Thread:Eras of Arda Team/@comment-29773086-20170715060117

Mae govannen, mellyn-nin! My IGN is EpicMithrandir, and I would like to apply for the role of Draugluin.

Draugluin is the first of the race of werewolves of Angband, mighty and ancient. He was probably bred by Sauron or Melkor (the former seems more likely) before even the War for the Sake of the Elves, and survived Melkor's defeat by hiding in the deep places undiscovered by the Valar in Angband. Or, alternatively, he could have come into existence after Melkor escaped Valinor and rebuilt the fortress of Angband. Since Melkor has returned from his long captivity, Draugluin has no doubt struck fear into the hearts of all enemies of the Black Enemy under the command of Sauron, his liege lord. Melkor has arisen again, but Angband is once more under siege- this time by the mighty Ñoldor, and Draugluin will play a part in the events to come.

Why should I want to play the role of Draugluin on this server? Mostly because of my love of the world and characters that Tolkien created. Even Draugluin, whose pelt in The Silmarillion was a more important plot point than his life, was a dramatic character, battling Huan of Valinor before fleeing and dying before his master with the most imaginative last words ever heard: "Huan is there!" In all honesty, Draugluin's story sounds like mine when playing Minecraft PVP. He was cracked up to be powerful etc, but couldn't really PVP very well, so he ran away after taking a beating then died. For my part, I pretend to be a invincible with my athelas brew and dwarven gear, but my first instinct in an actual fight is to run in the other direction very fast. But usually it isn't fast enough, or too fast, and I die from the enemy catching up to me or from fall damage in my frantic flight.

As Draugluin, if I should be lucky enough to have this application accepted, my style of play will line up with the small amount of lore known about Draugluin (not including his death, hopefully). I will begin in Angband, and aid the efforts of Melkor under the supervision of Sauron until the Dagor Bragollach. After that, I will of course help conquer Minas Tirith on Tol Sirion, and when it is under Melkor's dominion I will live there under Sauron for my time on the server.

What can I bring to the server? For one, a fairly extensive knowledge of lore, if anyone should need it. Though I do not excel in the traditional areas of building or PVP, I can help the server along in other ways. I am not easily riled, so I probably won't overly disturb order in the server, and I have followed the rules of servers before. I believe I would be especially apt at roleplay, being well-versed in the history of Middle-earth.

Quite some years ago, I began playing Minecraft. At first I mostly tried Singleplayer, then later Multiplayer. Eventually I found this mod, and again started with Singleplayer. By now, though, I have played on two servers with this mod, primarily; the Official Server and the Second Age Server. I played on TOS for a long period, as a member of several factions. Then I began to tire of the same old repetitive grinding, and moved to a server that I thought would have more excitement- the Second Age Server. I did enjoy my short time there, but there were few players, and though I enjoyed the difference in textures, map, and all the other changes for that different era, I found myself drifting out of playing it. The First Age Server, however, is not an old tired server. It is just beginning, and therefore events and players will abound.

Thank you for considering my application. Even if it is not accepted, see you in-game! 