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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 258367" data-attributes="member: 2020">I shall ask a question, or rather a lot of questions, concering some of the major characters of Terry Brooks and J.R.R. Tolkien.  - - -  Let us assume that the following situations below exist, and that one of the following people (see below) is in that situation as a theoretical What If.  Who, then, would do the best job in that situation?  Who, then, would do the second best job in that situation?  Who, then, would do the third best job in that situation?  If you wish, who would do the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth best jobs in that situation?  The characters in question are:  Shea Ohmsford  Flick Ohmsford  Wil Ohmsford  Brin Ohmsford  Jair Oh msford  Par Ohmsford  Coll Ohmsford  Wren Ohmsford/Elessedil  Bek Ohmsford  The Ilse Witch  Menion Leah  Rone Leah  Morgan Leah  (Our current Leah in Ilse Witch and Antrax)  Bremen  One of the other Druids who employed magic in First King of Shannara  Allanon  Cogline  Walker Boh  Any of the other major characters from First King of Shannara, except the Warlock Lord  Any of the other major characters from The Sword of Shannara, except the Warlock Lord  Any of the other major character s from The Elfstones of Shannara, except the Demons  Any of the other major characters from The Wishsong of Shannara, except the Ildatch  Any of the other major characters from the Heritage of Shannara series, except the Stone King  Any of the other m a jor characters from The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara:  Ilse Witch, except Antrax  Bilbo Baggins  Thorin Oakenshield  Any of the dwarves of Thorin's Company  Gandalf  Thranduil  Bard  Dain  Frodo  Sam  Merry  Pippin  Aragorn  Legolas  Boromir  Gimli  Elrond  Glorfindel  Arwen  Galadriel  Theoden  Eomer  Eowyn  Faramir  Denethor  Treebeard  Any of the other major characters from the Hobbit, except Sauron  Any of the other major characters from Lord of the Rings, except Sauron    First, some Terry Brooks:  Aiding Shea to make sound decisions after informing him of his lineage  Aiding Shea and Flick to escape Shady Vale  Aiding Menion, Shea, and Flick to take the safest way east (taking all things into account)  Aiding Shea, Flick, and Menion through the Lowlands of Clete  Aiding Shea, Flick, and Menion through the Black Oaks  Aiding Shea, Flick, and Menion against the Wraith of the Mist Marsh  Aiding Menion against the Siren  Giving effective advise at the council in Culhaven  Directing the party by the best route to reach Paranor (taking all things into consideration)  Keeping the party safe in the Wolfskataag  Aiding the party through the blockade in the Pass of Noose  Aiding the party in fighting the half-machine in the Wolfskataag  Finding or rendering effective help to Shea and Flick for their injuries  Dealing with Bremen's Prophesy effectively and using the knowledge gained to the party's advantage  Leading the party through the Hall of Kings  Dealing with the serpent in the Hall of Kings  Finding an effective answer to the loss of Shea into the river  Finding an effective way through the dangerous fore sts to Paranor  Finding a secret way into Paranor  Fighting the Skull Bearer, and surviving the Furnace  Aiding the party in Paranor  Avoiding the trap in Paranor  Tracking Shea on the Plains of Streleheim  Aiding Shea, Panamon Creel, and Keltset a gainst the Skull Bearer  Aiding Shea, Panamon Creel, and Keltset to catch Orl Fane and gain the Sword  Aiding Shea, Panamon Creel, and Keltset through the death shroud  Aiding Shea, Panamon Creel, and Keltset to gain the Skull Kingdom  Aiding Shea, Panamon Creel, and Keltset to find Orl Fane in the dungeons of the Warlock Lord  Aiding Shea to understand the Sword of Shannara  Aiding Shea in the battle against the Warlock Lord  Aiding Flick to find Eventine  Aiding Balinor against his brother and Stenmin  Rescuing Balinor and the others from the dungeons of Tyrsis  Saving Shirl Ravenlock and the people of Kern from destruction  Defending Tyrsis against the great Northland Army  Stopping Stenmin and the traitors from causing Tyrsis's fall  Holding the Inner Wall until the Elven Host could arrive  Reaching the Chosen before the Reaper did  Winning Eventine over to the cause of using Amberle  Discovering the source of the Bloodfire  Surviving the surprise assault by the Dagna Mor and his Furies at Par anor  Reaching Wil before the Demons  Convincing Wil to help  Reaching Amberle before the Demons  Convincing Amberle to go back to Arborlon  Fighting through the demon wolves to reach Arborlon safely with Wil and Amberle  Finding Wil and Amberle after losing them on the westward journey  Dealing effectively with the Rovers  Aiding the Rovers against the Demon  Regaining Artaq from the Rovers  Escaping north to Arborlon, and not being caught by the demon wolves and Dagna Mor  Convincing the Elven Council to support Amberle and the expedition to find the Blood-Fire  Getting Wil and Amberle out of Arborlon secretly  Rescuing Wil, Amberle, and the elves from the Reaper at Drey Wood  Aiding Wil, Amberle, and the elves through the Matted Brakes  Councilling Wil, Amberle, and the elves to the best route to take to the Wilderun (all circumstances considered)  Rescuing Wil, Amberle, and the elves from the Reaper at the Pykon  Getting Wil and Amberle over the Rock Spur or through the Shroudslip  Finding the Hollows  Working effectively with Eretria  Defeating the Witch Sisters of the Hollows  Saving the life of Wisp  Navigating the maze protecting the Bloodfire  Aiding Amberle (if applicable) in dealing with the revel ations of the Bloodfire  Defeating the Reaper  Transporting Amberle quickly and safely back to Arborlon  Holding the Breakline against the Demons, or - if not possible - aiding the elves retreat with the fewest casualties  Helping Ander to make sound decisions after the fall of Eventine and Arion  Working with Stee Jans  Holding Baen Draw against the Demons for as long as possible  Aiding the elves in their retreat to Arborlon, ensuring the fewest possible casualties  Holding the Carolan against the Demons for as long as possible  Aiding the dwarves, trolls, borderlanders, and elves to work as effectively together as possible  Saving the life of Eventine, against the assault of the Changeling, or discovering the Changeling before it could attack and destroying it  Saving the life of Stee Jans  Battling the Dagna Mor  Forcing a way through the Maelmord  Reaching Shady Vale and Brin before being caught by Slanter and his employers  Keeping Brin and Rone safe in the journey north to Paranor  Making the most effective use of the grim information given by Bremen  Defeating the Walker, after his surprise attack  Sneaking into Paranor (again)  Banishing Paranor, and escaping safely with Brin and Rone  If not banishing Paranor, then making the second best decision possible concerning Paranor  Leading Brin and Rone eastward by the safest ways  Defeating the Jachrya without being killed;  if not possible, defeating it without Brin or Rone being killed  Not being ensnared by the trap of the Ildatch to begin with  Aiding Brin to not be harmfully altered by her powers  Aiding Brin to find a way to deal with the Grimpond that does not harm her or her descendants  Aiding Rone on Toffer Ridge against the Spider Gnomes  Dealing with Cogline and Whisper effectively  Making allies of Cogline, Kimber, and Whisper  Penetrating through Greymark  Aiding Brin to penetrate the Maelmord  Aiding Jair to escape Shady Vale  Aiding Jair to escape Slanter  Aiding Jair to escape the gnomes  Con vincing Slanter and Garet Jax to accompany Jair east  Convincing the dwarves of Culhaven to help Jair, Slanter, and Garet Jax  Convincing the others to come along  Aiding the party to reach Capaal alive  Winning the battle of Capaal, or if impossible aiding the party to escape  Dealin g with the Mwellret effectively  Rescuing Jair from the Mwellret, or from Dun Fee Arun  Reaching Greymark undetected (helping the party past the Procks, if applicable)  Helping Jair reach Heaven's Well before Brin reaches the Maelmord  Helping Slanter and the others survive through Greymark and Heaven's Well, or if impossible help as many as possible to survive  Keep Brin from being corrupted by the Ildatch  Aiding Jair in saving his corrupted sister from the Ildatch  Aiding Brin and Jair in destroying the Ildatch  Aiding Rone, Cogline, Kimber, and Whisper against the Walkers  More Terry Brooks, but skimming this time:  Aiding Par and Coll to find the Sword of Shannara  Aiding Padishar, Morgan, Steff, and the others against the Creeper,   Aiding Steff against Teel  Aiding Walker Boh to survive the poison (assume is dead, as Allanon was, for this purpose)  Aiding Morgan, Quickening, and Walker against the Stone King, and in obtaining the Black Elfstone  Aiding Wren and Garth to find the Elves  Aiding Wren and Garth to reach Arborlon  Aiding the Queen, Wren, Garth, and the others to escape Morrowindl  Aiding Queen Wren to gain the support of the Elven Nation  Restoring Paranor and surviving the process  Becoming a Druid (assume in Walker Boh's position)  Dealing with Cogline, and dealing with him as a friend  Defeating the Shadowen Horsemen of the Apocolypse besieging Paranor  Aiding Par to survive the Sword of Shannara  Aiding Par, Coll, Morgan, and Matty Roh to defeat the Shadowen at Southwatch  Aiding Wren to defeat the Federation invasion of the Westland  Translating the map in Ilse Witch  Aiding Walker to save the Elven King from the Ilse Witch  Aiding Walker, Bek, and their company to find Castledown  Aiding Walker against Antrax  Aiding the others against Antrax  And now, some Tolkien:  Persuading Thorin and Company to accept Bilbo as a member of their party  Aiding Thorin and Company against the 3 trolls  Finding Rivendell quickly  Discovering Glamdring, Orcrist, Sting, and the Moon-Runes on the map of the Lonely Mountain  Knowing the safest way over the Misty Mountains  Dealing effectively with the threat of the mountain storm and the giants  Dealing with the goblin attack  Rescuing the party from the Great Goblin  Aiding the party to escape the goblins  Rescuing Bilbo (theoretical)  De aling effectively with Gollum (theoretical)  Fighting through the Gate Guards  Helping Bilbo through the Gate Guards  Escaping the Wolves and Goblins  Negotiating with the Eagles  Negotiating with Beorn  Aiding the party through Mirkwood  Negotiating with the wood elves - if not possible finding the way out of Mirkwood prior to starvation  Fighting the Spiders of Mirkwood  Negotiating with an angry Thranduil  Aiding the dwarves to escape Thranduil's dungeons  Negotiating with the Lake-Men  Finding the secret door in Lonely Mountain  Preventing the death of all the dwarves at Smaug's hand (or breath, or both)  Negotiating with Smaug  Preventing the party's destruction at the hands of Smaug (again)  Figuring out how to kill Smaug  Keeping Smaug from destroying Lake-Town  Killing Smaug  Using the Arkenstone wisely  Saving the treasure of Lonely Mountain for the dwarves, if not possible saving the treasure from being taken by the orcs and wolves  Winning the Battle of Five Armies with the minimum of casualties - somehow not losing Thorin, Fili, and Kili in the process  Parting with Thorin (and some of the other alienated dwarves) as a friend  Making a wise decision about how much treasure to take back to the Shire  Dealing with having to buy back one's own home and all one's belongings (at Bag End)  Working with the White Council in an effective way to drive the Necromancer (Sauron) from Dul Guildur, hopefully killing (if possible) the Necromancer in the a ssault  Acting quickly to discover the nature of Frodo's Ring  Acting quickly, after this discovery, to keep Frodo's Ring out of Sauron's hands  Protecting Frodo from the servants of Sauron  Protecting himself from Saruman, after Saruman's treachery was revealed  Returning to the Shire quickly, after escaping Saruman  Finding Frodo on the road  Aiding Frodo and the others to escape Old Man Willow  Aiding Frodo and the others to escape the Barrow Wight  Aiding Frodo and the others to dodge the assault on the Prancing Pony  Aiding Frodo, Aragorn, and the others to escape the Ri ngwraiths in the Wild  Aiding Frodo, Aragorn, and the others on Weathertop  Aiding Frodo to survive his wound, after leaving Weathertop  Aiding Frodo and Aragorn to get to Rivendell quickly and safely  Convincing Rivendell to send quick, effective help to find and aid Frodo  Standing against the Nine in Frodo's defense  Arguing effectively in the Council of Elrond  Picking the best direction to take towards Mor dor  Hiding from the servants of Saruman and Sauron in Eregion  Making the wisest choices on Caradhros  Fighting effectively against the wolves in Eregion  Gaining fastest entry into Moria  Dealing with Gollum in Moria  Dealing with Pippin, after he dropped the stone in the well  Dealing with the consequences of Pippin's stone in the w ell  Avoiding the surprise attack of the orcs in the Upper Halls  Holding back the balrog in the Chamber of Mazarbul  Leading the party quickly to the Bridge of Khazad Dum  Holding back the balrog on the Bridge of Khazad Dum  Leading the party by the most reasonable ways beyond Moria  Working most effectively with Haldir and the Lothlorien Border Guard  Working with Frodo and Sam to help them make the most of the visions in the Mirror of Galadriel  Aiding the party down Anduin  Preventing the breakup of the Fellowship  Preventing the death of Boromir or others  Preventing the capture of Merry and Pippin  Aiding Frodo and Sam through Emyn Muil  Aiding Frodo and Sam against Gollum, and in making wise decisions co ncerning him after his capture  Aiding Frodo and Sam through the Dead Marshes  Aiding Frodo and Sam through the Wastes  Aiding Frodo and Sam through Ithilien  Acting diplomatically to make the best of the situation with Faramir, and Faramir when he discovers Gollum  Aiding Frodo and Sam to the Crossroads  Aiding Frodo and Sam through Morgul Vale  Aiding Frodo and Sam up the Stairs and through the Ephael Duath  Aiding Frodo and Sam through Cirith Ungol  Aiding Frodo and Sam against Shelob  Preventing Frodo's capture, or the loss of the Ring  Rescuing Frodo from the Tower of Cirth Ungol  Aiding Frodo and Sam through Mordor  Making the hard decisions when Frodo succumbs to the Ring and claims it  Holding back the Ringwraiths (theoretical, assuming the Ring is not destroyed)  Buying time for the Ring's destruction when Sauron himself shows up to take it  Aiding Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli to rescue Pippin and Merry  Aiding Eomyr and his Riders against the orcs led by Ugluk and Grishnakh  Con vincing Treebeard to hold the Entmoot and join the war  Convincing Treebeard and the Ents to actively join the effort to save Minas Tirith  Aiding Theoden, Eomer, Aragorn, and the others in the Battle of Helms Deed  Finding an acceptable resolution to the Parley with Saruman  Dealing with Pippin (again) and the Palantir after the near disaster with both  Dealing with Denethor  Dealing with Denethor's tirade against Faramir  Aidi ng Faramir at Osgiliath  Aiding Faramir at the Causeway Forts  Aiding Minas Tirth in the Siege  Aiding Theoden to reach the Pelennor Fields  Aiding Aragorn through the Paths of the Dead  Aiding Aragorn to take the Fleet of the Corsairs  Aiding the united allies in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields  Aiding Eowyn and Merry against the Lord of the Ringwraiths  Preventing the death of Denethor  Preventing the death of Faramir  Preventing the death of Theoden  Preventing the death of Eowyn and Merry  Providing effective advice in the Last Debate  Providing more effective advice in the march east, then the march to the Morannon  Parleying effectively with the Mouth of Sauron  Keeping the united hosts alive for a little longer than Sauron intends, in the Battle of the Morannon  Doing the best thing, regarding the well-being of Frodo and his friends  Doing the best thing, regarding the Occupation of the Shire  Doing the best thing, before the doors of Bag End  The question concerns the major characters of Brooks and Tolkien.  However, if another fantasy figure could outdo any of these, please feel free to chime in.  I will give my opinions as to the answers to the questions above, as time allows me to.  Edena_of_Neith</blockquote>

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