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Ereinion was born in 373 FA to Orodreth and a Sindar of Doriath named Tinime in the fortress of Minas Tirith on the isle of Tol Sirion. His parents named him Ereinion meaning the Scion of Kings. Ereinion was the second child of Orodreth, the first being his older sister Finduilas who was born in 370 FA. Ereinion unlike most of the house of Finarfin did not have the golden hair of the Vanyar and instead had brown hair and blue eyes. Orodreth his father, was the Lord of the fortress upon Tol Sirion and because of that Ereinion was a Prince of Nargothrond. Ereinion spent most of his time with his father Orodreth. Often he would go hunting in the woods around Tol Sirion with Orodreth and their bond was great. In his youth Ereinion was often reckless and quick to anger and not the wise and patient King he would be in his later days. When he was 8 Ereinion went on trip with his father to see his great uncles, Angrod, Aegnor, and Finrod Felagund and his great aunt Galadriel. They traveled first to Dorthonion where Angrod and Aegnor ruled and stayed in their halls briefly before traveling southward down the Sirion and were some of the few Noldor permitted inside Doriath as they were Elu Thingol's kin. After staying in Menegroth for a time and visiting Galadriel and her husband Celeborn. Leaving Doriath they crossed the Sirion and found there way to the Narog where they were met by scouts and eventually led Nargothrond. They were greatly welcomed there and Ereinion met his fathers uncle the King of Nargothrond Finrod Felagund. Finrod saw something special in Ereinion when he laid eyes upon him and noticed a bright radiant gleam in Ereinion's eyes and gave him the name Gil-Galad Star of Radiance. He then proceeded to give Gil-Galad a beautiful glaive forged in Valinor which Gil-Galad named Aeglos, after the Aeglos plant otherwise known as snow thorn. After a few more days in Nargothrond they departed and returned to their home on Minas Tirith on Tol Sirion. On Tol Sirion Gil-Galad became close with other children such as Gwindor and Gelmir who were the sons of Guillin a friend of Orodreth. Often Gil-Galad would spend his time reading or playing in the forests in his spare time. His father Orodreth loved him greatly and would spend as much time with his son and heir as he could. But a few years later things started getting dangerous in the pass of Sirion. When Gil-Galad, Finduilus, Gelmir, and Gwindor were playing in the woods in 383 FA off of the island under the supervision of some guards they were attacked by a group of scavenger orcs. One guard was brutally murdered and the rest fled of them back to Tol Sirion. A wise old elf and advisor of Orodreth suggested to send the children southwards to Nargothrond for safety. Orodreth was heartbroken to have to send his children away but he knew they would be safer with his uncle at the time. So in the morning the next day Finduilas and Gil-Galad sat on the front of a horse with their mother in the saddle. Then they left with several other who were leaving the island for Nargothrond and rode southward along the Nargothrond road past Brethil and into the guarded plains. Eventually they made their way down a hidden path in the gorge of Narog and came to Nargothrond. Gil-Galad would remain in Nargothrond with his kin until after the Bragollach when he was sent away to Círdan.

Why I want to be Ereinion Gil-Galad and am I qualified? Gil-Galad is one of my favorite Lotr characters ever. I originally wanted to apply for him on SA but I decided not to as I was afraid to be in charge of such an important faction. But Gil-Galad in the first age is perfect for me, he is a cool character but doesn't have the great responsibility of leading a faction. I believe I am qualified because I have great knowledge of the elves of Nargothrond and Minas Tirith and would be helpful for new players. I role played a lot during SA but not as much on FA yet(Mainly because everybody is too busy building). I can roleplay really well though and will roleplay at every chance I get. I consider myself a great builder although this is a development in the last couple months and with fly I can create many wonderful creations. I believe with all of this I am very qualified to portray a young version of Ereinion Gil-Galad and contribute to the server as much as possible. 