Pelendur of Thyn Gorthad

Pelendur, Hir of Tyrn Gorthad, was an impressive man with jet black hair and grey eyes and Standing 6’7” tall he could pass for one of the Kings of old.He was almost always found in the burnished cuirass and greaves that were an ancient heirloom of his family. There was a definite weariness in his bearing and his eyes though, for Pelendur bore a heavy burden. He guarded one of the most sacred lands in Endor, the tombs of the Kings of the Edain – dating back into the dim mists of the Elder Days – against the horror of the wave after wave of undead spirits that seeked to take possession of the hallowed ground.

Pelendur was a soft-spoken man who treated King and Cotter with equal honor. He participated in the intrigues of the other Princes as he had to maintain his charge, but this distresses him. A master of ancient lore and languages, he was clearly the Prince held in highest regard by the Elves (which was no slight honor).

The principality once ruled from the beautiful town of Feagil south of Bree, but it was sacked in the Battle on Tyrn Gorthad in 1409, and had not been rebuilt. Pelendur kept court in his fortress of Minas Malloth further to the northeast. The principality only controlled a fraction of the territory it once did, limited to the southern Barrow-downs.Because of the religious significance of these lands, the area once had a relatively large Dunadan population, but had been exposed in the wars among the Dúnedain and with Angmar, and suffered accordingly.

Since the Wight Invastion began during the Plague Years (1637 – 1650ish), Pelendur had been a very loyal vassal of the King of Arthedain. The subsidy from Fornost Erain supported the military efforts of the principality, so the few subjects who dared to reside in this haunted land were little molested. There was a fairly large Hobbit population there, most of whom lived near the eaves of the Old Forest.

Artefacts

 * undead slaying longsword
 * Númenórean steel bow