The WoT-characters aren't that miserable! They're realistic IMO. And the world is being overrun by the dark one and it's been winter for ages! I know how miserable I get in wintertime <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />! But then again, you can't argue about taste, can you <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />? I don't like Lord of the Rings by the way (find them too dry <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />. OK, Gandalf just died! Everybody's miserable! Aragon sais "Sorry, but I'm afraid we'll have to move on." Boromir sais: "But can't you see they're in pain due to the loss of their friend?". Aragon sais "If we don't move on now, we'll all die". And they move on. Sigh.)