Randolf's Backstory

Randolf of the Fray was an Elvish hunter from Mirkwood. Legolas, the Prince of Mirkwood, was his hunting teacher, and just so happened to be an expert bowman. Randolf had been studying under Legolas for almost a hundred years. One day, Randolf looked for Legolas to go on one last hunting trip before he would go off on an adventure to destroy the one and only Ring of Power, but alas, Randolf was too late; Legolas had already gone.

Randolf gathered his things and enough supplies to last him a couple of days and nights. He packed a sheath of twenty-four arrows, his fifty pound re-curved oak bow, food and water, and a warm blanket for cold nights. Right before he set off, he realized he had forgotten fire making supplies, so he turned back and got them. Then once he was sure he had everything, he set off for his hunting trip. Little did he know he would see a familiar and dreadful face on his trip.

For a full day and night without any rest, he was tracking what seemed to be a hundred and fifty pound elk. Once he got close to it, he decided to rest for the night and get his energy back. That night, he had a very strange dream where he was fighting orcs, trolls, and other foul creatures. He awoke in a sudden fright. It all seemed so familiar, like he had done something like that before, but he would remember if he had, wouldn’t he?

The next morning he found his prey and was getting to a position where he could kill it from a good distance and not scare it off. When he was about to shoot, he heard a crack behind him and he turned and shot. To his surprise when he saw what it was, memories flooded his mind so quickly it gave him a searing headache. That thing that he shot at was an old man who had caught the arrow right before it pierced his chest. When he got a better look, he realized it wasn’t a man at all; it was an old, ugly, and blinded seer. This particular seer had met and given Randolf a quest almost fifty years ago.

The last time this seer had shown up in Randolf’s life, he almost lost it, and for what, some old gem that he didn’t even get to keep? This time it seemed different, like there was a worry deep in the seer’s mind, as if something terrible might happen. Little did Randolf know, if he said no, the world as he knew it would be gone forever! This seer wanted him to go on a long journey with only the items he had with him now. The seer said that he had to go and find Legolas and help destroy the ring. Randolf thought over it for a few minutes, and when he finally decided to do it, he heard a loud screech, as if something wanted him dead. He ran as fast as he could, and so his newest and most terrifyingly important mission he had and ever will go on again, had just begun!