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Posted By: Enarwaen Posted On: December.23.2007, 05:36PM

Title: Breath of Life, (and some sort of merry x-mas to all of you out there ...) [Print] Mae govannen, worthy readers! It has been a long road and we thanks go out to those individuals who still believe in our common dream. The Project has been hit with many a stepping stone and unexpected twists and turns. Nevertheless we continue (mostly) behind the scenes. As a treat, let us present you with one of the many great pieces of Concept Artwork by our very talented Naurwen Telemnariel. In this particular case you can see Fingolfin, High King of the Noldor, wearing his light armour and holding a blade (which is *NOT* Ringil). Click to enlarge We will bring you more Concept Art over the next few weeks - so keep those eyes peeled. TLA is also in need of a few more good men and women for the following positions: News / Human Resources Manager Game Designer / Design Consultant 3D Modeler 3D Animator Texture Artist Concept Artist If you are interested please read the according Job Descriptions carefully. If you feel confident enough, please fill out our Application Form. Comments: 14 · View

Posted By: dathui Posted On: December.16.2006, 06:43AM
Title: Concept art, Fëanor - The Spirit of Fire [Print] "For Fëanor was made the mightiest in all parts of body and mind: in valour, in endurance, in beauty, in understanding, in skill, in strength and subtlety alike: of all the Children of Eru, and a bright flame was in him." (J.R.R. Tolkien – HoME X, MR) Click for large version. Comments: 4 · View

Posted By: dathui Posted On: October.22.2006, 05:45AM

Title: Concept art, Maedhros in light armour [Print] NaurwenT has done it again "(...)There Maedhros in time was healed; for the fire of life was hot within him, and his strength was of the ancient world, such as those possessed who were nurtured in Valinor. His body recovered from his torment and became hale, but the shadow of his pain was in his heart; and he lived to wield his sword with left hand more deadly than his right had been." "(...)Maedhros did deeds of surpassing valour, and the Orcs fled before his face; for since his torment upon Thangorodrim his spirit burned like a white fire within, and he was as one that returns from the dead.") Click for full sized version Comments: 15 · View

Posted By: dathui Posted On: October.14.2006, 05:10AM

Title: Concept art, Maedhros at losgar [Print] NaurwenT put it well so i'll just let her say it, after all, she's done all the work Here is the moment I have depicted: "... But when they were landed, Maedhros the eldest of his sons, and on a time the friend of Fingon ere Morgoth's lies came between, spoke to Fëanor, saying: 'Now what ships and rowers will you spare to return, and whom shall they bear hither first? Fingon the valiant?' Then Fëanor laughed as one fey, and he cried: 'None and none! What I have left behind I count now no loss; needless baggage on the road it has proved. Let those that cursed my name, curse me still, and whine their way back to the cages of the Valar! Let the ships burn!' Then Maedhros alone stood aside, but Fëanor caused fire to be set to the white ships of the Teleri." (The Silmarillion, Ch. 9, "Of the Flight of the Noldor") Click picture for full sized version. Comments: 8 · View

Posted By: dathui Posted On: October.7.2006, 10:16AM

Title: Concept art, Maedhros' rescue [Print] Our very own concept artist has overdone herself once again, here's another great piece. "His prayer was answered swiftly. For Manwë to whom all birds are dear, and to whom they bring news upon Taniquetil from Middle-earth, had sent forth the race of Eagles, commanding them to dwell in the crags of the North, and to keep watch upon Morgoth; for Manwë still had pity for the exiled Elves. And the Eagles brought news of much that passed in those days to the sad ears of Manwë. Now, even as Fingon bent his bow, there flew down from the high airs Thorondor, King of Eagles, mightiest of all birds that have ever been, whose outstretched wings spanned thirty fathoms; and staying Fingon's hand he took him up, and bore him to the face of the rock where Maedhros hung. But Fingon could not release the hell-wrought bond upon his wrist, nor sever it, nor draw it from the stone. Again therefore in his pain Maedhros begged that he would slay him; but Fingon cut off his hand above the wrist, and Thorondor bore them back to Mithrim." (J.R.R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion, Ch. 13, "Of the Return of the Noldor") Click picture for full sized version. Comments: 17 · View

Posted By: NaurwenT Posted On: September.19.2006, 07:25AM
Title: New Book by Christopher Tolkien [Print] The Children of Húrin Comments: 3 · View

Posted By: Enarwaen Posted On: June.17.2006, 12:20PM

Title: Ardaquenta Vandalizing [Print] I'm the bringer of sad news today - it seems over the past few months some individuals found it funny to put their spam into our Ardaquenta. We've now taken steps to avoid this misbehaviour and this misuse of our Wikipedia by only allowing registered users to commit any changes to Ardaquenta. Due to this measure, I have disabled now all previously registered AQ users who are not TLA team members. If you would like to have your edit-priviledges back just reply in this thread. I know it is a harsh step - but it was necessary. If you do not want to directly contribute to our AQ you can always post your ideas and drafts in the AQ Article Draft Forum Comments: 2 · View

Posted By: Enarwaen Posted On: April.2.2006, 03:50PM

Title: Open Positions, (TLA is hiring) [Print] Mae govannen! As we are gearing up for production we have the following positions to offer: Essayist / Ardaquenta Editor Game Designer / Design Consultant 3D Modeler 3D Animator Texture Artist Musician Sound Designer If you are interested please read the according job descriptions carefully. If you feel confident enough, please fill out our application form. Good luck! Comments: 19 · View

Posted By: Enarwaen Posted On: March.31.2006, 05:25PM

Title: 'Lay of Leithian' Showcase, (TLA's April Fools prank) [Print] Mae govannen, worthy readers! Welcome to our showcase of the 'Lay of Leithian' Story Campaign! In this special story campaign we will depict the events of the Tale of Beren and Lúthien. This very showcase deals with the a perilous mission the player has to complete - Lúthien's and Beren's descent into Angband on their quest to recover a Silmaril from Morgoth's Iron Crown. The mission will start off just outside the outer fortifications of Angband. Our heroes must overcome a large score of Morgoth's orcs, trolls and wolves. Lúthien's special powers (including Water Magic - a skill which she shares with her Third Age descendant Arwen) and Beren's protective auras (which improve both of their combat abilities) will aid them on their epic quest. After having successfully gained entrance into the dreaded halls of Angband they must find their way through various obstacles like glowing rivers of lava and get past an army of Balrogs guarding the way towards Morgoth's throne room deep down below. Just before entering Morgoth's throne room they will have to fight several dangerous werewolves, including the dreaded werewolf Carcharoth who is also a dangerous spell-caster - and Sauron's favorite pupil. Finally inside the throne room Lúthien needs to cast a 'Stunning Spell' on Morgoth so that he drops his Iron Crown which will yield a shining Silmaril to Beren's excellent crafting skills. When we were creating the design for this story campaign we've been heavily influenced by Tolkien's descriptions - especially to his repeated use of magic in his works. This was really helpful in the design stage when we assigned all the needed magic skills to both Lúthien and Beren as well as their adversaries. We really want to push the envelope on the game engine here and provide our audience with a memorable gameplay experience. This includes a whole tree of possible spells which will become unlocked as the character accumaltes more experience points by vanquishing enemies. This has even prompted a response from our former project leader Adam 'av_nefardec' Vana who congratulated us on our bold decision: QUOTE(Adam) "This is exactly the type of game i always dreamed of!". With that we are coming to an end of this showcase. Hope you enjoyed this as much as we designing this specific mission! edit: i hope this does not come as a shock to some - but this was indeed our April 1st prank Comments: 11 · View

Posted By: Enarwaen Posted On: March.29.2006, 03:38PM

Title: New Concept Art - Noldorin Captain (Discarded Concept), (by our very own Naurwen) [Print] Mae govannen, nobles all! This week we are proud to present you another excellent concept art piece by Naurwen - a Noldorin Captain of the House of Fingolfin! QUOTE(Naurwen) First of the series of conceptual designs for the Noldor. In this case, a lord/captain of the House of Fingolfin. The arrival of the host of Fingolfin to Beleriand has always been one of my favourite parts of the Silmarillion, But as the host of Fingolfin marched into Mithrim the Sun rose flaming in the West; and Fingolfin unfurled his blue and silver banners, and blew his horns, and flowers sprang beneath his marching feet, and the ages of the stars were ended (...) This type of unit will of course be featured in our Nern Ennorath. Comments: 21 · View

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