Guide to Characters

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:11 pm

Wouldnt it be cool to have a complete guide/sourcebook about the characters that we met in the Land? Like a page or two depending on how important that character was telling about what they did for the Land, or against it. Unfortunately....the lack of popularity the Chronicles has may encourage the publishing companies to not publish one...but there was an Atlas of the Land....
What do you think?

Wed Aug 28, 2002 3:50 pm

sounds liek a great idea! Wy do we need to wait on a publisher ,we could , as a group, do it here and have it linked. what a greaat resource

saltheart foamfollower · Thu Aug 29, 2002 9:34 am

yes, I can type again!!!
I think it would be cool, though it would kind of be a spoiler. like If i just started LFB, and I read about lena and ''how important'' she was. then it would ruin or discourage me from continuing the book.

it sounds cool, though dont we have to get permission from SRD?
yeah, another spoiler reminder. It may ruin parts. sounds awesome

p.s.-- I just finished WGW

Post by **Eddy** » Thu Aug 29, 2002 4:47 pm

It would be a really useful and interesting addition to this site, although it would need to come with a spoiler warning. I doubt you would need permission as it wouldn't be a case of directly lifting copyrighted materials.

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Thu Aug 29, 2002 7:50 pm

Wed have to get thr rights, of course. It would be a cool thing.

Post by **Skyweir** » Fri Aug 30, 2002 4:52 am

actually I think that is a great idea!! It doesnt have to contain spoilers .. ofcourse simply stating that Elena is the daughter of TC and Lena would be a spoiler .. but there arent too many of these kinds of surprises ..

It would be great to have a place at this site that gave a simple introduction to the main characters .. kept clinical it wouldnt need to expose too much about them ..

Vain what do you think?? We could submit information via email to vain and maybe he could paste the info onto a 'Character guide' page here or visa versa send them to Jay and post the page at the original Watch ..

Post by **amanibhavam** » Fri Aug 30, 2002 7:53 am

just to be a pain in the neck, I do not really deem a guide necessary - Donaldson's world isn't by far as detailed as, say, Middle-Earth, where the vast number of proper names of Elves and places can confuse the reader, not to mention Tolkien's ever-shifting ideas as to who were who and did what.
The Land has maybe a dozen different people/races and about 20-25 significant characters, no more, and anyway, 90% of people who are here have read the chronicles several times, haven't they?:-))

but of course do not take my rambling as a disencouragement, but, personally I would much more welcome a detailed map of the Land, or, say, fanart that helps to visualize all the things SRD so beautifully wrote

Fri Aug 30, 2002 12:40 pm

Aman... I ALSO want the fan art, but have had no responses on it. I would love to see some interpretations of the Land and its people.
I must say, however, that a guide can be so much more than a simple character backround. It coould be a psycho ananlytical history or even a detailed history and family lineage.

Post by **Vain** » Fri Aug 30, 2002 1:33 pm

There's plenty options and I'm open to all of them. I would like to draw up a graphical timeline of the land. Possibly an interactive one at that

Post by **Eddy** » Sat Aug 31, 2002 12:36 pm

The timeline idea seems brilliant!

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Sat Aug 31, 2002 2:40 pm

Timeline, basic guide to characters, new colors! Wow, youre really outdoing yourself, Vain!

Post by **Vain** » Sun Sep 01, 2002 3:17 am

High Lord Mhoram wrote:Timeline, basic guide to characters, new colors! Wow, youre really outdoing yourself, Vain!

LOL

Actually, the timeline I'm thinking about is linked to the map of the land and tries to capture TCs travels, and other significant events. I always found myself getting confused as to whether he was going north, south etc and how long it took. Of course, I may need to read and map out as I go - rather painstakingly slow so maybe it could be a collaborative effort

Volunteers? One per book?

Post by **pitchwife** » Sun Sep 01, 2002 5:17 am

There is a timeline at theland.antgear.com/ but that doesn't sound like what Vain has in mind.
Sounds coooool.
And family trees and all.. I like it.
I'd be happy to help out.
-pitch

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 1:37 am

Count me in, Vain! Ill do what I can...whatever that may be.....

Post by **Skyweir** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 2:15 am

pitch .. are you 'The Land' ??? .. He put together a very cool timeline .. I like Vains idea of mapping TC's travells too!!

I would be happy to help .. name it and I will do it ..

.. assuming it is something I can do

hehe ..

Post by **Skyweir** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 2:22 am

oh yeah .. 'amy' does raise a valid point .. there are a lot less characters in the series .. and thus less of a demand for such a guide.

but from time to time .. we may forget who the mudfolk people are - for example .. or some of the old Lords mentioned .. so as a resource .. it could still a useful thing ..

I guess really SRD gives a brief character identification in his glossary .. we could just copy and paste the glossary and maybe add to it where we can ..

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 5:06 pm

There are important indivual characters, and important species, whether they be Wraiths, or extinct ones like the Demondim, I think a guide to characters, species, and maybe locations would be helpful, and just plain cool!

Post by **Skyweir** » Tue Sep 03, 2002 2:39 am

.. thats a perplexing 'quote' you got there HLM .. what does it refer to?

*raises one eyebrow demonstrating a 'genuine' (TIC) interest*

Post by **amanibhavam** » Tue Sep 03, 2002 7:31 am

*me dirty minded, I dink it referz to sumting naaasty...*

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Tue Sep 03, 2002 10:13 pm

LOL, no it doesnt mean that! Its from the Chronicles of Narnia.

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