Factions

Factions are groups that players can forge friendships with or make enemies with. This system is based on alignment, which determines your reputation with each faction. As of Public Beta 23, there are 20 different factions in the mod.

The factions menu can be accessed by entering the Middle-earth menu (default press "L") and scrolling over to the Factions section. This displays your alignment with all factions, and some other statistics.

Most factions have their own crafting table and banners. Note that the Utumno faction will always be enemies with the player; its alignment cannot be changed, and will always remain -66,666.

Guide to inter-faction standings
In the Lord of the Rings mod, there are four basic levels of faction relationships, which affect how NPCs interact with one another, and how alignment is gained or lost.

Allies
Allied factions are factions whose alignment values are tied. For example, killing Dwarves of the Iron Hills will lower your alignment both with Durin's Folk and with the Blue Mountains.

Friends
Factions that are friends with another faction will not attack one another, but their alignment values are not tied. For example, killing Dol Guldur Orcs will not affect your faction standing with Mordor, but Dol Guldur Orcs and Mordor Orcs will never attack one another.

Neutral
Neutral relationships are just what they sound like; two factions neither like nor dislike each other. Factions that are in a neutral relationship will not attack one another under normal conditions, but they can be told to do so using a Sword of Command, and they will attack one another if provoked. For example, Blue Mountains Dwarves will not attack Dulendings under normal circumstances, but they can be told to do so using a Sword of Command.

Hostile
Factions that are hostile towards one another are enemies. Units from one faction will attack units of the other faction without provocation; oftentimes, killing units of a faction that your faction is enemies with will reward you with alignment. For example, Gondor will attack any units allied the Mordor faction.

List of factions
Here follows a list of all factions in the mod, with a short introduction to each.

Hobbits
The Hobbits are a race of small, hairy-footed, peaceful folk who inhabit the Shire biome and are well-known for their love of food, drink, and pipeweed. They pride themselves in their simple lifestyles, isolated from the world of the "Big Folk."

Most Hobbits (called "Halflings" by many Elves and Men) live in holes underground. Not nasty, dirty, wet holes full of worms and oozy smells, nor yet dry, bare, sandy holes with nothing to sit on or eat. These are Hobbit holes, and that means good food, a warm hearth and all the comforts of home.

Allies

 * Blue Mountains
 * Durin's Folk
 * Fangorn
 * Gondor
 * High Elves
 * Lothlorien
 * Rangers of the North
 * Rohan
 * Woodland Realm

Neutral

 * Dunland
 * Moredain
 * Near Harad

Hostile

 * Angmar
 * Dol Guldur
 * Gundabad
 * Half-trolls
 * Mordor
 * Uruk-hai
 * Utumno