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Agburanar
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mid Third Age
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Male
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Agburanar (Me."True servant of Gloom") , son of Goehel, was a black Cold-drake who who awoke in a cave in the wilds of Forodwaith. He was among the last of the Drakes to stir in the aftermath of the great settlement of the Naugrim in the Grey Mountains (S. "Ered Mithrin“). After a brief war with the Lossoth clans, he migrated south to the high Caves of Ûlund . There, in a spur of Grey Mountains, ten miles north of the Withered Heath in the eastern Grey Mountains, he established a lair. The caverns at Ûlund opened eastward, but were only accessible by way of the Talath Uichel. Tucked high in the mountainside, they provided a safe repose. No site could be better for Agburanar who, while exceptionally swift, lacked the brute power and strength of will of his neighbor: the great Andanc. Ûlund also offered its master ideal hunting grounds. The high elevation placed Agburanar amidst the wild mountain goats, who comprised core of his diet. The black Cold-drake favored goat-meat, and the slopes of the Mountain Ûlund were crowded with this provision. Agburanar carefully chose his lair. (Bear-meat, which was the remainder of his regular diet, was readily available in the valley below.) Agburanar typically confined his movements to the Nan Ûlund, for he was a relatively shy beast. He was active but reclusive. Although he slew the renegade Dwarf-lord Fáin and later slaughtered a small band of Snow-trolls who challenged him for Fáin's hoard, he liked to avoid battle. His occasional skirmishes with Ice-orcs were defensive in nature. If forced to fight, the black Dragon relied on his astounding quickness and stealth to outmaneuver his foes. He liked to attack his enemies from an exposed flank, tearing upward with his long, steely claws. Grappling and wrestling bothered him, although his tough hide was renowned even among the Grey Mountain Drakes. A lesser Cold-drake, Agburanar was the offspring of Balcheneb (S. "Cruel Eye"), a descendant of Glaurung, and his more imposing mate, Goehel (S.Daughter of Dread.). His mother had died around at the hands of Laratudíra, the third High-chief of the Lossoth.Young Agburanar took refuge along the southern edge of Laratudíra's domain, only to be trapped by a glacier putting him to sleep until ca. T.A.2200.
Notes[]
According to MERP Agburanar's name is Foradanin and means "Shrouder of the sun", his father "Nwalkahendi" was a nephew of Glaurung, his mother "Gayiel" survived the War of Wrath and Agburanar was born prior to the drowning of Númenor, making him over 2322 years old at his re-awakening.All these accounts are extremely unlikely and in conflict with the Legendarium.So for sake of continuity MERP's Agburanar was effectively split in two characters, a younger third Age dragon ,"Agburanar", and a First Age dragon "Toblanaur" his ancestor.
References[]
- MERP: Creatures of Middle-earth
- MERP: The Grey Mountains