Talk:The Second Age Server/@comment-26172435-20161214082510

As map creator for the SA server I have a number of important notices regarding the factions present at SA 1600 and the player lore as reported thus far, all related to the biomes present on the map, and the factual lore:

- Gundabad was under control of the Longbeards, so were the High Pass and Goblin Town. I Recommend 'Gundabad' players to establish a base somewhere north of Gundabad. In my list, which will be produced on short noticed, these orcs are referred to as the Dûnglamhoth, the orcs clans that would later assault Gundabad and the Misties.

- There were hardly any 'Men of the Vale' yet. The forefathers of the Eotheod (Rohirrim) were still living in Northern Rhovanion, not in the Vales of the Anduin. Later on, from those people the Rohirrim, Bardings, Woodsmen, Men of the Vale and Beornings would descend. The custom city of Mossgard would not be located in the Vale afaic.

- The Anduin Vale was predominantly inhabited by Hobbits (west bank) and Nandorin Elves (east bank) at the time, with Longbeard Dwarves controlling the Grey and Misty Mountain Foothills. Orcs invaded from the north for sure.

- The first of the skinchangers was not present in SA 1600 and only appeared on the stage much later.

- The Nazgul had not been granted the position of ring-bearer yet.

- The Ered Wethrin were annihilated. Ered Mithrin would be more appropriate and indicates the Grey Mountains. I see two custom city states of Grey Mountain Dwarves. There are a number of Dwarven controlled valleys in the Ered Mithrin,simulated with Erebor biome. Make sure you don;t pick the same spot.

I created opportunity to establish quite a number of more custom factions, all connected to either lore based locations and people, and/or creative filling of gaps in both lore and geography. This will be shown in the table I'll share asap.