User blog:Alockwood1/The Fellowship of the Ring Versus The Dragon Knight Companions

Note: If this blog doesn't look as artistic as most blogs you've seen, I'll be honest with you, I don't deal in pictures. If you wish to post pictures on their Proper Pages, once made, you certainly have the blessing of the community. As it is, I wish you luck at finding pictures of the Dragon Knight's Companions, as there's no pictures in the books.

In the 1950's, one J.R.R. Tolkien sat down, and penned out a series that has shaped the way people look at fantasy, The Lord of the Rings. Following the adventures of a Hobbit named Frodo Baggins, and several others, including the Wizard Gandolf, the dwarf Gimli, the elf-Prince Legolas, and the human-King Aragorn, the Fellowship seeks to destroy the One Ring, before evil takes over the land.

Then, in 1976, and later in the 90's, until 2000, Gordon R. Dickson began to write his own series, commonly called the Dragon Knight series by fans, as The Dragon and The George series is too much of a mouthful. In it, a time-lost teaching assistant ends up in a version of Medieval England, around 1350's, inside the body of a dragon, and is forced to face evil beings known as the Dark Powers, in order to rescue his beloved, and get back to his rightful body, after which, he gets the ability to use magic, as well as the ability to turn into a dragon at will. Along the way, he's joined by a grumpy-grandfather-like magician named Carolinus, the proud English wolf Aargh, an exceptional Welsh bowmen named Dafydd, and an impoverished, yet noble knight named Brian. After this first quest, the five are thrown again and again at the Dark Powers, as the forces of evil try to conquer the World.

What would happen if these two Forces of Good collided?

P.S. If you have questions about the Dragon Knight Companions, I'll try to answer them as best as I can. As for the Fellowship, I'm assuming that most have read the books/seen the movies. However, if you have more detailed information, I'd like to hear it, so that this battle will be a good one.

The Combatants
This battle will be something of a 5 on 5- of course, this battle might have its own twist ending, like a certain other Hero battle done recently.

Mage
What good is a Fantasy battle without Magic?

Fellowship- Gandolf: One of the most skilled Wizards of Middle-Earth, Gandolf uses a sword, magic staff, and magic powers to battle foes.

Companions- Carolinus: A AAA+ Magician, Carolinus of one of the three most powerful magicians of Medieval Earth. Like all magic users, that is, Legit ones, of his world, he can only use his magic in a Defensive, or a non-leathel, manner, such as creating protective magic shields, illusions, healing wounds, having foes stand still (so long as it doesn't place them in danger), and other such things.

Archers
While Legolas and Dafydd both carry melee weapons, two swords for the elf, and a knife and a sword for the Welshman, and are good with them, we'll concentrate on their bows (which are effectively, longbows) and arrows.

Fellowship-Legolas: Both quick and accurate with his bow, which is capable of shooting an arrow a long distance, 400 yards.

Companions-Dafydd: Both a quick shot, (almost machine-gun-like to use James's 20th words), as well as accurate over great distances, at about half an English mile, Dafydd tends to pick, and even make, his arrows for his targets, including some that can give mortal wounds to those in plate armor.

Swordsmen
Fellowship-Aragorn: Wields Anduril, which is effectively, a two-handed sword.

Companions- Brian: Like all English knights, Brian has been training since the age of 7, and has a powerful reputation. He'll be using a shield and hand-and-half sword combination.

Other Close Quarters Fighter
Fellowship-Gimli: Like always, Gimli shall have his beloved axe.

Companions-Aargh: Essentially, Aargh is a two hundred pound wolf, one that can talk. In his own words, he's worth five men in a fight, and no one disputes his claim, for long anyways, as most find themselves clenching a snapped arm or leg, before getting their throat torn out.

The One Whom the Group was Created For
Fellowship-Frodo: This 4-foot tall hobbit shall be armed with Sting, that lovely hobbit-sized short sword, and The One Ring, which renders the wearer invisible to the naked eye.

Companions-James Eckert: Hailing from late 20th century Michigan, this former teaching assistant-turned Baron has learned some harsh lessons. One such lesson is how to use a sword effectively. While not as great a swordsman as his two human friends, he can hold his own in a fight. However, he's very effective in his use of magic- having knowledge of 20th century sciences and other such things can grant him a slight advantage over Contemporary magicians much higher than him in rank, like a certain rogue AAA magician that had kidnapped the Prince of England. However, should his magic fail, he can turn himself into a dragon, or even just certain parts of his body into their dragon counterparts, like eyes, nose, ears, and possibly others. Please note, Dragons of the Dragon Knight series do not breath fire.

Armor Information
The Fellowship shall wear basically the armor/clothing that they did in the movies, when they were traveling together.

As for the Companions, Brian and James will have the armor of 14th century English knights, which was effectively, a mixture of plate and mail, with a leather padding. Dafydd will wear the armor of a bowman, basically a leather jerkin. Carolinus wears a red robe, which symbolizes his rank among Magicians. As for Aargh, he has thick fur, is agile, and he doesn't care for any metal protection or weapons.

Battle Conditions
As stated, this will be something of a 5 on 5 battle, not necessarily to the death mind you, when the two groups collide while questing to put an end to the Evil Powers that the respective groups have picked up on.

Voting
Keeping in mind, that the combatants might not end up facing their opposites, as well as all the information I've given you- though like I said, if you have questions, I'll look through my books, and try to answer them, give your reasons as to who you think would win and why.

As it is, Paragraphs with details are needed for full votes. Just Edges will be given a half vote. Just saying whom you think would win will not count- I don't care if you're Dickson's #1 Fan, just saying the Dragon Knight will not give you the vote. Of course, if you were to say that Aargh's wolf nose, or James' dragon nose would sniff out an invisible Frodo, that might be taken into consideration.

Voting will go on until September 16th (Unless otherwise changed)

Further Notes
Being that this is my first battle, any helpful tips to improve future battles would be appreciated.

The Battle
To Be Placed Here.