{"id":78003,"date":"2013-08-31T07:20:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T12:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=78003"},"modified":"2013-08-31T07:20:39","modified_gmt":"2013-08-31T12:20:39","slug":"crytozoics-lost-tales-the-tale-of-august-30th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/08\/31\/78003-crytozoics-lost-tales-the-tale-of-august-30th\/","title":{"rendered":"Crytozoic&#8217;s Lost Tales: The Tale of August 30th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/live\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-78007 no-lazyload\" alt=\"Hobbit Fans Travel Across Country - Road to DragonCon 2013 - Discussing all things The Hobbit movie, The Lord of the Rings films and Tolkien.\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hobbit-Fans-Travel-Across-Country-Road-to-DragonCon-2013-Discussing-all-things-The-Hobbit-movie-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-films-and-Tolkien.1-297x300.jpg\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hobbit-Fans-Travel-Across-Country-Road-to-DragonCon-2013-Discussing-all-things-The-Hobbit-movie-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-films-and-Tolkien.1-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hobbit-Fans-Travel-Across-Country-Road-to-DragonCon-2013-Discussing-all-things-The-Hobbit-movie-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-films-and-Tolkien.1-600x604.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hobbit-Fans-Travel-Across-Country-Road-to-DragonCon-2013-Discussing-all-things-The-Hobbit-movie-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-films-and-Tolkien.1-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hobbit-Fans-Travel-Across-Country-Road-to-DragonCon-2013-Discussing-all-things-The-Hobbit-movie-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-films-and-Tolkien.1.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a>The companions awoke refreshed in the last Homely House before Dragon Con. Once they gifted their gracious hosts with a bust of Mirkwood resident Legolas, they saddled up into Shadowfax and headed off into the horizon!<\/p>\n<p>Twas a long ride filled with much entertaining and lore-banter via the crystal slab. They talked of the rings of power and heir respective fates, the Line of Durin and what sealed their doom, and of the secret greed of Sauruman, coveter of the One.<\/p>\n<p>As the sun set below middle-earth so did they set down in the bustling metropolis of Atlanta, City of the Sweet Fruit. The company unloaded their precious cargo of outerwear and delved into the fabled convention.<\/p>\n<p>What will the fellowship of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1aDxdse\" target=\"_blank\">Cryptozoic&#8217;s<\/a> Road to Dragon-Con&#8221; encounter on the morrow? Find out live at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theonering.net\/live\">Theonering.net\/live<\/a>\u00a0or stay tuned for tomorrow&#8217;s installment of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1aDxdse\" target=\"_blank\">Cryptozoic&#8217;s<\/a> Lost Tales&#8221;!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nSeriously, thanks to the Ringers who were gracious enough to have us in your home. 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