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	Temporary Discussion Moderators: Aryndil Ciryatan Elohir Nova6 Temporary location for general discussion and chat on the old Middle Earth in preparation for the move.	55	8/29/05 10:30 am	Aryndil Ciryatan Elohir Nova6
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Historical Records
	Quest Retrieval Requests Moderator: Nova6 Post here if a quest of yours has been moved to the archives and you wish to reinstate it and an admin will address your request.	3	3/3/04 6:40 pm	Nova6
	Archives (CLOSED!) Moderator: Nova6 (CLOSED) This is where all quests will go after they are finished or have been idle for a month or more.	8694	1/20/04 7:13 pm	Nova6
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	Combat Archives Moderator: Nova6 Records of Major Battles will be stored in here instead of in the regular Archives forum.	1666	2/8/05 1:02 pm	Nova6
	Award Records Moderator: Nova6 Voting and nomination topics for previous monthly awards will be moved here after voting has ended.	121	4/16/04 9:19 pm	Nova6
	The Vault Moderator: Nova6 Topics deemed to be deleted will be instead moved here in case they be needed again.	955	12/21/04 11:13 am	Nova6
Eriador
	Hobbiton Hobbiton is one of the chief villages of the Shire, and home to a multitude of hungry, little hairy-footed hobbits! The Shire was founded long ago by the brothers Marcho and Blanco, and is indeed younger than Bree.	407	12/3/04 2:35 pm
	Bree This is the town with the oldest hobbit population west of the Misty Mountains. The Men from here are known to have rural plant names like Harry Goatleaf of Barliman Butterbur. Here also resides the Prancing Pony, a famous inn driven by the Butterbur family.	509	2/8/05 11:57 am
	The Old Forest The Old Forest is one of the oldest forests of the world, originally part of Fangorn in the south. During the reign of N�menor, the forest was viciously cut down for the production of boats and ships, and soon only Fangorn and the Old Forest was left.	0	12/3/04 2:35 pm
	Midgewater Marshes A nasssty bog placed west of Bree on the map. It is treacherous in every aspect, known to be infested with mosquitoes, or "midges", and anoying creatures Samwise Gamgee properly named Neekerbreekers after the sounds they made.	115	12/3/04 2:35 pm
	Weathertop This was once the legendary watchtower of Amon S�l, that held one of the Palant�ri and marked where the borders of Arthedain, Rhudaur and Cardolan was. Eventually it was overrun by the Witchking and destroyed.	0	2/8/05 12:00 pm
The Elves
	Rivendell Founded shortly after the fall of Eregion and Ost-in-Edhil, this is the last free land of the Noldor. Here, Lord Elrond Peredhel has gathered the remaining Lords of the Noldor in what's called "the Last Homely House".	962	2/8/05 11:36 am
	Lindon Lindon, consisting of Harlond, Forlond and Mithlond, was called Ossiriand by its inhabitants in the First Age. It was the only part of Beleriand to survive the War of Wrath, and now it is the last thing the Elves of the northern world see when they leave Middle-earth. Lindon is ruled by C�rdan the Shipwright.	214	12/17/04 4:37 pm
	L�rien L�rien, the land named for Irmo, the Vala of dreams in Valinor, is ruled by Lord Celeborn, the wisest of the Elves left in Middle-earth, and is rumored to be wiser than Elrond Peredhel himself. The lands of L�rien include the rivers Silverlode and Nimrodel, and all the lands down to the fields of Celebrant and the plains from the river Limlit and north to the forest of Lothl�rien, where the remaining Eldar of L�rien reside with their Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel.	2245	12/3/04 2:36 pm
	Caras Galadhon The capital city of L�rien, and the home of Celeborn and Galadriel. It is situated in the northern part of the forest, between the rivers Celebrant and Anduin. This is the only fortress of the Galadhrim, and is protected by a moat and tall, strong walls. Though extremely few know about it, the Eldarin fortress is protected by Galadriel's power combined with that of the ring Nenya.	143	12/3/04 2:36 pm
The Dwarves
	Mines of Moria Khazad-d�m was the former capital of the Dwarves of Middle-earth. As the ancestral home to Durin's Folk, the biggest clan of Dwarves, it had the strongest army of Dwarves in Endor. Also, the deep mines under Caradhras is the only place you can find mithril, the true-silver that is held to be the toughest substance in all of Arda.	465	12/3/04 2:36 pm
	The Lonely Mountain After the fall of Moria to the Balrog, the dwarves of Durin's folk removed to the Grey Mountains, and from there to Erebor when they were chased away by the cold-drakes of the Mountains. Again, in the latter half of the Third Age, the last great dragon, Smaug, vanquished the Dwarves of Erebor and Men of Dale. After Smaug was defeated the Dwarves came back and flourished again under D�in Ironfoot as the new King under the Mountain.	146	1/20/05 10:29 pm
	The Iron Hills The ruddy hills which was one of two locations the Dwarves of Durin's Folk removed to after the fall of the Grey Mountains. Known for its vast iron ores and named for their red color, this was the main kingdom of the Dwarves in the North after Erebor was abandoned. Here ruled D�in for long years before the Battle of the Five Armies.	0	12/3/04 2:36 pm
The Wizards
	Isengard When N�menor fell and the Elendili came to the shores of Middle-earth, the Seakings; Elendil, Isildur and An�rion, built many fortresses. One of them was situated in what would be known as Nan Curun�r, "Valley of Wizardry". The Seakings built the tower Orthanc, and later it was gifted to Saruman the White, in his days of glory, and when he still did not know the dark paths of Sauron's mind. Saruman built a wall around it, and currently, during the War of the Ring, he hewed all of Isengard's trees to fuel his furnaces. It was hollowed by enormous caverns and his machinery and smoke was heard and seen from quite a distance.	0	12/3/04 2:36 pm
	Rhosgobel As the Seakings Elendil, Isildur and An�rion came to Middle-earth after the Downfall of N�menor they built many fortresses throughout the lands. One such as those was Rhosgobel, as it would later be known. It lies on the edge of the Mirkwood forest, and is currently the residence of Radagast the Brown, but the Elves know him s Aiwendil.	0	12/3/04 2:36 pm
Rohan
	Edoras When the King's throne was removed from Aldburg, Edoras was where it moved. Eorl the Young started the construction of Meduseld, the Golden Hall of Edoras. Here, king Th�oden has the base of his �ored, and a large portion of the Rohirric army. Edoras and the villages around it hold about one and a half thousand Riders.	8	12/3/04 2:36 pm
	Helm's Deep Hornburg, the castle hid in the mountains, is named for the legendary hero Helm, who was besieged by the Dunlendings in Hornburg. Helm's Deep consists of the Hornburg, another fortress built by the Gondorian Seakings late in the Second Age. The deep valley is defended by great dike that runs across the valley. Deeper in you'll find the great wall that protects Hornburg and the caves that run through the Mountains, where many men can hold out for days with supplies. The biggest of these caves is Aglarond, the Glittering Caves, which has only one entrance through Hornburg.	0	12/3/04 2:36 pm
	Dunharrow Far up in the White Mountains lies Dunharrow, one of the fortresses built by the original mountain'dwelling folk that lived there before the Rohirrim came to Calenardhon. To get to Dunharrow a man must walk up steep paths to a protective plateau with room for many men. It is used as a mountain refuge by the Rohirrim, and just a few soldiers can protect it for a long time, and a host of archers can simply not be taken by force in Dunharrow.	163	12/3/04 2:36 pm
	Plains of Rohan The wide, green plains that make out most of Rohan. The fields stretche from An�rien north of Minas Tirith and west to the Gap of Rohan and the river Isen. Almost all the Riders of Rohan live in spread-out villages all over the lands of Calenardhon, therefore a gathering can take very long a time.	728	2/8/05 11:46 am
Gondor
	Minas Tirith Moderator: Silme When N�menor fell, and Isildur and An�rion came to the future lands of Gondor, they divided the lands in two. Isildur got the eastern part, and An�rion got the western. There he built the fortress Minas Anor, Tower of the Sun, and his people inhabited the lands of An�rien to the north and south. Later, after Minas Ithil was taken, Minas Anor was renamed Minas Tirith, the Tower of Guard, that watched over Mordor.	355	12/3/04 2:36 pm	Silme
	Ithilien Moderator: Silme When N�menor fell and Isildur came to Middle-earth, he and his brother An�rion shared Gondor with eachother. Isildur took the eastern half, where he built his fortress, Minas Ithil. To the north and south he named the lush woodlands Ithilien, the Moonland, where many of his folk settled. In the time of the War of the Ring the black uruks of Mordor had taken Ithilien and nobody lived there anymore. Faramir, a captain of Gondor, and his rangers hunted orcs and malicious Men of the South and East. But no matter what foul critters roamed through Ithilien, it never lost its stunning beauty.	0	12/3/04 2:36 pm	Silme
	Osgiliath Moderator: Silme Osgiliath, the Citadel of the Stars, was the capital city of Gondor in ancient times. Here, Isildur and An�rion ruled together in peace, and all the Kings of Gondor had their seat here. In the latter years of the Third Age the throne of Gondor was moved to Minas Tirith, and the city fell in ruin. After the plague that ravaged Gondor had broken the people of Osgiliath they all moved to Minas Tirith, their new capital. In the end, Mordor took Osgiliath, but it was retaken in good time by Boromir, the son of the Steward Denethor II.	132	12/3/04 2:36 pm	Silme
	Provinces of Gondor Moderator: Silme The southern provinces of Gondor include Belfalas, Pelargir, Dol Amroth, Anfalas, Lossarnach, Lamedon and Andrast. Most of the people living there are farmers, hunters and fishermen, but a good lot of them are soldiers in the army of Gondor, especially those of Pelargir and Dol Amroth.	104	12/3/04 2:36 pm	Silme
The Misty Mountains
	Caradhras By men it's called Redhorn, by elves Caradhras and to the Dwarves it's called Barazinbar. In the roots of this mountain you can find the only ore of the substance known and desired by every lord in Middle-earth: Truesilver, Mithril. The Dwarves of Dwarrowdelf dug under Baraz for it, and for that they paid the highest price: Their lives and their kingdom fell to the Balrog they awoke in the depths. The Redhorn Gate is also open to travelers at any time during the year. The Fellowship used it when the Misty Mountains were blocked to them.	0	12/3/04 2:36 pm
	The Mountain Range The Misty Mountains stretch from the Gap of Rohan and northward up to the Mountains of Angmar. The treacherous paths in the mountains change from time to time. Some are blocked, some are gone, some are full of goblins and trolls of the worst kinds. Therefore, unless you have a guide that has passed over the mountains before, you shouldn't travel the mountain passes at all.	0	12/3/04 2:36 pm
	Mt. Gundabad Once a flourishing Dwarven kingdom, it was abandoned for Dwarrowdelf, Moria, before the First Age. The Goblins of the Misty Mountains, the Mountains of Angmar, and all of the North, gathered here and this was their capital. Lying in the gore of the Mountains of Angmar and the Misty Mountains, it was a natural gathering point for the wicked Creatures of Sauron. In the Battle of Five Armies almost every Goblin in the horde was slain, and Mount Gundabad was almost abandoned.	118	6/9/04 1:47 pm
	Goblin Tunnels Deep under the Misty Mountains ran the tunnels and secret gates of the Goblin host. Here they had their halls and chambers where they fed on those miserable creatures they could find. Also, Gollum spent several hundred years down there, feeding on the Goblins, and the fish that lived in the waters by the roots of the mountain.	0	12/3/04 2:36 pm
Mordor
	Morannon In Gondor's days of glory they built many fortresses and towers to keep an eye on Mordor. The two towers they built by the valley Ud�n were called the Towers of the Teeth. After the great Plague struck Gondor they retreated from the two towers and they fell into ruin. When Sauron saw that the towers had been abandoned he took them as his own. He repaired them and made a vast gate between them. The gate was called Morannon by the Eldar. By the Men of Gondor it was named "The Black Gate".	82	12/3/04 2:37 pm
	Barad Dur "...wall upon wall, battlement upon battlement, black, immeasurably strong, mountain of iron, gate of steel, tower of adamant... Barad-d�r, fortress of Sauron."	69	12/3/04 2:37 pm
	Minas Morgul 'Tower of Sorcery,' formerly Minas Ithil, it was captured by the Witch King and re-titled.	50	2/8/05 11:49 am
	Cirith Ungol The great black tower guarding the pass of Cirith Ungol, it was originally built by Gondor, but now Orcs hold this stronghold.	108	12/3/04 2:37 pm
	Shelob's Lair Lair of the gargantuan beast herself.	0	12/3/04 2:37 pm
Mirkwood
	The Old Forest Road Moderator: Aryndil Ciryatan The accepted trail through the depths of Mirkwood.	0	12/3/04 2:37 pm	Aryndil Ciryatan
	The Dense Forest Moderator: Aryndil Ciryatan Mysterious and dark, Mirkwood is yet also home to beings of light, the woodland elves, and of darkness, spiders and other beings not yet seen.	594	12/3/04 2:37 pm	Aryndil Ciryatan
	Thranduil's Wood Elves Hall Moderator: Aryndil Ciryatan Great halls of an ancient race of wood elves.	275	2/8/05 11:54 am	Aryndil Ciryatan
	Spiders' Haunt Moderator: Aryndil Ciryatan The clustered woodland haunts of the resident clan of spiders, fantastically obese, with bodies 4'5" wide and standing 6' tall.	186	12/3/04 2:37 pm	Aryndil Ciryatan
	Esgaroth Moderator: Aryndil Ciryatan Also called Lake town, Esgaroth is an old town rebuilt once before. It was here that the great dragon Smaug was killed by Bard.	78	12/3/04 2:37 pm	Aryndil Ciryatan
	Dol Guldur Moderator: Aryndil Ciryatan Dol Guldur was called Amon Lanc (Naked Hill), because no trees grew on its summit. In the Third age Sauron made a stronghold there, and it got the name Dol Guldur (Hill of Sorcery).	0	12/3/04 2:37 pm	Aryndil Ciryatan
Fangorn Woods
	Deep in the Forest The depths of the great forest of Fangorn, home to the giant Ents and unseen Hurons.	261	12/3/04 2:37 pm
	Derndingle The hollow where Entmoots are held.	13	12/3/04 2:37 pm
	Home of Treebeard The noble Ent's massive home structure in the heart of Fangorn.	265	12/3/04 2:37 pm
Hither Lands
	Haradwaith Also called Sutherland, a common and vaguerly wide term of the lands in the Second and Third age, Haradwaith is south of Mordor and contains Far and Near Harad.	34	12/3/04 2:37 pm
	Umbar Umbar and the Bay of Umbar, the coastlands, is quite rockey with cliffs. It was importent to Gondor because it was there Ar-Pharazon had landed and humbled the might of Sauron, as remembered with pride in Gondor, but also because of the hold upon the evil in Haradwaith it gave.	110	2/18/04 8:19 am
Rhun
	Menelotriand Stretched between the Sea of Rhun and the river Amrunen, its northern part is inhabited by the nomad tribe Rahiwenna, the Free peoples, and in its southern part live the Talathrim, or Wainriders.	61	5/5/04 10:53 am
	The Wildwoods The left, eastern bank of Amrunen. They are inhabited by a mysterious and wild people, infamous among the population along the river for their constant raids.	200	2/16/04 9:13 pm
	Tau Luin and the Mistwoods The mysterious forests between the Orocarni mountains and the Eastern Sea. The unreachable shores covered with thick blue fog don't allow ships to land, though in the deep reaches of that woods could possibly be found hidden communities of the Ents, Avari Elves, Trolls or other beings.	153	3/18/05 11:24 am
Other Lands
	Forodwaith An icy region in the far north of Middle-earth, named for the hardy people who had once dwelt there. The desolate frozen landscape is now sparsely populated by the Lossoth.	20	6/21/04 8:10 pm
	Eryn Vorn The 'Black Forest' to the south of Middle Earth. This forest lies on a cape just South-East of the mouth of the Brandwine River. Filled with only dark tree like Huorns much like those found in the old forest. In fact this forest used to be part of the Old Forest, before the Numenoreans destroyed most of it.	43	2/5/05 12:03 pm
Middle-Earth Guilds
	The Hunter's Call Moderator: Aryndil Ciryatan The very first guild in Middle Earth, consisting of adventurers of all races. With a complicated rank system and it's own rules and titles this guild is unique in every aspect. It also has it's own quests for members only. This description was brought to you by Aryndil(c)	219	7/25/04 1:28 pm	Aryndil Ciryatan
	The Mockers The Mockers, an underground Theives Guild with branches in Rohon and Bree and is based out of Gondor.	13	8/3/04 4:07 pm
	Kuu Quinga Pilin An underground guild of archer assassins! Join today and begin killing your way to fortune!	16	7/23/04 12:30 pm
	Pilininge Kotumo	1	1/16/05 12:49 am
	Sons of Thunder The human only guild that is secret to all those outside of it. In fact the only way to learn of it is either to be a member of it, or hear it whispered in fear from the servants of the Enemy.	9	2/1/05 3:14 am

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