Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26360005-20150501150104

I have a friend who is completely upsessed with the Lossoth of the North, and he asked me to suggest this idea. The Lossoth were eskimo-like people who lived in the Northern Wastes around the Bay of Forochel, they lived solely on fish. It would be totally badass to have these in the mod! Now I know these people weren't very warlike but they could have rather unique weapons and tools:


 * Fishing Spear (functioning like a trident)


 * Lossoth Fishing Rod (increased chance to catch a fish)


 * Lossoth Dagger (primarily used for skinning fish, but can also be used for battle purposes)


 * Lossoth Pickaxe


 * Lossoth Shovel


 * Chieftain's Staff (worn by the Lossoth Chieftain, read further)

Lossoth tools and weapons will be crafted primarily using sticks and stone(not cobblestone). Now their armor would be a blue-whitish colour providing weak protection (1 point more than Warg Fur Armor), it will typically be crafted using Warg Fur on a Lossoth Crafting Table:


 * Lossoth Helmet (a hood covering even the back of the head)


 * Lossoth Chestplate


 * Lossoth Leggings


 * Lossoth Boots

Another important aspect of the Lossoth is that they were rumored to be able to glide on ice by tying bones to their shoes, therefore if (on the Lossoth crafting table) you put the Lossoth Boots in the very centre and in the bottom two corners place any types of bone you would get Lossoth Skates. The skates allow traveling on ice with much more accuraracy and speed. Other crafting recipes include:


 * Sled (an object that can be ridden; it can only be ridden on snow, if you mount on it while it is not on snow it cannot move. The sled cannot jump and bypasses one-block-high blocks (similar to a warg) .This crafted like a boat but with one warg fur in the very centre and on a Lossoth Crafting Table)


 * Lossoth Crafting Table (crafted using four stone(not cobblestone))


 * Bonfire (crafted using one wood plank of any sort on a Lossoth Crafting Table, functions like Netherrac)

Lossoth structures will spawn only around the Bay of Forochel as it is the only possible place in Forodwaith where survival is possible. Structures include:


 * Lossoth Igloo: a igloo made entirely out of snow blocks. It would have a corridor of two blocks high and two blocks long before stairs go down into the igloo. The igloo would contain a Lossoth Crafting Table, and two single chests. Usually a family of two opposite gender Lossoth and the occasional Lossoth child will spawn in the igloo.


 * Lossoth Village: 3-4 igloos spawning around a bonfire


 * Grand Lossoth Igloo: an igloo notably larger than normal igloos, inside 2-3 Lossoth families will spawn along with a Lossoth Chieftain. The igloo will contain a Lossoth Crafting Table and a large chest. The Grand Lossoth Igloo will always spawn inside of a Lossoth Village.

The following NPC's will be included:


 * Lossoth: the native Lossoth people, they will always spawn inside of their igloos and not come out, unless their igloos are in a village then they will ocasionally emerge from their igloos only during the day time. They always wear a full suit of Lossoth Armor. They will attack players who attack them and players with negative Lossoth Alignment with Lossoth Daggers.


 * Lossoth Chieftain: the NPC from which you can hire units (for unit hiring read further). The Chieftain spawns only in Grand Lossoth Igloos, they also always wear a full suit of Lossoth Armor without the helmet. The Lossoth Chieftain can be identified by the Chieftain's Staff in his one hand and a silver coin in the other. The Chieftain will only attack if provoked with his Chieftain's Staff.


 * Lossoth Fisherman: the fisherman spawns only near bodies of water in the Forodwaith biome, this meaning they will only spawn alongside the ocean of the Bay. They always wear full suits of Lossoth Armor. They can be identified by the Fishing Spear in their one hand. Ocasionally they will throw the spear in the water and catch a fish. They will attack enemies of the Lossoth or if provoked with their Fishing Spears (note they have unlimited Fishing Spears)


 * Local Lossoth Trader: there is a chance that in a Lossoth Igloo (even in a Grand Lossoth Igloo) one of the family members will spawn as a Local Trader. Items can be bought and sold to the trader if you have the right alignment

Alignment can be gained with the Lossoth by killing Angmar Orcs (Angmar once pushed the Lossoth further north ransacking their homes) and by completing quests. Quests can be given by Lossoth and Lossoth Fishermen. Killing Lossoth or Rangers of the North will result in a negative Lossoth alignment.

Unit hiring and trading with the Lossoth requires a certain amount of alignment which can be viewed here:

The Local Lossoth Trader can only be traded with if you have a minimum of +50 Lossoth Alignment, items sold:


 * Any types of fish


 * Lossoth Tools


 * Lossoth Dagger


 * Lossoth Armor


 * Lossoth Skates


 * Ice Blocks


 * Snow Blocks

Items bought:


 * Sled


 * Any types of bones


 * Sticks


 * Wood


 * Flint and Steel

To hire Lossoth units you need a minimum of +100 Lossoth Alignment. Units can be hired from the Lossoth Chieftain. Hireable units can be viewed here:


 * Lossoth (Requires +100 Alignment, 8 silver coins)


 * Lossoth Fisherman (Requires +200 Alignment, 15 silver coins. The fisherman will catch fish and give it to you, they will also attack at your command and protection)


 * Lossoth Sled Rider (Requires +300 Alignment, 25 silver coins.)

I hope you liked my idea, will be awesome to have this in the mod. But if you can't or don't want to implement this it's ok, my buddy said he's going to start his own Lossoth Faction on the LOTR Official Server. 