Fenion of Imladris :: Tra-la-la-lally!

Character Name: Fenion

Name Meaning: radiant one

Age: 3,060

Date of Birth: Winter, Year 3351 Second Age

Race: Elf

Residence: Imladris

Profession: A Bard, A Luthier (crafter of string instruments), and Flute maker.... also known as the Imladrim "Greeter" / Tra-la-la-lally elf

Appearance: Tall; standing at 6'11”, lithe, with blue eyes and brown hair. He dresses in the garb of his kin beneath the banner of Lord Elrond in Imladris, though when in the wilds he will dress as the Dunedain and go cloaked, changing even his walking gait, and hiding his hair and ears beneath cloth.

Personality:

Highly impulsive and quick to make rash decision, he often lets his emotions rule him before his mind tells him what is best; though some of his impulse has been stilled since his earlier days. He has a wanderlust concerning the Northern realms, and he can have little regard for his own safety. His words can come as sarcastic and biting if one did not know him; though he would be unlikely to use his sarcasm with someone whom he was not already acquainted; he is very likely to use it with those he knows.

Fenion is stealthy; able to move over ground or in tree unheard and unseen. This works well for his skill as a 'guard' of the hidden refuge of Imladris. Or as most would call him, a 'greeter', for he knows when people enter though he does little to defend the realm. It also has born well to his ability at eavesdropping over the years and much does he hear, which, depending upon the person and topic either dwell within the recesses of his memory; or make a great amusement for him to his compatriots.

Can be rather annoying at times, but he is loving and devoted to his wife and friends; even if he gives them a bit of sarcasm or a hard time.




Parents:
Mother: Mídhiel Grandaughter of Ecthelion of the Fountain of Gondolin)
Father: Gondrendir of Gondolin

Wife:
Aradeth Born S.A. 3351

Mother in Law: Ninien of Nargothrond
Father in Law: Gaelion of Gondolin

Brother in Law: Limmion of Imladris (Deceased - Murdered by the exiled Celebros)

Aunt and Uncle: Amarie and Saeros of Mirkwood
Cousin: Adanedhel of Mirkwood


History:



Fenion was born in the months of deep snow, and named for the bright look on his face.

From his youth, he was also of bright temperament; lively and happy, with bounding energy. In his eyes was a spark like the inlaid diamonds.  Growing in Imladris he was gifted the best education for it was there that most of the remaining High Elves dwelled; and he had for his teaching Elrond and Erestor, the libraries of Imladris at his disposal.

Glorfindel became Fenion's greatest mentor as time went on; for he had fought alongside his great grandsire, Ecthelion in the days of Gondolin; and had too seen the place where one goes when they are taken from life by Shadow and Flame.




Gondrendir departed with the Host of the Last Alliance in 3431 S.A. Fenion's Naneth despairing for the end of the world and what she thought would be the loss of her husband. Impulsive Fenion, not allowed to head into battle as well for his youthful age of only eighty years, was not pleased.

Determined to fight to his end, Fenion took up his sword, bow, and quiver, and began to head for the high pass a few days only behind the company of his Adar and Gil-galad, he was met at the gate by Aradeth, an elf maid who he had long met eyes with, though never spoken. Aradeth urged that he had not packed well for his venture, and bidding him wait for her to bring him something of subsistence to travel with, the afternoon passed into evening, then bidding him wait for the moon to rise, the evening passed into night; then finding it the night of a new moon and clouded sky, Fenion found that he would need to wait for the morning to depart.

He would not go back to the residence of his Naneth for her to cry and plead to him that he was yet young, and to stay; and thus journeying only a mile or two where the road was familiar to him in the dark, and where they were still safely within the realm and under the protection of Imladris; in the darkness Aradeth waited with him for dawn. One moment of voiced doubt by Fenion led Aradeth to take his hand, and the uncertainty of the future swayed their impulsive natures.

Fenion found himself on the very same day, fate decided, and after his impulse had taken him so far; he was asking for Eru's blessing in what was his now-marriage.

Returning home after the fall of Sauron in the south, Gil-galad lost in the fray, Gondrendir was neither amused nor pleased at his young son's actions, though what was done was done.