"News came to Hithlum that Dorthonion was lost and the sons
of Fingolfin overthrown, and that the sons of Fëanor
were driven from their lands. Then Fingolfin beheld (as it seemed to him) the utter ruin
of the Noldor, and the defeat beyond redress of all their houses."
- Tolkien, from The Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand & the Fall of Fingolfin
of Fingolfin overthrown, and that the sons of Fëanor
were driven from their lands. Then Fingolfin beheld (as it seemed to him) the utter ruin
of the Noldor, and the defeat beyond redress of all their houses."
- Tolkien, from The Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand & the Fall of Fingolfin
"Neither rock, nor steel, nor the fires of Morgoth, nor all the powers of the Elf-kings,
shall keep from me the treasure that I desire. For Lúthien your
daughter is the fairest of all the Children of the World."
- Beren Camlost, from The Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien
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Fëanor and Fingolfin rebelled against the Valar. They led a great exodus of Noldor with their kin to Endor
which is Middle-earth and the true homeland of the Elves. Kin murdered kin and Lord betrayed Lord:
Following the murder at Alqualondë where Deep Elves killed the Sea Elves, Fëanor abandoned
Fingolfin's greater faction to the grinding ice of the Helcaraxë then ventured over tumultuous sea
to Beleriand. There, his bold following fought the minions of Morgoth in the country's second war,
the Battle Under Stars. Despite victory, Fëanor was tragically slain. Fingolfin's folk overcame the
misery of the arctic wastes, knocked on the doors of Angband at the first rising of the Sun, and came
to the lake of Mithrim opposite the shore of the Fëanor host. There would have been strife
between both parties but Prince Fingon rescued Prince Maedhros which brought healing for the moment.
Few centuries later the Noldor are united and have established their realms amongst the
Sindar of King Thingol. Together along side the Edain - mortals, the Secondborn - and Dwarves
of Ered Luin, the Children of Endor have encompassed Angband in a mighty siege. It is a time
of bliss while the leaguer forbids Morgoth and his servants further entry into Beleriand's fair lands.
Nargothrond, the underground kingdom of Finrod Felagund, lies hidden. Gondolin, the
White City of Turgon the Wise, remains unknowingly flourishing within the verdant valley
of Tumhalad though lamentation has come upon it with the passing of Princess Aredhel.
Haleth, Amazon and Chieftess of the Haladin, has led an exodus of her people through
terrible danger to the Forest of Brethil.
In Eriador, kin of the Edain remain, choosing
not to cross the Ered Luin; others related to the Haladin have claimed Dunland
and the White Mountains for their own where some Druedain dwelling
amongst them. Far in the east, the human renegades who did
not join the Edain (eventually becoming the people of Rhovanion, the Dalemen, and the
Rohirrim of the late Third Age) are battling for their very lives against the Dark Men
(Rhûnians, Variags of Khand, and the Haradwaith), pawns and worshippers of Morgoth.
Sindar of King Thingol. Together along side the Edain - mortals, the Secondborn - and Dwarves
of Ered Luin, the Children of Endor have encompassed Angband in a mighty siege. It is a time
of bliss while the leaguer forbids Morgoth and his servants further entry into Beleriand's fair lands.
Nargothrond, the underground kingdom of Finrod Felagund, lies hidden. Gondolin, the
White City of Turgon the Wise, remains unknowingly flourishing within the verdant valley
of Tumhalad though lamentation has come upon it with the passing of Princess Aredhel.
Haleth, Amazon and Chieftess of the Haladin, has led an exodus of her people through
terrible danger to the Forest of Brethil.
In Eriador, kin of the Edain remain, choosing
not to cross the Ered Luin; others related to the Haladin have claimed Dunland
and the White Mountains for their own where some Druedain dwelling
amongst them. Far in the east, the human renegades who did
not join the Edain (eventually becoming the people of Rhovanion, the Dalemen, and the
Rohirrim of the late Third Age) are battling for their very lives against the Dark Men
(Rhûnians, Variags of Khand, and the Haradwaith), pawns and worshippers of Morgoth.
The peace of Beleriand does not last forever. In the mid-winter of FA 455, Morgoth
unleashes a brutal strike, belches poisonous fumes from Ered Engrin, and creates
a blazing inferno which devastates Beleriand. The power of Elvendom is shattered
and the might of Mankind is weakened.
As Orcs, wolves, Balrogs, and a stronger Glaurung terrorize the earth, a ray of
hope glimmers in the unfailing love of the greatest couple of legend....
unleashes a brutal strike, belches poisonous fumes from Ered Engrin, and creates
a blazing inferno which devastates Beleriand. The power of Elvendom is shattered
and the might of Mankind is weakened.
As Orcs, wolves, Balrogs, and a stronger Glaurung terrorize the earth, a ray of
hope glimmers in the unfailing love of the greatest couple of legend....
Rules:
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