Ethlynne Heather was born on April 6th in the year 2992 of the Third Age in the village of Combe on the Bree-hill. Her father, Tom Heather, is a forester who works at the Chetwood lumber camp. Her mother, Gwendolyn Hemloch Heather, watches over her three children in Combe. Ethlynne is the eldest of her siblings, her sister Elizabeth and her brother Bran being 19 and 14 years of age, respectively. From their home on the Bree-hill, the Heather family lives a quiet life.

Ethlynne is a tailor by trade, having practiced the craft since she was sixteen years old. She remains unmarried and thus lives on some days at home and on other days at the Prancing Pony Inn in the city of Bree where she sells much of her wares. However, there are many times when Ethlynne chooses to take leave of her tailoring life and travel the wilds of Bree-land, exploring the ruins of the Sea-kings from the days of old. Her adventures have taken her as far west as the Brandywine Bridge on the borders of the Shire and as far west as Weathertop. She has taken an especially strong liking for the ruins of Ost Barandor in the Brandy Hills overlooking the Great East Road.

Ethlynne is a joyous soul, giving all folk the benefit of the doubt (for better or worse) and eagerly partaking in conversation with any who are willing. She enjoys a tall tale or an old legend told by the fireside, and she desires one day to study the old histories to find out the truth of the tales she has heard over the years.