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Master
Bowmaker of the House Táralóm, Former apprentice to Orodherth
Son of Daria the Leathersmith (Unknown Father)
Husband to The Lady Nora
Father of Orodherthin (Orin), Meadowlark (Lark), and Calthal
Daria had fitted many nobles for leather armor, and she
often inferred that Calafas's
father had been a nobleman. She pushed Calafas to train with
Lord Arna. However quite quickly he proved he did not have
a stout heart for fighting, but he was good at fixing broken
bows. Lord Arna and Lady Aster introduced him to Orodherth.
They found such a kinship of spirit that he and Orodherth worked
together for many years, even after his apprenticeship had
ended.
A cautious man by nature, his one act of rebellion against the
will of the village was marrying the beautiful and wild Lady
Nora. Even Daria could not forgive him, believing he was over
stretching himself and it would only lead to heartache. Only
Orodherth stood by the young lovers much to the detriment of his standing in the tribe. However bows do break, so the bowmakers
found work.
Calafas built a hut for his family
next to Orodherth's and they continued to work together until
Oroderth's time of rest.
Except the loss of friends,Orodherth never suffered greatly for his kindness to Nora, for she would always bring him rabbits after a hunt. Orodherth was
paid for his affection when Nora's first son was named Orodherthin and he named Meadowlark
himself since she came out screaming and babbled constantly. It
was in that hard winter when Lark was born, and Nora fell
ill; that Orodherth knew himself to be a drain on the already
limited resources of the Fhorais Daoine. He was a commoner and had lived for nearly 1200 winters. With great pleasure, he
could see that his former apprentice had surpassed his own skill; so he laid down in his hammock and closed his eyes never to open
them again. His few possessions were left to Calafas.
Though
Calafas cared deeply for all of his children, he favored
Calthal who loved fixing things. The wildness
he loved in his wife, he loathed in his two elder children.
When Orin went to train in Brokham, disappeared, and
then rumored dead: Calafas was filled with regret and heartache.
However when Calthal died in a tragic accident, Calafas never
recovered from the loss. A decade later, his wife's death broke
his sanity. His last remaining child, Lark, whose resemblance
to Nora was once a great joy to him, became a painful reminder
of all he had lost and he abandoned her as he delved into his
own sorrow.
When he returned he found his Lark, was now Lady Meadowlark,
and he, completely broken, found his only solace is in creating
his magnificent bows.
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