The cheeseman

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Member Title
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Pronouns
Don't you dare go Hollow!
Location
Riding from World's End towards Tarwin's Gap, towards Tarmon Gai'don.
Interests
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I love reading, writing, and listening to music. I also greatly enjoy political theory, philosophy, and history. Specifically the Middle Ages. My favorite color is rose gold and my favorite fictional character is Túrin Turambar.

"Tiresias, your clocks are slow
Tiresias, would you know
The gods are slow to forgive"

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The cheeseman

Warship fact of the day #1:

In May of 1940, the British destroyer HMS Glowworm and the convoy she was escorting came under attack by German light cruisers. Glowworm and her crew fought off the light cruisers, who called for backup. Their call was answered by the KM Admiral Hipper, one of the largest German warships afloat at the time. Glowworm was heavily damaged in the ensuing battle. Her captain, knowing that his ship would soon sink, decided to ram Admiral Hipper. The German warship took on 500 tons of seawater and a heavy list before the leakage could be stopped. Glowworm, having been split in half by the ramming, sank with 31 survivors. Lieutenant Commander Gerard Broadmead Roope, her captain, was not among them. After WWII ended, he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross—Britain's highest military honor.

Spoiler

Glowworm, in the background, just before making her hard starboard turn to ram Admiral Hipper.
- September 24, 2025
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