#Nieliqui

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One of my favorite parts of having an oc for something is how, given enough time, more ocs will start to spawn around them in order to fill in narrative gaps and then you ALSO are obsessed with those characters too

[ibrithir-was-here]

Today’s family is the Maiar of Orome and Vana, clockwise from the top (of Orome’s head) we have Tilion, Pallando (who I’m head canoning as female), Nieliqui (their cut daughter), Fankil (the og Lt. of Morgoth who I’ve headcanoned as originally being a maiar of Orome, corrupted for his skills in the hunt), Arien, and Alatar .

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Happy International Women's Day!

The Female Ainur:

First picture, (left to right)

top row: Arien, Estë, Estë's Maidens

middle row: Goldberry, Ilmarë, Meássë

bottom row: Melian, Nessa, Nieliqui

Second picture,

top row: Nienna, Riverwoman, Thuringwethil

Middle row: Uinen, Ungoliant, Vairë

bottom row: Vána, Varda, Yavanna

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the valar that are married... did they marry at some point in their time or did they just pop out of eru’s thought wed and all?

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While I’m on the subject of AUs that I need to write up: Elder Scrolls Online and Skyrim.

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Gaderian. verb to bring together, gather.

[warriorswithin]

❛❛ NIELÍQUI.

“Mother!” Nieliqui straightened up, her eyes widening in surprise. “Mother I’m fine,” she said, looking away, her voice dropping slightly as she recovered from her shock. “Melkoro is chained in Mandos, he will not trouble us again.” The dancer swirled her hair through her fingers, not meeting Vana’s eyes.

   CONCERN FILLED HER FEATURES for she could see, SENSE even that her daughter was LYING to her. She furrowed her eyebrows in a concerning way, for Vána knew her daughter was tormented still. Softly reaching forward, she pulled Nielíqui to an EMBRACE, tight as she could ever feel her daughter in her arms, kissing her forehead and nearly cooing her to SAFETY once more.

   ❝I KNOW YOU ARE NOT TELLING ME THE TRUTH, I can still sense your fear ————❞ Vána stopped, then moving away from her for a few meters only, ANALYZING her, softly caressing her cheeks. ❝WHAT has he done to you?❞ 

( @ardaisms. ) 

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Ómar

       Ómar, also called Amillo, is the chief of the Liltini, the fiery maenad spirits of dance and song, who spread joy and love and merriment throughout the world. He is the last of the Maiar to enter Arda, and he was singing as he came. He is the greatest singer in all of Arda, and his names mean The Voice, and One of the Happy Folk. He is the brother of Salmar Lirillo, and together they make music so beautiful that even the Valar stop to listen. He is the patron of words and spoken language, and thus is the patron of the words of spells, which give them their essence and direction. He would often wander the woods of Oromë singing for his sister Nieliqui, who danced as he sang.

[elvellonath]

@ardaisms​

DO IT-throws nieliqui at her- VALA BABIES

      “Well that’s one way to show excitement I suppose” -adjusts Nielqui on her lap- “I didn’t even know you could be tossed.”

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My Tolkien Ocs/Cut Charater Rewrites

For fun and really no reason but wanting it handy somewhere/wanting to share a little bit of my yet-to-be-seen/lesser seen Tolkien ocs and some story ideas connected with them. So here they are, for your viewing pleasure/bewilderment

My Tolkien OCs

Maiar/Valar

Amillo

Also known as Omar. Originally the cut Valar of Song and brother to Salmar, in my rewrite he’s the younger brother of Melkor and Manwe, brought in near Dagor Dagorath to take Melkor’s empty spot and help defeat his evil brother when he breaks thru the Doors of Night

Danuin/Ranuin/Fanuin

Originally cut Valar of Day,Month,Year. I’d rewrite them as the joint head maiar of the halls of Vaire the Weaver

Fankil

The original Lt. of Melkor, cut and reworked into Sauron. In my rewrite he’d still be the og. Lt., a corrupted maia of Orome, but when Mairon turns he’s demoted and hates him for it ever after. It’s said that he goes on to corrupt some of the dwarves, and I kind of like the idea of him devolving/corrupting into a dragon. Not Smaug himself but maybe an ancestor?

Gilruin

Maia of Aule, one of the youngest, having only come from the Timeless Halls in the Fifth Age. Lover of Alvin. Is very interested in Arda Marred, wanting to actually get to see an experience of the creations she helped sing into being. Eventually does travel there near the coming of Dagor Dagorath, (without permission from the Valar) and becomes an ally of Alvin Lowdham, the reincarnated Herendil, helping him prepare the world of men against the return of Morgoth. (Her Valarian name is Ibrithir which is where my handle comes from)

Langon

Cut character that was the herald of Melkor. Very fond of @atane-is-here ‘s idea of him once being a Maia of Mandos so I’ve basically just headcanoned that. He gets his job as Herald back as well. 

Makar

Cut Valar of Battle, brother of Meassa. For my rewrite I’d make him originally a maiar of Tulkas. But, when I looked them up it said that the brother-sister pair was originally close to Melkor before he fell, so I had this thought to  actually make him the OG identity of Gothmog. To tie in the old idea of  the ogress Fluithulin being the “mother” of Kosomot, maybe she’s the one who lures him to Melkor’s side?

Meassa

Originally cut Valar of Battle, sister of Makar. Similar to her brother I’d make a corrupted maiar of Tulkas, and I think I’d make her become Lungorthin, the white balrog, or maybe have her be Fluithulin herself? I can see a chaotic battle goddess Maia being all over Melkor. What do you guys think is more interesting?

Nelldamma

Unofficial Chief Maia of Aule ( he stopped having official ones after the first two turned to evil). Younger sister of Curumo who came from the Timeless Halls after his fall in the Third Age. 

Nieliqui

Originally conceived as a daughter of Orome and Vana, I’d make her the Chief Maia of Orome, overseer of his Hunt, who eventually becomes Chief Maiar of Vana as well after Melian leaves for Middle Earth.

Nornore

Cut maia whose job was eventually replaced by Eonwe, he’s now Eonwe’s second in command.

Olbain

Maia of Aule, wife of Urundil, said to be the loveliest of all of the maiar of Aule’s halls.

Silmo

Cut Ainu who was charged with watering Telperion, was said to have been beloved by Irmo, so now he’s his Chief Maia.

Urundil

Maia of Aule, husband of Olbain. He doesn’t have really any big distinguishing characteristics except that for some reason I think he’d be the only person to get close to figuring out what the heck Tom Bombadil is, but because it’s obvious to him he never thinks to tell anyone else about it.  

Viresse

Chief Maia of Mandos--(ok this is literally just crack taken semi-seriously, as she’s literally just April from Parks and Rec and she and Mandos have the exact same relationship as her and Ron Swansen)

Elves

Alcaringoldo

Better known by his nickname of Andavare “far-walker”, he is the son of Argon born after his rebirth in Aman, favorite cousin of Tanwen.

Antalitse

Wife of Curufin and mother of Celebrimbor. Originally an apprentice of Feanor. Stayed behind in Aman and helped to raise her niece:

Mirdaneth

Daughter of Maglor, wife of Elladan, mother of Tanwen. Born after Maglor left for Middle Earth without his knowledge of her existence. Raised in Tirion by her mother:

Naeril

Niece of Anairë through one of her sisters, wife of Maglor. Raised her daughter with the help of her sister-in-law Antalitse. Is eventually reunited with Maglor in the Dagor Dagorath, when Tanwen returns with him after traveling  to Middle Earth.

Tanwen

The great-grandaughter of both Feanor and Earendil. Also happens to sort of be Feanor reincarnated due to Feanor figuring out how to kind of break out of Mandos by hitching a ride out into the world just as his newest kin’s fea was coming in. Lover of Urusilla. Eventually takes up the mantle of High King of the Noldor when Dagor Dagorath comes. Is the one to find and break the Silmarils, fulfilling the prophecy of Feanor doing so.

Urusilla

Teleri shipwright who lives on Tol Eressa, lover of Tawen.

Vanwe

Son of Lalwen and Ingwion, who met at the end of the War of Wrath and once Lalwen got over being mad at the Vanyar for taking so long they fell in love.

Humans

Almariel

Daughter of Anarion. Was part of a radical cell of the Faithful who attempted a coup to overthrow Ar-Pharazon and the Zigur and restore Tar-Miriel to the throne. Was captured and sacrificed to Morgoth. Favorite niece/best friend of Herendil, who she was the closest in age to. Eventually reincarnated as Angelica Errol (after the Errol family in Tolkien’s time travel story idea), cousin of Alvin Lowdham, the reincarnated Herendil.

Anheryn

Daughter of Eldarion with his second wife, elder twin sister of Tercenor. Becomes entangled with the schemes of Herumor in the New Shadow storyline.

Arbanath

Second wife of Eldarion, of the line of Halbarad of the Rangers of Eriador. Mother of Anheryn and Tercenor. Her name “High Wife” was given to her due to portents at her birth that foretold an important destiny for her in the annals of Gondor.

Castamir III

Father of Lomiziran, a descendant of Angamaite, one of the Gondorian Lords who fled to Umbar during the Kingstrife. Aragorn killed his grand-father, the Captain of the Haven during his time as Thorongil. Castamir himself was killed in the new forays between Gondor and Umbar over Harondor in the early years of Aragorn’s reign.  

Daurhin

Name I’ve given to The Mouth of Sauron, taken as a child from the Temple of the Eye in Umbar into the service of the Dark Lord of Mordor

Erthoril/Zairphazan/Moriaryon

Eldest son of Eldarion, and only child between him and Lomiziran. Erthoril was his Gondorian name, referencing his role in reuniting the kingdoms of Gondor-Arnor and Umbar peacefully, Zairphazan his Umbarian name, and Moriaryon was a nickname he was called by some (not too kindly) referencing both his looks and referring to certain rumors that his mother may have taught him something of the magic arts. He comes to the kingship during the rising of the Dark Tree cult led by the mystic Herumor.

Firiel

Princess of Dol Amroth, grandaughter of Aragorn. Is the Firiel mentioned in the poem “The Last Ship”.

Gilraen

Eldest daughter of Aragorn and Arwen, eventually marries Elboron, son of Faramir and Eowyn, and becomes the mother of Barahir

Herendil

Deleted son of Elendil from Tolkien’s attempt to write a time-travel story, rewritten by me as his third, youngest son, who was one of the last sacrifices to Morgoth before the fall of Numenor, who’s death is too painful to talk about which is why he wasn’t mentioned in the Annuls. In the Tyelpe in Numenor timeline his is rescued by his Tyelpe and his brothers and helps to raise Valandil in Rivendell. In either timeline he is eventually reincarnated in the Last Age as Alvin Lowdham, (from the Lowdham family in Tolkien’s second take at a Numenor time-Travel Story) who has visions of the fall of Numenor and the coming return of Morgoth. (He uh, he also has a darker thing going on in the background connected to just what Sauron was trying to do with all those sacrifices to Morgoth...)

Lominzil

Wife of Castamir III, mother of Lomiziran. Becomes Queen-Regent after her husband and his brother’s death in battle (Umbar traditionally a duumvirate). Engineers Lomiziran’s marriage to Eldarion after capturing his strike force. She was a descendent of Sangahyando, kinsman of Angamaite, who married a princess of the Haradrim. 

Lomiziran

Witch-Princess of Umbar, wife of Eldarion and eventually Queen of Gondor-Arnor. Mother of Ethoril. Trained in the magic arts by her grandmother, a devotee of the ancient Umbarian version of Varda, who’s worship had gone underground during Sauron’s occupation but was kept alive in secret. 

Nimbrethil

Second daughter and youngest child of Aragorn and Arwen. Marries into the line of Dol Amroth. Her daughter Firiel was offered a place on the last ship sailing to Valinor by her great uncles Elladan and Elrohir but refused. 

Nitirkali

Mother of Lominzil, grandmother of Lomiziran. Dedicated her life to renewing the ancient religions of Umbar in secret after meeting the Blue Wizards as a teenager and becoming convinced of the true evil nature of Sauron. Trained Lomiziran in magic as taught to her by the Blue Wizards.

Tercenor

Second son and youngest child of Eldarion, becomes entangled with the schemes of Herumor in the New Shadow storyline.

Other

Ring Babies

Malya-Personifed One Ring, youngest child of the Ring Babies

Nenya--Personifed Ring of Water, middle child and attendant to Galadriel.

Narya--Personified Ring of Fire . Eldest of the Ring Babies and heir of Eregion.

Vilya--Personifed Ring of Air youngest the Ring Babies, Master of Arms for Gil Galad.

Silm Triplets

Eabariel--Personified Silmaril, the one who's thrown into the sea by Maglor

Narewen --Personified Silamril, the one who's cast into the fire with Maedhros

Tellumian -- Personified Silmaril, the one who ends up sailing the sky with Earendil

Olindefinwe -- Son of Mairon and Maedhros in the Mai Squared AU

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Oromë (Winter Aesthetic)

Oromë was the husband of Vana and the brother of Nessa, and was known as The Lord of Forests, The Huntsman of the Valar, and The Great Rider. He was known for his love of hunting and when the Valar retreated from Middle-earth to Aman following the destruction of the two lamps, he would occasionally return to hunt the creatures of Melkor. It was during one of these hunts that he discovered the first elves wandering in the starlight, and he named them the Eldar, The People of the Stars. After dwelling with them for a while he returned to Aman to inform the rest of the Valar that the first Children of Illuvatar had awakened, and were already being plagued by Melkor’s creatures. It was eventually decided to invite the Eldar to join the Valar in Aman, setting in motion the beginning of the major events that lead to The Silmarilion. 

Oromë loved horses and hounds and rode on a great horse named Nahar. It was for this reason that he was known of and loved by the people of Rohan, who claimed that their great horses known as the Mearas were descended from steeds Oromë brought from the West. It was also believed that the wild oxen the lived near the sea of Rhun were descended from Oromë’s oxen as well. Huan, The Hound of the Valar, was one of Oromë’s hunting dogs who had been granted special powers by the Valar. 

Oromë was one of the Aratar and had a great horn called the Valaroma that he blew, which sounded like thunder and frightened even Melkor himself. It was for this reason that the people of Rohan named him Bema, a name that comes from a rootword for trumpet. 

In Tolkien’s early writings, when the Valar were more like Greco-Roman gods and could have children, Oromë was the son of Aulë and Yavanna and he and Vana had a daughter named Nieliqui. 

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Nieliqui

The Little Maiden of the Valar

Nieliqui was the young daughter of Vána and Oromë at a point in Tolkien's early works when the Valar were more like Greco-Roman gods and had children with each other. These children of the Valar were referred to as the Valarindi, and these characters existed before the concept of the Maiar was developed. Even Melkor had a son at this stage (Kalimbo/Kosomot) with an ogress whose name was either Ulbandi or Fluithuin. Most of the Valarindi characters were dropped, but a few managed to be reincorporated as Maiar and Kalimbo/Kosomot was reimagined as the Balrog lord Gothmog. Those who were dropped became part of a group of characters known as The Lost Valar who only appear in Tolkien's early drafts.

Not much is said about Nieliqui besides the fact that she was a small maiden who liked to dance in her father's woods. This often took place while Ómar-Amillo (another Lost Vala), who was the Vala of song and music, would sing in the woods. Both of Nieliqui's parents had strong connections to nature, especially trees, and some fans have imagined her as a dryad-like character. Her love of dancing suggests that she also takes after her aunt Nessa, the Vala of dancing.

At this stage in Tolkien's writings, Nessa and Oromë were the children of Aulë and Yavanna, making Nieliqui the grandchild of two of the most powerful Valar. Another of the Valarindi was Telimektar, the warrior son of Tulkas and Nessa, who was Nieliqui's cousin.

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Vána

The Ever-Young, The Beauty

Vána was the younger sister of Yavanna and the wife of Oromë and, like her sister, was associated with the flora and fauna of Middle-earth. Whereas Yavanna is concerned with all plants and animals, Vána is mostly mentioned in association with flowers and songbirds and seems to represent the beauty of the natural world. Her connection to blooming flowers might also indicate that she was associated with the season of spring. She has gardens of golden flowers, which she used to decorate Nessa (the sister of Vána’s husband) for her wedding to Tulkas. It’s said that all flowers open when she walks by and all birds sing at her coming. In Valinor she was served by two of the most powerful Maiar, Melian and Arien, though were destined to eventually leave her service. 

Vána was more prominent in Tolkien’s early works than she is in the published Silmarillion. She helped cause the golden tree Laurelin to spring forth, and she loved the tree very much. After the destruction of the Two Trees she and Irmo/Lorien tried to revive them with their stored dews but were unsuccessful. Then, even after Yavanna fails to revive Laurelin, Vána embraces it in mourning and her love causes one last fruit to come forth to become the Sun.  She cut her golden hair short to weave into sails for the ship of the Sun that would be guided by Arien, who at that time was known as Urwen/Urwendi. Vána is eager to invite the elves to come live in Valinor, but her desire for peace and happiness also causes her to support the Hiding of Valinor from the elves following the destruction of the Two Trees and the First Kinslaying. 

At a point in Tolkien’s writings when the Valar could have children and the Maiar didn’t exist, Vána and Oromë had a young daughter named Nieliqui. She was a Vala maiden who enjoyed dancing in her father’s woods, sometimes to music played by the Vala Omar. 

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There sang Amillo joyously to his playing, Amillo is who is named Omar, whose voice is the best of all voices, who knoweth all songs in all speeches; but whiles if he sang not ot his brother’s harp then would he be trilling in the gardens of Oromë when after a time Nieliqui, little maiden, danced about its woods.

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❝ i know what it’s like to be afraid of your own mind. ❞ { To Nieliqui cause I want them to interact UwU }

Criminal Minds Starters // Accepting

My flower child needs all the Ainu

Nieliqui eyed the feathered ainu with a raised eyebrow. “I thought it was said that only Moringotto truly felt fear,” she replied, although she knew the absurdity of that statement, something that the firstborn told themselves in order to feel more confidence in their leaders.

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As of right now all the starters I owe people are either posted or drafted, and I’ve posted starter calls for all my muses, so here’s a list of the posts if you missed one and want a starter. You can see all my tracked threads here and the ask memes I’ve reblogged here. And now I’m going to bed, although I will probably be lurking on mobile for a few more minutes. Sweet dreams!

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