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[Frogie]

Your name, or character name and race (if known): Greenphrog/Minstrel/Human CalenCabor/LM/Elf - I am not yet sure what will be the main.

Age: (some kinships have real life age limits) 52

Location. (Timezone preferences if any, state/country, etc.): Cali

Playstyle. (Solo, group, PvE, PvP, RAIDs, casual, hardcore, end-game, RP, no RP, time limited, crafter, “I don’t know, I’m new to this kind of game”, etc.): MMO games you’ve played: Casual - I do have RL that keeps me from playing. However If something is important I will try and make it. I like the journey of getting there, not in a rush to get to the "next part". (EQ 1, 2 DAOC, WoW RfTS, and a few others). I would prefer to be in a group for the most part to play. But I do also play solo if that is not an option. I am more then willing to RP but do not see that it should be required.

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?: Team player, I love the interaction between people, I have experance with running guilds (do not seek now to be an officer), and leading raids (EQ type raids) which I would be willing to run again if needed.

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters): Open minded, fun loving, that sees the game itself as a whole as fun not one aspect of it. Sees the needs of the Kinship as important. Since the game is multi player, a good Kinship is of great importance.

And one more note: I would want my son 20 to be able to join as well, as for me it is a blast to play with him. He tends towards Tank types. He would of course submit his own info to join.

[Akhetanen]

Your name, or character name and race:Belgolas, Elf

Age: Old? hehe, 39...for now.

Location: PST, west coast US, but night owl, so no matter

Playstyle. Yes, I have one, general wanderer, goofball, jester, oh yes, and I do things too, interest in crafting, and helpin folks out. Participatory in guild chats and the like.

MMO games you’ve played:Star Wars Galaxies (before the steaming..well, you know if youve experienced it), World of Warcraft, Everquest II, RF Online, Final Fantasy XI, Saga of Ryzom, Lord of the Rings Beta , a given I spose, Lineage II (briefly).
Before SWG, my experience with online games, was MUDs, specifically, played Legends of Terris by Online Games Company for about 3yrs.

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?: Dry sense of humor, dedication to kinmates, or friends in general, in short, I am never EVER, too busy to help out a mate in need...let me rephrase that, a guild or kinmate in need (cough). Also, when crafting, as a rule in other mmo, i never charge guildmates, save resources, unless there is a real cost, in which case, I do not inflate.

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters):Open, fun, oriented in helpin and hangin with each other, sense of humor, and non-restrictive in nature. In as much as somedays, I log in merely for the opportunity to just generally bs with folks, I have spent many days playing SWG, sitting in house crafting, or in guildhall just talking with newer players, or participating in a global chat about nothing in general, helping, or providing useful pokes and observations...yes, I'm that guy (not in a derogatory way, just in fun, hehe, some folks get my sense of humor, some do not.)

[Keldien]

Name or character name: Keldien - Burglar

Age: 19

Location: Louisiana, US, CST

Playstyle: I solo, I group, I pvp and I raid (casually). My playtimes are generally at night, from around 5 PM CST to 12 AM or so. Sometimes I'm on earlier or later.

MMO games you’ve played: Everything, more or less.

Why kinships should be interested in you: I can bake, which is more than you can say for most people. I've also been an officer and raid leader of an EQ guild. I think I'm fairly friendly, too, maybe.

What kind of kinship you are looking for: A kinship with no drama. One that does occasional raid. Also, a decent number of active, friendly members.

[niksterpgh74]

name - Ccwing
female elvaan hunter, currently level 7
age - 30
location - EST -Pittsburgh
Play style - i have no clue... i guess PVE
MMO games I’ve played - FFXI (seraph server)
What i have to offer a kinship and what am i looking for in a kinship - well, i have no clue what i have to offer.. lol i am a total noob to this game. i am friendly and funny, i'm pretty well liked in FFXI so i guess i have a pretty good personality^^; well what i am looking for in a kinship is just some patient friendly mature people that want to have some fun and dont mind my total nOobish questions.

in FFXI i was an extreme hardcore gamer often setting my alarm on my days off to wake up at some ungodly hour to camp whatever my linkshell had there eyes on that week, to be honest i really am not interested in being like that again (i really dont know if this game is even like that). i think i am interested in being a casual gamer on this game, playing maybe 10-15 hours a week

i would like my husband to also be able to join eventually, i'm looking foward to actually playing this game with him (i sorta leveled too fast and left him out of FF)

[Jerkan]

Name: Jaeger - 15 Guardian
Krows - 15 Burglar

Age: 26

Location: UK, GMT but I play anytime of the day

Playstyle: I like to craft, raid things, pvmp, quest etc

MMO games you’ve played: EVE, SWG, E&B, COH/V, probably more but I can't remember

Why kinships should be interested in you: Well the main reason is I have an awesome accent, I also play games drunk sometimes, which is fun for all involved. There's lots of reasons, but I wont put them here, you lot can decide for yourself. Also if it matters I have been testing this game since alpha 3.

What kind of kinship you are looking for: I'm looking for a nice and close knit group, the size doesn't matter, or so I've been told, members must have a good sense of humour or else we wont get along. I'd like there to be other craftery types who like to share resources and junk, warg lovers are also nice.

[Rinobmxteen]

Name: Rino (Hunter)

Age: 18

Location: Louisville, Kentucky USA
Playstyle: All

MMO games you’ve played:Guild Wars for 3 years

Why kinships should be interested in you: I am very active I play every day. I can be helpful with computer questions and also in the game.

What kind of kinship you are looking for: any kinship that is active and has a ventrilo or ts server with at least 15 members

[Sylvandrae]

Your name, or character name and race (if known): I have several, but mainly it's the Hobbit burglar named Allargando and the Elven Lore-master Sylvandra

Age: (some kinships have real life age limits) I'm 44, and my wife is 40 - we'd be looking to join as a pair for obvious reasons. She plays a hobbit minstrel named Morishojo

Location. (Timezone preferences if any, state/country, etc.): no preference on our side.

Playstyle. (Solo, group, PvE, PvP, RAIDs, casual, hardcore, end-game, RP, no RP, time limited, crafter, “I don’t know, I’m new to this kind of game”, etc.):

We like solo/duo/occasionally fellowship stuff with like minded people. My wife has this weird problem where she can't chat and play...she says when she does that, people die. I'm just happy to have a gamer wife, but ti's something recruiters ought to know. Morishojo doesn't talk much

MMO games you’ve played:

Seems like most all of them, for me. I started with UO and became a Senior Counselor there. Then I moved to AC1 and was a Sentinel there when the game went live. (I dig helping people). I've since played Eve, and yes, WoW. We still have WoW accounts - through all the discontent between LoTRO and WoW, I continue to ask the question "Why not play both?"

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?: Just friendship. I can't promise either one of us to be some remarkable asset to anyone, so power kinships need not request us.

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters): Gee, ideally? Ideally, I'd like to hang with people that were into the Lord of the Rings before PJ made it "cool." I'm not a big fan of the mass of bandwagoneers that jumped on after they could get the story by just sitting there as opposed to doing something so disdainful as picking up a book. I'd hoped for the trilogy to be made a movie 20 years before it ever happened. That it's a game now is what thrills me the most. We like intelligent people that are respectful of the fact that we have real lives. We have nothing to prove to anyone via a video game. We just like to have fun. Any guilds like that out there, please send me a tell. I'd love to get to know ya.

[zhaligkeer]

Your name, or character name and race (if known): Jynx - Dwarf Minstrel, Lotte - Dwarf Guardian

Age: (some kinships have real life age limits) 26 and 28

Location. (Timezone preferences if any, state/country, etc.): Australia, AEST (7pm-late)

Playstyle. (Solo, group, PvE, PvP, RAIDs, casual, hardcore, end-game, RP, no RP, time limited, crafter, “I don’t know, I’m new to this kind of game”, etc.):
End Game, No RP preferred (I put on my wizard hat.)

MMO games you’ve played: WoW, Eq, Eq2, Vg, SWG ... more

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?:

Solid players with extensive mmo experience over most class genres. Easy going players with great sense of humour (sometimes a bit raw!). Generally available for raids everynight. Will support Kinship in anyway we can.

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters):

Kinship that will be exploring end-game (ie completing content, not dreaming about it) with mature players of similar age ranges, can handle a joke or two but dont jerk about when raids are on. Oceanic based a must.

[Idhrenohtar]

Character name and race: Maldas - Hobbit Burglar

Age: 19

Location: EST

Playstyle: All, though its always good/fun to work in groups.

MMO games you’ve played: EQ2, GW, EVE Online, Lineage II and few others.

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?:

I'm very active (Online almost everyday) and a fairly friendly person and I enjoy helping others out whenever I have the opportunity. I also work well in team/fellowships.

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters):
A kinship whose members are friendly and composed of people who help other kinship members with quests, crafting and anything else. Also that has a member base of at least fifteen active members.

[elleynd]

Your name, or character name and race (if known): Illewyn (Champion FTM) lvl 10
Age: 38
Preferred server(s), if any. Elendilmir
Location. Toledo Ohio
Playstyle: I am a solo player who loves to talk and enjoy challenges. I often attempt group quest by myself and try to figure a way to beat them inspite of the games intentions. I look to a guild / Kinship (i guess) to have access to information and find interesting things to do. If asked i'm very generous with my time and experiance. I enjoy helping others progress when i'm not working on a specific quest or issue.
MMO games you’ve played: WoW (from release 11/23/04, 4 lvl 60's, 1 70, 1 66, got very bored! lol)
Why kinships should be interested in you. mature experianced MMORPG player here for the long haul. My WoW days are over with the release of their "expansion" (very disappointed)
What kind of kinship you are looking for. I'm open really I play 5 or 6 days a week, I spent my first year in WoW hard core raiding, then the next leveling toons and having fun. I'm thinking now of a more centerist Kinship focused on enjoying this game, leveling, information gathering and disimination and possiblly exploring the end game stuff when it fully materializes.

Please note I'll likly level many different classes to 15 before deciding which to make my main I'll be working Illeynd for a few more days. Send me a mail if you think your guild is a good fit.

[Doc]

name:Arandin
Age: 22
Location: Pacific Time
Playstyle. Solo, group, PvE, PvP, RAIDs, crafter
MMO games you’ve played: This one.
Why kinships should be interested in you: Quality player, looking to have fun and work as a team with people
What kind of kinship you are looking for: I would like one with that uses teamspeak, and has a sufficient number of members to be a good community, thats about it.

[Eldahil]

Character Name and Race: Eldahil Valadir -Elven Hunter

Age: 15

Location: Los Alamos, NM. (Where they made the atomic bomb)

Playstyle: I enjoy Roleplay and combat, preferably with mature players.

MMOs I've played: Dungeons and Dragons Online and Star Wars Galaxies. I also play regular D&D with dice.

Why kinships should be interested in me: I am an experienced gamer with a love for Tolkien's books. Not only have I read the trilogy, The Hobbit, and The Silmarilion, I've also read the other books like The Books of Lost Tales, Unfinished Tales, The Lost Road and Other Writings, and others. But I'm not just a book nut, I like to roleplay characters of Middle-earth and have fun. Besides roleplaying, I like to participate in combat and just hanging out. Unlike some other people my age, I'm a mature player and am serious about how I play.

What kinship am I looking for: I hope to be in a kinship with mature players who RP and PvP/PvE and have a good time together.

[Edalya]

Forum Name: Edalya
Character Name/Race: Morien, Elf

Age: 25
Location: Eastern MA, USA. EST/EDT

Playstyle: PvE, Solo/Group, End-game, Casual, Some RP (once I have a better grasp of the lore, alas my only exposure is The Hobbit and the LotR movies)

MMO games you’ve played: FFXI (3+ years), WoW Open Beta

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?:

I am the type of person who researches the game they are playing. I browse forums, fan sites, etc looking for information. In FFXI, I am an officer in an end-game guild which is casual-player friendly, so I know how to cater to the less hard-core people and motivate them to do events. I will say that I have not quit FFXI, so my time will be split between them.

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters):
I am looking for a mostly social kinship that does some amount of RP, but doesn't require it 100% of the time. I would like a kinship with members who enjoy doing things (quests, item collection, farming, etc) with each other. I am not, at this time, looking for a kinship with a time schedule. As I said above, I will be splitting my time between MMOs, so I can't dedicate myself to timeframes.

Thanks for looking over my credentials!

[Eldahil]

Character Name and Race: Eldahil Valadir -Elven Hunter

Age: 15

Location: Los Alamos, NM. (Where they made the atomic bomb)

Playstyle: I enjoy Roleplay and combat, preferably with mature players.

MMOs I've played: Dungeons and Dragons Online and Star Wars Galaxies. I also play regular D&D with dice.

Why kinships should be interested in me: I am an experienced gamer with a love for Tolkien's books. Not only have I read the trilogy, The Hobbit, and The Silmarilion, I've also read the other books like The Books of Lost Tales, Unfinished Tales, The Lost Road and Other Writings, and others. But I'm not just a book nut, I like to roleplay characters of Middle-earth and have fun. Besides roleplaying, I like to participate in combat and just hanging out. Unlike some other people my age, I'm a mature player and am serious about how I play.

What kinship am I looking for: I hope to be in a kinship with mature players who RP and PvP/PvE and have a good time together.

The character name is actually Eldahir, sorry! So send your PMs to him.

[Spectus]

My toons:
Spectus (lvl-10 Human Loremaster with Explorer as his crafting profile)
Sandric (lvl-7 Hobbit Burglar -- crafting profile to be determined)
Also, some nOOb Monster toons

My notes about me...
- Age: 44, a single dad
- Region: North Alabama, USA Central Time zone
- Main gaming times: Evenings and weekends
- Previous MMORPGs: Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft
- Tolkien Fanboi Factor: Been hooked on the books since junior high, which fell somewhere in the Second Age, I think....

Preferred play style...
- A pleasant mix of them all, as they say of the Last Lonely House -- but my preferred gameplay style is highly focused on cooperative gameplay, making sure "everyone gets some," and seeing what a group of us can do to get further than we do playing solo. Not REAL hardcore on PvP, but when I do venture onto the battlefield, I try to make it a respectable showing and help my team.

Assets on the table....
- All my teeth, most of my hair, and a waistline that's expanded less than some. Or so I like to tell myself.
- A knack for typing out readable text
- A (mostly) laid-back "It's All Good" type personality
- Unselfish, supportive ethics
- The ability to think analytically on occasion (rare though such occasions may be)

What I'm looking for...
- A good bunch of folks to venture into Middle Earth with, who don't mind someone who reads ALL the text of his quests and historical findings. People who understand and value playing as a team, yet appreciate individuality.

[WornTraveler]

Orinarr, Dwarf Guardian

Age: 18

Location: EST (GMT -5)

Casual RP, Casual PvP and PvE. Not much raid experience.

SWG Vet, EVE Online (Current, very active), stint in Planetside, stint in WoW

I'm not going to be the most active person ingame since I am a very active PvP'er in EVE Online. However, I am a devoted player, I have had lots of experience in guilds (including management and founding), and I'm an absolute Lord of the Rings nut. Good Roleplayer, good at PvE, and i suppose I'll even get into crafting. I am honestly not sure if I like LotRO enough to stay (have been here since Beta 1), but I preordered and am giving it a try.

I am looking for a kinship that has good RP and a steady core group. Not all day long RP, and not 100 people on every hour, but decent. If you don't have both, please don't recruit me, it will only waste time for everyone. I am not looking to go out ona limb with the kinship, I have enough on my plate with EVE, just a group of friends to play with and try and get into LotRO like I was when I first started in Beta. I have been looking for an MMO to call home since I left SWG. EVE is good for hardcore PvP and whatnot, but I'd really like to find some laid back fun and RP here.

Oh, and I'm a Master Ranger from SWG, that has to count for something.

[Hooahman]

Your name, or character name and race (if known): Ordarig, Human Champion

Age: 17

Location. (Timezone preferences if any, state/country, etc.): CA (GMT -8)

Playstyle. (Solo, group, PvE, PvP, RAIDs, casual, hardcore, end-game, RP, no RP, time limited, crafter, “I don’t know, I’m new to this kind of game”, etc.): Mostly PvE, with a little PvP every now and then

MMO games you’ve played: WoW, EQ2, EVE

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?: I'm a very organized person who enjoys helping other group members. In my WoW guild I was usually the guy running the lowbies through instances to help them level .

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters): A PvE focused guild which has a friendly atmosphere. NOT looking for a hardcore raiding guild, don't have the time for that.

[Healer32]

character name and race: Eolwyn, Human
Age: 20
Location: USA, EST
Playstyle:Heavy RP, Group, Casual/hardcore.
MMO games you’ve played: all of the above (for the most part)
Why kinships should be interested in you: I have a long history of Role Playing in MMO's as well as experience working in groups such as kinships.
What kind of kinship you are looking for: Mid to Heavy RP guild

[rohaun]

Malgar the Dwarf
Age:37

Location. PST California

Playstyle: Casual gamer, familyman , I play at least a couple hours a night

MMO games you’ve played: WoW, EQ, EQ2, SWG, FFXI, Vanguard

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?:
I offer a sense of humor, willing to help out , just wanting to have fun and make friends

What kind of kinship you are looking for. Light RP, Casual

[ToneLoc6982]

Toneloc lvl 15 Dwarf Champion
24 years old
Bay Area, California
I play everyday and will be looking for a guild that is not necessarily hardcore but play a lot and like to help other members out.
I have played Wow and FFXI and am giving both up for this game and will be focusing only on this game.
I would like to join a Kinship before retail in order to get to know a group of people and be able to lvl together instead of soloing everyday with noone to conversate with.

If anyone has a spot for me send me a pm ingame ^^

[Omegadg2000]

Hail, I am Ordric captain of Dale of the race of man, I find myself far from home here in Bree, with few to lead into battle.
Age: 20
Location: Chicago, IL
Playstyle: small-group, end-game, pvp, pve, I enjoy roleplaying and intend to invest a large amount of time in this game, I am attempting to get my crafting up (weaponsmith)
MMOs played: DAoC (45 pally), WoW (60 druid, 60 pally, 51 priest, 60 shaman all 60s have medium raid and pvp experience)
Kinships should be interested in me because I am an easygoing dedicated player who is looking for a group of likeminded people who want to roleplay and just have some fun immersing themselves in Tolkien's fantastic lore. I am looking for more people to interact with because I always find grouping fun and I enjoy playing a support character. I like trying to fill in the gaps where a group is lacking, which is why I choose a captain to play, he seems to be a very versatile group character. Also, I hate guild drama and try to bring/participate in it as little as humanly possible. So, msg me if your guild fits me or you just want to chat about the game. I am on often anytime b/w 1pm and 4am =).

[Canthar]

Shavani

Human Burglar

28 (Married)

Server: Elendilmir

Easter time zone but mainly play during the daytime and rarely on weekends.

Casual gamer, would like to do some raiding but cannot keep up with a nightly schedule anymore. I play solo and also enjoy groups. Working on weaponsmithing.

Be easier to list MMO's I havent played. You can ask me for my gaming history is you want. I'm an ex-powergamer in rehab.

I'm looking for a close knit kinship to have fun playing the game with. Friends to play are what make an MMO good or bad.

[agentpickle]

Your name, or character name and race: Gawra - Human Guardian

Age: 24

Location: NE Ohio, USA

Playstyle: Predominantly I am a solo/group PVE kind of person. In previous games, I enjoy instance running with groups, primarily questing solo (unless someone just wants to buddy up) and raiding. I'm not what people tend to refer to as a hardcore player, but I like being good at what I do while having fun with a good group of mature players. I don't really RP... but I've never tried it either.

MMO games you’ve played: Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft (I tried out DDO and Everquest II, but I didn't really like them).

Why kinships should be interested in you. In other words, why choose you and not another player. What do you offer kinships?: In World of Warcraft, which I still currently play, I run my own guild. I'm a free-loving, casual kind of guy, who doesn't believe in guild structures that benefit officers and leaders over the "common" man. I've played every class in that game, but find myself in love with tanking. I've tried out this guardian and so far it seems alright, but I need more time to play it to know. What you will get from me is someone who is mature and serious and dedicated to always becoming better as an individual and member of a group.

What kind of kinship you are looking for: To be very honest, I'm looking for a well-organized kinship that knows what it wants to do and will pursue it with vigor. One of my regrets in WoW is that I was always running a guild--whether it was social, or the current casual raiding--and never part of a guild. I'm a lunch pale kind of guy... tell me what you need me to do and I'll go get it done. So, really, I'd like an experienced guild leader and a guild with good centric guild dynamics. I'm not an uber loot *****, I just want to see all this game has to offer with a group of good people.

[joevega]

Your name, or character name and race: Jesua, currently level 11 Hobbit Hunter/Explorer, I have already pre-ordered and payed off the full game so this character will be brought live

Age: 18

Location: Upstate New York

Playstyle. (Solo, group, PvE, PvP, RAIDs, casual, hardcore, end-game, RP, no RP, time limited, crafter, “I don’t know, I’m new to this kind of game”, etc.): I dabble in a little bit of everything

MMO games you’ve played: AO, DAoC, WoW, SWG, Planeteside-(not that it would help me here)

Why kinships should be interested in you?: I'm an active and helpful player with quite a bit of MMO knowledge

What kind of kinship you are looking for. (This one is very important for recruiters): A hobbit kinship that is reasonably mature and has a bunch of lively and active members, I play MMOs to interact with others, not play by myself. I like a laid back atmosphere as well.

[fallenacorn]

In real life people call me Dane (or Dana, or Daddy)

I am the hobbit burglar/tinker Steerpike.

I am 27, married -- with baby boy named Aragorn (no joke, that is my real life)

We live on the East Coast (on the South Shore of Long Island)

I am a complete newcomer (n00b). I'm an avid gamer (perhaps more casual since my son was born). I have never thought it worth it to pay to play a game such as this until now. From what I've played of the beta, it's absolutely amazing -- this game has rekindled a passion for RP I thought I might've lost 10 years or so ago. I don't know what my play-style is -- it's all very FUN, and fun is the key for me.

I have never played any MMOs before, but I am addicted to this game now.

A kinship might be interested in me because I am... dreaming about this game all the time. I want to play and have fun with a group of likeminded players. I want to be a hobbit (courteous, courageous, etc.). I want to help people, be social... I want to master cookery and all my crafts. I am going to stick with this. I am a massive Tolkien fan. I am ready for this.

I am looking for a kinship that identifies the above statements, but also understands that I have small family in my real life and (unfortunately) I will be unable to truly dedicate myself to this world as i so want to -- although, since the 30th of March I have been pulling about 5+ hours a night (about 8pm-1am EST)