setting: tent from hell in Mordor. after Faramir's unposted 'discovery'.

So this was what it meant to be prince's heir. Sitting. It apparently meant sitting. Elphir stretched impatiently, rolling his shoulders back and listening to the little pop. His feet, now sitting in a bucket of water, with some mysterious herbs thrown atop, had stopped stinging, but his patience was still thin.

He could not hear what mysterious discussion Imrahil carried out with Faramir, and least of all with Faramir's new friend, and that bothered him more than anything. Irritably he tapped his hand along the arm of his chair. "They won't be able to keep us in the dark for long," he warned. "The sun will be up soon. The cat's out of the bag then." What would morning bring? Elphir gazed ruefully at the pinkish water in the bucket, and wondered if perhaps it would bring a day in the saddle, a welcome day off his feet.

On Naming Possible Recruits As You All Have Been Named (one of the principle purposes of this community):

Sar: but what would her net handle be?
Sar: God she and Lance
Sar: could have fun
Kari: Berta!
Sar: LOL
Kari: like Marta
Kari: only with less Mart
Sar: Rab was just in his head like "Walmarta"
Kari: XDDD

The preliminary storyline may go something like this:

It is [? SUGGEST TIME BELOW!] years after the war. Looking to expand his power and influence, but not having the resources to fight Umbar or the East, king Aragorn has sent a contingent of Dol Amrothian knights, led by no man less than Prince Imrahil himself, to see what can be done with Mordor now that most (most) of the Dark Things have fled.

While camped on the foot of Mount Doom itself, now nothing more than a little hill, the knights discover that something funny is afoot in Mordor, and they are not alone... ghosts of the past, given flesh and blood, haunt the ground. But not all is as it appears to be... particularly when people claiming to be from the future come stumbling down the mountain!

Like? No like? Speak amongst yourselves! This is just one preliminary setup to consider. The following details, however, ARE fixed:

1: Aragorn has not been, is not, and will not be, at war with any countries during this point in time.
2: Mount Doom or some other magical spot will be the single origin for displaced time arrivals.
3: There is no three. I just wanted to have three in here.

GO CRAZY.

Please reply answering the following questions, and include an optional photograph or icon with the general description of your characters (don't fret about it):

approximate age of appearance:
general height:
hair color/length/texture:
eye color (shape if relevent):
striking or distinct features:
general dressing preferences:
general reputation that precedes them:

Don't worry if you don't have all the details, we'll flesh this out later. We're just looking for brief descriptions, 1 word to 1 sentence. This is just a springboard to get you thinking about what unique features you will bring to your characters. You are encourages not to use Peter Jackson's casting choices but are welcome to do so if that's your preference. Also use this thread to field suggestions and ideas from your fellow muns.

Who the hell are you? Please respond.

Welcome to the Secret Project! If you're here I assume you already know what this is. This is an experiment in writing, with the ultimate goal of collaboratively written Lord of the Rings fanfiction to post on places like The Pit. This is a combination between roleplaying, group writing, group editing, and the democratic process.

Our writer list is as follows. Remember, people, we need you to write as many characters as possible, this is a big universe! We are endeavoring to use Tolkien's palette and certain fandom elements to create a completely new experience, not dependent on Peter Jackson.

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This is not a traditional roleplaying game. You won't be required to make thousands of journals and thousands of userpictures. You can use your own journals, or, if you really really want, make ONE journal for all your characters. If having little 100x100 graphical representations of your characters is really your thing.

You will use this community for posting
a: meta-style outlines of character dialogue and action in groups of two characters or more (to be rewritten later to join the rest of the story)
b: fully-written out scenes (to be incorporated later into the rest of the story)
c: plot ideas and directional ideas for the story
d: fun meta shit. we're all about that here. this is an experiment in community as well as writing.

You will be expected to participate in fun meta shit. It's mandatory. For starters, our first meta shit will be an Introduce Yourself post.