Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-30024199-20161026223139/@comment-32638649-20161227163000

Antonconandoyle wrote: Joetatoe wrote: There were several Easterling tribes. We particularly like the Easterlings from Jackson's adaptation; however considering these Easterlings didn't have any particular tribe name, and considering the possibility of there potentially being more than one Easterling faction being added in the far future, we decided to give them their own name to make them unique.

Based on many widely accepted non-canon sources (I know, how DARE I possibly go there) these Easterlings appeared to have the culture of a Khaganate, so we therefore call them a Khaganate. Golden is just an adjective, because the equipment they use has a golden appearance to it. well, yes. Many people use the "Golden Khaganate" as the easterlings from the movies, but i think it would be good to stay as canon as much. In that case its really possible to make them the Balchtoth, since we know that they are canon and we also know that we didnt know anything about them since they lost the war (sorry for not knowing the name and exact date anymore, but im not that good at remembering those details. i can look it up tough, if you want to) They had a lot of time to develop their culture from a savage tribe to the Easterlings we all know an love. I quote from Tolkien Gateway: "during the Battle of the Field of Celebrant, they were hunted down and utterly destroyed." That's it. The Balchoth cannot exist at the time of the mod, due to the fact that they don't exist anymore.