Le suilannon,

Now, it is customary that I introduce myself plainly and simply as it should be, hopefully avoiding to seem bothersome, yet for the purpose of introducing myself and also explaining my reason for being here let me answer the question as to what drew me to TOR.

I am, like most of you, a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's works, and appreciate the wonders he crafted and wrought with but nothing more than paper and pen. Yet, of all his works (I don’t doubt some folk harbor favoritism among his works) the one tale that always draws from me a simple happiness and rekindles my Tookish spirit is The Hobbit.

Being perhaps that it is the first book I ever read -with the assistance of my father in those days mind you- or perhaps just the lure of the adventure of fifteen companions on a perilous quest to earn the rightful home (of thirteen of the fifteen companions) from a cruel dragon. The Hobbit has always been my most cherished tale to read. In truth, throughout the many years of my existence I cannot recall when I haven’t been able to find a quiet moment and read of Mr. Baggins and his journeys once more.

Recently, as of the winter of 2010, I began delving into face-to-face RPG games. With the solemn vow of my word, I can say with honesty that I have never actually participated in an RPG game prior to the final month of 2010. I found myself drawn into D&D. I enjoyed it well enough, yet for all of its grandeur and short-comings D&D, an adventure of epic proportions, took place in a foreign realm riddled with unfamiliar places and faces. Players were strangers in a strange land, with nothing but their own sense of morality to guide them (often leading to disastrous results).

Now though, through TOR, a path through Middle-Earth leads from our tale-telling sessions – better I believe than being called a ”play session” for it is more storytelling than actual playing- leading us to tread upon strangely familiar realms, still riddled in mysteries and wonders, where unexpected guests are as well known as the expected sort, and where a hole in the ground didn’t necessarily lead to a dungeon crawl, but rather the comfortable home of a welcoming friend.



Harthon an lend and!




-Alex

Welcome and enjoy, I am still very new myself.

Welcome, I love The Hobbit most of all too.