App for theoregontrail
PLAYER
NAME/NICKNAME: Megan
AGE: 28
PERSONAL LJ: fairandbright
TIMEZONE: GMT +5 (EST)
EMAIL ADDRESS: queenlothiriel [@] gmail [dot] com
IM SCREENNAME AND SERVICE: withoutastar [AIM]
CHARACTER
NAME: Peregrin "Pippin" Took
AGE: 28
FANDOM/MEDIUM: Lord of the Rings/Book
CANON PULL-POINT: During the journey back hope to the Shire after the War of the Ring.
ABILITIES: Any sort of canon abilities they may have.
CHARACTER BACKGROUND: Wiki article
CHARACTER PERSONALITY:
Pippin at the start of his journey is a happy-go-lucky sort of fellow. He, like most Hobbits, spends his days lounging about, drinking and smoking, without a care in the world. However, as a member of the Took line, he inherited their adventurous spirit, and his family is thought of as quite odd by other Hobbits for not being content with what they have. When his cousin Frodo starts making arrangements to leave the Shire, Pippin, along with his other cousin Merry and Frodo's gardener Sam, discovered what Frodo was planning and all three declared they would accompany him. Pippin stated that Frodo would need more than one companion on his journey, especially since Sam wasn't very smart, showing both his loyality to his cousin and his straighforward, careless manner of speaking.
It is Pippin's carefree attitude that gets him into all sort of trouble. He often does things without thinking first, leading to disasterous consequences. Liking to be the center of attention, he almost spills the beans to a crowded inn about Bilbo disappearing at his birthday party, leading Frodo to try and draw attention to himself to shut Pippin up, and resulting in him accidentally putting on the ring and alerting the Nazgul to where he was. In Rivendell, Pippin thoughtlessly refers to Frodo as the Lord of the Ring, upsetting Gandalf, and later announces that he must be allowed to go with the Fellowship as they need someone with intelligence in the party.
In Moria, again Pippin acted carefree, as if they were on a fun little trip and not on a serious mission when he dropped a stone down a well to see how deep it was. The resulting echo caused the Orcs to awaken and sound their drums. When Frodo snuck away from the Fellowship, intent on traveling to Mordor alone, Pippin was adamant that they couldn't allow him to do so, and both he and Merry took of running through the woods, shouting for him, which led both to be captured by Uruk-hai and carried off for Isengard.
Once separated from the others, Pippin began to take things more seriously, using his wits to break away from the Uruks forcing him to march and dropping his brooch for his friends to find so they would know he was still alive. He also managed to cut the ties around his hands, but waited for the right moment for he and Merry to escape.
Another major facet of his personality is curiousity. He was consumed with curiousity to know what the strange sphere stone was that he found in Isengard, especially when Gandalf made him hand it over. Pippin stole the stone, the Palantir, and looked into it, showing himself to the Dark Lord Sauron. Luckily Pippin's simple mind meant he wasn't thinking of the plot to overthrow Sauron by having Frodo enter Mordor to destroy the ring, so Sauron didn't glean any answers as to the location of the ring from reading Pippin's mind.
Always curious, Pippin often asks questions, much to the annoyance of Gandalf, who has little patience for foolish questions. In fact, Gandalf refers to him several times as a "fool." While he is certainly that, he is also loyal and brave, volunteering to serve the Steward of Gondor and becoming a Guard of the Citadel. It was while serving as a guard that he saw Denethor planning to burn himself and his son Faramir alive, and so Pippin made plans for another guard to delay Denethor's attempt while Pippin rushed to tell Gandalf. Thankfully they arrived in time to rescue Faramir from death, but Denethor committed suicide. In the final Battle of the Morannon, Pippin fought valiantly, and was injured when a troll collapsed on top of him.
Overall, Pippin can be foolish, probably as a result of his youth and upbringing, but his sense of adventure and loyalty to his friends carried him far. His surprise resourcefulness in tight situations saved his life several times, and throughout his journey, he matured while still staying the fun-loving, silly Hobbit he'd been at the start.
WORLD:
Pippin's world is Middle-Earth, a place where the gods have pulled away from interfering, but send lesser gods to help guide things. There are many separate races who have little contact before the Fellowship of the Ring forms and they are brought together in the common interest of defeating the Dark Lord Sauron and his forces. The Elves and immortal, use magic, but can be killed in battle. Most have left Middle-Earth at this point, sailing into the West to the Undying Lands, a place mortals are not alowed to go. The race of Men are left to wage wag against Sauron, but so many years of fighting have left them hardened and disillusioned. The Dwarves mainly live in the mountains, greedily mining for metals and jewels, though they welcome warfare. The Orcs and Uruk-hai are servants of the Dark Lord, waging war against the free eople of the world to bring them under Sauron's dominion. And lastly, the Hobbits are oblivious to the dangers that lie outside the Shire. They are content to stay in their little bubble, and thing any Hobbit that wants to leave this idyllic place is mad. Being so sheltered, they are vulnerable to attack and are easily subdued by Saruman and his servants when they enter the Shire, until the four Hobbits fresh from the War of the Ring rouse them to battle, and the Hobbits show they have some spirit left.
The Shire can be described as similar to a peaceful English countryside. The Hobbits farm the land and are mostly concerned with cooking, brewing ale, and pipe smoking. They love gossip, and are quite judgmental of one another. One odd practice is that for a person's birthday, it is the duty of the one whose birthday it is to throw a party and give gifts to their guests. As it is often someone's birthday, there are often parties and gifts being given. Hobbits dress in simply country clothes, though as they have large feet with thick soles and furry hair on top, they feel no need for footwear. Pippin's everyday wear would be a simple linen shirt, waistcoat, jacket, and short pants. He would probably be carrying his pipe and some pipeweed in his jacket as well. Though as his canon point will be on the journey home from Gondor, he would be wearing his uniform as a Knight of Gondor, as well as his sword, helm, and Elvish cloak.
OCCUPATION: baker
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
To Pippin, the trek along the trail wasn't as awful as some were making it. At least there was a goal in sight: Oregon. And though he sorely missed his companions, he had been separated from them before and had survived. Certainly he could do so again. Of course, he was hopeful that once they actually reached this Oregon place that he could find news of Middle-earth or the Shire, and could discover a way back.
"There and back again," he mused to himself. Surely once this trip was over he would be the most well traveled Hobbit to have ever lived! Moreso that Bilbo or Sam and Frodo, for they had not traveled beyond their own world! Pippin would certainly have many a story to share when he returned. He could picture it now: sitting back in front of a roaring fire, puffing on his pipe, and surrounded by Hobbits eager to hear another of his grand tales.
The trick was getting home first. But there had been many times when Pippin had feared the end was drawing near, only to make it through victorious. This time should be no different, as long as he refrained from poking anymore snakes with the tip of his sword. Honestly, he'd just been curious because it looked more like a piece of rope than a hissing, angry snake. Now part of him understood why Men wore shoes.
FIRST PERSON:
[voice + text]
Whatever is this strange thing? [There's a tapping sound as Pippin pokes at it.] I cannot see what the purpose of it may be.
[It switches to text and suddenly there's a flurry of keysmashes.]
wtynh,lkjghdfgdfgdAsdfsgeghjvhjbljhglkujhj
[After a short pause, this message comes in.]
Pippin Took is my name. I am a Hobbit. This is an entertaining thing.
[Suddenly it switches back to audio. He sounds quite put out.]
Oh, now where's it gone? I was enjoying myself! Though perhaps I should focus on finding my companions...
[It goes back to text.]
That Pippin Took is a handsome lad.
Yes, indeed. A Knight of Gondor, I hear.
Surely the Hobbit lasses will be forming a queue to hear the grand tales of his adventures.
Oh yes, he slayed a troll-chief, you know.
[Back to audio one more time, but all that can be heard is Pippin's amused chuckling before the audio turns off.]
NAME/NICKNAME: Megan
AGE: 28
PERSONAL LJ: fairandbright
TIMEZONE: GMT +5 (EST)
EMAIL ADDRESS: queenlothiriel [@] gmail [dot] com
IM SCREENNAME AND SERVICE: withoutastar [AIM]
CHARACTER
NAME: Peregrin "Pippin" Took
AGE: 28
FANDOM/MEDIUM: Lord of the Rings/Book
CANON PULL-POINT: During the journey back hope to the Shire after the War of the Ring.
ABILITIES: Any sort of canon abilities they may have.
CHARACTER BACKGROUND: Wiki article
CHARACTER PERSONALITY:
Pippin at the start of his journey is a happy-go-lucky sort of fellow. He, like most Hobbits, spends his days lounging about, drinking and smoking, without a care in the world. However, as a member of the Took line, he inherited their adventurous spirit, and his family is thought of as quite odd by other Hobbits for not being content with what they have. When his cousin Frodo starts making arrangements to leave the Shire, Pippin, along with his other cousin Merry and Frodo's gardener Sam, discovered what Frodo was planning and all three declared they would accompany him. Pippin stated that Frodo would need more than one companion on his journey, especially since Sam wasn't very smart, showing both his loyality to his cousin and his straighforward, careless manner of speaking.
It is Pippin's carefree attitude that gets him into all sort of trouble. He often does things without thinking first, leading to disasterous consequences. Liking to be the center of attention, he almost spills the beans to a crowded inn about Bilbo disappearing at his birthday party, leading Frodo to try and draw attention to himself to shut Pippin up, and resulting in him accidentally putting on the ring and alerting the Nazgul to where he was. In Rivendell, Pippin thoughtlessly refers to Frodo as the Lord of the Ring, upsetting Gandalf, and later announces that he must be allowed to go with the Fellowship as they need someone with intelligence in the party.
In Moria, again Pippin acted carefree, as if they were on a fun little trip and not on a serious mission when he dropped a stone down a well to see how deep it was. The resulting echo caused the Orcs to awaken and sound their drums. When Frodo snuck away from the Fellowship, intent on traveling to Mordor alone, Pippin was adamant that they couldn't allow him to do so, and both he and Merry took of running through the woods, shouting for him, which led both to be captured by Uruk-hai and carried off for Isengard.
Once separated from the others, Pippin began to take things more seriously, using his wits to break away from the Uruks forcing him to march and dropping his brooch for his friends to find so they would know he was still alive. He also managed to cut the ties around his hands, but waited for the right moment for he and Merry to escape.
Another major facet of his personality is curiousity. He was consumed with curiousity to know what the strange sphere stone was that he found in Isengard, especially when Gandalf made him hand it over. Pippin stole the stone, the Palantir, and looked into it, showing himself to the Dark Lord Sauron. Luckily Pippin's simple mind meant he wasn't thinking of the plot to overthrow Sauron by having Frodo enter Mordor to destroy the ring, so Sauron didn't glean any answers as to the location of the ring from reading Pippin's mind.
Always curious, Pippin often asks questions, much to the annoyance of Gandalf, who has little patience for foolish questions. In fact, Gandalf refers to him several times as a "fool." While he is certainly that, he is also loyal and brave, volunteering to serve the Steward of Gondor and becoming a Guard of the Citadel. It was while serving as a guard that he saw Denethor planning to burn himself and his son Faramir alive, and so Pippin made plans for another guard to delay Denethor's attempt while Pippin rushed to tell Gandalf. Thankfully they arrived in time to rescue Faramir from death, but Denethor committed suicide. In the final Battle of the Morannon, Pippin fought valiantly, and was injured when a troll collapsed on top of him.
Overall, Pippin can be foolish, probably as a result of his youth and upbringing, but his sense of adventure and loyalty to his friends carried him far. His surprise resourcefulness in tight situations saved his life several times, and throughout his journey, he matured while still staying the fun-loving, silly Hobbit he'd been at the start.
WORLD:
Pippin's world is Middle-Earth, a place where the gods have pulled away from interfering, but send lesser gods to help guide things. There are many separate races who have little contact before the Fellowship of the Ring forms and they are brought together in the common interest of defeating the Dark Lord Sauron and his forces. The Elves and immortal, use magic, but can be killed in battle. Most have left Middle-Earth at this point, sailing into the West to the Undying Lands, a place mortals are not alowed to go. The race of Men are left to wage wag against Sauron, but so many years of fighting have left them hardened and disillusioned. The Dwarves mainly live in the mountains, greedily mining for metals and jewels, though they welcome warfare. The Orcs and Uruk-hai are servants of the Dark Lord, waging war against the free eople of the world to bring them under Sauron's dominion. And lastly, the Hobbits are oblivious to the dangers that lie outside the Shire. They are content to stay in their little bubble, and thing any Hobbit that wants to leave this idyllic place is mad. Being so sheltered, they are vulnerable to attack and are easily subdued by Saruman and his servants when they enter the Shire, until the four Hobbits fresh from the War of the Ring rouse them to battle, and the Hobbits show they have some spirit left.
The Shire can be described as similar to a peaceful English countryside. The Hobbits farm the land and are mostly concerned with cooking, brewing ale, and pipe smoking. They love gossip, and are quite judgmental of one another. One odd practice is that for a person's birthday, it is the duty of the one whose birthday it is to throw a party and give gifts to their guests. As it is often someone's birthday, there are often parties and gifts being given. Hobbits dress in simply country clothes, though as they have large feet with thick soles and furry hair on top, they feel no need for footwear. Pippin's everyday wear would be a simple linen shirt, waistcoat, jacket, and short pants. He would probably be carrying his pipe and some pipeweed in his jacket as well. Though as his canon point will be on the journey home from Gondor, he would be wearing his uniform as a Knight of Gondor, as well as his sword, helm, and Elvish cloak.
OCCUPATION: baker
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
To Pippin, the trek along the trail wasn't as awful as some were making it. At least there was a goal in sight: Oregon. And though he sorely missed his companions, he had been separated from them before and had survived. Certainly he could do so again. Of course, he was hopeful that once they actually reached this Oregon place that he could find news of Middle-earth or the Shire, and could discover a way back.
"There and back again," he mused to himself. Surely once this trip was over he would be the most well traveled Hobbit to have ever lived! Moreso that Bilbo or Sam and Frodo, for they had not traveled beyond their own world! Pippin would certainly have many a story to share when he returned. He could picture it now: sitting back in front of a roaring fire, puffing on his pipe, and surrounded by Hobbits eager to hear another of his grand tales.
The trick was getting home first. But there had been many times when Pippin had feared the end was drawing near, only to make it through victorious. This time should be no different, as long as he refrained from poking anymore snakes with the tip of his sword. Honestly, he'd just been curious because it looked more like a piece of rope than a hissing, angry snake. Now part of him understood why Men wore shoes.
FIRST PERSON:
[voice + text]
Whatever is this strange thing? [There's a tapping sound as Pippin pokes at it.] I cannot see what the purpose of it may be.
[It switches to text and suddenly there's a flurry of keysmashes.]
wtynh,lkjghdfgdfgdAsdfsgeghjvhjbljhglkujhj
[After a short pause, this message comes in.]
Pippin Took is my name. I am a Hobbit. This is an entertaining thing.
[Suddenly it switches back to audio. He sounds quite put out.]
Oh, now where's it gone? I was enjoying myself! Though perhaps I should focus on finding my companions...
[It goes back to text.]
That Pippin Took is a handsome lad.
Yes, indeed. A Knight of Gondor, I hear.
Surely the Hobbit lasses will be forming a queue to hear the grand tales of his adventures.
Oh yes, he slayed a troll-chief, you know.
[Back to audio one more time, but all that can be heard is Pippin's amused chuckling before the audio turns off.]