Fire storm

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The fire controls him. He controls the fire. And sometimes he loses control entirely and that's when the lightening comes. Freygald has been known amongst his kin as a little unstable dwarf, not really the one you would like to make mad. When he's angry, he doesn't stop until there's nothing else than burning ground. Lucky for his fellows, things that make him angry the most are enemies and lack of beer.

Those who haven't denied a good pint to Freygald have known him as the most devoted friend, willing the sacrifice everything for success of the mission. Despite his fiery nature, he is very wise and knows a lot about rune magic. He taught many rune-keepers now considered masters of their art, and none of them knows how old Freygald is. Even for a dwarf, he's seen a lot of years pass by and that might also be the reason for his occasional madness. After all, the whole world is mad, so its his only weapon.

When character slots were on sale last week, I didn't hesitate and bought another two (so I have 14 characters at the moment). I realized the only reason I made so few dwarven rune-keeper outfits was that my only dwarf was a champ, and I had no chance to have the beautiful RK skills on dwarf's screenshots. This is now a matter of the past - let me introduce my new character, Freygald :)

I've had this robe for a while now without making an outfit proudly presenting it. I hope I have achieved that now. I haven't used any shoulder piece, because the shoulders of this robe are very elaborate and it would be a pity to cover them. I'm not happy about the satchel though, but what can I do for level 7 rune-keeper :)

Please let me know what do you think about the outfit in comments, or simply rate below the post's title :)

Chest: Robe of the Learned, red dye (Helegrod rune-keeper set, skirmish barterer)
Head: Hat of the Learned Master, red dye (Ettenmoors Lore-master trader; shares similar appearance with Stone-reader's Hat)
Hands: Ceremonial Gloves of the North Star, red dye (Skirmish cosmetics vendor - Rift heavy)
Feet: Reinforced Leather Dunlending Boots, crimson dye (Dunland quest)
Back: Preserver's Cloak, crimson dye (Dunland quest)

Home, sweet home

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Sidgrid is still a very young elf, only a few hundred years old. As one of scarce elven youth, she is a little bit spoiled - however, she works very hard in her studies in order to please her family and satisfy her hunger for knowledge. She is the best rune-keeping apprentice dwarves of the Blue Mountain have seen in recent years and enjoys time spent in snowy land with her friends and teachers. Nevertheless, when she returns home to Duillond for holiday, her heart fills with joy.

Here we caught her setting off for a morning walk with her dear companion, rare Perlino horse named Buttercup by her dwarven gal friend in Thorin's Hall. There are just a few things more beautiful in the Middle-earth than Ered Luin in sunrise and Sidgrid, along with Buttercup, can never get enough of it. It's even worth to wake up early, and that's a lot for our spoiled little girl :)

...and when the sun goes down again, Sidgrid gets back to practice - for the runes are not only tools for her, but also company in which she can reflect upon the day she's spent roaming the flowerbeds of her homeland. Time when she has to go back to school at Thorin's Hall is still far away, so she can enjoy all the delights of Duillond and not think about anything else. What a peaceful holiday :)

A few days ago I tweeted happily that I won a Perlino Steed in @CraZyMuffinIPC's giveaway. I was excited because as an European who spend all her luck in lotteries last year, I had no hopes I could get my hands on this mount. I also promised I'd make a matching outfit, so here it comes, as the final outfit for Galloping Gala celebration. This wonderful event ends today and it was a great fun to concentrate on mount matching outfits all time long - they provide a great inspiration for any outfit fan.

Back to the Perlino Steed - I felt a little like when I had been searching for matching outfits for the Steed of the Rune-keeper (1, 2) back then - I simply couldn't find matching pieces for the lighter shade of blue on horse's blanket. I didn't want to match darker shade of blue, because the steed seems optimistic to me and dull navy wouldn't do it good justice. I also experimented with bright red the horse carries as gems, but on the outfit it was very disturbing. So I settled down with complimentary shade of Evendim blue.

I didn't want the outfit to be gloomy or monotonous, so Fine Shirt and Trousers came very handy - the shirt & pants combo is very lively decorated. It might create impression of unbalance when dyed in bright colours, but I think in blue it serves well. I chose the cloak to match white patterns on the sleeves and common light shoulders from Skirmish camp to bind with the shirt's warm-coloured hem. I'm quite happy about this outfit, considering how easily it can be assembled.

Edit: I realized Helegrod level 65 armour pieces would match the steed nicely with undyable blue parts. However, I couldn't use them because I only have the ugly hunter set and am out of basically any skirmish currency except for marks :(

Please let me know what do you think about the outfit in comments, or simly rate below the post's title :)

Chest and legs: Fine Shirt and Trousers, Evendim blue dye (Bree outfitter)
Head: White Rose Circlet, default dye (Spring festival)
Shoulders: Esquire’s Light Shoulders of Eruilan, Evendim blue dye (Skirmish light armour barter)
Back: Elf-lord’s Cloak, Evendim blue dye (Store)

Mount: Perlino Steed (PAX East 2012 giveaway, lotteries)

Emotes:
./look
./yawn
./dowse (Treasure Hunt event)

Dawn

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There are times of peace, and there are times of war. It wasn't long ago when young elf Sidgrid thought she would never see the faces of her loves ones again. In the battle of Orthanc, she was badly injured just before delivering a killing blow to Kalbak, slowly passing out while her fellowship was rejoicing. Right after they found out, they rushed with Sidgrid to Rivendell, for this was the only place where she stood a chance in hands of elven healers.

Luckily, they were as fast as wind, driven by will to save their friend, and managed to hand her over to healers very fast. A few weeks have passed since then and Sidgrid is now enjoying her peaceful recovering in the Last Homely House. After a long time, she can smell flowers, feel the sun on her cheeks and watch sunrise. Dawn has always been her favourite part of the day. After a new dawn of her life, she feels it that way even more.

I've always been in love with this cloak - even when there was only hooded version available. Velvet texture and great depth of any dye used on it made it one of my favourite cosmetic pieces. With the Great River, hoodless version became available and I rejoiced :) I knew I must create an outfit featuring it soon.

I also wanted to create a gentle, feminine outfit for my elf. Pink has never been my favourite colour (although they say it's the new black :), but it fits the sunrise scenery of Rivendell and let the velvet textures stand out.

Please let me know what do you think about the outfit in comments, or simly rate below the post's title :)

Chest: Elven Cloth Jacket of Vigour, white dye (world drop)
Legs: Tattered Leggings of the Dunland Sage, rose dye (Dunland quest)
Head: Hat of the Concerned Elf, rose dye (Great River quest)
Shoulders: Padded Mantle of the Dunland Soothsayer, rose dye (Dunland quest)
Hands: Scout's Gloves, rust dye (T6 crafted)
Feet: Rhydhid-lhopan, sienna dye (Great River quest)
Back: Cloak of the Unwelcome Guest, rose dye (Great River quest)

Emotes:
./lookaround
./think

Thuringwethil, Woman of Secret Shadow

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"Once we were many, now I alone remain. This is the book of my nights that I write in my seclusion during long days in my silent hall which sunlight never enters. For I am vampire, the vampire I suppose these days, the last of my kindred. 
There was a time, in the Spring of Arda, when I enjoyed the feeling of warm light on my wings. The light of Illuin and Ormal and nothing less, and the light of the oldest stars. I was a spirit of the air, a servant of Manwë. A faithful servant I was and as messenger swifter even than Eönwë. I wore white wings like a swan. I weep now to remember my innocence, yet if I lived those times again I would make the same choices."

Thuringwethil's Memoirs, fanfiction.net

Thuringwethil was a Vampire servant of Sauron at the beginning of the First Age. She was his messenger, known for changing form into a bat to find valuable intelligence. For this, she is thought to be a Maia. However, she was caught in the battle between her master and Lúthien at Tol-in-Gaurhoth ("Isle of Werewolves"). She was probably slain by the Hound of Valinor, named Huan. He brought Thuringwethil's hide to Lúthien, which she used to sneak to Angband ("The Iron Prison").

I never knew vampires were mentioned in the Middle-earth's lore, until a reader of this blog,  Beorneoth, mentioned it in the comments on an outfit I've created based on wish for vampire theme. I was excited to find that Tolkien indeed mentioned vampires and werewolves in Silmarillion. It's a huge pity they didn't survive the First Age, but who knows - maybe Thuringwethil's brood is still hiding in the deep caves sunlight never penetrates and waiting for the right time to change the course of the war. 

As I mentioned earlier this week, I've created this outfit with remote inspiration from the True Blood series. In the Season 4 finale, Jessica appears disguised as a Red Riding Hood during Halloween's night. It's one of the most beautiful costumes I've ever seen - although it doesn't really shine on static pictures. The real beauty strikes when she moves, covered in the velvet cloak. Cloak of the Galadhrim available in LOTRO resembles it very much. Unfortunately, I don't know of any red & black top which could simulate the lace corset, so I used red & violet combination instead. I also love the body shape which this outfit creates on an elven maiden.

This is also my first outfit to promote LOTRO Fashion's colour of the week during the Fashion Week! If you want to recreate it, grab a free crimson dye off the store with our exclusive coupon code!

Do you like the outfit? Please let me know in the comments! :)

Chest: Elven Cloth Shirt, crimson dye (Light armoursmith in Rivendell; short-sleeved variant)
Legs: Tattered Leggings of the Dunland Sage, crimson dye (Dunland quest)
Shoulders: Padded Mantle of the Dunland Soothsayer, crimson dye (Dunland quest)
Feet: Rhydhid-lhopan, violet dye (Dunland quest)
Back: Cloak of the Galadhrim, crimson dye (Quest: Vol. II, Book 7, Chapter 9: The Worries of Lord Celeborn)

Wish: Matching outfit for the Steed of the Rune-keeper

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I was very honoured when Ketani, a Casual Stroll to Mordor's contributor asked me for an advice with outfitting. I know that she is a person with very good fashion taste herself (one of her Yule outfits also placed high in our Yule Outfit Contest 2011). She won a Steed of the Rune-keeper for her lovely elven lady Prolixity. Although she usually has outfits which match her mounts very well, this time she was struggling to find the right combination. She sent me her temporary horse-matching outfit, where she went for complimentary white (which can never spoil anything :).

This was already a decent outfit in my opinion, but Ketani was far from satisfied with coordination of the outfit with the horse. She also sent me a few pictures of other horse-matching outfits she wore, and I realized they were really much more superior to this one. She was also looking for the outfit to be usable in battle situations (not only while showing off the pretty mount :) and wanted the back of the outfit to be interesting. Well, character's back is what we generally see the most ingame :) However, cloak wouldn't work because of heavy luggage the horse is carrying. Ketani also mentioned she's not looking for an exact match to the mount's colour scheme, because that would be most probably impossible, so we were considering complimentary shades most of the time. I sent her first two designs:

    

I used the Sage's Pack because it was fitting for a rune-keeper, interesting and not "too long" as a cloak would be. With the robe, I was hoping to reach a complimentary shade to the horse, but as I don't have this steed myself, I could compare only to screenshots. Ketani tried these two out and unfortunately, the colours were quite far from matching. However, Ketani liked the idea of using a robe and found the wonderful Great Hoary Aurochs Robe:

We discussed the colour scheme a bit in e-mails and Ketani mentioned she is willing to try out any colour except for yellow and turquoise. Despite avoiding turquoise, she mentioned she likes sea blue. As she mentioned it, it clicked to me, tried this dye on the robe and thought it really worked well! So I sent Ket a modification of her design and also different robe stylized in a similar way (but this was more colourful and striking):

    

Ketani tried the third design (aurochs robe in sea blue) and found out the colours worked really well with the horse! From this design, she changed bracers I used for fingerless gloves and the final version of the outfit was born :)

This outfit consists of:
Chest: Great Hoary Aurochs Robe, sea blue dye (T5 crafted)
Head: (Lesser) Arrow of the West Helmet, umber dye (Ost Dunhoth hunter level 65 set)
Shoulders: Fated Westfold Campaign Shoulders Pads, umber dye (T7 crafted)
Hands: Fingerless Gloves, umber dye (Yule festival)
Feet: Strong Westfold Battle Boots, sea blue dye (T7 crafted)
Back: Sage's Pack, white dye (Store)

Ketani also built a version of this outfit to wear in town when she feels like wearing a cloak. In this modification, it becomes a beautiful feminine winter outfit.

In this version, Ket used circlet Hat of the Ancient Tongue (part of Mirkwood rune-keeper set), Warm Winter Cloak (Yule festival reward) and dyed the items purple.


And now, a final view of the outfit on the beautiful, yet unmatchable horse :))

Please let us know what do you think of the result! :)

The Little Match Girl

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"Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening-- the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded, and with naked feet. When she left home she had slippers on, it is true; but what was the good of that? They were very large slippers, which her mother had hitherto worn; so large were they; and the poor little thing lost them as she scuffled away across the street, because of two carriages that rolled by dreadfully fast."

Hans Christian Andersen: The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl is a very sad story and I don't really want to make Sidgrid bring it alive (I equipped her with warm headgear, boots and mittens to be sure!). I was even hesitating about using it for the title and the introduction, as this outfit isn't truly shabby, except for the cap. In the end I decided to mention it, as I wanted to express that I like the concept of Christmas in LoTRO - how they made us choose between helping poor people and gaining no fancy rewards on the first sight, and obtaining beautiful cosmetics for the cost of letting poor Little Match Girl suffer.

The cloak is one of two new Yule festival cloaks. I had opportunity to play through this year's Yule festival for the first time today and this cloak seemed to be less used compared to the other one, despite its beauty. I think the reason are undyable parts of dull pink and grey (only the ornaments change colour upon dying). The "dull pink" is exactly the shade which most of cosmetics usually dye in rose, and therefore are very rarely used in this colour (even for girly outfits). This gave me wonderful opportunity to create a match which hopefully pleases the eye even though the shades aren't really popular :)

Do you like the outfit? Please let me know in comments!

Chest: Burnished Dunlending Chestpiece, rose dye (Dunland quest)
Head: Shabby Stocking Hat, default dye (Yule festival)
Shoulders: Fated Westfold Campaign Shoulders Pads, rose dye (T7 crafted)
Hands: Oven Mitts, grey dye (Skirmish barter - Rift cosmetics)
Feet: Ajokoira Shoes, grey dye (T5 crafted)
Back: Warm Winter Cloak, default dye (Yule festival)

Explorer of ancient ruins

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Khamrad, a scholarly rune-keeper, is one of the few dwarves who are more interested in ancient parchments and relics than axes and blood. Often he sets off from Thorin's Hall before the dawn, just to get to one of his favourite hidden spots soon enough to be undisturbed and watch beautiful sunrise there. He believes that he can project the wisdom he gains from his explorations into the power of his runes, and so far it's proven right. Disguised under the raven mask, he has brought death upon many enemies of the Free People, as well as saved many lives of his fellows. Power is in knowledge, he says, and we can only agree.

For me, this outfit serves multiple purposes. First of all, it's my personal reclamation of Robe of Viisaus after its redesign. Although I liked the original robe much more, I have to admit I've made peace with the new version also, as it makes perfectly intricate rune-keeper's attire. Secondly, I don't think I've ever used the Raven's Mask obtainable in the Fall festival in my outfits. This was my big impediment, because it is probably the most easily available face-covering headgear ingame. And thirdly, I feel I neglected dwarves and rune-keepers badly since release of Isengard, so this is my sorry to all of you, dear dwarven fellows :) Stay tuned for more outfits coming!

Chest: Robe of Viisaus, burgundy dye (Quest: Vol. I, Book 13, Chapter 4: The Hand of Angmar; also available in Store - ceremonial version)
Head: Raven Festival Mask, burgundy dye (Fall festival)
Shoulders: Vibrant Calenard War Pauldrons, burgundy dye (T7 crafted)
Hands: Steadfast Westfold Campaign Gloves, , umber dye (T7 crafted)
Feet: Weathered Leather Scout's Boots, umber dye (Dunland quest)
Back: Cloak of the Algraig, burgundy dye (Store)

Guest: Elevyr of Vilya

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The times of squishy mages running around in dresses and robes are long gone. As we approach the root of the evil, enemies get more and more sturdy and they could smash unwary warrior in light armour into the ground easily. Elevyr knows that and refuses to give orcs and trolls the advantage - she dresses heavily, but still very appropriately for a rune-keeper. Try to pierce her dragon-scale hauberk and you will see yourself ;)

Chest: Scarred Surcoat of the Pren Gwydth Warrior, black dye (Dunland quest)
Head: Daring Skullcap, black dye (Drop from School lvl 75)
Shoulders: Padded Mantle of the Dunlending Soothsayer, black dye (Dunland quest)
Feet: Soft Leather Boots, black dye (Bree outfitter)
Back: Cloak of the Dove, black dye (Store)

Lady of Rhûn

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A few days ago, a ship bearing the most unusual passengers arrived at the Celondim harbour. They were the Avari elves, so rarely seen in these lands. Avari are ancient elves who refused Oromë's summons to Valinor and remained in their lands, dwelling in the forests and discovering the seas. Our visitors come from Rhûn, the area to the far east from Eriador. They didn't want to talk about their business here, they asked for hospitality of only a few particular elves residing in Falathorn, and remained discussing private matters there for days. Who knows what brings them to our lands? News of the Easterlings? Or some worse evil?

I wanted to make an outfit around Clanweave Leggings since I got them as the quest reward. They add beautiful curves even to subtle elven posture, but are terribly hard to match with the chest piece because of both colouring (undyable grey and rust areas) and the body shape they create. Quite frankly, the matching Clanweave Robe looks horrible on female characters - on contrast to the leggings, it makes the body less feminine than any other armour.

So I just couldn't come up with something which wouldn't look too exotic and mismatching with the other pieces. Until I came across the headgear drop in level 75 School of Tham Mírdain run. It is a caster piece, but I was lucky that our minnie didn't want it and I could take it as the most precious treasure for my wardrobe :) It immediately reminded me of pharaohs, and also medieval Arabic ladies from old movies. This outfit is very remotely inspired by Nefertiti, but I didn't want to make it as an inspiration - I aimed for Middle-earth appropriate outfit.

Did I succeed? Please let me know in comments :)

Chest: Scout's Armour, Evendim blue dye (T6 crafted)
Legs: Clanweave Leggings, Evendim blue dye (Dunland quest)
Head: Pageturner's Cap, Evendim blue dye (drop from Library of Tham Mírdain lvl 75)
Shoulders: Disused Mantle of the Dunland Soothsayer, Evendim blue dye (Dunland quest)
Hands: Scout's Gloves, Evendim blue dye (T6 crafted)
Feet: Golden Host Boots of the Gloaming, sienna dye (T6 crafted)
Back: Embroidered Cloak of the Dunland Healer, Evendim blue dye (Dunland quest)

Cobalt shine

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Rune-keepers are masters of words. However, only some of them have been enlighten with true power of runes, so strong and intimidating. These rune-keepers are not afraid to enter Ettenmoors, former kingdom of Rhudaur, and show their mighty spirit in both damaging enemies and healing allies. Beware when you see them wearing their cobalt robes, because that's the sign of what they are willing to endure.

Chest: Padded Cobalt Robe, Ered Luin blue dye (Ettenmoors rank 4 rune-keeper set; there used to be a rank 2 Cobalt Robe with the same appearance on level 50, but I'm not sure if it's still acquirable)
Head: Circlet of Adamant, default dye (store)
Shoulders: Dwarf Steel Shoulder Guards of Fate, Ered Luin blue dye (world drop)
Hands: Bear-claws, Ered Luin blue dye (drop from Mordirith, Carn Dum)
Feet: Boots of the Learned, Ered Luin blue dye (Rift level 50 rune-keeper set)
Back: Cloak of the Windsinger, Ered Luin blue dye (store)

Vain firefly

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Rune-keepers usually use power of words and runes to fight and defend themselves. Sidgrid has one more weapon besides those she loves to use - her charm. A few naughty winks here, a few gentle touches there and every brigand becomes harmless. Orcs are a little tougher, but that's when she relies on the runes.

Chest: Dwarf-make Iron Armour, purple dye (T2 crafted)
Legs: Radiant Westernesse Leggings, purple dye (T5 crafted)
Head: Circlet of Men, default dye (Anniversary gift box)
Shoulders: Traveller's Shoulder Guards, purple dye (T3 crafted)
Hands: Scout's Gloves, purple dye (T6 crafted)
Feet: Scout's Boots, purple dye (T6 crafted)
Back: Cloak of the Dragonfly, purple dye (store)

Gûlhiril en Hithaeglir

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Gûlhiril en Hithaeglir, Magic Lady of the Misty Mountains, is a powerful sorceress. She wanders the snowy dales and peaks alone, only rarely met by her fellow elves passing through the mountains. It is unknown when she departed from Rivendell and decided to study runes alone, but this pictures were taken when she was still residing in Imladris, only discovering the High Pass. If you meet her on your journeys, do not disturb your studies - only silently admire her powerful magic in action.

Chest: Frostbluff Robe of Thanks, black dye (winter festival)
Head: Quilted Hat, black dye (T2 crafted)
Shoulders: Shoulders of the Swift Arrow, black dye (Mirkwood level 65 hunter purple set)
Hands: Scout's Gloves, black dye (T6 crafted)
Feet: Scout's Boots, black dye (T6 crafted)
Back: Cloak of the Dove, black dye (store)

Affluent citizen

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Khamrad is back in his manly role! :) Today he decided to show you his civil side - wealthy merchant of Bree. Long time ago, Khamrad thought it would be wise to have an assurance for retirement - he's not very welcome at home in Thorin's Hall and assuming his beer-drinking lifestyle, he won't be able to wield a broadsword until his last breath. In this depressing vision of being old, grumpy and abandoned dwarf, he decided to start a store in Bree near the Boar fountain. His weapon and armour selling stalls are famous all over the region, so now he is just a proud owner and exploiter of a few human vendors. When he wants to get away from the battles, he comes to Bree and checks on his subordinates. Keep that in mind if you decide to seek a job in the Bree town ;)

Chest: Long Fancy Robe, gold dye (outfitter vendor)
Shoulders: Pristine Elven Shoulder Guards, gold dye (T5 crafted)
Hands: Extravagant Festival Gloves, orange dye (Winter festival)
Feet: Ceremonial Nenuial's Boots, default dye (skirmish cosmetic)
Back: Cloak of the Autumn Wood, crimson dye (store)

Guest: Lachwen of Landroval

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Lachwen Shimmerlight is flashy, colorful, explosive, and loud - if she had a theme song, it would probably be "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett. She sparkles with her rune-keeper fireworks (that sometimes hurt, if you're on the enemy side) and wears the "rainbow in a blue sky"-inspired outfit, with just a hint of Athenian warrior-goddess in the form of a winged circlet.

Chest: Tattered Dwarf-Make Short Cloth Robe, navy dye (Quest: Elf introduction)
Head: Winged Circlet, default dye (Skirmish vendor)
Shoulders: Thinglaer's Shoulderpads, rose dye (Quest: Hallowed Ground)
Hands: Vorth-Mundar, purple dye (Quest: Goblins in the Valley)
Boots: Breelander Leather Boots, purple dye (Store)
Satchel: Dragon-Wing Satchel, default dye (Store)
Back: Cloak of the DragonFly, red dye (Store)

Pink star

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All girls wanna feel girly sometimes, even if they usually spend their free time bashing orcs and other filthy creatures. This cute rune-keeper didn't want to risk getting her loveliest attire dirty in battle, so she saved it for a nice vacation at home in Rivendell. Noone can deny she can't be overlooked, even among the most fashionable of her kin.

Chest: Jacket of Might, rose dye (world drop)
Legs: Quilted Leggings of Courage, rose dye (world drop)
Hands: Scout's Gloves, rose dye (T6 crafted)
Feet: Elven Leather Boots of Fleetness, rose dye (world drop)
Back: Cloak of the Shining Star, rose dye (Anniversary item)

Guest: Borokk of Snowbourn

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Little seems to be known of the lost Blue Wizards, who passed into the East of Middle Earth with Curunir but did not return. It is generally assumed that they were, like the other wizards, of man-stature. But maybe their purposes were different and so their appearance would also differ. Perhaps, when Manwe planned to send forth the Istari, he consulted with Aule. Perhaps, together, they conceived of purposes in the deep places as well as among the sunlight peoples of Middle Earth. If they did so, the blue wizards may have looked something like this.

Chest: Seaton's Robes, grey dye (Quest: Goblins in the Hollow)
Head: Weatherbeaten Hat, grey dye (Outfitter vendor)
Hands: Tindr's Gloves, navy dye (Quest: A Patch in Time)
Feet: Tattered Dwarf-make Cloth Shoes, default dye (Quest: Intro: Where Skorgrím Sleeps)
Back: Plain Cloak, grey dye (Outfitter vendor)

Tip: Visit Brrokk's blog!

Avo acheno, Ennorath!

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"There is an air about you that hints at your experience. From your attire, I must assume that you are a Rune-keeper much like myself," Márus of Shadowed Refuge said to Manequithir, immediately recognizing his own kind. This powerful wizard seeks the greatest secrets of the calling he chose to use his powerful words in upcoming difficult battles. His robes have seen a lot of danger, and yet will see. Avo acheno, Ennorath(1)! For fierceful times are approaching.

Chest: Carpenter's Robe, black dye (Store)
Head: Traveller's Hood, black dye (Store)
Shoulders: Shoulders of the Eorlingas, default dye (Isengard pre-order)
Gloves: Tattered Dwarf-make Cloth Gloves, black dye (Quest: Intro: Elrond's Dream; any cloth gloves will do)
Feet: Boots of the Eorlingas, default dye (Isengard pre-order)
Back: Cloak of the Eorlingas, default dye (Isengard pre-order)

(1) Avo acheno, Ennorath - Don't look back, Middle-Earth

Guest: Mordric of Snowbourn

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Mordric is a rune-keeper. And a dwarf. That should already be pretty self-explanatory - he uses his magical powers to accumulate gold and makes us, the pity hobbits-or-humans-or-whatever, envy his wealth whenever his shabby belly catches our sight. Thanks the Valar he sometimes pays a round in the Thorin's Hall Inn and invites poorer fellas for a good Bombur's Beard Lager!

Chest: Long-Sleeved Lorien Tunic and Pants, purple dye (friend reputation with the Galadhrim)
Head: Baingarab, purple dye (Quest: Vol. I, Book 2, Chapter 5: Retake Weathertop; also available as Linen Hat, T2 crafted)
Back: Cloak of the Shining Star, purple dye (Anniversary event reward)

Power of Elements

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Sidgrid is a rune-keeper padawan - she has just begun discovering the power of elements she can use. Her words and runes engage powers of fire, lightning and frost to defeat bothering scum, and  she turns to healing power of nature when her friends are in danger. She decided to pay tribute to all these elements with her attire, which is fiery red, touched by golden lightning, covered with sparkling white ice and soothing forest green notes.

Chest: Everstout, red dye (rare world drop, thank you Hymne for lending this!)
Legs: Leggings of the Sun-Lands, red dye (world drop)
Head: Fine Elven Circlet, default dye (Anniversary event in the past, thank you Nemesrien for lending this!)
Shoulders: Rock-Climber's Shoulder Guards, forest green dye (T6 crafted)
Hands: Golden Host Gloves of the Awakened, orange dye (T6 crafted)
Feet: Ceremonial Nenuial's Boots, orange dye (Skirmish cosmetics)
Back: Cloak of the Autumn Wood, forest green dye (Store)