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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
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 Posted - 02 Dec 2007 : 21:00:57
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| i voted all of them...of course!!! |
BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
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Elestar
Acolyte
Hungary
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Posted - 23 Dec 2007 : 21:11:36
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Originally posted by TheRedBard
Although she isnt in many books, I def love Alustriel the most. She rules one of the most important places in the realms. Yet the lovely High Lady doesnt use fear tactics, she never seems to want to use her power to right everything she deems wrong in her world as most of her sisters do. She does what good she can and tries to see problems from all angles. She is kindhearted and seems to really enjoy life more than any other chosen I can think of, and may very well be the most successful in life. (save perhaps for El) Everyone of her subjects loves her for just the way she is, and she seems to really value it more then magic, wealth or power. Silverymoon just rocks, lets all rally for the High Lady fellow scribes!!!
I voted Alustriel, and I agree with the terms above.
I like her govermental style, her diplomacy and her zeal for evoke something that is lost with Myth Drannor.
Of course Laeral is also a cool face from the branch. |
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Ardashir
Senior Scribe
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - 27 Dec 2007 : 00:16:59
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I had to go with "all", as I couldn't single any one of them out.
Though if I had too... Alustriel, because she's the one I could most likely have a romance with (even if it's of the "one night stand" variety). :blush:
That and she's trying to build a new Myth Drannor in the savage North. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 14 Jun 2010 : 20:51:16
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The Simbul.
Like her a lot. Wild, never loses determination when she wants something, has far interesting past than the rest of the seven, and of course, the most accomplished and powerful wizard among them.
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 14 Jun 2010 : 23:13:20
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Heh. "far more interesting past" that you know of, perhaps. I would disagree, knowing rather more...but then, I doubt we'll get to see much of the early centuries of the Seven (Ed had LOTS of fiction ideas just waiting for the TSR ladies to write, back in the day, each of them picking a Sister and riding his plot summaries into battle and glory...)
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sfdragon
Great Reader
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Posted - 15 Jun 2010 : 00:53:36
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| Dove and storm |
why is being a wizard like being a drow? both are likely to find a dagger in the back from a rival or one looking to further his own goals, fame and power
My FR fan fiction
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althen artren
Senior Scribe
USA
780 Posts |
Posted - 15 Jun 2010 : 03:44:10
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| Was this another "fly-by flirt and hint" madam Herald? |
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Joran Nobleheart
Senior Scribe
USA
495 Posts |
Posted - 15 Jun 2010 : 06:39:10
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Laeral is my personal favorite of them all. She's the one I'd be interested in if I were in the Realms.  Never really cared for Alustriel, though Sylune would be another I'd like to spend some time with.  |
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Zireael
Master of Realmslore
Poland
1190 Posts |
Posted - 15 Jun 2010 : 09:14:49
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I voted for Laeral. A close second would be Qilue, if not for her death for no reason in LP.
Laeral Silverhand Arunsun is not only a great mage, she is also a great wife for Khelben - and a caring, kind person capable of great love. And oh, I almost forgot - she is a mother of twins now too.. |
SiNafay Vrinn, the daughter of Lloth, from Ched Nasad!
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Talwyn
Learned Scribe
Australia
222 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2010 : 09:02:29
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I voted for Qilue and agree with Zireal that her death felt like it had no purpose but a simple way to end any chance of Eilistraee's cult ever continuing.  
Qilue was an intriguing character who popped up in what I thought the best Drow series by Elaine Cunningham.
Alas, it's all water under the trollbridge now and ranting about it won't bring her or Eilistraee back.
I miss the Dark Dancer and her followers
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Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil...prayer, fasting, good works and so on.
Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun.
EAT LEADEN DEATH DEMON!
Terry Pratchett
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froglegg
Learned Scribe
317 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jun 2010 : 02:37:48
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Qilue! She dances naked! A lot! All kidden aside she has to be on top of her game at all times because of where she is at.
John |
Long live Alias and Dragonbait! Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb the Realms need you more then ever!
On my word as a sage nothing within these pages is false, but not all of it may prove to be true. - Elminster of Shadowdale
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froglegg
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 18 Jun 2010 : 02:41:29
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Originally posted by Talwyn
I voted for Qilue and agree with Zireal that her death felt like it had no purpose but a simple way to end any chance of Eilistraee's cult ever continuing.
Qilue was an intriguing character who popped up in what I thought the best Drow series by Elaine Cunningham.
Alas, it's all water under the trollbridge now and ranting about it won't bring her or Eilistraee back.
I miss the Dark Dancer and her followers
Dont even get me started about what they did to her and how it went down! 4th edition my butt!
John
Mod Edit: Corrected the quoted portion of the previous reply. |
Long live Alias and Dragonbait! Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb the Realms need you more then ever!
On my word as a sage nothing within these pages is false, but not all of it may prove to be true. - Elminster of Shadowdale
The Old Grey Box gets better with age! |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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froglegg
Learned Scribe
317 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jun 2010 : 03:09:21
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Let's not turn this into another debate on editions, please.
Yes oh Wooly one I will not go on a flame rant on this topic. |
Long live Alias and Dragonbait! Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb the Realms need you more then ever!
On my word as a sage nothing within these pages is false, but not all of it may prove to be true. - Elminster of Shadowdale
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 07:32:39
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Rarely are there dull moments when the Simbul is around. |
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Knight of the Gate
Senior Scribe
USA
624 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 07:37:19
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| I can'teven vote: I love Laeral for all that she's gone through and found, and lost; but if I were to run into one of them in a dark alley for nefarious purposes, I'd SO want it to be Dove. Or Storm. Or Both. ;) |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 08:12:11
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I like Laeral in the Return of the Archwizards. I think she and Khelben are the only Chosen that Troy managed to portray well in that series... |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Talwyn
Learned Scribe
Australia
222 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 09:18:25
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Originally posted by froglegg
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Originally posted by Talwyn
I voted for Qilue and agree with Zireal that her death felt like it had no purpose but a simple way to end any chance of Eilistraee's cult ever continuing.
Qilue was an intriguing character who popped up in what I thought the best Drow series by Elaine Cunningham.
Alas, it's all water under the trollbridge now and ranting about it won't bring her or Eilistraee back.
I miss the Dark Dancer and her followers
Dont even get me started about what they did to her and how it went down! 4th edition my butt!
John
Umm...excuse me but could the above post please be amended as it looks like I am being quoted out of context here.
The red bolded text, well those are not my words nor sentiments.
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Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil...prayer, fasting, good works and so on.
Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun.
EAT LEADEN DEATH DEMON!
Terry Pratchett
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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mensch
Seeker
80 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jun 2010 : 13:53:41
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I must say I have an irrational dislike for Storm Silverhand after reading the Avatar trilogy. The way she treated Midnight and that poor Cyric after accusing them of Elminster's death just isn't fair. I'm absolutely sure that without the haughty accusations of Storm Cyric would still be a happy Chaotic Neutral rogue instead of a Chaotic Evil Supergod with a tendency to slit one's Achilles' heel
I voted for Laeral Silverhand, partly because she's the founder of the Moonstars. |
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate to know that for destruction ice is also great and would suffice. – Robert Frost (1874 - 1963) |
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Iluvrien
Acolyte
United Kingdom
49 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jun 2010 : 13:28:08
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Storm, hands down, full stop, with knobs on.
I have a great affection for many of the Seven Sisters, I have a little more difficulty dealing with Alassra and Qilue than the others, but Storm has always been my favourite.
That preference almost did not survive the Avatar books, however I then went on to read several others where she featured prominently... and they were written by Ed.
As for why, well, I think that out of them all, as interesting as meeting them would be (Laeral and Alustriel, I am looking at you two) the one of Seven (still alive) who I would find the most contentment with either at home, or around the wilds, or even have laughing at me while I attempt to chop wood in the nude, would be Storm. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 27 Jun 2010 : 14:13:19
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Originally posted by Iluvrien
I have a great affection for many of the Seven Sisters, I have a little more difficulty dealing with Alassra and Qilue than the others, but Storm has always been my favourite.
I'm curious as to why you feel this way about both Alassra and Qilue? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jun 2010 : 15:00:54
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Originally posted by mensch
I voted for Laeral Silverhand, partly because she's the founder of the Moonstars.
Actually, that was her hubby, Khelben (my personal fave among the Chosen). |
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Iluvrien
Acolyte
United Kingdom
49 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jun 2010 : 15:04:28
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Originally posted by The Sage
I'm curious as to why you feel this way about both Alassra and Qilue?
...and here I was trying to be a good little newbie and keep my head down while I continue to try and get my head around the wonderful, and occasionally daunting, morass of scrolls at CK...
The answer to you question, Sage, is both a little complex and a little vague, so I beg your indulgence on both counts.
The basic idea is that thanks to the way my, rather vivid, imagination works I am unable to consider characters as purely literary constructions. This means that if they work at all for me, the work as People rather than Things. It is also why I am unable to read books by Stephen Donaldson anymore (the things he does to his characters make me physically unwell).
In a way, the response to Alassra and Qilue is similar to the feelings that Laeral and Alustriel evoke. In both of these cases, while both of these Great Ladies seem to be capable of great personal amusement, mischeviousness, care and tenderness, in any audience with them I can only conclude that I would spend too much of the time enfolded in a mixture of awe and wonder, I have always perceived an almost Regal aspect to them, to reach a degree of comfort.
This cerebro-emotional barrier has, while not decreasing my regard for them, prevented me from warming to them as favourites.
It is much the same with Alassra and Qilue, if for different reasons:
Alassra's very wildness is the divisive factor here. El may be able to stand against her tumult (and more respect to him for managing it), but being all too aware of my own paltry weakness I could not even force the suspension of my own disbelief for long enough to consider doing more than peeking into the throne-room of Aglarond from behind a THICK wall.
My difficulty with Qilue is similar, in that it is a suspension of disbelief problem. For all that I have enjoyed her as a character and her actions in service to both the Dark Maiden and the Lady of Mysteries, I find that this dual-devotion in addition to her Drow nature just left too few points of commonality for me to draw her off the page in a way that would allow me to relate to her with more fondness than awe, curiosity or shock.
I hope that makes more sense of it, and wasn't too long and waffly. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 28 Jun 2010 : 00:44:03
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Strange, I always find Alassra believable. But then, believability of characters is scarcely objective,and rather subjective. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Iluvrien
Acolyte
United Kingdom
49 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2010 : 01:12:35
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It isn't Alassra I find unbelievable... it is my capacity to remain anywhere near her that I doubt  . |
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mensch
Seeker
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Posted - 28 Jun 2010 : 15:16:47
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by mensch
I voted for Laeral Silverhand, partly because she's the founder of the Moonstars.
Actually, that was her hubby, Khelben (my personal fave among the Chosen).
Ah yes, you're right.
I wonder, is the schism between Khelben and the Harpers detailed in a novel somewhere? Both the Forgotten Realms Wiki and Wikipedia state that Laeral leads the Moonstars, together with Khelben. So while technically not a founding member, she's cool enough. ;) Being the consort to Mr. "Blackstaff" Arunsun also earns her a lot of brownie points. |
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
727 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2010 : 21:04:27
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I voted "None" *shrugs* Don't know any of them nearly well enough to even begin to pick a favourite.
Although, the [very sexy] scene between the Simbul and El, about three-quarters into Spellfire where she admits to being lonely, might have given her my vote simply because I like troubled-but-extremely-dangerous-lasses. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2010 : 00:44:30
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Originally posted by mensch
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by mensch
I voted for Laeral Silverhand, partly because she's the founder of the Moonstars.
Actually, that was her hubby, Khelben (my personal fave among the Chosen).
Ah yes, you're right.
I wonder, is the schism between Khelben and the Harpers detailed in a novel somewhere? Both the Forgotten Realms Wiki and Wikipedia state that Laeral leads the Moonstars, together with Khelben. So while technically not a founding member, she's cool enough. ;) Being the consort to Mr. "Blackstaff" Arunsun also earns her a lot of brownie points.
It was detailed in the last (and one of the greatest) sourcebooks of the 2E era, Cloak & Dagger. It was pretty much ignored after that.  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2010 : 00:51:15
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by mensch
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by mensch
I voted for Laeral Silverhand, partly because she's the founder of the Moonstars.
Actually, that was her hubby, Khelben (my personal fave among the Chosen).
Ah yes, you're right.
I wonder, is the schism between Khelben and the Harpers detailed in a novel somewhere? Both the Forgotten Realms Wiki and Wikipedia state that Laeral leads the Moonstars, together with Khelben. So while technically not a founding member, she's cool enough. ;) Being the consort to Mr. "Blackstaff" Arunsun also earns her a lot of brownie points.
It was detailed in the last (and one of the greatest) sourcebooks of the 2E era, Cloak & Dagger. It was pretty much ignored after that.
There's a few brief bits in Steven Schend's Blackstaff as well. |
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Favorite Seven Sister
