Plinnlim was born about only 30 years ago in Rivendell and given the name Merilwen by her parents who are both gardeners. Ten years later it became obvious that she would never follow their ways. Although her parents encouraged her to do some gardening, she has never even grown so much as a radish - while straying through the forrests every day is what she loves. Since it became also obvious that she was better and faster with the bow than many young elves 20 or 30 years older than her, she received the name Plinnlim from her father, and her parents would let her wander the world alone even before she was of age.