Arwen, The Evenstar

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Tag

ArwenTheEvenstar

Race

Elf

Appearance

Elf

Class(es)

Fighter 60/Arcane Archer 40/Harper Scout 20

HP

10,039

CR

1600.0

Faction

Evil (id 6)

Conversation

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Where to find

Placed directly

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Classes

Arwen was the youngest child of Elrond and Celebrían; her elder brothers were the twins Elladan and Elrohir. Through her father, she was the granddaughter of Eärendil the Mariner (the second of the Half-elven), great-granddaughter of Tuor of Gondolin, and therefore a direct descendant of the ancient House of Hador. Arwen was also a descendant of King Turgon of the Noldor through her great-grandmother, Idril. Through her mother, she was the granddaughter of Lady Galadriel and the great-granddaughter of Finarfin. Éomer of Rohan said that the Lady Arwen was more fair than the Lady Galadriel of Lórien, but Gimli son of Glóin thought differently. Through both of her parents Arwen was a direct descendant of the ancient Elven House of Finwë. Furthermore, Arwen was a descendant of Beren and Lúthien Tinúviel, whose story resembled hers. Indeed, Arwen was held to be the reappearance in likeness of her ancestress Lúthien, fairest of all the Elves, who was called Nightingale (Tinúviel). Arwen was a very distant relative of her husband Aragorn. Aragorn's ancestor, Elros Tar-Minyatur, the first King of Númenor, was her father Elrond's brother, who chose to live as a Man rather than one of the Eldar. Elros died in S.A. 442, some 3,240 years before Arwen was born. Arwen eventually became Queen of the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor when she married Aragorn, who was of the line of the Kings of Arnor. After 122 years of royal marriage, Arwen died of a broken heart a year after the death of Aragorn. After the War of the Ring ended, Arwen and Aragorn produced the future heir of the throne, Eldarion. By Arwen and Aragorn's marriage, the long-sundered lines of the Half-elven were joined. Their union also served to unite and preserve the bloodlines of the Three Kings of the High Elves (Ingwë, Finwë, and the brothers Olwë and Elwë) as well as the only line with Maiarin blood through Arwen's great-great-great grandmother, Melian, Queen of Doriath, and also on Aragorn's side, through the line of kings of Arnor and Númenor to Elros, Elrond's brother, whose great-great-grandmother was also Melian. As told in "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen", found in Appendix A to The Lord of the Rings (after the third volume, The Return of the King), during Aragorn's twentieth year he met Arwen for the first time in Rivendell, where he lived under Elrond's protection. Arwen, then over 2700 years old, had recently returned to her father's home after living for a while with her grandmother Galadriel in Lórien. Aragorn fell in love with Arwen at first sight. About thirty years later, the two were reunited in Lórien; at that time, Arwen reciprocated Aragorn's love; then they "plighted their troth" (promised themselves to each other) on the mound of Cerin Amroth. Arwen's first appearance in The Lord of the Rings proper was at Rivendell, when the Hobbits arrived there, and Aragorn was seen with her — the first hint of their relationship. Later, when the Fellowship of the Ring came to Lothlórien, Aragorn remembered their earlier meeting and paused in reverence on Cerin Amroth. Arwen entered the story again when, before taking the Paths of the Dead, Aragorn was met by a group consisting of Dúnedain (his people, from the North), and Arwen's brothers, Elladan and Elrohir. They brought to him a banner of black cloth: a gift made by Galadriel, Arwen's grandmother, and a sign that encouraged him to take the difficult path. When the banner was unfurled at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields to reveal the emblem of Elendil in mithril, gems, and gold, it was the first triumphant announcement of the King's return. Finally, Arwen arrived at Minas Tirith after Aragorn had become king of Gondor and Arnor, and they were married. The four passages described above are Arwen's only appearances in the story as it stands, not counting The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen. Judging only by visibility, Arwen is mostly a minor character in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings proper, but she nevertheless appears in detail in its Appendices. Also, she plays a role in the plot which is disproportionate to the number of scenes in which she appears. When Éowyn fell in love with Aragorn it was his fidelity to Arwen that prevented him from reciprocating. This motivated Éowyn's subsequent heroism during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, which had major repercussions for the defence of Middle-earth. Arwen served as inspiration and motivation for Aragorn, who had to become King before he could wed her. Arwen gave up her life in 121 of the Fourth Age, at Cerin Amroth in Lórien, one year after the death of Aragorn. At the time, she was 2,901 years old. The story of Arwen's death is told in Appendix A (v), "Here Follows Part of the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen." In this tale, Arwen told Aragorn, on his deathbed, that the last ship that could have borne her over the sea had already sailed. After Aragorn died, she went to Lórien and died on Cerin Amroth, where she was buried.

Combat

AC extras: +10 AC Bonus

Saves shown = stored bonus + ability mod + item bonuses (Saving Throw Bonus: Specific); class-table progression and feat bonuses (Great Fortitude, etc.) are applied at runtime.

Abilities & combat properties

Dodge AC and save bonuses are factored into the main combat stats above. Dodge AC stacks (cap +20); haste adds +4 more (separate). All other same-type bonuses do not stack — only the highest is shown. Regeneration stacks without limit. Immunities marked (racial) are granted by the creature's racial type by the engine, not by its equipment.

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Equipment

Inventory (34)

Feats (124)

• Alertness
• Ambidexterity
• Animal Companion
• Armor Proficiency (heavy)
• Armor Proficiency (light)
• Armor Proficiency (medium)
• Automatic Quicken Spell I
• Automatic Quicken Spell II
• Automatic Quicken Spell III
• Automatic Silent Spell I
• Automatic Silent Spell II
• Automatic Silent Spell III
• Automatic Still Spell III
• Cleave
• Combat Casting
• Crippling Strike
• Dodge
• Empower Spell
• Enchant Arrow XX
• Epic Arcane Archer
• Epic Dodge
• Epic Prowess
• Epic Skill Focus (Spot)
• Epic Spell Focus (Abjuration)
• Epic Spell Focus (Conjuration)
• Epic Spell Focus (Divination)
• Epic Spell Focus (Enchantment)
• Epic Spell Focus (Evocation)
• Epic Spell Focus (Illusion)
• Epic Spell Focus (Necromancy)
• Epic Spell Focus (Transmutation)
• Epic Spell Penetration
• Epic Spell: Epic Mage Armor
• Epic Spell: Epic Warding
• Epic Weapon Focus (longbow)
• Epic Weapon Focus (rapier)
• Epic Weapon Specialization (longbow)
• Epic Weapon Specialization (rapier)
• Evasion
• Extend Spell
• Favored Enemy: Aberrations
• Favored Enemy: Dragons
• Favored Enemy: Elves
• Favored Enemy: Giants
• Favored Enemy: Goblinoids
• Favored Enemy: Half-Orcs
• Favored Enemy: Halflings
• Favored Enemy: Humans
• Fearless
• Ghostly Visage
• Great Charisma X
• Great Cleave
• Great Fortitude
• Greater Rage (5x per day)
• Greater Spell Focus (Abjuration)
• Greater Spell Focus (Conjuration)
• Greater Spell Focus (Divination)
• Greater Spell Focus (Enchantment)
• Greater Spell Focus (Evocation)
• Greater Spell Focus (Illusion)
• Greater Spell Focus (Necromancy)
• Greater Spell Focus (Transmutation)
• Greater Spell Penetration
• Hail of Arrows
• Hardiness vs. Enchantments
• Imbue Arrow
• Immunity to Fire
• Immunity to Paralysis
• Immunity To Sleep
• Improved Combat Casting
• Improved Critical (longbow)
• Improved Critical (longsword)
• Improved Critical (rapier)
• Improved Evasion
• Improved Spell Resistance I
• Improved Spell Resistance II
• Improved Spell Resistance III
• Improved Spell Resistance IV
• Improved Spell Resistance IX
• Improved Spell Resistance V
• Improved Spell Resistance VI
• Improved Spell Resistance VII
• Improved Spell Resistance VIII
• Improved Spell Resistance X
• Improved Two-Weapon Fighting
• Keen Sense
• Low-light Vision
• Maximize Spell
• Mobility
• Opportunist
• Overwhelming Critical (longbow)
• Overwhelming Critical (rapier)
• Point Blank Shot
• Power Attack
• Quicken Spell
• Rapid Shot
• Shield Proficiency
• Silent Spell
• Skill Affinity (Listen)
• Skill Affinity (Search)
• Skill Affinity (Spot)
• Spell Focus (Abjuration)
• Spell Focus (Conjuration)
• Spell Focus (Divination)
• Spell Focus (Enchantment)
• Spell Focus (Evocation)
• Spell Focus (Illusion)
• Spell Focus (Necromancy)
• Spell Focus (Transmutation)
• Spell Penetration
• Spring Attack
• Still Spell
• Superior Initiative
• Trackless Step
• Two-Weapon Fighting
• Weapon Finesse
• Weapon Focus (longbow)
• Weapon Focus (longsword)
• Weapon Focus (rapier)
• Weapon Proficiency (Elf)
• Weapon Proficiency (simple)
• Weapon Specialization (longbow)
• Weapon Specialization (longsword)
• Weapon Specialization (rapier)

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