Rhuloc is the son of respectable but otherwise unremarkable parents in Mirkwood. His youth was spent with many of his fellows guiding wine barrels from Thranduil's Halls to Esgaroth before the Ruin of Smaug, but his mind was always enamoured of the histories of the fallen men of Dale, and of the tales out of the West. His enthusiasm for such lore led him to seek out parchment and artefact alike - but he also spent much time among the birds of Erebor, who remembered much that the men of Laketown had forgotten.

In the wake of the Battle of the Five Armies, he joined with a small group of his people heading north to aid the Dwarves in re-establishing a presence near Mount Gundabad. Though the expedition was not entirely successful, he was able to aid the Dwarven scholars with the recovery of precious heirlooms. The experience left Rhuloc longing to see further lands; to document that which had gone unnoticed, and to recover that which was lost. To this end, he sought the advice of those wise in lore in the Halls of the Elvenking. They guided him as best they could, but ultimately advised him to seek out Elrond of Imladris, whose memory and wisdom were without peer.

So Rhuloc first passed through the High Pass, across the Misty Mountains, and came to dwell first for a time in Rivendell, and then beyond to Duillond. Now he wanders through the ancient lands of the Northern Kingdoms. Never too proud to dismiss the knowledge of even the least of the beasts, he welcomes the company of fëa and kelvar alike, for the roads can be lonely at times.

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Rhuloc's home is open to all at 6 Fairwood Lane, Lorn Nellod