Tiramen is the great grandson of  Tarandil, long time friend and liegeman to Cirdan. In the first age, With the fall of Eglarest and the fleeing to Ossiriand, his family lost many of its members to the war against Melkor. He himself was born near the ending of the First Age but prior to the great battle. Cirdan chose to remain to serve a sacred purpose and so his family chose to stay as well for he had saved his family from certain doom. His first memories are of the sundering of Beleriand. The great turmoil that rendered Ossiriand to Lindon. To this day, it haunts his memory. As the elves settled the shore and built the Grey Havens and settlements in Lindon, he set his hand to weaving for he had nimble fingers. Both rope and sail were critical to the white ships and so his skill grew over the years along with his love of the sea. For a time, he would visit Edhelion and other elven settlements upon the sea but they would dwindle as ships traveled West. At the ending of the second age, he was called to battle in service of Cirdan and the High King where he joined the ranks of archers in the defeat of Sauron. Since then, he largely remained upon the sea or the Havens. The number of elves departing now have greatly diminished and Cirdan has told him it will not be long now before the last ships sail.