Elegost

Elegost was a Dúnedan Ranger of the North in The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004).
He is a part of the company of travelers controlled by the player. Elegost may be the most versatile fighter of Berethor's party. He is well skilled in both Bow Craft and Ranger Craft skills. Using Bow Craft skills, Elegost is able to manipulate the abilities of his enemies such as lowering their ability to counterattack, lowering their rate of attack, or even lowering the accuracy of an enemy. Using Ranger Craft skills, Elegost is able to deal severe damage to foes and can immobilize enemies for a turn. Elegost is good friends with the Dwarf, Hadhod.
== In adaptations ==
=== The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age ===
Not much is told of Elegost's life, except that he was a Dúnedain and a close friend of Aragorn. He met Hadhod during the Council of Elrond, where he and the Dwarf were given a map. A short while later he and Hadhod were attacked by a mob of orcsduring a stormy night, under command of an orc (this may have been the same time Saruman stopped Gandalf and company from passing over Caradhras by using his wizardry, since it was storming and voices were heard). Hadhod was carried away by a landslide while Elegost was wounded, and the Orc took his map. The next day Berethor and Idrial found Elegost, who told them he was hunting the wargs that were approaching. Having then killed the Orcs who came too near to Rivendell, they rescued Hadhod from a cave-troll. After the two friends were reunited, Elegost and Hadhod decided to follow the Man of Gondor on his quest. In The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, his name is only mentioned once throughout the game, by Eaoden in Minas Tirith.
== Abilities ==
=== Signature Skills ===
Frenzy 	Immediately takes two actions.
Examine	Inspect an enemy more closely.
=== Bow Craft ===
Stunning Shot 	Ranged attack than stuns a foe
Blinding Shot 	Ranged attack that lowers a foe's accuracy.
Crippling Shot 	Ranged attack that slows foe.
Pinning Shot 	Ranged attacks that prevents counter attacks.
Arrow Flurry 	Ranged attack at two foes.
Draining Shot 	Steals health from a foe.
Shield Piercing	Ranged attack that lowers foe's melee defense.
Enhanced Shot 	Tremendously damaged ranged attack.
=== Ranger Craft ===
Aimed Shot 	Powerful Ranged Attack.
Piece Will 	Ranged attack that lowers foe's spirit defense.
Paralyzing Shot 	Ranged attack That prevents foe's melee attack.
Cursed Arrow 	Ranged attack that lowers foe's ranged damage.
Arrow Splinters 	Ranged attack that prevents foe's ranged attacks.
Piercing Might 	Ranged attack that lowers foe's melee damage.
Arrows of Sleep 	Ranged attack that puts foe to sleep.
Kingsfoil Grace 	Restores ones ally's Health over time.
Flash Arrow 	Ranged attack that reduces a foe's accuracy.
Grace of Athelas	Grant entire party Health Regeneration.
Pierce Spirit 	Ranged attack that reduces foe's spirit damage.
Northern Storm 	Summon a lightning storm to strike your foes.
Fangorn Roots. 	Ranged attack that immobilizes foe.
=== Passive Skills ===
Ranger Evade 	Fixed percentage of Dodging enemy attacks.
Dunedain Invasion 	Increases Elegost's ability to dodge an enemy attack.
Hands of the Bowman 	Increases Dexterity.
Ranger War Rally 	Increases Momentum gained from actions.
Spirit of the North 	Increases AP Pool.
Frenzy 	For 125 AP, allows the execution of two extra actions, limited to Bow Craft and Ranger Craft, possibly Shadow Craft and Light Craft as well.
Blessing of the Haste	Allows Elegost to take actions more often during combat.
Sleep Volley 	Arrows of Sleep targets all enemies, instead of only one.
Lingering Sleep 	Makes attack Arrows of Sleep last for the duration of the fight.
Crippling Volley 	Increases effectiveness of Crippling Shot.
== Quotes ==
[Elegost lies motionless on the ground as two Wargs slowly get closer to him]
Berethor: A man... badly wounded.
Idrial: Wait for the Wargs to approach.
Berethor: They'll kill him! *Charges towards them, sword drawn* HOLD ON!
*The Wargs charge at Elegost*
Elegost: *Hops up on his feet, completely unharmed* Hello lovelies! *Slays the Wargs*
Berethor: You live...
Elegost: No thanks to you. Can't you see I was hunting them?
[Berethor, Idrial, and Elegost have just killed a trio of Orcs]
Elegost: *Kicks one of the corpses*
Berethor: What are you doing?
Elegost: You want to be sure they're good and dead. Some are mighty hard to kill. *Plunges his sword into the other corpse*
== Trivia ==
* Even though Elegost uses a bow in combat, he always uses a sword in cutscenes. This could be due to the fact during early development, several of the characters were originally going to have different weapons.
* Despite being aware that he was present at The Council of Elrond with Boromir, Berethor never asks Elegost about his location.
* Elegost tells Berethor and Idrial that it was a Mordor Orc that stole the map from him. However, when fought, the Orc instead uses the model for the Orcs encountered in Eregion, The East Emnet Gullies, and Rohan.
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