Fanfic Fellowship of the Ring What If...? The Sea Route

[ZehnWaters]

The second of my two Fellowship What If...? RPG campaign outlines. Here we have TWO Fellowships formed, one a decoy with Merry & Pippin, the other the true Fellowship with Frodo & Sam. Please provide Feedback on the Discussion page as I would very much like it.

• 25 October: At the Council of Elrond, Frodo volunteers to take the Ring to Mordor. At Galdor’s suggestion they decide to take the Ring via the sea to Mordor. Because Sauron will be watching the sea route, they decide to send a decoy Fellowship with Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, & Boromir.
• 25 December: The decoy Fellowship leave Rivendell.

3019

• 1 January: The real Fellowship leave Rivendell and travel down the Bruinen via boats.
• 8 January: The Fellowship arrive at Tharbad.
• 9 January: The Fellowship find the ship prepared for them, and hidden, by the elves of Lindon.
• 10 January: The Fellowship are attacked by Dunlendings under the employ of Saruman but manage to escape downstream.
• 11-12 January: Blizzard on Caradhras.
• 13 January: Attack by Wolves in the early hours. The Company reaches the West-gate of Moria at nightfall. Gollum begins to trail the Ring-bearer.
• 14 January: Night in Hall Twenty-one.
• 15 January: The Fellowship arrive in Lond Daer. Gandalf battles the Balrog and falls into shadow. Aragorn leads The Company out of Moria. The Company enters Lothlórien.
• 17 January: While the Fellowship is moored in Lond Daer, they are attacked by Uruk-Hai from Isengard but repel them and escape to the sea. The Company come to Caras Galadhon in the evening and are greeted by Galadriel and Celeborn.
• 23 January: Gandalf pursues the Balrog to the peak of Zirakzigil.
• 25 January: Gandalf casts down the Balrog and passes away. His body lies on the peak.
• 6 February: The Fellowship arrive in Edhellond and stop to resupply and rest.
• 8 February: While searching the ruins the Fellowship come upon supplies and gifts left for them via the foresight of a previous inhabitant (Apacéno, Q “man of foresight”)[1].
• 14 February: The Fellowship set sail again.
• 15 February: Gandalf returns to life, and lies in a trance.
• 16 February: Farewell to Lothlórien. Galadriel gives gifts and lembas to The Company. Gollum while hiding on the west bank observes the departure.
• 17 February: Resurrected Gandalf is born to Lórien by Gwaihir, who was sent by Galadriel. Gandalf is received in Caras Galadhon and clothed in white. Galadriel gives him some prophetic messages for Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli.
• 20 February: The Fellowship pass by the horn of Tol Falas.
• 22 February: The Fellowship avoid Corsair attacks.
• 23 February: The boats are attacked at night near Sarn Gebir. Shadowfax returns to Edoras.
• 25 February: The Company pass the Argonath and camp at Parth Galen. First Battle of the Fords of Isen; Théodred son of Théoden slain.
• 26 February: The Breaking of the Fellowship. The Fellowship are attacked by Corsairs outside of Pelargir and crash on Anduin’s eastern shore. Frodo & Sam leave to go to Mordor alone. Breaking of The Company. Death of Boromir; his horn is heard in Minas Tirith. Meriadoc and Peregrin captured. The Three Hunters set out in pursuit of the Orcs at evening. Éomer hears of the descent of the Orc-band from the Emyn Muil.

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[1] Of the treasures they find, seemingly left specifically for them: Ar finds an Elven bow from Lothórien, Elphir finds a scabbard, Galdor finds sheathes for his daggers, Gildor finds a fine golden belt, Halbarad finds a scabbard, and Morinehtar finds a fine new set of robes.