Calandil is one of the residents of the Last Homely House in Imladris. He has travelled far and wide and his deeds echoed in the halls of many elvendoms in Middle-earth. Although he rarely speaks of his past idly, save what he shares when reminiscing about the ages past, those who recognize him knows at least he is counted among the Calaquendi, one of the few and mightiest of the Eldar that once dwelled in Aman and that he was a member of the House of the Fountain in Gondolin and fought valiantly in the defence of that glorious city of old. Throughout the ages he had been a bard, a captain and a standard-bearer in the battles of old and served many Lords of the Eldar, who have long since passed into legend. 

After the destruction of Beleriand, he lived in Forlindon for a time and started keeping a record of the past events and even collecting relics and artifacts of old. Ultimately, sometime towards the closing of the Second Age he moved to settle in Imladris with what remained of his kin. There he often attended the gatherings in the Halls of Elrond Peredhel, recounting the glory of the Elder Days and sang ballads of the deeds of his people.

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