the line of elros ◈ chieftains of the dúnedain ◈ headcanon disclaimer
Eithiar was the younger child of Arathorn I, and the sibling of Argonui. They often accompanied their brother on his orc hunts and were well-renowned for their deadly skill with a spear. Their husband was Farion, a cobbler who took the primary responsibility for caring for their only son, Dírhael. While still young, Dírhael sought the hand of his beloved, Ivorwen the daughter of Gilbarad. Though Ivorwen loved him in return, Gilbarad refused to allow her to wed until Dírhael proved his worth. At last, after a year-long hunt, Dírhael brought down a mighty elk and presented it to his beloved, winning the approval of her father. When it came time for Dírhael’s own daughter Gilraen to marry, he found himself understanding Gilbarad’s motivations in a way he had not before. His foresight cautioned him that Gilraen’s marriage to the much older Arathorn II, heir to Chieftain Arador, would end too soon. But Ivorwen his wife also had foresight, and argued that this was exactly why they should allow Gilraen to wed Arathorn, so that new hope might be born in the little time they would have together. Eventually Dírhael was persuaded, and witnessed the joyous union of his daughter and his future Chieftain, though neither he nor Ivorwen warned Gilraen of the heavy doom upon her family.