Board Thread:Suggestions Forum/@comment-25994755-20150214184907

Prologue:

When I was exploring Middle Earth, I saw many ruins of once great kingdoms. I thought about the citizens who had to flee permanently from their homes,; the citizens who became lost in the wilderness, sad, and forgotten. It would only make sense that they would fight back for their homeland, if only they had a little help.

Note: This is technically an extension to my Dwarven Ruins Re-Occupation Companies post, but it includes more for other factions. Also another note: This is along the lines of a major quest, so I do not expect something this grand to be added anytime soon.

Councils:

While travelling the area around where Rivendell should stand, one can find a High Elven Hall and a small Council circle for engaging in talk about reuniting free peoples of Middle Earth with their old homes. A captain / commander / marshal from each of the free kindoms of Middle Earth will be here offering quests for reclaiming lost structures / kingdoms to their former occupants. There will be a Gondorian Captain, a Dwarven Commander (of each faction), an High Elvish Lord, and a Rohirrim Marshal ready to give quests. In order to talk to them, you must have 200+ alignment in that particular faction. Once you talk to one of the leaders a quest speech box will pop up, and will give lore and instructions on how to reclaim that structure / kingdom that has been lost.

For example:

"Many years ago the great fort of Grima-Westfold in Rohan was overtaken by a vicous squadron Uruk-Hai of who managed to kill many of our people and to steal the fort and keep the riches within for themselves. I ask you humbily that you help my people reclaim their homeland from these retched creatures, and for your service, you will be rewarded greatly."

(The phrases Fort,  Grima-Westfold, and squadron of Uruk-Hai can be easily replaced with other phrases for other factions)

Once you have accepted the quest, a marker on the map will show the location of the lost structure / kingdom, and you will be instantly put onto a unit purchace screen. On the screen you can buy units to protect the feeble and not-well-equiped NPCs on their quest to reclaim their homeland. The structures / kingdoms will be ruined counterparts of structures that already occur naturally and these structures will spawn in the wastlands of the particular faction.

There and Back Again:

Let's say you choose to help the Rohirrim on a quest to regain the fort of Grima-Westfold. Once you choose your additional soldiers, you will have a location you must travel to, but all FT points in the biome of the structure are dissabled. This leaves to either A.) Walk all the way there or B.) Go to the closest FT point and walk from there.

If you and your company manage to make their way there, you will be confronted by the ruins of Grima-Westfold. As a matter of fact, you will also run into the current occupants of this structure, who will be lead by a stronger varient of a Cheiftan of Uruk-Hai or orcs. If you manage to slay the enimies, including the leader, a message will appear across the screen reading :

"You have been successful in reclaiming the lost fort of Grima-Westfold! Thank you for your service. I think this should be a fair share of the treasure..."

Upon exiting the message you will recieve not only a base amount of 100 to 200 aligment in that faction, but also +10 for each surving member of your company. You will also recieve around 20 to 64 silver coins of the middle teir, and a FT point for Grima-Westfold. In addition, you will recieve the acheivement "Fair share of the treasure" in the general acheivements category.

For Evil Factions:

You may be saying this sounds great, but what about the evil factions? What will they do? In evil territories you will be able to find special camps of orcs / Uruk-Hai that will have leaders informing you of a certain group of dwarves / elves / men you are trying to reclaim their homeland. A marker on the map will show the location of the ruin and, if you are able to fight off the invaders, you will recieve 100 to 200 alignment for that particular faction and 20 to 64  silver coins of the middle teir for stopping the invaders.

Leave any suggestions you may have in the comments below! 