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7. The Adraefan
After a few moments, the pain subsided enough to let him crawl to a nearby tree and lean against its trunk. He ripped off his shield and threw it to one side. He then sat amidst the large roots and closed his eyes. Yet he could not delay. He had succeeded only in embarrassing himself and ripping through his stitches during the fight, and while his pride would suffer for perhaps several weeks, the wound in his gut demanded attention now.
Keeping one arm against his stomach and using the other to search through his bedroll and pack, he finally found a small kit with needle, thread and alcohol. He pulled off his bloodstained gloves with some effort and then removed his heavy belt. The absence of the belt already provided some relief, yet the blood also flowed more freely. Think nothing of it, he told himself as he gingerly pulled off jacket, doublet, chain mail, overshirt and undershirt. Just a few stitches. Once his torso was nude, he began to peel away the blood-soaked bandages. The quicker you do it, the easier it is. Forcing himself not to squirm, he unscrewed the bottle of alcohol and – are you a soldier or not? – poured liberally over the open wound. The stinging bit into his gut like a beast clenching its jaws, but he did not cry out. Instead he swayed dangerously close to losing consciousness, the pain hanging about him like a fog, before he shook his head with a jerk – soldiers of Gondor are more resilient than this! – and continued.
Boromir had trouble threading the needle, as his hands trembled too much, but after several failed attempts, and numerous frustrated curses, he finally succeeded. Now to it. Yet, even as he forced his hands forward to prick through the first piece of mangled flesh and pull away, they would not move. He cursed himself for his fear and tried leaning further against the tree, so that his torso was flatter and the wound better spread. But still his hands would not move. Instead they hovered, shivering, over his stomach, never getting closer than a few centimeters. Despite his attempts to calm himself, he found he could not do the first stitch, for either his stomach instinctively shrank away or his hands would simply not move.
Now to it, you fool! Do it, before you bleed to death like a coward! The elves will leave you here and they will walk these lands, knowing every secret you sought to protect!
Without thinking further, Boromir plunged the needle deep into his wound and an enraged howl escaped his lips before he could stifle the cry. His hands bounced unevenly against his stomach. The thread tightened and he gasped hoarsely as the gash closed.
He was about to brace himself for the second stitch when the bushes shook beside him.
Second One appeared from behind some trees, his dark hair glinting in the afternoon sun and his hands clasped behind his back as if he were returning from an idle stroll. He studied the clearing for a moment, taking in the scattered belongings and the Man lying uncomfortably against the roots of a large tree. He smiled.
"There you are."
"What do you want?" Boromir answered gruffly, pretending that the task at hand was as painless and routine as polishing his boots.
The elf walked closer – Boromir marveled how he made no sound amongst the leaves – and knelt beside the Man. He studied the open wound, the half-done stitching, and shook his head.
"This one is done very poorly," Second One said matter-of-factly and pointed to the first stitch.
Boromir's anger boiled.
"Oh yes?" he exclaimed heatedly. "And how would an elf fair under similar conditions?"
"He would accept any aid that was offered, I imagine."
"Well, a Man does not accept aid from elfish kind! And I only sought your company to protect what was never meant to be heard!"
"Nay, that is a lie," Second One replied calmly, never acknowledging Boromir's quick temper. "We travel to meet Radagast the Brown. And then to the East, past the Sea of Rhûn and into the Wild Places. We have no desire to stay in this land. And we certainly do not care to sell our knowledge. There is no true danger in us, and you know this."
Boromir ignored him and continued working. He pushed the needle back into the wound. He strangled another cry and continued determinedly, frantically, pulling the thread out and pushing the needle in with brutal imprecision. He could barely hear the elf beyond the ragged breathing – his own gasping breaths – in his ear.
"You too mean to abandon Middle-earth. You wander with us because Gondor will no longer accept you. Is this true?"
Boromir did not respond. He ground his teeth, kept his expression as blank as possible, and stitched. After a few miserable moments, his fingers were slick with blood so that the needle would not hold, and he dropped his shaking hands in defeat. The wound was only half-closed. Dark blood oozed out of the side, while the other half was a mess of needlework and flesh. It was nauseating to behold.
"Would it comfort you to know we too are exiles?"
The Man exhaled shakily and met the elf's steady gaze. The sky was a pale orange as the sun set in the west. In the evening light, the elf's blue eyes glowed with an inner fire, something Boromir had never noticed before. They seemed to pierce through any object they looked upon, and they were now studying Boromir's wound.
"Do you have fresh bandages?"
"Exiles?" Boromir prompted.
Second One paused, a faint sadness drifting over his gaze, dimming the glow.
"Aye," he whispered. "We are the adraefan, the Exiled Elves of Mirkwood."
Perhaps Faramir had once mentioned their tale, but Boromir could recall no story of any exiled elves, and so he waited for Second One to continue. The elf was staring at the ground beneath his feet, his eyes distant and unseeing. He lowered his voice and uttered a mournful song in the common tongue:
"In the Last Alliance of the peoples free,
On the fields of Dagorlad, abandoned three.
The first with love that ne'er wane,
The second with fear of shadows plain,
The third with pity for lifeless bane.
Three punishments since the cowards' misdeed,
Exile complete from all realms of elves freed,
Timeless wandering in timeless shame,
Ne'er to utter each cowardly name,
Loss of courage breeds loss of love,
With no fair face of kind above,
The realms of elves are forever barred,
From those three whose honor's marred."
The elf finished the song in a whisper and did not raise his head. Boromir sat, letting the words sink in, his wound throbbing and his mind racing. These were cowards. Elves without honor who had fled in the time of Middle-earth's greatest need. Three who had abandoned their companions to death on the slopes of Mordor…
"That is not the original song," Second One said softly. "It is the version we have composed, for we are forbidden from speaking the elven tongues. We cannot look upon our kind, we cannot enter our lands, we cannot utter our names. In three thousand years, we have traveled without home or identity. We have traveled into the Wild Lands of the East, deep into the deserts of the South, far North where it is e'er cold. To lands long forgotten by your people, and by all people of the West."
Boromir stared.
"Now, we know your crime, and you know ours. I will not justify our actions, nor will I seek understanding on your part," he sighed, flicked his head towards Boromir's bare stomach. "I hope your pride and sense of honor are satisfied enough to accept help. You have bled enough."
This new, jarring information, as well as the loss of blood and days of tortuous exertion, fell upon Boromir now, so that he swayed with dizziness. The elf moved forward, took the thread and needle from his limp hands, and began to work. Boromir found he could not focus on the elf. His mind was spinning. Exiles. Exiles. Cowards, fools, criminals. Like you, son of Denethor.
"Lie back," the elf ordered.
Boromir obeyed. He relaxed against the roots of the tree, feeling a sudden, overwhelming weariness. The elf cleaned the instruments, matted the wound with stinging alcohol, and began to work. Boromir found his consciousness slipping as his thoughts fell deeper into confused disarray. Exiles. Exiles. Four exiles now. The Wild Lands east of Rhûn, where Gondor does not exist. Gondor does not exist. Did you not abandon your comrades on Amon Hen? Or did they abandon you? Come, abandon everything now. Deserts and e'er cold and no Gondor, no shame, no honor, nothing. Nothing.
He registered vaguely that the elf was speaking to him as he threaded the wound.
"I will save you the suspense," Second One said. "For I am the one who did not fight, for love that ne'er wane. I loved a maiden – aye, she was so fair, my heart does warm to think of her again. 'Tis strange, no? In three thousand year, I have well forgotten my own name, the names of my parents and brothers. Yet in three thousand year, I have not forgotten her name. Nay, I never shall. She was called Itarildë."
Love? Love! He did not fight for love? A dandy! Sweet Eru, I am being helped by an elf dandy.
Second One sighed. "I did fear death, for how would I see Itarildë e'er again? We would walk in separate realities – ne'er to feel each other's touch, ne'er to hear each other's voice. I was… not willing to give her up so easily. To give life up so easily. And so I hid, when the great armies were amassed. Even when Itarildë urged me to fight. Aye, she did. For she said she had prayed to the Valar, and they would protect me. But I could not do it, and I did not believe I had any more protection than the other elves or Men. And so I hid myself. Later, I learned my father and all my brothers died on the fields of Dagorlad.
"After the destruction of Sauron at Isildur's hand, there was much celebration. Yet when the others discovered my crime – well… I will not speak of what they did. But, among my punishments, as you know, I was banished. Itarildë desired to come with me, she did ask the King to send her with me, to banish her as well. But that was to be our absolute punishment: ne'er again to see each other."
Second One had finished the stitching and was now patting fresh bandages against the wound. The story had near lulled Boromir to sleep, and part of him – a part he did not know existed – felt a strange sympathy for the elf. He had never loved, except physically, and it was Faramir who had the lover's heart. But things had changed, or perhaps the elf's story had touched some deeper part of Boromir that had long lay hidden. Despite his exhaustion, Boromir found himself stirred.
The elf's face was expressionless, but Boromir detected the note of regretful sorrow in his voice. The Man, whose head lolled back against the roots, roused himself enough to ask: "And then? What of Itarildë?"
Second One sighed again, shrugged.
"I know not. I pray only they did not blame her for my cowardice. When we begged with the King… I insisted that she was not to be blamed. She had urged me to fight, but I had fled for fear. She was not culpable, I was. But I heard that Itarildë, in trying to garner banishment for herself, did swear she forced me to stay. Of course, they did not believe her. And so it was. We were separated. I to exile, and she to remain in Mirkwood… I imagine she has sailed West by now."
Boromir closed his eyes. A cool wind breezed through the clearing, chilling the sweat on his brow. He heard the elf shuffle away to retrieve his fallen garments. Already, his mind was drifting. He felt a hand on his shoulder and had just enough strength and sense to sit up so that the elf could wrap his torso completely. Once that was finished, he managed to get a couple shirts on before collapsing back onto the tree. He heard the elf hovering by.
"We have made camp sixty paces off," Second One said. "You are welcome to join us."
In truth, Boromir was too exhausted to even consider standing and stumbling off to any nearby campsites. Yet he managed to open his eyes and glare convincingly. "I have no need of elfish companions."
Second One smiled. "Aye, of course. How foolish of me to e'en ask. Good night, then. And you're welcome."
Boromir grinned slightly, heard the elf disappear back into the forest. As the near-silent footfalls dissolved among the general forest sounds of wind and insects, and the pain in his stomach subsided enough so that, if he stayed perfectly still, it stung only slightly, Boromir fell asleep.
Join them, son of Denethor!
Join the adraefan and be as one of them
four exiles to complement each wind, each point on the compass
whose needle swings to and fro with influence…
Mordor moves now
it is swelling with evil, the malice will soon pour out
over the tops of Ered Lithui and Ered Duath
and all that is cruel will shift, awakening like a demon in the filth.
From Isengard into Edoras
from Dol Guldur into Mirkwood
from Barad-dûr into Minas Tirith
Easterlings, Haradrim, Wild Men, trolls
rattling their arms-weapons
ready to tear away the good from Middle-earth.
Do not think, son of Denethor,
…good-bad Boromir…
…ai, me…
that you can avoid fate.
We Valar have something in mind for you
an exile of sorts, a change, a journey
a few victories and One Big Defeat
a weakness, a torment
another change
and then…
We cannot give everything away
But whisper, whisper soft We can:
Follow the adraefan.
First One enjoyed teasing his companions. His arrogance had not faded in three millennia with them. Quite the opposite, it had inflated. He never failed to remind them that he was the leader, the noble elf, the better one. In the first years of exile, the other two elves had greatly disliked him, and he them. There had been numerous quarrels, and many years of wandering alone. The three elves would walk together, argue over something, disband with vows never to seek each other out again, only to reunite perhaps a hundred years later by accident. Eventually, they had settled down into a rhythm of three hundred years together, a century apart, and so on. In the thousandth year of their exile, the three elves had inadvertently met at the Ice Bay of Forochel. There, they had decided to wander together, since company – even the arrogant kind – was better than solitude.
First One's arrogance was, of course, largely a façade. He was certainly proud, but up to a point. The other elves soon learned that his demeanor would mellow as he grew more comfortable with them. They learned to tolerate his superficial insults and imperious attitude. It was clear from what it derived. For even though all three suffered the same shame of exile, First One was perhaps the most humiliated by it. He did not allow for Second One and Third One to discuss their punishment, nor did he wish ever to speak of Thranduil's kingdom. When they encountered other Men or dwarves, First One was so full of disdain that these meetings never lasted long. And thus no Man or dwarf knew they had just met the Exiled Elves of Mirkwood, and eventually the adraefan were forgotten by all.
His initial reaction to Boromir, therefore, was not surprising.
First One had rather enjoyed abandoning the Man on the banks of the Anduin. He had relished provoking the others and had guessed, correctly, that Boromir was resilient enough to survive alone. They had tended his wounds well, Boromir could have picked his way back to Gondor. First One never imagined the possibility of Boromir following them, much less challenging them to a duel. It had all worked out into a very humorous situation.
Apart from the amusement, First One had to also admit a growing respect for Boromir. Few would have ventured to track three elves into unknown lands in order to regain their honor. Especially if they were so wounded. Thus when First One learned from Second One that Boromir desired to join their merry band of exiles, he was almost pleased. Finally! A new face! Surely, this Man would have interesting tales to tell.
Yet after a sennight travelling together, First One revised his opinion of Boromir, and decided that the Man was brave but unbearably dull. The group had left the forest and entered the Brown Lands without a single word from the Man. He would simply walk at the end of the line, glaring and breathing hard, pretending not to be in pain, ignoring the elves. Sometimes they asked him of Gondor, or of his general past, but he never answered. If Third One, in his ludicrous compassion, offered Boromir some lembas, the Man would snarl some insult and move away.
On the seventh day since the duel, First One was leading the group up a shallow incline when a familiar form caught his eye. Over the numerous, anonymous Brown Land mounds, a tiny speck was flying towards them. Lopsided, graceless, flapping its wings frantically. First One smiled.
"Brothers!" he called down without turning. "Ragwing the Robin arrives!"
A joyous laugh erupted from Second One and both elves hurried up the slope to stand beside First One. Boromir was still struggling at the base, but he arrived moments later, curious to see. The elves laughed and beckoned the bird forward. Ragwing was screeching madly as it saw them.
The robin landed clumsily on Third One's outstretched arm. His feathers had mostly fallen out, and his beak was broken at the tip. He seemed entirely overcome by weariness, for he flopped down against the elf's arm with a whimpering twitter.
"Ah, welcome, good Ragwing," Second One grinned, "what news of Radagast?"
A tiny roll of parchment was tied to the robin's shivering leg. First One slipped away the string and unrolled it. He smiled as he read:
Much is happening in the world of Men and elves, and I have news from your kingdom. War will soon be upon Mirkwood, the threat from Dol Guldur grows. I send this letter on the sixth of March, and I do sincerely hope it reaches you before I do, though one can never be sure with old," First One paused, smiled, "Brothers, Ragwing's elvish name is 'Old Wing.' We were very close," he continued, "As for your supplies, I will bring you the usual elvish trinkets. Gwaihir has agreed to bear me south so that I may hasten to you. I expect to meet you on the twelfth of March. And the owl tells me you three are moving northeast of Emyn Muil. I will therefore meet you in the Brown Lands, estimating your travel. There is much to discuss, and there may yet be a role for you three in the events to come. I do not know, we shall see. As usual, travel with stealth and caution. Now, more than ever, the lands around Mordor and Dol Guldur are ripening with evil, and so I urge you to keep a wary eye.
Until the twelfth,
"Brothers, what day is it?" Third One looked up. "I have lost track."
"It is the eleventh," Boromir growled from behind them.
All three elves looked back, startled. In their distraction with Ragwing and Radagast's letter, they had almost forgotten of the Man's presence. Now, seeing him standing a few paces off, they acknowledged him with a curt nod or raised eyebrow. But Boromir shifted his weight slightly. He was obviously in discomfort, and hoping for a rest, but First One vowed not to stop until the Man asked for it.
"Who is this Radagast?" Boromir asked, attempting to appear only casually interested.
"A wizard," Second One replied. "He dwells in Rhosgobel, on the western edge of Mirkwood. He is of the same council as Gandalf, and he is our friend and benefactor."
"Do not worry," First One added, smiling. "He is on our side."
This satisfied the Man. He looked towards Third One and Second One, ignoring First One. All three elves noticed the compulsive grasping of his stomach. Yet First One had little sympathy.
"Very well, brothers," First One said, looking towards the other elves. "Let us make haste, for I am eager to see the Brown Wizard. Come, if we go quickly, we may arrive before Radagast to the meeting spot."
Third One and Second One both gave Boromir concerned glances, but the Man raised his chin and adjusted his shoulder strap. The elves shrugged, nodded to First One. And so they moved quickly down the slope and up the next one. They sent Ragwing on his way after the tiny bird had regained his strength. With a tweet and a chirp, the robin flew off, north.
After several hours of near-jogging, First One finally held up his hand to stop. The elves slowed their pace, turned around. Boromir stumbled after them, hugging his torso and sweating. As he noticed the elves had stopped, he slowed to a walk. First One noticed his legs were trembling.
"All is well, Boromir?" he called. "Do you desire a rest?"
The Man squared his shoulders, straightened his back. "Only if the others desire it as well. I can yet continue."
First One smirked.
"You fool no one, Boromir," Third One shook his head. "Come, we shall have a meal and a rest. It is nearly time for dinner. Very well, First One?"
"Very well," First One nodded.
The elves set about making camp on the crest of the mound, and Boromir unrolled his blanket several paces away from the group. Second One had firewood in his pack, and so they made a fire and set water to boil. Third One retrieved some dried vegetables from his bag, causing the other elves to smile.
"Where did you find those, Third One?" Second One asked.
"I gathered them from Eastemnet. They have surely lost their flavor in the days they spent in my pack," Third One chuckled. "But they will serve. Mayhap as a change from the usual lembas."
"Indeed, good," First One crouched over the water, watching as Third One added his vegetables. "Second One, have you any remaining Umbar spices?"
Second One sat next to the fire. He dug through his things, searching. "Aye."
He retrieved a small bag and handed it to First One.
The sky dimmed. A cool breeze passed. The elves busied themselves with the cooking. When Third One turned to Boromir to offer him some of the soup, he found the Man asleep. The other two elves looked over. The Man was on his side, facing away from the elves. His chest rose and fell evenly. His things lay forgotten, strewn about the ground.
"He is exhausted," Third One murmured, concern plain in his voice. "We should have stopped earlier."
He looked back up to First One.
"Had he asked," First One shrugged, "I would have let him rest."
Second One raised an eyebrow. "Ah, but you know he is too proud to ask."
"It is his own fault, then," First One crossed his arms.
"Did you not see how he has finished the miruvor?" Third One asked, turned back to look at the sleeping Boromir. "I fear for him. A man in such condition should not journey so far on foot."
"It was his decision to come with us," First One said.
"Still. I worry. I have also seen that he sometimes drinks the acquavita. That is a harsh drink."
"Third One, you over-worry," First One chided.
"Nay, I am also concerned," Second One said slowly. "He has eaten little to nothing since we found him."
"Why, Valar, why am I to travel with such softhearted and ever-pitying companions?" First One looked up into the night sky, asking loud. He turned back to the others. "Brothers, enough. Your concerns are womanish. I am tired of hearing all this mewling sympathy!"
The other elves tensed, clearly offended, but did not comment. First One stood and walked away from the group towards the crest of the hill.
The sky darkened to the south. As it reached Mordor, it cracked open with red lightening. First One shuddered. Often had he passed the Dark Land and looked upon its borders, and every time it sent a chill down his spine. And to think the Last Alliance had crashed upon those mountains, fighting on Morannon itself, defeating the Dark One, so many years ago. And Mordor had been silenced. Yet it was now reawakened, and First One could perceive the malice even from this far away.
He was about to turn back to the camp when something caught his eye. Movement to the south. Tiny shadows creeping along the horizon, at the base of Ered Lithui. First One squinted. It was dark, but he could see them well enough. A group of fifty, sixty creatures – Men, perhaps. Walking slowly west. First One scanned the vista. He picked out another group moving perhaps five leagues behind the first.
"Second One, Third One," he whispered harshly.
The other elves joined him immediately. He indicated the horizon, and they followed his gaze to Ered Lithui. Second One inhaled sharply.
"How do you know?" Third One asked.
"They bear the long spears of their people. It is their typical weapon."
"I had not noticed them before," First One admitted. "But I see now the lands around Mordor are full of them."
"They go west," Second One said.
First One exhaled in irritation. "We shall meet them as we continue east. What foul fortune! It will slow our journey past Rhûn."
The elves were silent. As it grew darker, they could see less and less. Yet that one faint image was enough to chill their hearts. If the Easterlings were on the move, the elves would have difficulty passing unnoticed through Eastern lands. They would be forced to hide, to travel by night. First One was doubly irritated since, in all their recent wanderings through the realms of Harad and Gondor, they had traveled in such a way. The elves had looked forward to Rhûn, since there, they could usually walk openly.
"Shall we tell the Man?" Third One asked.
The three elves looked at each other.
Finally, First One shrugged.
"If you see fit."
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The entire run of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University student newspapers have been digitized and are available for full-text searching online. The CSB newspaper was published between 1965 and 1999, and had several title changes. The SJU newspaper, The Record, has been published since 1888. In 2000 it became a joint CSB/SJU newspaper.
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I have summed up some "rules" which might help you to stand a chance to win.
This might be interesting for newbies mainly, but never the less there are so many people played hundreds of games and still didn't get the basic principle.
I don't want to put myself as "THE ONE" or something, but in my opinion these points are the key for having the "victory screen".
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#8 Have in mind what you are going to buy next and try to calculate prices, if you are missing some gold try to get that+90/180/270 for wards, especially for snowball items it is annoying when you notice you are missing 100gold when you already are in base. BUT don't be too risky and don't roam around lowhealth farming 500 gold missing, while your team towerhugs 4v5 minutes long and finally gets dove.
#9 Don't underestimate a 4v5, in nearly any cases it ends zero~one for four..
4v5 is viable in most cases, but you need to play defensive and have an acceptable setup. Don't initiate a 4v5, you always will be the loser, if someone pushes, is unavailable or dead, play defensive, towerhug, kill creeps, kite enemies and make them fear to towerdive. The person who is missing is not(!) responsible when his team is that dumb and rambos a 4v5 clash..
#10 Try to not bring your whole team in trouble by doing risky, dumb or unnecessary moves, your team will be left 4v5 which is a huge disadvantage and could lead to either being aced or having several towers/inhibs/baron down.
Even worse when your team is that loyal and tries to help you, ending up in being aced or left even less than 4v5.
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Team Setup
#1 A team needs a balanced setup, mostly the core goes with 1tank 1support 1magical dd 1physical dd. This means you should not(!) lock in instantly and try to be flexible to fit your team the best you can.
#2 Think as a teamplayer, pick claivoyance/ fortify/ heal/ clarity/ exhaust if you do not absolutly need your 2nd summoner spell slot.
#3 A team needs a healthy amount of crowd controls.
Lane Setup
#1 Midlane is most important, it mostly decides how your midgame will be going. Try to have a ranged dps or at least very good caster in mid, which has really good burst "range" damage, to creep well, to stand a chance in 1on1 solomid and to achieve awesome doublekill-ganks on sidelane.
#2 A Jungler always is excellent for having a good early/mid, but you as team need to protect and help him out sometimes. The jungler himself needs to pay attention highly, aside he should
• be experienced in jungling
• place wards to avoid being ganked
• always have an eye on drake, and do him as early as the game allows it
• gank early, announce ganks and consider enemies' summoner spells wisely
#3 Linked to having a jungler, there will be a sololane, try to have a solid champion* there, who can farm well, even if he is harassed hard. A tank or melee carry on sololane can work out, but against a competive lane they will end up with 0 creepkills because they towerhugged the whole time, untill their tower dropped at minute 6, this is bad for them and horrible for their team, those two laned against the sololane are well farmed as well.
*Malphite, Nidalee, Vladimir, Sion, Anivia, Akali, Cho'Gath, Gragas, Garen, Kennen, Mordekaiser, Morgana, Nasus, Shen
#4 Try to avoid lane setups like: Tank+Tank; Ranged DD + Ranged DD, even if you are premade, try to build healthy lane setups, which cannot be countered that easily. Having two melees, who do not have a charge, nor good lane survivability, are so easy when you face them as ranged dps + ?. You can farm awesome well and kite tower down like crazy.
#5 Swap lanes, if you see that it totally does not work this way. Note!!: Do this BEFORE you fed the lane 5-0.
Map Awareness
#1 You simply need a decent amount of wards placed on the map to have enough map awareness. Of course this should not and cannot be the job of one person. Everybody(!) should take part in buying wards,
but in my opinion supporters and tanks, especially with a good farm and some kills should help their carries by buying some more wards, so their carries can invest more money in items to carry them. I know there are many different opinions about sharing of wardprices, but these are my personal thoughts, if you have an other opinion that's fine also, as long as you win games by "having maphack on".
Aside especially junglers should place wards during laning phase. ( check stonewall008's video advice for that) They have free movement over the map, so the enemies can expect less where he placed a ward than where a laner placed a ward. Never the less laners should buy ward(s) after the first blue pill, if they have enough money, placing them on the river crossroads (drake/golem, baron/golem) or in the gankbushes.
#2 Ward and scout if enemies have a jungler.
#3 Teamplay is most important, if someone pings or needs help, leave your lane immediately and go there to help out, don't finish the creepwave and let your teammate die.
#4 Always have an eye on the minimap.
#5 Have an eye on warded spots and ping if an enemy crosses there, just to alert your team.
#6 Add champion name in your misscall, like "miss ashe".
If you just write "miss", people need to check which champion you play, on which lane you are and which champion(s) lane against you to guess who misses.
#7 Use improved Clairvoyance wisely and often, it is really good to control enemy jungler in laning phase. Later on you can use it for checking bushes, protecting and providing ganks. A good feature of CV is that you can give vision on bushes and over walls, so you and your teammates can hit skillshots or target enemies.
###Check out Stonewall008's tips for jungling###
#1 Do drake everytime there is the possibility. Same goes for buffs. But be careful with dragon, of course your enemies do not want you to have it for free, in early-mid game you only should do it after you killed some enemies from mid-/ botlane or you are all together and can stand them when you come for fighting for dragon. Remember to make sure that dragon is not warded when you could be an easy kill if they catch you at dragon.
#2 Porting back after you have done a buff sometimes is a waste of 30 seconds of the buff, doing buffs after you won a clash of course is an other story, because you would not need this buff in the next 30 seconds anyway, your enemies are dead. But in some cases you should rather first port back and do the buff afterwards, or give the buff to someone else who needs as much as you or maybe even more.
#3 You won a clash, pushed a tower and have some time left afterwards, steal their buffs!
#4 When you see that enemy team is spread, e.g. two pushing bot, maybe even one dead, then go for baron. Many people overestimate the amount of time they need for baron doing him with 5, and underestimate how gamebreaking the buff itself is. Aside there is the dragon-baron trade: You have dragon warded and see enemies going for it? Go for baron. In many cases they won't reach you before you are done, or they won't even notice.
#5 Estimate who needs the buffs most, in many cases your midlane ranged dps is much more effective with red than you as jungler are, in many cases your mid-/ toplane tank/ ap carry is much more effective with blue than you as jungler are.
Blue buff is increasing Energyreg. from 50/5sec to 65/5sec, personally I rather give blue buff to someone with mana when jungling as Shen or Akali.
Do your job!
#1 Tanks need to lead the group and open the fight, ccing the hardest(most fed) dd.
#2 If you are grouped all together and everybody has acceptable hp/mana and an enemy appears somewhere at the other end of the map, your tank needs to open this 4v5!
#3 Do not use saving Ultis like Zilean, Kayle, Shen on tanks. Save them for your dds!
#4 Do not focus tanks or chase supporters, always go straight for the dds/ supporters (if you can easily reach and rush them down)
#5 Always control your mana, do not use that much that you don't have enough left for your ultimate or other important skills.
#6 Pick Smite as jungler, there are some champions which can jungle without smite and smite loses effectivness from midgame on, but you need it to jungle faster, steal buffs, end buffs, end drake,..
#7 Your carries should take big creep waves and push lanes, some tanks who can push fast can do this as well, but please do not push lanes as Janna or Soraka. In some cases it is viable to take down a tower while there is a 4v5 somewhere at your tower, just tell your team to stay defensive and towerhug, it will pay off. If they dive your team 4v5 start running to that lane, you mostly will be able to catch some lowhps, especially in midgame where towerdive really hurts.
#8 Try to give kills to your damage dealers, if it's a save kill stop attacking when the enemy is low on HP.
#9 As midlaner you have to carry your team in midgame, so don't play too tanky. Buy burst items, maybe even Mejais/ Occult and show your team that you are worthy of having level advantage.
Have a good start
#1 Pick flat hp quints to be halfway tough against harassment. As carry (especially midlane carry) you should pick apen/mpen/flat ap, but you have to play carefully, if you are not able to make head against your opponent(s) pick flat health.
#2 Buy a doran's item or ruby crystal first, especially if you do not have hp runes. There are some champions e.g. Tryndamere which rather go for nonhp items, but for most champions a doran's is best to start with.
#3 Use manareg/5 instead of ap, you can use your skills more often for creeping, means you have more gold, means you can buy ap and probably reach the same amount as with ap runes.
#4 Don't underestimate your enemies and creepdamage, if you chase someone on level 3 creeps will drain you like 200hp.
#5 If you die once, stay calm and try to take it easy, if you rage you will die again, and again and be out the game really fast.
#6 If your lane setup allows it, outlevel your enemies by forcing them to towerhug by harassing them hardly. Stand between them and their creeps, only lasthit their creeps, so they will be outleveled and hardly outfarmed.
I will probably add some more over the time.
Feel free to suggest some new ones on your own or to discuss about mine.
*I might bump this often, not to get attention, but to make people read this and improve their play.
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Inevitably, the time will come for the pastor to move
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culmination of events that God will use to guide the pastor towards another
flock or different expression of ministry.
As one seminary professor has wisely said, "Not only will there be a
call to plant somewhere else, you will sense an uprooting in your current
Sadly, the pastor has to be careful in the search
process. If he is leaving a hurtful
situation, most any new church is a welcome sight. Feelings of failure and personal attacks can
inflict great damage to a man's calling and perception of usefulness. God can
use purposeful introspection for faith-evaluation and ministry-deepening.
Then, there are the incredibly non-biblical methods a
"Pastor Search Committee" will use to find a pastor. Often they will look for
"producers" with a proven track record of "success." Polling the congregation to gauge their
preferences, a man is chosen for what he has done and can do for the church,
not for who he is in Christ. The church
should not be surprised when she gets exactly what is deserved.
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The following story would be funny, if it weren't so
true. It has bounced around for some time
in one form or another, but it really does illustrate the unbiblical
expectations of the pastoral role.
The perfect pastor
preaches exactly 10 minutes.
He condemns sin roundly, but never hurts anyone's feelings.
He works from 8AM until midnight and is also the church janitor.
The perfect pastor makes $40 a week, wears good clothes, drives a good car, buys
good books, and donates $30 a week to the church.
He is 29 years old and has 40 years experience.
Above all, he is handsome.
The perfect pastor has a burning desire to work with teenagers and he spends
most of his time with the senior citizens.
He smiles all the time with a straight face because he has a sense of humor that
keeps him seriously dedicated to his church.
He makes 15 home visits a day and is always in his office to be handy when
The perfect pastor always has time for church council and all of its
He never misses the meeting of any church organization and is always busy
evangelizing the unchurched.
The perfect pastor is
always in the next church over!
If your pastor does not measure up, simply send this notice to six other
churches that are tired of their pastor, too.
Then bundle up your pastor and send him to the church at the top of the list.
If everyone cooperates, in one week you will receive 1,643 pastors.
One of them should be perfect.
One church broke the chain and got its old pastor back in less than three
And, we wonder why pastors come and go so rapidly? A biblical pastor is a rare find and a
treasure from God. He is a spiritual
gift sent from heaven (Ephesians 4:7-16).
Be Careful
There are crossover elements involved in the pastoral
search. Just like the secular world,
there will be resumes, correspondence, interviews, etc. Ensure you review the church
constitution. Ask for the four Bs:
by-laws, budget, bulletin, and business meeting minutes. Such documents provide great insight into the
life of the church and may prove contrary to to all the "good" things being
said by pastor search committee members.
Remember, every searching church needs help, but that does not
necessarily mean that you are the "one."
Just because you can, does not mean that you should. The process is difficult to navigate, is
clearly personal, and relationships develop quickly. Thankfully, He will guide towards obedience.
Reason. Are you sure it is time to move on? Conflict is a normal occurrence that can be a
growing pain.
Reflection. Do you need a vacation? Time away will remove you from the stressors
and allow you to see the situation clearer.
Response. Are you corresponding with more than one
church search process? Involving other
churches/committees will only complicate an already difficult decision-making
© Jim Fisher, Ph.D.
Christian Education and Leadership Concepts, LLC.
Fit for the Fight,
August 2011
Christians seek to be like Him...a
servant. Leading is serving and serving
is leading. The source material for the
footprints and fingerprints of Jesus is found in the Bible. Inspiration and
direction come from studying Scripture, praying through the revealed
Truth. While there are official titles
and positions for leadership, such labels are unnecessary to lead. Everyone has a circle of influence.
ApplicationDictionary. What dictionary are you using to define and
defend your use of "leadership?" The
source may determine the course.
Are you drifting away from the Truth?
The wrong book can you lead you away from the Book.
Discipleship. Have you forgotten the Great Commission? Padding your resume by more seats in padded
pews is not necessarily obedience.
Jim Fisher, Ph.D. Christian
Education and Leadership Concepts, LLC. firstname.lastname@example.com Fit for the Fight, February 2013
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of the information is taken from the author's dissertation: The Relationship
between Selected Disciplines of Physical Wellness and Spiritual Wellness among
Southern Baptist Pastors, 2006.
Fit for the Fight 02-2013
Pastor, Are Your Metaphors Well?
Pastor, Is Your Rest Well?
Pastor, Is Your New Year Plan Well?
Pastor, Is Your Holiday Plan Well?
Pastor, is Your Studying Well?
Pastor, Is Your Preventative Maintenance Plan Well?
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On topic: dat pics
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Looking good as always. If the mechanics are good, and it runs on FOSS drivers, I'm buying
I bet they've dropped the linux-client anyway. My reasoning for that is that they've gotten alot of publicity through their Heaven Benchmark, and that's not because it's cross-platform, but because it's the first to display what DirectX11-esque features (I know you can do the same things with OpenGl, but 99.9% of the public don't care). And to make hard cash out of this I think they're trying to push out a game as fast as possible, and linux-support wasn't exactly a priority. Maybe they'll release a linux-client a few months later, just as with their Heaven-benchmark.
Of course I also might be overly pessimistic (mostly thanks to UT3 and the Steam-is-definitely-coming-every-minute-now-fiasco) and completely wrong. I sure hope so.
So I guess running the game will depend on if they set out to make it eye candy-and-damn everything else - or if the engine downgrades nicely to make it playable on most setups?
unigine engine goes RTS ... lets compare it to the opensource spring engine.
TA-spring engine:
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spring 1944:
i think the only real think thats unigine based game its better is 'tessellation'
and yes unigine is not opensource
The OpenGL 4 drivers are quite mature now, at least Unigine Heaven runs great with OpenGL 4 + Tesselation with the latest builds.
Also, everyone who thinks Spring (see above) looks better than Unigine, raise your hand. You won't see mine, not for a second.
Well a game is not only defined by the engine. It has to be fun to play first of all. I do not like that much strategy games, but maybe others. Tesselation is certainly interesting, but to really play a game using it you need a fast solution not a budget card. So you can spend around 200 bucks on hardware to play it with all effects - but then has to look at least great Will be interesting to see which hardware is needed for id tech 5.


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Passion Quotes and Sayings
Passion is the difference between having a job or having a career.
Those who grow tall by giving it their all, without the worry of fall, are powered by a passion, that is born from inspiration.
Never underestimate the power of passion.
– Eve Sawyer
Allow your passion to become your purpose, and it will one day become your profession.
Passion is oxygen of the soul.
It is a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together.
Do it with passion or not at all.
Live beautifully and dream passionately.
Without passion life is nothing.
Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.
– Hunter S. Thompson
Life is short. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.
(P) persistence
(A) addiction
(S) seriousness
(S) searching for glory
(I) integrity
(O) optimism
(N) nothing interfers
Sometimes following your heart means losing your mind.
When passion meets inspiration an obsession is born.
True easiest way to be successful is to follow your passion.
People say that you have to be born to play soccer. Bulls***. To be good at soccer all you need is the passion and the drive. With that you can be as good as you allow yourself to be.
The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.
– Alexander Pope
When something has a deep impact on your heart and mind, things can never be the same.
Great dancers aren't great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion.
What does the brain matter compared with the heart?
– Virginia Woolf
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
– Alfred Lord Tennyson
Purpose may point you in the right direction but it's passion that propels you.
– Travis McAshan
A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.
– Charles M. Schwab
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
– Albert Einstein
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A legendary Wookiee warrior and Han Solo's co-pilot aboard the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca was part of a core group of Rebels who restored freedom to the galaxy. Known for his short temper and accuracy with a bowcaster, Chewie also has a big heart -- and is unwavering in his loyalty to his friends.
- Male,
- Height: 2.28m ,
- Bowcaster,
Videos //
Let The Wookiee Win
C-3PO and R2-D2 learn an important lesson in how to play holographic chess against Chewbacca.
Chewbacca Repairs Threepio
Chewbacca attempts to rebuild C-3PO after the unfortunate protocol droid was blasted apart by Stormtroopers in Cloud City.
Yoda's Farewell to Chewbacca
Following the execution of Order 66, Yoda bids farewell to Tarffull and Chewbacca before leaving for Dagobah.
Chewie, Is That You?
Following Han Solo's release from the carbonite block, Jabba sends him to be imprisoned with his old Wookiee pal Chewbacca.
We'll Do It the Wookiee Way
To escape the Trandoshan moon where he and three Jedi younglings are held captive, Chewbacca suggests he build a transmitter from the prison ship's wreckage to call for help.
During the Clone Wars, Chewbacca was one of several individuals from diverse species captured by Trandoshan hunters. Taken against his will to a jungle moon, he was released and hunted for sport. Chewie would not give up without a fight, however, and worked with new ally and fellow captive Ahsoka Tano to stage a revolt. Together, they defeated the Trandoshans and returned to their respective homes.
As Wookiees had good relations with Yoda, they welcomed the Jedi Master and clone troopers to Kashyyyk, their homeworld. During one of the Clone Wars' final battles, Chewbacca fought against Separatist droids alongside Republic forces -- until the execution of Order 66. In an effort to save Yoda, Chewbacca and fellow Wookiee Tarfful led the Jedi to a secret escape pod and evacuated him from the planet.
Chewbacca met Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was looking for passage to Alderaan, in the seedy Mos Eisley cantina on Tatooine. As Han Solo's loyal friend and co-pilot, he arranged a meeting between the rogue smuggler, the Jedi, and Luke Skywalker. The group reached an agreement on a fee -- in truth, Han was desperate for the money -- and were forced to blast their way past stormtroopers and out of the spaceport aboard the Millennium Falcon. When they reached their destination, the group found that there was no Alderaan left; it had been destroyed by the Empire's Death Star, and their ship was soon caught in the doomsday weapon's tractor beam. With Han and Luke in stormtrooper disguise, Chewie posed as an Imperial prisoner to allow for easy passage inside the space station. They rescued Princess Leia, who was held captive, and escaped. Later, Chewbacca was at Han's side in the Millennium Falcon as they saved Luke during the attack on the Death Star.
Chewbacca and Han remained with the Rebel Alliance after the Battle of Yavin, and helped establish its new base on the ice planet Hoth. But Han had to pay off Jabba the Hutt, meaning he and Chewie would be forced to leave their friends. Things changed, however, with the arrival of an Imperial probe droid. Han and Chewie engaged it, all but confirming the spy droid was sent by the Empire. When Imperial forces arrived, they made a hasty escape with Leia and C-3PO on the Millennium Falcon and were pursued through an asteroid field. Believing they had lost their Imperial seekers, they landed in Cloud City -- a facility run by Lando Calrissian, an old friend of Han and Chewie. But bounty hunter Boba Fett and the Empire arrived before they did; C-3PO was shot, Han was tortured and frozen in carbonite, and all seemed lost. Trying to make up for his mistake, Lando freed the remaining Rebels -- and Chewie thanked him with a powerful chokehold -- before they all escaped on the Falcon.
With Han held at Jabba's Palace, Chewbacca was part of the rescue mission hatched by the ace pilot's friends. He appeared as a captive of the bounty hunter Boushh -- in reality, Leia in disguise. Leia managed to free Han from the carbonite but was quickly captured by Jabba, who didn't fall for their ruse. Chewbacca was kept in a holding cell, reunited there with Han. The crime lord sentenced the small band to death by Sarlacc, but his underestimation of Luke Skywalker proved to be his undoing.
Later, Chewbacca joined Han and friends on the dangerous mission to destroy the new Death Star's shield generator, located on the forest moon of Endor. While Chewbacca's curiosity about a dead animal led to the group's capture by Ewoks -- as Han said, "Great, Chewie. Always thinkin' with your stomach." -- it turned out to be a fortuitous mistake. The Ewoks became integral allies in the Battle of Endor. When things looked dire, Chewie and two of the furry creatures swung from a vine onto an AT-ST, commandeering the vehicle. Turning the Empire's weapon against them, Chewbacca and his new companions all but wiped out the Imperial ground forces, allowing the Rebels to destroy the shield generator.
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Han Solo
Smuggler. Scoundrel. Hero. Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, was one of the great leaders of the Rebel Alliance. He and his co-pilot Chewbacca came to believe in the cause of galactic freedom, joining Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa in the fight against the Empire.
Millennium Falcon
A legendary starship despite its humble origins and deceptively shabby exterior, the Millennium Falcon has played a role in some of the Rebel Alliance's greatest victories over the Empire. On the surface, the Falcon looks like a worn down junker. Beneath its hull, however, she packs many powerful secrets. Its owners have made "special modifications" on the freighter throughout the years, boosting its speed, shielding, and performance to impressive -- and downright illegal -- levels. The Falcon pays a heavy price for these tricks and add-ons. It can be unpredictable, and its reconditioned hyperdrive often fails. Its current captain, Han Solo, has even been seen to restart a failed start-up with a hard knock on a bulkhead with his fist.
A massive Wookiee general, Tarfful helped defend his native Kashyyyk during the Clone Wars. A distress signal brought Tarfful and his most trusted warriors rushing to Chewbacca's help against the hated Trandoshans on the hunting grounds of Wasskah. Later, Tarfful and Chewbacca fought side by side with General Yoda on the battlegrounds of Kashyyyk.
Yoda was a legendary Jedi Master and stronger than most in his connection with the Force. Small in size but wise and powerful, he trained Jedi for over 800 years, playing integral roles in the Clone Wars, the instruction of Luke Skywalker, and unlocking the path to immortality.
Lando Calrissian
A canny businessman, Lando served as administrator of Cloud City, a Tibanna gas mine floating among the clouds of the planet Bespin. He welcomed his old friend Han Solo to Bespin, apparently offering him refuge from the Empire's hunters. But Lando couldn't tell Han that Darth Vader was already in the city, and had demanded Lando help capture the smuggler or face an Imperial takeover. After Vader repeatedly altered the terms of their deal, Lando decided to make amends. He rescued Princess Leia and Chewbacca from the Empire and joined the mission to save Han from Jabba the Hutt. He then led the starfighter attack on the second Death Star.
Kashyyyk is the Wookiee homeworld, covered in dense forest. While Wookiees build their homes in the planet's trees, they are not a primitive species, and Kashyyyk architecture incorporates sophisticated technology. One of the last battles of the Clone Wars was fought here under the leadership of Yoda, with Wookiees and clones battling the Separatist droid army -- until the Emperor issued Order 66, commanding the clones to slaughter all Jedi. Yoda survived, however, with the help of natives Chewbacca and Tarfful who used a hidden shuttle to evacuate the Jedi Master from the planet.