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[HerenIstarion]

Niluial is unordinary. She knows it herself, and is not afraid to let others know too, which is a feat worth commending for.

She likes, or even loves coffee, drummers and cats. Her real name is Brittany, and she lives in South Africa.

I have a feeling she must be believing there is such a thing as fate, and nothing happening around is by accident. Which means, of course, that if this in not so, the last few senteces happened by mere accident

She has a beautiful voice, and she uses it accordingly - she sings. Nil split up with a rock band for it was harming her voice.

[Lush]

Heren writes poetry. Reads my blog. Knows Russian. Reads Bulgakov. The Master and Margarita in particular, from what I know. Da?

[The Only Real Estel]

Lush is a Dukie, thinks that geeks have the best life, thinks we should have some sort of religon forum (with burra moderating), and wishes she was half as funny as Dave Barry. Though she also suspects that he wishes he was half as hot as her ...

[Lhunardawen]

Judging from his location and sig, Estel does not like the movie version of "The Village". Is it really that bad?

Anyway, he is 16, and he joined the Downs on April 11 of 2003. He claims to be the only BDer from Kansas, and posts at an average of 2.6 per day.

If I may say so, I think he is something like the lone One Ring from a collection of Sauron's discount rings. So how many Estels are there, really?

[Niluial]

Judging from Lhunardawen’s location she likes the shores of Alqualondë and has a thing for some mystery guy (who happens to be hidden behind a sheepish grin!). She likes to confuse herself and likes to laugh a lot until her sides hurt (somewhat like me). And by the looks of it she enjoys Artemis Fowl. Lhunardawen’s also has similar stories to Eowyn… very interesting! I would love to hear one of them (via PM if possible) as I am a sucker for stories. :P

[Gil-Galad]

Niluial takes good care of her sites i would guess, joined febuary same as me...so yeah...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

He predicts (or predicted, once he changes it) that the monkeys that were hosts for the Ebola virus were also responsible for Macarena (according to his prediction # 4).

He has two brothers and a sister. He happens to be the youngest of them all - siblings, that is.

Niluial (or, the original Nil): Lhunardawen's mystery guy is Ereinion *braces self for horrible sister-induced trauma* but fears to put the name there because it might be misunderstood.

[Gil-Galad]

Three Brothers... but rest if okay

Nilpaurion next

[Mithalwen]

Nilpaurion's Profile biography is a quote from Moliere. and I feel Ishould recognise the lady in his Avatar... butI don't

[Sleepy Ranger]

Mithalwen happens to like Hugo Weaving more than Hugh Jackman and she stalks them apparently and as logic suggests she finds men whose names start with 'Hug' to be very attractive. She is a good cook, according to herself and happens to like ice-cream.

[The Only Real Estel]

Sleepy started out his BD 'career' mostly in quiz threads, thinks I would never say that Van Helsing was a bad movie, has brownish hair & is pretty much never asleep. He also likes a lot of the same movies that I like...

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

TOREstel likes to have the last word in an arguement, and when he doesn't have a come back, he entertains the notion of asking his adversary to pronounce 'Montreuil-sur-Mer'. Estel is the self-proclaimed shnazzily-dressed head of the Elvish Mafia, and carries a bat with him, for whacking loose-lipped "friends". He used to wear braces, but it rather happy for the loss of them, and is dirty-blondish in hair color.

[The Only Real Estel]

Estel is the self-proclaimed shnazzily-dressed head of the Elvish Mafia

Actually, I think Morsul said that about me .

Do Fea next...

[Encaitare]

Fea is considered "punk" by some, and she recently put orange streaks in her hair. She was born at 4:20 PM. Her parents trust her because she's a pretty responsible individual. And as some of us have come to know, her location is much more serious than it sounds. So I hope everything's alright, Fea!

If I remember correctly, wasn't Lhunardwen's mystery man Denethor? I think it used to say "...with Deneth-- *sheepish grin*." But I could be wrong. And H-I has resorted to putting the link in his signature to attract others to this thread... Let's get some more people in here!

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

So I hope everything's alright, Fea!

Thanks buddy, everything's actually getting better.

I think it used to say "...with Deneth-- *sheepish grin*."

I thought that was Meela's...?

And H-I has resorted to putting the link in his signature to attract others to this thread... Let's get some more people in here!

Too true.

Fea

Do Encai next.

[Encaitare]

Thanks buddy, everything's actually getting better.

So it would seem from your new location! Yay!

I thought that was Meela's...?

Perhaps it was... silly me if so.

Must...not...get...chatty....

[tar-ancalime]

Encaitare prefers Julius Baker to squid, and she knows someone who touched Hugh Jackman's elbow.

[Saraphim]

tar-ancalime died on April tenth, and her birthday is the same day as my best friend's.

She has a lovely poem as her signature, and I'm wondering if it is an original piece of work. I would not be surprised if it was, since tar-ancalime has some very nice posts under her belt.

[Imladris]

Saraphim accidentally spelled her name wrong, and she ordered a bumper sticker that has Uber-Geek on it.

[Lhunardawen]

Encaitarë, that was Meela's. Nilpaurion Felagund is right (he should be).

And Niluial, expect a PM some time.

[HerenIstarion]

Imladris likes Harry Potter. It may be obvious and it was already mentioned, I know. But there is one thing to add - that green ghastly guy of her new avatar is definitely not a phoenix. That'd be Snape, potion master of Hogwarts (movie version). I suppose, just like me, she likes him? For he is not a bad fella, no, Sir. Only in the first book one may be mislead into thinking so, but not after. And when one learns about hardships of his school years, one feels warmer towards him, yes. Her personal title may refer to some hidden healing powers she is in possession of, or may be merely an expression of her fondness towards that legendary (or rather mythical?) bird. Fawks must be to blame, for phoenix as described by the 'ancients' (who always are wiser then mere 'old people') is far less sympathetic.

Lhunardawen is, like yours truly, myopic . It is seen in her current signature too; The Nearsighted Elves Society's Keeper of the Last Homemade Lens. I would qualify for said society, if only I were an elf, of course. She dislikes her school, but may I be so bold as to suppose that her ranting discourses on the subject bear in themselves a bit of exeggeration sometimes - that is, not all is so bad there, and one may find herself amused and entertained on occassions, and even educated at times? Lhunardawen is somehow shy to start new threads of her own, and prefers to participate in already existing ones. I suppose that is groundless fear, and she would be well off if only she were to become 'thread-starter'

cheers

[Lhunardawen]

Funny you should do me, HerenIstarion. I was merely commenting on the previous posts. But since I was off-topic, I'll be on-topic now.

HerenIstarion is multilingual. He speaks a total of five languages (if I'm not mistaken), English included. This he uses so fluently that you would think it is his native tongue. He has recently celebrated his deathday (September 24) and will celebrate his 27th birthday on January 21 (which is 17 days after I celebrate my 16th, if I may say so ). He is the fourth highest-ranking member in terms of the reps, fifth in posts, and has been around for four years already. He has created a lot of interesting threads, this one included. Despite all these, he remains a friendly and accomodating Barrowdowner.

Oh, and he likes us Downers to put reasons for editing our posts. I shall try to comply with your whim, sir.

[tar-ancalime]

Saraphim, it's Yeats, from "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" (my location). The lines in my signature are the last three lines of the poem. I will have to edit my signature to credit him--it won't do at all for me to go around posing as a dead Irish poet. But good heavens, you made my day by even suggesting I could have written that! My own poetry...well, let's just say it's best kept under wraps.

(Do Lhunardawen next.)

[Fingolfin II]

Lhunardawen is Nil's sister. She joined the Downs in 2003 and like Heren said, she's pretty shy when it comes to starting threads. Also, I always think that there's something deeper behind that sheepish grin of hers and wonder who it is that she fancies- Olwe or one of his sons perhaps?

[The Saucepan Man]

Fingolfin II mainly frequents the Quiz and Quotes rooms, where he is one of the regulars. Lately, however, he has branched out into the other fora and participates regularly in the Chapter-by-Chapter discussion (unlike me ).

His avatar is the emblem of the Australian football side that he supports (although it looks more like a pair of pants to me ).

[Gil-Galad]

Good Ol'l Saucepan Man, or Saucy as he is some times called, has had a Avvie for as a long i can remember, but now he has Abe which gets Ayes and Boos from us downers

[Elennar Starfire]

Gil-Galad is quite a fan of Trogdor, as evidenced by his series of avvies. Needs to work on capitalisation and punctuation a little... A haunter of the Quiz Room.

[Orominuialwen]

Elennar is a moderator on the Golden Ring Marathon. She is a mental triplet of Luthien_Tinuviel and Morgul Queen. She does Irish dancing, and has been known to whack people with her jig shoes. She lives in Utah. She has the same birthday as my mom, November 23rd. She loves everything Scottish, especially kilts.

[Oddwen]

Orominuialwen used to have a pug dog as her avvie, and she also did a hilarious parody of "The Word" in the LotR characters and Beatle Songs, changing it of course, to "The Wave!"

[Firefoot]

Oddwen celebrates her birthday on the 21st of December and is the ingenious inventor of Boromir the Disco King. (Thanks to you I will never see the wave without thinking of Boromir - I am forever in your debt. )

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

She (yes, she) kelebrated her birthday two days ago (September 28).

In her profile, she summed in essence our death in the Downs:

I used to have a life - but then I found the Barrow-downs. (Firefoot)

Such eloquence! Does that not touch your hearts?

Oh, and she's the third most prolific poster in the Downs right now, after Morsul and Perks.

Post-graduate. Mithalwen, the lady in my avvie is Augusta Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace. While studying for some contest comcerning computers I came across her picture and said, "Well . . . "

. . . actually, I have no idea what I thought. But she does make a great avatar.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Nilpaurion Felagund is one of those people with a genuinely off-the-wall sense of humour. For the doubters who say that off-the-wall humour does not work over mediums such as the internet, just get them to read one of Nil's posts, particularly the Mirth ones. He is a laugh-inducing so-and-so.

He is also a staunch defender of one of Tolkien's most vilified good guys, Finarfin, and I must say I rallied to his point of view in that debate.

As for me Heren, I'm sorry it's taking me so long to post on your mighty thread. I was scared to do so, but it's alright now. And I like how you advertised your thread in your signature. Did you steal that idea from me?

[HerenIstarion]

Personal address re: What advertisement are you talking about? I just proclaim the right of all human beings to have their clothing untouched by scoundrels intending to take their lives. The people to utter the battlecry were more in the right to announce it, though, as they merely had no trousers at all, in the first place.

Back to topic, though:

Eomer of the Rohirrim has a very interesting biography, as he was a member of travelling band in his youth, playing a guitar in Peru, than took a turn of his career to become gold-prospector of dubious legal grounds and was forced (probably as he set up his companions?) to flee to his current place of residence - Kokiri Forest, Scotland, where he engages himself in training a huge badger army with the purpose of (yes, you've got it) conquering the world. Ok, if not conquering, than for a quick bite and slash at the very least.

[editorial note = it seems that majority of our members born in 80s intend to conquer the world. Don't believe me? take a look at some dozen profiles falling under the category. Must be the bad influence of Disco music in tender years. Also, it seems, we are saved from such a fate by the sheer number of would-be conquerors - possibly, they fight between themselves when we don't see them. But woe on us all when one proves the mightiest! = end of editorial note]

Well, taking over the world is the right and proper job for a merciless man to quote Skeletor in his signature. I hope though that badgers may prove more soft at the core, being closer to Nature than their pirate leader...

All of this was a warning for the world - it will not be unsuspecting any more!
But whatever his evil plans, his presence on the thread may be counted as auspicious, since the new faces are always welcome and there is nothing to fear. (For one backed by so many badgers least of all ). I may even be daring to say that his appearence was one of the things to make me go 'ooh'

As for the facthood, all I may add up is that Eomer was born on March 7, 1984, which makes him 18 years of age and fir for having a driving license. I can not tell whether he has one, though.

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Silly me, of course it's 20! Sorry. Now I know that you do not have driving license. (Neither have I)

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[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I love the effort you put into that Heren! But I must say that you should check up on your sums regarding my age. And no, I do not have a driving license. I have nothing but contempt for cars and everything to do with them.

I was of course referring to your (now old) signature. Anywho, it is time for someone to reply to you again. How many times is that now? The thread has been going for 8 pages (congratulations) so I estimate about 13 times.

[tar-ancalime]

HerenIstarion once attempted (or at least intended) to translate The Hobbit into Georgian. He was born in 1978, exactly 5 months and 11 days before I was born. He is curious about such things as whether Barrow-Downers try to project their own personalities online, and what we mean when we use smilies. He also likes to know why people edit their posts. I suspect that he wouldn't mind being known as the Wizengamot as well as all five Istari.

[mark12_30]

One of the first-born, tar-ancalime has superb taste in poetry, a fabulous location, a heightened awareness of the decline of magic in Middle-Earth and an expectation of finding umbrellas in Edoras. An older relative is famous for submitting a paper written entirely in Tengwar. Fond of Merry, nevertheless tar-ancalime left his pursuit to Aragorn after the theft of The Two Towers.

[Nuranar]

mark12_30 is also known as Helen. She writes fascinating and extremely insightful reviews of both music and literature, and maintains a marvelous collection of links at her clearing in the woods. Her posts are thoughtful and delightful all around. It is to be hoped that she will shortly venture into the burgeoning blogosphere.

And she celebrates her birthday tomorrow! Happy Birthday!!!

[Imladris]

Somebody thought that Nuranar was a guy...even with her Elizabeth Bennet avvie.

[Fingolfin II]

Imladris loves Harry Potter. She is a mod on the FanFic forum, has created two threads about mythology and her title has healing powers (she knows what I mean). Her birthday is on September 28, she is an ardent RPG'er and is ADDICTED to phoenixes.

[Lhunardawen]

Fingolfin II joined the Downs last February 28, and has an average of 3.65 posts per day. He is an avid Quiz Room-ite , and he usually finds his way in other subfora. He used the name Fingolfin II because he thought someone else may have used Fingolfin already. And sure enough, he's right.