Thread:Eras of Arda Team/@comment-30409692-20170716145408

Haldan was the nephew of the great Haleth herself, and he became the lord of the Haladin after her death in 420 F.A. He ruled until his death in 451 F.A. Given this is the limit of the information Tolkien gave about Haldan, I’ve provided a more fleshed-out and lore-friendly backstory below.

As a boy, Haldan greatly admired both his father grandfather and his aunt, Haleth. He was proud to be the heir of the House of Haleth. He often wandered into the woods and made play weapons out of sticks and stones, pretending to fight hordes of orcs that threatened his homeland. He loved trees and forests. It was there he could let his mind flourish and dream of his future lordship. Suddenly, he found the passing of time to be less appealing than he thought. When he was only eleven he found himself standing over his father’s and grandfather’s barrow in sorrow. His terror from the orc raid that had caused this catastrophe was still fresh in his mind. It was from that point that he and Haleth grew even closer. As a leader she inspired him to be a great warrior, but also to be humble and to value the smaller things in life. Haldan found his new home in Brethil to be a wonderland and found favour with the local Drúedain. He often sought out their villages and they treated him with food and drink.

As he wished, Haleth hired a man named Hindar to train him in the art of combat. He longed to fight, but Hindar stressed patience upon him. It was from Hindar Haldan learned wisdom. In battle one must always know what he might do as well as what his opponent might do. Once Haldan was nineteen, Haleth permitted him to fight against the ever growing orc threat. It was often that he fought at the Crossing of the Teiglin River because of Haleth’s vow to Finrod Felagund to protect it. He was a great leader of the troops and brought glory to the Haladin.

I aim to become Haldan mainly because of his connection to the Dr úedain. I played as the leader of the Dr úedain on the Second Age server, and even though it was enjoyable, it became a bit boring. Haldan is also a courageous man with an ambition to rid Arda of its evil. He is a protector of his people, which greatly appeals to me.

In gameplay, one could expect me to be honorable and brave. Haldan will not back down from a fight unless he knows he cannot win. He will not hesitate to help those in need and will fuel his constant hate of orcs with the grief of his father's death. I will play him relatively close to his backstory. I will often fight orcs and make sure that the Crossing of the Teiglin is safe. If something interesting comes up then I may pursue that as well. I will often try to help players, especially if they are in the Haladin faction.

As Haldan I would greatly benefit FA. I would help players and maintain roleplay as it is a wonderful way to be immersed in the world of Tolkien. I am also working on a language for the Haladin which I wish to share with my fellow faction members.

As I have said, I was the Dr úedain leader on Second Age. I was often on and roleplayed with many of my friends there. I also roleplayed quite a bit on hARDA as a hobbit.

Now, I would like to clarify that Haldan may become faction leader if there is no one playing as Haleth, but I strongly doubt this because, I mean, who doesn't want to be Haleth? That said, if the player happens to leave or be gone for a while I'd probably be the leader. This is not why I chose Haldan, but I wanted to make sure you all were aware when accepting or denying my application. Anyways, I can't wait to play on the server and experience Tolkien's wonderful world. My IGN is Pecky and I'll see you all on the server!

  