her mother, Aeralyna was born in Lorien to loving parents, grew up relativly sheltered, learned archery and falconry from her father, horse-back riding from her mother -sidesaddle is her preferance, even in battle; she has more freedom to jump from the horse if need be. In Lorien, she was close friends with the lady Celebrian, and when Celebrian left to marry Elrond, Aeralyna promised to come to the Vally if ever she was in need of help. She, though not a lover of war, followed her father to the Last Alliance, but when he was unable to fight due to a fall and fractured arm off a horse on the way, she commanded in his stead, but at the end, when returning to her companions, she was pulled from her horse and taken captive by a group of Southern men.
managing to escape years later, by stealing a random horse, she got back to Lorien, returning to her parents, where she gave birth to her daughter, Araniel. She wrote to Celebrian, telling her the full story, sending the letter with one of her father’s birds of prey, and recieved the answer that if she felt she needed more sicurity, Rivendell would welcome the mother and daughter with open arms. When the child was old enough for a long journey, the mother bid her parents farewell, and set off to take Araniel to Rivendell, still haunted by the fear of her child being re-claimed by the girl’s father.
Between Rivendell and the Gap of Rohan, she was shot by Araniel’s father, who had indeed pursued her. Araniel obeyed her mother’s order to ride on, and when the elfling arived in the Vally alone, Lady Celebrian sent a serch party for her friend, and Aeralyna was found bleeding to death, the arrow having not hit a vital organ, but she died before she could be taken to Rivendell.
Araniel was then raised in Rivendell by Celebrian, until Celebrian left for the Havens, then Araniel departed from Rivendell with a small band of Elven warriors, her horse, Valentino, and her hawk, Aeriel. (And more shall be added when created)