Ferileth was born in Greenwood the Great, the forest now known as Mirkwood, more than three thousand years ago. She had two older brothers, older than her, and both brave warriors. As a child, she always preferred wandering the woods, to any other activity; climbing in the trees, watching squirrels and small animals and bathing in the cold streams. When she grew older, she became a hunter, like her father and brothers before her, and roamed the woods with them. She was a restless spirit, and only story-telling at the firelight in the nights could keep her still. Her life changed when the darkness started to grow stronger in Dol Guldor. In a few hundred years, her father and brother’s were dead, and her mother gone. Since then, Ferileth has hunted alone. The Dunedain call her 'Darkbow', but to her own people she is known as Amdiriel, 'the one who hopes for joy'. Ferileth considers the wilderness her home, and is ill at ease in crowds. Yet, she shares her mothers love for firelight, and is often found in the back rooms at the Prancing Pony. She prefers to stay silent, but is known to be friendly to strangers, if a bit impatient to those who fear elves.