Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-207.118.189.113-20161002163040/@comment-26149161-20161003025334

Recneps wrote: Here's a thing.. If they were entirely guards and patrols, not guerillas, how come they were never seen guarding the Shire? How come the Breemen had no clue what/who Aragorn and the Rangers were? They kept fairly secret.. And how come they survived? There are, what, fifteen thousand Rangers max, and how many Orcs in the Mountains? They'd easily be able to send a big enough army to wipe out any packs of Rangers they found, and it'd be fairly easy to find them, if they were as you describe. Packs of men roaming the countryside in chainmail tend to be fairly noticeable, and leave nice, heavy tracks. Orc trackers were mentioned, and any humans who saw them wouldn't be great at keeping it secret. For starters, there are probably less than fifteen thousand, and they are spread thin. And the Breelanders know of the Rangers. They visit not uncommonly. They simply do not know who they are''. ''They travelled in small groups across the countryside, and on horseback. That's not easy to find, because they're fast. And remember, Aragorn was a stealth master. In chainmail, they'd still be hard to track. There are also few travelers on the Road, and fewer rangers. Seeing one would be rare anyway.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lome) 02:53, October 3, 2016 (UTC)