Post by nazeryth on Mar 3, 2013 13:21:58 GMT -5
I was born in the forests of Eryn Galen that would eventually be known as Mirkwood, somewhere in the North Eastern parts beyond the Forest River. This unfortunately is all that I know. I was taken in by a human who was a friend to my father and this is what he told me. My father had taken us with him to Dale and while there the great dragon Smaug attacked. My mother and father were there to trade with the race of men. I am the sole survivor of my family as far as I know but because I was injured so badly I do not have any memory of them or my life before the attack. At the time I was only a small child to my people being at the age of 25, to the race of men I was a young man in his prime. During the attack I was injured badly and Derryn pulled me to safety. I did not awake for a very long time and the human family continued to care for me as best they could but had little hope that I one day would wake. They just were not sure because of the severe injuries I had taken during the attack. 3 long years would go by before I’d awake with no memory of my past. Derryn tried his best to tell me what he did know about my father and of Eryn Galen and told me that they were honored to have had the chance to return the favors to their elven friends. Derryn had tried repeatedly without success to reach any of my kin, it seems that they had perhaps no interest in contact with humans after the incident.
I asked what had become of Dale and Derryn explained to me that the city lay in ruin and that it was not safe because Smaug was still in the area. Dale would remain a ruin for the next 172 years because of Smaug. He also explained that they had been staying in Bree since then and the hardest part he had finally told me how long it had been since the attack. I was filled with a great sorrow that never seemed to really leave. I stayed with the humans and helped them as part of their family; I took an interest in hunting and became a hunter. After 4 years I had decided to travel Middle Earth and maybe eventually make it back to Mirkwood and see if I can find any family I might have. I remained in contact with the human family and returned to see them when my travels took me by way of Bree. I would make special trips such as the birth of family members and the deaths as well. In 2810 T.A. I received word that Derryn was very ill, Derryn was now 72 with adult children who had taken over their family business and were all close to me as well. After Derryns passing I seemed to retreat into a darker place and for a few years completely disappeared but eventually contacted the family again to let them know I was ok and would see them again soon. Derryn had been gone for just over 4 years by then but the family was happy to hear from me and understood that I took his passing hard.
I returned for the birth of Uriels son Divyn and spent a year or 2 there with the family and then resumed my travels. Before leaving I handed to Uriel a talisman and explained to him that a friend had made it for me on my many travels. And that if ever they needed me that they simply need to rub it once clockwise and whisper my name upon it and I’d come to them. After this I’d only appear to the family several more times over the years but each time it would get longer and longer between them until eventually it became more of a family legend. The family continued to pass the talisman from father to son each telling the story of an Elf who once was for all intense and purposes part of their family and that he would heed a call for help via this talisman. The current family member holding the talisman is Naberus and he is the last male of his family born in 2996 T.A. he is roaming the area’s around his home of Bree learning the ways of the lore masters. In 2996 T.A. I was in Bree for the first time in many long years and in the area when Naberus was born. In 2999 T.A Naberus was deathly Ill and his father Nurius was desperate to save his son. In that moment with no other hope he used the talisman as he was told by his father and all their fathers before them how to summon me. Nurius thought this was foolish and that there was no way since this “man” would have to be very old and no man can live that long and began contemplating steeling from some of the meaner nobles to try to save his son.
I happened to be in Evendim when I felt a whisper in my mind calling for help, I immediately left for Bree and when arriving looked to city hall and traced the family’s tree to see how many of them were still there. From there I traced the family home to a spot in Combe and waited. Once I found Nurius I followed him to his home and waited to be sure it was indeed him. After I confirmed his identity I went to the door and knocked. Nurius went to the door and opened it, so I stood there before him this tall man in a black hooded cloak and he could only see some blonde hair streaming down out of the black hood. I think I frightened Nurius because he backed up as I walked in and said “you are Nurius descendant of Derryn of Dale?” His voice was cracking and he said “I am, what do you want shade… we have no valuables what do you want?” Just as he was asking this he realized that this hooded man mentioned the name of one of his ancestors of his family and dropped the pitch fork he had picked up and said “no… it can’t be!” I slid the hood back to reveal myself to the man and said “I am Nazeryth of Mirkwood friend to Derryn of Dale and the family of Laurofell, I have come to your aid as you have called me with the Talisman I handed to your family many years ago. “
I then would spend the next few years with them after helping to bring Naberus back to health and telling them of my travels and their family who I knew from times past. Today I once again roam Middle Earth but can call Bree home where a family member of sorts will always welcome me. And that is my story, but it is far from over. Darkness is coming and a fight for the very way of life we all share here. Yes, the story is as the humans say just beginning!
I asked what had become of Dale and Derryn explained to me that the city lay in ruin and that it was not safe because Smaug was still in the area. Dale would remain a ruin for the next 172 years because of Smaug. He also explained that they had been staying in Bree since then and the hardest part he had finally told me how long it had been since the attack. I was filled with a great sorrow that never seemed to really leave. I stayed with the humans and helped them as part of their family; I took an interest in hunting and became a hunter. After 4 years I had decided to travel Middle Earth and maybe eventually make it back to Mirkwood and see if I can find any family I might have. I remained in contact with the human family and returned to see them when my travels took me by way of Bree. I would make special trips such as the birth of family members and the deaths as well. In 2810 T.A. I received word that Derryn was very ill, Derryn was now 72 with adult children who had taken over their family business and were all close to me as well. After Derryns passing I seemed to retreat into a darker place and for a few years completely disappeared but eventually contacted the family again to let them know I was ok and would see them again soon. Derryn had been gone for just over 4 years by then but the family was happy to hear from me and understood that I took his passing hard.
I returned for the birth of Uriels son Divyn and spent a year or 2 there with the family and then resumed my travels. Before leaving I handed to Uriel a talisman and explained to him that a friend had made it for me on my many travels. And that if ever they needed me that they simply need to rub it once clockwise and whisper my name upon it and I’d come to them. After this I’d only appear to the family several more times over the years but each time it would get longer and longer between them until eventually it became more of a family legend. The family continued to pass the talisman from father to son each telling the story of an Elf who once was for all intense and purposes part of their family and that he would heed a call for help via this talisman. The current family member holding the talisman is Naberus and he is the last male of his family born in 2996 T.A. he is roaming the area’s around his home of Bree learning the ways of the lore masters. In 2996 T.A. I was in Bree for the first time in many long years and in the area when Naberus was born. In 2999 T.A Naberus was deathly Ill and his father Nurius was desperate to save his son. In that moment with no other hope he used the talisman as he was told by his father and all their fathers before them how to summon me. Nurius thought this was foolish and that there was no way since this “man” would have to be very old and no man can live that long and began contemplating steeling from some of the meaner nobles to try to save his son.
I happened to be in Evendim when I felt a whisper in my mind calling for help, I immediately left for Bree and when arriving looked to city hall and traced the family’s tree to see how many of them were still there. From there I traced the family home to a spot in Combe and waited. Once I found Nurius I followed him to his home and waited to be sure it was indeed him. After I confirmed his identity I went to the door and knocked. Nurius went to the door and opened it, so I stood there before him this tall man in a black hooded cloak and he could only see some blonde hair streaming down out of the black hood. I think I frightened Nurius because he backed up as I walked in and said “you are Nurius descendant of Derryn of Dale?” His voice was cracking and he said “I am, what do you want shade… we have no valuables what do you want?” Just as he was asking this he realized that this hooded man mentioned the name of one of his ancestors of his family and dropped the pitch fork he had picked up and said “no… it can’t be!” I slid the hood back to reveal myself to the man and said “I am Nazeryth of Mirkwood friend to Derryn of Dale and the family of Laurofell, I have come to your aid as you have called me with the Talisman I handed to your family many years ago. “
I then would spend the next few years with them after helping to bring Naberus back to health and telling them of my travels and their family who I knew from times past. Today I once again roam Middle Earth but can call Bree home where a family member of sorts will always welcome me. And that is my story, but it is far from over. Darkness is coming and a fight for the very way of life we all share here. Yes, the story is as the humans say just beginning!