Disclaimer: Disclaimer: I do not own Middle Earth or any of these characters except Rasawen (and perhaps a few OC's playing supporting roles, but nothing major yet. That's probably a good think, as J.R.R. Tolkien is a far better writer then I shall ever be.
This is a story of a true heroin, quite possibly the greatest Middle Earth has ever known: Queen Rasawen. This story begins before Rasawen was born, with the birth of the fairest elf yet born. This child was born to Finarfin the third son of Finwe, the king of Noldor, who named her Nerwen, man-maiden, but to all else she was know as Galadriel, garlanded maiden, because of her astounding silver and gold hair.
Now, this child grew far quicker then other elven children, and by her fifteenth year, when most elflings were still young children, she was already a young adult, and it seemed as if, in a few years, she would be ready to marry.
Elven men came by the scores to try and win this beautiful maiden, but she had no interest in them, for this was not her fate, and it would be many years before she would marry. However, another had fallen in love with the beautiful and intelligent elven maid: Olorin, wisest of the Mia. He was quite shy, and marriage between elves and maia was simply not done (except for Thingol and Melian, and that had happened only recently, and Olorin didn't know about that yet) So in vain he watched her from afar. However, she was intelligent, and already had powers other elves had not, and saw where they didn't. One day, as she was walking through a sunny field she realized she was being watched, and called out to her pursuer.
"You who follows me, come out and show yourself, or I will have to find you"
Her surprise was great when a handsome black haired man she recognized as Olorin stepped out of the bushes. She turned to look at him, and suddenly found that she was filled with love for him, for such was the will of Eru Iluvater who rules all things. There, in the field, they conceived a child. Then they separated and did not see each other again for many days, for once they realized what they had done, they were fearful.
However, soon it was realized that Galadriel was with child, and as no secret can be kept forever, it was soon found out who the father was, and the two were taken before the Valar for judgment. Manwe, ruler of Arda spoke.
"It is the will of Eru that these two should fall in love. They will not be punished."
However, not all Elves obeyed this judgment. Feanor and his seven sons publicly mocked the lovers. As Feanor was quite a powerful person, many other elves soon joined in the jeering. This was done often, but it was nothing compared to what happened after their child was born.
10 months later, Galadriel gave birth to a female child. This child had her mothers skin, and it could already be seen that she would have her body, but their was a curious thing. The child's hair was pure white, and her eyes were colorless. They were entirely blank, slates waiting to be written upon.
Feanor and his companions, upon finding this, said it was punishment from Eru for their sins, despite what Manwe had said. Many others, even some who had not before agreed with Feanor, took up this call, and some even wished to ban them from Valimar.
The child was named Hethena. It seemed at first that she grew as quickly as her mother, until the year she was four, when Hethena did something, in a moment of cruelty, which she would regret for ages to come.