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CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Faramir
Age: 36
Canon: Lord of the Rings
Canon Point: Return of the King Chapter VII: The Pyre of Denethor. His last memory is of being struck with a Morgul-dart while seeing his men back to Minas Tirith; he is actually from a little after this, but he's been unconscious for all of it.
Character Information: Wiki page
Personality:
This carries over well beyond family politics. While Faramir is a renowned warrior and captain, and he is confident in his own abilities for the most part, he is a very modest and dutiful man. Any glory he wins is incidental, and unlike his more bombastic brother, he has no particular desire to be a hero - only to do his duty and look after the people in his care. Throughout his service as Captain of Gondor, he prioritises his men's safety above his own, and often risks himself, not for glory, but for the good of the people under his protection - indeed, this is how he comes to be shot down in battle, holding off an army to allow his men time to get to safety.
He is also modest in a less dramatic and more human way. He has pride in his country and in his duty, but when it comes to himself, he is able to take criticism and jokes at his expense without rancour. He is not offended or put off, for example, by Sam Gamgee's mistrust of him (or Sam's scolding of him, although this had the potential to be very embarrassing for an officer in front of his men!), but is easily able to acknowledge the fairness behind it, and to occasionally laugh at himself.
It is this modesty, as well as his strong principles and fear of evil, that allows him to be one of the very few people who is able to resist the One Ring. He has the opportunity to take the Ring, the most powerful weapon in Middle-Earth, which he has been led to believe could save his people and end a war which he hates fighting; but he is clear, both before and after knowing he has the opportunity to take it, that he would not want it. He is not tempted by the promise of power, and he is principled and level-headed enough to see that the Ring is evil even in good hands.
However, at times, this selfless modesty can verge on the weakness that his father sees it as. It makes Faramir an obedient servant of those he sees as above him (including his father, who is also the ruling Steward and therefore Faramir's liege lord) even when he should not be; it means that he can be silenced by authority, and while he will voice protest to injustice where he sees it, this also does not seem to apply to injustices against him. There is an argument to be made that some grief might have been avoided if Faramir had been more prepared to put himself forwards: if he had, as he originally planned, gone to join the Fellowship instead of Boromir, or if he had been willing to refuse his father's orders to go on a suicide mission which he and other advisors recognised as pointless.
By the same token, Faramir is above all else sincere. He is not entirely humourless (although he's not exactly a comedian, either), and he is as capable as anyone else of the occasional self-deception, but by and large he is a remarkably honest and straightforward man. He is not always entirely open with his emotions, especially when it comes to situations where he feels a responsibility to be a trustworthy and steadfast leader (which is most situations), but nor does he lie about them. He does not flatter people, or pretend to think things are other than what he sees; he says nothing that he does not mean, and if he is unable to say something he can mean, then he says nothing at all.
He applies these principles fairly, and with a sense of justice. He is more than capable of violence - he is, after all, a soldier, and one who has been very successful in battle - but he takes no joy in it, and he is very much capable of mercy, too. Meeting Gollum, a creature he is disgusted by and considers to be evil, he is ready to kill him on sight; at the same time, when he is convinced to spare Gollum's life, he treats him with relative kindness and gentleness, and instructs his men not to do him any harm. Similarly, while he is a fierce fighter and has held a strong position in the war, he is never known to treat captives poorly or to intentionally dishonour his enemies - even those he does not consider to be fully people (such as Orcs). He does what honour requires, but he will usually choose to do it in the way which he feels will cause the least harm.
weirdly eugenicist magical kingly blood air of nobility, Faramir is well-liked and well-respected among his own people. Despite his subordination to Boromir in his father's eyes, he is still the son of the ruler of Gondor, and a prince in all but name that comes later - he is very much used to taking on a leadership role, primarily in war but in diplomacy as well.
As someone from a culture which values class, nobility, and duty, Faramir takes his place in the hierarchy very seriously. Leadership and rule are, to him, not a privilege but a duty he was given from birth; he is conditioned to view everyone who is not in authority over him as being under his protection, and although this often causes him quite a lot of distress (as it is a very heavy burden to carry in times of war), he has never really questioned that this is his role. He has been in military command for at least six years, and is used to being obeyed. Despite his personal doubts and modesty, he does have a certain quiet confidence and command which is hard to ignore. At times, this can be quite intimidating - and at times, he means it to be.
He is described by those who know him as able to "master both beasts and men"; and sure enough, even under the unnaturally fear-inducing effects of the Nazgûl, he is able to keep his horse calm and to rally his soldiers. In part, this is due to his own air of calm. He is a courageous man, and while he will admit to fear, he is rarely ruled by it. Although his bravery is less dramatic and heroic than, say, Boromir's, he is nonetheless noted to be just as brave, and is usually at the head of his men, and the last to leave the field.
He is not only educated, but also perceptive. This is a practical matter - he is a skilled tracker and hunter, and a good strategist - but also a social and emotional one. At several points in the narrative, he is able to understand what is going through people's minds, even when they are strangers to him: he picks up on small things in his conversation with Frodo and Sam, and, later (after his canon point), is able to immediately empathise with and navigate the complicated ground of a very emotional conversation with a grieving Lady Éowyn.
This understanding of people very much extends to those he is close to. While he is deeply loyal and forgiving of his family's faults, he is very much aware of them: he is not surprised to hear how Boromir's pride led to his death, and while he never seems to hold it against him, is clearly well-acquainted with his brother's hot temper, stubbornness, and tendency to act without thinking. He is equally conscious both of his father's disdain for him, and of the more complicated grief and resentment behind it. In general, his empathetic nature is closely tied to this perceptiveness.
With all of this poetry and empathy, there can come melancholy. Faramir is prone to dark thoughts and often verges on the depressive (though, to be fair, he has a lot to be depressed about), and his experiences of war have made him stern. He carries a lot of grief, both personal and spiritual; the word most used to describe him, throughout the two books in which he appears, is "grim". His firm belief in destiny and grand schemes of the universe can make him fatalistic at times, and there is certainly part of him which views his own life as a means to an end, rather than an end in itself. Yet for all that, there is a fundamental optimism at the heart of his character. He believes in the triumph of good over evil, in the dawn that will come after the darkness he is living through, and most of all, in the value of hope and steadfast courage even when odds are insurmountable. He is prepared to forgive, to be gentle, and to hold to the morals and beliefs of a better world.
Most of all, he is prepared to fight for that better world; and to fight until the end, no matter the cost.
5-10 Key Character Traits:
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getmeoutofthedraft)CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Faramir
Age: 36
Canon: Lord of the Rings
Canon Point: Return of the King Chapter VII: The Pyre of Denethor. His last memory is of being struck with a Morgul-dart while seeing his men back to Minas Tirith; he is actually from a little after this, but he's been unconscious for all of it.
Character Information: Wiki page
Personality:
"But fear no more! I would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway. Not were Minas Tirith falling in ruin and I alone could save her, so, using the weapon of the Dark Lord for her good and my glory. No, I do not wish for such triumphs."Faramir is defined by his nobility, his honour, and his unwillingness to compromise his principles for personal gain. The younger, less-favoured son, he has always been made very much aware of his perceived failings: idealism, gentleness, and caution in war. He has spent most of his life in the shadow of his elder brother Boromir - and, more tellingly, he has not resented this fact. In fact, the only time he shows real anger at his father's open favouritism is on Boromir's behalf, pointing out that it was that very favouritism and blind trust in Boromir that led to Boromir's death. On his own part, although it is clear that his father's coldness towards him hurts him, Faramir seems prepared to accept his place as the lesser son, and does not harbour great resentment for how frequently he is underestimated and overlooked.
This carries over well beyond family politics. While Faramir is a renowned warrior and captain, and he is confident in his own abilities for the most part, he is a very modest and dutiful man. Any glory he wins is incidental, and unlike his more bombastic brother, he has no particular desire to be a hero - only to do his duty and look after the people in his care. Throughout his service as Captain of Gondor, he prioritises his men's safety above his own, and often risks himself, not for glory, but for the good of the people under his protection - indeed, this is how he comes to be shot down in battle, holding off an army to allow his men time to get to safety.
He is also modest in a less dramatic and more human way. He has pride in his country and in his duty, but when it comes to himself, he is able to take criticism and jokes at his expense without rancour. He is not offended or put off, for example, by Sam Gamgee's mistrust of him (or Sam's scolding of him, although this had the potential to be very embarrassing for an officer in front of his men!), but is easily able to acknowledge the fairness behind it, and to occasionally laugh at himself.
It is this modesty, as well as his strong principles and fear of evil, that allows him to be one of the very few people who is able to resist the One Ring. He has the opportunity to take the Ring, the most powerful weapon in Middle-Earth, which he has been led to believe could save his people and end a war which he hates fighting; but he is clear, both before and after knowing he has the opportunity to take it, that he would not want it. He is not tempted by the promise of power, and he is principled and level-headed enough to see that the Ring is evil even in good hands.
However, at times, this selfless modesty can verge on the weakness that his father sees it as. It makes Faramir an obedient servant of those he sees as above him (including his father, who is also the ruling Steward and therefore Faramir's liege lord) even when he should not be; it means that he can be silenced by authority, and while he will voice protest to injustice where he sees it, this also does not seem to apply to injustices against him. There is an argument to be made that some grief might have been avoided if Faramir had been more prepared to put himself forwards: if he had, as he originally planned, gone to join the Fellowship instead of Boromir, or if he had been willing to refuse his father's orders to go on a suicide mission which he and other advisors recognised as pointless.
"I would not snare even an Orc with a falsehood."Faramir is a profoundly principled man, an idealist whose word is his bond, and who views the world through the lens of honour and nobility. He believes intrinsically in good and evil, and has a strict code of morality: one that prioritises tradition, history, and duty. These principles lead him to do things that he does not particularly want to - most obviously, to fight and kill - simply because it is what morality requires. The idea of turning his back on the right thing, of wilfully choosing something that he knows to be morally wrong, is one that would be unthinkable to him. If he has taken an oath, then he will see it through to the end - indeed, this is part of his reasoning for not taking the Ring; simply because he already said that he would not.
By the same token, Faramir is above all else sincere. He is not entirely humourless (although he's not exactly a comedian, either), and he is as capable as anyone else of the occasional self-deception, but by and large he is a remarkably honest and straightforward man. He is not always entirely open with his emotions, especially when it comes to situations where he feels a responsibility to be a trustworthy and steadfast leader (which is most situations), but nor does he lie about them. He does not flatter people, or pretend to think things are other than what he sees; he says nothing that he does not mean, and if he is unable to say something he can mean, then he says nothing at all.
He applies these principles fairly, and with a sense of justice. He is more than capable of violence - he is, after all, a soldier, and one who has been very successful in battle - but he takes no joy in it, and he is very much capable of mercy, too. Meeting Gollum, a creature he is disgusted by and considers to be evil, he is ready to kill him on sight; at the same time, when he is convinced to spare Gollum's life, he treats him with relative kindness and gentleness, and instructs his men not to do him any harm. Similarly, while he is a fierce fighter and has held a strong position in the war, he is never known to treat captives poorly or to intentionally dishonour his enemies - even those he does not consider to be fully people (such as Orcs). He does what honour requires, but he will usually choose to do it in the way which he feels will cause the least harm.
He knew now why Beregond spoke his name with love. He was a captain that men would follow, that he would follow, even under the shadow of the black wings.Because of his principles, his selfless care for those under his protection, and his
As someone from a culture which values class, nobility, and duty, Faramir takes his place in the hierarchy very seriously. Leadership and rule are, to him, not a privilege but a duty he was given from birth; he is conditioned to view everyone who is not in authority over him as being under his protection, and although this often causes him quite a lot of distress (as it is a very heavy burden to carry in times of war), he has never really questioned that this is his role. He has been in military command for at least six years, and is used to being obeyed. Despite his personal doubts and modesty, he does have a certain quiet confidence and command which is hard to ignore. At times, this can be quite intimidating - and at times, he means it to be.
He is described by those who know him as able to "master both beasts and men"; and sure enough, even under the unnaturally fear-inducing effects of the Nazgûl, he is able to keep his horse calm and to rally his soldiers. In part, this is due to his own air of calm. He is a courageous man, and while he will admit to fear, he is rarely ruled by it. Although his bravery is less dramatic and heroic than, say, Boromir's, he is nonetheless noted to be just as brave, and is usually at the head of his men, and the last to leave the field.
"But I can say this: you have an air too, sir, that reminds me of, of - well, Gandalf, of wizards."Although circumstance has made him a soldier, Faramir is very much a scholar by inclination. He has always sought out poetry and learning, and is drawn to spirituality and wisdom, exemplified in his trust in and closeness to the wizard Gandalf (Mithrandir), from whom he has always tried to learn. In a world which is already a great deal more poetically-inclined than our own, he is still noted for his poetic nature and his wisdom when it comes to the lore and legends of his land. He speaks several languages, being fluent in Sindarin (an Elvish language which was historically used in Gondor) as well as the more common Westron, and making mention of other languages as well. He is well educated in history, knows many songs and stories from his own culture and others, and often lapses into poetry and soliloquy in emotional moments.
He is not only educated, but also perceptive. This is a practical matter - he is a skilled tracker and hunter, and a good strategist - but also a social and emotional one. At several points in the narrative, he is able to understand what is going through people's minds, even when they are strangers to him: he picks up on small things in his conversation with Frodo and Sam, and, later (after his canon point), is able to immediately empathise with and navigate the complicated ground of a very emotional conversation with a grieving Lady Éowyn.
This understanding of people very much extends to those he is close to. While he is deeply loyal and forgiving of his family's faults, he is very much aware of them: he is not surprised to hear how Boromir's pride led to his death, and while he never seems to hold it against him, is clearly well-acquainted with his brother's hot temper, stubbornness, and tendency to act without thinking. He is equally conscious both of his father's disdain for him, and of the more complicated grief and resentment behind it. In general, his empathetic nature is closely tied to this perceptiveness.
With all of this poetry and empathy, there can come melancholy. Faramir is prone to dark thoughts and often verges on the depressive (though, to be fair, he has a lot to be depressed about), and his experiences of war have made him stern. He carries a lot of grief, both personal and spiritual; the word most used to describe him, throughout the two books in which he appears, is "grim". His firm belief in destiny and grand schemes of the universe can make him fatalistic at times, and there is certainly part of him which views his own life as a means to an end, rather than an end in itself. Yet for all that, there is a fundamental optimism at the heart of his character. He believes in the triumph of good over evil, in the dawn that will come after the darkness he is living through, and most of all, in the value of hope and steadfast courage even when odds are insurmountable. He is prepared to forgive, to be gentle, and to hold to the morals and beliefs of a better world.
Most of all, he is prepared to fight for that better world; and to fight until the end, no matter the cost.
"Then farewell!" said Faramir. "But if I should return, think better of me."
"That depends on the manner of your return."
5-10 Key Character Traits:
- Modest
- Selfless
- Principled
- Sincere
- Fair-minded
- Brave
- Leader
- Perceptive
- Scholarly
- Dreamer
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character's personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION? Either!
Opt-Outs: Lich
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