Ardyn (Nifredil)
Gender: 2
Race: men
Height: 1.90 m
Age: 42
Family: Wife Midlar, three daughters aged 13, 5 and 2
Animals: several horses, a hunting dog
Weapons: a sword Andro with a red jewel in the hilt and a tiger emboss on the blade as well as an inscripion in Tengwar
Personality: Ardyn is a born diplomat who is always trying to avoid conflicts or at least to soften them. His gift is understanding the position of the opposing side. Ardyn is willing to accept compromises that has made some of the other nobles believe he has a weak character. However, there are borders for the compromises made, and his King, country and family are always in the first place. His life is about duties.
Ardyn is used to be in the center of everything and always ready to take on any responsibility. . He has a very sunny nature and is often thought to be also a soft one, but he nevertheless is never persuaded to do something if he has decided otherwise. A man of reason, he nevertheless trusts his intuition and his heart to guide him in difficult matters. Ardyn always tries to separate "good' from "bad" and do the first. His logic is his best weapon in reasoning with quarreling parties, and he has proved to be a good mediator in disputable discussions.
A trusted servant of the Queen, his fiercest loyalty lies with his family he holds dear above all else.
Appearance: A tall, elegant man, with the moves of an expert horseman and dancer, yet the burden of responsibility has made his shoulders drop and he does not have the same proud stance he once did. He has an intelligent face, framed by long, wavy dark-brown hair just the length to be tied in a pony-tail and neatly trimmed beard that is the same color as his hair. His eyes are greenish-brown, the greener when he is happy, but always attentive and compassionate. Ardyn wears only the best fabrics and the newest garbs, enjoying decorative accents and rich colors.
History:
Ardyn was born two weeks early on the board of a ship his parents had taken for a tour along the sea-coasts of Gondor, during a sea-storm. Since childhood, he has been looking up to his elder brother Thyrin, just a couple of years his senior. Nevertheless, there has never been a serious rivalry between the siblings. Being of a noble and ancient line, both brothers were brought up to assume their rightfully high positions in the Court, but they chose different paths. Ardyn preferred to follow the steps of his father and learned to do his many duties early, and has always accepted this kind of life as granted. The military education has been more like a sport and personal development to the peace-loving man. His true calling was the politics, and having been singled out by one of the King’s Councilors as his protegee has opened a great deal of doors before the ambitious man. He climbed the social stars swiftly, reaching the position of the Queen’s clerk. He got married quite late for a noble, at 26, to a woman of an equally noble blood, and has three lovely daughters. Ardyn sees the family of his brother just as his own, feeling very protective of his niece and nephew.
