Beget to Thúleryn and Eglandes and born around T.A. 900, Eglaniel (eglan+iel, "Daughter of the Forsaken One") was named for her Sinda mother who journeyed from Eregion to Lindórinand following the footsteps of Lady Galadriel.

Eglaniel wandered the woods often, and once she came upon an older Sinda playing the harp in a clearing. Enchanted by his skill with the instrument, she listened to the sorrowful lament until the night's end. Careful not to reveal herself, she came to the glade to listen to him each night hence until the season's end, when he finally spoke to her.

"You make a poor audience, moving about like a shadow, young one."

This was the first of many nights Sídhanar spent tutoring her in the harp, and they forged a strong friendship that would last well into her adulthood. He sang to her often, of the past and of distant lands and their people. The songs, skillfully crafted, filled her heart with wonder and desire, though never enough to abandon her home, her heart ever bound to Lothlórien.

After her youthful were behind her, the Elf-maid took up bow and arrow, labouring as a huntress until she deemed her skill worthy of service and asked leave to join the ranks of Sentinels, who were ever guarding the realm of Galadriel.

Many years she passed in this manner, ere departed Lothlórien for the first time in TA 1900, when Sídhanar journeyed to Edhellond to leave behind the shores of Middle-earth. Long she stood upon the docks, thinking of the the rich tapestry he had woven for her of the world, and upon her return she took up the study of the Westron tongue, as its proficiency was not too common among her kind.

Today she labours still as a Sentinel and guide, though with unrest growing, her hunt takes her at times beyond the borders of Lórien, most often to Taur-e-Ndaedelos.
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Header artwork by Magali Villeneuve.