Prologue/Bio for Athear
One of the few Dunadain left in Middle Earth, Athear learned to live off the land from a very young age. By the time she was fifteen, she was able to care for herself with not help at all, and at the age of twenty, she became entirely independent. She left her people in search of knowledge with nothing more than a pouch of modest healing herbs, a hunting bow, and a simple dress, Athear set off for the mountainous regions of Middle Earth.
The young Dunadain had thick brown hair and green eyes. She was rather thin, and fairly unremarkable in appearance.
For years Athear lived alone in the mountains, studying the creatures and plants in the area before moving to other areas of Middle Earth. She made her way to the great forests of the land, going to Lorien, Fangorn, and finally (When she was thirty two years old) she ended up in the greatest of them all: Mirkwood.
Athear had met many great and frightening creatures in her travels, but never before had she met something that could instill so much fear inside her. The giant spiders of Mirkwood quickly drove her away, and the great forest became the only place in Middle Earth (aside from Mordor, of course) that was unfamiliar to the young ranger from the north.
She traveled to Edoras in the land of Rohan and became friends with the people, training with the Rohirrim and quickly becoming proficient in their fighting style. Before long, Athear was more than a match for any of the best Rohan warriors, and insisted that she should be allowed to fight alongside the men in battle. To her great disappointment, the king refused. The tradition that women would not fight in war stood firm, and in her fury, Athear fled to the forest of Fangorn. She stayed there helping the creatures and protecting them from the outside world to the best of her ability, and when she turned sixty-five, she met the white wizard Gandalf and he asked for her assistance. Athear accepted once she learned that she would be equal with the men, and eagerly awaited their arrival.
So began Athear's part in the Fellowship of the Ring.