forging the Fellowship | how could I NOT do this tag

Julia at Lit Aflame created a new tag (*cough* in 2018) and it's LotR themed. So. Even though she tagged me approximately 365 years ago, I'm still going to do it, and with thanks. :D

So for this tag, I "forge my own Fellowship" out of book characters. Which is cool! I get to pick my own party! (To try to cut down on the infinite possibilities [and also, once I drag these characters out of their storyworlds, awkward explanations] I'm going to limit myself to characters from books that are at least partly fantasy.

The Questions

1. [The Ring Bearer]: If you could choose, which of the four races would you be: Elf, Dwarf, Human, or Hobbit?

Hobbit. Their lives are sO SOFT AND DOMESTIC. Lovely rambling houses and green hills and good food. Parties and soft curly hair and bare feet and fireworks. Books and armchairs and fireplaces.

Yes, the occasional hobbit gets picked for the Death Trials (aka holding the One Ring), but that was, like, two in the the history of hobbits?? I'll be fine.

(*rereads question* ...wait, am I supposed to be the ring bearer? NOOO I wanted to be a regular hobbit!!)

Fine. If I had to be the ring bearer, I'd rather be an elf. (Even though canonically only hobbits can handle holding the One Ring.) Because elves can run fast and I can't imagine trying to cross Middle Earth on hobbit legs. Ugh.

2. [Gandalf the Grey]: A wise/powerful elder/mentor character:

ooh. This one is HARD. Probably the hardest of all the Fellowship roles I have to fill?? because it has to be someone who can handle ridiculous amounts of sarcasm, stubbornness, and probably a whole heap of bickering.

ahahaa I'm going to say Halt from Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan.

he'd be so unhappy to be here.

also this is off to a bad start sarcasm-wise

3. [Aragorn]: A character with good survival skills:

Jude from The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black.

...at least, she develops good survival skills (beyond the obvious stabby ones) by learning that sarcasm is NOT a good survival skill and sometimes it's best to stay quiet? (which is admittedly a logical thing to do! and I should make my WIP's characters learn that! buuuut I like my sarcasm so... xD)

4. [Boromir]: A character who makes mistakes, but has a good heart:

Callum from the Magisterium series by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare. The exact situation's kinda spoilery, but I will say that he has list with An Evil Overlord Would Do This/An Evil Overlord Would Not Do This columns, and mentally tallies up his behaviour, which proves that 1. he has problems; 2. he has a good heart.

5. [Gimli]: A stubborn character:

There are SO MANY characters who could go here (it's a trait that goes with being excessively sarcastic, I feel??), but I'd like to have Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. Of course, Howl would insist on coming too (and contributing to the level of stubborn), so I get a bonus wizard. xD

6. [Legolas]: A character who is talented:

Artemis Fowl from his titular series by Eoin Colfer. And if you are unfamiliar with Artemis, wHY. (Granted, the series gets even crazier as it goes along, but it's hilarous and fun? also everyone dies at least once, so... Boromir! am I joking am I not you'll never know) Artemis is a literal genius who specializes in evil plotting (and dabbles in writing under terrible pun pseudonyms). I originally had him under #4/Boromir, but?? he's the most talented fictional character I can think of off the top of my head. xD

7. [Peregrin Took]: A character who at first seems useless, but ends up surprising you:

......Sage from The Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A Nielsen. Everyone - everyone - underestimates him, so I assume he seems useless when you first meet him. (He's not trying to stop that impression, either. He enjoys the bit where his plans come together and his enemies stand there with their mouth opening and shutting uselessly.)

8. [Meriadoc Brandybuck]: A character who is small/not very strong, but has great courage:

Irene from The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman. She's a human librarian who jumps between worlds - which are sometimes infested with fae/dragons/chaos magic - to collect books and I just? love that?

9. [Samwise Gamgee]: A character who is extremely loyal and doesn’t give up:

Grey, the prince's guard/best friend from A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kimmerer. He is the Mum Friend and is likely to be the only person in this list who won't cause trouble. (Except maybe Sophie. I feel like they'd team up to Mum everyone else into line.)

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Well, that was fun! but also I think if my Fellowship manages to defeat Evil, it'll be an accidental side affect of their bickering.

Villain: would you all sTOP your iNCESSANT sMART-ALEC COMMENTS I am the vILLAIN FEAR ME-
Character A: you know telling us that is the weakest way of showing how fear-worthy you are?
Character B: oh and you would know, seeing as you used to be a villain-
Villain: excuse me, I was talking-
Character A, with an evil glint: just be grateful you never came up against me, B-
Character C: you're both literal children
Characters A and B: *insulted glares* *may be about to kill C, no one knows*
Character D: guys can we not do this in front of the villain
Villain: exactly, I will-
Character E: they're being ridiculous-
Character C: exactly-
Character E: you were included in that statement
Characters A-H: *dissolve into bickering chaos* *with some physical wrestling*
Villain, left standing alone and ignored: I quit

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actually. actually actually. I just realised I want to do this tag but in a non-fantasy Heist Society kind of way?? put together a team. To probably rob a crime boss's personal art collection or something, and after that get hired out to a secrative spy agency for a specialist mission. CAN I STEAL A TAG FROM MYSELF.

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I tag: Professor X (aka The Story Sponge) | Jane Maree | Sarah Pennington

The Rules:

Include the tag banner in your post
Link back to the creator of the tag ( LITAFLAME.BLOG )
Thank and link back to the person who tagged you
Forge your Fellowship out of BOOK CHARACTERS by answering the given questions!
Tag three bloggers to pass the ring to.

The Questions: 

1. [The Ring Bearer]: If you could choose, which of the four races would you be: Elf, Dwarf, Human, or Hobbit?
2. [Gandalf the Grey]: A wise/powerful elder/mentor character:
3. [Aragorn]: A character with good survival skills:
4. [Boromir]: A character who makes mistakes, but has a good heart:
5. [Gimli]: A stubborn character:
6. [Legolas]: A character who is talented:
7. [Peregrin Took]: A character who at first seems useless, but ends up surprising you:
8. [Meriadoc Brandybuck]: A character who is small/not very strong, but has great courage:
9. [Samwise Gamgee]: A character who is extremely loyal and doesn’t give up:

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Which of these books have you read and which characters are your favourite? pls scream about any/all of them with me. unless you're screaming "KILL [MC]" in which case I kindly request you take your negativity elsewhere, good sir. Anyone here wishing they could be a hobbit?

And do you think I have possibly made a tactical error in picking so many sarcasm-based characters, because I do.