Thread:Eras of Arda Team/@comment-28565579-20170718110859

IGN: ​jonnymoomoomoo

​Concerning Tevildo:

​Disclaimer: Tevildo only appears in Tolkein's first version of the tale of Beren and Lúthien, and was replaced by Thû, who later became Sauron, in later versions of the story. Consequently, there is no lore for Tevildo, besides the fact that he is a Maia in Cat form, from before 400FA, so I have created the following custom lore, which is influenced by Sauron's lore, since it was he that Tevildo "became".

Tevildo was originally a Maia of Aulë, he became a very skilled craftsman, but was always unusually rebellious towards his master, questioning his choices and actions - something which most other Maia were too afraid to do. He also developed an intense hatred for Oromë and his hounds during his time with the Valar, due to their untiring nature, their unwarranted enthusiasm and the fact that they went completely unchallenged.

It was hardly a surprise, therefore, when Tevildo joined with Melkor, and was quick to rise through his ranks due to his considerable skill. Tevildo took the form of a black cat with blood-red eyes, and with Morgoth's power created numerous other cats to serve him, which were abnormally large, as was Tevildo himself due to being a Maia. Along with many other Maia, Tevildo hid in the deep halls of Angband when it was sacked by the Valar, and lay hidden until the return of Melkor. After Melkor's return, he along with Melkor created a magical golden collar, which he could use to control and empower his cats, and construct a castle for himself, which was located near to the gate of Angband.

Why Tevildo?​

Firstly, I very much enjoy cunning and deceit, and Tevildo would be excellent for this. Not only is he a cat (which makes him pretty cunning in my eyes), but he is fairly similar to Sauron in terms of intelligence and ability. (there are really only 4 evil characters who are demonstrated as being intelligent featured in Tolkien's First Age works: Melkor, Sauron, Glaurung and Tevildo - 2 of these are taken and the third is unplayable, which doesn't leave me a lot of choice!)

Secondly, he has a "castle"! This is one of a very limited number of evil builds mentioned by Tolkien, and I would love to build it.

Thirdly, Tevildo is very much on the front lines at 400FA, which is exactly where I like to be.

​How will I play Tevildo?

​Obviously, one of my first tasks will be to build his castle, and hopefully I will acquire some cat followers! Clearly, I am not planning to have my Golden Collar taken by Huan, as occurred in the original tale of Beren and Lúthien, but I do plan to play a big part in any sieges/PvP etc which occur (Tevildo is said to be a fearsome warrior), as well as on the political front - playing a large role in the leadership of Angband and of Evil as a whole. I will attempt to take part in RP as well, however (particularly to begin with) I will have other priorities such as building.

'''What can I bring to the server? / A bit about me.'''

​​I am a very experienced player, and have played actively on TOS for over a year now. I have also been a faction leader - of the Goblin Clan of Gundabad - for approaching a year as well, and have been through much in that time: War, Peace, Recruiting, Building, PvPing, etc etc. My inclusion can massively improve Evil's prospects on the server, particularly when it comes to things like wars and sieges, which have become an expert in on TOS.

I played on SA for a period, however lost motivation a couple of times due to: 1. being the main opponent to Rik becoming king of Númenor initially, so when he got in any way I was quite unhappy to say the least. 2. ending up in a faction with very few people I knew well, originally a number of people I knew from TOS were going to join Númenor, however hardly any of these showed up, so I was basically alone. 3. I then moved to a faction where I did have friends (Gundabad), however that was pretty much self-sustaining without me, so I didn't really server much of a purpose/use there.

Despite the above, I was one of the key people who held Númenor together, which can be quite clearly seen by the fact that it utterly collapsed immediately after I left.

I have read both the Silmarilion and Beren and Lúthien, as well as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. I thus have a good knowledge of the first age, it's people and it's events.

I have recently completed my first year studying Mathematics at the University of Oxford, and am part of the University's "Tolkien Society". This lead me to going to a talk by Alan Lee (illustrator of much of Tolkien's work and one of the main designers in the Lord of the Rings films) a few months ago, at the release of Beren and Lúthien.

​Sign-Off:

​Thank you for reading this, I wish staff the best of luck with running the server, and everyone else applying the best of luck with their applications!

jonnymoomoomoo 