Smeagol Shade Begins to Reminisce

Smeagol Shade in the Underdark

Smeagol Shade: "Us is all alone," he says a pitiful little voice as he sits on the edge of a murky pond in the Underdark, holding a putrid, smelly fish up, their eyes meeting, Smeagol's eyes almost languid as he peers at what he imagines to be his only friend.  The other, the fish, was quite dead and to any other would exude a most unpleasant smell. Still it was Smeagol's friend and Smeagol loved the fish.

Smeagol Shade: The other, the small being, was uglier than ugly, his eyes were overly large and wide. His bulging eyes pleaded life; yet, they were empty of signs of life, of hope and of expectation. His body was broken and wilted and he walked almost as if in a squat. Sometimes, he crawled. It was easier to maneuver the deep crevices of the Underdark.

Smeagol Shade: "Us IS all alone. Us gots each other. Us don't have any friends," and his words slowed and stopped as he scratched his long nails into his crusty scalp which long since had shed and lost most all but a few raspy strands, now crusty and broken and ragged like the little creature himself.

Smeagol Shade: "Us had a home once, Us was..." and he blinks. "I think Us was happy once." and his lips purse and he stares harder at the fish. "Does Us know what happy was?" Then his long nails rake along the side of the fish almost lovingly before he draws it to his chest for what appears a gentle hug.

*Smeagol is not the well known character of the famed LoTR books. His story is different, yet compelling. Most of his roleplay will be solo for as he said, "Us has no friend." His story will evolve slowly. We hope you enjoy getting to know Smeagol Shade.