Harador, 3rd Son of Halbarad

Gender: Male

Age: 32

Group: Humans

Game: Inn at the Last Bridge, an Adventure in Middle Earth

Nationality

Dúnedain

Job/Skill

Ranger of the North

Rank/Title

Master Ranger

Physical Appearance

Harador stands 6' 2" and is sinewy and wiry of build. His proud somewhat handsome face has grey eyes, that looks at the world with a determined look in his eyes. An is framed by shoulder length raven colored hair. He is dressed in finely tanned deerskin clothing covered by leather armor in certain places. He also wears light boots and a green/black woolen reversible hooded cloak, clasped with a Star of the Dúnedain silver brooch. He carries a strung Longbow and a quiver of arrows over his shoulder. Belted at his waist is a scabbarded longsword. Along with a large sheathed hunting knife. Also on his shoulder is a backpack, with a circular shield attached. To use with his longsword in hand to hand combat. That is if any foe still living can get close enough to do so!

Personality and interests

Harador has a confident outgoing personality. The events of the last couple of years has tempered, the happy go lucky attitude of his earlier adulthood. At unguarded moments, one might see a bit of melancholy come slipping through. Which is when he will go off by himself and play a mournful tune to himself on his flute.

History

Parents: Halbarad, son of Harbaron and his 2nd wife, Deirdre, daughter of Commodore Duinhir of Gondor
Siblings: Harbaron II, his eldest half brother by 36 years, Harathorn, his 2nd eldest half brother by 32 years. and Gilraen, his elder full blooded sister by 3 years
Spouse: Elania, daughter of Garahad (deceased, died in childbirth in T.A. 3008)
Children: Male baby lost in childbirth

Harador's backstory has it's backstory based on the movie: Born of Hope
After death of Arathorn II, who fell in a battle against a horde off Orcs in T. A. 2933. His wife Gilraen and his two year old son Aragorn were taken to Rivendal by Elladan and Elrohir, the twin sons of Elrond. There the young boy was fostered therein secret, using the name of Estel. Until he came of age when he was twenty one. When he claimed his birthright as the Chieftain of Dúnedains. In the 19 intervening years the acting leader of those people had been Harborn, Arathorn II trusted right-hand man. Performing those same duties when from From T.A. 2957 to T.A. 2980 Aragorn took great journeys. Doing among other things, serving in the defense forces of King Thengel of Rohan, and Steward Ecthelion II of Gondor, using the name Thorongil. Upon his return, Harborn announced his retirement. Aragorn then chose Halbarad, Harborn's eldest son and his boon companion during his journeys in the south. To take his father's place.
During his time serving with 'Thorongil' in Gondor. Halbarad saved the life of a Commodore Duinhir from drowning during the battle against some ships of Corsairs of Umbar.
The Commodore took a shining to Halbarad and with in a year he was married to his eldest daughter Deirdre. Who had been a widow. Her first husband, an Officer in the Gondorian Navy, had died four years before in a battle against the Corsairs. Halbarad himself was a Widower. His first wife Morwen, having died in childbirth in T.A. 2952.
The two first had a daughter in T.A. 2975. She was named Gilrean, after Aragorn's mother. Three years later Harador had been born. Both at their maternal grandfather's estate in Pelargir, in southern Gondor. He was little more then two years old when his parents went with Aragorn, when he returned northward in the spring of T.A. 2980. That was after Aragorn/Thorongil, along with the Commodore had orchestrated a surprise attack on the Corsairs of Umbar's capitol of Haven. Which burnt a great number of their ships tied up at there. Causing the downfall of and overthrowing their leader, who was called the Captain of the Haven.
It was at Tuinedun, the hidden stronghold capital of the northern Dúnedain. Which is located near the southern tip of the Angle. Where the Bruinen or Loudwater River flows into the Mitheithel or Hoarwell River. Where Harador was raised to become a Ranger of the North, while at the same time having the training of a Gondorian lordling drummed into him by his mother and a Gondorian Tutor his parents had brought north to teach him in his formative years. Knowledge which he used only the few times in his childhood and adolecence, when he traveled south to Gondor with his Mother and sister to spend the summer with their now retired Grandfather in Pelargir. Who died of a illness when Harador was fifteen. During the winter, after the last time they visited him.
Harador's other Grandfather, the retired Harbaron. Had mentored young Harador in the ways of being a Ranger in his youth. He has a amicable, but somewhat distant relationship with two much older half brothers. Who are grown men with children older then he was.
After becoming a fulfledged Ranger at the age of 19. Harador spent much time in the west on the out skirts of the Shire and Bree-land. At the age of 28 he finally got married to Elania, daughter of Garahad. Less then two years later she died in child birth in a unsuccessful breech-birth. The baby, a boy died as well. That was two years before the present, T.A. 3010.
Aragorn , the Chieftain of the Dúnedains, was long over due from return from east of the Misty Mountains. Gandalf the Grey had tasked him with.

Favourite Sayings

1. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s acorn that held its ground.
2. Courage means doing what is right, no matter the cost.
3. May you have the wisdom to create the best plan of attack. And the courage to see it through to the end.

Favourite food

Venison Stew followed by Blackberry Pie.

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