Kilaran

Kilaran was among the Rangers of the North who lived at Sarn Ford in the Third Age.
He is a character invented for the 2013 video game War in the North.
== Biography ==
Kilaran was a ranger and scout under the command of Halbarad. He is friends with the ranger Luin. 
They were sent to the Barrow-downs to investigate the mysterious events at there. On their way to the Barrow-downs, they set up camp at its entrance, and wait there a while. While they continue to investigate, they are being ambushed by the dead. Kilaran and Luin were knocked out, and carried into a temple. During the fight, Kilaran's sword has been broken and his shard was left at the stairs leading to the entrence of the temple. Either during the fight or when carried to the temple, Kilaran has been killed and his body has been corrupted by the Barrow-Wight Lord.
When Halbarad had not heard from them, he sent Eradan, Andriel, and Farin to the Barrow-downs. When they reached the temple, they found Luin in a stone sanctuary. He awoke, and they sought and found Kilaran deeper within the temple. They believed him to be asleep, but discovered the Lord of the Barrow-downs had corrupted Kilaran and gained control of his body. The wight-lord and the corpse of Kilaran assailed the four. After a skirmish, the Lord of the Barrow-downs and Kilaran's corpse perished. After a while Luin, heartbroken at Kilaran's demise, after a recover carried Kilaran's body and returned to Sarn Ford with Eradan, Andriel, and Farin, and told Halbarad of what occurred.  Kilaran's body has been buried among with the rangers that fell when Nazguls crossing the ford.