Thanks very much for your reply! I apologize for my delayed response.
1. Sounds good to me.
2. Also sounds good- it should be noted that it takes Elric time to do anything of this sort. It's not an instantaneous ability. He'd have to spend a lengthy period in meditation focusing upon his intentions, at least initially. Once he forms an astral plane agreement with something he's able to evoke his abilities faster. As area of effect for elemental control goes, I think that this should be based in part on how long he spent working towards it. An hour's worth of meditation should produce a much smaller effect than a day's worth, or more. 12 hours spent in meditation might allow him to contact storm elementals to manifest a rainstorm over a village, as an example. For future replications of this feat, the contact time could easily drop to a few hours. I don't see where it would ever be instant in Middle-Earth, as he'd be adapting his abilities to an alien world. Since it takes both planning and a time investment for these abilities, they would rarely be used. He could not use them very well at all without the Actorios Ring- this relic greatly improves his magical abilities (mainly by causing elemental-type spirits to recognize his authority.)
3. Understood, sounds fine by me.
4. Stormbringer will only act without Elric present under very special circumstances- this is typically if it is separated from Elric for any reason. Its main desire will be to return to its 'master', which it can manage via floating back to him. The only other situation I can envision in which Stormbringer would strike out on its own would be if it encountered another 'Black Sword' similar to itself. It sees these as rivals. In Tolkien's canon, the sword Anglachel would prompt this instinct.
5. I'm quite alright with Nogrod as their starting location. Although Elric is actually more 'good' than evil in his intentions, this is fitting with his canon. Stormbringer is evil enough to land them both in Nogrod.
Re: Questions!
1. Sounds good to me.
2. Also sounds good- it should be noted that it takes Elric time to do anything of this sort. It's not an instantaneous ability. He'd have to spend a lengthy period in meditation focusing upon his intentions, at least initially. Once he forms an astral plane agreement with something he's able to evoke his abilities faster. As area of effect for elemental control goes, I think that this should be based in part on how long he spent working towards it. An hour's worth of meditation should produce a much smaller effect than a day's worth, or more. 12 hours spent in meditation might allow him to contact storm elementals to manifest a rainstorm over a village, as an example. For future replications of this feat, the contact time could easily drop to a few hours. I don't see where it would ever be instant in Middle-Earth, as he'd be adapting his abilities to an alien world. Since it takes both planning and a time investment for these abilities, they would rarely be used. He could not use them very well at all without the Actorios Ring- this relic greatly improves his magical abilities (mainly by causing elemental-type spirits to recognize his authority.)
3. Understood, sounds fine by me.
4. Stormbringer will only act without Elric present under very special circumstances- this is typically if it is separated from Elric for any reason. Its main desire will be to return to its 'master', which it can manage via floating back to him. The only other situation I can envision in which Stormbringer would strike out on its own would be if it encountered another 'Black Sword' similar to itself. It sees these as rivals. In Tolkien's canon, the sword Anglachel would prompt this instinct.
5. I'm quite alright with Nogrod as their starting location. Although Elric is actually more 'good' than evil in his intentions, this is fitting with his canon. Stormbringer is evil enough to land them both in Nogrod.