Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-26335978-20160106162844/@comment-27718380-20160117231801

High King Ithilion wrote: "Dale was in ruins at this point. Esgaroth, yes, but Dale needs bricks but little else, and the bricks it uses could be rarely seen in Esgaroth as to be able to be crafted."

Ah yes. Well, technically speaking it would still largely be ruins. Even with the time given, if we look at what is supposed to be Troy the cities built after the others often completely rebuilt the town or left large parts still ruined. I'd say that it would be more likely that they'd build on the ruins, but still leave parts open. Also, after the BotFA the men of Esgaroth were severely weakened. I've got a massive migraine so I'm not thinking straight. Take this as you will.