“To the sea, to the sea! The white gulls are crying,
The wind is blowing, and the white foam is flying.
West, west away, the round sun is falling,
Grey ship, grey ship, do you hear them calling,
The voices of my people that have gone before me?
I will leave, I will leave the woods that bore me;
For our days are ending and our years failing.”
Bilbo Baggins, in his quest to aid the Dwarves of Erebor, is killed at the hands of the twisted creature Gollum. Even without their thief, Thorin had no choice but to continue on to Erebor to reclaim his birthright. Alas, the thirteen Dwarves were little match for Smaug, who in his anger smote Esgaroth upon the Long Lake. Yet their sacrifice was not in vain as the White Council managed to force the Necromancer from Dol Guldur.
He was cast out from Dol Guldur, and with his destination unknown, the White Council felt that Sauron was weakened enough that they need not worry about him for the time. However, for the next several decades, he was in the heart of Mordor, amassing armies of orcs and foul beasts to once again strike at the Free Peoples. All that was necessary now was to wait for the opportune time to strike.
As the years go by, orcs spill forth from Mordor into the lands of the Gondorians. Slowly but surely the Kingdom of Gondor is pushed back. Seemingly from nowhere, an army of orcs descends upon the Kingdom of Rohan. Many towns and villages are sacked as Theoden sits idly by. Bewitched by Saruman, the King of Rohan is powerless to act against the dangers that threaten the Rohirrim. The Ring remains lost, and the realms of Man are beginning to topple.
Theodred and Eomer mount what desperate defence they may, but the situation seems hopeless against the might of Isengard. Gondor similarly is driven back, as Osgiliath falls despite the best efforts of Faramir and Boromir. Minas Tirith soon follows, her gates battered down by the mighty blows of Grond. Her defenders scattered, Gondor crumbles as a tide of Orcs taint her fair lands. Just as Gondor falls, so too does Rohan follow as the Fangorn is burned to fuel the machine of war.
Lothlorien remains, too strong to be assailed while Galadriel yet draws breath. Joined by the Beornings, Mirkwood Elves, and what remains of the Ents, the Lady of Lorien remains one of the last bastions of the Free Peoples east of the Misty Mountains.
Sauron’s victory seems near absolute. The realms of man have been defeated, and the Dwarves and Elves remain too weak to fight back against Sauron’s forces. Perhaps by Eru Illuvatar’s direct intervention, or some other will of fate, Barad-dur has been affected and no new missives are forthcoming. A pale mist obscures Barad-dur from the dead plains of Gorgoroth, and none who enter to investigate ever return. His lieutenants remain without instruction, and to make matters worse come grim tidings from the East. The Ithryn Luin, thought to have gone from history have returned to the West at the head of a great host. However, although they have already made inroads towards Rhun, what their goals may be remains unclear.
With the Dark Lord unwilling or unable to influence events, his violent and greedy servants have already moved to take advantage of the situation. Sauron’s vassals have become cruel overlords in their own right. To the West, in the desolate lands that had once constituted Arnor, the beast Thuringwethil, long thought dead, terrorizes what few Free People remain West of the Misty Mountains. From within the great peaks of the Misty Mountains a great fiery evil stirs once again in the deep. In the Gap of Rohan, Isengard solidifies its iron grip on the men of the Wold. In the vast depths of the Mirkwood forest, Shelob heralds a great host of spiders where once the Elves called home. Not far from Mirkwood lies the lonely Erebor, lorded over by Smaug the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities, awakened into a new era of domination.
The Nine Nazgul and other vassals under Sauron enjoy vast lands that he had won for himself. The Witch King, Khamul, the Mouth of Sauron, and more lackeys are spread thin across Middle Earth, leading Sauron’s hosts to ensure his victory. Without the will of Sauron to lead them, it bodes ill for Middle Earth.
Rules:
1. Use common sense
2. No god-modding, metagaming, or any other form of cheating
3. Realize that sitting idle will not do you any good
4. Be precise in your posts if moving against another player, if you don’t say you did something then it never happened
Notes:
Sauron may not be RPed
A majority of major characters must have a player before minor Characters may be applied for (Major Characters include: Saruman, Durin’s Bane, Smaug, Thuringwethil, Shelob, the Blue Wizards, the Mouth of Sauron, the Witch King, and Khamul)
There will be random events, beware
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