A few comments from today's session.
The hosts are mostly against dwarf women having beards. They fear it would become a joke of ugliness. They did suggest some alternatives. Perhaps only the dwarf women of the Longbeards have beards (so, Moria, Durin's folk). Perhaps the rumor that dwarf women have beards was started by the elves, who didn't know any better. Perhaps the women never travel for trade, only for battle, so they're under helmets that obscure their faces. Perhaps the women wear veils which would disguise or leave in question the existence of beards, which would encourage the rumors.
They were okay with (but not married to) the idea that Telchar be a female dwarf. Telchar will be around in Season 3, and possibly interacts with Eöl.
Gamil Zirak will be introduced as a young smith named Zirak when he makes the Nauglamir (using mithril from Khazad-dum), and will then become the aged and venerable Gamil Zirak when he is brought to Doriath to add the silmaril to the Nauglamir. So, Gamil Zirak is no longer Telchar's teacher and will not be in Season 3.
'Durin the Deathless' will now apply to all Fathers of the Dwarves. So, Azaghal of Belegost and the Lord of Nogrod will be the original dwarf fathers, making their deaths even greater tragedies. So, both of these dwarves can appear now and die 500 years from now and the Hosts are okay with that. But other 'normal' dwarves will live roughly 250 years, so will have to be in particular timeframes.
We need a dwarvish (Khuzdul) name for the Lord of Nogrod. Any suggestions?
The dwarves of Nogrod will be mostly red-haired and light skinned, while the dwarves of Belegost will be mostly dark-haired with darker complexions. How dark is dark was not mentioned. As the dwarves do travel back and forth to each other's cities, it would be quite likely that there are some 'mixed' dwarves in both cities as these clans have a rivalry but get along well enough.
The hosts are mostly against dwarf women having beards. They fear it would become a joke of ugliness. They did suggest some alternatives. Perhaps only the dwarf women of the Longbeards have beards (so, Moria, Durin's folk). Perhaps the rumor that dwarf women have beards was started by the elves, who didn't know any better. Perhaps the women never travel for trade, only for battle, so they're under helmets that obscure their faces. Perhaps the women wear veils which would disguise or leave in question the existence of beards, which would encourage the rumors.
They were okay with (but not married to) the idea that Telchar be a female dwarf. Telchar will be around in Season 3, and possibly interacts with Eöl.
Gamil Zirak will be introduced as a young smith named Zirak when he makes the Nauglamir (using mithril from Khazad-dum), and will then become the aged and venerable Gamil Zirak when he is brought to Doriath to add the silmaril to the Nauglamir. So, Gamil Zirak is no longer Telchar's teacher and will not be in Season 3.
'Durin the Deathless' will now apply to all Fathers of the Dwarves. So, Azaghal of Belegost and the Lord of Nogrod will be the original dwarf fathers, making their deaths even greater tragedies. So, both of these dwarves can appear now and die 500 years from now and the Hosts are okay with that. But other 'normal' dwarves will live roughly 250 years, so will have to be in particular timeframes.
We need a dwarvish (Khuzdul) name for the Lord of Nogrod. Any suggestions?
The dwarves of Nogrod will be mostly red-haired and light skinned, while the dwarves of Belegost will be mostly dark-haired with darker complexions. How dark is dark was not mentioned. As the dwarves do travel back and forth to each other's cities, it would be quite likely that there are some 'mixed' dwarves in both cities as these clans have a rivalry but get along well enough.