Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-27462565-20161205065856/@comment-27200931-20161231171432

I liked that lore, it felt like a natural progression of events.

But in regard to this quote, I'm not sure if the Dorwinrim would be that naive, even as content as they may be. Regardless of the relationship between them, rumors of armies amassing are always a big cause for concern.

"And so it is: prosperity begets contentment, and contentment begets... perhaps a bit too much contentment. Even in the last days of the Third Age, when rumours start to appear in Dorwinion, rumours of unrest across the Sea, Wainriders and worse marching along the East Road, and Rhúdel massing its armies for an invasion... such fearmongering nonsense would be quickly discarded by the wise majority, and those who spread it encouraged to stop and remember how the world really works. The Easterlings are our friends! We send wine to them, and they repay us in gold and trinkets. Why would they consider to risk upsetting all of that? Remember, Rhúdel are nothing like those uncivilised Wainriding hordes - no, we have the Vintner Guard to defend us when those savages come raiding, and even that doesn't happen too often."