Thread:Patrick.vtap/@comment-26210095-20160815163304

“...yet the lies that Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days…”

“...Deep indeed run the roots of evil, and the black sap is strong in them. That tree may never be slain. Let men hew it as often as they may, it will thrust up shoots as soon as they turn aside. Never should the axe be hung up on the wall!...”

(musical theme that is HIGHLY  reccomended to be read with the text -> https://youtu.be/YMLzujsBmc4?list=RDDnZC-NCsbtI&t=500)

The Fourth Age of Middle-Earth began with the departure of the Ringbearers. The hurts that Sauron made were hard to heal, and his evil could not be made as if it never was. You cannot have the day without the night, the sweet without the bitter. The Elves have all but left Middle-Earth, they are a shadow of their former power, lamenting under the trees of the Greenwood and Rivendel. The Dwarves, although remaining a mighty race, have passed the zenith of their power, and are on their long and slow decline. The inhabitants of the Shire are living much as they have during the past age, not being concerned about the affairs of the lands outside of the Shire’s bounds. Sharkey’s brief reign is mostly forgotten. The Ents are fading, and are becoming more tree-ish…

For now is the time of the Dominion of Men. The Reunited Kingdom is prospering and growing, for the Easterlings have submitted and Elessar made peace with the Haradrim. The Reunited Kingdom has not known war for years, and the banner of the Kings of Men waves proudly over Minas Anor. Their people are prosperous, their castles are tall, their soldiers are valiant, and their king, Eldarion, is just. Mordor is laid waste, there is not a soul living within that accursed land. The peoples of Men are all thriving. The tales of Sauron and the War of the Ring have receded into legend, being stories told at the fireside or shadows upon the early childhood of those who lived to see it…

(theme change -> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">https://youtu.be/hM_6gfANnNY?t=6<span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">) But, alas, since we are concerned with men, we must deal with their most regrettable feature: their quick satiety with good. Thus the watch on evil was diminished, and evil crept back into the world. The Rangers of the North are trying to hold the tide at bay, but how can you fight an enemy in the dark? Wargs are descending out of the fell north. The Lossoth, normally isolated and contented peoples, are descending south in greater numbers. The Great East Road is becoming dangerous, Trolls are coming down from the mountains. There are rumors that in the south of Greenwood, the Mirkwood of old, spiders are now spinning their foul webs. Most disturbingly of all, the barest hint of a rumor has reached Gondor, of a Black Numenorean, last of his accursed race, who is calling all evil to him, and has made his abode in Dol Guldur... <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Herumor...

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">But there is an evil, beyond the darkness of Herumor, an evil which lies in the shadows unseen. It waits to reveal itself, but watches from the shadows. We do not know the identity of this New Shadow, but it’s darkness will soon envelop Middle-Earth...

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">(theme change) > <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">https://youtu.be/qxc0Z6zZcto?t=142

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">...In response to this dire news, King Eldarion is summoning all the Free Peoples of Middle-Earth to a Great Council. Although it’s purpose is not wholly known, a Quest must be called to venture to the North and uncover this evil for what it truly is. Elves, Men, Dwarves, even Hobbits must all gather together in these times of gathering dark. This evil belongs not to one, but to all. Go forth, and unmask this evil. May the good will of all the Free Peoples go with you.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Rules:

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">I am the Gamemaster. If I say something, please don’t argue.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">I think this is a given. No being OP, Godmodding, ect.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">It is very important that you fill out the skills thing with all the skills you have

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.95;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Application Template:

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