Smeagol Visits the Demon's House

Smeagol Shade slithers around the small building, buried deep in the underdark, moving more like an animal, less like any type of humanoid. One hand clutches his rotten fish, his only friend. He whispers to the fish, holding it close, his face turned down to soften and mellow at the sight of the fish.

Smeagol Shade: "Us found it! Us found where the Demon lives," he whispers holding the fish out so the fish can get a closer look.

Smeagol Shade exhaled, made a soft sound and settled onto the floor outside the building, cross legged, his bent back curled over his lap. "Us found it! But, what is Us going to do now? Remember the one that captured Us and made Us a slave? Remember?"

Smeagol Shade: And he shakes the fish as if to get attention. "They took us back when......" and his eyes become lanquid, teary. "They took us and kept us and then..... they went away and Us was FREE. Do you remember?" And he nudges the fish with a long, broken nail.

Smeagol Shade: "But, now THEY are back! The Demonses and the Drowesses are back. But, they won't get Us again. No! No! No!. Us lives here now," he says and then he sighs heavily, pulling the fish close once again, answer or no from it.

Smeagol Shade: Then he looks up, a twinkle in his empty eyes, "No! Us lives here and he jumps up and runs down the steep stairwell to a murky pond. He moves close and pushes a big foot into the mud only to pull it out making a mucking sound. Then the other, then a grin on his pitiful lips and then he runs up the stairs toward the Demon's building, waving his fish in the air as if it is flying.

Smeagol Shade pushes the door open and charges in, crossing the divan, hopping to the bed, leaving muddy prints in his wake.

Smeagol in the Demon's House

Smeagol Shade pulls a small bundle from his loin cloth and sits cross-legged on the bed, now covered in mud and debris from the swampy pond.

Smeagol Shade unwraps it and chews on a piece of old crusty and moldy bread. "Us showed them, Us did." And he lets out a loud burp, then a giggle and then he looks over to the spotless corner by the fireplace, his lips pursing and he holds his friend up and stares into his eyes.

Smeagol Shade: "Well, Us could leave them a present, but....." And he hops off the bed to go to the corner and squats.....

Smeagol Shade: "Us showed the Demonses," he whispered to the fish and together they skittered out of the building to lose themselves in the crevices of the underdark.

*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.