Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26428047-20160522150813

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not but how about as one of the factions adding the Dourhand Dwarves!

I realise they were implemented purely for the game Lord of the Rings Online and therefore is not entirely cannon but then again there were references in the stories to there being Wicked dwarves in the past whom had aided the forces of Sauron to increase their wealth so if anything it can be considered potentially semi-cannon

with that out of the way I guess I continue onto the bits of lore I could find

It says on the wikia site Tolkien Gateway

"Some time during the  Third Age, the Dourhands were experiencing great poverty and hunger. Under the leadership of  Skorgrím they raided the Elven refuge of Edhelion for their relics and treasures. He also had the Dourhands ally themselves with the  Goblins and  Trolls to drive out the Elves. Yet, it was not enough and he was slain in battle. Leaderless, the remaining Dourhands scattered themselves throughout  Eriador setting up strongholds and camps.

Six hundred years later, shortly before the  War of the Ring, a Gaunt-lord from the the  First Age named Ivar who dwells in Garth Agarwen, an ancient fortress of  Rhudaur, summoned a fell spirit to possess the preserved corpse of Skorgrím. The wight convinced the Dourhand that he was a dwarf from the line of Skorgrím and managed to ally them with the forces of Angmar. "

I thought maybe it should be implemented as not only a way of adding a bit more diversity to the world (as now there will be an evil dwarven faction) but also a way to add a bit more balance as now evil players will have access to strong dwarven armour and tools like a good player can. (As Dourhand equipment will be about comparable to other dwarven equipment)

I will try to update to add more information later as to where the dwarves should be located, crafting recipes and possible other details like achievements and structures. 