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Name: Tea
Age: Olllllld (35)
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CHARACTER
Name: First, Last (Western order) Turukáno "Turgon" Nolofinwion
Canon: Tolkien
Age: jussssssst under 20,000 years old approximately
Timeline: The Building of Gondolin, somewhere between Year 126-151 of the First Age of the World.
Items with character at canon point: A longsword, a mithril circlet, a stonemasons hammer and chisel
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: Fortunately Turgon absolutely despises Maglor, and Maglor knows this, so they will avoid each other nicely. Erestor does have reason to meet Turgon, but he doesn't know him, nor have much to do with him beyond the fact that he's Ecthelion & Glorfindel's king.
Personality:
For one nicknamed "The Wise" Turgon demonstrates both great wisdom... but also episodes of incredible short-sightedness. But let's begin at the beginning. Turgon is the second son of the second son of the High King of the Noldor. As a prince, he is raised to lead (although he probably did not actually expect TO rule), but like all the Noldor, he is also raised to work with his hands. Considering he built a hidden city, he probably was mainly interested in stonework and architecture - something that suggests a logical mind with a perfectionist bent and a fondness for fine detail. He is an inspiring leader, able to command substantial loyalty, and convince people to leave and to enforce a policy of absolute secrecy - no one in or out of Gondolin, no letters, no messengers, excepting the Great Eagles. He also holds a grudge for a long, long, time - during the great battle where all the Noldor united to fight... Turgon did not come. Because it was at least in part instigated by Maedhros, the leader of the Feanorians... who Turgon blamed for the death of his wife almost 500 years earlier. He is also loyal to his family, because at the last minute, unlooked for, he did actually come, because his brother was leading the charge. He is prone to blind spots concerning his family - refusing to listen to his son-in-laws warnings to evacuate the city, because his nephew said it was foolish. His nephew, who ended up betraying the whole city, and who had the hots for said son-in-laws wife...his niece. His reason for why? Pride. He is, after all, a prince and a king.
Background: wiki link here
Abilities:
racial abilities:
(1) functionally immortal - as in, don't die of age, and not, can't be killed
(2) Elves are faster, stronger and hardier than Men, and they heal faster too. This is not 100% proof, as canon has at least one instance where a Man could bear armor that an Elf could not. Also this means they can survive on surprisingly little food & water for a surprisingly long time!
(3) Elves have unusually good eyesight and hearing - this is pretty variable, but generally an Elf can see further & hear more than a typical human
(4) Elves like talking to things - all the things - and it is strongly implied that they get some sort of answer, although I imagine it isn't speech that they get in return but... impressions maybe. Again, who hears what will depend on the Elf in question - I would guess Turgon does, in fact, talk to rocks.
(5) Elves glow - basically they have shiny souls (YES I KNOW HOW THIS SOUNDS) especially those like Turgon who were born in Valinor - and it... leaks through. This does also mean, incidentally, that they can perceive things in the spiritual world clearer than most, being as how they're kinda half there already.
(6) Elves are very light-footed - this does include the whole 'walk on snow' thing, but it also means that if an Elf doesn't want to be tracked, he or she won't be, unless it's by another elf - again I imagine some are better at this than others (Wood Elves like Legolas, for example, probably find Noldor like Turgon hilariously clumsy and easy to track). They are said in canon to be quieter than even the Hobbits when they walk.
(7) Elves can read minds. Sort of.
(8) Elves don't need sleep. Ok this is not entirely accurate, because they DO, they just... don't quite do it like other races do. They apparently have the ability to essentially create a waking dream-like state where they can walk and probably talk (although I wouldn't get them to, say, sew or anything needing fine motor control) while meditating on ~*beautiful things*~ and this is almost as good as sleep for them, allowing them to go days without actually needing shut-eye.
Specific abilities:
(9) Turgon is credited a great warrior, and in truth, Gondolin fell because they brought too many forces against it to stand against, not because any of them were bad warriors.
(10) I do like to think that he's a decent stoneworker.
Samples:
one | two | three
Name: Tea
Age: Olllllld (35)
AIM/MSN/etc:
CHARACTER
Name: First, Last (Western order) Turukáno "Turgon" Nolofinwion
Canon: Tolkien
Age: jussssssst under 20,000 years old approximately
Timeline: The Building of Gondolin, somewhere between Year 126-151 of the First Age of the World.
Items with character at canon point: A longsword, a mithril circlet, a stonemasons hammer and chisel
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: Fortunately Turgon absolutely despises Maglor, and Maglor knows this, so they will avoid each other nicely. Erestor does have reason to meet Turgon, but he doesn't know him, nor have much to do with him beyond the fact that he's Ecthelion & Glorfindel's king.
Personality:
For one nicknamed "The Wise" Turgon demonstrates both great wisdom... but also episodes of incredible short-sightedness. But let's begin at the beginning. Turgon is the second son of the second son of the High King of the Noldor. As a prince, he is raised to lead (although he probably did not actually expect TO rule), but like all the Noldor, he is also raised to work with his hands. Considering he built a hidden city, he probably was mainly interested in stonework and architecture - something that suggests a logical mind with a perfectionist bent and a fondness for fine detail. He is an inspiring leader, able to command substantial loyalty, and convince people to leave and to enforce a policy of absolute secrecy - no one in or out of Gondolin, no letters, no messengers, excepting the Great Eagles. He also holds a grudge for a long, long, time - during the great battle where all the Noldor united to fight... Turgon did not come. Because it was at least in part instigated by Maedhros, the leader of the Feanorians... who Turgon blamed for the death of his wife almost 500 years earlier. He is also loyal to his family, because at the last minute, unlooked for, he did actually come, because his brother was leading the charge. He is prone to blind spots concerning his family - refusing to listen to his son-in-laws warnings to evacuate the city, because his nephew said it was foolish. His nephew, who ended up betraying the whole city, and who had the hots for said son-in-laws wife...his niece. His reason for why? Pride. He is, after all, a prince and a king.
Background: wiki link here
Abilities:
racial abilities:
(1) functionally immortal - as in, don't die of age, and not, can't be killed
(2) Elves are faster, stronger and hardier than Men, and they heal faster too. This is not 100% proof, as canon has at least one instance where a Man could bear armor that an Elf could not. Also this means they can survive on surprisingly little food & water for a surprisingly long time!
(3) Elves have unusually good eyesight and hearing - this is pretty variable, but generally an Elf can see further & hear more than a typical human
(4) Elves like talking to things - all the things - and it is strongly implied that they get some sort of answer, although I imagine it isn't speech that they get in return but... impressions maybe. Again, who hears what will depend on the Elf in question - I would guess Turgon does, in fact, talk to rocks.
(5) Elves glow - basically they have shiny souls (YES I KNOW HOW THIS SOUNDS) especially those like Turgon who were born in Valinor - and it... leaks through. This does also mean, incidentally, that they can perceive things in the spiritual world clearer than most, being as how they're kinda half there already.
(6) Elves are very light-footed - this does include the whole 'walk on snow' thing, but it also means that if an Elf doesn't want to be tracked, he or she won't be, unless it's by another elf - again I imagine some are better at this than others (Wood Elves like Legolas, for example, probably find Noldor like Turgon hilariously clumsy and easy to track). They are said in canon to be quieter than even the Hobbits when they walk.
(7) Elves can read minds. Sort of.
(8) Elves don't need sleep. Ok this is not entirely accurate, because they DO, they just... don't quite do it like other races do. They apparently have the ability to essentially create a waking dream-like state where they can walk and probably talk (although I wouldn't get them to, say, sew or anything needing fine motor control) while meditating on ~*beautiful things*~ and this is almost as good as sleep for them, allowing them to go days without actually needing shut-eye.
Specific abilities:
(9) Turgon is credited a great warrior, and in truth, Gondolin fell because they brought too many forces against it to stand against, not because any of them were bad warriors.
(10) I do like to think that he's a decent stoneworker.
Samples:
one | two | three
