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Re: Aragorn | Tolkien 2/2
Physical: Aragorn is physically like any other human, except that his elvish lineage causes him to age much more slowly than most men: at almost 90 he's as strong and vigorous as a man of half his years, or even younger. He's in peak physical condition,and though his strength is unexceptional he has an impressive stamina and dexterity, allowing him travel quickly on foot for weeks on end without tiring, and come come through serious fights without suffering even a scratch. Aragorn is an extremely skilled fighter, proficient with sword and bow (or whatever else is at hand – a flaming torch to the face can be an effective weapon against Wraiths, it seems).
Mental: Aragorn is a skilled tactician and fighter, but his knowledge isn't restricted to combat. Raised by the elves at Imladris, he is well versed in history, languages and literature; he's as happy with a book in his hands as a sword. He is also a skilled healer, with both extensive knowledge of herbs and a healing touch which has helped to heal wounds and sicknesses (he uses Athelas to treat Frodo's Morgul blade wound, and though I'm taking him from an earlier point in the books, in Return of the King he heals Eowyn's wounds with his touch). As Chieftain of the Rangers of the North, Aragorn is as at home in the wilderness as he is in a tavern or the halls of home.
Emotional: Aragorn is fiercely loyal to his friends, to the point of throwing himself in danger's way to protect them (like taking on several Nazgul on Amon Sul to defend the hobbits). He is also a determined bastard, and once he has resolved to achieve something he will do all he can to reach his goal. He has a strong sense of honour and duty, forcing him to act when he might prefer not to and colouring many of his decisions. Perhaps Aragorn's strongest motivating emotion, and that which prompts him to set out into the world in the first place, is his love for his betrothed: the elf maiden Arwen, who he has loved for nearly 70 years but cannot wed until his quest is completed.
Weaknesses:
Physical: Aragorn has no particular physical weaknesses; he's human, and therefore prone to all of the injuries and sicknesses that affect humans, though his elven blood probably gives him some immunity to illness.
Mental: Aragorn isn't a genius by any means, but he's not stupid, either. In dangerous situations he might be accused of thinking with his sword first and his mind second, but both blade and brain are fairly sharp.
Emotional: Many of the emotional strengths listed above could also be considered weaknesses. Aragorn's deep-seated sense of duty and honour forces him to go out into the world as a ranger and adventurer when he'd be happier to sit by a warm fire with a book and a pipe. He suffers from bouts of self-doubt and deep melancholy, especially when he feels that he has failed him companions (when his friend and advisor Gandalf is lost at Kazadum he is almost unable to continue, so racked with guilt at the great loss).
Samples
First Person: Q&A, please. Aragorn really isn't one for too much introspection and monologing.
Third Person:
He could hear running water, but it was not the Anduin. The flow was too fast and the bed too shallow: a bubbling stream rather than the mighty river. It was like the laughter of a child, not the roar of the great Anduin. Aragorn slowly opened his eyes. Above were dark trees and a cold, bright sky, but the sun had shifted and the season seemed wrong. His body was aching and sore, though he didn't recall being struck. There had been orcs, he remembered. They were under attack and he'd heard Boromir's horn and run toward the solemn call. Boromir. The memory returned to him and stabbed at his heart like an icy blade. He had arrived at the clearing too late and found the Gondorian dying on the cold ground, his chest pierced by thick-shafted arrows; his bright lifes-blood mingling on the hard earth with the black ooze of his felled enemies. With his last breath the man had pledged himself to Aragorn and called him king.
“My brother.” Aragorn's voice was hoarse, his throat dry like parchment. “Forgive me, Boromir: I have failed you.”
He sat up slowly, wincing in pain. He didn't recall being struck, and if the orcs had attacked him while he knelt over his dead friend then why had they left him alive? And why had they... taken his clothes? The cool breeze pricked at the man's bare arms and chest and he realised with a start that his clothes and cloak were gone and he wore only a thin pair of white trousers. His weapons were also nowhere to be seen. Nor was Boromir, though his absence seemed more reasonable when Aragorn realised that he was no longer on Amon Hen. As orcs were not known for stripping their enemies, moving them and then leaving them alive, if injured, in woodland clearing, it was clear that someone else had done this, though to what end Aragorn had no idea.
Moving more stiffly than he would have liked, Aragorn searched the clearing quickly for his weapons, but there was no sign of sword or bow or knife, nor of his clothes. Unwilling to venture out both naked and unarmed, the man picked up a sturdy-looking branch and swung it as if wielding a longsword, inhaling sharply as a shock of pain ran up his spine. Aragorn laid down his new sword and began to run calloused hands up his back, searching for a wound that might need urgent attention, but felt no blood. He was surprised the find something protruding from his back, but it was not the sword or axe or arrow he might have expected. It was something... feathery?
Q&A
Q&A Responses
Bravery is knowing what dangers lie ahead and yet proceeding. But duty... duty has been the chain that binds me for many years. Duty is knowing what you wish to do and yet doing what you must.
2. What is your greatest regret? We should have gone south. The Gap of Rohan was the long road, but the safer. We went through the mountain, into the dark, and Gandalf was lost. I shall regret that all of my days.
3. What do you think of yourself? How do you value your own life?I think myself worth no more than any man or elf or hobbit or dwarf. Why should my life be worth more than that of a farmer who works the land, or a smith who sweats over a furnace to craft a sword or plough? Some might believe that I have a great destiny and that my life holds more value than any other man's, but I would forsake my inheritance, my destiny and my life to save a farmer or a smith. You asked about duty: duty is defending those that cannot defend themselves, whatever the cost.
4. What is more important: friendship or power? A wise friend of mine would answer that by saying that power shrouds men in darkness while friendship lifts them up the the light. He is - was - more sage than I, but I will say that I would rather one true friend than all the power in Middle-earth. Better to sit around a camp fire laughing and singing with friends than alone in a mighty citadel.
5. Do you ever aspire to be more than what your original purpose? Do you regret being the way you are? When I was just a boy I had no purpose: I was free from obligation, free from the past, free from duty. But then I was told who I was: that I was Isildur's heir. I remember being so angry when Elrond told me the truth; I begged him to take it all back, to make things the way they had always been. But the bright and carefree days of childhood were behind me. I was a man. And yet I was not a man: I was a tool; a weapon forged in ancient fires, by many hands, to bring about a future that others saw. I regret that I was born the heir of Numenor, and could not choose my own path, my own life. And yet if I were not who and what I am, who would I be? I aspire to a lesser purpose, but am bound by destiny and by duty to be what I am. Some day, I hope, the weapon will be unmade and I will stand in its place, free to choose my own path at last.
Request
Some food for thought: although you claim he has no particular physical weaknesses, you should consider (perhaps) which forms of combat he would be less familiar with, or what physical trade-offs are incurred by virtue of his dexterity? Mentally, are there any gaps in his knowledge? Remember that in his own world, there are many much more intelligent and knowledgeable than he is -- try describing some of those gaps in what he knows in comparison to other characters who obviously know more. Well-supported head canon could be applicable, but mostly I want to see you commit to some tangible weaknesses.
Weaknesses edit as per request
Weaknesses:
Physical: Aragorn has no particular physical weaknesses; he's human, and therefore prone to all of the injuries and sicknesses that affect humans, though his elven blood probably gives him some immunity to illness. As he's lean rather than musclebound he's not particularly strong - in hand to hand combat he would easily be overpowered by an Uruk-hai; it's only his swordsmanship which gives him an advantage over the strong but less skilled orcs. Although he's an experienced fighter, without a sword or bow in his hands Aragorn would be fairly useless in a serious fight - though he could probably hold his own in a bar fight. Of course, due to his setting, he has no knowledge of modern combat styles (like eastern martial arts) or, more importantly, weapons. His idea of the finest weapons available is an elven-forged sword and a good yew bow: any firearm would be completely alien to him, so no matter how skilled he is he'll be in trouble if he brings a sword to a gunfight.
Mental: Aragorn isn't a genius by any means, but he's not stupid, either. In dangerous situations he might be accused of thinking with his sword first and his mind second, but both blade and brain are fairly sharp. His friend Gandalf described him as 'the greatest traveller and huntsman in this age of the world', but Aragorn isn't much of a scholar - he knows what he needs to know, but doesn't waste time learning thins which will not be of use to him; Faramir is far more scholarly and well-read, as is Elrond. He speaks Westron (the Common Tongue) and Sindarin Elvish, but cannot speak, understand or read Dwarvish or the Black Speech of Mordor, which Gandalf can, nor Rohirric, despite spending some time in Rohan earlier in his life. Transported to a modern setting like Luceti, Aragorn would be utterly perplexed by all modern technology.
Emotional: Many of the emotional strengths listed above could also be considered weaknesses. Aragorn's deep-seated sense of duty and honour forces him to go out into the world as a ranger and adventurer when he'd be happier to sit by a warm fire with a book and a pipe. He suffers from bouts of self-doubt and deep melancholy, especially when he feels that he has failed him companions (when his friend and advisor Gandalf is lost at Kazadum he is almost unable to continue, so racked with guilt at the great loss). He is also prone to angry outbursts when he believes that others are being foolish (he snapped angrily at Boromir at the council of Elrond when the Gondorian insisted that the Ring should be used as a weapon).
Aragorn only learned of his true identity and destiny when he was twenty years old and did not take the news well, feeling betrayed by Elrond and his mother for their parts in the lie. Rather than let his anger fester, Aragorn took his leave from Rivendell (some might say 'flounced off in a strop') to spend several years out in the wilds rather than deal with the issue of his revealed identity.
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