#hecile

So, I’ve made a new character! She’s a high elf called Hecilë. The name is Quenya, and it means “one lost or forsaken by friends, waif, outcast, outlaw”. Frankly, creating her has been a bit of a journey, since I did it after listening to about an hour of the Silmarillion audiobook. I never felt comfortable playing as elves before that point, because I just... well, had no idea what it was like to be an elf. And now, I have a pretty good idea.

I’m not entirely certain what I want her backstory to be. But what I am certain of is what she’s doing with her life. She wanders around the world, listening to and memorizing the music of all the peoples of Middle Earth. To be honest, I made that up in a seat-of-the-pants roleplaying event. Some other things I made up that may be retconned or updated in some way: she sees her task as a form of worship or honoring the Valar and Eru Iluvatar who sang the world into existence. She hardly spends time among people unless it’s to listen to, memorize, or play music for others. She spends much of her time in the wilderness, searching for inspiration for new music.