Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-9059376-20150805184511

Introductions

Len suilon, everyone. I would like to suggest a new way to revitalise Northern Eriador, specifically the area once known as Arthedain in Arnor. In an effort to provide a new incentive to visit these regions, I would like to suggest the implementation of a new block similar to the Remains block in the Dead Marshes. I will first provide a little backstory.

History

In the early Third Age, in an effort to weaken the Kingdoms of the Dúnedain, Lord Sauron commanded his greatest servant, the Witch-king of Angmar, to destroy the Northern Kingdom of Arnor where the bloodline of Isildur remained true. From his fortress in Carn Dûm, the Witch-king rallied the forces of the North, including, but not limited to, the Orcs of Gundabad and the Misty Mountains, the dire wolves of the North, the various trolls of the Coldfells and the Ettenmoors, and the fierce Black Númenóreans: remnants of corrupted Númenor long ago, a people fallen to darkness. The Witch-king then launched an invasion like no other that lasted many centuries. One by one, the lands of Arnor fell to the mighty strength of the Angmarim. The war ended with the siege of Fornost, the capital of Arnor and seat of the King. The Witch-king emerged victorious and so ended the great kingdom of the North.

Suggestion

This now leads me to say, why not incorporate a new block that contains the items of such a bloody war? The men of Arnor had their own armour and weapons, as did the Black Númenóreans. I would like to suggest that these armour sets be included in a block similar to the pre-existing Remains block that exists in the Dead Marshes.

There is not much information contained in the books of the appearance of the Black Númenóreans or the men of Arnor. We know that the bright mail and armour of Gondor would be similar to Arnor, and there are many descriptions of the true appearances of the Witch-king and Mouth of Sauron (both Black Númenóreans). Therefore, I will draw from the appearances of these two factions from the pre-existing resources we have in the books with elements from the Peter Jackson segment of the Last Alliance in the beginning of the Fellowship of the Ring.

Arnor: Appearances

Arnor would bear armour similar to the Kingdom of Gondor in the South. The helmets of Arnor would bear wings, such as shown to the right. Note the wings. Arnor chestplates could look similar to the ones already held by the Gondorians, but with a different insignia. The one visible on the Ranger banner is perfect.The colouring should be silver, of course, but with installments of gold throughout. The picture below is a pretty good reference for the armour as a set.  