Thread:Eras of Arda Team/@comment-51.37.140.169-20170807145500

This is my application for Voronwe, son of Aranwe, a half-sindarin elf of Gondolin. Lore: Voronwe was relatively young by the standard of the Elves, having been born in Middle Earth after the exile to Aranwe and to a kinswoman of Cirdan. Most of his part in the story takes place after the time of the server, when he attempts to cross the seas to find Aman only to be shipwrecked after seven years of sailing in Nevrast. He then encountered Tuor, and because he bore the colours and symbols of Ulmo, Voronwe guided him to Gondolin to bring a message to the king, Turgon. But like I said, all this happens after the time of the server. As of F.A 400, it is safe to assume he is living in Gondolin. As Tolkien never fully thrashed out the details of his life before he set out to find Aman, I'm going to take the liberty of adding some custom lore to enhance the personality of the character for role play purposes, and to clarify the position and status of the character in FA 400. Custom Lore: Voronwe was born not long after the completion of the hidden city of Gondolin to a kinswoman of Círdan and to Aranwe, a loyal follower of the house of Fingolfin. Like his father, Voronwe pledged his allegiance to the House of Fingolfin, and served his son Turgon faithfully. At this time Turgon had not yet sealed the city completely, and its inhabitants were still permitted to travel the surrounding lands. Voronwe was a skilled scout and adventurer, and served his Lords well by ranging the mountains in search of enemies and charting out the surrounding lands, though he had not yet seen a great battle like the ones his elders would always tell him stories of, and he sharpened his skills for the day the leagions of Gondolin would at last march forth to war against the dark lord Morgoth. While out in the wild he carried only a short sword due to its light weight and ease to pack, but he ensured he could fight with the spear and longsword too, even taking to smithing in his spare time and crafting his own fine weaponry. He knew that one day his time would come, and he would have a chance to show the world his true quality, and to prove his worth. Perhaps, he often daydreamed, he would even become a great lord like Turgon or Glorfindel, and do great deeds for his people. But for now, he dwelt contently in Gondolin, biding his time... Why I want this character: Gondolin is my favourite kingdom of the first age alongside Doriath, and I would love the chance to play as one of its inhabitants, especially Voronwe, whose character I've always liked. If I am accepted, my main role as detailed above would be exploration and scouting, perhaps even establishing new settlements for Gondolin (I hear the lands of the sun are going to be included in this mod? Just a thought :) and when at home in the city, I would be interested in smithing and crafting weapons and armor for the faction. I understand roleplay will be important in Gondolin, which is of course no problem for me, it's partly why I want to join. Thanks for considering this application, and if there's no room for me in Gondolin I understand - you must have people flocking for a place in the city. And after all, if I don't get the spot then I do have Galathil to fall back on. Just thought I'd give this application a shot. P.S Sorry for the lack of pronunciation marks on Voronwe and Aranwe, I can't do them on my phone and the laptop's broken. 