Randirlindë

After some contemplation I decided to go whole hog into the transition from Warrior to Bard. I was reminded by a fellow Ranger that Dol Amroth is noted as having the most skilled harpers and while I am of the North and not of Gondor, still the fact remains that those in Gondor came, like we of the North, from Númenorë. If harpers there are in the South Kingdom, then harpers there were and are in those of North. I am one such.

We no longer have the grand courts and cities, and Annuminas lies ruined, yet still we remember and still we are of the Sunken Lands. Descendents, certainly, diminished, undoubtedly, but however our lives and bodies may be less than of old, still do our hearts and spirits burn brightly.

Randirlindë am I, and my task is the history, genealogy, and soul of our people. Their deeds, their follies, their triumphs, and defeats. All are mine to keep and to recite down the years left to me. Too, it is for me to inspire, give hope, warn, and remind my folk of the wiles of the Enemy. I also shame and damn the enemy, revealing his deceits whenever I can.

For this purpose I have designed and shall soon build a harp worthy of our long history, or so I hope it will prove to be.

Eledhwen, Randirlindë.