Dol Guldur (Faction)

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Dol Guldur
The Legions of Khamûl
Information
Biome(s)	Dol Guldur, Mirkwood Corrupted, and Wilderland
Members	Dol Guldur Orc (archer, chieftain, trader), Mirk-troll, Mirkwood Spider
Alignment command name	DOL_GULDUR
Faction Items
Crafting Table	Dol Guldur crafting table
Shield
Banner
History
Added in (first NPCs)	Public Beta 20

See also: Dol Guldur (Biome).

Dol Guldur is an evil-infested region at the southwest corner of Mirkwood where Sauron lived before moving to Mordor. The forces of Dol Guldur represent the source of all corruption in the forests of Mirkwood, and their sinister urge to conquer directly contrasts the tranquil seclusion of their counterpart faction: the Wood-elves.

History

Dol Guldur was originally known as Amon Lanc ("Bald Hill") in Greenwood the Great. It had been the capital of Oropher's Silvan Elves. However, these fled in the Second Age, when Easterlings and Orcs began to assail and invade the woods. These bands were responsible for breaking the League of Rhovanion and, later, the slaying of Isildur and his men.

Sometime after T.A. 1000, an evil presence took over Amon Lanc. It was in 1050 that a shadow fell upon Greenwood, and it began to be known as Mirkwood. A hostile entity was said to have taken refuge there, known as the "Necromancer" by the men of the Vale. Thranduil of the Elves led his people from the Emyn Duir the Forest River, where they remained. The forest became infected with Orcs, spirits, and the spawn of Ungoliant.

The White Council had long feared the Necromancer in Dol Guldur might be a Nazgûl. In T.A. 2063, Gandalf went to Dol Guldur as a spy, and the Necromancer, not yet powerful enough to face him, fled to the East. After four centuries in T.A. 2460 the Necromancer returned there. Dol Guldur became a base for the Balchoth, who continued to invade the Vale of Anduin, slaying kin of the Northmen and ambushing the scouts of Cirion. In T.A. 2510, when Eorl the Young was leading his riders to the Battle of the Field of Celebrant, he steered his force westward to avoid the shadow of Dol Guldur, and they were hidden by the mists of Lórien.

A black fir-wood under nightshade.

In T.A. 2845 Thráin II, King of Durin's Folk-in-exile and holder of the last of the Seven Rings, was captured near the eaves of Mirkwood, then imprisoned and tortured in Dol Guldur's dungeons. His Ring was taken from him and brought to the Dark Lord. In 2850 the wizard Gandalf confirmed that the Necromancer, the master of Dol Guldur, was the Dark Lord returned.

The fortress on the heights.

Gandalf returned to the White Council and urged an attack on Dol Guldur, but was overruled by Saruman, who secretly had begun searching for the One Ring in the area by then. In T.A. 2941 Saruman finally agreed to an attack. During the battle, the Dark Lord withdrew to Mordor, as he had already planned to do. However, the White Council successfully disrupted the Dark Lord's plans for an assault on Lórien, Rivendell, and Eriador. In 2951, Dol Guldur was reoccupied by Khamûl, the second chief of the Nine, and two other Nazgûl, and prepared for war once again.

Dol Guldur, the Hill of Sorcery, remains shrouded in mirk and shadow, clad in black fir that let in no light of day. None go near it, not even the Elves, for it is still a very evil place, returned from destruction with power sevenfold. The Orcs thither await the orders of Khamûl, who will burn all the woods to the ground and drive all the Men and Elves of Rhovanion before him. To him also come cruel Balchoth out of the East, and under his command lie great spiders of the Wood and spirits of Elder Days. There will be night in Rivendell, and savage swords in Eriador!

Locations

The forces of the hill of sorcery largely concentrate around their stronghold, however at night they also appear in the Mirkwood mountains and the Wilderland. The spiders of Dol Guldur can also spawn throughout Mirkwood, even in the northern reaches at night.

Alignment

The Orcs and spiders of Dol Guldur are almost universally hated. They are neutral with the evil factions from far-off lands and only allies with Angmar and Mordor.

Ranks of Dol Guldur:

• Enemy (-)
• Stranger (+0)
• Mirkwood Thrall (+10)
• Mirkwood Servant (+50)
• Mirkwood Brigand (+100)
• Mirkwood Torchbearer (+200)
• Mirkwood Despoiler (+500)
• Dol Guldur Captain (+1000)
• Khamûl's Lieutenant (+2000)

Inter-faction relations for Dol Guldur (DOL_GULDUR)

Sphere of influence

Dol Guldur's Sphere of Influence is centred around their stronghold atop Amon Lanc, as well as the home of their enemies, the Wood-elves.

Dol Guldur's area of influence

Invasions

Dol Guldur invasions summon (in decreasing order of rarity) spiders, Orcs, archers, Mirk-trolls and banner bearers. They spawn in the following areas:

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Northern Mirkwood, Wilderland, Woodland Realm

Rare:

Anduin, Dale, Dorwinion, East Bight, Eaves of Lothlórien, Erebor, Field of Celebrant, Northern Wilderland

Conquest

Conquerable biomes

Dol Guldur, Mirkwood, Woodland Realm, Grey Mountains, Vales of Anduin, Gladden Fields, Lothlórien, Field of Celebrant, Rohan, Fangorn (excluding Wasteland), Long Marshes, Dale, Erebor, Wilderland (including northern), East Bight and Dorwinion.

Ally aids only

Angmar, Ettenmoors, Coldfells, Misty Mountains, Forodwaith, Lone-lands, Trollshaws, The Angle, Rivendell, Midgewater, Bree-land, Barrow-downs, Eriador, Old Forest, The Shire, Blue Mountains, Lindon, Minhiriath, Swanfleet, Eregion, Mordor, Iron Hills, Rhúdel, Dagorlad, Nindalf, Emyn Muil, Ithilien, Gondor (and every its sub-biomes), White Mountains, Harondor, Harnennor, Southron Coasts, Gulf of Harad and Far Harad.

NPCs

• Dol Guldur Orc - The basic foot soldiers of Dol Guldur.
• Dol Guldur Orc Archer - Ranged units of Dol Guldur.
• Dol Guldur Banner Bearer - Standard bearers for the hill of sorcery.
• Dol Guldur Orc Chieftain - Commanders of evil, found at the top of mighty towers.
• Dol Guldur Orc Trader - Sly fellows armed with poisoned daggers and economics.
• Mirkwood Spider - The scourge of the Greenwood.
• Mirk-troll - Mighty creatures related to the Olog-hai of Mordor.

Structures

• Dol Guldur Orc Camp - Encampments of Orcs found in the Wilderland.
• Dol Guldur Spider Pit - Foul breeding pts of Ungoliant.
• Dol Guldur Altar - Mysterious monuments of sorcery, decorated with torches and home to a Dol Guldur crafting table.
• Dol Guldur Tower - Intimidating structures home to a Dol Guldur Orc Chieftain.

Items

• Dol Guldur crafting table - A block used to craft many Dol Guldur items.
• Banner of Dol Guldur - The standard of Dol Guldur, depicting its namesake.
• Dol Guldur Brick - The dark, purplish building material used throughout Dol Guldur.
• Dol Guldur Equipment - The weapons and tools used by the armies of Dol Guldur.
• Dol Guldur Armour - Dark armour for a dark army.