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Caerlîn
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T.A. 1640
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Male
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Caerlîn (S."Island pool") was a middle-aged man with a square face, prominent nose,
black hair, and thick eyebrows. A lesser Dúnadan, he held a grudge
against the society that pushed him into the role of peasant farmer,
despite his four years of proven ability in the Royal Army. Caerlîn
often supplemented his family's meals with game hunted in Taur Ithilien. After the loss of the Morannon and the spread of chaos through North Ithilien, he elected to provide safety for his wife and children by casting away from common society, isolating themselves in the forest of Henneth Annûn, and himself adopting life as an unofficial bandit, burgling supplies and foodstuffs for his family and eventually inducting his children as his partners. Caerlîn's approach to banditry was more principled
than that of many, and he would not kill anyone who surrendered. He
preyed the
Morannon as well as its eastern road to Dor Rhûnen. It had proven
lucrative, but the Orcs of the Green Claw eventually slew him.
see: Calamere
Notes[]
Original form in MERP: Caerlinc = Caerlîn
References[]
- MERP: Angus McBride’s Characters of Middle-earth
- MERP: The Gates of Mordor