Board Thread:Suggestions Forum/@comment-25619598-20150219000702

Ah, my dear friends, Ered Luin! The majesty of the Blue Mountains of the West never ceases to amaze me. From the tall cerulean peaks to the shrewd but honest tradesman of the Dwarves who call them home, Ered Luin is indeed a place where I enjoy my prolonged visits. As I walked through the great halls built by Thorin II Oakenshield after the the Lonely Mountain was taken by the wicked wyrm Smaug (Many would argue on how exactly to pronounce Thorin's full name. Personally, I prefer to say 'Thorin, the second of his name, who is Oakenshield'.) One thing I found (which is obvious to many) is that the Dwarves of Ered Luin are much less wealthy and artistic than their kin in the East. I understand that this is a given, but surely the Blue Mountains have something for their people that cannot be found amongst the Dwarves of Erebor? Some things I have heard of among the Dwarves include...

Fur-Trimmed Dwarven Armor: (Made similarly to normal Trimmed Dwarven Armor, but only at Blue Mountains Crafting Table, with Warg Fur and Blue Dwarven Armor.) The mountains of Ered Luin are capped with great banks of snow, the likes of which are unseen save for the Misty Mountains and the dragon-dens of the Grey Mountains. The Dwarves there have thus lined their armor with the Fur of Wargs that they slay, to ward off the cold. While they were not made for such cold, I would surely think that some Fur-Trimmed Dwarven Armor would be of great use in the icy north of Forodwaith.

White Wolves: (Similar to vanilla Wolves, only larger, paler, and more hostile.) Among merchants of Ered Luin, it is not uncommon for traders to stop in the villages of Bree or Combe, and it is here that they hear of tales from the resident Hobbits, who will be most happy to share their tales with anyone who pays for their meal. One thing that captured my mind the most was the tale of when great Wolves descended upon the Shire one cold winter. These Wolves were not of typical stock, but they were not as great and feral as Wargs either. They have since declined in number, but they are still rumoured to be seen in Ered Luin and the surrounding lands north of the Shire. (Perhaps they could drop White Wolf Fur, which could then be used to make a White Fur-Trimmed Dwarven Armor set, perhaps?)

Blue Dwarven Pipe: These pipes used by Dwarves to smoke pipeweed are similar to those of the Halflings, except they are shorter and more square in shape, often with small Dwarven Runes decorating them. They are carried by many Dwarves, but the Blue Mountains Dwarves are more known for them (Being so close to the Hobbits, who seem to be masters of the art.) While the Grey Wizard was known to use one of Hobbit-make and create ships with the smoke, a skilled Ered Luin Dwarf can make a Dwarven Rune out of his puffs of smoke. (A special pipe to do so would be made with 1 nugget of Mithril. Preferably, it would be the most signature Dwarven Rune, the one the Grey Wizard laid upon the door of a certain befuddled Hobbit by the name of Bilbo.)

The Dwarves of Ered Luin may now be recognized as more than refugees. More than a ragtag group of Dwarves taking work where they could! We are the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains! Khazad-ai-Menu!  