Celeborn

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Tag

ms_lorien21

Race

Elf

Appearance

Elf

Class(es)

Ranger 40/Champion of Torm 10/Cleric 20

HP

3,090

CR

710.0

Faction

Evil (id 6)

Conversation

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Where to find

Placed directly

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Classes

Celeborn's ancestry is not exactly certain. He first appears in The Lord of the Rings, and he does not appear at all in Tolkien's (at the time unpublished) existing legends of the First Age, The Silmarillion. Tolkien felt that for an Elf of Celeborn's importance he had to have a good ancestry, and spent several years trying to resolve his origins. Most existing writings portray Celeborn as a Sindarin Elf from Doriath, the kingdom of Thingol. He is described as a "kinsman" of Thingol. That Celeborn and Thingol are remotely related is further alluded to by the fact they both have silver hair, a colour which is never mentioned outside of the royal house of the Sindar. This origin was adopted by Christopher Tolkien and Guy Kay for The Silmarillion when it was decided to publish this book after Tolkien's death, and a new paragraph about Celeborn's marriage to Galadriel was inserted. Exactly how Celeborn could have been a kinsman of Thingol was not mentioned. Celeborn's silver hair, considered a rare colour among the Elves, is particularly noted as associated with the House of Elwë and Olwë. Míriel Serindë, mother of Fëanor, also has silver hair, as did Eärwen, daughter of Olwë, mother of Galadriel. Míriel, by this measure, is possibly related to the Sindar, as she may be, like Eärwen, only Noldor by marriage, as far as is known. According to one speculative text written by Tolkien, published as part of the Unfinished Tales, Celeborn is the grandson of Thingol's younger brother Elmo (who never appears elsewhere). Elmo is also linked to Círdan, making Círdan another member of the Sindarin royal house. This simple origin was later changed: in Tolkien's last writings Celeborn is a Telerin Elf from Valinor, then named Teleporno in Telerin Quenya. (This brings him closer to being a peer and equal to Galadriel and makes their partnership seem more balanced.) He meets Galadriel when she is living in the Telerin city Alqualondë, before the rebellion of the Noldor. They decide to travel together to Middle-earth, without asking permission from the Valar to do so. While not involved with the rebellion of the Noldor, because they leave at the same time and without permission (which would certainly not have been granted at that time), Celeborn and Galadriel are caught under the same Ban that prevents them from returning. The name Teleporno was then "Sindarized" as Celeborn: Telerin telep ("silver") (Noldorin Quenya tyelep) was translated to Sindarin keleb (or celeb). In order to be counted as a kinsman of the Sindarin king Thingol, Celeborn must have been part of the family of the Telerin king Olwë, likely one of his sons or grandsons. This altered origin was not adopted into the published Silmarillion, primarily because it would have necessitated a major rewrite of the earlier parts to account for a separate departure of Galadriel. A further problem was that this descent would have made Celeborn Galadriel's first or second cousin (assuming that he was still to be considered closely related to Thingol), and Elves never married close kin. Unfortunately, Tolkien's "final word" on Celeborn's origin is unknown, as he never returned to the question. While it is likely the Aman origin of Teleporno was the final intent, it is equally likely Celeborn would have been portrayed in the eventual "author's Silmarillion" as related more distantly to Thingol—the relationship could have been through other family members not mentioned. (See Daughters of Finwë for an example of significant family members not named in The Silmarillion.) Celeborn's further history is as unclear as his past: at one point during the Second Age, Celeborn apparently ruled over Elves in Lindon, but it is not certain if he fell under the overlordship of Gil-galad, or ruled (together with Galadriel?) as an independent lord. Celeborn and Galadriel later rule over the Elves of Eregion (at least in some accounts), before settling in Lothlórien. Celeborn relocated across the Anduin with many of the elves of Lothlórien at the end of the Third Age to found a new, larger realm, 'East Lórien', but left there for Rivendell to join his grandsons Elladan and Elrohir when Galadriel left Middle-earth shortly after this. Celeborn is also the name of the White Tree that grows in Tol Eressëa. It is a seeding of the tree Galathilion, which in turn was made in image of Telperion, the eldest of the Two Trees of Valinor. The tree Celeborn is an ancestor to the White Trees of Númenor and of Gondor.

Combat

AC extras: +8 AC Bonus, +5 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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Spells

Ranger

Cleric

Equipment

Inventory (15)

Feats (51)

• Ambidexterity
• Animal Companion
• Armor Proficiency (light)
• Armor Proficiency (medium)
• Called Shot
• Cleave
• Combat Casting
• Damage Reduction 1
• Dodge
• Epic Prowess
• Epic Weapon Focus (longsword)
• Epic Weapon Specialization (longsword)
• Favored Enemy: Aberrations
• Favored Enemy: Dragons
• Favored Enemy: Giants
• Favored Enemy: Goblinoids
• Great Cleave
• Hardiness vs. Enchantments
• Hardiness vs. Poisons
• Immunity To Sleep
• Improved Critical (longbow)
• Improved Critical (longsword)
• Improved Two-Weapon Fighting
• Keen Sense
• Low-light Vision
• Mobility
• Overwhelming Critical (longsword)
• Point Blank Shot
• Power Attack
• Resist Disease
• Resist Poison
• Shield Proficiency
• Skill Affinity (Listen)
• Skill Affinity (Search)
• Skill Affinity (Spot)
• Spell Focus (Evocation)
• Spring Attack
• Summon Familiar
• Superior Initiative
• Toughness
• Trackless Step
• Two-Weapon Fighting
• Weapon Focus (longbow)
• Weapon Focus (longsword)
• Weapon Proficiency (Elf)
• Weapon Proficiency (exotic)
• Weapon Proficiency (martial)
• Weapon Proficiency (simple)
• Weapon Specialization (longsword)
• Wholeness of Body
• Woodland Stride

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