Board Thread:Suggestions Forum/@comment-25994755-20150215014809

Proloque:

When the dwarves were driven out of their cities of old and into the ice and frozen lands, they moved West, and established the great kingdom of Khazad-Dûm. They fared well for many years, but then they did the thing you should never, ever, NEVER do... They dug too deep, and they paid the price for their foolishness. They awakened Durin's Bane, a Balrog whom began to destroy all who encountered it. The dwarves were yet again driven out of their homes, and back into the cold once more...

Structures of the Misty Mountains and the Grey Mountains:

As you know, there is already a plan in place for adding dwarven ruins to the Grey Mountains. What I am suggesting here is simply adding onto that idea, and not asking for it to happen quicker.

A dwarf can get rather bored with having to stay in the chilly Misty Mountains only mining for Mithril and other ores. He can also get a little lonely and tired. He and his buddies could set up tents in the Misty Mountains in order to not only have a more comfterable time out of the cold when one isn't mining, but to also be able to have a base of operations to retake long-lost lands. These tents would have a little campfire with a few chairs outside in order to keep warm, and inside the tent would be a few beds, torches, and a dwarven crafting table. In these tents Dwarf Commanders could spawn, along with a few soldiers to back him up.

But heed my warning; there are older and fouler things than orcs in the deep places of the world. Like the dwarves of Khazad-Dûm, you could encounter a Balrog hiding in a cave deep beneath the surface if you dig too deep. They would be exactly like a normal Balrog found in Utumno, but would be named "Durin's Bane".

Among the high mountains of the Misties and the Gray Mountains, one can happen upon age-old ruins of former dwarven towers that have long been neglected and have been weathered by the enviroment. These structures could contain valuables such as mithril tools and armor, but would also be occupied by the "Scavengers of the Mountains": Gundabad Orcs. Also in these high mountains the look-out towers of the former occupants can be found scattered at the top of the peeks of mountains. These structures would be similar to the Beacon Towers of Gondor found in the White Mountains, excapt these would be unoccupied and contain a chest of dwarven tools or simple materials.

A Simple Improvement:

For some reason, the mines of the Blue Mountains are strikingly similar to those in the Iron Hills. This is odd, due to the fact that they appear on seperate sides of a continent! So I propose changing the dwarven bricks found in these structures to the blue0dwarven variety in order to make the mines fir in better with their environment.

Please leave any suggestions or questions you may have! 