Willow

~Willow Greenleaf~

 

Appearance:

Eyes:

Color: Blue

Size: Slightly larger than normal but not abnormally so.

Notes: Sparkle when she smiles/laughs. Always full of emotion.

Hair:

Color:Bright Golden Blonde

Style: Wavy, full of volume

Notes: Always Perfect no matter what.  Even when leaves and twigs are twisted in it, it never looks bad.

Ears:

Style: Long “elf” ears.

Notes: Sometimes move to show emotion (i.e. droop when sad/scared)

Body:

Height: quite short, maybe 5’0”

Type: Slender (“slender as the willow-wand1”), athletic, flexible

Notes: Almost frail looking because of her size but really quite strong and flexible

Clothing:

Style: Tunic and Leggings with a belt  and soft leather boots (Like Link )

Color: Tunic is generally , leggings generally tan and the belt generally leather.

Emblem: On her Tunic is the emblem of a Willow tree in Tan (Like the White tree of Gondor only more willow like)

Notes: Only wears a dress when her mother makes her which is generally only for special occasions. She generally steals her clothes from her brother because she feels they are more comfortable. Her mother makes all the clothing for her and her brother.

 

Movement:

Around Others: almost bouncy, all over the place, occasionally runs ahead to walk backwards, sometimes very cling, sometimes refuses to walk at all and demands a piggy back ride, never seems to run out of energy

By Self: A slower, calmer almost thoughtful walk especially when in the forest, almost seems to be contemplating some great quandary. In reality she is actually silently conversing with the trees.

In the Trees: almost monkey-like, rarely takes a misstep. This is mainly due to the fact that the trees themselves would never let her injure herself while up in their branches.

 

Attitude:

At Home: At home Willow is generally happy-go-lucky although she’s not above pouting to get what she wants. She almost always has a smile on her face and she’s very clingy esp. to her brother and her boyfriend, Rohand. She rarely uses her brain at home which is where people get the idea that she’s not too bright.

Away From Family: Away from her family Willow tends to use her brain more. She’s no great scholar like her brother but she isn’t as helpless as she seems at home either. She has more independence.

Notes: Willow sometimes randomly decides that home is too boring and goes out to explore on her own. It’s generally her brother’s task to bring her back home again.

 

Voice:

Pitch: It’s kinda high but not so much that it’s annoying.

Quality: Her voice can be surprisingly smooth and soothing especially when she wants something.

Volume: generally LOUD! Willow always wants to be the center of attention and she most times achieves that by being loud.

 

Special attributes:

Mind Powers: Willow has certain psychic powers besides a link with her brother (see note⁶) She can see into the minds of just about anyone, providing she can see into their eyes. She can see people’s memories and if they’ve been tampered with. She can also tell if someone is lying, mostly because she can summon the memory that contradicts the lie.

Tree Powers: Willow can speak to the trees, like all dryads. She can also command them to perform actions (like make her a hammock) The trees also respect her greatly and will always try to help her when she needs it.

Misc. Powers: She is skilled in swordsmanship and archery. She and her brother spar often for practice. She also is relatively good with animals although she has no mystical control over them.

Notes: Willow is often a “puppet” of the Gods. They gave both her and her brother great gifts when they were born and they continue to play a quite active role in their lives.

Willow is also in line (well technically her brother is before her but…) for quite a few crowns. First is the obvious Mirkwood (if Thuranduil ever decides to step down from the throne, that’s the thing about elven kings they don’t die from old age) then Gondor (currently ruled by stewards (aka Denethor, then Faramir) because Aragorn doesn’t want the throne) and Rivendell (if Elrond ever decides it’s safe to leave the city with the people that are left to look after it)
Willow also is co-ruler of the Slightly Psychotic Forest Realm but since that probably isn’t going to come up in any stories I won’t go into detail here.

 

History:

Father: Lyelen

Parents: Aragorn son of Arathorn (aka Estel, Strider, Longshanks, Elessar) and Legolas Greenleaf son of Thuranduil, Prince of Mirkwood

Growing Up: had a relatively peaceful childhood living in a Talan on the outskirts of Lothlorien. Met Lessien after Estel “bought” her from a slave owner. Fell in love and eventually married her. Still lives on the outskirts of Lothlorien not far from where he grew up and where his parents still live.

Attitude: affable in nature, likes to go hunting with his parents and uncles (Elladan, Elrohir and Haldir), loves his wife and would give his life to save hers.

Notes: If it were needed to go into Lyelen’s back-story in a real story (not just a fan fiction) the place names and people names would probably need to be altered along with the fact that both his parents were male². 

At the moment Lyelen doesn’t have much depth to him. Will probably need to fix that at some point. I guess he just needs a story of his beginnings like Lessien.

Mother: Lessien

Parents: A dryad mother and a human father³, Adoptive parents, Oak and Willow

Growing Up: mother is murdered not long after giving birth to Lessien (at most a day) She dies with the child in her arms. Lessien is then raised by the trees⁴ until she is 12. Then she is captured as a slave. For 3 years she plans escapes, each one failing until finally at the age of 15 she is bought and freed by Aragorn. She takes up residence with him, working as a maid to earn her food and board. She eventually marries Aragorn’s son Lyelen.

Attitude: always kind and generous. Sometimes a bit strict with her children, or at least she tries to be. Is a good seamstress and a good cook.

Notes: I tried to put her back-story into an actual story once… I’ve got it around here somewhere. I’ll have to pull that out and finish it….

Twin Brother: Elrohir

Growing Up: constantly feels he has to look out for his “little” sister. Most of his adventures involve him going to rescue Willow from some dilemma she got herself into.

Attitude: Stoic, Pessimistic, Somber, Extremely intelligent and that makes him kinda hard to live with. He makes fun of his sister but in all actuality he’s kinda overprotective of her.

Notes: Not exactly sure whether he’s straight, gay, or in love with his sister… He’s had girlfriends in the past but they never really worked out… He has the gift of tongues⁵ and can communicate telepathically with his sister⁶.

Her Boyfriend: Rohand

Growing Up: Rohand is the son of a retired demon slayer and up until he met Willow he thought that was going to be his way of life too. But then he fell in love with Willow. He convinced his family to move near Lothlorien, so he could be near Willow. He lives with his father and his sister.

Attitude: Jolly and easy going. Loves Willow with all his heart. Loves her so much that he forgives her for whatever she does no matter how awful. They rarely ever fight and if the do they make up be evening (“never go to bed angry”)

Notes: Will one day marry Willow, once Willow’s calmed down enough to settle down.

Adventures:

Failed Story Lines:

TFA: the TFA storyline had Willow being pretty much a slave (well technically a forced marriage) she has two (sometimes four) children with her “husband” and is finally rescued by Elrohir and Rohand just after her “husband” hangs himself. (Children: Cirdan, Saira, Karaphin and Orophin (twins)) After that she marries Rohand and has one final child.

MTPF: In this storyline Willow is given the Toilet Plunger of Doom and with the help of her family (and some alternates from another reality) she is charged by the gods to destroy it. This storyline never got much farther than the beginning.

Notes: Willow sometimes randomly decides that home is too boring and goes out to explore on her own. It’s generally her brother’s task to bring her back home again. I could have added more about her family but I didn’t feel it necessary.

 

Notes:

¹Alright so technically that was to describe Goldberry and not Willow but it still applies!  Its from J.R.R.Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

²In the fanfiction I took him from (I only took the name and parentage nothing more) it was just accepted that elven males could have children… They just kinda grew the parts necessary when they were needed… yeah…

³ Not much is really known about her true father because her mother died just after giving birth to Lessien and in dryad society it’s not really all that important who the father of the child is. In fact few of the fathers ever know they’re fathers, it’s generally only one night stands. Also the children are always female, well that is unless a dryad marries a human (or elf or other being) then they can bear male children but the dryad powers are always stronger in the females.

⁴Well technically by two tree spirits, Oak and Willow. They are as old as time itself and are considered to be two demigods/demigoddesses. They pop up every once in a while generally taking the form of either an old woman/man or a giant oak/willow tree.  Willow Greenleaf is named after her “grandmother.”

⁵He can speak any language ever spoken fluently. Sometimes he doesn’t even know he’s switched languages although he normally tends to stick to Sindarin or the common tongue.

⁶Yeah it’s a twin thing. They can send thoughts images and even memories if they’re close to each other. They can generally tell whether the other is in danger, hurt, dying, or dead.

Besides being one of my older role-playing characters and a favorite in my stories, Willow is also a voice in my head… She’s not one of those evil ones that tell people to do bad things but more of a part of my overactive imagination. When ever I’m feeling hyper and happy, Willow’s generally around to share in the happiness.

 

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