Post by Sauron on Jul 23, 2016 1:52:40 GMT -6
THE KINGDOM OF LINDON
The Elven Kingdom founded by Gil-galad at the beginning of the Second Age. At its peak it stretched from the Grey Havens all the way to the edge of Moria in Ost-in-Edhel. After Gil-galad died and the line of Noldorin kings ended, the Elves began to leave Middle-Earth and return to Valinor, depleting its population and weakening it further. While technically not destroyed, it's but a shadow of what it once was. But what if it could be restored?
Inspired by the option in the popular submod Massive Overhaul Submod for popular mod Third Age: Total War, one of the major (optional!) side quests during the Hobbit (& Shadow of Mordor) is the quest to restore the Kingdom of Lindon. Think of it as something for the Elves in the West to concentrate on while the Humans get to restore Arnor and the Dwarves have their quest for the Lonely Mountain.
Admittedly, restoring Lindon to its former glory wouldn't have the "umph" that restoring Arnor would have. Because you're adding more to what's already there for the War of the Ring, whereas restoring Arnor would be creating something out of nothing. However, there would still be notable buffs. The biggest being that there would be more Elves in Middle-Earth when the War of the Ring starts. Why? Because achieving something like this would give the Elves so much hope for Middle-Earth that it would effectively halt the migration back to Valinor as the Elves who would've otherwise left in the timeskip will stay. The member of Imladris's family (that is, the Ruler of Imladris and their children) that contributed the most would also be officially recognized as the High King/Queen of the Ñoldor like Gil-galad of old, forming a new line of Noldorin Rulers.
Yeah. While totally not canon, the fun part about an AU retelling is the circumstances to be able to make the future a bit better.
In order to restore LINDON, the following objectives must be completed.
-ONE OF IMLADRIS MUST BE ALIVE (So far so good!)
-CARAS CELAIRNEN MUST BE RETAKEN [Easy] (Not done)
-DOL VORN MUST BE RETAKEN [Easy] (Not done)
-THE UNDERTOWERS MUST BE RETAKEN [Easy] (Not done)
-BREGOST MUST BE RETAKEN [Medium] (Not done)
-PERTH-EN-LHUN MUST BE RETAKEN [Medium] (Not done)
-SUDURI MUST BE RETAKEN [Medium] (Not done)
-CELONIACH MUST BE RETAKEN [Hard] (Not done)
-OST GELON MUST BE RETAKEN [Hard] (Not done)
-OST-IN-EDHIL MUST BE RETAKEN [Hard] (Not done)
-THE JEWEL SMITHY MUST BE REBUILT IN OST-IN-EDHIL [Expensive] {0/5000 Silver raised} (Not done)
If you feel like donating some silver towards the Jewel Smithy, simply post in your shop thread saying so. Don't feel like this must succeed. It doesn't. If Lindon is not restored in time, then when the War of the Ring begins, The Elves in the West will simply be as they were in the canon. This is simply a questline to A) give Elven players something to do and B) let those players have a major impact on Middle-Earth's future.
If you feel like taking a shot at one of these objectives, simply make the quest thread and add (Lindon restoration) to the title of the Quest. Don't worry if the quest fails, you can always try again.