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Elros Eärendilion Peredhel
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| Makeover |
[05 Dec 2004|04:40pm] |
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Looks better, though Baka is too influenced by Ithildin.
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| Who has had the most influence on your life? |
[09 Oct 2004|11:49pm] |
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There have been a few who have had great influence on my life, Cáno was the one who was a father to me the longest, Russandol was always more or less in the background the same time, Círdan and Gil-Galad advised me those early years before I left for Elena, but the one I feel has had the most influence is Elrond.
He was the calmer one of us two, the one who thought before reacting, the one I always considered the wiser. Even after choosing to be Secondborn many of my actions were done with the consideration in the back of my mind as to how Elrond would do it and trying my best to live up to that.
Word count: 120
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| Do you consider yourself to be adventurous? |
[23 Sep 2004|12:34am] |
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I used to be adventurous. I would be the one to act first and think later - or more often let Elrond do the thinking for both of us. That got me into trouble quite a few times when I was young and considering that we lived in a land at war that trouble was rarely a thing to dismissed lightly.
Age, wisdom and responsibility forced me to abandon my adventurous tendencies until the point came that I no longer wished for such things.
These days I only wish for happiness, for myself, my brother and his family which has become mine.
Word count: 102
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| Procrastination |
[23 Sep 2004|12:29am] |
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Do you confront your problems head on, or ignore them until you have to do something? Do you procrastinate?
Problems, I seek to escape, leave behind me and hope they do not chase me down. More often than not they do find me and have to be resolved.
Do I procrastinate? Not always, but sometimes. It is a failing, I know.
Word count: 42
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| How do you handle disappointment? |
[08 Sep 2004|09:26pm] |
Disappointment is something I have had trouble facing. More often than not I have turned away from it, ignoring it and distracting myself with other matters.
Word count: 26
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| Lead or Follow |
[08 Sep 2004|09:24pm] |
Would you rather lead or follow? Why? What role do you see yourself playing out over your life, leader or follower?
I have followed, as a child under the protection of my foster father, as a young man under the guidance of my friend, Gil-Galad. I have led, having been appointed king of the Edain of Númenor.
Of the two roles I personally believe I have felt more comfortable as a follower though I have spent more time as a leader as I have never been totally sure I have done my position as leader the justice it deserves.
Word count: 78
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| What is the most important value you can pass onto your child? |
[08 Sep 2004|09:24pm] |
I have already fathered four children in my life and I believe I did not do too badly in instilling values of merit into them.
The values I thought they would be best to know, honour, loyalty, humility, respect, determination, duty and love, for themselves and for those about them.
Word count: 50
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| Do you believe in an afterlife? |
[22 Aug 2004|12:52am] |
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The manner of death and afterlife that the Firstborn may expect is well enough known that I feel it unnecessary to repeat it. I on the other hand did not go to that afterlife when I died as I chose to be counted as one of the Secondborn and though I have died and been allowed back I have only the faintest shadows of anything happening between my death and my resurrection but even that much causes me to believe there is somewhere the souls of Men go after death.
Word count: 90
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| Friends and Enemies |
[08 Aug 2004|11:49pm] |
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Is there any truth to the saying: keep your friends close, and your enemies closer? Do you have enemies? Do you have more friends than enemies?
I would hardly wish to have kept Morgoth close, but then back when he was a threat there was one who was more immediate that I considered an enemy and I did watch him very closely, especially when it gave me chance it attack him. Russandol learned to be watchful of me as well, especially when I had access to knifes - or even forks.
I learnt to also keep a careful eye on dissident members of my royal council, even more so than the calmer members. The saying can be true enough because in keeping enemies close you have a greater likelihood of seeing attacks earlier.
Since my resurrection I have not had any I would call enemies and given such, the third question is somewhat pointless is it not?
Word count: 131
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| Money, fame or happiness, you can only have one... what would you rather have and why? |
[08 Aug 2004|11:42pm] |
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From what I recall, back in Arvernien money was something that made relations between factions that lived there somewhat easier. There were elves from the Falas, Gondolin, Doriath, Mithrim and a handful of other regions. Most elves however have never been consumed by the need for riches so money was ever seen as a tool.
It was even less important in my foster father, Cáno's care as the mostly valinorian-born elves of his and Russandol's following found even less use for it since it never existed in the Undying Lands.
It came as something of surprise to then when I became leader of the Edain how highly they considered money and in my role as their king I learnt quickly the handling of such but even then, I was not in want of it.
I still however see the views of my childhood and of my youth, money is a tool.
Fame, I have had. I was a king and recognised as the peredhel who chose to be human. Fame however is a fickle thing, I have had times when my people found my decisions not to their liking and public opinion has turned less than kindly towards me.
Since my return to life the quiet, unnoticed life has brought a great deal of calmness that was rare in my first life due to the worries I had about my people's good opinion.
Fame is something unneeded.
Almost all of my first life had some measure of unhappiness, from the loss of my parents to my separation from my twin, to the stresses of kingship or the eventual death of my wife but what happiness I could find made life bearable.
One cannot survive without happiness, depression can destroy the spirit without it.
Word count: 293
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| What is your weapon of choice? |
[27 Jul 2004|04:05pm] |
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When Sirion was sacked Cáno, in his remorse took my brother and I into his care.
At some point, before we left for Himring, he must have raided the house my family once lived in because later, when Elrond and I were older, he gave us swords he had retrieved (some may say "looted" but I hardly think it applies as he did give them to us).
Those two swords were once the ones that belonged to our grandparents, Tuor and Idril. As the elder, I was given Tuor's sword, the one that my father later owned, and Elrond was given Idril's.
I learnt how to fight with that sword, I fought through the war with that sword and it was always true to me.
I eventually carried it to Andor with me and it became the sword of the king, passed on to Vardamir when I felt death come upon me.
Having read the history of my kingdom since my death, my best guess is that it stayed the sword of the king and was most likely lost when my foolish descendant tried to invade the Undying Lands.
Maybe it was eventually returned to it's first bearer, my grandfather, who I do believe lives to this day in Valinor.
Word count: 210
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| What makes you jealous and how do you deal with it? |
[23 Jul 2004|02:52pm] |
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[Not visible to other muses]
I have felt this dark emotion of late, worried myself, probably unnecessarily, about others taking Elrond away from me and it disturbs me greatly as I know he would not let such a separation happen.
How do I deal with it? I have spoken to Elrond privately about my worries, he has assured me it will never happen and I try my best to keep faith in that reassurance.
Word count: 69
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| Why do I keep doing these things? |
[21 Jul 2004|12:29am] |
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I refuse, flat out, to comment on Elbereth, my grandnephew or Lord Manwë though given the age he was last time I saw him the one about Adar may be possible (but only then, the Mariner who sails the skies is a different kettle of fish!).
I can't help but note however that I got a higher likelyhood of an orgy than Elrond did.
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| Words... |
[21 Jul 2004|12:12am] |
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Baka: So, I say your name allot do I?
Elros: Obviously.
Baka: "Elrond" is only at 51. *Pouts*
Elros: Maybe so but "brother" is at 38.
Baka: Pity though, "gwanunig" doesn't even show up on it.
Elros: *Frowns* No it doesn't.
Baka: Gip.
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| What is with these things... |
[20 Jul 2004|10:44pm] |
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What is with these meme things putting in weird situations with my Adar? And as if I'd believe Elrond would do that!
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| OOC: Timeline for Elros' first life |
[19 Jul 2004|11:54pm] |
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Me being a little anal about details decided in a moment of boredom to work out a timeline of Elros' first life. All the details are canon as far as I know. Extras plus my thoughts in comments after.
( Elros' timeline )
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