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tathrin · 5 days

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I'm working on some Background Timeline Nonsense for my Celebrimbor In The Fellowship AU fic and trying to put together stuff in a way that both makes sense and is fun (and reconciles some of the Unfinished Tales mess). I've already blathered at poor @babybat98 about this, but I figure I might as well subject the rest of you all to it share it here too, in case anyone has Thoughts or Suggestions:

A Timeline of the Lords of the Woodland Elves.

506 F.A. Doriath is sacked (about 30 years before the Third Kinslaying at Sirion).

By 511 F.A., refugees from Gondolin and a few Drúadain joined them there, and by 525 Earendil and Elwing were wed and ruling the Havens of Sirion.

539 F.A., the last of the Fëanorians show-up in Sirion and do their usual silmaril-slaughter, and Elwing jumps off the cliff. The Havens are left in ruins, and Morgoth has control of all Beleriand, blah blah blah.

545 F.A. the Host of the Valar land in Beleriad. The War of Wrath begins.

590 F.A. Morgoth defeated, War of Wrath ends, First Age ends. *Galadriel probably doesn't actually marry Celeborn until now, possibly because of the whole "don't marry during war" thing the Calaquendi tend to do? unclear, because everything involving them is unclear lmao

1 S.A. the Grey Havens are built in Lindon, the only place in Beleriand that really survived the War of Wrath.

By 20 S.A. Galadriel and Celeborn leave Lindon, where Gil-galad is now king (probably crowned because of Galadriel's influence somehow? Unclear, again!). Galadriel and Celeborn go to Eriador and dwell near Lake Nenuial, where they are accounted "the Lord and Lady of the Eldar in Eriador" according to one version of the Unfinished Tales. They have a lot of Noldor, Grey-elves, and Green-elves with them at this time. Now for the fun backstory stuff...what if we say that Celeborn, Oropher, and Amdír were all basically BFFs from their youth in Doriath, and will remain thus for many years before the eventual splintering around 750 S.A.?

So, as of S.A. 10-20 when Galadriel and Celeborn leave Lindon, what if we say that Amdír and Oropher are with them also at this point, and with them their sons? They can be part of the company of mingled Noldor and Iathrim who are mentioned there at Lake Nenuial, with Celeborn (relative of Thingol) and Galadriel (sister of Finrod) as the "highest ranking" of their little quartet, and also the ones (especially Galadriel) who care the most about rank/leadership, and thus fall naturally into that role both in behavior and in the eyes of everyone around them, while Amdír and Oropher are more advisors/etc (maybe they end up in charge of guarding everybody, as the Warriors of the group). Amroth could be as young as 110 right now if he was just a wee little lad when Doriath was destroyed, barely an adult, or at any rate easily less than 200 yet. Perhaps Amdir never made it to Sirion at all, and only rejoined his son after the War of Wrath? (Perhaps Amdir's mom died in the Kinslaying, like Nellglind?) Regardless, Galadriel and/or Celeborn could have been doing most of the looking-after of him during the War either way, and thus we get Amroth as sort of "their kid" like he was in that draft, while not actually being their son which wouldn't make sense. Maybe Celeborn looked after both Amroth and Thranduil while the other adults were involved more in the fighting, given that picturing either Amdir or Oropher NOT fighting if they were still in Beleriand at this point is difficult (albeit not impossible: they could always have gone "fuck this shit, this is a Calaquendi Problem, you deal with it") and Galadriel is The Mighty One while Celeborn is more chill (and because I like not having The Woman be the one doing the child-minding lol). Alternatively, they could have all fought to varying degrees, with young Thranduil the one charged with looking after younger Amroth? idk most of the War of Wrath is pretty hand-wavy even in Tolkien's stuff so this can stay vague lol

At any rate, we pick-up the thread with our next Known(ish) event:

300 S.A. is when Celebrían is probably born. At this point, her parents are presumably still in Eriador. So, we could have them all living together as a little found family unit of survivors at Lake Nenuial, with Amroth and Thranduil acting as sort of older brothers/cousins to Celebrian. Perhaps she has more of a brotherly relationship with Amroth, who is younger, and a little more distance between her and Thranduil, because he's so much older (and lived through the trauma of everything more directly)? He sees himself as the Sensible And Mature One who has to look out for the younger/more naive kids, perhaps? At some point, of course, there must be some kind of a falling-out of some sort between Oropher and Galadriel/Celeborn, because we need to have some reason as the driving factor (combined with the increasing numbers of Dwarves in Moria, which we know Oropher wasn't pleased by; hello Doriath Trauma Round One!) for him to do the whole "moved his people north three times" from the original location of Amon Lanc in order to avoid being near Galadriel and Celeborn in Lórien. Perhaps the falling-out can be traced back to Ost-in-Edhil somehow?

750 S.A. is approximately when Eregion is founded, and construction is begun on Ost-in-Edhil. 750 S.A. is also around when we're told that Oropher and Amdir took up lordship of their respective Silvan lands (although I'm already deviating from those details a bit because fuck colonialism lol; but that's easy enough to do and still claim canon-compliance due to the vagueness of all of this in "canon" anyway, so we'll still use that as the rough date of when the Sindar refugees came to Laurelindórenan/Greenwood, and just say the whole "king" thing in Greenwood happened later and the Noldorian historians never caught the nuances, shhh) So if we extrapolate from all that... What if the falling-out happens because of Eregion? What if Amdir and Oropher are not about to accept an open and friendly relationship with the local Dwarves, after what happened to Thingol and Doriath; and Galadriel, with her foresight and her stubbornness and her Noldorin love of craft (and the fact that her first main trauma was Alqualondë long before the Sindar were scarred by the Battle of a Thousand Caves), refuses to let her Goals™️ be held hostage to their grudges and trauma, and insists that the only way forward for this land is hand-in-hand with the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm. Celeborn reluctantly sides with his wife (even though he loathes dwarves as much as any of them) over his friends, and Amdir and Oropher go off in a huff with those others of the Elves of Eriador who aren't interested in More Noldorin Bullshit, crossing the mountains and joining with the Silvan Elves in the east. So:

750 S.A. Amdir and Oropher leave with a group of followers, while Galadriel and Celeborn found Ost-in-Edhil with Celebrimbor, the two of them being taken as Lord and Lady of Eregion while he's (presumably) just in charge of the smiths for now.

1000 S.A. Sauron, not wanting to start shit with the western elves or Numenorians right not because they're too strong (and presumably just not giving a shit about the little Wood-elves in their forests), beings building Barad-dûr.

1200 S.A. Sauron tries to beguile the Elves of Lindon, and Gil-galad tells him to fuck-off. He tries again in Eregion, and despite Galadriel going "big nope!" the Gwaith-i-Mírdain there welcome him.

1350 S.A. Sauron manages to get Galadriel ousted from Ost-in-Edhil, and Celebrimbor becomes lord of the place. Galadriel and Celebrían leave via Moria, and spend a while in Khazad-dûm with their dwarven friends before making their way eventually to their old friend Amdir and foster-son/brother Amroth in Lórien, where they are welcomed, and Galadriel and Amdir reconcile (possibly enthusiastically, possibly awkwardly) but Celeborn, refusing to step foot in a dwarven kingdom, stays in Eregion, where he is "disregarded" by Celebrimbor. So I like to picture him skulking about as That Grumpy Old Man muttering and scowling at everybody as they pat him on the head and go "there, there grandpa" and whisper apologies to whatever dwarf he's offended today.

1500 S.A. by this time, the Seven and the Nine are made, and Sauron leaves to go make the One Ring in secret in Mordor.

1600 S.A. Sauron makes the One Ring and proclaims himself as Sauron, and ready for war. Celebrimbor goes OH FUCKSHIT and runs through Moria to consult with Galadriel in Lórien. He gives her Nenya, and she convinces him to send the other two to Gil-galad in Lindon, and get them the fuck out of Ost-in-Edhil.

1605 S.A. Sauron's immediate attempt to start said war is potentially delayed by the first two of the Istari, the Blue Wizards, who in a much later draft of Tolkien's actually came to Middle-earth during the Second Age, long before the rest of them, rather than all coming over together. Instead, he had them come over with Glorfindel, and while Glorfindel hung around to help Gil-galad et al they made their way East, to try and save the tribes of Men who had fallen under Morgoth's worship, and to discover where Sauron was hiding, and work against him. I think I want to go with that version, simply because I like the idea of Glorfindel coming back with some of the Istari? But I ALSO like the idea of him having fought in the Last Alliance, which means I need him to come over before Gandalf, Saruman, and Radagast do in the Third Age. So this splits the difference nicely! So, as of 1600: the valar have gone "oh fuck!" and thrown two maia and one reborn elf on a boat and thrown them back to Middle-earth to clean-up the leftovers of the mess left by the War of Wrath when they failed to drag Morgoth's most powerful lieutenant back to face judgement in Valinor OOPSIES, presumably because they figured out that Shit Was Hitting The Fan thanks to the whole One Ring Thing being big enough to be Noticed By The Powers lol Anyway, thanks to Morinehtar and Rómestámo being fucking badass, Sauron's plans for war are delayed several years, and Celebrimbor has time to hide the Three and presumably to warn the Dwarves about the Seven. Ooh, what if we say that he's been spending a lot of this time trying to devise some way of un-linking the Rings from the One Ring? He apparently has the Nine with him when Eregion falls, and Sauron just takes those, but the Seven and the Three aren't there; maybe he was working on the Nine, and knew the Seven were safe in Khazad-dûm where his dwarven smith-friends were doing the same there? And that's why he never tried to destroy them: he was still holding out hope they could be saved, be fixed. That he wouldn't have to destroy the greatest things he ever made, and all the hopes he put into them. He just needed a little more time...

1693 S.A. the War of the Elves and Sauron (finally) begins.

1695 S.A. Sauron slinks through the Gap of Rohan, thus avoiding the Elves in the Greenwood and Lórien, and invades Eriador. Thanks to the Númenóreans having cut down many of the Trees of Minhiriath and Enedwaith, the people in these lands welcomed Sauron's conquest and let him pass without trouble. (Well done, Númenor! Didn't anyone ever teach you deforestation is bad?) Celeborn leads the forces from Eregion (presumably having said "I told you so" to Celebrimbor a few times) and they manage to defeat the first wave of Sauron's army, but are then overwhelmed and forced back to Ost-in-Edhil. Gil-galad hears about this and sends Elrond leading a force from Lindon to help, and also sends messages to Númenor pleading for help. Nobody answers (men, pah!). Elrond's force is too small, and can't break-through to get to Eregion to help.

1697 S.A. Ost-in-Edhil falls. Celebrimbor is tortured into giving up the location of the Seven, but dies without revealing the Three. Sauron, not being an entire idiot, guesses that they're most likely with Galadriel and Gil-galad anyway, but is pissy about being resisted, and turns Celebrimbor into a banner that he carries into battle. Elrond's tiny army is about to be overrun when the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm attack Sauron from the rear, along with the force of elves that Amroth has led through Moria from Lórien, (because whatever Issues™️ his father might have with Dwarves, he's not about to let his foster-father die). This allows Elrond to gather the survivors of Ost-in-Edhil, including presumably Celeborn, and flee. The Dwarves are driven back as well, but they shut the Doors of Moria and Sauron can't get in. Haha, thwarted by Celebrimbor and his previous sweetheart, sucks to be you Sauron! The Doors of Durin are apparently not opened again until the Fellowship of the Ring comes to them (although that doesn't make sense, because Gandalf and Aragorn both passed through Moria at least once before LotR, so they must have been opened at some point; but perhaps the text only means they were not left open again after this point, and is not referring to when/if they were ever opened from inside by someone walking through and out?). The retreating elves found the stronghold of Rivendell, to which many of the survivors of Eregion flee. (Celeborn, presumably, says "I told you so" a lot at this point too, but not often enough for them to murder him.) The rest scatter, some fleeing Middle-earth altogether and some disappearing into the Wild with others fleeing through Khazad-dûm (before the Doors are shut, presumably) thanks to their dwarven friends, and make their way eventually to Lórien, where they join their fellows who left Ost-in-Edhil earlier and merge with the Silvans and Sindar there.

by 1700 S.A. Sauron has overrun all of Eriador except for Rivendell, which is besieged, and Lindon, where Gil-galad is also barely holding him off at the River Lhûn and Mithlond. Finally the Nûmenorian fleet arrives, and kicks Sauron's ass all the way back to Tharbad, although he burns the forests of Minhiriath and Enedwaith as he goes. He gets caught in a pincer between the main force and a smaller one that Ciryatur landed at Gwathló behind him, and barely escaped "with his bodyguard" to Dagorlad. It is unclear at this point if Sauron actually HAS any or all of the Seven, or just knows where they are; sources say that Durin at least was given his Ring by Celebrimbor himself, so perhaps Sauron never actually manages to collect all the Seven at this point? but still has his original influence over them. He does have the Nine, we know, because he gathered them up when he came to Ost-in-Edhil and defeated Celebrimbor on the steps of the House of the Mírdain.

1701 S.A. the first Council is held in Imladris, when Galadriel and Celebrían come looking for Celeborn and meet-up with all the other leaders of the various forces of Elves and Men. They decide to make Rivendell the new elvish stronghold in Eriador, as Eregion is in ruins and remains thus. Gil-galad at this point gives Vilya to Elrond (it's unclear when Cirdan gets Narya, because of course is it; he might already have it, or he might not get it until Gil-galad marches to War in Mordor, although wtf was he thinking leaving Narya behind when he went to war just when he would need its power most? Gil-galad wtf mate???) and declares him his vice-regent. This is also when Elrond and Celebrían meet for the first time. (Presumably at this point her foster-brother Amroth teases her mercilessly about her very obvious crush on Gil-galad's pet peredhel, and she probably smacks the crap out of him for being a jerk.) At some point after this, Galadriel and Celeborn (and Celebrían presumably) leave Rivendell to live near the sea, probably because Galadriel was apparently "striken with sea-longing" the moment she put Nenya on. They go to Belfalas, which will be later called Dol Amroth, and apparently visit Lórien at least twice more before the end of the Second Age, but we don't know anything else about them here.

At this point, there isn't much relevant canon information until the Last Alliance happens, since most of what's going on of import now is happening in Numenor, but let's hit the highlights in case we want to expand on any of this later.

2251 S.A. the Nazgûl appear.

3262 S.A. Sauron taken to Numenor as a prisoner.

3319 S.A. Numenor sunk, Sauron flees back to Middle-earth, and the world is reshaped.

3429 S.A. Sauron seizes Minas Ithil.

3430 S.A. formation of the Last Alliance.

3431 S.A. the Last Alliance marches to Rivendell.

3434 S.A. the march to Mordor, and the Battle of Daglorlad, where Oropher and Amdir both die. Siege of Barad-dûr begins.

3441 S.A. Sauron defeated (for now), war is over. Thranduil and Amdir go home with their scant surviving forces.

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earmo-imni · 3 months

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Shadow of Mordor WHAT THE FUCK 😂😂😂

#poor blue wizards #they don’t deserve that #it’s very funny to me that the game went let’s just kill these two istari since no one knows what happened to them anyway though #blue wizards #tolkien #lotr #shadow of mordor #marijn talks

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middleearth-polls · 4 months

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#middle-earth #blue wizards #middleearth polls #tumblr polls #tolkien #the silmarillion #lotr #polls #silmarillion #Tolkien wasn't sure about it #he proposed both ideas #category: tendency #category: yes or no

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anerea-lantiria · 7 months

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Five Wizards :|: Istarlindalë

My second art for @tolkienrsb was claimed by the lyrical @lferion, who's created a poetic exploration of the five Maiar who became the Istari, covering everything from their origins in the Great Music to their involvement in all the major events from the First Age to the end of the Third Age and beyond!

Istari is Quenya meaning "those who know" and lindalë means "music", thus Istarlindalë is the "Song of the Wise", their story:

"... A quintet they were now, five Thoughts become (and becoming, growing, changing, living) individuals, single selves, though they clung still each to the others.

"It was then that individuals began to realize their names, while also feeling drawn to one or the other of the Valar. Maiar were not then meant to be wholly separate; distinct, yes, discrete, not as such. Neither separated from the Valar nor from their harmonic fellows. And thus it was that the quintet became five separate selves, no longer intermingled, though still in harmony, in friendship and alliance and hope with each other. "Fiery-red Curumo was Aulë's by choice and affinity; brown Aiwendil naturally went with Yavanna, though Vána and Estë loved him as well; Alatar and Pallando blue-green, blue-violet, sea-blue and lake-blue and the white-blue of rushing water were drawn to Ulmo, to Varda, to Oromë, returning always to Ulmo after each venture, and mist-grey, silver-granite-cloud-grey Olórin served and learned and grew with Manwë and Lorien and Nienna in turn. "And due to their inquiring spirits and breadth of knowledge, their willingness to both question and learn (sometimes to the exasperation of those they would learn from, for they were to a one persistent and filled with curiosity), to listen more than they spoke, they came to be known as The Knowledgeable Ones, the Istari as the Elves would later have it."

From Istarlindalë by Lferion, coming soon.

#gandalf #saruman #radagast #blue wizards #silm art #silm fic #trsb23 #trsb2023 #lferion #anerea

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silvantransthranduiltrash · 3 months

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If Legolas has a rivalry with Gandalf, how does he feel about Radagast? I mean the guy kind of hangs around in his neck of the woods taking care of animals, not really meddling, so does this put him higher on the list?

So, in the au that legolas has a rivalry with gandalf, his feelings for radagast are mixed.

It basically boils down to: Legolas (and the silvans and avari) don’t like the valar. In their opinion (and mine) morgoth and sauron are the valar’s responsibility to take care of because they’re ainur. The same way as that if there were an evil elf overlord, the elves would also have to be responsible to taking them out instead of leaving it to the humans.

Furthermore, the silvans and avari feel that the valar’s judgement is not to be trusted.

Gandalf does trust the valar. He does believe in the song and eru. Though he does acknowledge that, just bc a maia is an ainur, it doesn’t mean that they are going to do what their job is (motions to gandalf being the only one of the istari to actually do his job). Which is why, for all that legolas doesn’t agree with a lot of his views, he does respect gandalf to an extent, hence why they can work together during the quest.

Radagast, on one hand isn’t really doing anything actively against sauron (which is lowkey why he went to middle earth in the first place) but! He’s also not really forcing his thoughts and opinions down other people’s throats.

And as you said, he’s focused on the animals, so while he’s not protecting sentient beings from sauron, he is protecting living creatures from him and taking care of them.

And legolas has way too many responsibilities to really care about radagast. Like don’t get him wrong, he doesn’t ignore him, but radagast is so far down on his list of concerns he sometimes forgets he exists.

It’s live and let live, more or less.

Sometimes radagast will come to the elves for help on something, but it’s always genuine so the silvans are like “yeah, alright”.

Legolas’s feelings on the istari are:

Radagast: 6/10, positive neutral, doesn’t think about him much, but doesn’t dislike him.

Gandalf: 7/10, grudging respect, sometimes positive sometimes “stop shoving your religion down my throat”, the only reason it’s 1 point higher than radagast is bc gandalf is actively doing smth about sauron.

The blue wizards: 0/10, genuinely forgot they existed.

Saruman: -1000/10, it’s not even that he’s evil, he’s just a dick.

#lord of the rings #lotr #silmarillion #the hobbit #lotr elves #legolas #silvans #istari #gandalf #saruman #radagast #blue wizards #anon ask #atheist vs a god #this is my opinion guys don’t come at me #au

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velvet4510 · 2 months

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I’m pretty sure this has been said already, but as a more recent fan who is only just starting to take a minor character like Radagast into deeper consideration, I’d like to pour it all out anyway.

One might be quick to ask, why would one of the Istari have a mission other than defeating Sauron? Why would Yavanna, who was the one who insisted Radagast join the Istari, be less interested in the defeat of Sauron than the others and only want an Istari to protect her trees? But here, I think, is the genius of Tolkien at work yet again:

There is more than one way to contribute to the defeat of an enemy.

During LOTR, while Gandalf is more of a leader and gives direct strategic advice and guidance to the armies (as does Saruman, but not on the Free Peoples’ side because he’s a traitor), and the Blue Wizards are said to have served as undercover spies weakening Sauron’s power over the Easterlings, Radagast’s skills are different. His power lies among the natural world that Sauron is threatening.

Some of the Istari needed to help with the physical battles against Sauron’s armies, yes, but Sauron was not just threatening the Free Peoples. He was also threatening the world’s olvar and kelvar, which were in as much danger - and, as living beings, had as much intrinsic value - as the people.

So Radagast WAS contributing to Sauron’s defeat, by focusing his attention and work on the living forms of Middle-Earth who could not speak.

On top of this, the natural world’s previous protectors - the Ents and Entwives - were no longer as sufficient as they used to be. Sauron destroyed a majority of, if not all the Entwives in the Second Age when they burned their gardens. By the time the Third Age arrived, the number of guardians of the olvar and kelvar had severely diminished, and Sauron was regrowing as a threat. The poison and darkness that he would spread was likely to annihilate all of Middle-Earth’s forests and wipe out the Ents completely.

So naturally, Yavanna would want a contributor to the fight against Sauron to focus on defending the olvar and kelvar. And she would want him to stick around as long as possible, and give him permission to stay there forever and never return to Aman if he so chose, which he did.

And I think there’s plenty of evidence of Radagast’s successes, considering the state of the world during the events of LOTR. Fangorn Forest still exists. Mirkwood still exists. The Shire still exists. Parth Galen still exists. Dozens of lakes and rivers still exist. Who but Radagast could have helped the Ents preserve these places and prevent Sauron’s forces from totally eradicating them?

Radagast’s many achievements of his mission are actually right under our noses. Saruman calls Radagast a fool because he is not truly in tune with Yavanna’s world and sees it as little, worthless, and able to be conquered by him. Even Gandalf does not entirely share the immeasurable depth of Radagast’s understanding of the olvar and kelvar.

Any work during a war that is not direct involvement in military/battle strategies is all too easily dismissed as passivity or inaction. But by just taking a closer look, we see how Radagast proves that silly notion wrong.

#lotr #jrr tolkien #lotr books #lord of the rings #radagast #yavanna #ents #olvar and kelvar #fangorn #istari #gandalf #saruman #blue wizards #mirkwood #entwives #third age

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blue-istari-stars-of-the-south · 2 months

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Manó in Sud Siccana WIP

WIP in which my Tolkien OC Manó (Maia of Mandos and one of the Blue Istari) has arrived in the city of Sud Siccana and meets the son of Sauron and god emperor Vanimórë (owned by @spiced-wine-fic who graciously has given me permission to write about their wonderful OC ❤️). This is still in WIP form so I’m working at writing this still so it will probably be changed a little bit before it is finished.

As the Servant of Námo was marched down the bright, torchlit corridor, hands roughly forced down to his sides by the armed soldiers, Manó did not even attempt to struggle. It was evident that these Men were well-trained, and the Maia knew that even if he did try to get away, he would easily be tackled. And he could not risk showing his true powers in front of these Men. Especially when he had no idea who it was that acted as lord over them.

It would give away far too much too early. Too risky.

And he did have plans.

And where in the name of the Lord Námo are you, Aratacáno? Why have you left me to this imprisonment?

Though he searched and searched for his fellow Namodur, Manó could not locate him in the sea of consciousness that was the citizenry.

If the rumors from the caravanserai were to be believed, this city called Sud Siccana was home to the god emperor, and from here, he did rule the South with an army that rivaled any in Middle Earth.

The palace was sumptuously decorated, showing off the obvious wealth that this lord held. Secretly, Manó was in awe at it, but he kept that impression to himself. Saying nothing, the Maia could only hope that the disguise of an older man that he enshrouded himself in would be enough to keep him safe from this…this…

As they went, the group passed many a magnificent space; the Maia caught a quick glimpse of a large bathing pool with aquamarine water with white curtains hanging for privacy where one might repose in the steam. Even to Manó it was quite tempting. To have the chance to wash off the dust of the road. Another held a dining room, brilliantly colored pillows scattered around on the floor for sitting and discussing crucial matters.

An elaborately carved door was thrown open, and Manó was quickly hustled through.

Gathering as much dignity as he could muster, the Maia held his head high.

“Wait here.” One of the guards told him, and Manó was left on his own to take in his new surroundings. Fixing his dark robes, he stared around with interest. He had expected to be brought to some throne room and forced to grovel and beg for his very existence. But no, that was not the case.

This was a room with a massive table at the center, shelves of books lining the walls. Scrolls sat unopened, along with other scraps of parchment. A library of sorts, Manó told himself. When he felt it safe to move, the Namodur reached out, carefully examining one of these documents.

A letter from some important king of a Southron land that Manó did not know of. And he did feel his curiosity rise.

With a cautious finger, he broke the seal.

Inside was written a meticulously detailed manuscript that had to do with a battle off to the east, and begging for troops to come to their aid.

Lord Vanimórë.

Was this the name of the lord of these peoples?

Manó spoke the name silently to himself, felt a chill run up his spine at it, skin crawling.

“And what do you think you are doing, hm?”

The Maia jumped at the sudden voice, turning away from the table, his robes swirling about him. His green eyes widened then, as he beheld the one who had addressed him.

A tall man (no, an Elf more likely) stood in the doorway, watching him with keen violet eyes. Manó had never seen such a gaze in all of his long years, one so piercing and sharp, and it seemed to him like falling into pools of purple light. Long dark hair fell around his shoulders and down to his waist, tied back away from the elegant elegant Noldorin features. Clothed in all black with swords strapped across his back, the Elf crossed his arms over his chest as he leaned nonchalantly against the doorframe, the posture hinting at seduction. A little smile played across the Elf’s face.

Overwhelmed by the presence, as if this Elf was staring straight into his ëala and seeing all that was hidden there, Manó felt the breath catch in his throat.

Steadying himself and at once feeling small before the purple gaze, the Maia bowed, placing a hand to his chest in apology.

“Forgive me, I did not mean to pry.” Manó finally managed to say. “I was merely curious.”

The Maia knew that he had to play his cards right with this one. A game of words and intrigue that he was not at all skilled at. Or else, he might find a far worse fate than the short imprisonment back in Tûl Harar. Manó was but a humble servant of the Lord of Mandos. What did he know of plotting and scheming?

How dare he make a Maia, an Ainu of Námo, feel so insignificant!

Anger flared then in Manó’s chest, but was quickly stamped out when the Elf locked eyes, staring him down.

Vanimórë chuckled then, closing the distance between them in a few long graceful strides, swept across the room like a dangerously prideful lion inspecting his realm.

And this indeed was his realm. No one would dare touch this king without the loss of their head and maybe a few other appendages.

Without hesitation, Lord Vanimórë spoke, the voice melodic and commanding all at once:

“I saw you and the other ride through the gates. Have the Valar sent one of their lackeys to come and spy on me? Maybe they’ve come to their senses.”

Head in a storm of thoughts, Manó felt a blush creep over his cheeks as Vanimórë came closer.

A scent of sandlewood.

The Maia a step backward, bumping against the table, sent a few of the scrolls toppling to the floor. Cornered and with nowhere to run, Manó stared straight into the eyes that watched him.

Eru’s name, did this demon have eyes everywhere?

“You…You must have seen wrong, good lord.” Manó replied, scrambling desperately for a convincing lie. “I came here alone.”

The calm smile remained, a dark eyebrow arched, as if completely unafraid and sure of himself in the face of the Namodur. The sight of it irked the Maia, but he kept his words to himself. It wouldn’t do to provoke him.

”Wrong?” Vanimórë said. “I don’t believe so. Especially when you made your arrival so obvious.”

“Sauron’s dark spawn.” Máno muttered, standing his ground.”The Valar speak of you, and not with kindness.”

The lord smirked then, fearsome as any warrior:

”Oh, I am sure that they do. Especially your Master. Isn’t that right?”

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Imagine being the archon of the easterlings and the haradrim

(Here’s zhongli like archon reader in middle earth. You didn’t answer my questions from before, so I managed to make something like this when Thinking of an idea. Sorry If it’s not completely what you wanted, but this is what I came up. I went exploring a bit.)

Requested by anonymoys

Warnings; mentions of fighting, death and wars.

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-You were known as (Name), or Shiva, the god of sand.

-You resonated with the power of geo and were considered one of the most powerful divinities.

-You were a peaceful god until the archon war began, and it took your close friends. You shared no interest in having a seat in the Celestia, but when other gods turned their back on you and began fighting, you didn't have a choice.

-You fought once to defend the people of your friend, Havria, who was dear to you, but then they turned their backs on her and killed her, which caused their downfall.

-Losing her caused you to lose trust in humanity and go mad with grief.

-The war turned you against everyone, even Morax, who you once held equal.

-He had sealed away Osial, who was once your friend, so you grew hatred toward him.

-You hated everything about him. You both wielded the powers of geo, and you both were dragon Adepti.

-You ended up in a violent battle with him, and the fight lasted many days, causing destruction with its storm of sand and earth.

-The battle ended when Morax threw his spear at you and pierced your heart. Your body fell limb, and you got lost in the storm of sand.

-It meant to seal you away, but the battle which conflicted elemental magic had ripped open a portal, and you fell through it.

-Your large Dragonoid body fell into the sand, and the last thing you saw was the stars you did not recognize but adored as you fell into a deep sleep.

-Thousand years later, you awoke when the people of the east found your body under the sand. They took the spear out from your chest, which allowed you to awaken.

-You held no hatred for them since they released you from Morax's seal and became their guide.

-You learned you were no longer in Teyvat but in a world called Arda with no Celestia or wielders of visions.

-Finding no way back or desire to return, you decided to immigrate yourself as a god to the people of the east.

-Since they were awakened and possessed little knowledge. You taught them to build houses and farmlands and even forge weapons to defend themselves.

-You taught them how to find cold and riches from the earth and make silk they wove into clothes.

-You even gave knowledge of how to make glass from the sand, which enhanced their houses and became part of their culture.

-Your greatest gift to them was how to tame and live peacefully with the animals such as desert foxes, leopards, and the great beast Mumakil.

-You guided them and taught them everything you knew. You took time and flew over the skies, learning about Arda, so you knew what to tell them, good and bad.

-The lands of Harad were a wast desert, so you took your domain there.

-The people of the east, especially the Haradrim, praised your knowledge and took you as their ruling deity.

-They praise your name and leave offerings to your abode whenever they sought for your guidance and wisdom.

-Only on special occasions because they respected your wish for silence and time for meditation.

-They made your dragon form and the mark of geo as their sacred sigils and worshipped your greatest gift, the mumakil.

-They made some temples and paid tribute to Havria, appreciating the salt and spices you taught them to find and make.

-It was to make you happy when they learned the tragic fate of your friend.

-You sometimes watched from the sidelines as a human as your people grew and created great cities, living in prosperity.

-You sometimes went to markets wandering and buying their stuff. Even though; you had a bad habit of bringing any money.

-Your people made you think of Havria, who always pushed you to guide people of your own, telling what a great god and mentor you would make.

-It felt bitter, but you considered this an honor to your dear Havria.

-The haradrim practiced peace and made trades with the lands of the north and west. The stories of a dragon god would reach the ears of many, which many would choose to believe or not.

-When some people try to oppress the Haradrim or the people of the east, they would shout out your name for victory since you have trained them in the arts of war, making them one of the strongest armies.

-When you entered the battlefield with a storm of sand by your side, your enemies would quiver in fear, and the battle would be over before it even began.

-Your influence became stronger over time in the east and south, and the people only considered you as their ruling god, and by following your teachings and rules, they lived in peace.

-You were called the god of sand, wisdom, and time. You were also the guardian of the innocent and the children.

-Your fondness for the children allowed them to become sacred. Mistreating a child was considered a sin and a bad omen. Sons and daughters were both treated equally and with love.

-Your people avoided angering you because you would become the god of destruction and wrath. Sandstorms would rise in your rage, causing havoc upon the earth.

-Elves possessed little knowledge of you, except those who traveled to your lands as scholars.

-They called you the unknown valar of the east, or the great beast of Harad when regarding your dragon form. Your people referred to you as their golden valar.

-You took rest for every hundred years, restoring your elemental powers and taking rest from the world.

-The haradrim always lived peacefully and celebrated whenever you returned.

-Until one battle during the first age. A beast of Morgoth was sent to your land to conquer your home and enslave your people.

-You took it upon yourself to defend them, and a fierce battle was issued.

-Your people knew how to handle the opposing army, so you took care of their leader, and as a warrior god, you conquered the monster and rose victorious.

-Your people were safe, but you suffered grave injuries and a loss of elemental power.

-You bid your people a goodbye because to fully heal and regain your powers, you would rest a much longer than hundred years.

-Your chosen leaders made their vow to honor your name and teachings, so you went to rest with an easy mind.

-The haradrim and the people of the east lived in prosperity and peace during your rest. They even welcomed their Easterling kin, who escaped from the final battle of the war of wrath and returned to their distant kin.

-The Easterlings were confused and frightened about how their kin had chanced.

-The cities your people built were far greater and that they lived with no conflict baffled the Easterlings greatly.

-You had given the haradrim and the rest of the people knowledge and gifts, which allowed them to live in peace and wealth.

-The Easterlings would slowly integrate and adapt their kin's lifestyle and culture, taking you as their new god,

-In their eyes, you were truthful, unlike Morgoth, who had been deceitful from the beginning and permitted the lands and riches of Beleriand he had promised to them.

-Morgoth's influence would have vanished, and your people lived together with the Easterlings in peace and harmony, even making bonds with the people of middle earth.

-The peace of the east would slowly end when Sauron came and influenced people into havoc.

-Sauron's corruption would be effortless at first. He was surprised by how much more developed and different the people of the east were, especially the haradrim.

-He always thought the unknown vala of the east was a made-up story, but now he saw some truth.

-When he heard you were asleep, he didn't seek your abode and slowly turned some of your people away from your faith.

-Some of the Easterlings would still be possessed by the influence of Morgoth and have greed in their heart, which allowed Sauron to turn them and start a conflict in the east.

-Haradrim and most people stood against the traitors, and a long-lasting conflict began.

-The blue wizards, who came to assist the good Easterlings and the people of the east who resisted Sauron, felt your presence and were concerned but considered you a possible ally when the times came rough.

-When the time became desperate, Sauron's influence became greater along with the numenorians who started harassing the haradrim from the west. The blue wizards finally decided to seek out your abode and awaken you to help them.

-You would hear the call of the blue wizards and the prayers of your people who were losing hope, and finally, awaken from your thousand years of rest.

-When you heard about the situation of your people, you were furious and decided to join the blue wizards to help resist Sauron.

-You had no dealings with the Easterlings before, but since some of them still considered you as their god and were close kin to your people. You decided to show the traitors why you're a god.

-It was time to remind your people and Sauron, who was the real god of the east.

-Your storms of sands engulfed the lands of the Easterlings, and they were rendered helpless.

-Your people fought beside you and gained many victories.

-Even the leader of the Easterlings, Khamul, stood nothing against you and the power of the geo. He couldn't repel you even with the ring he received from Sauron.

-You faced Sauron in close combat, and he didn't stand a chance against your might. You banished him with the spear Morax used to take you down, restoring the peace.

-You rescued your haradrim from the numenorians and their oppressors. They fleed in horror when you appeared in your dragon form, but the haradrim celebrated the return of their god.

-They stood strong against all oppressors and with your guidance, made an alliance with the people of the middle earth, standing united against Sauron.

-The people of the east made peace with the people of the west and all the conflicts that happened were forgiven.

-Elves and those who had a chance of meeting you told stories and marked you as the valar of the gold.

-When Sauron was defeated, you were curious about the world and remained in your human form to wander it.

-Your people were skilled enough to care for themselves without you, so you had faith they would last without a god.

-The world was big but piqued your curiosity. You didn't mind remaining in Arda and seeing what would happen next.

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