"It's very quiet in the Opelė these days," she said. "Do you remember the time when there were lots of newbies in the White City, so many that we decided only to let the well-behaved ones enter the Tea House?"
"I remember it well," Aikanįro answered. "Only we weren't too hard on them, I think - anyone who was well-behaved enough to ask for admission, was granted it. Ack, it's far too quiet now ... On a good day, there would be several pages to read through - now we need several days to fill a page."
"We didn't get many annoying gate-crashers, though," Varnafindė said. "Only one or two, all the rest were well-behaved. And there haven't been any annoying newbies around for ages. It seems unnecessary to have that 'ask before you post'-rule any more. We might as well open the Opelė again, like it was when Elyrka first established it."
"Yes, it started as an open Inn. We could ask the other regulars what they think," Aikanįro suggested. "Even though not all the citizens in our new banner post as regularly as they used to, they are still historically our regulars, and those of them who read the Opelė, should have their say."
So the question was asked in the Opelė (funnily enough, a couple of days after this converse between Varna and Aika, someone else encouraged open Inns also, even though he hadn't heard the converse), and people agreed that the Opelė might just as well be opened again.
The Member's List would then be removed.
But NOT the banner!
( to Sherl who made it)
This, then, is The Tea House - An Open Meeting-Place, or, as we say it in Quenya, I Cuiveyulda Opelė: Lįta Omentiė Nomė.
Elyrka Redsmith is the owner of the establishment, but she is on a well-deserved (and very long) break. Varnafindė, Braeden and Sherl have been running the place for her. If you need to talk to Elyrka when she's around you can find her on MSN: oni_kamadaki@hotmail.com - or, you can email her at: starlight.ofdawn@gmail.com.
She has this to say to all visitors:
quote:Welcome to the Opelė, where everyone is welcome - except Orcs, of course. Come, sit by the fire and have some tea.
Although we welcome one and all, the Opelė is, as you may have guessed, the unofficial home to the Quenya Defenders. If you mock the name of Quenya in here, the management of the Opelė can claim no responsibility for the consequences.
No 'text message' spelling or grammar is to be used in the Opelė. If you cannot take the time to post correctly, please refrain from posting.
And as we've spotted a new member defending Quenya elsewhere on the board, we encourage him to come along for a cup of tea!
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Latest news, as of end of April 2008: We're branching off!
There's now an affiliated branch of the Opelė on another board. We'll comply with the rules and not advertise, but you could always PM me or Aika or Amariė for details (or check their profiles).
We might end up like Starbucks!
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From: Narnia, also connected with Norway | Registered: Dec 2003
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First page Yes, I know, this is not as difficult as in the UP
To be constructive : have you heard about the soon-to-be-issued Parma Eldalamberon 17 ? Some more Quenya in it (though Quenya is not the focus of this issue)
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From: Menegroth, deep under the sea | Registered: May 2006
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No, I'm not really following the Parma Eldalamberon issues
You could tell more about them, perhaps - do they sometimes focus on Quenya?
In honor of the new Quenya or Sindarin thread, I think I should repost the link to my story about how Varna got her name
From: Narnia, also connected with Norway | Registered: Dec 2003
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So, Eluchil, do you have the table of contents for the Parma Eldalamberon 17?
I like to try to keep up with a little bit of both Quenya and Sindarin- only because my Nśmenórean RP characters speak both languages.
From: Andustar | Registered: Jul 2003
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PE 11 to 16 mainly focused on Qenya and Gnomish. I read that can be found in PE 17 (about Quenya) possessive pronominal declensions, or conjugations (present) of -a Quenya verbs, among other stuff. And Vinyar Tengwar 49 was superb for Quenya amateurs.
E: Gna, not yet, PE17 has not yet been officially announced ..; but perhaps you can understand some part of this description (in French)? E2: I will try to translate and to post it in the north tonight
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From: Menegroth, deep under the sea | Registered: May 2006
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*Has nothing constructive to say* Brae can probably tell you that though I might say a lot, precious little of it is constructive .
From: HMAS Fire & Ice, Miranistan | Registered: Jan 2003
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Nice new Inn Varna. What's that you're writing about Dragons, Aika? I might have a nice cup of Tea. Afraid I can't drink Beer today!
From: Bagshot Row, Hobbiton, The Shire! | Registered: Sep 2006
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quote: The later ones get progressively more Mary-Sue-ish.
Good to know; I read the first half and was briefly inflamed with a passionate obsession with them (my sleep was filled with nightmares of F'nor and Canth at the Red Star ) before returning to Tolkien.
I called for tales of dragons and more reading time, But when the books are finished and I start to tire, Then falls thy shadow: Tolkien! My heart is thine, And I am desolate, and sick of an old passion; Yeah, hungry for the stories I desire. I have been faithful to thee, Tolkien, In my fashion.
From: Hades, UK | Registered: Mar 2003
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Oh, F'nor! I loved him until I realized just how very messed up his relationship with Brekke really is. Rather glad I was too young to quite catch that on my first reading.
Lessa, now, I still adore.
Anything involving Aramina, F'lessan or the dolphins, however -
But yes, Tolkien has dragons too, although I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to say I'd rather not run into any of his.
From: Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva | Registered: Jan 2003
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*comes in and starts some tea and cookies* Yes, I'm American. *wishes he could share some of his RL cooking*
Took a second in back reading, but it clicked before I got to the word Pern. Or Anne Mccaffrey.
I wish I had more time to read these days. I used to average at least one book of something a year. Now I haven't picked up any reading material in months.
Dragons are cool. I have googled pictures of dragons and browsed for a long time. (instead of going to bed)
-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- "Long may truth prevail." "Peace to the faithful." "Fear no darkness!" "Fight the good fight!" "for even a fool if he is silent, men will think him wise" Anger is easy, forgiveness is hard.
From: pacific northwest | Registered: Apr 2006
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Oooh, Dragons. I used to be in a Dragonriders of Pern RP myself. Enjoyed it a lot, but it was just too fast moving for me to keep up with while I was in school. Fun, though!
From: Mishawaka, IN | Registered: Aug 2006
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Just noticed that there's going to be a film of that book/series now. Nothing on IMDb yet, but there's some info here.
From: Mnemosyne's study | Registered: Mar 2002
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But one thing I've always wondered about Dragons is how come they don't burn their own tongue off?
From: Bagshot Row, Hobbiton, The Shire! | Registered: Sep 2006
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Im 13 in 15 days and counting! I havent been on MT for over a year and am finally back... hopefully for good. I just wanted to say a special hello to Aika my sister and Athene who I wish to talk to very soon! I hope no one is sad to see me back, apart from Mr. Stabby! who by the way I made a very nice subject on finding out who he really was: Telperaca
Talk to you guys soon ITS GREAT TO BE BACK! hehe
From: Candy Land with millions of dogs all called Huan | Registered: Feb 2004
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