Mother of Glorannon and Friend of Lord Amrothar The Lady Elentiriel wanders Rhudaur aiding the people, quelling the hillmen, and building new villages. Since the plague and reorganization of the council she has since joined the service of Lord Amrothar, attempting to restore the honor of the Lords of Rhudaur. This much the Hillmen know: Elentiriel is a woman of
Cardolan taken captive by the Targ-Arm Broddha in the
sack of Andrath in T.A. 1639. When no family offered to
ransom her, he appropriated the lady as servant and
mistress. His own wife died a year ago; Elentiriel has wetnursed
his son since that day and captured the Targ-Arm's
devotion. If Broddha does win a kingdom, it will be for
Elentiriel and thier son Glorranon.
The truth, if generally known, would destroy both
Broggha and Elentiriel. The former chiefs wife
is, in fact, a Dúnadan of noble blood and the Lindëamil
(S.' Song-mother") of the religious order known as the
Arumbarlië. (In translation, "Courtiers of Judgment.") The order dedicated to maintaining the
Royal Barrows of the Tyrn Gorthad and performing the
ceremonies traditional to the tombs had its primary
house in Arnach. Elentiriel hid her identity from her
captors; she knew her bankrupt order had no resources to
free her and feared the superstitious Hillmen might
execute her as a black sorceress. Her strength of will
enabled the captive woman to survive the horrible winter
trek from Arnach across En Eredoriath to Rhudaur.
Tragically, Broddha was so impressed by Elentiriel's
courage and stamina that he took her as a prize of the
campaign, instead of selling her to the Dunmen around
Cameth Brin. In the winter steadings of the Hillmen, all
chance of escape was lost, and Elentiriel's spirit almost
broke.
The fantastic plan conjured up by the Song-mother to
maintain her sanity has as its goal nothing less than the
conversion of the Hillmen to the Dúnadan cause. Amazingly,
she managed to complete the first steps: learning to
speak thier language, winning the trust of the clan-folk through
her healing skills, and civilizing Brodda and thier son.
Now, an incredible stroke of fate has given her a means
to further her plan. Elentiriel has given Dúnadan blood to the Hillmen,
and it is blood that she believes will foster alliance between the once split realms.
Cardolan taken captive by the Targ-Arm Broddha in the
sack of Andrath in T.A. 1639. When no family offered to
ransom her, he appropriated the lady as servant and
mistress. His own wife died a year ago; Elentiriel has wetnursed
his son since that day and captured the Targ-Arm's
devotion. If Broddha does win a kingdom, it will be for
Elentiriel and thier son Glorranon.
The truth, if generally known, would destroy both
Broggha and Elentiriel. The former chiefs wife
is, in fact, a Dúnadan of noble blood and the Lindëamil
(S.' Song-mother") of the religious order known as the
Arumbarlië. (In translation, "Courtiers of Judgment.") The order dedicated to maintaining the
Royal Barrows of the Tyrn Gorthad and performing the
ceremonies traditional to the tombs had its primary
house in Arnach. Elentiriel hid her identity from her
captors; she knew her bankrupt order had no resources to
free her and feared the superstitious Hillmen might
execute her as a black sorceress. Her strength of will
enabled the captive woman to survive the horrible winter
trek from Arnach across En Eredoriath to Rhudaur.
Tragically, Broddha was so impressed by Elentiriel's
courage and stamina that he took her as a prize of the
campaign, instead of selling her to the Dunmen around
Cameth Brin. In the winter steadings of the Hillmen, all
chance of escape was lost, and Elentiriel's spirit almost
broke.
The fantastic plan conjured up by the Song-mother to
maintain her sanity has as its goal nothing less than the
conversion of the Hillmen to the Dúnadan cause. Amazingly,
she managed to complete the first steps: learning to
speak thier language, winning the trust of the clan-folk through
her healing skills, and civilizing Brodda and thier son.
Now, an incredible stroke of fate has given her a means
to further her plan. Elentiriel has given Dúnadan blood to the Hillmen,
and it is blood that she believes will foster alliance between the once split realms.
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