An update.. I went ahead and pricked out the eight biggest and sturdiest of the seedlings, and put one each into 1x1" square cell pots. Doing so, I uncovered more sproutlings poking about. If the first ones I pricked out do well, I will keep doing this pricking out thing.

Nice that they are doing well. I have no words of wisdom to add, as I have more hellebore seedlings outside than I can handle. I never grew them inside. What exactly are they?

I got no idea what they are. Last spring I asked around as to when it was time to ask around for seed. I ended up getting a rather large packet of miscellaneous hellebore seed from a member here. They kind of adopted me and gave me seed. If I recall correctly, they are mixed single bloom.

That could be very interesting. I hope you get to enjoy the blooms in a few years' time.

Thank you gdinie :) I hope so too. My family kind of shakes their heads at me about this. But I tell them my schedule for this bed to be worked on and implemented in for this plant phase is 2018, so starting these seeds now makes perfect sense. I got a lot of gardening going on all the time, so planning out some beds a year or three ahead like this is actually kind of nice and relaxing.
And really.. for a bit of friendship, postage, and patient time- I will be getting what around here would cost potentially several hundred dollars or more in landscaping costs. And the friendship, postage, and patient time are far better spent for me.