Update: It has been pointed out to me that I have suggested there will be excessive changes to the canon, this was worded poorly. I did not intend to say that there will be major plot changes, more that some of the narrative will exist away from the fellowship as Idhrinduil won't be a member of the fellowship of the ring. This being said, I imagine that Idhrinduil will end up getting involved in a lot of the same action as the fellowship (they may consider him as a quasi-member of the fellowship but not an official member as given by Elrond)
Greetings fellow Lord of the Rings lovers, so this is just a prelude to my story (I think prelude is the right word) to basically introduce some of the new characters to the world. The idea for it in my mind is still pretty fresh and new so forgive me if things don't go according to plan.
Also, just a quick note, in terms of my use of English, in this intro I'm pretty casual but when it comes to the story, I'll try and keep it proper so that it doesn't lose credibility, so when I ramble on, or make jokes about rambling on. the story won't be like that so dont worry
This is a pretty long winded Introduction and I apologise for that. Its also not ridiculously important so feel free to skim read it (especially the first half) but at the bottom I'm going to talk about interaction between me and you, and you can input ideas for your own characters etc so please read that bit and contribute!
Basically this story is going to follow the Lord of the Rings timeline from when Gandalf first leaves the shire following Bilbos birthday party but will be following the character Idhrinduil on his travels around Middle-Earth instead of the fellowship.
Don't worry, there will be plenty of interaction with the fellowship so we get to keep up with all your favourite characters :D
Also, again I still haven't made my mind up on this but at the moment, while many of the major events from the books/films are still going to occur, I am also probably going to introduce new major ones and completely non-canon changes (i.e. characters might die that didn't the first time round, new major battles (maybe even missing major battles but I doubt it because lets face it, they're too much fun!)
A few things I also think I should mention are, 1) I haven't spent too much time reading Lord of the Rings fan fiction (as my name probably suggests). This isn't because Im not a massive LOTR fan but really just because the books and films are so good, I've never really felt the need for non-canon material. However as time goes on, this has changed I guess.
2) I haven't read the books more than twice each and both times were ages ago so my book-lore is probably pretty bad. As such, if you do decide to be delightful and review, please don't tell me off for getting something wrong that doesn't matter too much (like the location of a city that isn't important, characters ages, which hand they favour etc) because ill probably be taking some liberties with this and making it my own - however if I make a bad mistake like how to spell a characters name, then feel free to let me know and ill change it.
3) things might happen in the wrong order, deal with it. ;)
Anyway, onto the idea. My main character Idhrinduil, is a half-elf, half-man. Born of an ancient elven Queen (who has since left middle earth, we don't really know anything about and nor does Idhrinduil except things like her importance and beauty blah blah blah that he was told by Elrond. You know what, lets make her Elrond's sister (just came up with that lol)) and the Lord of Dol Amroth, Idhrinduil is a pretty big deal. Technically he should be ruling Dol Amroth but he's an adventurer/fighter at heart and therefore has given the rule to a younger member of that bloodline.
Young for an elf, but still been around a while - think a few centuries old. Left when still a child his home to live and train with the Dunedin, Idh became a ranger and of course because he's the hero, is a pretty extraordinary fighter and wise/intelligent. Known, trusted and a good friend to many of the big dogs of Middle Earth, Idhrinduil is very important to its fate.
Currently, Idhrinduil has set up and is running his own keep, set up on the Southern slopes of the White Mountains (a long way but could be a lot further from Dol Amroth) which is dedicated to training the extreme elite fighters in Middle Earth. It doesn't accept many at a time but warriors such as Boromir, Legolas and Aragorn have all trained there. Dwarfs also get accepted but Gimli hasn't (dw he's still gonna be an absolute tank).
The keep is set up on the River Ciril, upstream from the city of Calembel which is the main contact point for Idhrinduil (as he's often needed elsewhere, so messages for him are sent there...) and the city also provides supplies (just realised I'm providing kind of a lot of random and unnecessary backstory here...)
Onto the story: So basically, Idhrinduil is going to visit Minas Tirith at the start having been called there to discuss matters of importance with Denethor and Boromir, while there he discovers Gandalf who is there for information on the one ring (this happens in the films but maybe not the books... not sure) and has a private meeting with him. Gandalf requests that Idhrinduil picks a small band of his elite individuals to come to Rivendell with him to await the Council of Elrond. I think its probably gonna be between 5 and 10, mix of elves and men and basically they're gonna be like their own fellowship, wreaking havoc on the forces of evil and running their own missions to aid the forces of good. Will meet the fellowship various times and help out (of course they're gonna get involved at the main battles). I'm pretty sure, the first one will be them arriving in Rivendell long before the hobbits, and so they set out to aid the rangers in one thing or another (suggestions welcome!).
ANYWAY, onto the most important bit! I would love for you guys to get involved and interact with this story. As I've said previously, this has no intended direction yet so submit plots in PMs (id say reviews but that potentially creates spoilers), and review this chapter with your own Character ideas.
Also, this needs a better name. Ill probably let you guys wait a bit before changing it but I'm open to ideas once you've got a feel for the story.
So you want your own character? thats awesome but please when creating it, dont go overboard. Description, name and a bit about their characteristics is cool but dont go overboard, especially since I'll need to make them my own to make the story work. Anyway, I hope this will be an awesome story and that you enjoy it. I probably don't need anything to get the first chapter going but please review as soon as possible! thanks guys/gals :D
oh and lastly, if something about my style needs work, also let me know (for example, if it becomes hard to read because of linespacing or whatever).
Update: The first chapter is up but I want to give it a little bit more time to maximise the number of suggestions you guys want. (These sort of things definitely used to happen in other fan fiction books, not sure if they still do. Been out of the FF game for a while, but I think it would be fun. If not then ill just get on with it myself
