Tis' going to be a long one! But I've acutally lived it for some 5 years thanks to NWN MULTIPLAYER! How I miss those days!
Characters' Background Stories
A hero's tale - RageBow Elvenwyn Dy'nesh
When Amdír, Malagad, was King and his son Amroth was young, in the Second Age of the World, a young Sindarin, Elvenwyn Dy'nesh, was sent from Lothlórien to learn about the world and was taken under the care of Thranduil, son of Oropher, the fair lord of the Silvan in Greenwood the Great, a mighty forest later known as Mirkwood of the woodland elves, and there he developed a deep respect and love for all growing things, and for all elements of nature, as could be seen in those days throughout Middle Earth.
Elvenwyn was oftenly in the company of Thranduil's son, Legolas, and time built a great friendship between them. Older than the grandson of King Oropher, Elvenwyn was always ready to answer to the inquisitive nature of the young prince of the Silvan. They grew up together and learned many things together and from each other.
When he came to age, Elvenwyn departed to the West Lands of Middle Earth and resided at Lindon, home of the High King Gil-Galad, where he advanced in his learning about the tales of the first age of the world and further developed his skills with a bow. At Lindon took place his first meeting with Elrond, the half-elven son of Eärendil and a great friendship and profound respect grew between these two.
Still eager to see the world, after some time he departed to Eregion, the elven kingdom founded by Celeborn and Galadriel, and served its lord, Celebrimbor. This is when he started visiting the kingdom of Kazhad-Dûm and enjoyed the hospitality of King Durin III at Phurunargian, the common speech name that some know as Dwarrowdelf. He became very fond of the Dwarves and very sad when the friendship came to end suddenly. Up to this date, Elvenwyn is bound to reestablish the once greatest friendship seen in Middle Earth.
When Sauron started his war against the elves, Elvenwyn ran back to Eriador with the warning and worked at the service of Lord Elrond when this founded the refuge of Imladris. After the fall of Celebrimbor, he had fought in all the fronts that he could but the Dark Lord had gained the upper hand. Until the army of Númenor drove Sauron back into the East and that was the first battle of the elven archer at the side of Men.
For a while, the elf now named Ragebow of the Elves by Lord Elrond of Imladris, dwelled at the House of Elrond but also constantly travelled around the Elven Kingdoms of Greenwood and Lothlórien, until the battle of Dagorlad, when a Last Alliance between Men, Elves and Dwarves of Durin's folk defeated Sauron's forces and started the Siege of Barad-dûr. After the defeat of Sauron and the destruction of the Dark Tower, sad with the loss of Gil-Galad, Ragebow Elvenwyn sailed into the West.
He was invited back to Middle Earth, in the early days of the Third Age of the World, by his Lord and friend Elrond of Rivendell, as they call the Ravine Valley refuge in the common speech, to be present at the wedding of this Elf Lord and Celebrían, the daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel. By special intervention of Varda, his beloved Elbereth, to whom he was devoted, and of her husband Manwë to Mandos, he was granted such permission to travel back to the east.
For years, Elvenwyn travelled again through the free lands of Middle Earth, never missing a chance to visit his beloved Lords and friends in Mirkwood and Lothlórien. He also visited the Dwarves of Erebor and of Kazhad-Dûm, with hope that truth could be seen and the evil brought upon the friendship of Elves and Dwarves by Sauron could be undone. During this period, he travelled with Legolas Greenleaf and shared with him the knowledge and the songs of many journeys and helped him perfecting his techniques in archery.
Ragebow met battle again, serving Lord Glorfindel, Elf Lord of Rivendell, at Lake Evendim, helping Men at the Battle of Fornost, "when the armies of the Dúnedain and Elves had utter victory, and Angmar's armies were swept away. After a long chase, the Witch-King of Angmar, a guise of the Lord of the Nazgûl himself, fled into the dark of the falling night".
After Durin VI was slained by both Shadow and Flame in Moria and with the loss of the now King Amroth and Lady Nimrodel of Lothlórien, 1882 years after his return to Middle Earth, the new Lord and Lady of the GoldenWood, Celeborn and Galadriel, ordered him to rest his heart, even if only for a while, in the lands of the Valar. The Elven Archer has sailed once again to the Undying Lands. For nearly 480 years Dy'nesh of Lórien, Ragebow of the Elves, stayed at Valinor but could not rest. His eyes were constantly watching the East, across the sea, peering into the night to his beloved Middle Earth.
When the Council of the Wise was formed, the White Council summoned Elvenwyn back to Middle Earth once more. His part in the story had not finished yet. He felt it in his heart too. The Watchful Peace had ended. The legend of the White Archer was again to walk the world and at the side of new and old companions, to stay true to an oath he had sworn to his Elf Lords when he first left Lothlórien: While there is some good in the world, worth to fight for, Ragebow will be seen at the side of the Heroes of Middle Earth, protecting them, the free peoples, and all that grows and lives in the free lands.
Even a Nazgul will flee when this elf cries:
"A Elbereth Gilthoniel o menel palan-diriel, le nallon sí di-nguruthos! A tiro nin, Fanuilos!"
("Oh Elbereth Star-kindler, from heaven gazing afar, to thee I cry now beneath the shadow of death. Oh look towards me, Everwhite!")
"Lacho calad! Drego morn!" ("Flame Light! Flee Night!")