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IC Information;
Character Name; Makalaure "Maglor" Canafinwe
Canon; JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion (Maglor specifically: lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Maglor, The Silmarillion generally: lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Quenta_Silmarillion)
Canon Point; End of the Third Age (the very end of the Lord of the Rings - he's just watched Frodo, Bilbo, Elrond, Gandalf & Galadriel sail West)
Age; Older than the Moon & Sun. Um. As an estimate, he's roughly 3000 by the end of the Silmarillion (First Age). Second Age lasted 3441 years, Frodo sails 3012 of the Third Age. So... 9400+?
Appearance; like most of his family, Maglor is tall (over 6ft), slender, dark haired and grey eyed. Despite his age, on first glance he looks to be in his late 20s/early 30s. He wears his hair long and loose (which is handy for covering his ears if he wants to look human). His ears are pointed, but they are also fairly easy to hide, and may not be noticed on first glance. Coming in to Asgard he'll be in clothes similar to Legolas from LOTR except (1) older in style, and far more worn (2) he'll favour blacks and greys as a colour scheme. The only things on his person that look well cared for are the silver 8-rayed Star-of-Feanor cloak pin, his harp, and his weapons.
House; Freyr
Personality;
Maglor is Feanorion, to start, which makes him, like his brothers & famous father, stubborn, proud, prone to holding grudges, prone to rash and terrible oaths, honourable enough to keep said terrible oath... and probably not entirely sane. Maglor specifically was said to have more of his gentler mother's personality, and is likely to have been the peacekeeper of his headstrong brothers. 'Makalaure' was his mother-name, and Tolkien indicates that mother-names often had special significance in regards to either the child's future or personality - Maglor's means 'gold-cleaver' and is likely related to his voice - he was said to be the best bard of the Noldor, and is counted second only to Daeron of Doriath. He wasn't as charismatic as his father, Maedhros or Curufin (all of whom were capable of causing civil unrest pretty much with just one speech), but he is extremely skilled with words. His most famous work is actually the 'basis' for a chunk of the Silmarillion - the Noldolante is the story of his family's fall, and Tolkien says that it was Maglor who wrote it - thus, despite him being one of the most despised Noldorians, his song is the one that they use to teach children their history.Canon says he wanders singing by the sea in eternal regret, and that his voice was 'like the sea'.
Despite his gentler temperament, he was a strong and capable war-leader, holding Maglor's Gap, the weakest part of their defences, for 4.5 centuries. He was level-headed enough and commanded enough loyalty to refuse to go on a (suicidal) rescue of his older brother Maedhros and held that stance as the High King for the next ~7 years until Fingon was crazy enough to rescue him. Maedhros, in gratitude, turned the high kingship over to Fingolfin's house, which his brothers disagreed with - it is likely that Maglor was the only one to back him on that decision. He was also politically savvy enough to be one of only 2 of the brothers to stay on good terms with both Fingolfin & Finarfin's house (Maedhros, unsurprisingly, was the other). He is loyal to a fault - Tolkien says that he kept the Oath more for love of his family than for any care for the Silmarils, and regretted his actions deeply by the end (having said that, he's also old enough, and wise enough to know that he would not change things, if he had a chance). Bear in mind he's also a killer, and a very good one, considering how long he's lasted.
As he is right now, he's lived through (1) 3 kinslayings in which he was an active participant (2) the loss of his entire family in horribly tragic and partially self-induced circumstances (3) being unable to fulfil his oath as the Silmaril burnt his hand due to all the evil he had done (4) the loss of pretty much everything he's ever known with Beleriand being drowned at the end of the War of Wrath (5) his foster son Elros choosing humanity & dying (6) the kingdom his foster son founded going power hungry and being drowned (7) his OTHER foster son Elrond sailing West along with his last surviving family member (his cousin Galadriel) and (8) being an Exile who can never go home. He's had plenty of time to knock off many of his rough edges, and nowadays is just plain tired. Emo Elf is Emo, but seriously, he's very depressed. He's likely to be insomniac due to the horrible nightmares of his past, almost certainly suffers flashbacks, and has a huge guilt complex. Much of his drive these days is a wish to in some way make repatriation for his sins and assuage himself of the broken Oath (he has long given up being forgiven and returning home, but somewhere buried deep inside he still holds hope for some form of redemption). He's lonely as all get go, but canon says he "came never back", largely, I suspect, because he does not dare bring his Curse ('to evil end will all things turn') into range of other people. He also has lots of unresolved issues with his family, and the only thing he hates more than himself is Evil in any shape he finds it.
Network Sample;
[Voice]
Seven sons there were, fell and fair
Bright the light in their grey eyes
Swift their rage against the night
But where now the swift arrow, the bright sword?
Where have they gone, the brave warriors?
They are lost, lost, fallen to shadow
Fallen to flame and madness
[the song breaks off and a voice, slow and sad, speaks] What stories have you, O Travellers? Have you ought in your past that you regret? Who have you left behind? They call us to war, but I wonder how many of those they brought know what it is they call us to. [a laugh, bitter and dry] Have you known war, Asgard?
Log Sample;
The stars are strange here. It is the first thing that he notices, and he cannot quite decide if this is a comfort or a yet another grief. For all his long life the only constant has been the stars. To walk a strange world beneath stranger stars causes something inside him to ache. Has he become so dependent on seeing Gil Estel's light? The Oath lays quiescent for now, and he decides to take comfort in that. For the first time in memory he can no longer hear the Song. In many ways this is the worst thing - he's always been able to hear it, the song of the stars and the sea, wind and the stone. To be suddenly trapped with human senses is unnerving and upsetting (some part of him wonders if this was how Elros felt), but he can adapt. He must. Rising smoothly to his feet he begins to walk, as he has done now for two Ages of the Sun. These so-called 'gods' wish him to fight in their war, but he is so very sick of fighting. Equally so, he cannot stand aside and watch the innocent perish.
"Will you pick up your blade again, Makalaure?" he murmurs to himself as he walks "Will you stain your hands again?"
A sigh.
Could you forgive yourself if you did not?
"No." He answers the memory of his brothers. "I could never stand aside and simply watch." The smile is bitter. "There is so much blood on my hands already, what matters a few lives more? Even here there will be no rest for Maglor."
The beat of his feet against the pavement drums in his heart and as it has always done, music spills from his lips, a lament for the lost, as he continues to walk further into the city.
Inventory:
(1) the clothes on his back
(2) he's armed, oh yes - longsword, hunting knife
(3) his harp
Personal Journal: bookworm-faith.livejournal.com / bookworm-faith.dreamwidth.org
IC Information;
Character Name; Makalaure "Maglor" Canafinwe
Canon; JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion (Maglor specifically: lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Maglor, The Silmarillion generally: lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Quenta_Silmarillion)
Canon Point; End of the Third Age (the very end of the Lord of the Rings - he's just watched Frodo, Bilbo, Elrond, Gandalf & Galadriel sail West)
Age; Older than the Moon & Sun. Um. As an estimate, he's roughly 3000 by the end of the Silmarillion (First Age). Second Age lasted 3441 years, Frodo sails 3012 of the Third Age. So... 9400+?
Appearance; like most of his family, Maglor is tall (over 6ft), slender, dark haired and grey eyed. Despite his age, on first glance he looks to be in his late 20s/early 30s. He wears his hair long and loose (which is handy for covering his ears if he wants to look human). His ears are pointed, but they are also fairly easy to hide, and may not be noticed on first glance. Coming in to Asgard he'll be in clothes similar to Legolas from LOTR except (1) older in style, and far more worn (2) he'll favour blacks and greys as a colour scheme. The only things on his person that look well cared for are the silver 8-rayed Star-of-Feanor cloak pin, his harp, and his weapons.
House; Freyr
(and he who harps upon the far / forgotten beaches and dark shores / where western foam forever roars / Maglor whose voice is like the sea)
Power; Bardic Influence (oh look its his canon ability!) Level 3Personality;
Maglor is Feanorion, to start, which makes him, like his brothers & famous father, stubborn, proud, prone to holding grudges, prone to rash and terrible oaths, honourable enough to keep said terrible oath... and probably not entirely sane. Maglor specifically was said to have more of his gentler mother's personality, and is likely to have been the peacekeeper of his headstrong brothers. 'Makalaure' was his mother-name, and Tolkien indicates that mother-names often had special significance in regards to either the child's future or personality - Maglor's means 'gold-cleaver' and is likely related to his voice - he was said to be the best bard of the Noldor, and is counted second only to Daeron of Doriath. He wasn't as charismatic as his father, Maedhros or Curufin (all of whom were capable of causing civil unrest pretty much with just one speech), but he is extremely skilled with words. His most famous work is actually the 'basis' for a chunk of the Silmarillion - the Noldolante is the story of his family's fall, and Tolkien says that it was Maglor who wrote it - thus, despite him being one of the most despised Noldorians, his song is the one that they use to teach children their history.Canon says he wanders singing by the sea in eternal regret, and that his voice was 'like the sea'.
Despite his gentler temperament, he was a strong and capable war-leader, holding Maglor's Gap, the weakest part of their defences, for 4.5 centuries. He was level-headed enough and commanded enough loyalty to refuse to go on a (suicidal) rescue of his older brother Maedhros and held that stance as the High King for the next ~7 years until Fingon was crazy enough to rescue him. Maedhros, in gratitude, turned the high kingship over to Fingolfin's house, which his brothers disagreed with - it is likely that Maglor was the only one to back him on that decision. He was also politically savvy enough to be one of only 2 of the brothers to stay on good terms with both Fingolfin & Finarfin's house (Maedhros, unsurprisingly, was the other). He is loyal to a fault - Tolkien says that he kept the Oath more for love of his family than for any care for the Silmarils, and regretted his actions deeply by the end (having said that, he's also old enough, and wise enough to know that he would not change things, if he had a chance). Bear in mind he's also a killer, and a very good one, considering how long he's lasted.
As he is right now, he's lived through (1) 3 kinslayings in which he was an active participant (2) the loss of his entire family in horribly tragic and partially self-induced circumstances (3) being unable to fulfil his oath as the Silmaril burnt his hand due to all the evil he had done (4) the loss of pretty much everything he's ever known with Beleriand being drowned at the end of the War of Wrath (5) his foster son Elros choosing humanity & dying (6) the kingdom his foster son founded going power hungry and being drowned (7) his OTHER foster son Elrond sailing West along with his last surviving family member (his cousin Galadriel) and (8) being an Exile who can never go home. He's had plenty of time to knock off many of his rough edges, and nowadays is just plain tired. Emo Elf is Emo, but seriously, he's very depressed. He's likely to be insomniac due to the horrible nightmares of his past, almost certainly suffers flashbacks, and has a huge guilt complex. Much of his drive these days is a wish to in some way make repatriation for his sins and assuage himself of the broken Oath (he has long given up being forgiven and returning home, but somewhere buried deep inside he still holds hope for some form of redemption). He's lonely as all get go, but canon says he "came never back", largely, I suspect, because he does not dare bring his Curse ('to evil end will all things turn') into range of other people. He also has lots of unresolved issues with his family, and the only thing he hates more than himself is Evil in any shape he finds it.
Network Sample;
[Voice]
Seven sons there were, fell and fair
Bright the light in their grey eyes
Swift their rage against the night
But where now the swift arrow, the bright sword?
Where have they gone, the brave warriors?
They are lost, lost, fallen to shadow
Fallen to flame and madness
[the song breaks off and a voice, slow and sad, speaks] What stories have you, O Travellers? Have you ought in your past that you regret? Who have you left behind? They call us to war, but I wonder how many of those they brought know what it is they call us to. [a laugh, bitter and dry] Have you known war, Asgard?
Log Sample;
The stars are strange here. It is the first thing that he notices, and he cannot quite decide if this is a comfort or a yet another grief. For all his long life the only constant has been the stars. To walk a strange world beneath stranger stars causes something inside him to ache. Has he become so dependent on seeing Gil Estel's light? The Oath lays quiescent for now, and he decides to take comfort in that. For the first time in memory he can no longer hear the Song. In many ways this is the worst thing - he's always been able to hear it, the song of the stars and the sea, wind and the stone. To be suddenly trapped with human senses is unnerving and upsetting (some part of him wonders if this was how Elros felt), but he can adapt. He must. Rising smoothly to his feet he begins to walk, as he has done now for two Ages of the Sun. These so-called 'gods' wish him to fight in their war, but he is so very sick of fighting. Equally so, he cannot stand aside and watch the innocent perish.
"Will you pick up your blade again, Makalaure?" he murmurs to himself as he walks "Will you stain your hands again?"
A sigh.
Could you forgive yourself if you did not?
"No." He answers the memory of his brothers. "I could never stand aside and simply watch." The smile is bitter. "There is so much blood on my hands already, what matters a few lives more? Even here there will be no rest for Maglor."
The beat of his feet against the pavement drums in his heart and as it has always done, music spills from his lips, a lament for the lost, as he continues to walk further into the city.
Inventory:
(1) the clothes on his back
(2) he's armed, oh yes - longsword, hunting knife
(3) his harp
