Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:14 pm
Is it Harry, the gatekeeper of Bree, who questioned Frodo about his business?
He [Frodo] wondered why the man was so suspicious...
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Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:27 pm
You got it @Almarëa Mordollwen . The relevant passage:
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:26 pm
Thanks very much, @KingODuckingham!
Here is the next clue: alien
Here is the next clue: alien
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:43 pm
Does the usage of the word "alien" indicate that this individual is a foreigner?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:46 pm
1. Arguably, yes
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:46 pm
Is it eol, who forged weapons out of an alien meteorite metal?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:47 pm
2. No, it is not Eöl.
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:35 pm
Did this character live in Middle Earth in the Third Age?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:36 pm
3. Yes
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:38 pm
Does this entity have a nickname?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:43 pm
4. No, this entity did not have a 'nickname', strictly defined. Yes, they did have more than one name.
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:44 pm
Was this character a human?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:46 pm
5. Yes, they were human
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:55 pm
Is this character known for travelling?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:59 pm
6. *editing to correct myself* No, I don't believe they were known particularly for travelling, though they did travel
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:00 am
Is this human a male that lived in Rohan?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:11 am
If this character encountered an alien who requested to be taken to their leader would the leader in question be a lord of Gondor?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:46 am
At any time, was this character's residence in Orthanc?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:41 pm
Is it Theoden, King of Rohan who referred to Pelennor as an "alien field" upon the arrival of the Rohirrim?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:33 pm
7. No, they were not from Rohan
8. Yes
9. No
10. No, not Théoden
8. Yes
9. No
10. No, not Théoden
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:53 pm
Is it Vidumavi, wife of Valacar, who the high men of Gondor saw as "one of lesser and alien race" (Appendix A)?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:24 pm
11. No, it is not Vidumavi, though you are close!
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:15 pm
Does this character come into contact with any member of the Fellowship?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:50 pm
12. No, this character does not come into contact with any member of the Fellowship
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:03 pm
Does this character appear in the main text of The Lord of the Rings (not exclusively found in the Appendix)?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:07 pm
13. No
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:22 pm
Did this character live in the land that was once Rhovanion?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:35 pm
Does this character appear only in the Appendix of Return of the King?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:05 pm
14. Yes, the character at one point lived in Rhovanion
15. Yes
15. Yes
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:14 am
If Vidumavi was close, could it be her son Eldacar, who Appendix A says was "born in an alien country"?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:52 am
Or her husband, Valacar? 
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:03 am
@Aerlinn, I was torn between the two!
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:26 pm
It is indeed Eldacar, also known as Vinitharya:
"Also they were unwilling to accept as lord her son, who though he was now called Eldacar, had been born in an alien country and was named in his youth Vinitharya, a name of his mother's people."
@Dwim you are up!
"Also they were unwilling to accept as lord her son, who though he was now called Eldacar, had been born in an alien country and was named in his youth Vinitharya, a name of his mother's people."
@Dwim you are up!
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:19 pm
Thanks Alma!
Here's the new clue:
famous, wise
Here's the new clue:
famous, wise
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:31 pm
Is this character an elf?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:49 pm
1. No, not an elf.
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:50 pm
Does this character appear in the Silmarillion?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:06 pm
Is the character a Hobbit mentioned in LotR and/or the Appendices?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 12:46 am
Does this character fight in the War of the Ring?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:21 am
If Potato chips had been invented during the time this person lived, would they have enjoyed them?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:33 am
5. Is this person one of the Istari?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:21 am
Is this person a Maia?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:25 am
Is this person as famous in Middle Earth as Michael Jordan was in the 1990's?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:06 am
1. No, they do not appear in The Silmarillion
2. No, this is not a Hobbit mentioned in LotR and/or the Appendices
3. No they did not fight in the War of the Ring.
4. Perhaps they would have enjoyed potato chips, but more likely not.
5. No, this is not one of the Istari.
6. No, this is not a Maia.
7. No, they were not as famous as Michael Jordan was.
2. No, this is not a Hobbit mentioned in LotR and/or the Appendices
3. No they did not fight in the War of the Ring.
4. Perhaps they would have enjoyed potato chips, but more likely not.
5. No, this is not one of the Istari.
6. No, this is not a Maia.
7. No, they were not as famous as Michael Jordan was.
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:08 am
Is this character a mortal of any sort?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:18 am
8. Yes this character is mortal.
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:36 am
9.If this character is mortal, but not appearing in the Silmarillion or The Lord of the Rings/Appendices, would they be a Dwarf?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:48 am
Does this character appear in the book The Hobbit?
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:11 am
9. No, this character is not a dwarf.
10. This character is mentioned in The Hobbit but does not appear in The Hobbit.
10. This character is mentioned in The Hobbit but does not appear in The Hobbit.
Re: Who Am I? (A Middle-earth Game)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:19 am
Did this character live west of the Misty Moutains?