Imladris HCs that nobody asked for but I will be sharing anyway bcs I have some thoughts about that silly little elf hotel
Upon entering the borders, the magic surrounding the valley is tangible to the person entering and reflects Elrond’s opinion on them
AKA it might feel like to hug to any of his kids, or a warm greeting to a friend. I guess some sort of discomfort to come to people he doesn’t like but who is trying to enter the valley if Elrond hates them anyway
The title “Last Homely House” only refers to the home of Elrond and his friends/family; there’s a surrounding city as well tucked further into the valley
The city is actually fairly undivided in terms of Sindar vs Noldor; at this point everyone just kinda vibes.
Maglor obviously was not allowed traipsing around the city at first though; however after a couple hundred years people are more or less accustomed to “Lindir” anyways
(He mostly spends his time haunting/terrorizing guests though, much to Elrond’s dis(?)pleasure)
The grounds surrounding the main house/manor or whatever include a frankly astounding amount of statue gardens including but not limited to:
Statues of the sons of Feanor, the houses of Fingolfin, Finarfin, Beor, Hador and Haleth, Melian’s line, Beren and Luthien, the great-grandchildren of Finwe, the valar, and the kings of Numenor
The grounds also include two graveyards, one for elves and one for men.
Celebrian planted wildflowers year-round, timing them so that in the spring the grounds explode with flora. Arwen and Elrohir continue the tradition after she sails.
One of Elrond’s kids (either Elladan or Aragorn) brought a warg pup back home once. It bred, and now there are fairly domesticated wargs protecting the valley
Everyone in the valley gets excited when hobbits visit, as it’s a rare occasion; they don’t normally serenade visitors. Hobbits are the exception.
Elrond’s home and the surrounding grounds are just a tad sentiment; the paths and corridors have a habit of bringing people Elrond likes straight where they need to go, and getting others hopelessly lost.
That’s all I have for now, possibly will update later!
