Post by haldir on Feb 15, 2012 3:13:15 GMT -5
HALDIR
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. "
full name, Haldir "tall one"
nicknames, None that he knows of yet
age, Over a 1000 at estimate. Not much is said about Haldir's age seeing as Lorien people date back to potentially even the 2nd age. But its said he could be as old as some of the other well known elves.
class/profession, Warrior [Marchwarden]
marital status, single
race, elf [Silvan] - Lorien
alliance, fellowship
hair, long, blond, straight and well kept in the traditional elven style
eyes, Grey, oval, tactical
build and body, Tall standing about 6', 165 lbs, and is muscled
anything else, Nothing else
face claim, Craig Parker
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likes,
o ARCHERY
Being a guard of Lothlorien, Haldir enjoys being an archer. He prides himself in the make of his bow from the arrows to the wood of the bow itself. He has a great shot and rarely misses. He often practices when he can, so it would be not wise to become the target practice of this elf.
o FORESTS
The open yet enclosed places of his home forest are comforting to him. He likes spending time in the trees and wandering from tree to tree when he has time to. They support his time to think and relax, even when his ears are always on guard. He also find this the best position to aim from with a bow.
o ADVENTURE
Even though he is a guard to Lothlorien, he has seen things outside of his home. It is how he knows common speech. Haldir is one of the few elves of his homeland that enjoys getting out and seeing things. What he has seen is but a mystery though to all but himself.
o STORIES
Any stories that come from inside his people or outside his people he enjoys hearing about. Haldir is an elf that loves to soak up knowledge of what is going on in the outside of the borders. He has heard many of the great Gandalf. Of course he in turn would love to tell stories if he had any to tell.
o ART
Elves are known for their grace and wisdom. Haldir loves viewing art, though he himself does not believe himself to be that much of an artist. He finds art though in many ways, through water dropping on plants to spiders weaving intricate webs. Spider web manipulation may be the one talent Haldir has seeing as he has an affinity for all living things.
dislikes,
o DWARVES
Don't feel too bad you short bearded people, he doesn't dislike dwarves that much. But because of his people culture there is a certain distrust between elves of Lothlorien and dwarves. Haldir only is a man who is there to do his job. Even if it means his culture comes first.
o DARK LORD
An sane man or elf in this case would best not like the Dark Lord and his ever watching evil eye. Haldir shivers at thinking about the evil being, but he does not fear him stupidly. Instead he has an honorable hatred for the Dark Lord. However, he does not like speaking of him for superstitions sake.
o UNDERMINED
Haldir does not like anyone getting passed his defense line. If he gets undermined like that his temper could easily show. He has no problem defending his land against those he believes to be his enemy. He is a elf of obeying law.
o ARGUING
Even if Haldir does not like having his elvish toes stepped on he does not enjoy arguing. Most of the time he will take care of a situation the best he can before he has to argue. However, it's hard not to start up a fight with a dwarf. That gives Haldir the biggest migraines.
o CHALLENGE
The one thing that Haldir has as a double edged problem. He does not like being challenged. Not because he dislikes challenges, but because he does not like losing. But if he was to be challenged be for warned he will put of a hefty battle to try and win out.
strengths,
o LOYALTY
Haldir is loyal not only to his people, but to those he trusts. He would lay down his life by bow or sword for those he believe in. This loyalty can make him stubborn, which is not a bad thing. It just makes his life a little bit more dangerous to live, he doesn't mind that though.
o DUTY
Strong of duty he follows law of the land to the letter. His people come first in safety. Yet if it came down to doing absolutely whats right over whats easy he would pick whats right. Even if it inevitably would mean going against elvish law.
o JUDGEMENT
As an elf he has a strong sense of good judgement when it comes to outsiders. However, he would not judge others too harshly, not even the dwarves, though their people did not get well along. Haldir has always been to be a good natured elf. He would know when someone would not be worthy.
o MASTERY
Haldir has a mastery of himself as an elf, as well as the mastery of the bow. Its something he takes with stride and enjoys. If he wasn't good at it he wouldn't be a part of the the march. However, he would love to master out more than just the bow.
o SPEECH
He is fluent in common speech. So he can talk to people outside of his own kind. He is one of the very few of his heritage that can speak it. Not even his brothers can speak common.
weaknesses,
o TRUST
Not always is Haldir trusting of others. Especially if they are not elf. He can tend to keep a watchful eye on other races when they are in his home land. Yet on the flip side he is weary of whom he speaks to when he is not home.
o QUESTS
Oh if Haldir was given the chance to get out and do something important he would. No matter what it was. He would be there if it was a battle or if he had to protect someone. It would be like an adrenaline rush for him. The person would just have to give the word, as long as its important enough that he'd be needed away from his duties.
o HOME
If Haldir was away from home too long he would miss it. The forests would call to his heart to come home, even if he couldn't. But it would be the one thing to draw him back if something bad happened to it. Though he feels that he will have to eventually miss seeing it as is anyway soon.
o TEMPER
Even if most elves can be complacent in look that does not mean they do not have emotions. Haldir can be angered and if he is he can get physical over it, which can be dangerous to those that are not elven for elves have strength. Sometimes Haldirs temper can even be short, especially if he is stressed out. But because the fact that Haldir doesn't get mad often those that anger him will know his wrath.
o HELP
Bless Haldirs elvish heart he likes to be as helpful as he can be. He believes in doing things for the good of others. He would do whatever he could even if what he could do was possibly limited. Yet he would push his boundaries a bit if it meant it was the right thing.
fears,
o DYING
Haldir fears dying not doing something important. He would rather die on a battle field doing something worth dying for than die while he knew he could do something. So he dreads dying before he can fulfill that idea. So if he was given the chance to he would take up any adventure worth wild.
o SHADOWS
He doesn't like the Dark Lord that is already clear. But what he really fears is the land being consumed in darkness. That the coming age of man would be filled with turmoil and hate. That shadows would swallow the land whole and there would be no more light.
o FULFILLMENT
Because of being an elf, Haldir wants to be proud of himself. He also wants to make his people proud in this trying times. Its why he does the best he can. For otherwsie he fears he won't fulfill this life with great memories.
dreams,
o VENTURING
Seeing some of Middle Earth again before he doesn't have any more chances to. He likes getting out and seeing things, so if he can he will try to see things before its all gone. Traveling is a great time passer and it lets the wanderer learn much. However, its uncertain if he ever crossed paths with Gandalf, though he would love to whether had or not.
o PEACE
Haldir dreams of peace for middle earth. Peace that he see's still sometimes in his homeland. At least for a while anyway. Yet he knows as long as the Dark Lord lives there won't be any.
o SEA
Haldir would love to see the sea again. He had seen it once, but it had been supposedly a long time ago. The waters were always peaceful as were the sunsets. Sometimes he can still imagine the waves crashing against the shore.
personality,
In general Haldir is great elf. As a guard he can be very assertive and speak his mind openly about what must be done. He won't back down from his duties. He is a perfectionist as a warrior. Yet on the flip side he is very laid back and welcoming as an elf. Haldir can be empathic to peoples needs, but he doesn't let it get into the way of what should really be done. When he is not on duty though, he can be very social with those around him. He likes spending time discussing things and talking about events going on outside or inside his home.
However, when he is not being social he enjoys spending time out in the woods. This gives him time to think and to even meditate. Most of the time he is optimistic about things, but it can become a fifty fifty depending on the day of the week to say whether he will be optimistic or not. It's very rare to see pessimism out of him. Where most of him pessimism comes in though is his occasional lack of trusting in others. He would take his own judgement some days over another persons. He can some times have a hard time putting his life into another persons hands as well. But then again that may be due to the stubborn courage he can show.
He would rather stand and fight than run like a sissy. His determination and drive is very high for himself and the esteem of others around him. Haldir has high standards and values. Virtue is something that sings in his heart and will never stop. Most especially his loyalty to friends and family. He thinks very highly of himself and sometimes can get a bit too proud, which can get himinto trouble occasionally. When stressed or nerve racked though he tends to pace a lot. That or get that deep thinking look of crossing his arms and staring off into space it would seem.
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father, Unknown
mother, Unknown
siblings,
Rumil, Brother, cannot speak common tongue
Orophin, Brother, cannot speak common tongue
other figures, the Fellowship
lineage, Lorien
history,
Most of Haldir's earliest years are said to be a mystery. However, as far as it is known he lived plenty of his life in the forests of Lothlorien. There, he spends his time as a Marchwarden of the Northern border of Lothlorien. He and his brothers Rumil and Orophin guard with him, but they are more heavily traditional than even he is. It is said that Haldir has been around since about the 2 age. So his time as a guard is unknown in it length, but it would seem it's not the only thing that he has done. Because of the fact that he can speak common speech, the idea of him having traveled the world is a great possibility. However, as to how far he traveled, to where, or to whom he had met; though there are some of the fellowship he may very well have met before hand, is not really known at this time.
It seemed as of late, Haldir rarely ever left the forests of Lothlorien. It is not even known who his parentage was. Although, who ever they were, they might of been of warrior status themselves or even unknowingly noble. As well he had a great pledge it seemed he felt the need to fulfill to his King and Queen. Thus his watch of the northern borders. When he was not spending time doing that though he was home and spending time with family, his brothers especially. Yet most of his home life has little spoke of. However, he is sure if someone asked he would tell of what home life is like.
At the current point in time Haldir has had watchful eyes for any of the Dark Lords followers. Thus his high alert over the forests. It was after his job to protect the forest. He had heard rumors of the rings travels. Being tactical he had strong feelings it would see its way potentially through Lothlorien lands but he was not sure. However, the warrior feeling in his bones were saying it would be. Even the king and queen felt that they might pass through. So naturally he and his brothers watched the borders with keen eyes for any signs.
(I tried looking up lots of stuff on Haldir but there wasn't much. I left a lot open for rpable sake though. Most of anything was just rumors such as previous meetings of Aragorn or Legolas. If it needs beefing up for the history let me know.)
alias, Shay
age, 25
experience, 6+ years.
other characters, Gandalf
rp sample,
Lothloriens trees were lightly dense and tall. Haldir loved being amongst them. Crawling through the branches and weaving amongst the leaves. The height alwasy seemed to make him feel free. Free from duty, free from stress, free from the ground. It was the closest to flying he could possibly muster, unless he jumped off a cliff, which he would not do unless he had to. But the breezes the weaved through always felt crisp and either warm or cold depending on season. It always made him stop briefly and close his eyes letting it fill his senses.
Yet he would always be back on the move again. Because of being an elf his movement was stealthy. Each branch only shook enough to make it sound like a wind rustling through it. Some times not even that. If at all possible he would be fully quiet. Most of the time he kept his bow on his back, but he could pull it out quietly and quickly if he truly needed it. Yet at the moment it wasn't nessassary. He could tell his brothers were near by, but he could not see them.
They were about as hidden as he was. However, he could hear any signal they'd give to him even if those that were encroaching couldn't. As he walked along his sharp eyes scanned the nearby ground. He watched light flickering through green leaves that left sprinkles of shadows and light on the dirt flooring. Though the branches were bendy they seemed to support his weight as he nimbly balanced on them. He looked further out into the trees having thought he heard something, but noticed it had only been a deer walking along, snacking on the leaves lowest down. Its pelt was beautiful, but he was not about to hunt it. He could tell it was a doe and that somewhere near by it had a fawn. The serenity of nature just had to make Haldir smile.
credit to phips, don't steal!
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