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Msg# 4682

Races/Places: Cross-Cultural, Check Ballot #3 Posted by Ainaechoiriel June 09, 2005 - 1:54:42 Topic ID# 4682
Check Ballots for Main Category Races/Places: Cross-Cultural

Opening Doors (359): Adina ATL
R, Reason for Rating: erotic content, adult themes
Romance Partners: Galadriel/Narvi
Little is known about Narvi, the other crafter of the Doors of Durin. As the
building of the doors nears completion, Narvi thinks of the future and
elves.

Last Hope (64): AfterEver
PG, Reason for Rating: adult themes
Romance Partners: Arathorn/Gilraen
Of Gilraen's arrival in Rivendell following Arathorn's death, and adjustment
to an Elven realm, with glimpses of interracial politics and complex
histories in the foreground. Features Gilraen, Elrond, Elladan, Elrohir, OC
Rangers/Elves, and young Aragorn, with cameos by Glorfindel and Lindir.

Mistress Gilraen (65): AfterEver
PG-13, Reason for Rating: adult themes, erotic content
Romance Partners: Elrond/Gilraen
Recently relocated to Rivendell after Arathorn's untimely death, Gilraen
discovers what price is due for Elrond Peredhel's untimely hospitality.

A Bitter Gift (47): Avon
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Elrond tries to explain Iluvatar's gift to a young Estel.

An Unexpected Meeting (1216): Bodkin
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: Mithrellas/Imrazor
One morning in Dol Amroth, an unexpected visitor appears in the private
gardens of the Prince. Featuring: Imrahil, Lothiriel, Elphir, Erchirion,
Amrothos, Nimrodel, Amroth, Imrazor and Mithrellas. Featuring cameo
appearances by Celebrian, Celeborn, Galadriel, Boromir, Aragorn, Elrond and
Eomer.

Lost (1318): FirstMate
PG, Reason for Rating: slavery
Romance Partners: n/a
While on a trip to purchase horses from Rohan, Elrohir vanishes without a
trace. He is lost for over two years when he finally found, but without his
memories. The story follows his journey home and Elrohir's attempts to
rediscover his lost life.

Binding (353): Forodwaith
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: Aragorn/Arwen
Two quiet moments between Aragorn and Arwen.

In the Deep Places (751): Lamiel
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Legolas and Gimli set the foundations for friendship in Moria and
Lothlorien.

A Flower for My Mother (841): Lindalëriel
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
One special elf helps Pippin see the beauty of Rivendell…

Handmaiden of Lorien (316): Marnie
G, Reason for Rating: G-rated
Romance Partners: Thingol/Melian
A slightly different take on Melian and her relationship with Elu Thingol.

Creatures of Habit (811): pipkinsweetgrass
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Pippin learns a custom of Gondor from his friend Boromir...

A Matter of Time (514): Shirebound
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Why did Elrond choose Legolas and Gimli to accompany Frodo and Sam on their
journey south? And what influenced his decision to let Pippin go with them?
Merry gets a surprising answer.

In the Company of Friends (830): SlightlyTookish
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
At the Houses of Healing, Pippin insists that Gimli seek care for an injury
he sustained in battle on the Pelennor.

Death, I Call Thee (292): Werecat
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Deathfic, focusing on some of the final thoughts of five different
individuals at Pelennor Fields, each one of different race and/or
alignments. Some are good, some are bad and some are, well, already dead.

In Absentia (1010): Zimraphel
PG, Reason for Rating: adult themes
Romance Partners: n/a
Year after year, Valandil returns to the Gladden Fields to try to recover
his father Isildur's remains. This year, however, will be different.



SubCategory: Races/Places: Cross-Cultural: Drabble

He Stands Not Alone (147): Azalais
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
"Gimli had to be dragged away by Legolas: in spite of the peril he lingered
by Balin's tomb with his head bowed." FoTR, The Bridge of Khazad-Dum - but
what did Legolas think?.

Dragons and Shadows (285): Branwyn
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: Faramir/Eowyn
Two lovers find very different ways to explain the eclipse of the moon.
Faramir, Eowyn

Dirge (236): Dwimordene
PG, Reason for Rating: character death
Romance Partners: n/a
In Lothlórien, Gimli sings a dirge for Gandalf.

Kindred Spirits (299): Elana
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Celebrian meets Frodo in the Undying Lands.

Earth and Sky (201): Elena Tiriel
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
"The others followed; but Gimli had to be dragged away by Legolas: in spite
of the peril he lingered by Balin's tomb with his head bowed." (The
Fellowship of the Ring, "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm")

There and Back Again (202): Elena Tiriel
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
"'And what has become of Balin and Ori and Óin?' asked Frodo. A shadow
passed over Glóin's face. 'We do not know,' he answered. 'It is largely on
account of Balin that I have come to ask the advice of those that dwell in
Rivendell.'" (The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings")

Maturity (381): Forodwaith
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Eomer muses on coming-of-age traditions among hobbits and the Rohirrim.

Children of Aulë, Children of Men (1301): Gwynnyd
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
A trade meeting of Númenóreans and Dwarves

It's Just a Phase: Thirty is Still Fairly Young (406): Gwynnyd
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Valandil suffers the antics of the still-youthful Elladan and Elrohir.

On Watch in Moria (1302): Gwynnyd
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Aragorn keeps vigil in the depths of Moria

Two Views for a Stranger (1303): Gwynnyd
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Boromir finally approaches Rivendell

No Other Choice (456): LadyAranel
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Thranduil finds out that Legolas has joined the Fellowship and confronts
Glóin about it.

Heirlooms (481): maranya14
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Denethor shows Théoden the Horn of Gondor, and Théoden shares a relic of
Rohan in return.

The Gift (480): maranya14
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
An old tradition is revived in Dale, some time after Bilbo's return to the
Shire.

Recaptured! Drabbles (1172): Marigold
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
A set of four drabbles set in the Recaptured! universe.

An Unexpected Gift (584): Marta
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Gandalf has been searching the Minas Tirith archive for information about
Frodo's ring. Now he must return to the Shire - and Denethor would say
farewell.

Failed Foresight (940): Marta
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
After the War of the Ring, Elrond and Faramir discuss Pippin.

Riders of Rohan (654): Songspinner
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Merry and Pippin bring some of their family South to Rohan for an important
ceremony.

A Good Custom (1380): Tanaqui
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Pippin gives Faramir a birthday gift.

And There Make a Garden (1388): Tanaqui
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Legolas shares his plans with Faramir.

Brothers-in-arms (1349): Tanaqui
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
The Rohirric twin brothers, Folcred and Fastred, come to Gondor's aid...

Cruel Caradhras (1365): Tanaqui
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Legolas reflects on his mortal friends...

Legacies (1385): Tanaqui
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Faramir and Pippin spar...

Sea lover (1378): Tanaqui
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: Tuor/Idril
Idril ponders her son Eärendil's name...



SubCategory: Races/Places: Cross-Cultural: Humor

The Mark of a... Warrior? (133): Ariel
PG-13, Reason for Rating: potty humour
Romance Partners: N/A
A bit of potty humor. You know that a group of men of different races would
do this at least once.

Breaking the Rules (Harry Potter Exhibition Game) (276): Bubbles
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
When the Dom-land Caribou faces off in an exhibition game against the
brightest stars of the wizarding world, pandemonium ensues.

Chicken or the Egg? (1220): Gershwhen
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Pippin wonders how elves and dwarves celebrate special occasions, and learns
a little too much for comfort!

"They are courteous, if they break their silence." (575): Gwynnyd
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Double drabble: Gimli compares notes with Elladan and Ellrohir after the
Battle of Helm's Deep

Pitfalls of the Palantir (1296): Haleth
PG-13, Reason for Rating: Seriously Unresolved Sexual Tension
Romance Partners: N/A
A scholarly elf and a less than respectable woman traipse across Middle
Earth in pursuit of a powerful artifact.

Captain of Gondor (809): Sandy K
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Boromir meets the hobbits in Rivendell.

A Prince's Question (113): Tathrin
PG, Reason for Rating: Very vague discussion of sexuality
Romance Partners: N/A
After a young Eldarion poses a strange question, his parents and friends try
to explain some of the Facts of Life to the five-year-old, and learn that
sometimes you can over-think things.

Fathers and Sons (847): thevina_finduilas
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: n/a
Fathers and sons: oftentimes it's a strong bond between the two. So is it
any wonder after Merry and Legolas return from Cair Andros prior to King
Elessar's coronation, that Gimli and Legolas would end up in a heated
argument about Glóin and Thranduil?

Of Elves and Dwarves and Late Night Philosophy (199): Thundera Tiger
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Against his better judgement, Aragorn attempts to direct a late night debate
between Legolas and Gimli. How successful is he? I'll leave that for you to
decide.

Mushroom Lore (365): Werecat
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
On a cold January night in Eregion, around the campfire, the members of the
Fellowship exchange, among other things, mushroom recipes.



SubCategory: Races/Places: Cross-Cultural: Post-War of the Ring

The Flower and the Sun (569): Ezra's Persian Kitty
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: Legolas/Gimli
Is a flower really so very distant from the sun?

All In a Hand (389): Gaslight
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: Faramir/Éowyn
On a peaceful winter's day in Ithilien, long after the War, Legolas sees in
Éowyn the passage of years that Nature will not grant him.

Out of Stone (315): LadyAranel
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Gloin has a revelation when he visits Gimli in his new home at Aglarond.

The King's Commission (215): Larner
PG-13, Reason for Rating: Rated for discreet discussion of incest and
pedophilia and character deaths
Romance Partners: Sam/Rose, Aragorn/Arwen, MOC/FOC
The King Elessar desires to have a memorial made for the four Pheriannath
whose aid helped to win the War of the Ring and led to the destruction of
the Ring and Sauron. But as the Pherian Frodo has left Middle Earth, how is
it to be done? And then he sees a remarkable statue in the market town of
Casistir....

Childhood Ends (474): Marnie
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Eldarion decides that his heirs will no longer be tutored by Celeborn.

Night and Day (953): Marta
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
When they first met on the Plains of Rohan, Éomer said less-than-pleasing
words about the Lady of the Golden Wood, and Gimli claimed this was only
excusable because the Eorling had never met Galadriel. Now, after meeting
both Arwen and Galadriel at Aragorn's wedding, Éomer discusses the two
ladies with Gimli.

Musings by Torchlight (1316): Thundera Tiger
PG, Reason for Rating: claustrophobia, tension
Romance Partners: n/a
A companion piece to the story "Reflections in the Dark." When Gimli is
trapped in a cave-in, Legolas has only his thoughts for company as he tries
to find an open path to the dwarf. Mainly an introspection story with a
cameo by Bergil thrown in for good measure. Spelunking has never been so
elvish.

Reflections in the Dark (1315): Thundera Tiger
PG, Reason for Rating: claustrophobia
Romance Partners: n/a
A terrible accident leaves Gimli trapped, badly injured, and separated from
his companions. With hope dwindling, these are the thoughts of a dwarf
struggling to keep his mind away from what seems to be the inevitable.
Includes appearances from Legolas and Bergil.

The Day After (197): Thundera Tiger
PG, Reason for Rating: Intense subject matter.
Romance Partners: N/A
In the aftermath of battle, Gimli waits for the dawn and thinks of time and
Legolas. True friendship never comes without a price.

Grasping at Moonbeams Glistening (363): Werecat
PG-13, Reason for Rating: disturbing images, erotisism
Romance Partners: Legolas/f
In the Houses of Healing, after the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, a woman
who tends to the wounded meets a certain Elf. This story deals with a
Gondorian woman's infatuation for Legolas. Includes OCs, of course.



SubCategory: Races/Places: Cross-Cultural: Pre-War of the Ring

The Life of a Bard (464): Dreamflower
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Young Pippin considers a career…(Takes place three years before the Quest.)

Ho, Ho! My Lads (1170): Dreamflower/Marigold CoAuthors
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Merry and Pippin get more surprises than they bargained for when Dwarves
visit Bag End.

Keeping the Watch (333): ErinRua
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
The Bounders kept watch on the borders of the Shire, for strange things
moved in the land. Yet the hobbits did not keep their vigil alone. An
encounter on a winter day.

Hour of Our Meeting, The (378): Forodwaith
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
The first meeting of Gildor and Bilbo.

The Protector (1223): Holdur
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Gandalf comforts Pippin during a dark and stormy night.

Dancing in the Darkness (476): Marnie
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: Elrond/Celebrían
Celeborn tells Elladan and Elrohir about the hero-kings of the Silvan elves,
while turning his grandson into a pair of fish.

Dropping Eaves (505): Paranoidangel
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Sam's first meeting with Gandalf

Stars and Sniffles (817): SlightlyTookish
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
A few years after Bilbo left the Shire, Gandalf arrives at Bag End for a
visit and finds Frodo tending to an ill Pippin. Before he leaves, he gifts
Pippin with one of his dearest wishes.

A Meeting in the Woods (1313): Thundera Tiger
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
While out in search of an adventure, a young Primula Brandybuck finds a
rather unlikely companion.



SubCategory: Races/Places: Cross-Cultural: Vignette

Dance of Terrible Grace (57): Adina ATL
PG, Reason for Rating: adult themes
Romance Partners: N/A
What first drew Legolas to Gimli?

One of The Lads (980): Dreamflower
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Aragorn considers how the hobbits have endeared themselves to the other
members of the Fellowship.

Deep Waters (344): Finch
PG, Reason for Rating: nudity (non-sexual), adult content
Romance Partners: Finrod/f
Balan, leader of the first Men to enter Beleriand, asks Finrod Felagund some
personal questions.

The Wisdom of Friendship (734): Finch
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Finrod discovers Mortal Men, and has doubts about the past.

Toy Story (411): Gwynnyd
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
Estel was unaware that he was Aragorn before Elrond revealed his lineage to
him. What had he expected to do with his life? Who did he think his father
was? And who better than his brother to help him understand his changed
expectations?

One Breath (472): M. Sebasky
R, Reason for Rating: erotic content, character death
Romance Partners: Aragorn/Arwen
At the end of days, Arwen learns the cost of her choice.

Beyond the Borders (578): Marta
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
After the Ring War, Halbarad's grandson journeys to Rivendell and discusses
the state of things in the North with Elrond.

Prelude (109): Mercat
G, Reason for Rating: NA
Romance Partners: n/a
A short vignette set in Rivendell before the Company's departure; features
Frodo and Legolas.

When Last We Met (1005): Nickey
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
When Frodo lies ill in Rivendell, who is to say that members of the
Fellowship did not meet before the Council? Here, Merry encounters Gimli.

A Chance Conversation (804): Songspinner
G, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: N/A
Merry meets a creature out of legend while he waits in Ithilien.

Leaves and Stones (522): Starlight
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
As he walks through the Glittering Caves, Legolas discovers an important
truth about dwarves and elves. Are they so different after all?

Uncover the Past, Discover the Future (524): Starlight
G, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: n/a
While learning some things about his roots and past, Gimli gets glimpses of
new friendship.


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