Oct 6, 2016

Part 103 – Bridge Before the Storm “There’s one behind you,” yelled Eleswith to Magla over all the growls and sloshing sounds of the sludge in the chamber which also echoed terribly. The clangs and smashes of the weapons only added to the loud sounds as the group of six tried to fend off the evil creatures attacking them. Magla, who was hammering his enemy...

Sep 29, 2016

Part 102 – Awakening Crash Bang Bang The door into the chamber began fraying from the weight of the creatures on the other side and their weapon-like extremities the group encountered in the tunnels. Helesdir, Eleswith, Estonethiel, Eotheron and Magla all attempted to keep the door shut but their efforts were beginning to fall apart as the door was splintering...

Aug 25, 2016

A great and destructive force drifted over on the tide toward what is now the beach of Hashadir near the elf haven of Edhellond, close to the future site of the grand city of Dol Amroth close to the end of the second age of Middle Earth. How it ended up there no one knew. A single staff it was purposefully and perfectly cut from the branch of a tree with bark...

Jul 21, 2016

Part 101 – Into Shadow A tear welled up in Theomin’s eyes as he finally saw what they were looking for. All that time back in Annuminus and the Valley of the Worms. All that time in Esteldin and searching for mention of the tunnels and they had finally made it. “Eotheron,” Theomin said emotionally as he grabbed at his friend’s arm; he could not think of...

Jul 15, 2016

Part 100 – The Words of Light The morning came as light spilled in from the East. Estonethiel stood on the rise not far from camp. She was facing the high hilltop of Weathertop as all but one of the company continued to sleep. Sergee was the only other one awake as he just sat at camp not enjoying the harshness of the ground on his back throughout the night. He...

Jul 14, 2016

Part 99 – Battle in the Ruins Thwap, two arrows slammed into the heads of half-orc sentries stationed outside of the old ruins of Ost Alagos as Theomin, Magla, Sergee and Eleswith ran up with Teryndir and Eotheron behind all ran toward the entrance of the ruins. Far behind were Estonethiel and Helesdir as they shot off their arrows at half-orcs sentries they...

Jun 30, 2016

Part 97 – The Company’s Fate “Alright, that’s enough!” Magla yelled a loud deep yell though it did not calm Eleswith down but she was able to be subdued by Magla, Estonethiel and Theomin. Eotheron had to quickly help Teryndir up off of Sergee who had been in pain after Teryndir fell on top of him. “You knew what you were doing, Teryndir,” Eleswith yelled....

Jun 18, 2016

SPOILERS FOR ALL BOOKS OF THE EPIC STORY! You have beeen warned. Reviewing the fates of the Rangers described in the last post, we can see the current status of the Grey Company as follow Killed 5 Rangers perished on the Forsaken Road, most notably Candaith 27 Rangers perished in Túr Morva at the hands of the Falcon Clan, most notably Braigar as well as almost...

Jun 17, 2016

SPOILERS FOR ALL BOOKS OF THE EPIC STORY! You have beeen warned. Below are all members of the Grey Company. I posted this in the forums, based off an earlier post by Malachi108. I thought it would be worth sharing it with you here, though. The status of the rangers listed is all that we know as of 15 June, 2016. It is sourced from the Epic Story and some...

Part 96 – Daughter of Dale Splash! All around were very tall cliffs all about the deep valley of the worms. Above the tall cliffs, the sky was just as gloomy and gray as before. The smells of the valley were a putrid mix of rotten eggs and the smells of waste water. The liquid all around was of a thick mixture of odd smells and clumps of floating debris; some...

Part 95 – The Fracturing “I refuse to stay with this murderer,” Helesdir yelled out to the rest of the group. Helesdir was among his other Warriors of Eriador: Theomin, Magla, Estonethiel and Teryndir whom was very weak and just recovering from his poisoning ordeal from the orc valley of Nan Wathren. Amongst them, also, was Sylderan of the Twilight Company and...

Jun 1, 2016

Have you ever wondered why LotRO shows us dwarves in Forochel? What was the Ironspan? Where did the Dourhands come from? And why is there a statue of a dwarf in Bree? “The Annals of the Dwarves” are a collection of dwarvish stories, told from a dwarvish point of view that attempt to answer these questions and many more. This free-to-download...

Part 93 – Clang, clang, scrape. Clang, scrape. Clang, clang Sounds from down the hall woke Theomin. He found himself in pitch blackness again. The familiar sound of the oozing sounds of the maggots and the buzzing flies filled his ears again with the putrid sounds of the decaying sounds of death. The smell of the rotting flesh also occupied his nostrils as his...

Part 92 – Into the Deep Valley The morning filled foul stenches and high cliffs in the valley of Nan Wathren. The high cliffs could only be traversed with the aid of long makeshift bridges that hung low and were terribly unstable as the crossing looked almost treacherous without good balance. At both ends of the bridges stood strong thick wooden supports dug...

Part 91 – Lovers Loss The darkness of night turned to pale early morning light in the valley of the worms. Soft light from the east shone on the high craggy rocky cliffs of the pass in the Ram Duath. It penetrated the bleak fog of the rift as the cold damp mist of the valley settled on the cliffs and rocks strewn about the valley. Bleak as the rift in the Ram...

Part 90 – “Here We Go” The moon had already risen up in the night sky by the time Theomin reached the road south. The surrounding land of the Kingsfell was dimly lit by the moon’s ethereal radiance as the bright dots of the surrounding stars shown clearly, unimpeded in a cloudless sky. The mountains that surrounded the valley were dark and ominouos. Like giants...

May 4, 2016

For the regular readers it should be not a surprise. But the Critter Journeys has changed aplenty since the episode 1.  From small compact prequels, multi-week sketches and months long story arcs. Some were a success and some less so. The critters even put their comic style in a few starter guides under the Critter casual flag. But that is all old news, this is...

Part 89 – The Warrior of Great Renown “You know this man?” Magla asked, surprised as he had never before seen a person who looked much like him. “I know him,” said Theomin. He placed down his little furry friend as he aided Eotheron up to his feet. “And I know Theomin,” said Eotheron. “He and I have been childhood friends. Magla scratched his head and squinted...

Part 88 – The Man in Black A single boot remained of Amathwyn just outside the layer of the spiders. It was her cheery brown leather boot stitched down the front with a single brass buckle near the top with the straps of the buckle covered by the over folded down top portion of the boot. It lied down there, footless, dirty, abandoned. The sad reminder that it...

As the shouting contest ensues George remembers lynxes warnings. With these words in his head he’s determined to not give into Radas demands. In the end both get tired and their voices lower so they can finally understand their words. Radagast still seems a bit off, but he does know his critters.  As the time goes on he even gets a little sentimental and...