Post by Hatholdir on Nov 13, 2021 0:14:24 GMT
"Little do they know of our long labour for the
safe-keeping of their borders. Yet, I grudge it not."
- Halbarad, from The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King - The Passing of the Grey Company
"Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay.
You know little of the lands beyond your bounds. Peace and freedom, do you say?
The North would have known them little but for us. Fear would have destroyed them.
But when dark things come from the houseless hills, or creep from sunless woods,
they fly from us. What roads would any dare to tread, what safety would there be
in quiet lands, or in the homes of simple men at night, if the Dúnedain were asleep, or were
all gone into the grave? And yet less thanks have we than you. Travellers scowl at us, and
countrymen give us scornful names. "Strider" I am to one fat man who lives within a day's march
of foes that would freeze his heart, or lay his little town in ruin, if he were not guarded ceaselessly.
Yet we would not have it otherwise. If simple folk are free from care and fear, simple they will be,
and we must be secret to keep them so. That has been the task of my
kindred, while the years have legthened and the grass has grown."
- Aragorn, from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Council of Elrond
"Elrond will send out a fair number...Elrond is sending Elves, and they
will get in touch with the Rangers...we shall have to scour the lands
all round for many long leagues." - Gandalf, from
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Ring Goes South
In the craggen heights of the North Downs there is a large cavern that leads
deep under a cliff, to a natural earthen and stone stairwell that rises through
a narrow cleft in the rock to a high and hidden ledge, overlooking the lowlands.
In this place of sanctuary, secreted away from prying eyes,
stands an outpost named Osdolen, a refuge of the Rangers of the North,
and captained by Khallador Galerida.
The ancient adamant gates of Osdolen lead through the outer stone walls into
the aged stone streets where Mortals and Elves frequently walk.
There are many Dúnedain residents here including their Rangers, wardens
who protect the lands and of the northern Dúnedain from
ravaging hordes of Orcs, bands of hungry trolls, packs of ravenous werewolves,
brutal Hillmen of Rhudaur, and dangerous bandits out of the South.
Rangers crowd the taproom of the Four Winds, eager to be appointed missions,
exchanging tales and gossip. Warnings of grave peril are given and heeded here.
The ancient adamant gates of Osdolen lead through the outer stone walls into
the aged stone streets where Mortals and Elves frequently walk.
There are many Dúnedain residents here including their Rangers, wardens
who protect the lands and of the northern Dúnedain from
ravaging hordes of Orcs, bands of hungry trolls, packs of ravenous werewolves,
brutal Hillmen of Rhudaur, and dangerous bandits out of the South.
Rangers crowd the taproom of the Four Winds, eager to be appointed missions,
exchanging tales and gossip. Warnings of grave peril are given and heeded here.
These hardy Dúnedain guardians known as the Rangers of the North
protect the territories belonging to their lost kingdom of Arnor.
For over a thousand years they have been
led by the Chieftans, heirs of Isildur and rightful claimants
to the throne of the coming Reunited Realm. The current
Chieftan of the Dúnedain is Aragorn (Tharmáras) son of Arathorn, who
travels Eriador in the guise of a Ranger named Strider.
Second only to Aragorn is Halbarad, trusted Captain of the Grey Company.
Author's Note: My Dúnedain and those belonging to Sur and Feapoldië, including our Elves, will be written here; I will edit this post later to mention other Dúnedain settlementscreated here. This text was adjusted from my Osdolen RP from the Imladris Forum on the Plaza but what happens in this one is unrelated to events occurring on the Plaza although I am adjusting my storyline from that thread here. This thread does not have ties with the RPing sections of this forum. It is reserved for myself, Sur, and Feapoldië if they want to write here, too. No one's characters but ours will be mentioned in this thread.
safe-keeping of their borders. Yet, I grudge it not."
- Halbarad, from The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King - The Passing of the Grey Company
"Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay.
You know little of the lands beyond your bounds. Peace and freedom, do you say?
The North would have known them little but for us. Fear would have destroyed them.
But when dark things come from the houseless hills, or creep from sunless woods,
they fly from us. What roads would any dare to tread, what safety would there be
in quiet lands, or in the homes of simple men at night, if the Dúnedain were asleep, or were
all gone into the grave? And yet less thanks have we than you. Travellers scowl at us, and
countrymen give us scornful names. "Strider" I am to one fat man who lives within a day's march
of foes that would freeze his heart, or lay his little town in ruin, if he were not guarded ceaselessly.
Yet we would not have it otherwise. If simple folk are free from care and fear, simple they will be,
and we must be secret to keep them so. That has been the task of my
kindred, while the years have legthened and the grass has grown."
- Aragorn, from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Council of Elrond
"Elrond will send out a fair number...Elrond is sending Elves, and they
will get in touch with the Rangers...we shall have to scour the lands
all round for many long leagues." - Gandalf, from
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Ring Goes South
In the craggen heights of the North Downs there is a large cavern that leads
deep under a cliff, to a natural earthen and stone stairwell that rises through
a narrow cleft in the rock to a high and hidden ledge, overlooking the lowlands.
In this place of sanctuary, secreted away from prying eyes,
stands an outpost named Osdolen, a refuge of the Rangers of the North,
and captained by Khallador Galerida.
The ancient adamant gates of Osdolen lead through the outer stone walls into
the aged stone streets where Mortals and Elves frequently walk.
There are many Dúnedain residents here including their Rangers, wardens
who protect the lands and of the northern Dúnedain from
ravaging hordes of Orcs, bands of hungry trolls, packs of ravenous werewolves,
brutal Hillmen of Rhudaur, and dangerous bandits out of the South.
Rangers crowd the taproom of the Four Winds, eager to be appointed missions,
exchanging tales and gossip. Warnings of grave peril are given and heeded here.
The ancient adamant gates of Osdolen lead through the outer stone walls into
the aged stone streets where Mortals and Elves frequently walk.
There are many Dúnedain residents here including their Rangers, wardens
who protect the lands and of the northern Dúnedain from
ravaging hordes of Orcs, bands of hungry trolls, packs of ravenous werewolves,
brutal Hillmen of Rhudaur, and dangerous bandits out of the South.
Rangers crowd the taproom of the Four Winds, eager to be appointed missions,
exchanging tales and gossip. Warnings of grave peril are given and heeded here.
These hardy Dúnedain guardians known as the Rangers of the North
protect the territories belonging to their lost kingdom of Arnor.
For over a thousand years they have been
led by the Chieftans, heirs of Isildur and rightful claimants
to the throne of the coming Reunited Realm. The current
Chieftan of the Dúnedain is Aragorn (Tharmáras) son of Arathorn, who
travels Eriador in the guise of a Ranger named Strider.
Second only to Aragorn is Halbarad, trusted Captain of the Grey Company.
Author's Note: My Dúnedain and those belonging to Sur and Feapoldië, including our Elves, will be written here; I will edit this post later to mention other Dúnedain settlementscreated here. This text was adjusted from my Osdolen RP from the Imladris Forum on the Plaza but what happens in this one is unrelated to events occurring on the Plaza although I am adjusting my storyline from that thread here. This thread does not have ties with the RPing sections of this forum. It is reserved for myself, Sur, and Feapoldië if they want to write here, too. No one's characters but ours will be mentioned in this thread.