Angmar (Biome)

"For at that time the realm of Angmar arose in the North beyond the Ettenmoors. Its lands lay on both sides of the Mountains, and there were gathered many evil men, and Orcs, and other fell creatures."

- The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A

Angmar is a biome in the far north in Middle-earth. It is located between Forodwaith, the Ettenmoors, and the Misty Mountains. The biome consists of grass, patches of dirt and stone, some lone spruce trees, dead trees, and frozen lakes. Angmar is one of the three biomes in Middle-earth that contains Morgul Iron Ore and Gulduril Ore.

Angmar was once a great evil power in the north of Middle-earth. It was led by the Witch-King of Angmar, the Great Captain of the Nine Nazgûl. In the early Third Age it attacked Arnor, the North Kingdom of the Realms in Exile, with the sole purpose of weakening it, and eventually split it into Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur. Through a continuous war, the remnants of the North Kingdom decayed. Rhudaur was conquered by Angmar first, and attacked Arthedain, although they were vanquished. Angmar later took Cardolan, and Arthedain was soon defeated. However, reinforcements from Gondor and Lindon came, albeit too late, and defeated Angmar, and the Witch-King returned to Mordor.

Angmar is filled with all manner of foul creatures that will challenge even the most prepared invaders. Like Mordor and Dol Guldur, this land is ever covered with dark clouds, by some spell of the Witch-King, protecting the trolls from turning to stone and the Orcs from weakening in the sunlight. This also means that evil mobs will spawn both day and night here.

Angmar is also the home of the Hillmen of Rhudaur, who betrayed the rest of Arnor and were later driven over the Mountains of Angmar by the forces of Rivendell. The Hillmen live in wooden houses that are often organized in small groups around a chieftain's house.

Upon entering this corrupted realm, the player earns the achievement "The Ruin of Arnor".

Angmar Mountains
The Angmar Mountains are a sub-biome north of Angmar. They are similar to the rest of Angmar except for the fact that they are much more mountainous. Many of the higher peaks of these mountains will be snow-covered. Some parts of the mountains are covered in forests of spruce, pine, and fir trees.

Variants

 * Forest - A forested variant of Angmar.
 * Forest hills - A hillier forest variant.
 * Hills - A hillier variant of Angmar.
 * Steppe - A flat version of Angmar, dotted with trees.
 * Barren Steppe - A completely deforested version of the Angmar Steppe, with a very large amount of structures.

Structures

 * Angmar Tower - Large towers that are similar to Mordor Towers, except that they are mostly empty and are made of Angmar Bricks. They each contain an Angmar Orc Chieftan.
 * Angmar Shrine - The Angmar Shrine is a structure that contains an Angmar crafting table.
 * Angmar Orc Camp - As of Public Beta 22 update, orc camps now spawn also in Angmar. The structure contains an Angmar crafting table, a farm, some tents and an Angmar Orc Trader.
 * Angmar Warg Pits - As of Public Beta 22 update, warg pits now spawn also in Angmar. The structure contains an Angmar Orc and some wargs.
 * Rhudaur Hillman House - A house of spruce wood that is home to a Rhudaur Hillman. It contains a fire, an Angmar Crafting Table, a chest, and a Straw Bed.
 * Rhudaur Hillman Chieftain House - A larger and more ornate house decorated with skulls and home to a chieftain of the hillmen.

Mobs
There are many evil creatures that spawn in Angmar, as well as vanilla wolves.


 * Angmar Orcs - Orcs allied with Angmar. Their weapons are much stronger than those of Gundabad. (Can ride Wargs.)
 * Angmar Orc Archers - Angmar Orcs armed with Orc Bows. (Can ride Wargs.)
 * Angmar Orc Bombardiers - Angmar Orcs equipped with treacherous Orc Bombs.
 * Rhudaur Hillman - Fell men of the fallen land of Rhudaur who were driven over the mountains and have come back over to settle in Angmar among the orcs.
 * Rhudaur Hillman Warrior - Men of the hills with stronger armor and better weapons, ready for war against the remains of the Dunedain.
 * Rhudaur Hillman Axe-thrower - Warriors of the evil Hillmen armed with powerful throwing axes.
 * Angmar Wargs - Wargs allied with Angmar, sometimes ridden by Angmar Orcs and Rhudaur Hillmen, and also kept in warg pits.
 * Trolls - Large beasts that carry clubs and deal a lot of damage. They turn to stone in the sunlight, but this never happens in the moody light of Angmar.
 * Mountain Trolls - Larger and stronger trolls who can throw stone blocks.
 * Angmar Orc Chieftians - Traders that spawn in Angmar Towers from whom you can hire all of the above. They are equipped with Orc skull staffs in one hand and hold a silver coin in their other hand.
 * Angmar Orc Traders - Traders that spawn in Angmar Orc Camps who sell you items for silver coins. They are equipped with a poisoned Angmar dagger in one hand and a silver coin in their other hand.
 * Rhudaur Hillman Chieftain - Chieftains of the evil Hillmen of Rhudaur who live in Rhudaur Hillman Chieftain Houses in the Land of Angmar. They will sell you the forces of the hillmen, on foot and mounted on Wargs. They wear Angmar armour.

Mining
Angmar has the same ores as the rest of Middle-Earth, and underground there also generates Morgul Iron and Gulduril ore. This ore is in stone, like in Dol Guldur, not in Mordor Rock, like in Mordor. Morgul Iron is smelted into Orc Steel, which is used in Angmar equipment, and Gulduril can be alloyed with it to make Morgul Steel.

Vegetation
The evil lands of Angmar are home to few plants. The grass here is dry and snow-covered or burned in some places. Trees here are scarce, but occasionally small forests of spruce, fir, pine, and rarely oak trees do generate.