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Old 12-17-2003, 10:58 PM   #3
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Greetings, all! Thanks for accepting Airefalas as First Mate on the Lonely Star. Here's his Bio. I hope it will be acceptable. If there are any changes you believe I should make, please let me know. I'm still a little foggy on time frame, so my age/year calculations may need some adjustment. (Also, I'm working on a first post.) Thanks!

Name: Airefalas

Age: 29

Race: Men

Gender: Male

Appearance: He is darkly tanned with long, wavy dark brown hair that he keeps tied back in a pony tail most of the time. His eyes are gray-green. He is about 6' tall with a slim, though muscular build.

Weapons: dagger and sword.

Personality: Airefalas is an experienced and knowledgeable seaman. He takes his duties on board ship very seriously, whether he is first mate or captain. As a first mate, he is impeccably loyal to his captain and conscientious of his duties, always putting the welfare of his captain and crew above his own wants or needs. Having been a captain in the past, he is capable of taking charge of the ship, should it be required of him for any reason. He is a good strategist and fearless in a fight. He has a quick sense of humor and enjoys a good laugh, but has a strong independent streak that does not react well to being manipulated or bullied. He has a very strong sense of self, and his actions are generally ruled by a rather strict code of right and wrong. His word is as good as a promise.

Strengths: His extensive knowledge of ships and the sea. His courage, loyalty, and integrity.

Weaknesses: He can be quite bull-headed when he thinks he (or anyone else he considers his responsibility) is being treated unfairly. His stubbornness can also be a problem when he feels strongly that a situation is being mishandled.

History: Airefalas grew up in Minas Tirith, the second son of a wealthy and powerful merchant. At fourteen years younger than his older brother Avarlond, Airefalas' arrival into the world was a surprise to his parents, who had been laboring under the misapprehension for years that they were unable to have any more children. As a child, Airefalas' mother doted on him and indulged him to the point that he was well on his way to becoming a totally spoiled mama's boy. To nip that in the bud, his father sent him to sea when he was nine, two years prior to the War of the Ring. It was a tense and difficult time, but Airefalas learned his trade well. To the disappointment of his mother, he took to the seafaring life with gusto. He grew up to be a strong, self-possessed young man, and having been introduced to the sea at a time of war, has an especially well-honed battle sense.

Working his way up through the ranks as he grew older, Airefalas became well-known in the sea-faring community and soon became a much-sought-after first mate, and, later, captain. His father passed away five years ago, at which time Avarlond took over their father’s business. As second son, Airefalas inherited nothing, but continued to command ships belonging to his brother at great profit to both his brother's firm and to himself.

Airefalas began to think about getting married and settling down a bit. He met, courted, and eventually proposed marriage to Lady Isabel, the only daughter of a rather wealthy, though eccentric lord. Isabel is a spoiled and superficial girl, but is extremely beautiful and has a good heart. Airefalas also believes that she has many other strengths that remain hidden and just need a little life experience to reveal them. Even so, whether those strengths ever manifest themselves or not, he loves her very much and, even though she's been rather coquettish about it, he knows she loves him as well. She accepted his proposal and the two of them started planning their wedding. Then everything fell apart.

As captain of Avarlond's ship Amarantha, Airefalas went on a trading mission to Dol Amroth. On the return journey, heavy-laden with cargo, they ran afoul of a fierce storm that snapped a mast, as well as causing some other severe damage to the ship. In the aftermath of the storm, the wind died. Catching what wind he could, Airefalas limped the ship into a quiet cove for repairs where they were surprised by a pair of corsair slave galleys. Airefalas first tried to outrun them, even casting most of the cargo and a lot of their supplies overboard to make the ship ride lighter in the water, but with no wind and a missing mast, it was to no avail. Being a merchant vessel, they were not armed well enough to defend against two attackers and were eventually boarded. Airefalas and his crew fought hard, but were defeated and taken prisoner. The ship and what remained of the cargo was seized by the corsairs. The Amarantha’s crew were forced to row in the galleys (a fate which Airefalas and his officers were spared) until Avarlond paid the ransom and brought them home.

Furious at the loss of both his ship and its cargo, not to mention having to pay a ransom on top of it, Avarlond blamed Airefalas for the loss and demoted him from captain to first mate for any subsequent voyages, implying to Airefalas that he would only get second rate ships for awhile until he could prove himself once more and work his way back up through the rankings. Incensed, Airefalas confronted Avarlond, stating that he had done everything in his power to save the Amarantha. Avarlond refused to listen, which resulted in a terrible argument and Airefalas’ angry resignation from Avarlond’s employment.

In the aftermath of the argument, Airefalas’ wedding to Lady Isabel was postponed indefinitely by her father. Angry and wishing to prove himself not just to Avarlond, but to the world at large, Airefalas began looking for employment elsewhere. Hearing that Mithadan and the Lonely Star would soon be sailing for Umbar, and that the ship was in need of a first mate, Airefalas applied for the position and was hired.

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