
The Gundabad Orcs are a race of Orc originating from the Misty Mountains. Gondor was founded by the brothers Isildur and Anárion In the SA 3320 Gondor Soldier, Ranger of Ithilien, Swan Knight Trolls are have said to be made in the mockery of Ents. The Rangers of the North are the last descendants of the Dúnedain, men from the ancient kingdom of Númenor. In TA 2941, the Dwarf lord Dáin II Ironfoot of the Iron Hills led an army of five hundred warriors to the defense of Thorin Oakenshield which then joined in the Battle of the Five Armies and fought valiantly there. Sauron himself resided here (then under the alias of The Necromancer) before moving his stronghold to Barad-dûr in Mordor.Īfter they were driven out of their old home in Rohan they went to Dunland to scrape a living off rocks, making them wild and vengeful.

The Blue Mountains were home to Firebeard and Broadbeam Dwarf Clans.įounded by the Northmen around the year TA 2590.ĭol Guldur Orc, Mirk-Troll, Mirkwood Spider One of the main benefits of gaining faction alignment is the ability to trade with various trading NPC's and to hire troops, described below.Īngmar's former ruler was the Witch-king of Angmar. Gain alignment with factions by killing their enemies or completing favours, but be careful killing a faction's units will make them angry with you, causing them to attack on sight, and maybe even launch a full-scale invasion in time. Positive alignments give you various bonuses, such as the ability to craft faction-exclusive equipment and armour, with better-than-average stats. Each faction has an alignment meter, which indicates your standing with that faction. The mod adds 24 different factions that you can ally with or slaughter.

And, if you find climbing over every mountain and hill to be too much work, have no fear the mod adds roads, which smooth out the terrain around them, allowing you to go over even the tallest mountains with ease.

Beautiful mountain terrain generation will bring you back to the highlands of Middle-earth time and time again. In between these extremes, you will find virtually every single area mentioned by Tolkien, ranging from Lindon to the Iron Hills to Gondor to Mordor, complete with biome-appropriate NPC spawns, vegetation and generated structures, ranging from small ruins of the former kingdom of Arnor to fortresses in Rohan to large villages in Near Harad. From the frozen lands of the North, to the scorching deserts of Near Harad to the steamy jungles of Far Harad, you can visit practically the entire continent of Middle-earth. The mod adds 166 biomes, with each biome having many variations on the basic biome theme.
