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The Ring has been reclaimed by Sauron, who has all but conquered Middle-Earth, his Mordor Uruk-hai feast in Minas Tirith, the Battle of the Morrannon was a catastrophic event for the Free Peoples, and there are only a few free realms left. But, Sauron has recently learned of an ancient prophecy. None know the identity of the seer, but only that it was carved in Quenya on a slab of silver. Thus it reads when rendered into the Common Tounge:

The White Tower shall fall,

The Dark One shall sit upon the throne of Man,

The sword will be removed from the stone by the unlikeliest of heroes,

And the Evil One shall mark him as his equal,

For he shall fear the Son of the West chosen to wield the blade.

Now, Sauron is scouring Middle-Earth for the sword in the stone it speaks of.

Factions

Lindon: The last good faction in the west, Lindon has become home to many refugees and surviving soldiers from Rohan, Gondor, Lorien, Mirkwood, and the betrayed Dunland. (The Elves practically had to beg the other Men not to fight with the latter.) Ruled by a council of all the faction's leaders.

Free Easterlings: The strongest good faction. They have also taken in refugees and surviving g soldiers from Erebor, Mirkwood, and Gondor. Like a combination of Japan, Persia, and India. Ruled by Emperor Akihiko Takeaki.

Free Haradrim: Second strongest good faction. They have no refugees, except for deserters from the Haradrim who are under Sauron's control.

Mordor: The strongest faction. They are ruled by Sauron, who now has completely removed Orcs from his combat forces, for he now has enough Mordor Uruk-hai to have a pure Uruk army. He also has great numbers of Black Numenorian soldiers. (Or at least the descendants of Black Numenorians.) Controls Dark Easterlings and Dark Haradrim. Occupies Isengard.

Dark Haradrim: The Haradrim seen in the films. Firmly under Sauron's thumb.

Dark Easterlings: The Easterlings seen in the films. Firmly under Sauron's control.

Isengard: Now ruled by the Mouth of Sauron, the Ents have been removed form it, and the walls are rebuilt.

Rules

1. Strict limit of six players, not counting myself.

2. One instance of Godmodding will have you booted, and your character will be killed off.

3. I'm the narrator. One Narrator to find them, One Narrator to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, One Narrator to rule them all. I might, emphasis on might, give someone else narrator authorization.

4. You must make your own character. The only exception is a single person who will play the part of Sauron himself. Preferably someone like Edacnik, The Indomitable, or somebody else who can take the role seriously.

Here is my character - use this template:

Name: Aramir.

Race Man.

Age: 22.

Faction: Gondor(faction no longer exists.)

Weapons: None.

Armor: None.

Clothing: An old and tattered linen tunic.

Current status: Slave of Mordor.

Skills: Farming and hard labor.

Backstory: Aramir was a respectable and honest farmer. After Gondor fell, he was enslaved by the Mordor Uruk-hai and forced to farm for them, and his wife... well, her fate could be considered worse than Aramir's. She was selected for the 'production' of Uruk-hai. He's being forced to cut down trees in Ithilien, and the work is some of the hardest they can give him. But still, to the amazement of the Orc taskmasters, he has yet to ever collapse in fatigue or have his will broken like oh so many others. They work the slaves to the marrow, but he refuses to give up,  or give in. Some Orcs actually find his determination, and his apparent great strength and stamina frightening. It's almost as if some higher power is keeping him going, for some, greater purpose. (So, if you're having trouble envisioning what he's like, think Judah during his Roman galley days in Ben-Hur, only wearing more than a loincloth.)  </ac_metadata>