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[disfavour]

Humans! [ Good, now that he has your attention. ] There is a sickness aboard this vessel, a Dark Beast that harbours rot and the ruin of any that approach it. I, myself, suffered injuries that have now healed. It is a skilled foe that walks in shadow, a warrior of the forsaken. It does not bleed when wounded or hesitate to give harm and it will kill you, should you be fool enough to challenge it. Unless, of course, it decides to keep you alive for sport — those mortals who deliberately put themselves at risk do so at their own peril. If you believe you are strong, I am here to tell you that you are not. Keep your corpses to a minimum. 

Specifically: it carries a great chain that burns like embers, knows your mind and moves at incredible speed. Thranduil is aware of this demon, as are all those of Elvenkind aboard. 

[ Nuada, who brings the network this message from the corridors where he is patrolling, peers into the camera with wolflike gold eyes. You may have seen them around recently, instead belonging to one massive six-foot hound. ]

To those who are not human, I say this; stay with your brothers and sisters, send word over a secure line if any of you are attacked. All manner of Aes Sidhe, from my world or not, are my concern.

[ What else? His manner eases ever so slightly, as it is wont to do between comrades. ]

Loki — we must speak concerning the forging of your weapon. It is time to take up arms worthy of your skill, my friend.

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[summerlord]

I am glad to hear that it has healed. [There's an undercurrent of question in his tone: has it healed well? He's a healer; Nuada was a patient. He's allowed the concern.]

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[disfavour]

[ Allowed and more; a small grateful smile slides into place. ]

It would not have done so without your skill, my lord.

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[summerlord]

Thank you. I hope I will not have to be called upon again.

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[thebreakingwave]

Other than dark, shadowed, and carries a chain, can you give any other description? Is it tall or short? Male or female? Walks on two legs or more?

[wolfinthesnow]

When did you face it?

[Because he has no doubt that Nuada did face it]

Where did you face it?

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[elvenking]

[Catching...some of that wording, there...]

Nuada.

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[longestnose]

...there are stories of such a thing, where I come from.

I am glad to see you in your normal elven form.

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[disfavour]

Almost as much as I hope not to have reason to call upon you, I'm sure.

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[disfavour]

You did catch the word 'demon', did you not? I doubt very much whether it walks on a pair of legs or four will make a great deal of difference if you encounter it. To answer you, however; tall, male, two.

[disfavour]

Not a great while ago. It did not attack until disturbed, but that is hardly saying anything about its temperament.

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[disfavour]

[ Raising his brows. ]

Thranduil.

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[disfavour]

Not as glad as I am to remove the Glamour, my friend. What do the stories say?

[wolfinthesnow]

Are you hurt at all?

[disfavour]

I was stabbed, but Lord Elrond has tended to it and the wound has since healed cleanly.

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[thebreakingwave]

I did, and where I'm from, it can mean different things.

Do you know if it can change shape? If you saw it do that, then appearance is less important.

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[elvenking]

Did you challenge the creature?

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[disfavour]

[ And that's when he looks confused. ]

Did you think I would stand aside and allow it to fall upon you and your people? Yes, I challenged it.

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[elvenking]

Did it threaten me and my people?

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[disfavour]

What it chooses to present itself as is not unimportant. You are too young to face it, in any case, and need not know of its tricks, boy; you need only run.

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[disfavour]

It walks with death upon its breath and knows of elves, the demon found the look of me familiar. That was enough reason to put myself between the creature and and its escape.

In its language it asked if I was Avari.

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[elvenking]

...What?

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[disfavour]

Avari.

[ Frowning, he watches Thranduil carefully as he recites the word on a foreign tongue, the inflection as smooth as he can recall. ]

... You know this name?

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[puppydogeyes]

You had time to heal then you had time to tell us.

[Or Thranduil and Elvenkind could have brought it to her, but she'll deal with that later.]

I'm gonna need more physical description than that poetic shit. And where it was.

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[disfavour]

I have spoken of it before now. If it would have done you any good to learn of it, you would have been informed sooner.

[ His tone is imperious and unrepentant; if the elves haven't been able to do anything about it, why on earth would they inform the cattle aboard? In Nuada's opinion, the death of a human would have been very useful in picking up the creature's refreshed trail. ]

Are you simple? You have your description, or one of any worth. It is a demon, its form will likely alter at will where it walks in shadow. [ Cocking his head. ] Perhaps you expect that you will know it on sight if I tell you the colour of its hair.

It walks the halls, woman. You will know it for what it is when you stumble into its path.

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[elvenking]

...Come to me at once. I will call for the Lady Galadriel and the Lord Elrond. You must tell us everything, and spare no detail you thought unworthy of mention before.