Lorien Starlight

My hobbies are reading, playing games, and writing poetry. I like games that involve exploration & discovery, unique strategy and/or character builds, and treasure/loot hunting. Seeing "The Goonies" as a kid really influenced that side of me. My favorite games are Terraria, Torchlight, checkers, scrabble, mad gab, Dragon Quest, Rune Factory, Kirby, and Mario, but I play a lot more than those.

I like speculative fiction, which includes but is not limited to: science fiction, fantasy, steampunk, cyberpunk, alternate realities and time travel. My favorite book will always be J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings; I had read it twice, cover to cover, when I discovered the movies were being made back when I was in high school. I used to carry my one volume edition around everywhere, and I bought purses specifically big enough to carry books in back before I had an eReader.

My favorite characters include Éowyn of Rohan and Samwise Gamgee (from Lord of the Rings), Lirael (from Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy), Hermione Granger, and Luna Lovegood (from Harry Potter); I like imaginative, strong-willed women who do what they want to and don't care what other people think about them. I like characters who don't give up even when no one expects them to be the ones to make it.