Maglor Makalaure Canafinwe Feanorion (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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driftfleet2017-02-18 10:51 am
bythewaves) wrote in driftfleet2017-02-18 10:51 am
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Who: Maglor and YOU! Also Maedhros is likely around somewhere
Broadcast: Video from one of the planet Mine sites
Action: Forges!
When: Anytime during this stop
I must say the good folk of this stop are very kind - they have allowed my brother and I use of the mines and forges here in exchange for some trading. My brother and I are going to be working on some proper swords - if anyone else is inclined to a bladed weapon, we are happy to make you one as well.
Grandfather, Fingon, you needn't ask, but your help in the forges would be invaluable - Maedhros and I manage, of course, but neither of us are... what we were. And we have neither Father, nor Curvo, nor Tylepe here to point out everything we are doing wrong!
Broadcast: Video from one of the planet Mine sites
Action: Forges!
When: Anytime during this stop
I must say the good folk of this stop are very kind - they have allowed my brother and I use of the mines and forges here in exchange for some trading. My brother and I are going to be working on some proper swords - if anyone else is inclined to a bladed weapon, we are happy to make you one as well.
Grandfather, Fingon, you needn't ask, but your help in the forges would be invaluable - Maedhros and I manage, of course, but neither of us are... what we were. And we have neither Father, nor Curvo, nor Tylepe here to point out everything we are doing wrong!
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Ah! Thank you - these will help a lot. [ He examines the ores ]
You have a good eye for ore. Will you come in?
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[He nods and wanders into the forge area, careful not to get too close to the actual fires.]
Being made of the stuff helps some. So how much have you made so far?
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My elder brother Maedhros, and my cousin Fingon. [ Maglor gestures to the red-head first, and then the other, but both are clearly busy, and do little more than look up and wave ]
Mm, so far we've mostly been working on weapons for ourselves, although we're now starting on our requested work. Here - this one we made for Fingon to use.
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In return, Doudanuki unsheathes his sword and holds it out to Maglor for him to inspect.]
Looks like you guys have the right kind of skill. This is me, so be careful. I'll die if it breaks and I can't heal until it's fixed. S'why I need someone who can sharpen and fix a blade here.
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A beautiful blade. [ He murmurs softly ] Excellently balanced too. Aye, we can fix you easily enough - now we just need to find a way to get a forge on the Iskaulit.
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[It's weird being wielded by someone else now. He's spent the last year being able to do that himself and watching someone else hold him, while familiar, also seems strange.]
My mas-- [Wait no] --Captain says he wants me to use whatever money I get for whatever I want. If you guys need funds, I'll do what I can do get 'em to you. Same with resources.
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[ Maglor shrugs and hands him the blade back ]
Thank you - but the money, you should keep for your own needs! The resources, I will not refuse.
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Why's everyone sayin' that?
[With a sigh, he runs a hand through his short hair.]
'M a sword. I don't got a lot of "needs" like humans and mortals do. The forge is something I need or I'll die. So I don't mind chipping it for it.
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A blade is beautiful not just for its ornamentation - indeed, too much can look... crass. But for it's ability to do what it is meant to. There is beauty in simplicity, too, in the clean lines that show it is a good blade.
Including food? [ Maglor blinks ] That is a useful ability, if so. And when you put it that way, it makes more sense, yes. We will have to look into the costs involved as well as the practicalities of a fire on the ship...
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Well, whatever - I mean, that's what I think too. But it ain't about beauty - it's about whether or not I can kill when I gotta.
But I uh, need food, but I can get by with what they got on the ships. I don't have to eat as much or sleep as long as humans, but I do need it.
I just need a forge and a way to fix my blade more.
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True - but they are not mutually exclusive things! And my folk have always sought to lift form into function, to catch beauty in the way things work, as much as what they look like.
Well, some of us like more elaborate things too.
[ He admits wryly ]
Mmm, when it is your life on the line it becomes more pressing, eh? I will ask around and see what may be done. [ Maglor promises ]
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Most people want swords for collectin' these days, so a thick, straight blade ain't all that exciting. Sometimes you get those people who want a sword used in real battle, but sittin' on a shelf ain't exactly my style.
[Even he acknowledges he's ugly by collection standards. Only the super war nerds tend to even care to bid on his many blades.]
If you need any help with setting up the forge - fuel, space, funds - just let me know. For now, use the ones I brought for whatever projects you're working on.
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Maybe, but a history of a blade well made and well used lends much! I would rather one of those, where the blade whispers of its history, than one made for simple ornamentation.
I will remember. [ Maglor smiles at him ] I hope we will not need to appropriate too much, but we shall see! I worry more about the practicalities of fire aboard the ship than cost, in honesty, but I am sure there must be a workaround.