"There never was much hope. Just a fool’s hope." -Gandalf, The Return of The King
Mirkwood Forest, Rhovanion, Middle Earth
Night. March 19, Year One of the Fourth Age
Damp, cold
And so it was that an unlikely company of young heroes set forth, charged by Gandalf the White to undertake a desperate quest to change the dire course of Middle Earth itself. The world was crashing down around them. But one small glimmer of hope remains. With no time to waste, the company say their farewells and enter the long gloom of Mirkwood Forest, led by Rumil of the Woodland Realm.
Tired of the riddles of wizards, Glasik the dwarf asks their guide with some consternation, "I hope you will be able to answer questions and give us information more directly than some people seem able to!"
Rumil the elf replies gently, "The elvish stronghold at the source of the Enchanted River was erected in the Second Age by King Legolas' grandfather Oropher; the father of Thranduil. It was the original Elven King Hall. My people abandoned it 2000 years ago to escape the encroaching shadow of Dol Guldur... of Sauron himself. What has happened there since, none can say."
All about them hangs the darkness, hollow and immense, and they are oppressed by the loneliness and vastness of the endless wood. The wildest imaginings that dark rumour had ever suggested to them falls short of the actual dread and wonder of Mirkwood.
"Our journey will be long and dangerous," states Rumil as they follow the Elf Path. "Do not stray from the path."
Clouds of black moths and great bats plague them, drawn by their flickering torchlight. They follow the thin trail west for hours without end; a gloomy tunnel of great trees, old and strangled with ivy and hung with lichen, and the unending gulfs of blackness beyond.
Then, imperceptibly at first, the immense smothering canopy above them begins to lighten.
Morning. They had walked through the night. And now a great tiredness threatens to take them all.
Actions?
Mirkwood Detail:
Wilderland:
PC Status:
- Elbenarin: Male Dunedain Ranger 2: Move: 9", AC: 3, HP: 28/30
Elbenwin: Male Dunedain Ranger 2: Move: 9", AC: 3, HP: 27/30
Folco Boffin: Male Hobbit Thief 3: Move: 9", AC: 3, HP: 21/21
Gilda 'Gilly' Ironfoot: Female Dwarvish Fighter 2: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 26/28
Glasik Ironfoot: Male Dwarvish Fighter 2: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 24/24
Gilwennen: Female Elvish Fighter/Magic-User 1/1: Move: 9", AC: -1, HP: 8/8, Spells: 0/1 1st lvl
Naruthirdor Nowe: Male Elvish Magic-User 2: Move: 12", AC: 10, HP: 6/8, Spells: 1/4 1st lvl
Rumil: Male Elvish Fighter/Magic-User 1/1: Move: 12", AC: 4, HP: 7/7, Spells: 1/3 1st lvl
Therone: Female Elvish Fighter 2: Move: 9", AC: -1, HP: 22/22
Tinuwen: Female Elvish Fighter/Magic-User 1/1: Move: 9", AC: -1, HP: 7/7, Spells: 2/3 1st lvl
- None currently.