Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-73.4.5.237-20170401160531

In the chapter "The Field of Cormallen" as Sam is running through Ithilien, in hopes of finding an oliphaunt, he makes mention of seeing stray weaponized ostriches left behind by the Harad, ""Well, one can't be everywhere at once, I suppose," he said "I don't remember any mention of the Olistriche, but I missed a lot, seemingly."

I think adding Olistriches is not only in line with canon, but will give the Harad a good counter to the horse. I think it'd be best to create several lines of armor for the Olistriche as well, maybe one built for speed, one for melee defense, one for arrow protection, and one for seige weoponry; also, you should be able to equip a banner to the olistriche itself, "He was still in command,weidling great powers. King, Ringwraith, Lord of the Nazgul, he had many weapons. The Olistriches charged, banners ablaze; He left the Gate and vanished" -The Battle of the Pelennor Fields

In the Silmarillion, it makes mention that Tom Bombadil once faught a great warrior from the east, "And outside his door was a warrior from the east, great amongst his people, he stood, nobly, and strongly upon his olistriche, like the sun falling in the west, so came this warrior, like the moon from the east."

So as you can see, Olistriches need to be put in the game, it just won't be Middle Earth without it. 