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That's a lovely character. The only thing is where Fingolfin's host was left: Araman or Helcaraxë. I went through the Sil and this is what is written:

"The Noldor came at last far into the north of Arda; and they saw the first teeth of the ice that floated in the sea,
and knew that they were drawing nigh to the Helcaraxë. For between the land of Aman that in the north curved
eastward, and the east-shores of Endor (which is Middle-earth) that bore westward, there was a narrow strait, through
which the chill waters of the Encircling Sea and the waves of Belegaer flowed together, and there were vast fogs and
mists of deathly cold, and the sea-streams were filled with clashing hills of ice and the grinding of ice deep-sunken.
Such was the Helcaraxë, and there none yet had dared to tread save the Valar only and Ungoliant
Therefore Fëanor halted and the Noldor debated what course they should now take. But they began to suffer
anguish from the cold, and the clinging mists through which no gleam of star could pierce; and many repented of the
road and began to murmur, especially those that followed Fingolfin, cursing Fëanor, and naming him as the cause of all
the woes of the Eldar. But Fëanor, knowing all that was said, took counsel with his sons; and two courses only they saw
to escape from Araman and come into Endor: by the straits or by ship. But the Helcaraxë they deemed impassable,
whereas the ships were too few. Many had been lost upon their long journey, and there remained now not enough to
bear across all the great host together; yet none were willing to abide upon the western coast while others were ferried
first: already the fear of treachery was awake among the Noldor. Therefore it came into the hearts of Fëanor and his
sons to seize all the ships and depart suddenly; for they had retained the mastery of the fleet since the battle of the Haven, and it was manned only by those who had fought there and were bound to Fëanor. And as though it came at his
call, there sprang up a wind from the north-west, and Fëanor slipped away secretly with all whom he deemed true to
him, and went aboard, and put out to sea, and left Fingolfin in Araman. And since the sea was there narrow, steering
east and somewhat south he passed over without loss, and first of all the Noldor set foot once more upon the shores of
Middle-earth; and the landing of Fëanor was at the mouth of the firth which was called Drengist and ran into Dorlómin.
But when they were landed, Maedhros the eldest of his sons, and on a time the friend of Fingon ere Morgoth's
lies came between, spoke to Fëanor, saying: 'Now what ships and rowers will you spare to return, and whom shall they
bear hither first? Fingon the valiant?'
Then Fëanor laughed as one fey, and he cried: 'None and none! What I have left behind I count now no loss;
needless baggage on the road it has proved. Let those that cursed my name, curse me still, and whine their way back to
the cages of the Valar! Let the ships burn!' Then Maedhros alone stood aside, but Fëanor caused fire to be set to the
white ships of the Teleri. So in that place which was called Losgar at the outlet of the Firth of Drengist ended the fairest
vessels that ever sailed the sea, in a great burning, bright and terrible. And Fingolfin and his people saw the light afar
off, red beneath the clouds; and they knew that they were betrayed. This was the firstfruits of the Kinslaying and the
Doom of the Noldor.
Then Fingolfin seeing that Fëanor had left him to perish in Araman or return in shame to Valinor was filled with
bitterness; but he desired now as never before to come by some way to Middle-earth, and meet Fëanor again. And he
and his host wandered long in misery, but their valour and endurance grew with hardship; for they were a mighty
people, the elder children undying of Elu Ilúvatar, but new-come from the Blessed Realm, and not yet weary with the
weariness of Earth. The fire of their hearts was young, and led by Fingolfin and his sons, and by Finrod and Galadriel,
they dared to pass into the bitterest North; and finding no other way they endured at last the terror of the Helcaraxë and
the cruel hills of ice. Few of the deeds of the Noldor thereafter surpassed that desperate crossing in hardihood or woe.
There Elenwë the wife of Turgon was lost, and many others perished also; and it was with a lessened host that Fingolfin
set foot at last upon the Outer Lands. Small love for Fëanor or his sons had those that marched at last behind him, and
blew their trumpets in Middle-earth at the first rising of the Moon."

So let's just say that the Elves were left on the borders of Araman and the beginning of Helcaraxë.

And, no, ElfmaidenofLorien, please don't apologise, you haven't messed anything up. I like Rilnen. Though I'll post my thoughts regarding your post in a reply to this thread and forward it to you as a pm as well.

Shall post this onto the OOC thread.

Rish.

ElfmaidenofLorien wrote on May 02, 2007 - 06:39 PM:
not at all. I haven't been in the TT for a long time but I am willing to meet the requirments. I just posted so I hope that won't mess things up, sorry. My character's name is Rilnen, she is now in the db. Thanks, Elfmaiden

Rish wrote on May 02, 2007 - 01:03 PM:
Hey, ElfMaiden,

thanks for writing in. And yes, I think crossing the Helcaraxë will be interesting to create and read as well. BerethEdhellen has come to like the way I write and she asked me if I wanted to take the thread into the TT canon thread, I agreed since I truly like to write as per the requirements of the TT threads. Subsequently, she has asked me to take in writers who will write and will be able to manage canon material and the language required therein.

So if you don't mind writing as per the rules of the thread, you are welcome to join. It would be nice to write with you again. Do let me see the RP character that you create.

Would you mind if I put these messages up in the OOC of the Conquering Helcaraxë thread?


Rish.

ElfmaidenofLorien wrote on May 02, 2007 - 06:09 PM:
hey Rish, what an interesting thread! I have been lately very much into the Silmarillion and therefore would like to join this. I will be creating a character specially for this one, since I don't have one yet. I will let you know when my character is finished so you can take a look.

By the way, I am currently reviewing my knowledge on the Helcaraxë crossing and things in the Sil so that I can keep up but if I do mess up feel free to let me know.
Thanks, Elfmaiden....I will post as soon as I get the charrie made.

They had their meager possessions tucked into two large cloaks. Elnaira had managed to find some sea weed drifted across the rocky shore, which she knew was edible. She made sure that word spread around regarding it. Within no time, the coast of Northern Araman was picked clean of each strand of weed. Supply of food would not be a problem...

The Elves, particularly the Noldor, preoccupy themselves with various things, such as smithwork, sculpture, music and other arts, and of course, what to eat. Males and females can do almost everything equally; however, the females often specialize in the arts of healing while the men go to war. This is because they believe that taking life interferes with the ability to preserve life. However, Elves are not stuck in rigid roles; females can defend themselves at need as well as males, and many males are skilled healers as well, such as Elrond.[

Celeborn's ancestry is not exactly certain. Celeborn first appeared in The Lord of the Rings, and he did 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 Celeborn's origins.

Most existing writings portray Celeborn as a Sindarin Elf from Doriath, the kingdom of Thingol. Celeborn is described as a "kinsman" of Thingol. That Celeborn and Thingol are remotely related is further alluded to by the fact they both had silver hair, a haircolour 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.

According to one speculative text written by Tolkien, published as part of the Unfinished Tales, Celeborn was the grandson of Thingol's younger brother Elmo (who never appears elsewhere). Elmo was also linked to Círdan, making Círdan another member of the Sindarin royal house.

This simple origin Celeborn was however changed: in Tolkien's last writings Celeborn was a Telerin Elf from Valinor, then named Teleporno in Telerin Quenya. He met Galadriel when she was living in the Telerin city Alqualondë, before the rebellion of the Ñoldor. They decided to travel together to Middle-earth, without asking permission from the Valar to do so. While not involved with the rebellion of the Ñoldor at all, because they left at the same time and without permission (which would certainly not have been granted at that time), Celeborn and Galadriel were caught under the same Ban that prevented them from returning. The name Teleporno was "Sindarized" as Celeborn: Telerin telep ("silver") (Ñoldorin Quenya tyelep) was translated to Sindarin keleb. 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, and Elves never married close kin.

It is unfortunately not known what Tolkien's "final word" on Celeborn's origin was, 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.