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Loremistress Wendimiri of the Grey Havens
[Physical Description]
[History]
[Persona]
[Name]
[Culture]
Quenya Name: Wendimiri
Father: Lehtanon
Husband: Orthannen
Species: Quende (Elf)
Birthplace: Mithlond
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Nickname: Mirellė
Age: 6791
Sub-species: Nolde
Mother: Ravennė
Residence: Mithlond
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Title: Ingolme (Loremistress)
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Her hair is but faintly azure, violet, indigo, and emerald; its hue is deeper than wine, brighter than
crystal, blacker than a raven's wing and twice as sleek. Light and dark gleam entwined in those impossibly
long tresses, iridescent in their shimmer, and beneath arcing brows of equal blackness are eyes like
great, still pools of silvered twilight edged in the barest flickering blue. Her lithe body is moon-white
and luminous, her steps are quick and light, and her voice is utterly indescribable--a rush of wings, a
chorus of harps, a single golden flute--all fail to capture its richness, or its mystery.
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Gwenivyr's history is too long to put on this page! You can read it it
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Overly grave she may be at times, especially for so merry a people as the Quendi, but her mien is far from
dark; rather the intensity of her fea is a guarded thing, subdued, yet no less brilliant. She admits to a
certain fascination with mortality and with mortals, and a love of things diverse and strange to her. She
delights in words spoken and sung and written, and in all arts of communication, osanwe to tengwestie, and
all things between.
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The Sindarin name Gwenivyr is formed from gwen, "maiden", and ivyr, the plural of
ivor, "crystal". Altogether, it means "Maiden of Crystals". The Quenya form is Wendimiri.
Actually, she was first given the Quenya name, but chose to be known by its Sindarin form because
Sindarin was the common language of the Elves, not Quenya.
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Gwenivyr belongs to the
Mithlondhrim
culture. Mithlond, or the Grey Havens, is on the Gulf of Lhun that leads to
the Western Sea, also known as the Great Sea. This puts Mithlond almost at
the westernmost border of Middle-Earth. Mithlond is famous for its white
swan-ships, and is a very sea-oriented culture, with special respect for
Ulmo, Vala of the Sea, and the two Maiar which are his vassals: Ossė and
Uinen. Mithlond is the port from which ships set sail to the Undying Lands.
On Elendor, this aspect of Mithlond is not emphasized, because the culture
is so small. It is a restricted culture, taking only players who have proved
themselves as good RPers. The Mithlondhrim on Elendor do not spend most of
their time in Mithlond, but are thought of as the "exceptional" citizens of
the seaport-city, wandering Middle-Earth and interacting with its various
cultures rather than staying in Mithlond and taking part in the local life.
Mithlond is also known for it's immense and ancient library, which Gwenivyr
helped to compile from the lore she had collected in written form or in her
own memory.
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