Fingon

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  • Name: Fingon
  • Gender: Male
  • Played by: Juromaru
  • Nicknames: Fingon the Valiant. Fin, Finfin
  • Race: Ñoldorian Elf
  • Class: High King
  • Alignment: Lawful Good
  • Age: 15,000+
  • Body Type: ectomorph
  • Height: 6'6"
  • Weight: 103lbs
  • Complexion: fair
  • Hair: Black
  • Eyes: Blue-Grey
  • Handedness: Right
  • Scars: None
  • Relationship Status: Bound for life to a beautiful woman.
  • Personality: He was described as follows: "His valour was as a fire yet steadfast as the hills of stone; wise he was and skilled in voice and hand; troth and justice he loved and bore goodwill to all, both Elves and Men, hating Morgoth only; he sought not his own, neither power nor glory."
  • Mannerisms: Pacing, nervous cough, tapping foot, humming, biting lower lip, averting eyes, twirling daggers.
  • Likes: Pretty much anything good, calm, peaceful, and relaxing.
  • Dislikes: Morgoth

• Description

  The only recorded note of Fingon's physical appearance describes that Fingon "wore his long dark hair in great plaits braided with gold."

• Biography

  Fingon was born in Aman, probably in Tirion where the House of Finwë was located. When the Ñoldor were resolved to return to Middle-earth, Fingon followed his father and his people, though they were drawn more to the ruling of their own realms and adventurism rather than vengeance and the recovery of the Silmarils, as Fëanor and his sons sought. He fought in the first Kinslaying but only because he, seeing elf fighting elf, believed that the Teleri had been told to prevent the Ñoldor from leaving Aman by force by the Valar.
  
  After Fëanor's abandonment of them, Fingon and his people were led by Fingolfin and crossed the perilous icy wastes of Helcaraxë. They arrived in Middle-earth at the beginning of the First Age and the Noldor witnessed the arising of the Sun.
  After the Dagor-nuin-Giliath and the death of Fëanor, Maedhros, Fingon's cousin and friend, was taken and hung by the wrist upon Thangorodrim. Fingon marched to Thangorodrim and with the help of Thorondor, Lord of the Eagles, found Maedhros. Maedhros begged Fingon to kill him, but Fingon instead severed Maedhros's hand by the wrist, and brought him back to the Noldorin camp. It was this act of bravery and compassion that resolved the dispute as to whose house would rule over the Ñoldor in Middle-earth, for Maedhros renounced his claim to the High Kingship of the Ñoldor, instead ceding it to House of Fingolfin.
  Fingolfin gave him a domain in Dor-lómin, in the west of Hithlum, where he did good service during the Siege of Angband, defeating orcs that attempted to go around to the north and attack Hithlum from the west, and then later the first to fight against the dragon Glaurung when he first came forth from Angband during the Dagor Aglareb.
  
  Fingon became High King when Fingolfin died dueling with Morgoth after the Dagor Bragollach (Battle of Sudden Flame). Seven years later, Morgoth's forces invaded Hithlum, and Fingon was hard-pressed and outnumbered, but Círdan and the people of the Falas, who came up the Firth of Drengist rescued them in their ships.
  Fingon's final battle was the Nirnaeth Arnoediad (Battle of Unnumbered Tears). Fingon led the attack on Angband, and the fury of his warriors nearly won the day. Unfortunately, due to Ulfang's treachery, Maedhros did not arrive until three days after he was expected. This resulted in Morgoth releasing his Balrogs and Glaurung the dragon on the already weakened Ñoldor force. When Maedhros finally arrived, hope was reborn for Fingon's army; however, Ulfang's treachery again took effect, causing Maedhros to withdraw. Fingon was then surrounded and his guards killed. He dueled Gothmog, lord of Balrogs, but was struck from behind by another. Gothmog then clove Fingon's helm, and fire sprang from it. This presumably killed Fingon instantly, but the Balrogs proceeded to beat his body into the dust long after he was dead. Thus the day ended in defeat for the elves. His younger brother Turgon became the next rightful High King of the Ñoldor, even though his host retreated after the battle and remained secretly in Gondolin.