So I downloaded lotro about two weeks ago and havnt even made my first character because I want to try and role play. The only problem is that I want my character and background to be lore approprient. Im playing as an elf so the main thing I'm worried about is age. I have to decide when I was born so that I can start working on a history. I know that elves are the oldest of the races but I dont want my history to sound far fetched.
What I have so far is this: I am Duvellon of Lindon. I am of the Noldor(so my charaters skin is pale, eyes are grey, and hair is dark). I was born in the Second Age 1572(I chose this age because I wanted my character to be born in the second age but lore says that elves dont have children durring times of war and war between the elves and Sauron begins on 1693 of the second age and doesnt end till 3441 which is the end of the second age). I fought in the Siege of Barad-dur.(By this time my character was well into adulthood at the age of 1,862. So if my math is right it would put me at 4,886 years old durring the time that the game is set in. Elrond is around 6,500 years old at the time of lotro so i didnt think that being 1,614 years younger would be inprobable but I just don't know. I mean what is 1,614 years to an elf when they arnt even considered adults till they are 100!