Defending Middle Earth

         Ahhh…of course. You are of the wise, elegant, and immortal race of elves. This means that you have extraordinary senses, you are one with nature, and you have healing powers. If you are female, your beauty is beyond words, and your grace is indescribable. For the male elves, you are swift warriors. You do much damage with your elven daggers, but it is with your bow that you have much skill, and where you are unavoidably deadly to any enemy. Almost all elves have the gift of song, and your voice can lure creatures of all sorts into peaceful trances. But as an elf you mean no harm to those who mean no harm to you. However, you defend yourself when the time calls for it, and you are there to defend Middle Earth when the time calls for it as well.

         This time definitely calls for defense. An evil is lurking about in Middle Earth once again. Its reign is nowhere near strong, so far, but it is growing. The wicked creature that brings such hate, cruelty, and malice is clever. It is hiding far enough in shadow that its identity has not yet been seen. Yet the remaining orcs and other evil creatures that survived from Sauron's time in power have multiplied, and they have already joined forces with this unknown evil.

         As the crowd of various races seat themselves, the rooms goes silent. Elrond's voice fills the open room; you listen attentively, knowing the importance and secrecy of all of his meetings.

         "It has been a great while since I have called a council of such significance. Not since Sauron's threat to overtake Middle Earth has such an evil come unto these lands. We were fortunate enough to know of Sauron's plan to find the One Ring and we successfully destroyed it. But with this evil, we do not know what its plans are, what it looks like, or even if it has a human form. We call upon the elves, dwarves, wizards, men, and now hobbits," Elrond says as he looks over to Frodo," as well as any other free people of Middle Earth to defend all that is good. Those who are with us from the Fellowship of The Ring have already vowed to lead this quest, but they cannot do it alone. We need almost all of you to help, but there are probably few of you who are brave enough to do so, " He pauses for a moment, with a look of concern on his face, "I will give you all a few moments to think out your decision.

Now you must make your first decision. Will you help defend all that is good in Middle Earth?