The Riddle-Game

[Womdon]

Too quiet here.


I am not of the sky though a star was beneath me
I was the heart of given gift
I was once hallowed then defiled
Until cleansed by wrath in answer to defiance

I agree with you completely, Talanthiar, far too quiet in the Riddle-Thread. Part of that is my fault I suppose, I haven't written any riddles in a long time. Just got back from vacation not too long ago, though, and I'm glad to see you've offered one up.

I'll wager a guess that the riddle is concerning Numenor. Heart of the given gift, hallowed then defiled, cleansed by wrath... all seem to describe it. The five peninsulas of Numenor all ended with the word "star", so I'll guess Meneltarma, the mountain at the heart of Numenor, which rose above the rest of the island.

By the way, I don't have much to do at work today, and you've inspired me. I think I'll see if I can work out a riddle or two.

[Talanthiar]

You are absolutely correct.

[Womdon]

Cool, nice riddle Talanthiar

Well, I said I'd post one today so here goes nothing:

From Hirilorn, the cunning escapist's path,
And thrumming agent of Greenleaf's wrath,
Silver for Kings and Elf-leaders great,
Golden within the Doom-shunner's house,
White for the wisened old wanderer of fate,
Black for the empty-handed one's spouse.

[LOTRFan101]

From Hirilorn, the cunning escapist's path,
And thrumming agent of Greenleaf's wrath,
Silver for Kings and Elf-leaders great,
Golden within the Doom-shunner's house,
White for the wisened old wanderer of fate,
Black for the empty-handed one's spouse.

Hair!

Glorfindel was golden-haired, Gandalf was white-haired, and Luthien was black-haired; at least, that's how I read the last three lines.

Legolas' bow was strung with one of Galadriel's hairs, as well.

The first line by itself, though, had me puzzled.

A very well-written riddle!

[Womdon]

Thanks, and you're right of course. The first line referred to Luthien's escape from Hirilorn by using her hair. I'll see if I can come up with another one.

[e_h_b]

Threw together a quick one, we were slipping a bit low.

Small and precious,
darkens all to be seen,
Yet reveals hidden truths.
Destroyed by the greatest of the small,
and the best of the worst.
Alone, they would have fallen,
Together, only one.





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[TheScyphozoa]

Hm, could it be the one ring? I thought that we all agreed not to use that by unspoken agreement, so maybe I'm wrong, but here's why I think that:

Small and precious,
My precious.
darkens all to be seen,
The wearer has a harder time seeing while wearing it.
Yet reveals hidden truths.
Not sure...
Destroyed by the greatest of the small,
That would be Sam and Frodo...
and the best of the worst.
...and Gollum.
Alone, they would have fallen,
Sam and Frodo would have never made it without Gollum.
Together, only one.
And only Gollum died!

[e_h_b]

Yep. That's what I get for asking a random friend for a topic for a riddle .
The precious was also refering to it being made of gold. The hidden truths is the 'spirit world' where the Ring-Bearer sees the wraiths (and elves) as they truly are.




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[Fredigar]

So... uh... what's the next riddle?

[e_h_b]

Well, feel free to make one up, I have exams coming up, so I'm going to be a bit busy the next couple weeks...then I'm leaving on a six week trip...so yah...










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[edwinunger]

Fruit, Flesh, Earth, Fire.
All of these I do desire.





What am I.

[edwinunger]

Seriously? No one is even wagering a guess?

I vomited this one up in 30 seconds before logging off at work for the day. Don't tell me that's the way to fool you...

[elvyen]

Hi folks, I finally have a chance to drop by again; did anyone miss me? hehe
I lost my job a little while ago, laid off for lack of work Things have been a little bit insane. Ive had to limit my game time too, bleh
Ive missed the old thread, so Im glad to have a chance to check in. Pondering a good riddle always did help me calm down a little hehe
I havent had a chance to read all the ones i missed. Did I miss any real killers?

having said all that,.. intriguing riddle edwin Ill give it some thought today


(edit: ok first guess is WORMS. Worm in apple, worms feeding on corpses, earth worms, and fire.... hmm cant make that work...maybe dragon-type worms breathing fire. Oh well; hey its my first riddle in a while so im rusty.)

[edwinunger]

Elvyen, you haven't lost whatever skill you had before you left. Worms is indeed it. Worms eat apples, dig in the dirt, some breathe fire, and some dine on your remains.

[elvyen]

excellent I liked that one

I have neither the time nor the mental capacity lately to write riddles so I must pass my turn to someone else for now.

It seems like the old thread is slowing down lately. Everyone else must be just as spent as I am these days hehe

[MissGrace]

If no one minds, I'll toss one out.

Quaker, whaler, sailor, spacer, flyer.
Oil, coffee, cylon, book, show, old and new.

What is my name?

[Womdon]

If no one minds, I'll toss one out.

Quaker, whaler, sailor, spacer, flyer.
Oil, coffee, cylon, book, show, old and new.

What is my name?

Nice riddle, MissGrace. I'm not exactly a Battlestar Galactica expert, but I think I picked out enough references from the riddle to guess Starbuck It seems to make sense with book, show, quaker, whaler, sailor, coffee, and from what I know of BSG, show, spacer, and cylon

If that's correct I'll see if I can come up with a riddle. They've been few and far between lately, just too busy at work to really think about them. I'll try though

[Womdon]

Still not certain I got that last riddle, but I'll post one up that I just wrote.

Purified by fire, this essence of earth,
Its lack of distortion only proves its worth,
A gateway of vision and truth from afar,
One of the three pillars of Ilurambar,
Hardened, shattered, molten, then sheer,
The Lady's kind gift to supersede fear.

Hopefully it's challenging. I haven't done much riddling lately.

[Gumawerian]

Still not certain I got that last riddle, but I'll post one up that I just wrote.

Purified by fire, this essence of earth,
Its lack of distortion only proves its worth,
A gateway of vision and truth from afar,
One of the three pillars of Ilurambar,
Hardened, shattered, molten, then sheer,
The Lady's kind gift to supersede fear.

Hopefully it's challenging. I haven't done much riddling lately.

Steel.

That would be my first guess.

[bluthorn]

It sounds like Galadriel's Phial, which holds the light of Earendil...

[elvyen]

Im going to guess crystals.
the first lines referring to diamonds,
next line referring to the palantiri, (crystal ball-ish )
next line referring to ice i would think, one of the 3 aspects of the walls of the world
and the phial of galadriel was crystalline glass

all types of crystals?

[Womdon]

I'm sorry, but it isn't steel.

The phial isn't the answer either, although it is referenced.

Crystal isn't what I was going for, but you're very close. Actually, you used the answer in your explanation, so I'll go ahead and say you got it. Glass is the answer.

Made from silicates - essence of earth, one of the three components of the wall of the world, and it was what Galadriel's phial was made of.

[elvyen]

ack so close!
very cool riddle, i loved the Ilurambar reference.

once again I must pass my turn onto someone else. Riddle composition is beyond me lately hehe

[Fredigar]

Is this the end of the Riddle-game thread?

[e_h_b]

To answer your riddle, no. It's a slow patch due to summer vacations and exams and whatnot. That being said...

A place of leaving,
A place of losing,
A place of remembering,
and returning once more.






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