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Design notes (copied from og):

My version of Caranthir has Sturge Weber Syndrome, and he has a port wine birthmark and glaucoma (and is blind) as a result of that. His glaucoma is also why I made his eyes redder and hazy. I made him blind because I wanted to explore the idea of a blind Fëanorian, especially because the Fëanorians would likely place a high value on eyesight and visual beauty. He is still loved and accepted, but it must be difficult not to feel alienated being blind in a family that values sight so highly. His blindness was progressive, and I imagine it became obvious that his eyesight was deteriorating when he was the elf equivalent of 5-8. When he was an adolescent it got to the point where he had to admit he was blind (and I imagine he started to use a cane or let people guide him around that time), and by the time he was fully matured he couldn’t see at all. At first, his inability to see the silmarils meant that he didn’t really understand what all the fuss was about, but when he touched them he could feel the power and light they radiated and he understood completely. He’s just as affected as the rest of the Fëanorians.