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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binder Fred" data-source="post: 4159831" data-attributes="member: 63746">I thought I was busy before :looks like I was wrong. Got to love those 14-hour days. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Anyways, back to it : what's the progress since last we spoke (so to speak)? We had :- One dwarven smith/foreman played by yours truly- One barbarian/cook on the sauce played by Renau1g- One elven scout/forest engineer played by Shayuri- One "future" rider of Rohan/skidder driver played by Redclaw (any thought on his relationship with the other three working at the camp? Why he's there if his family is rich enough to afford (to raise?) battle horses) and finaly - One gondorian knight played by Necro Kinder (you game for the "chasing vague indications" scenario or did you go another way?)Not to forget Fenris, of course, the Undecided. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />If he needs an ear, my character is your guy. He'll even keep your "in case of emergency but never again" bottle. Your character trying to get it back by any means available might be part of their daily ritual... What do you say? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As I see it elves of the wood would neither reguard the position highly nor spit on it. Rather they'd mostly see it as a (odd?) passtime only impacting their lives indirectly... Unless one of them has put some of his/her reputation on the line with his/her backing of this project? One of the (not so?) nobles maybe (the scout himself? His patron?), using a "human cooperation"/"riches from outside" platform to get (her faction?) ahead in the great socio-political dance? *Then* the position becomes one that people want or hate or manoeuvre to get the most competent/most likely to fail elf in that perticular spot. The platform could have been behind the whole cooperation deal from the very begining or it might have started small, for another reason altogether (one personnal/perticular to the scout?) before one of the (relatively) big decided to back or oppose the project and gotten things spinning faster and harder than said scout first anticipated. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />That said I don't have that sharp a grasp of the Tolkien elves psyche (as differentiate from humans). There seems to be a continuum of elven attitudes, from the magicaly light singers in Elron's valley to the blander Legolas (my own opinion, of course), not to forget the queen Galadriel. Whatever motives lie behind, it's certain that the assignement will provide 1) time away from elven culture (does he wish to avoid someone/some other callings?), 2) contact with non-elves/a perticular person (fallen for a human girl/boy/rugged dwarven smith? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> and 3) an opportunity to exert power/influence/make a difference/cause mischief. Reach in with both hands, my friend.Binder Fred, good to be back.</blockquote>

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