Elenril's mother was Noldo and his father was Sinda. His upbringing was decidedly Sindarian and showed in the way he dressed and arranged his rooms. His mind set, however, was Noldo in that he had always been curious about creating and changing things. Because of his interest in nature, he became a Magician and excelled at all he did. While talking to a smith about reworking a weapon to improve it, he realized that soldiers are much like weapons and perhaps they could also be improved by 'reworking'. He soon began experimenting with animals to change their physical structures so that they functioned differently. He hoped to improve the average soldier by improving his physical body or instincts. Word of his experiments soon spread, and he was strongly urged by others to stop his inhumane a