Growing up Eglanion was never poor nor did he ever remember going hungry.  His father, a wealthy merchant who often traveled away from their family's home in Tadrent, was never cruel to Eglanion nor was his mother, a proud and stunning woman.  The young child was given the name of his deceased grandfather.  The man's story was told to Eglanion often as a child whenever his father came around.  He was a man born of low birth, a bastard child always looked down as such.  However, as the bastard grew up, he found a cunningness of voice and a genius in convincing others that earned their family their lot in life.  Eglanion's father upheld this career the first Eglanion held and carried it out to the fullest rarely spending time at home in his family.  The man, although often emotionally absent in Eglanion's youth, never failed to financially provide for the family.

In all of Eglanion's life, he also never could recall being disliked by the children and adults around him.  He always was peculiar from a young age, but often he ran with the other young boys gleefully playing through the village and causing childish havoc.  Although his mother never was fond of him coming home in trouble with the guardsmen of the town, he still knew she held a certain level of affection for him.  

Of all the people including his parents, none influenced Eglanion nearly as much as an old retired soldier by the name of Levanien who lived in the house next door.  The man was gruff and crude in mannerisms, but held a soft place for Eglanion and his mother.  Often spending dinners eating Nemirel's meals due to the fact he had no wife of his own to cook for him, Levanien often filled the emotional void of father for young Eglanion.  Amoung the young lads of the town and the old soldier taking a kind heart to young Eglanion, Eglanion learned how to fight early on and surprisingly took well to it with a keen dexterity and athleticism.

Eglanion's mother was often trying to match Eglanion up to a wealthier family to marry into, but Eglanion rarely paid heed to his mother's nagging and pushing.  Instead he sat listening to Levanien's story of combat and fighting.  With bright exhilarated eyes and a broad grin, the little child loved listening to every detail he could pry out of the old man.  Although his family held pride in their position of merchants, Eglanion wanted to be a soldier instead, but he never told his mother of these plans.  He wanted to be someone and do great things.  He wanted to fight for Gondor and be sung about for his heroics.  Although such dreams are not easily won he finds out later in life.   

The day came when Eglanion decided he was old enough to make his own choice about his future.  Nemirel had announced she found a wealthy match for him to marry, but Eglanion refused.  That evening he left and set out for Dol Amroth under the false story he had heard word from his father.  Riding out, Eglanion made his way to the nearby city and signed on to be a soldier of Gondor. 

Or at least that's what he thought he signed on to.  At first Eglanion was actually acting more as a young page boy assigned to a wealthier man serving the military in Dol Amroth.  Although Eglanion was trying to pass off as older than he was, he did not realize how young he actually looked at the time.  The man, who assumed Eglanion to be a poor orphan, took the young boy under his wing.  Eventually as Eglanion grew older, he worked as a guard for Lord Faston, a local in Dol Amroth.  A man named Geoldir became close friends with Eglanion serving as a guard alongside him.  Often they drank in local taverns together where Eglanion first saw the beautiful Miss Tegoliel.  Despite his initial attractions to the young maiden, he never made a move for she was engaged to another very wealthy and powerful men.  But young Eglanion still often spent time walking with her and talking as the two became close friends and their hidden attraction was never addressed. 

Instead of pursuing frivolous romances, Eglanion focused on his job.  Outside of an occasional drink and a stroll through the beautiful cityscape watching the harbor and waves, Eglanion focused on training and doing everything he could to show himself greater than the men around him. 

After several years of working under Lord Faston, Eglanion's attention to detail did not go unnoticed as the wealthy man made note of Eglanion's promising nature.  As Lord Faston grew into old age and his children were off in their own lives and his wife passed away, the man began to turn his attention to his perceived needs of the young man who served him.  Lord Faston was a fine businessman and through the connections he had, he found a way to transfer Eglanion to a respectable role of First Lieutenant in Minas Tirith under High Captain Aedren.  On his own with very few friends, Eglanion focused solely on his career.  Eventually command of the garrison shifted and, at Aedren's suggestion, Eglanion became the Captain of the small group of men serving the garrison.  

Eglanion never pursuit a relationship until that one damned woman caught his eyes.  Her skin was golden and eyes so bright green the Eglanion felt mesmerized by them, not that he would ever admit such, and her name was Bregyds.  After watching her punch a woman of high birth, Eglanion finally find himself falling for the young woman.  

For four years, Bregdys and Eglanion held a solid relationship together, although never actually marrying.  Their love was the only true calmness Eglanion ever felt for even though he was never hated through his childhood, he was never seen as the real him.  Bregdys is the only one who has ever known a deep secret he has held his entire life and yet she loves him regardless and remains to be the only person to ever know his deepest secret.  Sadly, the world changed and became more dangerous as outside forces began to close in around Minas Tirith.  Battles rose up and filled Gondor forcing Eglanion to choose duty over love once more.  And still that secret Eglanion must hold as he rides into battle.  The truth that he was in fact born a woman.

Servants: Glasdir- Serving boy, Laebon- Guard

Note: Eglanion is exclusively in Gondor unless a special rp event determines otherwise.   If you are interested in rping, you are more than welcome to message me.  I am more than happy to do past RPs if your character use to live in Gondor or current RPs if you have a character currently in Gondor.  If you have any further questions about Eglanion and are unable to rp with me, feel free to send me a message here on LA or in-game.  Also feel free to check out my personal Pinterest Board about Eglanion.