Here Follows A Part of the Tale of the House of Dunedain, and the House of Relnohen of the Nandi Elves

'Elraen was the mother of Aradraen, she was the only child of Arandiel, of the house of Dunedain. Arandiel was the only heir of the scepter of Gondor with a child, and it was decided that the scepter should be given to Elraen at Arandiel's death. Arandiel, however, was killed in a revolt, and Elraen was forced to find another place to live. At the age of fifty-six, a young woman for a Dunedain, she came upon Imladris where she met Relnohen.

Relnohen was an elf of the Nandi group, a very rare group that spent their time mostly in the trees like the Silvan folk. They shared the features of fair skin with their Silvan brethren, but had hair of light-brown, rather than light blonde.

Relnohen, at this point in time, had suffered the loss of his wife when she was traveling with a group of Rangers. They had been ambushed by a pack of wild-men and wargs, a strange sighting in those days. He had vowed to keep his daughter in Imladris, not exposing her to the dangers of Middle-earth. His daughter was young then, too, only twenty-two and she did not know of the outside world. He had an even younger son, Relnik, who had just turned ten two days before they learned of her death.

Then it came the day that Elraen came onto Imladris, and was given shelter and food. With no where else to go, she stayed in Imladris, and eventually fell in love with Relnohen. It was only when he learned that she loved him did he express his feelings for her, and they were wed two years later. She gave birth to Aradraen when she was sixty-two, and they named her after her forefather, Aragorn, and her mother. Relnohen felt this proper, for he had other children of his own, and he held much reverence for the Fellowship and it's members. He lovingly gave his new child the nickname of Laurë, or 'gold,' for that was the color of her hair when she was born.

She eventually lost her golden hair, though, and it turned a dark brown, like her mother's, and grew into a strong young woman. She took human qualities, and they found that she was mortal. She was neither beautiful nor interested in womanly things, and spent most of her time with Relnik. She was loved greatly by her half-sister, and half-brother, along with her father and mother. She requested to be trained in swordmanship after she saw one of Relnik's lessons, and when she was in her twenties she announced that she was going to become a Ranger.

'"No," her father said, though, remembering his first wife, "I will not allow you to be killed in the Wild. It is too dangerous." But his new wife had foresight and could see what would happen if she did, and spoke softly from her chair.

'"Relnohen, she is rightly trained to become a Ranger, for her skills are in fighting. I believe that if this is what she wants, she should be able to do it." Trusting his wife, Relnohen agreed, but send his son along with her to see to her protection. So Aradraen became a ranger, and only returned back to Imladris when she and her brother received an urgent letter from their father that they should hurry back.

When they arrived, they found Elraen ill with an incurable disease, and Aradraen spent every night with her mother until she died two weeks later. On her mother's deathbed, while she was washing her head with a cloth, her mother smiled up at her.

'"Laurë, my darling. You know the story of Aragorn and his mother?"

'"Yes."

'" I'm afraid our story will end like that one. So I will leave you with this:

Onen I- Laurë Edain, u-chebin Laurë anim"

'"But this does not have to end like that. You will get better, mother, you must."

'"I am sorry, child, but it will not." Then she took her hand, and caressed her daughter's face. "Do not worry, your fate will be as his, which is why I left you with that. Good bye, Aradraen, my Laurë." She said, and drew her last breath.

'"Mother? Mother!" Aradraen cried, but her mother did not answer. She then cried until her heart hardened, and she refused to accept her fate. She left behind the name of Aradraen, and went out into the wild, only coming back to Imladris every few years. Relnohen hardly saw anything of his third child, and started to wonder if his wife's word's had not been true. He convinced himself that there was a reason that she would become so bitter, though, and decided to leave it as it was until things fell into their correct place.

It was during these long years where Aradraen, now known as Dweller or Elf-gold, came to know Brendalin, and become friends with him. They then traded news, Shire business coming from Dweller, and other news from Brendalin. Their friendship eventually led to Dweller's existence in this story.'