Tall and slender, of a pale-skinned complexion. Her hair she wears short for the sake of practicality, and it is of a dark brown hue that seems almost black. Bright gray-blue eyes give her countenance a piercing, heavy look, even when her mood at any given moment doesn't match that appearance.

 

Used as she is to hunt and move quietly in the wild, she is light on her feet and carries herself smoothly, her steps barely making any sound at all. Her manner of speaking is likewise serene and her voice velvety.

 

Although young-looking in the manner of Elves, Amarthniel was born during the First Age of the world; her eyes carry the weight of many years and too many losses.

 

 

 

To Amarthniel's both joy and despair, she resembles her father too much. Raised by him, she used to display very commonly his same disposition of mood and temper: taciturn and yet sometimes quick to anger, strong-willed, proud (though not arrogant), a pursuer of justice, and an enemy of mockery, derisions, and wrong-doings.

 

These days, however, even though she might still show these characteristics in certain situations, the passing of time, the wisdom and contemplative nature that come with age, and the longing for days and people long gone have all turned her into a much more patient and forgiving creature.

 

She is easily moved by the genuine needs and pains of others and will do all under her power to help them.

 

 

 

Amarthniel is a wanderer. As such, her clothing is more often than not travel-appropriate and worn out.

 

Although she does possess garments for formal occasions, as well as more ornamental or elegant armor, most of these are very old and accumulate dust in the wardrobes of her empty houses.

 

 

 

Because of the many places that she's lived in throughout her life and the many more she's visited in her travels, she has learned many languages and dialects, to various degrees of fluency. As such, it is enough to say that she is fluent in Sindarin, Exilic Quenya, and Westron.

 

 

 

During her youth, she was known by many names; as many as the places in which she sought refuge, trying to remain hidden. Others were nicknames given by loving relatives. Yet these are the most important, given to her by her parents and her kin.

 

 

Ataressë, Father-Name:

 

Cuilindên [N. cuil (“life”) + N. ind (“inner thought”, “meaning”, “heart”, sometimes “mind”) + N. hên (“child”)]

 

Her father refused to call her by the name given to her by her mother, considering it an ill-omen, which took her life. Meaning "child with the desire/a heart to live", he was set on giving her a better future than was foretold. It is also a patronymic, containing an element of his own name.

 

Given in the language of the Noldor, for he was from Hithlum, in order to include part of his own name. In the Third Age, it might have evolved into Cuilinnên, but she's not used it since the First Age.

 

 

Amilessë, Mother-Name:

 

Amarthrien [S. amarth (“fate”, “doom”) + S. rien (“daughter of ___ doer”)]

 

Amilessë Apacenyë; the very first name given to her, as her mother had a vision of her daughter’s future. "Daughter of the doomed one/doom carrier”.

 

The Sindarin of Doriath was the tongue of her biological mother. She never used this name except, more or less, once, right after the fall of Nargothrond; consumed in grief, she remembered her mother's vision and presented herself as "Ammarthiell", unconsciously modifying it to a Noldorin pronunciation.

 

 

Cilmessë, Chosen-Name:

 

Amarthniel [S. amarth (“fate”, “doom”) + n + S. -iel (feminine suffix; “daughter”]

 

An "invented" mispronunciation of her Amilessë, given playfully by some Green Elves in Ossiriand. She adopted it as her Chosen-Name.

 

During Amarthniel's stay in Ossiriand, she told a little about herself to some of the Green Elves there, and she spoke to them of her foster mother in Nargothrond, Aurmarthanel.

 

They were not experts in the tongues of the Noldor and the Sindar, but knew enough to know that both this name and her own were similar in meaning, thus implying, apparently, that they were destined to meet each other, however short their encounter had been.

 

Playfully, in an attempt to console her, some twisted the original "Amarthrien" and attempted a mixed pronunciation with "Aurmarthanel"; the result they settled with was "Amarthniel".

 

Although, strictly speaking, it wasn't correct, Amarthniel thought that it somehow connected both her mothers and even her father, given the aspect of "fate" ever-present in the name. In addition, given to her by the kin of her mother, it was like coming full circle for her. As such she adopted it, and it is the name by which she presents herself to this day.

 

 

Epessë, After-Name:

 

Ídhrambarien [S. ídhra- (to long for, desire) + [Q. ambar (“fate”, “doom”) + Q. ien (feminine ending; feminine patronymic, "-daughter")]

 

Given to her by her grandfather, although they never met. It means "the longing daughter of fate/doom".

 

She now uses it to present herself along with "Amarthniel".

 

There was another Epessë, a loving nickname with which her father addressed her sometimes: First it was Silith, "starlight"; years later he changed it to Elennalta, "star radiance".