Ah, the gentle art of Fëanorian diplomacy.
Tolkien: any way you slice it.
Why was Maedhros forced to wear that gag while working in the kitchen? I suppose it was meant to prevent captives from eating/spitting in the food? Sorry if it's already mentioned in the fics, I must have missed those bits
asked by Anonymous
Yep, you’re correct - the gag was there to prevent any captives from helping themselves to any food. Standard wear in Tevildo’s kitchens! As an added side bonus, it also means that the captives can’t talk amongst themselves, and adds just an extra slice of humiliation to the indignity of the whole affair.
Glaurung stirred for the last time, and a quiver ran through all his body; and he opened his baleful eyes a slit, and the moon gleamed in them, as gasping he spoke:
Cruel wars raged among them, from which some were withdrawing westward, with minds filled with hatred, regarding all that dwelt in the West as enemies to be slain and plundered.
oh I wasn’t aware it was feeding the ai. I’ve inserted hundreds of fics into chatgpt for their continuation or for a different plot within the same context just for fun and out of curiosity… but I’ve never posted any of them…
Indeed, anything that is given to AI it can use later to draw from. That’s why it doesn’t matter if you post them or not as it has now access to those writers’ texts without their permission.
~Mod L
for the love of everything that is good and nice DON’T DO THIS
Please do not do this! I’m happy to talk about ‘what ifs’ or 'what happens next’ even if I can’t write a whole fic but PLEASE don’t put any fics into AI!
#i’m so exhausted#fic being scraped off ao3 by bots is bad enough#readers actually FEEDING fic into AI is breaking my actual heart#DO NOT EVER FEED FIC INTO AI WITHOUT THE AUTHOR’S PERMISSION#99.999% of authors are THRILLED to discuss AUs for their fics#the 'what ifs’#the 'missing scenes’#the possible alternate outcomes#JUST ASK THE AUTHOR TO CHAT WITH YOU ABOUT THIS#most of us would cry with joy if you gave us the chance to ramble about our fics!#DO NOT FEED MY FICS TO AI PLEASE I BEG YOU
-@cicerfics
ANYTHING you put into an AI program WILL teach the program and the program WILL use it. So it’s not just harmless fun just for you. AI exploits everything you give to it.
Hey! Do you think Mairon's opinion or perception of Elves changed after living in Eregion and co-existing with them? I suppose that mingling with them, learning their laws and traditions, speaking to them in (feigned) friendship and being treated as an esteemed guest by Celebrimbor's council was a rather different experience from his interactions with slaves and prisoners in Angband?
asked by Anonymous
Hello there, what an interesting question.
Certainly Mairon’s perceptions of the Elves would have changed after living among them in Eregion - I’m sure he was curious to learn more of their culture and day-to-day manners. After all, this would be his first experience living in an Elven city, and the starry-eyed tourist role well befits his smooth disguise as Annatar. So I think there was a lot to learn, and to take interest in.
But did all of this cultural enrichment change his opinion of the Elves? Not one bit. One can appreciate the inner workings of an anthill before pouring boiling water over it. One can marvel at the ingenuity of a rat colony, but not hesitate to call the exterminators. That’s how Mairon sees the Elves - as vermin. To a Maia so ancient, so powerful and so corrupt, their culture is worthless to him - pretty, dancing vermin they remain. So much so that he is willing to spend the next few millennia attempting to annihilate the lot of them.
In my opinion, he came into Eregion a ruthless conniving bastard, and he left just the same.
