Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26335978-20151212013201

When after a long time I found the Pillar of the Heavens (Meneltarma) I realized something was odd. That whole biome was barren of any structures mobs or NPCs, as it should be, but so also was the surrounding sea. We must remember that Meneltarma is only the mountain of a great island called Numenor, whence came the Dunedain. Illuvatar himself sank the island due to the wickedness of nearly all the Numenoreans.

I am not sure if this is planned, but there seemed no indication of it, so here I go. Firstly, I suggest a Sunken Numenor biome. This would have the shape of Numenor, of course, and it would be hidden from the map until the player reaches it. So essentially it would contain:

Terrain: Dirt-floored mid-depth ocean, and hill variants.

Structures: Ruined Numenor houses-- Contain a chest with some semi-valuable loot, which may include Mithril nuggets. Ruined Numenor towers-- Contain more war-like loot (which I will get to soon), and may even reach above the water. Ruined Numenor Temple--A domed structure with a temple and a chimney. Many bones and skulls will spawn in these, representing the victims of Sauron's human sacrifices (I'm not making this all up-- read the Silmarillion) And perhaps some other similar structures. All these would be made of Numenor Bricks, and there would be a golden Numenor Brick as well, just like there is for the Tauredain.

Tolkien also tells us that these people were skillful shipwrights, but (only after Sauron began corrupting the Numenoreans) some of the ships were lost in storms, but this got me thinking. It might be interesting to have shipwrecked Numenoreans found (rarely) on randomly generated islands. They would spawn by a wreckage structure accompanied by reed huts, and they would either be dark Numenoreans, or faithful Numenoreans, and the dark ones would be allied with Mordor, Angmar, and Dol Guldor (maybe Gundabad too, but these are less under Sauron's rule than the others), the Faithful would be allied with Gondor, the Rangers, and the Elves. As for their looks, the faithful would have tattered garments of blue, golden, and white (the color of their banners) and perhaps red as well, the dark ones would wear dark green, brown, and black. There would be normal Numenoreans, mostly women and children with no armor, and Warriors with some or all of the Numenorean armaments for both variants. There would also be a unit hiring NPC from which you could hire (for a high price) some long-forgotten of the Dunedain, and earn an achievement as well (maybe "Forgotten of Numenor").

Mr. Faenor of the Silver Laurel has done enough as regards what equipment would be like. But there would be a crafting table and a forge.

Thanks for reading, and I may include more later, and don't forget to tell me what you think! 