Admin Post: March 2019 Challenge: Hidden Figures

[dawn_felagund]

For our March challenge, we will focus on rare characters and textual ghosts. Rare characters, for the purpose of our challenge, are defined as any character with fewer than five fanworks on the SWG archive as of the start of the challenge. (See the list below. Please note that major characters from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are not included, even if they have fewer than five fanworks.) In addition, any character who is unnamed counts as rare, as does any textual ghost (a character who must have existed but is not mentioned in the texts. Elleth's Textual Ghosts Project provides more than six hundred known textual ghosts.)

Naturally, you are welcome to combine this challenge with your B2MeM Bingo prompts, if you’re playing, or the prompts from Fëanorian Week!

Fanworks for this month's challenge must feature a rare character or textual ghost in a leading role. Fanworks are due by April 10 in order to receive a stamp. Late fanworks are always welcome but do not receive stamps.

Thank you to Narya for suggesting this month's challenge!

Rare Characters

Rare characters have fewer than five fanworks on the SWG archive. In addition, any unnamed or textual ghost character automatically counts as rare for this challenge.

Adanel
Ailinel
Algund
Almarian
Almiel
Amlach
Amroth
Ancalagon
Angrim*
Ar-Adunakhôr
Ar-Gimilzôr
Ar-Sakalthôr
Aranwë
Arminas
Arthad*
Arvedui
Asfaloth
Balan
Baragund
Barahir (Fourth Age)
Baran*
Belegund
Belen
Bereg*
Beregar
Berúthiel
Borlach
Borlad
Boromir (House of Bëor)
Boromir (Steward of Gondor)
Boron
Borthand
Bregolas
Bregor
Cirion
Ciryon
Dagnir*
Dairuin*
Dís
Dorlas
Draugluin
Duilin
Eilinel
Elendur
Elentir
Elmar
Enel
Enelyë
Enerdhil
Eriol
Evranin
Eärendur
Eärnil*
Eärnur*
Fíriel
Fuinur*
Galador
Galdor (Edain)
Galdor of the Havens
Galdor of the Tree
Gelmir
Gereth
Gethron
Gilfanon
Gimilkhâd
Glirhuin
Glóredhel
Grithnir
Guilin
Gundor
Haldad
Haldan
Haldar
Halmir
Handir*
Hareth*
Hathaldir
Hathol
Herucalmo
Herumor*
Hiril
Hunthor*
Ibun*
Imlach*
Imrahil
Isilmë
Isilmo
Khîm*
Larnach*
Larnach's Daughter
Legolas of Gondolin
Lenwë
Lindo*
Lindórië
Littleheart*
Lorgan
Magor Son of Malach
Makar
Malach*
Malbeth the Seer
Marach
Mardil*
Marhwini
Meássë
Meleth daughter of Hiril*
Meneldil
Meril
Meril-i-Turinqi
Mîm
Morwë
Nahar
Nielíqui
Númendil
Núneth
Nurwë
Ohtar
Pallando
Penlod
Quennar i Onótimo
Radhruin*
Ragnor*
Rochallor
Rúmil (Lothlórien)
Silmarien*
Tar-Alcarin
Tar-Ancalimon
Tar-Atanamir*
Tar-Ciryatan
Tar-Elendil
Tar-Meneldur
Tar-Minastir
Tar-Telemmaitë
Telemnar*
Tevildo
Théodwyn
Tinfang
Ulfast
Ulwarth
Urthel*
Valandil
Vardamir
Vëantur
Yávien

*These characters currently have no fanworks on the SWG archive. Why not be the first??

Comments

[heartofoshun]

I'm very attracted to this one! (ha! this is from the person who has been having a hard time finishing anything recently!)

[dawn_felagund]

Hooray! I like it too.

(I hear ya. Creative writing? What is that?? It's bad enough that the little example stories I write in school to demonstrate various narrative strategies have become a real pleasure for me.)

[zdenka]

I like it! And I've spotted a few characters I'm interested in on the list. (It remains to be seen if I'll finish anything, of course, but I like the idea!)

[dawn_felagund]

Excellent--I'm glad! :D I hope you do get to something, but even if not ... late challenge entries are always welcome!

[hhimring]

A good challenge!
Thank you to Narya for the suggestion.

This made me realize that apparently I haven't uploaded an older ficlet of mine featuring Hareth to the Archive. That is, I would probably have tagged her, if I had, even though it's an ensemble piece.
Not that Hareth couldn't use more love!

(I had uploaded that ficlet to MPTT, because it was a challenge piece. That archive seems to be down just now?)

[dawn_felagund]

I love the idea as well! Definitely a great suggestion. :D

Silver Trails emailed me earlier tonight about MPTT. I no longer work there and so can't speak to what might be happening with the archive, but I cc'ed the MPTT mod email, so hopefully when I answered Silver Trails, so hopefully someone there can get it figured out.

[hhimring]

Ah, thank you very much for contacting the MPTT mods for us!
That sounds as if the trouble is recent, then.
I was afraid I might have missed something that had been ongoing for longer.

[narya_flame]

Yay! Very excited. I can see quite a few characters I'm interested in on this list, not to mention all the textual ghosts that Elleth identified - and nothing about Eärnur on the archive!? Might have to fix that...

[dawn_felagund]

Thank you again for the suggestion! So far, it has been a hit; two days in and there are already four or five fanworks for it, which I think is a site record! :D

[narya_flame]

Oh wow o_O some people are so organised, I haven't even decided which character(s) I'm going to write about yet!

[hhimring]

Hello again, more or less in the spirit of this challenge, can I request character tags for Beldis (Handir's wife) and Hunleth (Handir's cousin) and Dirhaval /Dirhavel, all characters from HoME which I hadn't tagged previously?

[dawn_felagund]

I've added them all!

[hhimring]

Thank you very much!

[fernstrike]

Oooh brilliant!! I've been dreadful at finishing anything the last few months (and couldn't join B2MeM which was really a shame) but this particular challenge has got me motivated again!! I'm drafting a Last Alliance fic which is full of textual ghosts lol. And actually, two characters on this list have fairly prominent speaking roles in it despite not being POV. Mayhaps it's a good chance for an exploratory oneshot :D