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Middle Earth D&D Game on Domebo: FA63 Setup Thread
Middle Earth Role playing Game FA 63 & 64 Player Timeline Project.
First Adventure Thread
Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game, the Second Adventure, Scouting Ered Lithui
Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game, Third Adventure, Ered Lithui Mystery Creature
Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game. Fourth Adventure. Journey to Rivendell
Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game: Fifth Adventure - War in Goblin Gate.
Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Sixth Adventure - Harrying Harad by Sea
Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Sixth Adventure - Harrying Harad by Sea. conclusion.
Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Seventh Adventure – The Ruins of Old Hatha
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The Role Call
Gwaelur son of Gwaelin – ds9writer - Fighter, Dwarf of the Glittering Caves. 7th level Age: 135
Bitur son of Bofur - Hoopy Frood - Fighter, Dwarf of Erebor. 7th level Age: 180
Sir Thoroncir, Knight-Errant– Elendil’s Heir - Fighter, Man of Gondor, a Sea-Knight of Linhir 7th level Age: 22
Princess Gilraen (Renee)- NPC – Beautiful young woman of Gondor and trained Healer of Estë 7th level Age: 17
Gil-Gandel – Malacandra – Bard 5th, Sindar ("Grey Elf") 6th level F/Th Age: 624
Ithilneth – Pleonast - F/MU: 5th Silvan Female age: early 2nd age.
Rorimac Brandybuck - CatInASuit – Hobbit Ranger 7th Age: 45 Meriadoc’s youngest son.
Mulligan Took – CatInASuit - Burglar, Hobbit (Daughter of Peregrin Took's Sister) 8th level Age: 30 (From a larger family)
Deor – appleciders – Mage of Rohan (Brother of Theogrim) 8th level Age:21 (From a very large family)
Ceol – kenobi65 - Paladin of Eonwë 6th level Man of Rohan - Age 25
Drindoleth – Zuul – Beorning Druid 7th level – age 30. Shape Shifter.
Sala - NPC – Man of Kophra, near Port Hatha, 6th level Rapier Expert. Age 31.
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Folca: Deor’s really well trained Red Tailed Hawk. He is often invisible.
Baygir: The very good Heavy War Horse of Thoroncir.
Cúran: A very swift and well-trained horse of the Elves, Gil-Gandel’s mount.
Kali: A fine Silver Grey Mare of exception stock. Her lines trace back to Shadowfax. She is Gilraen’s mount.
Missy: The strange green eyed, white fur cat, companion of Gilraen. It will not talk to Ghân but seems very intelligent and dutiful to Gilraen. She is an excellent night guard and usually invisible now thanks to Deor. She is apparently a descendent of Mirëgol’s ancient cat Warrior.
Freyja: A Wildcat with Mulligan that is from Ered Lithui. She speaks occasionally.
Dulindar: (noble-nightingale) she is a nightingale and Ithilneth's friend and familiar.
Leofwin Paladin’s War Horse of Ceol.
Hound The Wolf: Animal Friend of Drindoleth, raised from a pup. Her mother was a wolf and sire a warg but she inherited her size from the warg side and more so. The young pup drank Ent draught on several occasions and grew to a great size, a size to perhaps rival Draugluin though not Carcharoth. Larger than even Huan of lore.
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It is December 3rd of FA64 and the Party is ready to ship out on The Elendil again. This time, for a mission to Raj further south, to help them fight off their School of Necromancy and Cult of Morgoth. Raj is a merchant Kingdom and not evil. It turns out they never actually fought in the War of the Ring. The party expects to meet up with another party led by Meriadoc the Magnificent himself to give aid to the High Lord of Raj. Kralji Slú Carlon born 1FA, son of Numiot Carlon 2989TA , son of Melliot Carlon 2942TA. It appears Meriadoc’s group has approached the Kralji or ruler of Raj and discovered that it was his grandfather Melliot Carlon who in an act of extreme paranoia established the Schools of Wizardry in Raj, including the School of Necromancy. There are now 5 schools in all. 2 in the capital, the eldest and a fairly new school of Dreams and Illusions. A School near the large inland lake and one in the city of Oliphant training. Then in the southern hill of Raj is the large school of Necromancy. They volunteered to act as the bulwark against the Spirit of the Woods. Slú Carlon is a good man and his most trusted aides are a crusty old admiral and a good wizard.
Meriadoc’s party brought evidence that the Necromancers were working against the peace and law of Raj and that one of the chief ministers had hired foreign assassins to kill a rich merchant who was a cousin to the admiral. They negotiated the outlines of a plan to open a peace dialogue with the King. As part of a show of faith, the party volunteered to investigate the Woods. It was felt that with the Senior Druid, an Ent Friend and several Elves including a Bard and Mage of the Light, that the party was well suited to try and find peace for Raj with the mysterious woods. They apparently succeeded and word was sent for the King to come down for both the peace negotiations and to help against the Necromancers who were found to have violated two more longstanding edicts. The Necromancers were working with the Cult of Morgoth, an outlawed and very evil group. They were also apparently violating the Kralji's orders to stay out of the Woods. With the party was a trusted Captain of the Raj Scouts and he and the Mage Telemum were able to verify all of this.
Bjorn the Druid had flown back to King Elessar as an Eagle and the King dispatched fast messengers to Port Hatha to make ready for the Elendil to disembark with Gil-Gandel’s party and the 28 best Sea-Knights. Along with them was of course 160 top heavy infantry. To follow behind will be the main fleet carrying nearly 800 soldiers.
The adventure picks up with The Elendil arriving near the port of Bozisha-Dar, the capital of Raj. The 40 riders dismount 5 miles south of town at a beach and then The Elendil sailed and rowed to the port. The party and Sea-Knight were met by Captain Meriadoc’s party, Admiral Klu Relortin and the Mage Telemum.
Captain Meriadoc’s party includes:
1. Mírëgol the eldest, born under the light of the Two Trees where her father was a jewelsmith that served under Aulë directly. She is a powerful Mage that many soon realize rides a Unicorn-like creature like the one Elenwë rode. She has a strange and very powerful cat that is apparently nearly as old as she is and the forefather of the Lothlórien cats like Missy.
2. Bjorn is the great grandson of Beorn and he is a druid of 10th level. He and Drindoleth know each other well; they grew not far from each other and trained under Radagast together, though Bjorn was ahead of Drindoleth.
3. Bren is a Ranger Knight of the far north who is also of the Kanotir family. He is youngish but older than Thoroncir.
4. Lindar is an Elven Bard of Ithilien. One of Legolas’ people. He is a powerful bard and strong fighter. He rides the oddest of steeds, a phantom steed he conjures up each morning. It is a horse of music and magic and very swift.
5. Felyahin is an Elven Rogue of the far woods of Rhûn. He is a skilled treasure finder and fighter.
6. Elfstan Fairbairn is of course a familiar face to many in the party. Samwise's Heir, the bearer of Sting. A Treasure Finder though not as skilled as Mulligan.
7. Hlíf is a Dwarf of Erebor and before that the Iron Hills. Older even than Bitur, he is a veteran of many wars and skirmishes. He was the senior engineer in the most recent campaign in Angmar, assisting the Elves, and was an important engineer in the taking of Goblin Gate. Bitur and Gwaelur both know him and Bitur knows him well.
8. Haldreng the Paladin is a man of Rohan and follower of Eonwë. He knows Ceol but not Deor.
9. Nico is a young and accomplished archer. He is a woodman of Greenwood and thus holds the Chief of the Beornings as Lord.
10. Meriadoc rounds out the party. He is the official representative of King Elessar and King Elfwine. He is a powerful fighter. The tallest of Hobbits and through means of magical elixirs and other circumstances he has the appearance and health of a middle-aged Hobbit though he is 103 years old. He is deadly with Bow and Swords. Well, actually Short Sword and Long Knife. He is also angry; the Necromancers killed his good pony Bilbo. Bilbo had been the very same Pony that carried him that night when your party first met to ride to the rescue of the family against the orcs.
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Some background, it is 64 years since the Bearers of the Three Rings left Middle-earth for the Uttermost West and 66 since Sauron and Barad-Dûr fell.
King Elessar & Queen Arwen are in their prime and young Prince Eldarion is in his early training at age 21. There is still a constant struggle to tame the brown lands, Umbar, Harad, Nurn and the North. The court summers in Evedim near the lake and spend 9 months in Minas Tirith. Aragorn has campaign more often than not in the last 64 years, but far less than the prior 67. He and Arwen have had 4 daughters. Silmariën (FA45), Gilraen (FA47), Telperiën (FA51) & Fíriel (FA55)
Legolas has removed a small number of his people to Ithilien to support Prince Faramir in this fair land. He visits the courts of Faramir, Elessar, Éomer and Gimli son of Gloin often. His beautiful sister Elenwë is adventuring and rides a Minaras (Unicorn)
Faramir and Éowyn have two sons: Elboron (FA3) & Caramir (FA7). Both are hardy Warriors. They say that Prince Elboron has the look of his father and Caramir of his mother’s people. Prince Caramir is a great Horseman and loves his visits to his Uncle. Both appear to take strongly after Faramir as they are aging slowly. It has been noted that Éowyn has remained very youthful for all her long years. She could be taken for Éomer’s daughter or even granddaughter rather than his sister. She looks to be in her 50s more than her late 80s. Some wonder if this was a gift of King Elessar’s healing or a reward for slaying the Witch King of Angmar. Faramir is of course still a hale and hardy man. A little over a hundred he too looks to be in his 50s.
Currently Minas Tirith and their allies are fighting a two front war in the South and a Campaign wiping out orc lairs in Ered Lithui and around Nurn. Gondor is expanding and trying to build up a large force of horseman to supplement the Riders of Rohan. They are building a great road to Rhûn to create trade and build an alliance. They also hope to increase trade to Erebor & Dale. There is a project underway at a slower pace to improve travel along the Anduin. It is expected to take decades. Dark tidings arrived out of Rhûn brought by Hodwain the Beorning Bard. There is apparently unrest and some organized evil activity out near the Sea and beyond.
Dol Amroth is still the great Principality of Gondor. It is under the wise care of Prince Elphir (TA2987), son of Prince Imrahil of course. Sister to Lothíriel the Queen of Rohan. His eldest son Alphros (TA3017)is the Commodore of the Gondor Fleet and commands the great and swift flagship the Amroth.
King Éomer has passed away leaving the behind his widow, Queen Lothiriel of Dol Amroth. King Elfwine, his eldest now leads in all things. He is seeking the hand of Silmariën. Elfwine is a tall man of 6' 5" with blond hair and piercing blue eyes. His features show a bit of elvish influence of his mother's side. He speaks with a deep voice and looks to be no more than 30 years old but he is probably 50. He uses a long sword and Gwaelur knows that Elfwine was given a fine chain mail shirt as a gift from Gimli. The Chief Mearas likes the new King, his best son is Prince Elfwine's partner. They think he is a very good human. Prince Éomund is the next in line currently. He is a few years younger than Elfwine and also still single. He is leading a large force of Riders of Rohan on behalf of his brother the King to aid King Elessar in Harad.
In 61 Samwise Gamgee left Middle-earth via Mithlond. Merry and Pippin got their affairs in order and headed south to live in Gondor. Mulligan Took was among their escort. Samwise’s eldest Grandson Elfstan Fairbairn joined the group after visiting Minas Tirith. Faramir Took son of Pippin is the Thain and the Shire’s greatest Warrior since Meriadoc the Magnificent. Mulligan’s Brother Ponto Took is an excellent archer and a good treasure finder.
Arnor is repopulating as is the Anduin Valley. The Shire’s population is growing and their produce is helping to feed the North and even the South. They have steady wains heading to and from the Dwarves of Ered Luin. They are even supplying produce and pipe weed to the Grey Havens in exchange for salted & smoked fish.
Elladan and Elrohir of course remain the Masters of Rivendell and assist in the running of Arnor. They in no way have finished with hunting Orcs. Indeed, they have driven the Goblins far underground with their constant attacks on Goblin Gate and often roam north against Angmar itself. Elladan, Elrohir and Glorfindel seem tireless these days in hunting the scattered remains of these ancient enemies to the North. They often leave the care of Rivendell to the wise Celeborn. He did leave a thriving Sindarin kingdom in Southern Greenwood from where Gil-Gandel most recently hailed.
Thorin III Stonehelm rules the Durin Folk (Khazad). He rules from Erebor of course. His lords include Gimli in Aglarond, Lord Gíon of the Iron Hill and some lesser lords in the Blue Mountains and Fornost. The Dwarves are again thinking of Khazad-dûm. Dori and Bofur are still alive, but quite venerable and rich. Bofur is acting as the ambassador to Rivendell and Arnor as needed.
A bridge at Tharbad has been built and the great bridge is nearly rebuilt. Tharbad is already a thriving and growing town under the command of Lord Mayor Ianthír (Bridge Lord). He is Ranger of the North and the son of Aragorn's most loyal friend Halbarad. The population is mostly just men of Eriador. There are small Dwarven and Hobbit communities.
The Great South road is rebuilt and maintained from Fornost to Minas Tirith. All the additional trade has brought much prosperity to Bree and the town and the Prancing Pony have both expanded. Fornost is still small, but growing. Most of the remaining Northern Dúnedain have moved near Fornost.
For year 63 FA review & review of The Elendil.