The Shadow... yes, I suppose you could say that. He was Melkor once, the Mightiest of the Powers of the World. But he wanted what he could not have, and in jealousy and greed and pride what he could not have he decided to destroy, instead. It was my father who named him Morgoth, the Dark Foe of the world, and so he is, delighting only in the destruction of all that is good and fair. His power is laced through the world, for he is one of it's builders, and so we call Shadow our enemy, for in the darkness is his power easiest to see, and so we know also that we can but drive it away, for a time. There will be no removing it, unless the world itself be broken apart and remade.
[ He smiles a little, old and sad and bitter ]
Courage? I suppose there is something of that. But he stole from us, too. My grandfather was the first murder that I ever knew. We never forgave him that, and never will. But after my grandfather, one after another, all my family he has stolen, in one way or another. More than anything, I fight him because of hate.
[ He sighs ]
But the land... yes. The land is fair and although all things must pass, still, I love it, although my roots go not as deep as the Silvan who were born there, still... I would fight for her.
[ He dips his head ]
Of course - although I don't know what you would want to see! Most of what I know I learnt for war. It has been a long time since I could play for peace.
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[ Maglor promises ]
The Shadow... yes, I suppose you could say that. He was Melkor once, the Mightiest of the Powers of the World. But he wanted what he could not have, and in jealousy and greed and pride what he could not have he decided to destroy, instead. It was my father who named him Morgoth, the Dark Foe of the world, and so he is, delighting only in the destruction of all that is good and fair. His power is laced through the world, for he is one of it's builders, and so we call Shadow our enemy, for in the darkness is his power easiest to see, and so we know also that we can but drive it away, for a time. There will be no removing it, unless the world itself be broken apart and remade.
[ He smiles a little, old and sad and bitter ]
Courage? I suppose there is something of that. But he stole from us, too. My grandfather was the first murder that I ever knew. We never forgave him that, and never will. But after my grandfather, one after another, all my family he has stolen, in one way or another. More than anything, I fight him because of hate.
[ He sighs ]
But the land... yes. The land is fair and although all things must pass, still, I love it, although my roots go not as deep as the Silvan who were born there, still... I would fight for her.
[ He dips his head ]
Of course - although I don't know what you would want to see! Most of what I know I learnt for war. It has been a long time since I could play for peace.