May It Be

Before releasing the 2001 "The Lord of the Rings", director Peter Jackson asked Enya to write and sing a song for soundtrack. Thrilled at the prospect, Enya headed to New Zealand to see the preliminary edits of the film.



May it be;

May it be an evening star Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road Oh! How far you are from home

Mornie utúlië (Quenya: darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantië (Quenya: darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now

May it be the shadows call Will fly away
May it be you journey on To light the day
When the night is overcome You may rise to find the sun

Mornie utúlië (Quenya: darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantië (Quenya: darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now

A promise lives within you now





Enya worked with long-time collaborators. Roma Ryan, her lyricist. Nicky Ryan produced, arranged, and managed while Roma Ryan wrote the lyrics. They recorded the song through Enya’s contract with Warner Music in the Ryans’ Dublin studio, Aigle Studio. Like most of Enya’s music "May it Be" is classified as New Age.


Enya performed her song at the Academy Awards on March 24, 2002. She was “absolutely” excited about the performance. For her it was the “first time to be nominated, and to get to perform, it’s just wonderful, absolutely wonderful.”

Human - Elvish Marriage

JRR Tolkien seems to enjoy the theme of mortal man to elf-maid romances leading to marriage. His wife's grave even bears one of these names.

After many alliances in battle and peace, Tuor (a human prince) and Idril (an elven princess) are married by King Turgon (Idril's father) and the entire city celebrates in an early draft. In the final Silmarillion, JRRT only celebrates them with a feast thus:

"the heart of Idril was turned to him, and his to her... So high did Tuor stand in the favor of the King that when he has dwelt there for seven years Turgon did not refuse him even the hand of his daughter;.. Then there was made a great and joyful feast, for Tuor had won the hearts of all that people, save only of Maeglin [a rival suitor] and his secret following; and thus there came to pass the second union of Elves and Men"

The first such was Beren and Lúthien wed in the Silmarillion. In pages and pages of trials, these vows are these:

"as she looked upon him, doom fell upon her and she loved him. But she slipped from his arms and vanished from his sight into the city, even as the day was breaking... and long ago in the Hidden Kingdom she laid her hand in his. Thereafter often she came to him, and they went in secret through the woods together from spring to summer; and no others of the Children of Ilúvatar have had joy so great, though the time was brief"

After Lúthien led Beren before the throne of Thingol, as if he were an honored guest despite her father's outrage at her consorting with a mortal, Beren declares:

"here I have found what I sought not indeed, but finding I would possess for ever. For it is above all gold and silver, and beyond all jewels. Neither rock, nor steel, nor the fires of Morgoth, nor all the powers of the Elf-kingdoms, shall keep form the the treasure that I desire. for Lúthien your daughter is the fairest of all the Children of the World"

Thingol, seething, still echoes his daughters "laying her hand in his" when sending Beren on a deadly quest for a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown, saying: "then, if she will, Lúthien may set her hand in yours."

Later, Lúthien makes her intent clear while Beren is vacillating to continue or end on this quest: "You must chose, Beren, between these two... but on either road I shall go with you, and our doom shall be alike" At last, when Luthien and Beren return to Thingol, 'hand' imagery returns:

"Therefore, at the last he yielded his will, and Beren took the hand of Luthien before her father."

Most well known of all, Aragorn marries Arwen ("the likenes of Luthien") in Minas Tirith in Gondor (image below by the Hildebrandt Brothers) near the end of "The Return of the King":

"last [of the arriving elves] came Master Elrond, mighty among Elves and Men, bearing the scepter of Annúminas, and beside him upon a grey palfrey rose Arwen his daughter, Evenstar of her people.
"and Frodo when he saw her come glimmering in the evening, with stars on her brow and a sweet fragrance about her was moved to great wonder, and he said to Gandalf: "At last I understand why we have waited! This is the ending. Now, not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all its fear pass away!"

"Then the king welcomed his guests, and they alighted, and Elrond surrendered the scepter, and laid the hand of his daughter in the hand of the King, and together they went up into the High City, and all the stars flowered in the sky. And Aragorn the King Elessar wedded Arwen Undómiel in the City of the Kings upon the day of Midsummer, and the tale of their long waiting and labours was come to fulfillment"

JRRT writes a precursor to this in "the Fellowship of the Rings" in "Farewell to Lorien", when Galadriel, Arwen's maternal grandmother, asks Aragron's desire:

'Lady, you know all my desire, and long held in keeping the only treasure that I seek. Yet it is not yours to give me, even if you would; and only through darkness shall I come to it.'
'Yet maybe this will lighten your heart,' said Galadriel; 'for it was left in my care to be given to you, should you pass through this land.' Then she lifted from her lap a great stone of clear green, set in a silver brooch that was wrought int he likeness of an eagle with outspread wings; and as she held it up the gem flashed like the sun shining through the leaves of spring. 'This stone I gave to Celebrían my daughter and she to hers; and now it comes to you as a token of hope. I this hour take the name that was foretold for you, Elessar, the Elfstone of the house on Elendil!"
Then Aragorn took the stone and pinned the brooch upon his breast, and those who saw him wondered; for they had not marked before how tall and kingly he stood, and it seemed to them that many years of toil had fallen from his shoulders. 'For the gifts that you have given me I thank you,' he said, 'O Lady of Lórien of whom were sprung Celebraín and Arwen Evenstar. What praise could I say more?'
The Lady bowed her head...

The gift Aragorn dared not ask for was, of course, Arwen herself who dwelt long in Lórien. The hopeful brooch was doubtless the elven marriage gift of a jewel, from the mother of the bride to the groom.

Ring of Doom

Let's say you are to represent the "Ring of Doom"

Here's how to make your representation reasonably close to the ideal:

First, Look up every quote you can find a about it, starting with online wikis and libraries:

Tolkien Gateway:"Ring of Doom" gives:

Máhanaxar also called Rithil-Anamo was the Ring of Doom outside the golden western gates of the city of the Valar. Here the Powers gathered to hold their great councils, bathed in the light of the Two Trees while those Trees still stood, and here some of the most momentous decisions of Eä's history were made. It contains the word Máhan "chief Vala", derived from Valarin Mâchananaškad.

Tracing Mâchananaškad's link gives the Valarin word mâchan "authority, authoritative decision" and *(a)naškad as "ring" whence Black Speech nazg "ring", whence "Nazgul" [Ring-wraith]. A little more work is needed for "Rithil-Anamo" since the link is circular, but you can find risil (or riþil or rithil) "ring" + anamo "of doom" "juridical decision" or "(legal) justice", from nam- "to judge" whence "Námo" [Judge])

Other favorite sites, Encyclopedia of Arda and Lord of the Rings Wiki add a bit more:

Within the circles of the Máhanaxar were the thrones of the Valar and where they pronounced their judgments. Here the great villian Melkor was judged and sentenced for his evils. It was also where the great Ñoldorin elf Fëanor was judged for his deeds in Tirion and where he spoke to the Valar of his intentions, after the killing of his father at the hands of Melkor.

While searching Mahanaxar, you find the image above image by Jacek Kopalski showing tall stone chairs, each with an elvish letter. A central globe shines under the starlight sky. There are eleven lines in the floor, six going to the visible chairs with their gauzy occupants. This suggests eleven chairs. There are Eight Aratar, or 14 Vala that JRRT named that should be there. I cannot justify eleven. No sign of a green mound. No sign of light from Trees. This is a lovely rendering, but not fitting for what we know already.

RULE: Read the actual Tolkien for yourself.

And I got ahead of myself... "Green Mound". From The Silmarillion, Chapter One:

And when Valinor was full-wrought and the mansions of the Valar were established, in the midst of the plain beyond the mountains they built their city, Valmar of many bells. Before its western gate there was a green mound, Ezellohar, that is named also Corollairë; and Yavanna hallowed it, and she sat there long upon the green grass and sang a song of power, in which was set all her thought of things that grow in the earth. But Nienna thought in silence, and watered the mould with tears. In that time the Valar were gathered together to hear the song of Yavanna, and they sat silent upon their thrones of council in the Máhanaxar, the Ring of Doom near to the golden gates of Valmar, and Yavanna Kementári sang before them and they watched.

A lovely description of the Two Trees follows. Well skip over that, other than to note that the Two Trees are very nearby. We're working on the Ring of Doom.

Rule: Look up the word-parts of all Tolkien elvish.

• Ezellohar (Quenya [eˈzelːoxar] from Valarin Ezellôchâr) "the Green Mound". From ezello "green" + ?har (Quenya -sar from Valarin -har)(1)"stone" (2) "hard" (3) "trusted".
  
• Corollairë (Quenya[ˌkorolˈlaɪre]) Green Mound where the Two Trees of Valinor grew. Also called Coron Oiolairë ("Koron"), place-name: the "Mound of Eversummer" where the Two Trees grew. Contracted to Corollairë and Corlairë; or spelt with an initial k. From coron (1) "mound" (2) ("Koron"") "globe, ball" + oio 1) "an endless period" 2) "ever" + lairë (1) "summer" (2) "poem" (3) "meadow".
  

My Quenya Wordlist writes that it's doubtful lairë word carries three meanings, doubting "meadow" as ligitmate. Helge K. Fauskanger also includes some Valarin entries in his Ardalambion (Arda Languages) site

• mâchanâz, pl. mâchanumâz "Authorities", used of the greatest Valar, called Aratar in Quenya. The Valarin word was also adapted to Quenya as Máhan pl. Máhani.
• machallâm properly one of the seats of the Valar in the Ring of Doom, the source of Quenya mahalma "throne" (WJ:399, cf. UT:305, 317
• mâchan "authority, authoritative decision" (WJ:399). The source of Quenya Máhan, one of the eight chiefs of the Valar, though the translation Aratar was more usual. It is an element in Mâchananaškad "Doom-ring", Ring of Doom, adapted to Quenya as Máhanaxar or translated as Rithil-Anamo. (WJ:401)

All this points out that the thrones in the ring are for the Eight Aratar: Aratar ('The Exalted'; arat "high",+ -r = plural). These are named in the Valaquenta:

Nine were of chief power and reverence; but one is removed from their number, and Eight remain, the Aratar, the High Ones of Arda: Manwë and Varda, Ulmo, Yavanna and Aulë, Mandos, Nienna, and Oromë. Though Manwë is their King and holds their allegiance under Eru, in majesty they are peers, surpassing beyond compare all others, whether of the Valar and the Maiar, or of any other order that Ilúvatar has sent into Eä.

In "The Silmarillion" chapter 9, when the Two Trees are extinguished, we learn the area around the Circle is very large:

After a time a great concourse gathered about the Ring of Doom; and the Valar sat in shadow, for it was night. But the stars of Varda now glimmered overhead, and the air was clear; for the winds of Manwë has driven away the vapours of death and rolled back the shadows of the sea. Then Yavanna arose and stood upon Ezellohar, the Green Mound, but it was bare now and black; and she laid her hands upon the Trees, but they were dead and dark, and each branch that she touched broke and fell lifeless at her feet. Then many voices were lifted in lamentation;

Further searching for our keywords, "Ring of Doom" and the elvish words, variations and place names brings up nothing not already covered. At this point, it's

DIGEST ALL THE INFORMATION and USE YOUR IMAGINATION

What were the eight thrones made of? Who sat where, exactly? What decor did they have? Where did the other Ainu and Eldar sit or stand to witness? What was the floor and ceiling? What marks the edge of the circle?

My imagination supplies these answers:

On grassy, green hill, under the starry sky, at perfect triangle point to the boles of the Two Trees, an open circle of eight stone thrones and a space for a ninth toward Valmar gates is surrounded by larger circles of stone seating, ringed about with rivlets of light. Each throne is inscribed with motifs of the intended occupant in this order: Melko (the missing throne), Oromë (trees), Yavanna, (animals), Aulë, (mountains), Varda (stars), Manwë (wind and globes), Mandos (lines), Nienna (tears), and Ulmo (water). Other named and unnamed Ainu and Eldar will have seats nearby, not so grand but equally personal.

When and if it gets built, I'll share an image or two.

Aulë's Fae

An RP conversation between Namo Mandos and Aulë Talka Marda in a rare quiet moment today
in Tirion Forest Sim (text edited for clarity)

Namo: You have been off on journey's, I hear.
Aulë: Me? oh, the typical things for me.... some mountains and hills needed attention... a few pixies and fae were lost and needed guidance.
Námo: fae needed guidance?

The two Valar laugh together at this.

Aulë: well, of course, Námo Mandos! In your sphere there are many wraiths who assist you, looking into time and responsibility, and each doing their own duties in the area assigned.
Námo: have you been sneaking into the Halls again Aule? You had better not go there: its a cloudy area!

Aulë: well, the commonality is that both fae and wraiths are maiar but the fae honor my Lady Yavanna and myself. Each has his or her own sphere of expertise and responsibility, (and yes, there are a few maia who serve both of us some.) but the difference is that fae are ....

Aulë pauses, searching for the perfect word: ...flighty. They cheerfully head off to look at other pretty things and then find themselves not quite remembering where they were to be and what they were to do.

Námo: I will have to put a fence around the Halls, since they are dying to get in!
Aulë: oh, Brother... I am ashamed of that pun for you. ㋡
Námo: well it is the dead centre of the lands
Aulë pauses, gaping a moment, then chooses to ignore that last.

Aulë: Most of the fae that seemed to be causing "trouble", though are merely lost. They are trying to fulfill the role they were given, but are in the wrong place for it... so harmony is poor.
Námo: and it is my job to show them the way
Aulë: and it is my job to show them the way.
Námo laughs: haha! Somebody has to do it

Aulë: so, I tell you not a day goes by, I do not hear from some fae who is simply distressed. Becasue they know me, and I will guide them, and I help them find their way.

Námo: they do not leave the Halls distressed. I assure you
Námo: smiles
Aulë: I have no cause to doubt that, brother.

Aulë: so, now you, asking the innocent question about my recent travels has no doubt learned more than you wanted to.
Námo: it is quite refreshing

Aulë: Here in Tirion, in Eldamar, the fae have very strict instructions.. even those that reside here...
.. to either appear elvish... or appear not at all. This is no hardship to them... most of the fae are extremely shy.

Námo: but their wings are so beautiful

Aulë: yes, they are... and they are proud of their wings. which is why they hide them in open view in various places: in insects wings, such as beetles and butterflies, and in striations of air, like sunsets and dewy fogs and in the sheen of changing leaves.

All those natural beauties appear as they do because the fae are so proud of their wings. but they are too shy to show their own openly.

Námo: I have not noticed that!
Aulë laughs out loud!
Aulë: well, brother, the fae are my special care, so I know their ways...
Námo: i hope you do not know ALL of them

Aulë: There are some few fae that grow bold from time to time and dare to show themselves but they change in that sometimes. You will, very occasionally see fae in their beautiful native forms flitting about. But almost as soon as you notice them, they are gone.

Námo: well depends who else is in the halls at the time but they can move very quick, I agree.

Aulë: So you only see the flicker of color at the corner of the eye... or the sound of fading laughter...
is all that tells you that fae are here.

Námo grins: if i am lucky
Námo: yes
Aulë laughs.
Námo: what??
Aulë: I'd not spoken to anyone about this for some time! It just rarely occurs to me that not everyone knows all about it, nor that there would be any interest in it.

Námo: Good, I think if you say mach more you will get me in to trouble
Aulë: why woudl I get you int trouble? Are you derelict in your duties, brother?
Námo: oh no, I am always on duty

Aulë: Ah. well, the other piece is that no, I do not know all the fae personally... but they seem to know me...

Námo: yes they do. such is the way of fae. Does Lady Yavanna know about it?

Aulë: oh, yes she does.... both Lady Yavanna and I and several of the more mature Maiar help the fae when we can. But the other piece is that there is no rigid hierarchy among the fae. They are not suited to any military form of government, and most of them unsuited to any government, at all, period.

Námo chuckles.

Aulë: So the best, though, is to first find WHAT each fae in the heart desires to do, then find the place where each can do it. And that, to bring full circle, is how you guide fae.

How to learn Elvish.

Links:



Tolkien Gateway is a friendly starting wiki, including the tree of the Elvish languages

Wikipedia's Elvish languages (Middle-earth) has some value.

Glǽmscrafu: Tolkien's linguistic cellar
includes "A! Elbereth Gilthoniel!" read by Tolkien himself and other similar.

Ardalambion: Of the Tongues of Arda, the invented world of J.R.R. Tolkien
includes a Quenya Course and excellent Quenya Wordlists

Ardhon Ellammath, the Realm of the Elf-languages has many recordings by many readers.

Maiar and Valar

this is a mirror post of a notecard in Second Life, used with permission


Elven Pantheon –
as taken from The Simarillion by JRR Tolkien
by Dominique Darkwatch


This is just a quick reference guide to the pantheon of elven divine spirits as described by JRR Tolkien. As a cleric of Eru Iluvatar, I worship the One true Creator God, but venerate all of the ainur as divine beings, much as Tolkien himself as a Catholic would have venerated the saints, angels and apostles.


Elven Name: Iluvatar
Other names: Eru, The One
Deity of: All Creation
Other Notes: Created the Ainur – the Holy Ones – from his thoughts and engaged them in song and music from which all other creations were made. Some of the mightiest of the Ainur came to live on the Arda (Earth), and they became the Valar. Iluvatar is the one true god of the elven pantheon.

THE VALAR – Not gods, per se, but often treated and regarded as such by elves and men. They could be treated as gods by a cleric, in adopting specific practices that venerate and establish a personal relationship with that Vala. The following are just basic facts about each as contained in the Silmarillion. While they were divine, they were not gods. Their spirits had specific interests, hence the description names them as “spirits of” rather than “diety of.”

Elven Name: Morgoth
Other names: Melkor
Spirit of: Darkness, evil and all malice
Other notes: Was once the mightiest of the Valar, but strove against the will of Iluvatar and the other Valar. He claimed lordship over all of the Arda and sought to gain it for himself


Elven Name: Manwë
Other names: Súlimo, King of Arda
Spirit of: Of the wind and all of the air, including the wind and the clouds.
Other notes: King of the Valar, bretheren of Melkor and dwells with Varda, queen of the Valar. Can see all things when he is with Varda.


Elven Name:Varda
Other names:Lady of the Stars, Elbereth
Spirit of: All manner of light
Other notes: Can hear all things when she is with Manwe.

Elven Name: Ulmo
Other names: King of the Sea
Spirit of: The seas, rivers, springs, lakes and all flowing water
Other notes: Always allied with Manwe, and loves men and elves. Speaks to them through the music of the water.

Elven Name:Aulë
Other names: the Smith, Talka Marda
Spirit of: Of all substances of the earth; gems, rocks, soil and iron
Other notes: Master creator and master of all crafts wrought from any material brought from the earth. He is responsible for the creation of the dwarves. Spouse to Yavanna

Elven Name:Yavanna
Other names:Kementari, Queen of the Earth, Giver of Fruits
Spirit of: All things that grow on the earth. Spouse of Aulë. Creator of tree shepherds, to guard the trees


Elven Name: Mandos
Other names:Namo, Doomsman of the Valar
Spirit of: Death, keeper of the House of the Dead and Slain.
Other notes: Spouse of Vaire, the weaver of time, brother of Lorien and Nienna


Elven Name: Vaire
Other names:The Weaver
Spirit of: Time and fate, weaving a tapestry of each person's life in the hall of Mandos
Other notes: spouse of Mandos

Elven Name: Lorien
Other names:Irmo
Spirit of: Dreams and visions
Other notes: spouse of Este, brother to Mandos and Nienna

Elven Name: Este
Other names:
Spirit of: gentleness, healer of hurts and weariness
Other notes: Spouse of Lorien, and together provide refreshment even to the weary Valar


Elven Name: Nienna
Other names:
Spirit of: Grief, sorrow, pity, turns endurance into hope and sorrow into wisdom
Other notes: Sister to Lorien and Mandos

Elven Name: Tulkas
Other names:Astaldo, The Valiant
Spirit of: Sport
Other notes: Spouse of Nesse. Sometime called a laughing warrior, he is tireless and can outrun anything with legs

Elven Name: Nessa
Other names:
Spirit of: Dance
Other notes: Loves deer but can outrun them, spouse of Tulkas and sister to Orome

Elven Name: Orome
Other names:Aldaron, Tauron, Lord of forests
Spirit of: Forests and hunting
Other notes: Hunts the fell beasts of Melkor. Spouse to Vana

Elven Name: Vana
Other names: The ever-Young
Spirit of: Spring and flowers
Other notes: Spouse of Orome and younger sister to Yavanna

THE MAIAR – lesser ainur who came and served under specific Valar. These are the ones who appear in the writings of Tolkien but there were also many more than those named, hence there may be RP players of Maiar beyond those listed here

Elven Name: Sauron
Other names:Gorthauer
Spirit of: Darkness, evil and Malice
Other notes: Follower and servant of Melkor and later arose to take the place of Morgoth

Elven Name: Eonwe
Other names:
Spirit of: weaponry
Other notes: Herald of Manwe, also the maker and user of all weapons

Elven Name: Osse
Other names:
Spirit of: coastal seas, lakes, rivers
Other notes: Serves under Ulmo, spouse of Uinen

Elven Name: Arien
Other names:
Spirit of: The sun
Other notes: She helped care for the golden tree and later was chosen to guide the sun. serves under Varda

Elven Name: Tilion
Other names:
Spirit of: The moon
Other notes: He cared for the silver tree before it was destroyed, and then was chosen to guide the moon. Serves under the Vala Varda.

Elven Name: Ilmare
Other names:
Spirit of: Stars and star making
Other notes: Uses lightning as a weapon and assists Varda in making stars

Elven Name: Uinen
Other names:
Spirit of: coastal seas, lakes and rivers
Other notes: Spouse of Osse, helps to calm Osse's temper and calm storms also serving under Ulmo

January 21 2011 Noldor Quest in Second Life

The road to the Princess from Tirion Forest.

Begins in my favorite place in Tirion, where I hid this map.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tirion%20Forest/17/4/26

overland start in the Forest near the port.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tirion%20Forest/251/164/47

choose either the pass: shorter, less cover, more dangerous:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20Dragon%20Quest/82/69/46

or go around the mountains: more cover, more allies in the forest wolves and local elves.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20Dragon%20Quest/107/235/24

unless you take to water, all paths meet between two necessary bridges:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20Dragon%20Quest/232/58/37

provisions here. Meet hospitality with generosity, always...
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20DragonHeart/121/53/24

chose then among several paths from Provisions in the Heart
to the Desolation of the Dome, by water or land.
Avoid the air, for the foes have severe advantage there.
Seek Lord Drak and the Tyr Rik and their allies.

The desolate path is ...
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20LavaDome/81/202/24
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20LavaDome/186/245/25

The main door, the masters of Uhre believe is the only way into Nurutumbo.
Battle fought there will be hard won by invading ground forces:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20LavaDome/239/167/28

Success here you may enter the noxious fortress of Nurutumbo, called Eisengard.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/2/124/31

You must pass or open the black gates somehow
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/108/127/31

because the black gate control is inside at the base of the first tower
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/174/133/30

Up to the roof you find a drawbridge needs opened with a wheel on the far side.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/185/170/63

The second, darker tower looms, wights within.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/186/210/78

Up, up , up... You need a lock-pick.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/188/212/265

Escaping is easier than entry... all the lock keys and magics are on your side.


Only most trusted are given this more physically dangerous path, maybe unguarded and passable for a small, surefooted party, but it is treacherous, diverging at the start of the desolate path. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20LavaDome/81/202/24 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20LavaDome/142/219/33 Treacherous rock & flaming sky. No animal would climb this: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20LavaDome/166/186/48 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20LavaDome/189/124/79 Quiet, quickly... you are exposed: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20LavaDome/248/105/63 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uhre%20LavaDome/252/51/40 If it has not been discovered and barred: secret door: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/4/103/29 This cavern is treacherous... and constantly winding and defended http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/119/19/28 Better to climb past the sleeping dragon: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/137/41/56 Across the gates to the first cleft in the cliff: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/138/185/49 And thru to the open tower to use its magics... and the sales staff? http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nurutumbo/211/213/78 Easiest escape. Get to the roof and pray aloud for an Eagle. They know this place.