"Well done, and very well done, Hartgard." Celebhend claps the large man on the shoulder before returning his attention to rallying the spirits of his friends.
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I am going to have to fight a battle or two here .. I need to understand how this works...
Thinking quickly, Celebhend projects his voice over the din of the fights and the cheering of the crowd. He begins to sing one of the songs from the previous night's camaraderie, attempting to raise the spirits of his battling friends.
With a quick flickering of the eye, Celebhend notices the strange run of ill fortune that has passed among his friends. Would that there was something I could do to aid them without disqualifying them...
Wow! How many games do we share, Ghost!?
Though he is naturally interested in all the bouts his new friends will fight, Celebhend gravitates to the area where Wulfgith is to fight, cheering her on.
Celebhend grasps the captain's arm in a local greeting among warriors, "Captain Ormod, mae govannen! Tales of the deeds of the Black Company have reached even fair Lothlorien these last few years. My heart is made glad to meet you."
Celebhend gives Baìn a small bow, "Like a well-cut gem, there are many sides to you, aren't there friend dwarf?"
Celebhend smiles wryly, "Well, you don't have to worry about competing with me. But I will certainly watch and cheer for you all."
Sorry, yes I am still here. I have been following the gameplay, but have not had time to make a post with the hours I have put in this week. I will try to get something up today.
Celebhend follows the conversation with interest. Though he has no interest in competing, himself, he has seen Hartgard in action.
Celehend makes a slight bow, pressing one hand to his heart, "Mae govannen, innkeeper. Have you rooms available, and perhaps a meal and a hot bath?"
Celebhend chuckles, "I do enjoy the Rohirrim; once they are used to me they are most welcoming. I think I saw Gúthwinë nearly smile in my direction the day before last. But in all seriousness, I value the hospitality of the Rohirrim, and I expect that I will spend more than one more night amongst you. But tonight will I enjoy an actual bed. And a warm bath. And a meal cooked not over a campfire."
After a moment, Celebhend speaks once more, "Left to my own devices, I would take a room at Lake Men's Rest. I have often had an excellent night's rest in such a house."
Celebhend nods thoughtfully, "Any of these would be acceptable to me as I had planned on taking a room in town if one was to be found."
Celebhend glances over at the stocky man, not many humans had the height of an elf, but this one was within a handful of centimeters of Celebhend's own 2+ meters. Something about him had nagged at Celebhend until the man addressed him by name, "Hartgard? By Leaf and Star! It is you... How have you fared these last few years? This is a most strangely fortuitous day. Each of us here is known to at least one other of us! The chances that all of us would meet here in Lake-Town are so unlikely, I cannot help but suspect the will of the Valar in it."
Celebhend turns to Doderic with a wink, "Surely this is not quite your first voyage, eh? Though further than Bree, I think." When Wulfgith spots the merchants stall, Celebhend follows her over, "Indeed has it traveled far. Doderic, unless you have had the excellent good fortune to sample Lembas before, you have never had traveling food such as my people make under the Mallorn trees. Lothiriel look, I think it is entirely authentic. How came it here I wonder."
Returning to the other Rohirrim the horse that he had been given for the trip, Celebhend walks easily beside Wulfgith. A small smile on his face somehow avoids being the typical haughty expression of many elves, rather it is open and friendly, showing true enjoyment at the sights of the festival. Celebhend has hair of nearly the same color as pure gold, and his eyes are the colors sheen of mithril. Dressed in shades of white, blue, and green, he presents a striking image. Across his back rests a quiver with an integrated bow case. Though not the great bow of his people, a bow worthy of the elves of Lorien rests beside the peacock-fletched arrows. On his hip is a sword in a green-enameled scabbard with a small shield also clipped somehow to the scabbard. Upon the shield, a field of green with a stylized mallorn leaf is expertly painted. He chuckles softly to Wulfgith's question, responding in kind, "Is it any wonder the game was so scarce as we neared the city?" Suddenly, Celebhend finds himself accosted by a hobbit of all things! A moment of confusion until the words spark memories and he responds in the common tongue, "Doderic? Doderic Took?! You look much more prepared for the road upon this meeting! It is good that you are well. When last I spoke with Atheriel, she was setting out with some message for our cousins in the Mirkwood." He pushes the eel aside gently, "Greetings and introductions first, my small friend, eels afterward." Celebhend turns to Wulfgith, with a slight bow, "May I have the pleasure of making known to you Doderic Took, a Hobbit of the far Shire. A connoisseur of fine foods, teas, and beverages of all sorts." He turns back to Doderic, "Doderic Took, I introduce to you Wulfgith of the Rohirrim, as well as Lothiriel of the Galadhrim."
Celebhend had a brief encounter with one wayward Took several years back after Strider led his group in rescuing the hobbit from some nasty orcs. He has encountered Wulfgith a few times, instigated by her mother asking the wandering elf to watch out for her daughter when he could. They will most likely have traveled to Lake-Town from Rohan together. And lastly, Hargard and Celebhend have had some interaction putting down goblins, I think both before and after the ending of the Stoneclaws. I do not remember if we decided that he knew Bain or not.
If you are planning on being melee, it makes sense that you would take small folk and king's blade. But I am not one of those who knows the system well.
That is exactly what I was thinking, Bain. Also, given his backstory, it seems implausible that Celebhend has 0 in travel... I have it fixed now.
Travel 0
I could drop a point out of Awareness to pick up a 2 in either.
Ah.. Okay, thanks for that clarification. I think Celebhend is ready, then.
Updated my profile, and rearranged my skills a bit. I have Explore 3 favored, and Awareness 3. Would Explore 2 favored be enough to fill that role?
Mae govannen, mellyn nin! Excited I am to see this endeavor coming together... I will get the profile finished up asap. |