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Topic Started: 21 Aug 2008, 10:50 PM (2,703 Views)
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I'm going to try and address everything in this post. If I miss something, poke me. :hehe:

The Gray Witch plot - Are we going to do the attack and following death/injury? Or have we moved on to other ideas now? I'm a little unclear which plots we're still considering. I do like Aragorn knowing her, however, as that makes a lot of sense.

Araniel's plot - We still have a lot of room for plotting before we declare a character without purpose. There is something the Hand of Sauron needs delivered into a critical part of Minas Tirith, which can only be done by someone trusted by the King and Queen. Think Araniel fits the bill? I'm willing to go any direction with this, including it ending in her death, if that's where you'd like to take it.

Berien's plot - Hello and welcome to the War Room! No one is too late to jump into the MP. We're hashing it out as we go and there's no end in sight. Hand of Sauron is hitting brick walls left and right *grumbles at Leoynna and Legolas* It's time for a victory. What do you say we steal something valuable from the West that gets them all on edge? *cackles*
 
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I'm a little curious as to how Lothíriel could be involved in the main plot. Anyone have ideas?
 
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Whoo! That sounds like fun. Sinister plots intrigue me. A heist like that will take some integral planning, though. Perhaps HoS previously sent her to the West first to gather information of any potential weaknesses in defense, while he is off doing his own scheming?

I’m also curious as to what the item could be. I was thinking of a possession of Aragorn’s or of any other super powerful ruler, but I understand that it would be pretty much, uh, along the lines of impossible. Alternatively, Berien could be unaware of what the item should look like, while HoS alone knows what it is.

Lothíriel, maybe you could play a part? The item could be located in the boundaries of the Riddermark. Berien and she could have a chance encounter. Although probably unlikely, it would be interesting nonetheless. It could act as a catalyst for the involvement of Riddermark's rulers (if they aren't already).

A suspicious figure lurking in your lands? Maybe she could report it to Éomer, who in turn would report it to Aragorn. This would give the King of Elessar yet another thing to worry about. (Muahaha!)

But I'm just spewing out brief outlines without the details. :p No one necessarily has to go along with them.
 
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I would really like to start including the Rohirrim in the MP. The only problem is that we don't have many Rohirrim. I do like the idea that maybe the item is in Rohan. The most powerful building there is Orthanc, but that has been sealed, of course. Still, I wonder if Saruman's possessions weren't removed. It would be dangerous to leave an evil Wizard's objects lying around. Perhaps they've been moved to Meduseld for safe keeping until a scholar from Minas Tirith (or an Elven scholar) can take a closer look at them?

What Berien finds then is completely open, but whatever it is, it can be the object that Hand of Sauron wants delivered to Minas Tirith. I was thinking along the lines of a scrying glass, like an ornate mirror, that sees only one way. Or even something like Saruman's descriptions of the bomb he built, which Hand of Sauron wants placed in the Citadel so a spy can set it off at his command?

Berien could gain admittance by trickery--saying she's the Elven scholar sent to examine Saruman's things. Lothiriel could even show her to the room where everything is kept. Then when she realizes some things have gone missing, she can tell Aragorn, not only that someone stole Saruman's possessions, but that it was an elf and a treacherous elf no less. That would certainly throw a curveball into the mix.

Just tossing out ideas. Do we like any of them?
 
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I really do like that idea. It would make sense that Saruman's possesions would be kept somewhere safe, and Rohan would make sense because it's the closest safe place.
 
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Well, now that Dagoras, Corsair Spy Extraordinaire, has been accepted (which was actually quite a while ago...>_>) I really ought to get him involved in the main plot.

The lowdown on this baddie: Dagoras, his brothers, and his father took part in the War of the Ring on the side of Sauron, had their ships captured by the Army of the Dead, and all his family perished, except for him. Dagoras fled back to the relative safety of Umbar where, lost and without direction he was found by the Hand of Sauron who installed him as a spy in King Elessar's Court, giving him a chance to enact revenge against Gondor as a whole.

So that said, I do confess myself to be a bit confused on which plots are and aren't being carried out at the moment. But, it seems to me that since we do have one or two characters if I'm correct (Araniel and Berien) that seem to be allied with HoS, perhaps these three have some sort of network between themselves set up to be more efficient and coordinated? Perhaps since Dagoras is completely allied with HoS as opposed to being blackmailed or bench pressed into his service, he serves as more of a direct communication with HoS and doles out info and directions to Araniel and Berien?

This just struck me too, and this would be the direct opposite to the above ideas, but could Dagoras's true nature as a spy for HoS is completely secret even from other traitors or spies? He has a fairly high up, and therefore valuable, position in Elessar's court, maybe we don't want Dagoras's position to be jeopardized by having him known to people who could potentially out him to Aragorn.

Basically, I'm up for either, and feedback on both ideas would be greatly appreciated. That said, if anyone finds themselves in need of a spy, he's your guy. =3
 
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The ideas that Milo suggested are great. I'm willing to go along with it. My only question would be what Berien would do after obtaining the item. From what I've read, another person will be sending it to Minas Tirith. Of course, we could figure that out later once Berien has the item. I'll be gone for awhile for about a week, so if you're willing to wait, we can start a thread. Should it start at Rohan, or should Berien receive the orders first? Either way is fine with me.

Dagoras sounds quite the character. I like the ideas you have suggested. Personally, I think the second option makes more sense, but maybe there is a way for a combination on the first and second? Such as Araniel may know who Dagoras is, and helps pass orders along to Berien (or something like that)? Since Araniel and Dagoras are near one another (kind of). Like some kind of network, as you suggested. :D

Alternatively, perhaps he could somehow receive some kind of official permission from Elessar for the heist? I would think Berien would need some proof that she is the Elven scholar that was sent to inspect the items first, but that's something different altogether.
 
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Man oh man, miss one weekend and you get soooo far behind!! Okay, so here goes! (It's actually not a lot lol)

I think as far as the G.W's plot goes, I'd like to get Gwen out of Minas Tirith before her mumsy arrives. Where she can do the waiting thing while the Kings party does their trip. Since kidnapping is a no go, we could always just do a fun, violent ambush scene? Maybe it doesn't go so well until the Rohirrim show up for some reason?(Just a thought)
Violent fighting! wooohoo!

As far as any character goes that's down with the H.O.S, I would LOVE to see my npc chamberlain corrupted. I may just make him into a playable character of mine. He's already pretty miserable and it would be lots of fun to have his buttons pushed!

~Manda
 
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I'm sure that Dagoras would be down for some corruption, especially if he sees someone who already seems disgruntled with the status quo. So if you'd like we could definitely work out something on that front.
 
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*puts on Admin hat*

I'm really happy that everyone is getting involved and plotting with each other. I think it's pretty clear that our MP thread is getting a little out of hand, though. We can't even keep track of which plots we're going forward with and who will be in those threads.

So, let me clarify what this thread is all about. It's the BIG PICTURE -- "My character would be good for ..." and "When ____ happens, my character will ..." and establishing friendships, alliances, enmities, etc.

If there is a specific thread you'd like to plot out, then you should create a topic in this forum. There are a few examples for you to look at. Or, you can move the conversation to PM if the plotting is private.

By all means, if you're still trying to figure out where your character fits or how they relate to other characters, keep using this thread. That's what it's here for. If you have a specific thread idea, however, a new topic needs to be created.

Thanks everyone!

*takes off Admin hat*
 
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