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Umbaindes

Toriel "Forest-Daughter" Tumbleweed

Name Umbaindes
Occupation
Self-proclaimed Ranger of the North
Age
Middle-Aged
Race
Man
Residence
Wanderer
Kinship
None
Outward Appearance

This woman looks physically to be around her Mid-thirties to Early forties, blessed with Good Looks and charming aura. She has jet black hair falling to her shoulders, kept loose around her head, and a brown eye, sometimes gleaming, which stares at you searchingly. The other eye is covered with an eyepatch, which among company she never takes it off, even in her sleep. What lies beneath is a peculiar mystery, though it is clear she has not lost her eyes.
Umbaindes was born with a genetic eye mutation, which caused one of her eyes to be coloured brown, while the other, hidden beneath the eyepatch, is a solid grey which causes questions among folk who have seen it.
She appears to be of a bulky, yet chesty build, with hardened arms and a muscly body. Acquaintances who knew her before her change may notice the drastic contrast between her early ruthless behaviour and her now more prominent refined and kind manner. She used to garb herself in leather padded armour that is dirty and worn, but now it would appear that she dons forest-coloured garments and simple leather armour. A six-pointed star clasps her hooded cloak, indicating her as one of the Rangers of the North.

Names and Titles

Umbaindes - Meaning, "Evil, Beautiful Woman". Umbaindes gave this name to herself after becoming a Tomb-robber, discarding her old name. She no longer uses this name.
Glassiel - Given to her by her mother, it means "Joyful One". She was named so because, instead of crying like most newborns do, she let out peals of laughter.
Jade - What she calls herself when she is in Bree. Fake identity to keep a low profile.
Miss - A common misconsception among Bree men who think her to look younger than she actually is.
Toriel - Her current name. It means "Daughter of the Forest" in Sindarin.

Background

Umbaindes grew up to a Dúnadan mother and an average Bree-land peasant. Her father was not pleased with the fact that his wife would life longer than him, slight the years may be, and his mother was rather unhappy with the life they lead, being simple farmers and herdsmen.

The world changed for Umbaindes when her mother died. The simple life they lead had been forfeited, and her father, mad at the death of his wife and regretting his grudge towards her Dúnadan heritage, became an alcoholic, and would come home every night drunk and intoxicated. He would then proceed to either verbally abuse Umbaindes or blame her for any of their misfortunes, claiming she was a "stain on their pure and untained lives" and that she should "go back to the pits she came from". This hurt Umbaindes very much.

Umbaindes' life was free and the shackles on her existence destroyed when her father committed suicide and killed himself. Of course, she was very sad, but the powerful feeling of freedom was too much for her to comprehend, and she set out in search of a place to call home. However, her exploits turned rather awry, and by the time she had arrived in the home of her mother's ancestors, she was already too greedy with longing for riches, and she took what she could from the tombs, regarding her Dúnedain heritage only little, and such started her life of pillaging.

Yet her band of companions abandoned her, and she was driven mad with grief and anger. This life-changing moment ended in Umbaindes ultimately becoming a ranger, and, ten years later after the betrayal, she still is now, protecting the wilds of Evendim against the tomb-robbers she once thought friends.

Friends
None
Relatives
None
Rivals/Enemies
Wild Beasts and Anyone who gets in the way of her plans
Loves
Battle, the Forest, The waterfalls of Evendim, Emyn Uial and the Hills of Twilight, the Wisdom of the Elves, Her Mother's (now belonging to her) Silver Star
Hates
Losing, Taking her Eyepatch off in public places, Tomb-robbers, the thought of her Tomb-robbing past, crowded places
Motivation
To Safeguard the North and make amends for her earlier foul deeds
Quotes
"Oh.... but they always misunderstood me..." - Umbaindes to Zaiweyn.

Umbaindes's Adventures

From Tomb-Robber to Ranger - Chapter 1 14 years 7 months ago
The Various Tomb-robber Bands of Evendim 14 years 8 months ago
Unmasked (Updated) 14 years 8 months ago
Umbaindes and the Charmer - Part 2 14 years 8 months ago
Umbaindes and the Charmer - Part 1 14 years 9 months ago
Umbaindes's Adventures

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