Busy Day

Arethryth has been keeping busy in the Lone Lands today, hunting down some Wargs with her Wardenly flair:

And continuing with the stargazing:

And here’s a lovely reflection of the moon in the river:

Besides Arethryth, Trumpkin the dwarf got to come out of hibernation a little…from level 12 all the way to 17!…mainly so he could craft things for the others, but then I ended up leveling him whilst collecting crafting materials, so that was nice and efficient. Here he is in his new bronze armour set, of his own making:

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It kind of clashes with his beard, I’m afraid.

Shieldmaiden of Rohan

Across the crackling campfire, Linett watched as Arethryth silently polished the smooth wooden handle of her spear to a fine sheen. It had been another fruitless day in her ongoing search for Grace Redfern, scouring the wilds around Bree for such clues as might have drawn her mother south.

Well-met in Bree

A while ago (longer ago than I meant it to be, sorry…I’ve not forgot this series, just been so busy with school this time of year), Linett shared the story of the disappearance of Grace Redfern, the event that started her on her own adventures. It’s time now to hear from some of the other characters in this story and see how they fit into events. Without further ado, here’s Pellandir!

Another Night Sky

Arethryth did some star-gazing today, too…anyone recognize this constellation? I don’t…

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Arethryth

Sooner or later it had to happen. One has to try out the new classes, after all. Handuilas began her journey a while ago when Nimrodel server was down for maintenance so I went and rolled a runekeeper on Windfola and played her instead…Now, Linett is just a smidgen away from level 60 and so what do I do? I roll a warden. Meet Arethryth.

She is a shieldmaiden of Rohan, because that seemed appropriate for a warden (second most appropriate to being a Ranger, which the class description makes it sound much like). I am most pleased with the freckles.

Warden play is fun so far; since yesterday she’s already up to level 8. One thing presently annoying with the gambit system – I find myself looking more at the quickslot icons, to figure out which skill she needs to do next for the desired gambit, than at the warden and her enemies fighting up in the middle of the screen. Presumably time will bring familiarity with what skills I have slotted where and decrease the need to look down from the fight.