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Galtharian

Galtharian Crownlight

Name Galtharian
Status
Active
Occupation
Leader of the small adventuring party under the name of Windswept // herbalist, poison expert
Age
Very young for an Elf
Race
Elf
Residence
4 Garden Street, Highburg
Kinship
Outward Appearance

Body Features

Galtharian Crownlight is quite small for one of his bloodline, standing only at 6 feat tall. This has the unintended consequences of him only looking much younger to any of the Elven folk that meet him, though it also mean he is a much less threatening figure in the eyes of the Men whose lands he often dwells in.

 

Facial Features

Though he seems utterly unremarkable and like any other Silvan to any Elves that are not from Mirkwood, those that have ever seen Berelstel, the Ice Drake of Eryn Galen, would immediately notice that Crownlight looks almost as an exact copy of her. Having inherited no features from his father's side, save for the dark hair that maked him look very clearly Silvan, the resemblance to the Ice Drake is almost unnerving, to the point he may even be mistaken for her at a glance.

 

His face and expressions might clearly signal to any Elves that he is someone who is either at the cusp of reaching adulthood or has only recently reached it. Though he seems to always have an easy smile to offer and laughs often, a certain nervousness has taken hold of his mannerisms, especially so since this whole business with poisons began.

 

Identifying Characteristics

Crownlight bears no visible scars or blemishes save for one. Across hid left shoulder and stretching down his left arm (his fiddle-arm), there is an unmistakable scar of a warg bite, with deep teeth puncture-marks encircling the whole shoulder. Galtharian recalls how that is where a warg once tried to rip his entire arm off in a battle, rendering him almost unable to ever play a fiddle again. Though he does not seem particularly bothered by the scar, he does call it his "mark of foolishness" when recounting the whole ordeal, and he does bear quite a dislike of wargs since.

 

Apparel & Accessories

When outside of battle, Crownlight prefers to wear distinctively mannish clothes, most frequently seen in his innkeeper uniform. He favors wearing clothes in burgundy and similar warm shades, though most of his things seems awkwardly large on him, given his slight and thin frame. Most of the time he can be spotted with a crown of fresh wildflowers in his hair, a relic of a time when he was told this would make him seen less threatening and more approachable.

 

Always hanging over his back is a rather ragged olive green cloak, lovingly mended dozens and dozens of times with differently colored threads and with dozens of patches covering a great deal of the fabric. Though it is a clearly old and well-worn piece of garb, having been worn to many a battle and sustaining many an injury, Crownlight could sometimes be seen handling it as if it was a most sacred object and still working on delicately mending it from time to time.

 

Over this cloak, though he is rarely ever caught playing it, a fiddle is almost permanently strapped to his back, with it's bow fixed to his belt like a blade. This habit of carrying it around has caused a curious consequence of Galtharian always leaning forward when sitting down, giving the impression that he is always a little too interested in whatever or whomever is in front of him.

Background

Having come to Bree with no skills to speak of, and nothing but the note of invitation to the Windswept in his hand, Crownlight had spent a many few years doing little but being a beast of burden for the more capable members of the Windswept. Though he spent all his downtime practicing the various instruments for which he could find mentors in Breeland, he had not spent much time at all performing anything on those instruments that he was apparently practicing. For quite a few number of years he simply had the reputation of that odd Elf that goes up to strangers in Bree and tries to become their friend.

It would not be until the disappearance of Cedmon, Lupold and Dolothrian that Crownlight had decided to spring into action. Purchasing a property in Highburg, the little community just outside the gates of Bree and preparing to go find his friends, Crownlight traveled to Angmar. However, after many adventures and misadventures, he would return to Bree without any of the friends he had set off to find, and instead with some new companion on his side.

Back in Bree he would start to furnish the abandoned guild hall of the Windswept into a tavern, realizing that many a stranger would have pass through Bree with no place to rest save for the very crowded and ill-concealed Prancing Pony. 

These were not times of peace, however, and though he was never one who sought to lead the life of a soldier, he would continue receiving news of a darkness closer and closer to the borders of his beloved Breeland. Curiously, this was also when Cedmon, the previous leader of the Windswept would appear once more, only to give his blessing that Crownlight takes over command of the supposed organization, stating this would be necessary in their fight against the dark.

Banner art: A Basket of Flowers - Jan Brueghel the Younger

 

Friends
He seems to call everyone his friend, though he only confides in a few
Relatives
Berelstel, Orchalion
Rivals/Enemies
All that comes from the Shadow, though he has a particular dislike of goblins and wargs
Loves
Warm places bathed in sunlight, days filled with work, the certainty of having someone to return to, music
Hates
Solitude, silence, personal questions and carrot soup.
Motivation
To build a safe haven for those that are tired of war.
Quotes
'If there was a way to stop this hurt within you, I would happily journey with you to all the edges of Middle Earth. And all that still would be less than you deserve...'

Galtharian's Adventures

Amalanthian's journey to Bree (part 1 out of 4) 4 years 10 months ago
In Your Room, part 2 5 years 4 days ago
7:28 5 years 1 week ago
In Your Room, part 1 5 years 2 months ago
Windswept, nevermore 5 years 4 months ago
Galtharian's Adventures

Galtharian's Gallery

Galtharian's Gallery