Galendae was brought over the sea from the west many ages ago. She is an maiar of Yavanna and at first took to living in the forests among the wild beasts and plants of Middle Earth. She became well learned in their lore and she loved them. Often she was heard walking among them, singing songs of their beauty and encouraging them to grow strong and healthy. She was seldom seen by the people of Middle Earth and when she was she seemed but as a shadow in her green cloak, hardly noticed and quickly gone. For that she was called Galendae in the elvish tongue, the green shadow. She stayed in the forests for many years but she knew she had duties to attend to and could not devote her life to plants and animals alone. She left her home in the forests and traveled the lands of Middle Earth, learning now of the people of the land and their ways. She settled in Isengard and grew to love living among her fellow istari. She became accustomed to wandering the halls of Orthanc and walking through it’s gardens. Galendae found peace in Isengard though she would occasionally go and spend weeks among the trees and beasts of the forests from time to time.
After a time, a shadow of foreboding slowly fell upon Galendae’s heart and she knew there was trouble in Middle Earth. She took a palamino steed and set off in haste to the forest of Fangorn. As she came to the northern most part of Fangorn she could feel the shadow upon her grow darker. It was there that she discovered a colony of orcs that were invading Fangorn. They had felled many trees and destroyed the land with their fire. Galendae knew she had to act quickly before Fangorn would forever be scarred. Quickly she rode deep into the forest and began to summon all the beasts and ents of Fangorn. Together they marched on the orcs and soon conquered their enemies. However, the land was stained with the filth of the orcs and Galendae’s host was lost in despair at the destruction the orcs had caused. A song was then heard being whispered from Galendae’s lips that slowly grew louder and clearer. The companies spirits were lifted as Galendae’s song of healing and growth spread over the land and into the air. The ents and animals slowly returned to their homes in Fangorn but Galendae lingered behind singing her song. Soon afterwards she returned to Isengard weary and weak. However, she often returned to that place in Fangorn and would lay her song of blessing on the land. That next spring, the land that was once destroyed and spoiled by the orcs was found blooming in new growth and a renewed strength. Galendae then rested in Isengard, enjoying the company of the istari, awaiting the time her aid would again be needed.
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