I’m a little lost, the Dwarven Axe (Dwaxe) is normally packed onto one of the Ponies. As it was you were overload with a very large axe on your back, a war shield and a battle axe probably in your belt. Now you can carry a lighter weapon that does everything the Great Axe did and not have to carry the battle axe at all. This should be part of the benefit.
BTW: Thoroncir and Curunauth invited you to help with the reforging of Thoroncir’s sword. Did you respond?
He doesn’t have to ask twice…
A bowstring sounds interesting, especially if I can subsequently transfer it to the yew bow I’m making a project of. And I’ll be asking for all the advice I can get on that while I’m here, too.
Heh. I didn’t want to just mention those characters from LOTR who were associated with Rivendell; Elrond’s Vale has been around for a very long time, after all, and many great people have passed through, some of whom might not have made it into the Red Book of Westmarch. Aderthad is Sindarin for “Reuniting,” Olindril, for “Hidden-brilliance.” I made them up, but envisioned them as Dunedain, a man and woman of Linhir who once found a welcome and a refuge here, long ago. Perhaps one or both were ancestors of Thoroncir’s, about whom he would have heard tales in childhood…?
BTW, Gwaelur already accepted, via PM, an invitation to help reforge Thoroncir’s Numenorean longsword.
Celeborn takes the long report from Gil-Gandel and compliments him in the end for representing the Elves of Lothlórien so well. You have the makings of a few epic songs and tales I think.” You note that all but the Hobbits have wandered off at this point. The Hobbits are just filling in a few corners with small nibbles; especially Elfstan. Mulligan is mainly feeding the wildcat.
Hearing of your bow he offers, “If you want to seriously start working on your new bow, this is probably the right place and time. There are some highly skilled bowyers here that could really aid you. Some of our own people now reside here and work with the experts of Rivendell and the Smiths of Rivendell. They have developed some ‘tricks’ in speeding the aging and preparation of the wood. I would try to ask Bélin for some advice while you’re at it. She is very skilled in shaping bows to the user specifically and getting the maximum draw and release speed. Every bit helps in war.”
The bowstring can be transferred with no problems to most bows. The exception would be where the bowstring in integral to the magic of the bow.
On Gwaelur thanks. So he will be helping starting soon. As to Aderthad and Olindril , swooo, I thought I was slipping.
“Not at all, my friend. I just wanted to make sure we used it instead of trading it away.”
Thoroncir will speak in Horse to the party’s horses, and see if all are feeling well. If any need treatment for rabies or any other diseases inflicted by the bat attack, he will have a word with our Elven hosts.
**RogueRacer **check for a PM. Please post about the offer.
Thoroncir gets directed to the stabling area and finds Elrohir and Gilraen and Cuinglir tending to the party’s horses. his ability to speak to the horses aids in there treatment. Gilraen is learning from her Uncle and the pretty elven maid.
So over the next six days Curunauth leads a team that includes several other Elves at various times, especially Narvil. Gwaelur helps with the forging and heating throughout the process. He picks up some excellent tips he thinks he can apply to his own work. Thoroncir helps through the entire time. He supplies blood, sweat and hairs. He never leaves the workshop, sleeping with the sword until it is complete. Food and drink is brought into the shop where it appears Curunauth rarely leaves himself. He seems to be working on several projects at once in different sections.
The Númenórean long sword is at last complete. It is sharper and stronger and a bit lighter in the end. It will glow when undead are near with a pale green light of springtime grass at dawn. This will vary in intensity based on numbers, distance and actually striking. Its range is at least 100’ and up to 1000’ and likely to be in the 600’ range. It is now a +3 sword that does double damage to undead and triple to Del•gwils and similar monsters.
For Thoroncir and his heirs they can will it not to glow. Once per day it can give a strong feeling of type and approximate numbers of undead. They are very unlikely to fumble with the sword.
If carrying **Kálthalion **the scabbard of Holy Strength it will also provide great resistance to Undead drains, paralysis, fear and aging.
Gwaelur has time to try out his new +4 double headed axe and finds it is only a bit longer than his old battle axe and no heavier in heft. It somehow hits with the greater impact of his Dwarven Axe and is perfectly balanced. It is an old Dwarf made weapon out of Moria but enchanted much further by Curunauth himself.
Pretty Elven maid, eh…?
:: smacks himself, refocuses on the sword ::
Mulligan will probably spend that time getting use to her new garb, getting to know the Wildcat better, unwinding and relaxing to let cares and worries go free.
And at Night, sneaking around as much as possible to see if she can avoid being spotted by the Elves. If you are going to practice, practice against the best I say. 
Mulligan finds that what Bilbo said is true, this is of course the best house to relax and unwind if that is your desire.
Sneaking around you seem to be doing quite well until at one point two strong elves grab you and remind you that they can still hear you and to please leave us some of our secrets.
Proposed work/exchange/reward:
Miron:
**40 +2 very slender steel tube arrows **with fine Mithril steel tips. Each weight only .075 pounds for only 3 pounds and a special quiver to hold all for another ½ pound. The arrows and quiver are the size of a normal score quiver but lighter of course. (5 pounds normally)
Refill the **Lothlórien Quiver to 24 arrows **again.
Upgrade both Short Swords to +2 from +1.
Gil-Gandel:
They help you make the yew bow and arrows.
The new Bow would be a **+3 Elven Strong Bow **for 17 strength specifically for Gil-Gandel. Thus a -25% fumble chance. For others the bow is only +2 and thus only a -10% fumble.
They refill the **Lothlórien Quiver to 24 arrows **again.
They give you **12 +3 Dwarven steel arrows **that save at +11.
They help you make **24 slender +1 Lothlórien **style arrows from the Yew shafts. As Gil-Gandel makes them he get his extra +1 to hit.
Bowstring: It will not break and thus ignores that roll on the fumble table. It give +1 to hit and damage. +1 speed factor and -5% fumble.
Posted with the permission of the DM….
After helping Curunauth and Gwaelur reforge his sword, Thoroncir gladly partakes of the strong Imladris wine which the Elven-smith offers them in celebration. When he goes to bed that night, however, his sleep is deeply troubled until at last he begins to dream.
He finds himself long ago in the main hall of the house of Vanimelde, a great lady of Arnor, chief of House Kanotir and ally of Arthedain. The house is filled with beauty and grace, but feels lived-in and welcoming, and Thoroncir has a bittersweet sense of what a treasured home it was for Vanimelde and her family before the long and tragic fall of the North-Kingdom. He knows, somehow, that three children are playing happily nearby, and he seems to hear Elven music coming from another room. He is filled with deep sense of peace and contentment. Oddly, though, the house feels like it is in both his distant past and some half-obscured future.
Then silence falls. Vanimelde appears to him, clad in a gown of forest green, a golden circlet set with gems at her brow. Once again he is struck by her strong resemblance to Gilraen, although she is both older and more careworn than in the portrait he saw. He bows, and she nods regally. She holds up a sword in a scabbard, and he recognizes his Numenorean longsword and the well-fitting sheath he got from the tomb at the base of this very house when he and his friends received their gifts a few days earlier.
The lady says sternly, “O knight-errant of Gondor! The sword you now bear was forged in Numenor, and came to these shores with the fall of that ill-starred isle. It was once the weapon of my son Celebruth, but he lost it, and his life, in the great wars against Angmar. It has passed through many fell hands to reach you, but already you have done much to redeem it, and for that I commend you. Know, then, that its name is Cirist, Ship-Blade, and with the enchantments now laid upon it I am sure your foes will find it more terrible than ever. The scabbard Kalthalion, Holy-Strength, was also my son’s, and I am greatly pleased that sword and sheath have found each other once more, as they were destined to do. Now I charge you anew to guard and protect my distant kinfolk, scions of this noble house, and most especially she whom you love more than any other. This you must do, even at the cost of your life if necessary. For Kkosal awaits, dark and brooding, and if I see aright he may yet feel the edge of this keen blade. Thus by your strong arm, and with the help of your brave companions, we of this house may yet be avenged.” She raises her hand in a blessing. “With Cirist and Kalthalion at your side, may you strike hard blows and true for your King, your lady, and your realm.”
Thoroncir kneels humbly, bows his head and says, “Thank you, my lady; I swear I shall do my best.”
“Of that I have no doubt, my gallant champion, the love of my life,” she softly replies, and Thoroncir looks up to see that it is Gilraen, more beautiful than ever, who now stands smiling where Vanimelde was. Her eyes are ablaze and she is dressed all in white, an exquisite tressure of mithril and pearls upon her dark silken hair. The princess takes his hands in hers and raises him. She girds him with the sword and scabbard, and kisses him. It is a kiss quite unlike any she has ever given him in waking life, a long, lingering, yearning kiss that leaves him breathless. Finally she pulls back, smiles shyly and touches his cheek. His heart leaping, he tries to speak.
Then it is nighttime, and moonlight pours silver-white through the window. He realizes that he is awake now, and still abed in Elrond’s house. All is quiet but for the soft snoring of Deor nearby. Thoroncir settles back under the covers, clasps his hands beneath his head, and muses on his dream for a long time before falling back to sleep.
In the morning he finds, happily, that he remembers it all, and he cannot help but smile…
That would be wonderful!
Further north now than just about any of his ancestors since Eorl, Deor will make a point of exploring all of Elrond’s house that he’s allowed to, especially the library. He’s also interested in seeing just what exactly it is that Lorliana is here to research. He’ll keep reading his spellbooks, practice his spells, and if he makes level, transcribe that Fireball spell into his spellbook from the scroll, and then practice it in the following days. Finally, he’d like to spend his free time hunting with Folca in the fields and forest clearings.
It looks like the bridle is going to Gwaelur, right? Does Curunauth have any idea of what he can add to the new sword or Sting? I guess I was waiting for the “better details” mentioned above before I decided anything. Did I miss one somewhere?
Elfstan spends time exploring Rivendell like the others. Well, more like Mulligan than the other others really. Naturally he enjoys spending time at their tables. He gets a chance to practice speaking his halting Elvish, much to the amusement of the Elves.
On their second day there, he seeks out both Miron and Gil-Gandel. He asks them both if they would consent to teaching him how to fight with two swords. He has two swords, he might as well be able to use them.
Last, he would also like to seek out any leather workers to inquire about getting some rigging to carry one of his swords on his back with or without his backpack.
Definite leveling: Gwaelur will make 5th with ease. Thoroncir probably won’t make 6th. Gilraen will make 5th.
Gil-Gandel will make 5th. Miron will probably make 5th.
Ghân will make 6th! It is good to be a Druid. He will soon need to return to Radagast to train in shape changing.
Deor will make 5th. Mulligan makes 6th! And Elfstan will probably be short of 6th.
Deor spends much time in the library where Lorliana spends about half her time and half in the Grey Room listening to the living history of Rivendell. She gushes about the Imladris to Deor. “This place is living history, so much more than minas Tirith.”
She is mainly here to fill in some large gaps I the history of the Northern Kingdom. That was why finding Aerdolan Kanotir on Amontiri was such a very exceptional happening for her.
Deor can scribe the fireball into his book, using up the scroll. Folca is enjoying herself.
RogueRacer: I don’t know, it sounded like you were getting the Bridle is you still wanted it. Gwaelur opted for the excellent Axe. I was trying to find out if you were even interested specifically in the Sword(s) upgrade.
Curunauth looks them over and believes he can make a small adjustment to Sting and a bigger one to the Kkósal bane. It would require trading in the +3 Knife to make up the balance. For Sting he should be able to give you the ability to will off the glow and have an extra +1 to hit and damage in your hands and your descendants. For the Kkósal bane he thinks he can increase its bonuses and lighten it a bit.
Miron is happy to instruct and train you in using two Short Swords at once. He needs to practice with his new ones.
The leather workers can and do help him. A new backpack and a new back sheath take care of the current issues.
I’m confused on the bridle thing. Unless it’s tied into our deals with the elves, I’m happy with it going to whoever has the slowest mount.
Although the +3 knife is handy, Elfstan will gladly accept Curu’s offer to work on the two swords.
Elfstan throws himself at the sword practice. It helps him build more of an appetite to fully appreciate the fine food available!
Ghân thanks Curunath for his generous offer to help with magic items.
Ghân has a number of pleasant items which cover many spells, but wonders if they could be combined / simplified.
Ghân would like to focus on these spells:
He has at present:
Wooden Jerkin (Barkskin improves)
Pouch of Freshness
(+2) Scimitar
Stone of Spell Storing (9 levels)
Mallorn Leaf (many improvements)
Scarab of Summon Insects
Taurgol (many improvements)
(He ‘shares’ a Magnifying Glass with Deor, but would be happy to pass it to him permanently)
Thoroncir enjoys the good food, old books and beautiful surroundings of Rivendell. He talks to the Elves and learns of the King’s childhood here. He cleans and repairs his armor and gear, gets caught up on sleep, and takes long walks about the valley, lost in thought.
One day he asks one of the Elf-maidens what local wildflowers would be appropriate for remembrance and mourning, and with permission, cuts a large handful. He takes them to Gilraen and bows before saying, “Would you like, my lady, to lay these at the grave of your grandmother and namesake? If so, I would be honored to accompany you.”
With too much time on his hands, Deor will volunteer his time to help out with anything a wizard can help with around Rivendell. Elves are surely more responsible than humans, but if there are hobbits around, and there seem to have been more and more over the last two centuries, then there are sure to be no shortage of small children stuck in trees that need rescuing, food to “disappear” from the kitchens, and general mayhem that needs clearing up.
Last one was me, folks; that’s what I get for posting from my father’s computer and not logging out of his account. Sorry about that!