It is the year 3019 of the Third Age, in the beginning of the month of March. While great events are taking shape south and southeast of the Misty Mountains, due east there is nothing but turmoil. The great forest that was once Greenwood the Great is under attack from Sauron's forces - centered in the tower of Dol Guldur - and the elves that dwell in Mirkwood are hard-pressed to push back the unexpected skirmishes. Forced into action due to lack of preparation and forewarning from long-sundered allies to the west, Thranduil's forces will come to rely on assistance from Lorien – but their purpose is two-fold. One, to push back the dark forces that threaten to overwhelm what was once the greatest elf-forest in Middle-earth. Two, to keep the brunt force of the enemy's attention on them – and well away from those that are most in need of secrecy.
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This is an rp partially inspired from events in the MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online, as well as canonical information from the Lord of the Rings novels themselves. As there are roughly twenty-five days to cover in this rp until the end of the War, the actual fighting will evolve from simple clashes amongst the trees of southern Mirkwood to strategized full-out assaults from both sides. The eventual destination will be Dol Guldur itself, but what happens on the way there is left completely open for any possibility.

Guidelines:
-NO character limit, though I ask that you limit yourself to a number that you know you can handle.
-Characters will most likely be elves of Lorien or Mirkwood, though other races from elsewhere in the world can be included IF they have a good reason for taking part. Feel free to let me know about any others you'd want to include. Later, if you feel led to play the evil side, feel free.
-Please try to post at LEAST one paragraph(6-8 sentences minimum) at a time. This keeps the rp from bogging down(hopefully), and helps keep up a steady pace of posting.
-Have fun! Or, at least try to. xD


Characters:
-Aradan Voronwe: played by Raven
-Aradhel Hironor: played by Raven
-Silivhren Eryniel: played by Raven
-Ryninial Amora: played by Pandora


Bio template:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race:
Appearance:
Personality:
Weapons:
History(optional):
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Name: Aradan Voronwe
Age: 3140
Gender: Male
Race: Mirkwood elf
Appearance: 6'4” tall, shoulder-length golden blond hair and blue eyes.
Personality: Slow to anger, Aradan rarely rushes into any situation without first thinking it through entirely – nor does he speak without weighing his words. Fiercely defensive of his family and friends, he would not hesitate to put himself on the line to save another. Rarely is the softer side of him seen, though, as the current conflict is already starting to take its toll on him. As such, what usually comes from him is to-the-point conversation, unless it involves matters of the battlefield.
Weapons: Longsword, hunting dagger and several smaller knives hidden in his clothes. Also carries a shield on occasion for further defense.
Anything else: The eldest son of Thranduil and the older brother of Legolas. Current commander of Mirkwood's forces, though constantly in collaboration with trusted captains and lieutenants.


Name: Aradhel Hironor
Age: 3125
Gender: Male
Race: Mirkwood Elf
Appearance: 6'2” tall, mid-back length red hair and grey eyes.
Personality: Rarely seen without a smile(whether it be amused, sarcastic or grim), Aradhel is known for his constant level of expressiveness in everything he does. Whether on the battlefield or around a campfire with friends, he is rarely ever seen to be bent out of shape about anything. Also quick to make a joke in even the most grim of situations, he has made it his life to lighten up the mood around him – even though he's fully devoted to the war he's found himself involved in.
Weapons: Six and a half foot spear, two throwing javelins and miscellaneous throwing knives. Tends to carry a small buckler to ward off arrows.
Anything else: Cousin of the Mirkwood princes and nephew of Thranduil. In an advisory status to his cousin, but more active leading a company of like-minded elves.


Name: Silivhren Eryniel
Age: 1969
Gender: Female
Race: Mirkwood Elf
Appearance: 5'10” tall, shoulder-blade length red hair and grey-green eyes
Personality: Quiet and usually withdrawn from most events around her, Silivhren is known most for her serious nature. Slow to speak, she generally listens to others rather than voicing her own thoughts – but can loosen up when around friends or people she trusts. Extremely loyal to the King and his sons, she puts her duty above almost everything else, even when that leads her headlong into trouble.
Weapons: Longbow and arrows, curved hunting knife. Has been known to carry an extra shortsword and throwing knives expertly hidden in her archery bracers.
Anything else: Her father was a minor advisor to Thranduil, who was killed before the War of the Ring began. Now serves in that capacity to Thranduil's son Aradan, while also heading a company of Mirkwood elves known as the Faradrim(Hunters).

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Ryninial Amora (Rye)
Actress: Sophia Myles

Age: 2987 [21 in appearance]

Sex: Female

Race: Peredhel

Job: A trained healer taught in both the art of sword and bow.

Plot: She is going to follow the other elves into whatever they choose giving her wisdom and healing to those in need...

Personality: Ryninial has a fire in her that is easily contained so that she can fool those she does not trust, and for her to trust you takes a lot of effort. She is known to be determined and hot-headed in certain situations but overall she is laid back. She grew up most of her life with only a father so she has a hard-shell that can sometimes cause people to be intimidated, but once you see through that shell she has a naturally kind heart.

History: She was born in Mirkwood, but as the darkness grew and hard times came during the third age her family moved to Rivendell. There she learned the craft of healing when she was a young elfling. It was on her 100th (around 8-9) birthday that her mother broke out into fever, quite rare for one of the elves. It was soon learned that her mother was only half-elven and that her human blood had contracted a deadly disease unknown by the elves. Arya died a year after leaving a devasted daughter behind, all that Ryninial had left was a silver locked, shaped as a diamond, holding an emerald. It took Ryninial a good many centuries to get over her mothers death, but once she did she had developed a barrier around her giving her a cold appearance that only few new was a facade, her father for one. Once his wife died he made sure that Ryninial grew up right and taught her how to fight and defend and continued to teach her the art of healing. On one of her trips to Mirkwood with her father visiting family and friends they were attacked by spiders and yrch, her father died valiently saving his daughter. She was devastated, not even the joys of seeing her family could make her smile. She was sent back to Rivendell to heal and has been there ever since, training in the arts of healing and sword and bow awaiting her revenge.

Family: Her mother was Arya, a Maiden of Mirkwood. Her father Elenion was a man of Noble Descent of Kings of Rohan. She has no other siblings.

Other info: Her formal attire is usually made up of a long fitted ivory gown with long sleeves that poof slightly around the elbow. Her travel clothes consist of a deep green knee length tunic over a creme shirt, both with forearm length sleeves over sable leggings and brown boots. She carries a white hilt long sword and a typical bow and arrows.

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G

Woot! Glad to have you, Pan. ^^

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Would Raven and Pan still be willing to go on with this even though its been a few months since the creation of the rpg?

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(}--{)Imagination Inspires Ideas -Zandain(}--{)
Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

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Just became a college freshman; be on sparingly

So do I!

I wondered if I could take Aragorn? I know he actually should be in Moria with the Fellowship by then, but I thought it to be interesting to see how Aragorn would come to the aid of the Elves, and interact with them..

Please?

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O children, lift up your voice, lift up your voice,
Children, rejoice, rejoice..



It doesn't matter you don't believe in God, He believes in you.

Wow, didn't think there would be any more interest in this at this point. xP If you guys want to join in, feel free! Just let me know who you'd like to play, and Will, including Aragorn is fine with me - I'm sure you can figure out a good reason for him to be there. I'm partial to him as a ranger as it is. ^^

I may change up my own characters, so just get y'alls in whenever you can, and we can start after that.

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[ Well, maybe he did not join the Fellowship because he did not intend to go Minas Tirith and claim his throne, like he planned in the books. And maybe Elrond wanted him to stay to help in the defenses of the Mirkwood.. I'm not sure, but if the Fellowship doesn't occur in this RPG at all, than it really doesn't matter.. ]

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O children, lift up your voice, lift up your voice,
Children, rejoice, rejoice..



It doesn't matter you don't believe in God, He believes in you.

Name: Amara Lenwe

Age: 2007

Gender: Female

Race: Mirkwood Elf

Appearance: With long flowing, golden hair that reaches her waist and crystal-blue eyes that put one in a trance, Amara is highly recognizable amoung a substantial amount of people. Having completely flawless skin makes the young (in appearance) elf seem like she has never worked a day in her life. When in all reality, she works her fingers to the bone all the time. Being at the height of 5'11" tall, Amara amoung the group of the taller she-elves. This helps with having better vision over obstacles, in case of battle situations.

Personality: Amara is well-known for her heart of a giver and her impressive amount of hospitality. These two things were taught to her by her father, who was the keeper of an inn. She also carries the traits of: kindness, being very independent and, having a massive amount of courage, as well.

Weapons: Amara primarily uses two weapons when engaged in combat with the forces of evil... Of course... Only when it is necessary. The first of these are her pair of Elvish long-knives and she uses them with deadly precision. She only allows herself to use them when she runs out of arrows. Though Amara is very skilled with her Elvish long-knives, her specialty lies in archery. Using her longbow, Amara is able to shoot anything with deadly accuracy, even from a very far distance. (Yes, those are the same weapons that Legolas uses in the movies and books. I figured... WHY NOT?! Hope that's not a problem...)

Anything else: Amara is a very good friend and will always stick up for anyone in need. She is also very stubborn, when it comes to taking care of people and not taking care of herself. She would choose to take care of another person that she barely knew, instead of taking care of her own health.

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Siggy set made by the amazing Lembas!

Mah bio!!!!


Name Eruraina Ruindoleth

Appearance eyes a blue-green with tingles of gold, kind of like the color of a murky sea in the sunset. But eyes are not the dominant feature, and don't stand out. Her face has the usually fair elven beauty with small delicate features, though a scar runs from the corner of her mouth to the corner of her eye on the right side of her face. Her hair is a flaiming fire color that runs in waves down her back, almost to her waste. But it is often braided. She is lean and fit, with calloused hands. And she is the average height of an elf, with the usual slender build compared to that of men.


Apparel Her travel apparel is made mostly of light leather and weatherproof cloth dyed in various shades of forest green and navy blue. The hems and edges are designed with silver elvish leaves and vines. Her light shin-high riding boots are worn and brown with the same designs, and the cloths are complete with a dark grey cloak. Other apparel may vary from rp to rp or scene to scene.


Weapons A longsword at her hip with horse heads on the hilt in fluid elvish design and a pomel with a clasp holding a blue jewel. She also has a plain wood longbow and simple arrows with white fletching and sharp broadheads in a quiver painted with designs of horses on a green feild and a red sun.


Known Family
Cousins <a href="http://arwen-undomiel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6736&sid=1ed1e906ba2c1eaeb9298f87d4a0cbd7">Ira & Tulie</a>
Lover Locien
Child Roina

Companions
Horse all black mare named Fuin
Eagle a trained golden eagle named Hen


History
Eruraina was estimated to be born between 1050 TA and 1100 TA. She was found by some messangers heading from Gondor to Rivendell. She was in the arms of a dead she-elf that was slain by orc arrows in what would later be named the Gap of Rohan. It was assumed that that woman was her mother. The messangers braught Eruraina to Rivendell where she was raised in the caring arms of foster parents. But very young she would find herself with a very restless heart and found herself yearning for adventure. She was allowed some quests to Angmar and Eregion, and became very familiar with the area west of the Misty Mountains. In these years she became a very proud elf, as well as difiant and strong willed. This was changed when one day she tried to cross the pass of Caradras in the middle of winter when the trails were harsh, alone. Eruraina's horse hit a snow bank and freaked, bucking and bolting off. Eruraina was flown from the horse's back and hit the cliff beside them, causing her to loose conciousness.(Also it would be this accident that also caused the scar on her face since her face also hit a sharp rock)
When conciousness returned, she found she and her horse had been saved by a Lothlorien elf by the name of Locien. He escorted her back to Rivendell where they spent some time together and the experience as well as Locien himself, humbled Eruraina greatly, and gradually the two fell in love. It was not long after that that they wed and soon had their daughter, Roina.
They moved to Locien's home in Lothlorien and were happy together for many years. Until Locien was ambushed by orcs on a messanger mission, and his life was lost. Upon hearing the news of her lover's death, Eruraina fled from Lothlorien, leaving her daughter behind. She fled eastward, finding herself in unfamiliar lands. One of which was the newely developed realm of the Horse-lords. It was hear she stumbled across a breeder having trouble with wolves scaring his herds. Eruraina helped him out, and as payment was given her black mare, Fuin. In the past, even during her travels before, Eruraina didn't care to assosiate in the world of men, thinking them a lesser race(one of the reason she was considered very proud), and cared less of their doings. But this encounter made her curiouse about the race of men and so she spent some time amung the Horse-Lords, learning their history and deeds before moving on to Gondor to find a library of histories in Minas-Tirith. She became engrossed in books, forgetting her grief, as her eyes slowly opened to the world around her. So she took off exploring with a heart open to learning, humbling herself to new standards.
Upon returning to Rivendell after a few years she encountered twin she-elves that it was later somehow discovered that were her cousins. For some time she stayed there, learning from the masters alongside her cousins before restless feet and her unquenchable curiosity led her to wandering again...


...and so her wanderings led her to Mirkwood....




Edit, and I shall take a second character as well!

Name: Gain(pronounced Guy-in) Rosewynd
Age: 32
Born: August 11th 2986TA
Gender: male
Race: Dunadain
Appearance: dark blonde scraggly hair. The front goes past his brows, but is short enough not to be in his eyes, it slightly covers his ears, and goes half way down his neck in the back. He has the stern, weathered features of the Dunadain and their life of travel. He has skey blue eyes, and is relatively short standing at 5'6". He wears mostly dark leather travel attire(pictures later).
Personality: N/A I like to develope a character's persionality as I go.
Weapons: A simple longbow and obsidian tipped arrows. And a longsword and hunting knife.
History(optional): Gain's parents are Gaihael and Rian of the Dunadain. Gaihael is the younger brother to Gilraen(Aragorn's mother) so Gain is Aragorn's cousin. He was born and raised in Angmar in the regular Dunadain fashion, trained to track and fight and protect the land in silence. Upon accompanying Aragorn to Imladris, he learns of the trouble Mirkwood is facing and leaves for Mirkwood to help...
Anything else(optional): n/a

(May be changed later. I'm kind of in a hurry)

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

{ Hey look, another Eruraina! Hi

I've started creating a profile, but I'd better be off to bed. I'll hopefully have it finished tomorrow }

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Thanks to Lembas for the beautiful banner and avatar! <3

Name: Etheral Silverbeam
Age: 3623 but looks 23
Gender: Female
Race: Elf
Appearance: Brown hair that falls halfway down back, green eyes, pale skin
Personality: At one with nature completely, sweet natured, cares for all life on earth
Weapons: Bow and arrows, knife
History(optional): Born to elvish parents, Etheral grew up in the forest of Mirkwood. She showed a deep appreciation for nature and is most comfortable swinging through trees and speaking with birds. She is equipped with her bow and arrow which she mastered at a young age. She prefers to keep away from battle but will in extreme situations.
Anything else(optional): She has a pet wolf called Sylvani and a raven called Katrina. She has a sister called Ardhonniel and a brother called Ateyo.

If this is about to start could I join? It's been a while, but I still have my trusted bio

Name: Rhavaniel Falathiel

Age: 3732

Gender: Female

Race: Elf

Appearance: Short for an elf, but with bright green eyes and pale skin. Her hair is long, unyielding and black. She wears mostly dark colours and only her mother's ring around her neck for jewlery.

Personality: Since the betrayal of her husband deeply wounded her pride, she became more easy to anger than perhaps an elf should be. Is very loyal and places herself last in most situations.

Weapons: A treasured black longbow with gold markings and long arrows fletched with owl feathers. Carries knives and an old longsword.

History: Kept quiet. It is known that she was a highly respected warrior and fought for Lindon in the Battle of Fornost and Greenwood during the Siege of Baradûr. Was a close friend to Thranduil and his family, but disappeared after the disgrace of her husband following his imprisonment, torture, and subsequent treachery during the Last Alliance. The information he gave led to the storming of King Oropher's camp and his subsequent death. Locien was released from his prison, but never returned to his family or Mirkwood again. Her twin brother spent some time looking for her, but eventually gave her up for dead or fading.

Other info: Spent long years as Mirkwood's marchwarden and then as a well respected and successful field marshal. Is known to the population of Dale as she and her twin brother Sadron the
White carried on her mother's trade practices after her death.

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