Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-27200931-20161004145743/@comment-27200931-20161004210000

Gen. Grievous1138 wrote: Misty Mountains Orcs or any of the above variations are bad for the same reasons Gundabad is: it's not just limited to the Misties, they control the Lone-Lands, Vales of Anduin, Grey Mountains, etc as well.

The problem is, what should they be called? I like Gundabad Clans because they started at Gundabad and spread outwards; but Northern Orc Clans works too.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 19:42, October 4, 2016 (UTC) The lands around the Misties are under their sphere of influence, besides, it is stated that the Beornings were successfully defending their side of the Anduin river, therefore their influence are being contested. Take Mordor as an example, they pretty much conquered Ithilien during the War of the Ring, then should Mordor be renamed to Mordor-Ithilien? No. Mordor and the Misties are important regions that hold a great deal of influence in the lands around, that's it.

But then we have the Grey Mountains. Based on what I read on Tolkien Gateway, the orcs infested the Misty Mountains and spread to the Grey Mountains, but their numbers were greatly reduced during the Battle of the Five Armies. Now, what could be done about it? Well, create another "Orcs of the Grey Mountains" faction (they could be a subfaction) or just let them as "Gundabad" as they is.

In my opinion, "Orcs of the Misty Mountains" is a name that ties together in a succinct way all those Orcs from... well, the Misties and the ones raiding and pillaging around that part of Middle Earth. But one thing is certain, they shouldn't be messing as far as Dale and Erebor, that job should be left to Dol Guldur.