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Player's Name: Theta
Contact info: gottheballs
DW: sailingships

Character: Kili
Canon: The Hobbit
Version: Peter Jackson Films
Canon Point: post Desolation of Smaug
Age: 77, though his maturity in both mental age and appearance is around 23 in human years
Gender: male



History: wiki link to An Unexpected Journey, wiki link to The Desolation of Smaug, and a wiki link to Kili

Personality: Most of Kili’s personality can be summed up by his youth and naivety. At 77, only two years past his coming of age, he still possesses that infallibility of youth, the confidence in his own invincibility. It’s safe to say that he does not doubt that he’ll survive the journey for one moment, at least until he’s injured by the Morgul shaft in DoS. He is overconfident to the point of recklessness, stupidly brave in the face of danger, as demonstrated by his trying to take on three mountain trolls by himself and when he jumped out of his barrel to pull down the lever, fighting off orcs without a weapon until Dwalin tosses him one.

Kili wants desperately to be a hero. He wants to go down in history as a warrior, a veteran who defied all the odds. As the baby of the family, he’s been spoiled and pampered as much as was possible in such an environment as he grew up in, and while he likes the attention, he wants to prove himself as an adult. There’s dissension within the fandom of whether the dwarven coming of age is at 75 or at 80, though I usually go with 75. This means Kili has only come of age a mere 2 years previous to the quest. While it’s mentioned in canon that he’s been on a few trips outside of Ered Luin, he hasn’t quite had his big chance to prove himself, and that’s what this quest is for him. It’s his turn to show everyone that he is an adult and that he is more than capable of taking care of himself in a combat situation.

But while Kili wants to prove his adulthood, he still behaves childishly and recklessly. He takes a particular delight in teasing their poor burglar hobbit, enjoying making Bilbo anxious or frightened by his actions or stories. In Bag-End, Kili and his elder brother Fili throw around Bilbo’s plates, which are inherited from his deceased mother, laughing and singing when the hobbit starts to fret and panic. Kili does this once more when they are gathered about the fire, listening to the sounds of orcs in the distance. He then tells tales of orc attacks, deliberately trying to frighten Bilbo. It has the negative side-effect of earning him a telling off by Thorin, his uncle, who fought in the battle of Azanulbizar before the lads were even born and lost much at the hands of the orcs. Thorin’s rebuke ends with the words, “You know nothing of the world.” While it sounds harsh and angry, words spoken out of bitterness, it’s very true.

As a princeling, Kili was taught after the manner of his people from childhood. It can safely be assumed that he has a general knowledge of geography and history, though with his limited attention span, it’s doubtless that he didn’t retain too much of that knowledge. Likely he learned best from bedtime stories, tales of his people and the heroic deeds of his ancestors. He was also trained in combat, and no doubt can use just about any weapon with varying levels of proficiency. His weapon of choice is the bow, though he is an expert with a blade and has some skill with throwing knives and daggers. He was also taught how to use a forge, and I like to believe Kili has a particular skill with highly detailed work.

Kili is fiercely loyal to his family and to his friends. Dwarves typically have a strong sense of family ties, and Kili is no exception. He and his elder brother Fili are particularly close, literally inseparable in most cases. As their father passed away when they were both very small, Thorin, their mother’s brother, is the father figure in their lives. Kili hero worships his uncle, who is both a celebrated warrior and the king of what’s left of their people. He is desperate to make Thorin proud of him, which proves to be a difficult task. Kili also is very dedicated to the members of the Company, most of which are his cousins (with the exception of Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Bilbo). He has a particular fondness for Bilbo, likely due in part that he is easy to tease, but there are moments too when he shows he truly cares for the hobbit. Towards the end of the first movie, when they can’t seem to find their burglar, it is Fili and Kili who look the most frightened, glancing around everywhere for him until he reappears. Kili’s relief at that is obvious, and he breaks into a wide smile to see that Bilbo is alright.

A new development in DoS is Kili’s interest in Tauriel, the red-headed Captain of Thranduil’s Guard. Tall, beautiful, and utterly dangerous, Kili falls head over heels for the elf maid, even if love between a dwarf and an elf is a bit taboo, particularly with Thorin’s dislike for elves. Once again, he’s showing a little streak of rebelliousness and recklessness. It’s clear that any relationship he might have with Tauriel won’t end well, and yet, he indulges himself and thinks with his heart rather than his brain.

Fears: At the canon point that I’m taking him from, Kili has a terrible fear of death, and of not being able to keep his promise to his mother to return to her. He was on the verge of death when he was healed, and he’s suddenly starting to realize that he’s not quite as invincible as he thought he was.

Another big fear is of being separated from his family. This is already happened to some extent as he’s left his mother, but his real fear is of losing his brother. The two have never been apart since Kili’s birth, and he’s very attached to Fili. The thought of being separated from his brother in any way terrifies him.

Kili is also afraid of failure. There’s a chance that he won’t actually be able to prove himself, and that instead he’ll end up a laughingstock and no one will ever take him seriously again.

He has a horrible fear of letting Fili down as well, and that may perhaps be the fear that he dwells on the most. He loves his brother fiercely, but sometimes he has moments where he becomes convinced that he is only dragging his brother down and making it impossible for Fili to become the king he needs to be. He’s afraid that he’s bad for his brother, if only because he needs Fili so desperately that he doesn’t know what he would do if he weren’t needed as well. Which brings me to another one of Kili’s fears, and that is that he will not be needed or wanted. He’s afraid that everyone will realize that he is just a kid inside and that he will no longer be kept around or liked. Kili thrives on attention; to have that taken away would cripple him.

Kili has a few concrete fears as well, namely wargs and orcs, though the latter is mostly Azog the Defiler (scroll down to ‘Other Adaptations’), who killed his great-grandfather Thror, his uncle Frerin, and nearly killed Thorin in front of Kili.

Weaknesses: I think most of his weaknesses were stated in the personality section, but I’ll go back over and kind of recap what I said before. Kili is young and reckless, to the point of stupidity. He thinks most often with his heart rather than his head. He is cocky regarding his own abilities, often thinking himself invincible, and has a bit of a rebellious streak when he wants to. His love for others could be considered a weakness as well, particularly his loyalty to his brother and his uncle.

Mundane Strengths/Abilities: As a dwarf, Kili is strong and sturdy. He can handle intense weather easier than any of the other races, though he may not particularly enjoy it. Dwarves are also less easily corrupted by evil, as seen by the dwarf lords given rings crafted by Sauron. While it increased their greed, they did not undergo a transformation like the Nazgul, who were once Men. He is fluent in the Common Tongue (Westron) and the sacred language of the dwarves, Khuzdul, as well as the dwarf sign language of Iglishmek.

Kili is a skilled blacksmith and can both read and write. Having been trained from his childhood, he is dangerous with weapons. His weapon of choice is the bow, with which he is deadly accurate, though he’s very talented with the sword as well. While he could pick up just about anything and be able to defend himself with it, those are the weapons he’s best with, as well as throwing knives.

Kili can also play the fiddle.

Sensitivity/Magical Ability: N/A

Supply List: Unfortunately, he’s been stripped of just about all his weapons except for a single dagger. The other item on his person is a small blue runestone. The symbols translate into ‘return’, to remind Kili of the promise he made to his mother to come home safely.

Game Transfers: I would very much like to transfer his Exsilium history over once it closes in March :3

Sample RP post:

Not you.

The words echo strangely in Kili’s head as he limps back to the dock slowly, hearing Thorin’s voice reverberate over and over in his mind.

You will only slow us down.

He sits down heavily, glancing down with a sudden rush of anger at his injured leg. He’s bled through the scrap of fabric serving as a bandage yet again, the wound still oozing and aching, and Kili hates it. If only he hadn’t been so stupidly brave, if someone else had gone to throw that damned lever, then he wouldn’t be stuck here on this island of matchsticks.

And now he’s being left behind. With Oin, who hardly makes the best company even when Kili’s in good spirits. The rest of the company will sail away to Erebor and open that secret door and bathe in riches, and Kili will be here in this squalor, a dwarf among men, among strangers.

But then Fili is approaching, arguing with Thorin. Kili can feel himself growing warmer with fever and it’s hard to focus, but he listens as best he can all the same.

I belong with my brother.

Fili’s words bring a sudden warmth that have nothing to do with the fever, and he manages a very small, very tired smile. There’s a part of him that feels bad about this; he’s holding Fili back now too. But the rest of him is just selfishly glad. He and Fili have never been apart, not for as long as Kili can remember, and he needs someone to hold on to.

Perhaps it’s a good thing that he’s staying here. The minutes tick by, the crowd screams and shouts and waves goodbye, and Kili slumps into his brother. He’s known since he was injured that this was no ordinary arrow, but he didn’t want to admit it, too stubborn, too set on making it to Erebor with the others. But as Fili grabs him by the shoulders and shouts his name, Kili can already feel himself starting to slip.

The next few hours seem to come in bits and pieces. He remembers being held up against Fili, half dragged by his brother from house to house, remembers the tight faces of the strangers as they shake their head and say they have no room for the night… And most of all he remembers the looks that Fili and Bofur share. Afraid. They’re...afraid. For Kili.

He remembers hearing Bofur’s words to the bargeman: Kili’s sick. He’s very sick.

Horror washes over him. I’m dying, he realizes. They lay him down in a bed and tend to him as best they can, but the pain is only mounting and his fever refuses to break. Fili murmurs words of encouragement to him and tells him stories to take his mind off the pain, but Kili just can’t stop being afraid. He cries out in pain and sobs and fights when Oin tells him to lay still. Fili’s fingers slip into Kili’s pocket and he presses the runestone into his brother’s palm. Return.

Kili breathes. Fili brushes damp hair behind his younger brother’s ear. We promised her we would come back, Fili says. His voice is hoarse. Don’t break that promise, Kili.