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❝ TʜᴏSᴇ ᴡʜᴏ Sᴇᴇᴋ ᴍᴏƦᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ʟᴏSᴇ ᴇᴠᴇƦʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ❞



She was once among the Maiar, Náriel was her name in the blessed lands and she served Yavanna.
Fair she was and her image reflected the light of the Valar.
Her hair the color of dark wood, her eyes a glimmer of young green and glittering gold like the leaves of Culúrien and her wings were white as snow carrying her swiftly in the winds.
Náriel learned to love all things that grow and cherish all creation of the Valar and so she was sent to Arda to guard the creation of Yavanna but little did she know of the evil lurking within.

While Náriel watched the gardens growing and blooming Melkor was still in Arda spreading his corruption in defiance and mockery of the Valar, he lured many from the Maiar into darkness and one day Náriel seemed like another prey.
Still naive and new upon Arda all her thought was directed to the one purpose she was sent for and it went past her that malice always lurked in the distance until one day a voice spoke to her, one she never heard before but the thought it whispered in her mind grew to become an ambition to seek what's beyond her purpose.
The voice convinced Náriel that she was to earn a special place among the Maiar if she did as it said.

Melkor deceived her into believing a bitter lie and she never realised she was throwing herself into darkness until it was too late.
Náriel who was once a servant of Yavanna is now a tool in the hands of the dark lord serving him against her will until she was twisted into a dark being but in her heart still remains a little light for she was never cruel like him, the creation of the Valar was still dear to her and it pained her to see it falling to devastation.

She lived in despair and regret until the dark lord was defeated and she was at last free from his darkness but even with her freedom there was no return from where she was and her cursed fate served as a punishment for her mistake.

Powers & abilities

Náriel has the ability to shapeshift, she may disguise herself as a harmless animal to spy for her master or avoid being exposed while sent for tasks.
Sometimes the forms she takes can be monstrous and far from anything the Valar created in appearance.

There were times when she used her menacing forms to warn those who wander too close to the dark lord's territory, alerting them to the dangers awaiting in the lands beyond their view.

After a few years Náriel started developing a new ability, she learned to conjure and control fire but this new gift was dangerous and hard to restrain.
She found herself losing control on many occasions so she only used it when necessary.

However, these gifts were not something she possessed at first but they came after the darkness started affecting her powers.