Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-31507215-20170609194753

''Notes: This suggestion was originally thought of because of discussions on this suggestion (which, sadly, was not Endorsed) and was brought back to mind because of this suggestion. I will be using some concepts from the former suggestion, but will be adding more detail.''

- "But as he passed by night through that evil land he came upon one lying asleep at the foot of a great dead tree; and Beleg staying his steps beside the sleeper saw that it was an Elf. Then he spoke to him, and gave him lembas, and asked him what fate had brought him to that terrible place; and he named himself Gwindor, son of Guilin."

- The Silmarillion

"For few of the Noldor whom Morgoth captured were put to death, because of their skill in forging and in mining for metals and gems; and Gwindor was not slain, but put to labor in the mines of the North. By secret tunnels known only to themselves the mining elves might sometimes escape; and thus it came to pass that Beleg found him, spent and bewildered in the mazes of Taur-nu-Fuin."

- The Silmarillion

- The chapter in The Silmarillion from which these quotes are taken is one of my favorites. It is a horrible tragedy, but it is a well told tragedy with great characters. In this part of the story, Beleg Strongbow (an elf who, in my opinion, is cooler than Legolas) has come upon another Elf (named Gwindor) while searching for Túrin. Seeing that he is not in good condition, Beleg gives Gwindor some of Melian's lembas, and talks to him. After a time, Gwindor heals, and tells Beleg that he was captured by Morgoth, put to work, etc., and afterwards follows Beleg on his quest.

In brief, I will be suggesting that (rarely) tormented elves will escape from Utumno, and can be healed using lembas.

Escaped Elves
According to the second quote above, it was possible for elves to escape from Morgoth's Fortress(es). I don't know whether it would still be possible for elves to escape (lore-wise), but, since Utumno is still around in the mod, I am assuming it is (for gameplay reasons). (I am not saying whether Utumno should or shouldn't be in the mod, I am just saying that it is, and working off of that.)

Stats
A new kind of NPC would be added - Escaped Elves. They would have the same model as other elves, but with textures closer to those of Tormented Elves. They should have constant slowness and weakness effects, due to exhaustion. They would be allied with High Elves, and would attack Gundabad and Angmar units.

Equipment
They would spawn with an 85% chance of wearing no armor, a 5% chance of wearing Utumno Armor, and a 10% chance of wearing Fur Armor. They would also have a 75% chance of wielding a Pickaxe of the Underworld, a 5% chance of wielding an Utumno Sword, and 10% chance of wielding nothing.

Spawning
Escaped Elves would spawn in Forodwaith, (only to the west of The Pits, if possible) Forodwaith Mountains, Tundra, Taiga, and Blue Mountain Foothills. (List goes from most common to most rare.) They would spawn EXTREMELY rarely in any those biomes. They would spawn in either a group of two, or by themselves.

Curing
Curing an Escaped Elf would be relatively simple, but would be time (and lembas) consuming.

Process
To cure an Escaped Elf, you would have to follow a step by step process kind of like the Vanilla Minecraft Zombie-Villager curing system. This would only work if you have +200 or more High Elven alignment.

1. Find an Escaped Elf. Hopefully this would be the most difficult part, as they should be very rare.

2. Right-click on him with lembas.
 * This should consume the lembas item, and regeneration particles should swirl up from the elf, as if he had a regeneration effect. (He wouldn't have it, but the particles would let you know it was working.)

3. Stay within 10 blocks of the elf for about 1 LotR Minecraft hour. This is to represent sitting, talking, and comforting him like Beleg did.
 * If the elf takes any damage, it would reset him, as if you never gave him the lembas.
 * If it works, the regen particles would go away, and he would lose the slowness and weakness debuffs. He would also follow you around, sort of like Gollum, but would not fast-travel with you.

4. Wait a LotR Minecraft day. This would be kind of like the animal breeding wait, and would represent the elf getting better over time.

5. Right-click on him with lembas again.
 * That should do it!

Rewards
Once you cure him, he would change into either a Lindon Warrior or a new NPC specifically for this purpose. The warrior would be hired by you (like when you complete a Shield-maiden's quest) and would have all of his past equipment in the replaced equipment slots, and would have nothing in his normal equipment slots. This would allow you to take his stuff if you want it, but would make it so that he can't auto re-equip Lindon armor once you take the other stuff. After he has "fully healed", you would get a decent amount of experience, as well as an achievement, such as [The Unforgotten], or something like that.

As with all of my suggestions, I am very open to constructive criticism and additional thoughts!

 