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Shadows of the North

 

Eriador, home to men, elves, dwarves and hobbits alike is a peaceful western part of Middle-Earth, where the free-folk live their ordinary lives, oblivious to the dangers around them... but now following the War of the Ring, a great malice rises in the north, one the continent hasn't seen in a while as the flames and forges of Angmar are relit and the servants of the Dark Lord Sauron prepare to do his bidding and claim the homes of the free-folk.

Such evil was once held at bay by the few rangers... the Dunedain, split apart remnants of Arnor, the once great Kingdom of Men, but now the rest of the kingdoms must face this true evil, together, or be destroyed.

 

As you may have noticed, this RP happens in the universe of the great J.R.R. Tolkien, in Middle-Earth[Or as some people like to call it, "Lord of the Rings Universe" ^^ ]. 

Roleplay starts at the same time the Nazgul invade the land in search of the One Ring of power.

 

If interested, fill out[Note, this isn't pony]:

Name: [if you have problems with this, PM me and I can help you, names in the universe are specific]

Race: [Look below and pick a race/nationhome]

Class: [i won't make a list of classes, they are obvious but you can be creative]

Age: [Also look below.]

Physical Description:

Backstory:

 

*You can be a bandit or orc and RP on the evil side.

*Not everyone is Aragorn or Boromir, keep it real and no facing off 15 orcs alone and coming out unscratched.

*You are expected to post once a day, if you can't or feel depressed or something feel free to post about it so the people around you arn't lost and the RP dies.

*You don't have to be all in one spot, you are free to make your own side-RPs and stories, there is no set story you have to follow.

*You don't have to know all the lore, so chill, stuff below is there to help you get immersed.

 

OTHER INFO/HELP/LORE

Races:

Men:

 

 

Dunedain

Men of the North, descedants of Numenor they are blessed with long life. Currently they are scattered as Rangers in Eriador, stationed all around and keeping the free-peoples safe[such as The Shire]. They are lead by Aragorn son of Arathorn.

 

Average Lifespan 300-200 years.

 

Breeland

After the 'Dark Days' aka the Fall of Arnor some of the folk settled down past the Barrow Downs. They inhabit mostly the town of Bree and its surroundings such as the villages of Combe, Stradle, Archet and Combe, living their daily lives of farming, trading and such. Often brown-haired and short they were one of the few to know of the Hobbits living next to them in The Shire.

 

Average Lifespan 50-60 years.

 

Rhudaur

These men were a part of Arnor once, but during a civil war that broke off were later swayed by the Witch King after a king of Arthedain attempted to take back his land. They swore service to Sauron and Angmar and helped destroy the lands of Arnor. Currently much like before they are servants of Angmar, being a dangerous foe to mess with.

 

Average Lifespan 40-50 years.

Elves:

 

 

Rivendell

These descendants of Eregion live in the refuge of Imladris under Elrond Half-Elven at the Last Homely Home. They are a respectful folk, having no quarrel with Dwarves or Men alike, welcoming anyone who seeks refuge and rest to their home.

Sadly, their time is passing, and there are too few to properly face the evils that await outside their home, but non-the-less some try.

 

Average Lifespan [Eternal, 1000-3000 Years is young]

 

Lindon/Gray Havens

These Elves living in the very most Western parts of Eriador[the shore] are also known as the Talerii or Sea Elves, they are experts of the boat and have one of the more stronger elven presences in Ered Luin. Their main home is the grand Grey Havens from where they build ships to take the leaving elves across the sea.

 

Average Lifespan [Eternal, 1000-3000 Years is young]

 

 

Dwarves:

 

 

Ered Luin

The main population lives in the western mountains in Ered Luin, with their home of Thorins Halls. These hardy folk are masters of the axe and hammer in battle or artisanry alike.

 

Average Lifespan 300-500 Years.

 

 

Hobbits:

 

 

The Shire

The Hobbits are a jolly folk, short and child-like sized. What is most distinctive is their proud big hairy feet. They are known to be undetectable and quiet if they try and are mostly something unknown to the rest of the world but to the ones closest around them. They live in their Hobbit-Holes thought some slowly begun moving to small one story houses alongside humans. 

 

Average Lifespan 60-70 Years.

Orcs/Servants of Sauron:

 

 

Orcs

It is not really known where they come from, some say they are born in orc-pits, some that they breed among themselves. These people were once Elves and Men, twisted and turned by Morgoth into his blood-thirsty servants.

 

Goblins

Though some refer to them as Goblins, they are a breed of Orc living in the mountains, shorter than the average orc and weaker but very skilled in creating vast underground mountain halls.

 

Trolls

These creatures inhabbited the very North in tribes, but their presence is mostly noticeable in the Trollshaws. They are tall and dumb but once organized are a deadly force to be feared.

 

Lore:

 

Dunedain/Arnor

 

 

Arnor was the old Kingdom of Men who settled under Isildur and his heirs, split between 3 regions: Cardolan, Arthedain and Rhudaur. Facing a civil war the regions split into different factions which during the Dark Times lead to the kingdoms end by intervention of Angmar lead by the Witch King. 

 

Here is a video explaining it perfectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSYDGnzK10E

 

 

The Dunedain are survivors and descendants of Arnor, blessed with longer lives than the average humans these rangers are scattered in tribes all over Eriador, protecting the innocent folk and secretly keeping the evil at bay. 

 

Their most important leader is Chieftain Aragorn, who after gaining much experience fighting for Gondor and Rohan returned to lead these people against the threats of the Dark Lord.

 

To most they are know as 'Rangers', and the common folk don't even know to their existence or as a tale or legend when talking about the old Kingdom. 

 

 

 

Angmar

 

 

Angmar was formed by the Witch King at the beginning of the 3rd age, where he planned to take revenge against the Elves and Men who beat the Dark Lord at the end of the 2nd age. With his fortress of Carn Dum he rallied the rebelling men of Rhudaur, Troll tribes, goblins and ultimately raised an army of undead to eventually finish his job and destroy the Kingdom of Arnor by assaulting Fornost and scatter the remnants of the proud people.

 

Eventually, Angmar was beaten by intervention of Gondor and Elves who drove the Witch King away from the land and destroyed his armies.

 

 

 

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Accepted characters.

 

TheDarkStar

 

 

Name: Erynor

Race: Dunedain

Class: Ranger of the North

Working with bow and hand and a half sword, Erynor is all around skilled with weapons.

Age: 71

Physical Description: Erynor is a tall brown man with a heavy stubble on his face and blue eyes. His stature is fair and normal and his body fit for combat. Upon him is a rangers garb, leather vest, forest green cloak and upon his hands and legs tall black leather boots and gloves assisted with steel bracers and greaves.

Backstory: Born and raised by a Dunedain mother and father in Bree he knew constant danger from his fathers tales. Trained to be a warrior he eventually followed the footsteps of becoming a ranger protecting the borders of Bree.

 

 

Edited April 24, 2016 by The Nightly Spectre