Thread:Eras of Arda Team/@comment-26065192-20170714201712

''' ING: endertortoise Role being applied for: Finrod Felagund, lord of Nargothrond. '''

Hi,

I’m applying for the role of Finrod Felagund, son of Finarfin, and Lord of Nargothrond. Here follows a bit of information about the character.

 Finrod is one of the Noldor, the second house of the elves, the others being the Vanya and the Teleri. Finrod is the eldest son of Finarfin, who in turn is the youngest son of Finwe, Finrod being born in the city of Tirion. Being the eldest son, he is the lord of the golden-haired house of Finarfin in Middle Earth, his father becoming the King of the Noldor of Tirion when he turned back from the journey from Aman, led by Feanor, the eldest son of Finwe. Finarfin's sons and daughter, however, (Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor and Galadriel),  followed the host of Fingolfin back to the lands of their birth.



When he arrived in middle earth, he helped persuade King Thingol of Doriath, his kin (Finrod’s mother being Thingol’s nephew.), to give the Noldor lands in Beleriand to call their own. He also established Minas Tirith on the isle of Tol Sirion as a guard against the evil of Morgoth. Finrod was later on inspired by Thingol’s halls of Menegroth to build his own underground city. He therefore relocated to the Caverns of Narog to the west, and established the city of Nargothrond. The Caverns of Narog had previously been dug by the dwarves, who subsequently helped him create his city. He therefore rewarded them with gems he had brought from Tirion, and they made him the Nauglamir which would eventually hold one of the Silmarils. When the city of Nargothrond was built, he left Tol Sirion to the care of his Nephew (Or brother, depending on the tale you read) Orodreth, who became his heir.

Perhaps one of the most significant deeds of the elves prior to the year FA 400 was the discovery of men. Around the year FA 310, Finrod was journeying through eastern Beleriand, where he saw the camp of the followers of Beor, who were asleep. They woke to Finrod playing a harp, the sound of elven music unheard to them filling their ears. Finrod taught these men Sindarin, and he learned their tounge in return. He also got the permission of his kinsman Thingol to let the men dwell in the land of Estolad, named after their stay there. Estolad means encampment. Finrod established a close friendship with the house of Beor, often coming to them to talk and take advice during the siege of Angband

The reason I’m applying for this role is that, out of all the elven kingdoms and homes of men, I find Nargothrond to be the most interesting. The style of it is an odd mixture between that of the Sindar, the Noldor and the Dwarves, all of which I hope to add to my version of the city. My main reason I want this role above others is because I want to build this city, and I want to make a large build that people will remember. I would also very much like to roleplay as Finrod; The RP aspect of a server has always been something I’ve taken part in. It provides a different, immersive atmosphere which I feel very much at ease in. The way I’ll play Finrod will be accurate to the character, if slightly different because of my personality. I feel I would be more hands-on than Finrod would have been, taking a slightly more active part in the world, but I would still follow his path, and do what he did and possibly more, as much as makes sense for me. Part of this involves making Nargothrond huge, and a proper city size.



This leads me on to why I should be chosen for this role above others. When the First Age server was in beta, I played Finrod, and started work on Nargothrond. I wish to recreate that city, making it better than I did before. Anyone on the staff team who was there should testify to its awesomeness. A secondary objective of mine would be to build Minas Tirith

   Aside from this, I bring experience in building, RP, and I have an affinity for creative thinking, which lends itself to the various games, wars and events I’ve run and am running on another server. I also have a deep knowledge of the First Age, and a deep knowledge of Arda in general, which will doubtless come in useful on this server. My experience on previous servers is mostly focussed around one: it’s a hARDA world, a server mostly focused on building and survival. There, I play a Lord of Lindon, first in line for the throne, and have built a large palace among other things, including a small town, a large cavern and fortress, and a ruined castle which I use for RP business. At this very moment, I am planning a large-scale war for this server, the rules and ideas all my own, with a few added by other people. If given the chance, I’d love to help out with this type of thing here, running some events or wars if I can.

I hope this has been enough to convince you to give me the role. If it hasn’t, I of course understand, and if you want any screenshots of my previous building work I am more than happy to give them to you. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me. Whatever happens, I look forward to the server coming online, and doubtless I’ll see you there!  