rest, but...  Great post... I have one teeny tiny nitpick, though. In both your last two Gimilbethian posts, you gave the date as Oct instead of Nov. |
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Post by Witch-king of Angmar on Apr 7, 2007 6:36:36 GMT
I have tossed out the possibility that someone might see Corporal Durbûrz when he comes off the ridge to claim his prize. Gordis, if you want to pick up on this idea, feel free.
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Post by Gordis on Apr 7, 2007 8:36:07 GMT
Ohhh, oh, I would have posted sooner, if it were not for the fact that I have been chained to my chair and forced to copy old scrolls, adding in the appropriate changes... the dark figure of the Morgul Lord behind me, his icy breath on the back of my neck causing me to shiver, one hand kneading my shoulder (is there a threat within those powerful fingers?) and the other hand on my.... inkwell as he passes it to me so that I may dip my quill into the shadowy ink. ;D That is a killer! ;D ;D ;D Elfhild - we came to Brochenridge where Nauremir parents await the coffin. I think Gimilbeth will tell them nothing and they won't open the coffin because it smells rotten already. Please, write the post about it. Poor Helmir watching in secret his parents cry... 
Valandil: 1. You know what, Val? Post a place-holder in Shadow III right away, please. It does no harm hanging there. If you finally write a Brochenridge post -it would be great, if not - delete the placeholder later. As for us, we won't refer to the architecture much. We have to face Nauremir's parents. 2. I only wrote that the Kings moved to Cameth Brin "a few generations" after Dauremir. No names were given. It is all up to you. Serenoli: THANKS for your nitpick - Dates are important!  About Gimilbeth : it took me some thought, what to make with the necklace - what is the MEANEST way?  Angmar: Ahh, I see my Algeirr is going to be eaten! Uh-oh!  Also I noted that you have chosen another avvie for Durburz - the fat orc one - and reserved the endearing pointy-eared orc avvie for my Saakaf Yea, his perverted elven blood shows strongly in him! I think the party will already be gone when Durbûrz comes down. I only incorporated the silence of birds etc - as the result of orcs following the party. But, I am sure that Captain Merendil on his return in 2 days would be surprised to see a half-eaten body or, a skeleton stripped of most meat or a discarded head or something... I think I shall repost my bit after years, because mine is dated Nov 3, and yours Nov.2 OK? Rian: Wonderful story - so T&A are back! What are they doing around Penmorva, I wonder? And I have not exactly a nitpick, Rian, but a suggestion. As far as I know, European Brown Bears rarely attack humans unprovoked - especially in autumn, when there is plenty of food: game, berries and what's not. The bear should be fat and happy and thinking of finding a place for hibernation. It is in spring when bears are starved and dangerous. I guess we should ask Earniel - she knows about bears quite a lot. I would suggest to substitute the bear with a lynx - these cats often stalk prey while keepeng high above in the branches and then drop down on the unsuspecting victim. In the north lots of dogs end their lives in winter - in a lynx's jaws. The Eurasian Lynx is not that big - it weights about 30 kg, but being a CAT - a perfect predator- it can bring down much larger prey, especially when jumping on it from above. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LynxWhat do you think?
I have changed dates from 1346 to 1347 in all the posts in Shadow III. Please use 1347 from now on!I will do the same later in Shadow I and II - the latter together with Val and Rian's post- squeezing. Earniel, I thought you mentioned writing a post for Wilwarin at the feast? Just post it now at the end of Shadow 2. When all the new posts are there, I will re-archive Shadow 2. |
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Post by Eärniel on Apr 7, 2007 9:55:24 GMT
As far as I know, European Brown Bears rarely attack humans unprovoked - especially in autumn, when there is plenty of food: game, berries and what's not. The bear should be fat and happy and thinking of finding a place for hibernation. It is in spring when bears are starved and dangerous. I guess we should ask Earniel - she knows about bears quite a lot. I would suggest to substitute the bear with a lynx - these cats often stalk prey while keepeng high above in the branches and then drop down on the unsuspecting victim. In the north lots of dogs end their lives in winter - in a lynx's jaws. The Eurasian Lynx is not that big - it weights about 30 kg, but being a CAT - a perfect predator- it can bring down much larger prey, especially when jumping on it from above. I did some checking with the Walking Wildlife Library (commingly referred to as Dad) so here's a number of options. Gordis is right about the bear being fat and stuffing himself with plants. So the chances of a bear-attack are slim. You could go with these following scenarios instead. You could make it a hurt bear. There have been a number of cases recorded where a bear with an infected tooth of instance becomes a vicious killer because he will kill to get food, can't eat it because of the tooth, go half-crazy with pain and hunger and goes off to kill again. In that case, I'd presume he'd make a lot of noice. A shot wound would do the thrick too. With a bear nearby, I would think the horses go quite beserk and bent on escape, not merely spooked, but then again Rían will know a lot more about horses then me. I would advice against a lynx. While it can be the death of dogs and cats, a horse, especially a number of them together will not be on his target screen. Unless Caelen is by herself at the edge of the camp, I don't think a lynx will be a good purp. Another suggestion is a rabid dog, escaped, erratic and completely unpredictable. The disease may add a different level of danger Caelen ran. Rabies would be an lethal disease in Rhudaur. Or, we could go (as the Walking Wildlife Library thinks best) with a wolverine, they will try anything, the verocious bastards. They're sneaky and have been known to take down even moose. Nobody likes them. The tricky thing is that his habitat is very much northly, but not so much that his presence will be illogical. (Incidentally, do you know that another name for wolverine is.... warg? I bet Tolkien did.) It may be nice to pick one of the other animals, because we already had a bear in the story before? There's plenty of dangerous wildlife out there. I will try and post later today or tomorrow. Is that okay? |
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Post by Gordis on Apr 7, 2007 10:56:18 GMT
Earniel, Many thanks to your father! When I suggested a lynx, I thought Caelen was walking alone under the pines on the outskirts of the camp - but within the circle of night watchers. Of course I didn't mean the lynx meant to eat the horse! Lynxes are known to hunt lone children, but rarely grown-ups - because they are not big enough. But in ME, we may have larger lynxes - 50-70 kg instead of 20-30. It will make them bad enough. Also any animal who crawls on the ground is likely to be noticed by a patrol. A Lynx high in the branches would not be detected. But maybe a warg would be the best solution! It is definitely ME local fauna. Anyway, I advise against a bear. Earniel, you can post anytime in Shadow 2, no hurry. There are several posts still due from Val, so I won't do the squeezing and post rearranging soon, I guess.
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Post by Eryndil on Apr 7, 2007 12:05:45 GMT
Gordis:
I did the placeholder in III - while I was at it, I did two of them for Eryndil (oh that's me... this makes me so schizophrenic! ;D ) in II.
I can't help but think that Nauremir's parents would want to see him - I think a father would be inclined to open a casket anyway. So... Gimilbeth may want to have something planned.
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Post by Eryndil on Apr 7, 2007 12:46:43 GMT
btw - forgot to mention: Saakaf: (that's Angmar, correct?) If you're upwind of the Orc Camp, you wouldn't smell them, they would smell YOU! What you want is to be "downwind" of the camp. |
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Post by Witch-king of Angmar on Apr 7, 2007 21:53:34 GMT
Angmar: Ahh, I see my Algeirr is going to be eaten! Uh-oh! Gordis, it appears that Algier just became part of the food chain. ;D Gordis, Saakaf was chosen with Princess Gimilbeth in mind. The pointed ears, the more intelligent look in the eye, the leaner, meaner body frame - all these I took to be more "Elven" in appearance. He is an appropriate fellow to be one of the guards to Princess Gimilbeth. Durbûrz - the fat, ugly, mean one with the disgusting eating habits - is just nasty. He is expendable. There would probably be a cut hanging rope, too. Durbûrz would not take the time to untie the rope. He was consideirng burying the body under a pile of rock. That is not necessary. Perhaps he became too hasty and just left some scraps around it. Any way you want to do it, Gordis, is fine with me. Yes, Gordis. That would be fine. I made the date November 2nd to keep it in chronological order with the hanging. "Saakaf: (that's Angmar, correct?) If you're upwind of the Orc Camp, you wouldn't smell them, they would smell YOU! What you want is to be "downwind" of the camp." - Valandil Val, yes, that was an error on my part, and it has been amended. A curse and a pox upon brain glitches! One of the things that come about when there is either too little butter or too much bread. But what is the difference? |
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