Aragorn Son of Arathorn (finished)
Oct 19, 2017 17:30:08 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2017 17:30:08 GMT -5
.The Facade.
Character Name: Aragorn, Also called Strider, Estel, Elessar
Name Meaning: His Elven name of Estel means hope as he was prophesied to be the hope of mortal men when he was born.
Age: 78
Date of Birth: 2932
Race: Man
Residence: He has no permanent residence, though he is welcome to stay in many places that know him as a friend. Especially the hidden Valley of Rivendell or the forest of Lothlorien.
Profession: A Dunedain ranger. He is descended from the lords of the Dunedain who were the descendants of the men of Arnor and therefore Numenor. As a ranger he is tasked with wandering the wilds of the world and doing whatever is in his power to stop the advances of the enemy Sauron.
Appearance: He is considered to be very handsome by human standards. Because of his Numenorian lineage he is also blessed with a longer lifespan than ordinary men. Though he is 78 years old he appears to be only in his early to mid 40s. He has shoulder length black hair which is often not very well cared for and as such appears scraggly and curly. He sports a very short beard which makes him have a dashing, rugged appearance and he has piercing but yet also restrained grey-blue eyes. His normal attire is black and brown and is usually heavily caked with mud and dirt. Pants, heavy boots, a grey shirt covered by a long brown vest and a black over coat are what he typically wears. When it is raining or he wishes to conceal his identiy he will cover himself with a tattered black cloak and hood. He carries with him a two handed sword with a small utility knife built into the sheath as well as a small hunting bow and quiver of arrows.
Personality: He's a very quiet man. He chooses most often to observe situations and he only steps in to intervene should he absolutely need to. The servants of the enemy reside everywhere and no good would come of him making unnecessary appearances in case they discover that he is the heir of Isildur. However when the need of his skills is great or his friends are in peril he can ignite like a raging inferno and spring into action causing orcs to flee in terror. He may be a man of little words but he has a large heart and once he becomes loyal to someone he will remain so for life.
.The Blood.
Parents: Arathorn, Chieftan of the Dunedain (Deceased) and Gilraen (Deceased)
Sibling(s): none
Spouse: none (Yet lol)
Children: none (Also yet)
History: Aragorn was a descendant of Elros Tar-Minyatur. His ancestor Arvedui was wedded to Fíriel, who was descended from Anárion, who bore their son Aranarth, making Aragorn the last descendant of Anárion as well.
When Aragorn was only two years old, his father Arathorn was killed while pursuing orcs. Aragorn was afterwards fostered in Rivendell by Elrond. At the request of his mother, his lineage was kept secret, as she feared he would be killed like his father and grandfather if his true identity as the descendant of Elendil and Heir of Isildur became known. Aragorn was renamed Estel and was not told about his heritage until 2951.
Elrond revealed to "Estel" his true name and ancestry when he was twenty, and gave to him the Ring of Barahir and the Shards of Narsil. Elrond withheld the Sceptre of Annúminas from Aragorn until he "came of the right" to possess the item. It was also around this time that Aragorn met and fell in love with Arwen, Elrond's daughter, newly returned from her mother's homeland of Lórien where she had visited her grandmother Galadriel.
Aragorn thereafter assumed his proper role as the sixteenth Chieftain of the Dúnedain and the Rangers of the North, and left the comforts of Rivendell for the wild, where he lived with the remainder of his people, whose kingdom had been destroyed through civil and regional wars centuries before.
Aragorn met Gandalf the Grey in 2956 and they became close friends. Heeding Gandalf's advice, Aragorn and the Rangers began to guard a small land known as the Shire inhabited by the diminutive and agrarian Hobbits, and he became known among the peoples just outside the Shire's borders as Strider.
From TA 2957 to TA 2980, Aragorn undertook great journeys, serving in the armies of King Thengel of Rohan, and Steward Ecthelion II of Gondor. Many of his tasks helped to raise morale in the West and counter the growing threat of Sauron and his allies, and he earned priceless experience which he would later put to use in the War of the Ring. Aragorn served his lords in disguise and his name in Gondor and Rohan during that time was Thorongil ("Eagle of the Star"). With a small Gondor squadron of ships, he led an assault on the long-standing rebel province of Umbar in 2980, burning many of the Corsairs' ships and personally slaying their lord during the battle on the Havens. After the victory at Umbar, "Thorongil" left the field and, to the dismay of his men, went east.
Later in 2980, he visited Lórien, and there once again met Arwen. He gave her the heirloom of his House, the Ring of Barahir, and, on the hill of Cerin Amroth, Arwen pledged her hand to him in marriage, renouncing her elvish lineage and accepting the Gift of Men: death.
Elrond withheld from Aragorn permission to marry his daughter until such a time as his foster son should be king of both Gondor and Arnor. As both Elrond and Aragorn knew, to marry a mortal, Arwen would be required to choose mortality, and thus deprive the deathless Elrond of his daughter while the world lasted. Elrond was also concerned for Arwen's own happiness, fearing that in the end she might find death (her own and that of her beloved) too difficult to bear.
Before the events of The Lord of the Rings properly take place, Aragorn also traveled through the Dwarven mines of Moria, to Harad, where (in his own words) "the stars are strange." Tolkien does not specify when these travels occurred nor does he indicate what happens when Aragorn visits.
In 3009, Gandalf grew suspicious of the origin of the ring belonging to the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, which later turned out to be the One Ring, the source of the Dark Lord Sauron's evil power. Aragorn went at his request into Rhovanion in search of Gollum, who had once possessed the Ring. He caught the creature in the Dead Marshes near Mordor, and brought him as a captive to Thranduil's halls in Mirkwood, where Gandalf questioned him.
Character Name: Aragorn, Also called Strider, Estel, Elessar
Name Meaning: His Elven name of Estel means hope as he was prophesied to be the hope of mortal men when he was born.
Age: 78
Date of Birth: 2932
Race: Man
Residence: He has no permanent residence, though he is welcome to stay in many places that know him as a friend. Especially the hidden Valley of Rivendell or the forest of Lothlorien.
Profession: A Dunedain ranger. He is descended from the lords of the Dunedain who were the descendants of the men of Arnor and therefore Numenor. As a ranger he is tasked with wandering the wilds of the world and doing whatever is in his power to stop the advances of the enemy Sauron.
Appearance: He is considered to be very handsome by human standards. Because of his Numenorian lineage he is also blessed with a longer lifespan than ordinary men. Though he is 78 years old he appears to be only in his early to mid 40s. He has shoulder length black hair which is often not very well cared for and as such appears scraggly and curly. He sports a very short beard which makes him have a dashing, rugged appearance and he has piercing but yet also restrained grey-blue eyes. His normal attire is black and brown and is usually heavily caked with mud and dirt. Pants, heavy boots, a grey shirt covered by a long brown vest and a black over coat are what he typically wears. When it is raining or he wishes to conceal his identiy he will cover himself with a tattered black cloak and hood. He carries with him a two handed sword with a small utility knife built into the sheath as well as a small hunting bow and quiver of arrows.
Personality: He's a very quiet man. He chooses most often to observe situations and he only steps in to intervene should he absolutely need to. The servants of the enemy reside everywhere and no good would come of him making unnecessary appearances in case they discover that he is the heir of Isildur. However when the need of his skills is great or his friends are in peril he can ignite like a raging inferno and spring into action causing orcs to flee in terror. He may be a man of little words but he has a large heart and once he becomes loyal to someone he will remain so for life.
.The Blood.
Parents: Arathorn, Chieftan of the Dunedain (Deceased) and Gilraen (Deceased)
Sibling(s): none
Spouse: none (Yet lol)
Children: none (Also yet)
History: Aragorn was a descendant of Elros Tar-Minyatur. His ancestor Arvedui was wedded to Fíriel, who was descended from Anárion, who bore their son Aranarth, making Aragorn the last descendant of Anárion as well.
When Aragorn was only two years old, his father Arathorn was killed while pursuing orcs. Aragorn was afterwards fostered in Rivendell by Elrond. At the request of his mother, his lineage was kept secret, as she feared he would be killed like his father and grandfather if his true identity as the descendant of Elendil and Heir of Isildur became known. Aragorn was renamed Estel and was not told about his heritage until 2951.
Elrond revealed to "Estel" his true name and ancestry when he was twenty, and gave to him the Ring of Barahir and the Shards of Narsil. Elrond withheld the Sceptre of Annúminas from Aragorn until he "came of the right" to possess the item. It was also around this time that Aragorn met and fell in love with Arwen, Elrond's daughter, newly returned from her mother's homeland of Lórien where she had visited her grandmother Galadriel.
Aragorn thereafter assumed his proper role as the sixteenth Chieftain of the Dúnedain and the Rangers of the North, and left the comforts of Rivendell for the wild, where he lived with the remainder of his people, whose kingdom had been destroyed through civil and regional wars centuries before.
Aragorn met Gandalf the Grey in 2956 and they became close friends. Heeding Gandalf's advice, Aragorn and the Rangers began to guard a small land known as the Shire inhabited by the diminutive and agrarian Hobbits, and he became known among the peoples just outside the Shire's borders as Strider.
From TA 2957 to TA 2980, Aragorn undertook great journeys, serving in the armies of King Thengel of Rohan, and Steward Ecthelion II of Gondor. Many of his tasks helped to raise morale in the West and counter the growing threat of Sauron and his allies, and he earned priceless experience which he would later put to use in the War of the Ring. Aragorn served his lords in disguise and his name in Gondor and Rohan during that time was Thorongil ("Eagle of the Star"). With a small Gondor squadron of ships, he led an assault on the long-standing rebel province of Umbar in 2980, burning many of the Corsairs' ships and personally slaying their lord during the battle on the Havens. After the victory at Umbar, "Thorongil" left the field and, to the dismay of his men, went east.
Later in 2980, he visited Lórien, and there once again met Arwen. He gave her the heirloom of his House, the Ring of Barahir, and, on the hill of Cerin Amroth, Arwen pledged her hand to him in marriage, renouncing her elvish lineage and accepting the Gift of Men: death.
Elrond withheld from Aragorn permission to marry his daughter until such a time as his foster son should be king of both Gondor and Arnor. As both Elrond and Aragorn knew, to marry a mortal, Arwen would be required to choose mortality, and thus deprive the deathless Elrond of his daughter while the world lasted. Elrond was also concerned for Arwen's own happiness, fearing that in the end she might find death (her own and that of her beloved) too difficult to bear.
Before the events of The Lord of the Rings properly take place, Aragorn also traveled through the Dwarven mines of Moria, to Harad, where (in his own words) "the stars are strange." Tolkien does not specify when these travels occurred nor does he indicate what happens when Aragorn visits.
In 3009, Gandalf grew suspicious of the origin of the ring belonging to the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, which later turned out to be the One Ring, the source of the Dark Lord Sauron's evil power. Aragorn went at his request into Rhovanion in search of Gollum, who had once possessed the Ring. He caught the creature in the Dead Marshes near Mordor, and brought him as a captive to Thranduil's halls in Mirkwood, where Gandalf questioned him.
