Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-31907131-20170220064800/@comment-26149161-20170220125418

Gandalfthegreatestwizard- EpicMithrandir wrote: The Lord of the Rings, Minas Tirith The townlands [Pelennor]'' were rich, with wide tilth and many orchards, and homesteads there were with oast and garner, fold and byre, and many rills rippling through the green from the highlands down to Anduin. Yet the herdsmen and husbandmen that dwelt there were not many, and the most part of the people of Gondor [in that region] lived in the seven circles of the City.... ''

The Pelennor Fields of this mod seem to have been taken straight from one word: townlands. So by 'logic', the place must be filled with Gondorian villages, towns/cities, and fortresses. This is not the case. The people of the Pelennor were few. Not enough to fill the giant cities that the sub-biome has, nor the amount of villages. Yes, there were some sort of towns- the townlands. It is likely they would be the size of the villages, homesteads even, as most urban development went on in the City, which after all was not full of people and so had plenty of space for most of the people of that region. More people dwelt in the City itself than in the fields. Forts and fortresses? Not likely. They had a great wall surrounding the Pelennor, and a walled City to withdraw to. The garrisons were housed in Minas Tirith, not in the fields. So:

-Almost no large towns at all should spawn in the Pelennor, if any.

-Most of the structures inside Rammas Echor should be villages.

-No watchtowers, no fortresses, and no forts. None.

-Large farms and orchards should take up some of the fields.

Some people may interpret the lore differently to me. If so, criticism is welcome, as it provides the basis for a good long argu- I mean discussion. Aye, there were few villages but many farms and orchards. I do think the spawn rate should be kept relatively up until the City itself is added, but it should certainly be lowered.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lome) 12:54, February 20, 2017 (UTC)

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lome) 12:54, February 20, 2017 (UTC)