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Chosen of Lathander
Acolyte
Turkey
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 Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 17:28:48
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Poll Question:
Who do you think the Elaine Cunninghams best character is?
(sorry if there are some grammar mistakes
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Edited by - Chosen of Lathander on 09 Mar 2006 14:11:21
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Braveheart
Learned Scribe
Austria
159 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 17:35:23
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| Uh.. what happened to Elaith Craulnober? |
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 17:38:11
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| Strictly speaking, Elaith's Ed Greenwood's creation. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 17:59:06
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Of the listed choices, I like Liriel and Danilo the best. If Matteo and Tzigone had been options, I'm not sure who I would have picked.
Ooh, can you imagine the fun of Tzigone and Danilo together? No one would be safe!   |
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Chosen of Lathander
Acolyte
Turkey
21 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 18:16:57
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| why doesent anyone say arilyn!??!?!!? i love her |
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 18:33:16
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Originally posted by Chosen of Lathander
why doesent anyone say arilyn!??!?!!? i love her
Then why have you not voted for her? Or can you not, as the poll's creator?
I'm afraid I prefer Danilo. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 18:47:50
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I prefer Danilo as well - for one thing he's a handsome devil, and he gets my favourite FR-heroine at the end, too - mostly due to his witticisms and Scarlet Pimpernelitude.
And the creator of a poll can, indeed, vote in it. |
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Braveheart
Learned Scribe
Austria
159 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 19:55:56
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Originally posted by Winterfox
Strictly speaking, Elaith's Ed Greenwood's creation.
Hm, but fleshing out that character should qualify as "character by Elaine Cunningham" too, shouldn't it? Ed Greenwood surely created a lot of characters, but filling them with life was up to some other authors . |
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Entreri: "And the real thing can kill you whether you believe in it or not." |
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Drakul
Senior Scribe
USA
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
895 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 21:55:12
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Originally posted by Braveheart
Hm, but fleshing out that character should qualify as "character by Elaine Cunningham" too, shouldn't it? Ed Greenwood surely created a lot of characters, but filling them with life was up to some other authors .
*shrugs* I was just pointing out a reason why he might not have been included in the poll.
I voted Liriel, also, but because of her personality (plus the fact that she pays for her mistakes, and her actions have consequences) and not because she's a drow. A few years ago I'd probably have voted for Arilyn, but I don't know, the character's appeal has lessened for me, I suppose. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 22:56:19
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Originally posted by Braveheart
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Originally posted by Winterfox
Strictly speaking, Elaith's Ed Greenwood's creation.
Hm, but fleshing out that character should qualify as "character by Elaine Cunningham" too, shouldn't it? Ed Greenwood surely created a lot of characters, but filling them with life was up to some other authors .
Shrug, Ed still filled Elaith with life before Elaine used him, from what I've heard from THO. :) |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 00:43:53
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Of the choices provided... I would say Danilo.
Mostly because, in many ways -- mostly because of his attitudes and playful nature -- he reminds me of myself... but also, I thoroughly enjoy each and every tale I read that features Danilo. He is at once, a very easy character to understand, or so it would seem at least initially. The real delight about Danilo is that there is always more than meets the eye when you read about him. Just when you think you've learned what makes him tick, and what he is really about, we, as the reader, learn more about him through his interactions between other characters and himself and discover a whole other level to this character.
And of course... I still remember the discussion Elaine and I had about what part Danilo would play in the Abduction from the Seraglio and what a delight it would be see Danilo "on stage" in the leading role as Belmonte .
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Edited by - The Sage on 09 Mar 2006 00:45:06 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 00:48:56
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by Braveheart
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Originally posted by Winterfox
Strictly speaking, Elaith's Ed Greenwood's creation.
Hm, but fleshing out that character should qualify as "character by Elaine Cunningham" too, shouldn't it? Ed Greenwood surely created a lot of characters, but filling them with life was up to some other authors .
Shrug, Ed still filled Elaith with life before Elaine used him, from what I've heard from THO. :)
Indeed... as our Lady Hooded One told most of us, again, recently -
"Just a gentle correction here: Ed didn't create Elaith for (or in) FR1. Elaith was a living, breathing NPC in the original Realms campaign for YEARS (at least 8) before FR1 was published. I have read three early, never-published Realms short stories by Ed, set in Waterdeep, that have Elaith in them. (And yes, they're as good as any other fictional depictions of Elaith I've read, though much shorter.)
love to all,
THO"
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Braveheart
Learned Scribe
Austria
159 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 08:38:49
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by Braveheart
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Originally posted by Winterfox
Strictly speaking, Elaith's Ed Greenwood's creation.
Hm, but fleshing out that character should qualify as "character by Elaine Cunningham" too, shouldn't it? Ed Greenwood surely created a lot of characters, but filling them with life was up to some other authors .
Shrug, Ed still filled Elaith with life before Elaine used him, from what I've heard from THO. :)
Indeed... as our Lady Hooded One told most of us, again, recently -
"Just a gentle correction here: Ed didn't create Elaith for (or in) FR1. Elaith was a living, breathing NPC in the original Realms campaign for YEARS (at least 8) before FR1 was published. I have read three early, never-published Realms short stories by Ed, set in Waterdeep, that have Elaith in them. (And yes, they're as good as any other fictional depictions of Elaith I've read, though much shorter.)
love to all,
THO"
I stand corrected  . As someone who "only" reads the novels you get a slightly different view on who you associate with particular characters. |
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Shadovar
Senior Scribe
785 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 08:45:01
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| My vote goes to Danilo Thann. An dashing character with a good sense of righteousness and morals and cheerful and outgoing, straightforward which are some of the traits which I liked about him when I read the Song & Swords novels. |
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1176 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 10:10:22
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Look at my avatar. Look at my vote.
Enough said :) |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
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Chosen of Lathander
Acolyte
Turkey
21 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 14:10:55
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uh sorry people.i dont know the matteo or tzigone you speak of.Elaine is my best author in FR.But Evermeet:The Island of Elves and yh Dream Sphere are not translated to Turkish now and getting them from USA may cost me too much...but i will put matteo and tzigone anyway.
i am very dissapointed that only a few people voted for Arilyn |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 14:34:32
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Originally posted by Chosen of Lathander
uh sorry people.i dont know the matteo or tzigone you speak of.Elaine is my best author in FR.But Evermeet:The Island of Elves and yh Dream Sphere are not translated to Turkish now and getting them from USA may cost me too much...but i will put matteo and tzigone anyway.
i am very dissapointed that only a few people voted for Arilyn
Matteo and Tzigone are the two main characters of Elaine's Counselors & Kings trilogy, set in Halruaa. |
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Chosen of Lathander
Acolyte
Turkey
21 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 14:54:09
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well sorry
and thank you too wooly rupert. i was waiting the counselors and kings series to be translated.and i see they are translated konw.i will buy them at once |
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Beezy
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 16:29:04
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| For me it's almost a toss up between Arilyn Moonblade and Liriel Beanre but I voted for the fromer because I enjoyed that series alittle more than the trilogy involving the latter. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 13:47:45
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| Danilo is an entertaining character all the time I read about him. |
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Sadonayerah Odrydin
Learned Scribe
USA
210 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 18:37:16
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Arilyn. It was a close tie between Danilo, Arilyn, and Elaith. But since I had to choose, I chose the one who inspires me the most.  |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Marc
Senior Scribe
657 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2006 : 17:12:12
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| Elaith is unique |
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Elven Avenger
Acolyte
Brazil
27 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2006 : 19:42:11
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| Elaith Craulnober, all the way. |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2006 : 21:11:05
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| Elaith was fleshed out by Elaine, the character (s name) was around before... |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 01:07:59
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Originally posted by Mace Hammerhand
Elaith was fleshed out by Elaine, the character (s name) was around before...
Indeed. Elaith was originally Ed's creation.
I'll let Elaine explain -
"And as much as I'd like to take credit for Elaith's creation, he first appeared as an NPC in a game product entitled "Waterdeep and the North," by Ed Greenwood. When I wrote ELFSHADOW, my first novel, I didn't realize Elaith was a well-established character in Ed's home campaign. As far as I knew, Elaith existed only as a one-paragraph description. That paragraph appealed to me, so I took the character and ran with it. Over the years, Ed has been very gracious about this accidental literary hijacking."
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 01:25:59
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| I voted for Elaith--the only little nitpick I have against him is that he's still a bit angsty. |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 02 Sep 2006 : 02:33:58
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| Went with Danilo |
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Conlon
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 02 Sep 2006 : 09:52:34
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This was very close for me as well. I very much enjoy Liriel though I can't name her as my fave. And since there was some dispute over Elaith's creator, I didn't vote for him.
I had many reasons for voting for Danillo, but the one that put him over the top was a quote from a letter sent to Danillo from the esteemed Athol of our very own Candlekeep:
"Start by sparing me your fine flourishes and your flattery. Though I doubt not your sincerity, such niceties only serve to raise my hackles. Perhaps this is because I remember all too well the times you insisted that she who named me must have been speaking with a lisp"
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Edited by - Conlon on 02 Sep 2006 09:54:18 |
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