#Gilruin

[ibrithir-was-here]

Last of the Maiar babies for Aule (more to come with other Valar), this one is entirely OCs of mine, (Aule just has dad vibes so he gets the most maiar OCs 😅).

The stripy shirted toddler peaking over his right shoulder is Rusdil, the floofy haired cutey on his left is Olbain, and snuggling up against him is a tiny little Gilruin (the oc my handle name comes from, as Ibrithir is her Valarin name)

#my art #tolkien #silmarillion #valarindi #Aule #maiar of aule #rusdil #olbain #Gilruin #tolkien ocs #my OCs #also I realized I hadn’t given poor Aule a halo in all his other kid pictures so he gets one now #maiar babies

[swordzartonline]

Map of Gondor in the Mirruin-verse An alternate history map of Middle-earth with many, many deviations from the main timeline, including but not limited to:

Aule attempts to counteract the loss of the Silmarils by creating the Auroras (Q. Mírruinë, S. Miruin/Gilruin), converting the flame of the earth into multicolored lights; Saruman of the Many Colors remains in Valinor to guide them like a lighthouse keeper

Orcs are adopted by Orome after some drifted away from Morgoth when the Moon first rose and they proved themselves to him; they call themselves Karngijak for they bleed red instead of black (which are called Goblins)

The Faithful are given seeds by the Feanturi (which includes Nienna); Elendil and sons all land together and create the Gondorian Tetrapolis; the planted seeds create trees that grant some people born in the city psychic powers.

Entwives live and green up what was once the Brown Lands

Rohan remains part of Gondor for fiefdom reasons; the kingdom is significantly more diverse with Haradrim prevalent in Harondor/Ithilien, Easterlings in Dor Rhunen, plus Dunlendings in Isendale

And much more!!

#lotr #lord of the rings #tolkien #the hobbit #silmarillion #fantasy #fanfic #at least i hope to write a few #gondor #middle earth #map #cartography #fanart

[ibrithir-was-here]

Little doodle of pre-corruption Mairon ready to show baby Gilruin (my Maia oc) around the forges

#my art #tolkien #lotr #silmarillion #mairon #my ocs #Gilruin #Aule #valinor

[ibrithir-was-here]

Alright! Time for another style challenge! This time it’s my oc Gilruin, a young Maia of Aule

The lovely artists I tried to copy this time where

@arlenianchronicles My goodness I just love your style so much! It’s so soft and compelling

@tar-miki Your style is so fun! I love all the amazing details you put on your costumes

@sauronisnotamused hoooow do you do what you do with light ?? It’s amazing and was sooo hard to try and recreate x)

@yuinevo your style is such a standout! Love the way you handle the subtle coloring in the skin

@silmaspens man I just love your linework and detail, and your color palettes are always so perfect

Hope you all like my attempts at your wonderful styles!

#my art #tolkien #Gilruin #maiar of aule #style challenge #silmarillion #lotr #style experiment #style exercise

[ibrithir-was-here]

TANWEN AND THE SILMADAUGHTERS !!

Ok, so this probably isn’t what you expected, but I was suddenly hit with the idea of Tanwen and Gilruin running around in the Last Age trying to find the other two silmarils Heist movie style 😅 (also I will never miss the chance to complain about the fact Tolkien never took the opportunity to retcon the Arkenstone into Maedhros’s silmaril >:[ )

#my art #tolkien #lotr #silmarillion #silm triplets au #the triplets can go into dormant mode when they’re in danger #and turn back into rock form #until they feel safe again #tanwen #the tale of tanwen #tale of tanwen #Gilruin #tanwen x gilruin #maiar of aule #the remaining dwarves are insanely excited to meet a messenger of Mahal #arkenstone #it should/could have been a silmaril so perfectly! #like #you can rewrite the entire Gollum riddle ending but you can’t retcon the magical glowing rock #into the other magical glowing rock? #missed chance prof

[ibrithir-was-here]

So I like really love @silmaspens style and wanted to see if I could get close to it myself, so here’s my first attempt with Tanwen and Gilruin (credit to @silmaspens for their design for Earendil’s silmaril)

#my art #tolkien #lotr #silmarillion #my ocs #tanwen #gilruin #tanwen x gilruin #silmarils #Feanor #maiar of aule #maiar #feanorians #the tale of tanwen #tale of tanwen

[ibrithir-was-here]

Some fun doodles I did over the past couple days of for an Aladdin AU me and @glassballdinosaurs made for our Tolkien OCs, Gilruin, a Maia of Aule (mine) and Lindelin, (GBD’s) the daughter of Melkor and Mairon, who’s trying to hide her dark heritage when she travels back to Valinor, and sort accidentally repeats parts of her parents courtship when she falls for a young Maia who wants nothing more then to travel beyond the shores of Valinor and see the Middle Earth for herself.

#my art #my ocs #other people’s ocs #Gilruin #Lindelin #aladdin au #Disney AU #Tolkien #the mutual brainstorming has been super crazy fun #making aus for OCs with friends is legit one of my favorite things #Tolkien OCs #lotr #silmarillion #valinor #maiar of aule #angbang #melkor #Sauron #Sauron is Cassim of course in the inevitable sequel #and possibly Iago in this #maybe we haven’t quiet worked it out yet #Morgoth #aule

[ibrithir-was-here]

My Tolkien Ocs/Cut Charater Rewrites

For fun and really no reason but wanting it handy somewhere/wanting to share a little bit of my yet-to-be-seen/lesser seen Tolkien ocs and some story ideas connected with them. So here they are, for your viewing pleasure/bewilderment

My Tolkien OCs

Maiar/Valar

Amillo

Also known as Omar. Originally the cut Valar of Song and brother to Salmar, in my rewrite he’s the younger brother of Melkor and Manwe, brought in near Dagor Dagorath to take Melkor’s empty spot and help defeat his evil brother when he breaks thru the Doors of Night

Danuin/Ranuin/Fanuin

Originally cut Valar of Day,Month,Year. I’d rewrite them as the joint head maiar of the halls of Vaire the Weaver

Fankil

The original Lt. of Melkor, cut and reworked into Sauron. In my rewrite he’d still be the og. Lt., a corrupted maia of Orome, but when Mairon turns he’s demoted and hates him for it ever after. It’s said that he goes on to corrupt some of the dwarves, and I kind of like the idea of him devolving/corrupting into a dragon. Not Smaug himself but maybe an ancestor?

Gilruin

Maia of Aule, one of the youngest, having only come from the Timeless Halls in the Fifth Age. Lover of Alvin. Is very interested in Arda Marred, wanting to actually get to see an experience of the creations she helped sing into being. Eventually does travel there near the coming of Dagor Dagorath, (without permission from the Valar) and becomes an ally of Alvin Lowdham, the reincarnated Herendil, helping him prepare the world of men against the return of Morgoth. (Her Valarian name is Ibrithir which is where my handle comes from)

Langon

Cut character that was the herald of Melkor. Very fond of @atane-is-here ‘s idea of him once being a Maia of Mandos so I’ve basically just headcanoned that. He gets his job as Herald back as well. 

Makar

Cut Valar of Battle, brother of Meassa. For my rewrite I’d make him originally a maiar of Tulkas. But, when I looked them up it said that the brother-sister pair was originally close to Melkor before he fell, so I had this thought to  actually make him the OG identity of Gothmog. To tie in the old idea of  the ogress Fluithulin being the “mother” of Kosomot, maybe she’s the one who lures him to Melkor’s side?

Meassa

Originally cut Valar of Battle, sister of Makar. Similar to her brother I’d make a corrupted maiar of Tulkas, and I think I’d make her become Lungorthin, the white balrog, or maybe have her be Fluithulin herself? I can see a chaotic battle goddess Maia being all over Melkor. What do you guys think is more interesting?

Nelldamma

Unofficial Chief Maia of Aule ( he stopped having official ones after the first two turned to evil). Younger sister of Curumo who came from the Timeless Halls after his fall in the Third Age. 

Nieliqui

Originally conceived as a daughter of Orome and Vana, I’d make her the Chief Maia of Orome, overseer of his Hunt, who eventually becomes Chief Maiar of Vana as well after Melian leaves for Middle Earth.

Nornore

Cut maia whose job was eventually replaced by Eonwe, he’s now Eonwe’s second in command.

Olbain

Maia of Aule, wife of Urundil, said to be the loveliest of all of the maiar of Aule’s halls.

Silmo

Cut Ainu who was charged with watering Telperion, was said to have been beloved by Irmo, so now he’s his Chief Maia.

Urundil

Maia of Aule, husband of Olbain. He doesn’t have really any big distinguishing characteristics except that for some reason I think he’d be the only person to get close to figuring out what the heck Tom Bombadil is, but because it’s obvious to him he never thinks to tell anyone else about it.  

Viresse

Chief Maia of Mandos--(ok this is literally just crack taken semi-seriously, as she’s literally just April from Parks and Rec and she and Mandos have the exact same relationship as her and Ron Swansen)

Elves

Alcaringoldo

Better known by his nickname of Andavare “far-walker”, he is the son of Argon born after his rebirth in Aman, favorite cousin of Tanwen.

Antalitse

Wife of Curufin and mother of Celebrimbor. Originally an apprentice of Feanor. Stayed behind in Aman and helped to raise her niece:

Mirdaneth

Daughter of Maglor, wife of Elladan, mother of Tanwen. Born after Maglor left for Middle Earth without his knowledge of her existence. Raised in Tirion by her mother:

Naeril

Niece of Anairë through one of her sisters, wife of Maglor. Raised her daughter with the help of her sister-in-law Antalitse. Is eventually reunited with Maglor in the Dagor Dagorath, when Tanwen returns with him after traveling  to Middle Earth.

Tanwen

The great-grandaughter of both Feanor and Earendil. Also happens to sort of be Feanor reincarnated due to Feanor figuring out how to kind of break out of Mandos by hitching a ride out into the world just as his newest kin’s fea was coming in. Lover of Urusilla. Eventually takes up the mantle of High King of the Noldor when Dagor Dagorath comes. Is the one to find and break the Silmarils, fulfilling the prophecy of Feanor doing so.

Urusilla

Teleri shipwright who lives on Tol Eressa, lover of Tawen.

Vanwe

Son of Lalwen and Ingwion, who met at the end of the War of Wrath and once Lalwen got over being mad at the Vanyar for taking so long they fell in love.

Humans

Almariel

Daughter of Anarion. Was part of a radical cell of the Faithful who attempted a coup to overthrow Ar-Pharazon and the Zigur and restore Tar-Miriel to the throne. Was captured and sacrificed to Morgoth. Favorite niece/best friend of Herendil, who she was the closest in age to. Eventually reincarnated as Angelica Errol (after the Errol family in Tolkien’s time travel story idea), cousin of Alvin Lowdham, the reincarnated Herendil.

Anheryn

Daughter of Eldarion with his second wife, elder twin sister of Tercenor. Becomes entangled with the schemes of Herumor in the New Shadow storyline.

Arbanath

Second wife of Eldarion, of the line of Halbarad of the Rangers of Eriador. Mother of Anheryn and Tercenor. Her name “High Wife” was given to her due to portents at her birth that foretold an important destiny for her in the annals of Gondor.

Castamir III

Father of Lomiziran, a descendant of Angamaite, one of the Gondorian Lords who fled to Umbar during the Kingstrife. Aragorn killed his grand-father, the Captain of the Haven during his time as Thorongil. Castamir himself was killed in the new forays between Gondor and Umbar over Harondor in the early years of Aragorn’s reign.  

Daurhin

Name I’ve given to The Mouth of Sauron, taken as a child from the Temple of the Eye in Umbar into the service of the Dark Lord of Mordor

Erthoril/Zairphazan/Moriaryon

Eldest son of Eldarion, and only child between him and Lomiziran. Erthoril was his Gondorian name, referencing his role in reuniting the kingdoms of Gondor-Arnor and Umbar peacefully, Zairphazan his Umbarian name, and Moriaryon was a nickname he was called by some (not too kindly) referencing both his looks and referring to certain rumors that his mother may have taught him something of the magic arts. He comes to the kingship during the rising of the Dark Tree cult led by the mystic Herumor.

Firiel

Princess of Dol Amroth, grandaughter of Aragorn. Is the Firiel mentioned in the poem “The Last Ship”.

Gilraen

Eldest daughter of Aragorn and Arwen, eventually marries Elboron, son of Faramir and Eowyn, and becomes the mother of Barahir

Herendil

Deleted son of Elendil from Tolkien’s attempt to write a time-travel story, rewritten by me as his third, youngest son, who was one of the last sacrifices to Morgoth before the fall of Numenor, who’s death is too painful to talk about which is why he wasn’t mentioned in the Annuls. In the Tyelpe in Numenor timeline his is rescued by his Tyelpe and his brothers and helps to raise Valandil in Rivendell. In either timeline he is eventually reincarnated in the Last Age as Alvin Lowdham, (from the Lowdham family in Tolkien’s second take at a Numenor time-Travel Story) who has visions of the fall of Numenor and the coming return of Morgoth. (He uh, he also has a darker thing going on in the background connected to just what Sauron was trying to do with all those sacrifices to Morgoth...)

Lominzil

Wife of Castamir III, mother of Lomiziran. Becomes Queen-Regent after her husband and his brother’s death in battle (Umbar traditionally a duumvirate). Engineers Lomiziran’s marriage to Eldarion after capturing his strike force. She was a descendent of Sangahyando, kinsman of Angamaite, who married a princess of the Haradrim. 

Lomiziran

Witch-Princess of Umbar, wife of Eldarion and eventually Queen of Gondor-Arnor. Mother of Ethoril. Trained in the magic arts by her grandmother, a devotee of the ancient Umbarian version of Varda, who’s worship had gone underground during Sauron’s occupation but was kept alive in secret. 

Nimbrethil

Second daughter and youngest child of Aragorn and Arwen. Marries into the line of Dol Amroth. Her daughter Firiel was offered a place on the last ship sailing to Valinor by her great uncles Elladan and Elrohir but refused. 

Nitirkali

Mother of Lominzil, grandmother of Lomiziran. Dedicated her life to renewing the ancient religions of Umbar in secret after meeting the Blue Wizards as a teenager and becoming convinced of the true evil nature of Sauron. Trained Lomiziran in magic as taught to her by the Blue Wizards.

Tercenor

Second son and youngest child of Eldarion, becomes entangled with the schemes of Herumor in the New Shadow storyline.

Other

Ring Babies

Malya-Personifed One Ring, youngest child of the Ring Babies

Nenya--Personifed Ring of Water, middle child and attendant to Galadriel.

Narya--Personified Ring of Fire . Eldest of the Ring Babies and heir of Eregion.

Vilya--Personifed Ring of Air youngest the Ring Babies, Master of Arms for Gil Galad.

Silm Triplets

Eabariel--Personified Silmaril, the one who's thrown into the sea by Maglor

Narewen --Personified Silamril, the one who's cast into the fire with Maedhros

Tellumian -- Personified Silmaril, the one who ends up sailing the sky with Earendil

Olindefinwe -- Son of Mairon and Maedhros in the Mai Squared AU

#tolkien #tolkien ocs #my ocs #silmarillion #lotr #amillo #danuin #fankil #gilruin #langon #makar #meassa #nelldamma #nieliqui #silmo #andavare #antalitse #mirdaneth #naeril #tanwen #almariel #eldarion #umbar #mouth of sauron #maiar #valar #morgoth #eonwe #manwe #gothmog

[ibrithir-was-here]

Tanwen and Gilruin, my Tolkien OCs carrying on the Tolkien character legacy of trying to live down other Tolkien character’s legacies

#my art #tolkien #lotr #silmarillion #my ocs #Tolkien OCs #tanwen #Gilruin #house of feanor #feanorians #maiar #maiar of aule #Aule #Sauron #Feanor

[ibrithir-was-here]

Little doodle of Aulë and some of his Maiar, including Mairon, Curumo and some OCs of mine, Nelldamma (Curumo’s sister), Gilruin, Rusdil, and Olbain. Aulë always been my fav Valar and he deserves some none problematic kids.

#my art #Aulë #my ocs #tolkien ocs #tolkien tuesday #silm #silmarillion #lotr #mairon #Sauron #curumo #Curunare #saruman #Gilruin #nelldamma #rusdil #olbain

[ibrithir-was-here]

Did some doodles of the three ships for my OC Gilruin. The first is of course with Tanwen, her ‘canon timeline’ gf. The next is a ship with her and @glassballdinosaurs awesome OC Lindelin, daughter of Melkor and Mairon, and finally Gilruin in her proto-form with the character who became Herendil. Their story isn’t “canon” to my inner Lotr world anymore but I’m still pretty fond of their relationship (she’s in mortal disguise with him that’s why she looks different)

#my art #lotr ocs #my OCs #tolkien #lotr #silmarillion #Gilruin #tanwen #the tale of tanwen #tale of tanwen #other people’s ocs #Lindelin #melkor #mairon #Sauron #angbang #herendil #maiar of aule #numenor #house of elendil #house of finwe

[ibrithir-was-here]

So I’ve been trying to figure out how to put my first Tolkien OC Gilruin into my little version of the Legendarium, and after I drew that tiny crossover of her and Tanwen I started thinking about them more and decided “what the heck, they’ve got chemistry, like, they’d probably bond over actual chemistry” so now Tanwen gets a girlfriend (that’s later on in her story though she still has some self work to do what with dealing with being Feanor’s reincarnation and all his pre-uploaded baggage)

#my art #my OCs #tanwen #Gilruin #the tale of tanwen #maiar #they’ll be fine #their families may not have the best history together but they’ll be fine #lotr #tolkien #silmarillion #feanor #aule #aulendil

[ibrithir-was-here]

Looking thru my old folders and found a drawing I’d done of Gilruin and Tanwen months ago, and decided to redraw it. Can’t believe how much I’ve improved in just a few months on this thing!

#my art #tolkien #lotr #silmarillion #my ocs #tanwen #the tale of tanwen #Gilruin #maiar #maiar of Aule #house of feanor #Tanwen x Gilruin

[ibrithir-was-here]

Just some Gilruin doodles for myself, mostly of the point when a ton of my OCs are running around in the modern day together just before Dagor Dagorath. (The top left one was inspired by that post talking about Melkor and the Rite of Spring, which I then listened to and recognized from my childhood watching Fantasia. Her view is based on mine x) the bottom right is a random scentence from a DoorMonster sketch I liked that shows off her overplanning nature)

#my art #tolkien #my ocs #silmarillion #Gilruin #maiar of Aule #I have a whole Dagorath Dagorath fellowship in my head #built up as I’ve added characters who could actually be alive at that point #Gilruin and Alvin (the modern day reincarnation of Herendil) have always been in it #Tolkien OCs #the silmarillion #dagor dagorath

[ibrithir-was-here]

My maiar oc Gilruin doesn’t really show up in the Tale of Tanwen proper, but since they’re around at the same time I couldn’t help but draw a tiny crossover of them

#my art #tolkien #my ocs #silmarillion #lotr #if tanwen didn’t have to deal with Feanor’s distrust of Maiar #they’d probably be pretty good friends #they’ve got similar interests/goals #of course the track record for Feanorian/Maia of Aule relationships being what it is #several people would be concerned #tanwen #Gilruin #the tale of tanwen #Tolkien OCs

[ibrithir-was-here]

I just realised about your name: is it a reference to Phobs's Melkor was here title, but with Celebrimbor's Valarin name (because ibri is the Valarin word for silver)?

Oh hey it would work for Celebrimbor wouldn't it?

But actually no it's a reference to the Valarin name for my OC Gilruin, who was the first Tolkien OC I ever created, and then I just did the "was-here" part cuz it kind of rhymed with Ibrithir 😅

But holy cow good catch on the root words! I'm really super impressed!

#gilruin #valarin #theres so little valarin i just combed that words list for anything i could use and lucked out so much #tolkien