The Morningstar: Prologue

Author: Dimcoriel Rating: PG-13 (for now) Disclaimer: Most of what I write about comes from the genius of J.R.R. Tolkein, any original characters, plot or items belong to me. Ps. I don't know if some of the names are spelled correctly

Calathiel was a great elven sorceress of the First and Second Ages, though she was known more as a healer of mind, body, and earth. She came to Middle Earth with Feanor and the Exiles. She resided first in Gondolin and Doriath, then migrated over the mountains with the Teleri where she lived in Eregion with Celebrimdor the great Elven-smith. There he made a ring for her; it contained a gem called the Morningstar. The origin of the gem was not known or even how he came by it. It was not even meant to be a magical ring yet somehow it turned out that way.

Then the Dark Lord Sauron began to grow in power. He attacked Eregion and killed Celebrimdor then took the rings he had been working on. Sauron then began attacking Middle Earth, subjugating its people. Calathiel did everything she could to help, from healing the wounded to helping new crops to grow after they had been razed.

At the Last Alliance of Elves and Men she was there to help in the field hospitals behind the line. Her ring she left with the Dwarves of Moria, fully expecting to return and claim it. Then something happened she did not expect. A groups of Orcs had somehow been able to flank the ranks of elves and men and began attacking the hospital. She started to run for help but was shot in the back by an orc arrow and died there on the field.

Afterwards her body was placed upon a ship in the Gray Havens and it was set to sail just before the dawn. As her funeral ship disappeared over the horizon a bright star appeared. As the star set below the western horizon in the east the sun rose casting a yellow light over all of Middle Earth.

In the years that followed many tried to find where she hid her ring, even the servants of the Dark Lord. Many thought it lost in Moria when the Dwarves fled, others believed that it was taken with them when they fled. Yet no one knew for certain.