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Of Winding Ways and Cunning Devices
- Thread starter DragonParadox
- Start date
- Crossover Fantasy Alt. History
Oh and incidentally you may have noticed that Eriol calls Fálki old even though he is older in years, that is because the Numanoreans have two words for old: a more neutral one that simply means 'this has existed for a long time' which is mostly used for objects and one which would more closely translated as 'aged' (though it would have felt odd to use in context without explanation) which has an obvious negative connotation since it means 'worn/close to breaking/close to death.' Immortal is the reverse of the latter so it translates literally as 'imperishable, undying', which is how they refer to both elves and the Ainur.
- Location
- Russia
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Staraya Ladoga is a modern name of this place, in the Tale of Bygone Years it is mentioned simply as Ladoga.
Fixed, thanks.
- Location
- Over the next hill.
[X] Participate in the feast (Potential complications)
We still have our boat, and if worst comes to worst we can always sail west into the Baltic.
We still have our boat, and if worst comes to worst we can always sail west into the Baltic.
Ok looks like we're not going to be able to move our ship through the proto-Rus, unless we somehow learn some pretty powerful magic.
He does in the whole Melkorite singing magic but that's the thing, he can only channel negative emotions at least for now.
He can sing, though it should be noted that the songs of the Discord are not very melodic. They are the clang of steel against steel, the sound of fire racing though dry wood, of ice crushing stone, the screams of the dying and the call of brazen trumpets.
That sounds like some of the modern proponents of atonal classical music would love him.
That's quite metal or the classic one with lots of drums and metal sounds associated with military music.
- Location
- Germany
[X] Participate in the feast (Potential complications)
Partytime!
I hope the Faithful among our crew have used our frequent journeys to the Havens to learn some elvish songs.
Partytime!
I hope the Faithful among our crew have used our frequent journeys to the Havens to learn some elvish songs.
Eriol knows a few of them as well, though he could not sing them.
Because you do not have the voice. There is nothing inherently magical about elven song, but Eriol would want to do them justice to a level that is really not possible for him if he were to sing them. That pride is not just for the mechanical bonus.
- Location
- Over the next hill.
Sounds like a fun side quest for us to pursue in Eriol's free time. Can't be a Middle Earth-born protag without a good singing voice. That's just embarassing.
He should be fine with the trolololol song if he ever wants to mess with his vocal cords.
Rolen von Keng
Sleeping Green Bear
- Location
- The Wilderness
[X] Participate in the feast (Potential complications)
[X] Participate in the feast (Potential complications)
Yeah I was pretty sure it would go this way, given how bad your morale is I would not really expect you to chance a roll even though DC 45 is pretty easy all other things being equal.
Another thing I've just thought of though is, you guys might have books on you, I mean you do have decent learning and you choose a learning-centric profession. There really should be books on that ship, but I am not sure what to give you. I mean on the one hand histories of Arda would be cool and fitting, but they would hardly be of any great help. Maybe some books on navigation and astronomy would not go amiss as well as some on healing and herbalism.
Varder
Tired Cultist
- Location
- Hell
Just after we IC figured out that stars are all different? xD
I suggest history of weapon and armor smithing. For someone who followed Sauron, those should be close themes, and they still might be useful.