The Wild Lands of the East
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Guide to the Lone-lands
By Darkgolem
The Lone-lands found east of Bree-land are past the edge of the
civilizations of the free people. No longer can you walk the
roads here with safety, and the things here have not heard of king (as
the hobbits say). The main bastion of civilization here are the
camps of the Eglain peoples, a group of humans who have lived in this
area but now are encroached upon by orcs and other foul
creatures. Aside from the Eglain, you will find orcs, goblins,
wargs, half orcs, trolls, wicked dwarves, foul and ferocious
beasts. There is very little safety in the Lone-lands.
There are basically 5 areas that make up the general area of the
Lone-lands.
Annunlos
Annunlos is the westernmost portion of the Lone-lands. While not
safe, it certainly is much less dangerous than the eastern portions of
this region. The northernmost portion of Annunlos is Break-rift
lake, a mountainous lake near the Midgewater Pass. This area is
rife with orcs and wolves. Weathertop, located south of
Break-rift lake is the famous crumbling ruin that once was a fortress
of the great north kingdom of men. Now Weathertop is threatened
by orcs, and haunted by their Crabain spies. The quest,
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Weathertop, is found here. There are some goblin clans found
on the southern slopes of Weathertop, and the north-western portion has
some orc camps, so caution should be used in this area.
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the side of the road from Bree, passing directly into Annunlos, is the
Forsaken Inn. Some very small amount of commerce goes on here
between Bree-land and the Forsaken Inn, but the majority of the inn is
home to Eglain (driven from their homes to the south), some merchants,
and a few loners or odd types of the type seen in any inn in any
strange land. Here you can get your mail, and repair your
equipment, along with buying some basic goods and getting a few
interesting quests helping the Eglain.
Minas Eriol is an ancient ruin found south of the road leading east
through the Lone-lands. Minas Eriol has two portions, the
northern portion, which is haunted with wolves and wargs, and the
southern portion, which is the home of a wicked goblin tribe.
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found in the Forsaken Inn leads to Minas Eriol. In the
depths of the ruins, amidst the gullies leading down from these ruins,
there are many deadly spiders, and care must be taken to avoid slipping
to a horrible death here.
East of Minas Eriol, on the edge of Nein Enidh, is the ruined
Mithenrost. Inhabited by wicked dwarves, several quests from Ost
Guruth lead here. The ruins must be entered from the east in Nein
Enidh, by a sloping path on the edge of the cliffs here.
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Nain Enidh
Nain Enidh is a hilly, narrow area which is divided east to west by the
great road heading through the Lone-lands from the Trollshaws and
Bree-land. The south of these hills contains two ruins, one being
Thanobel, a simple watch building that is no longer complete, and now
is inhabited by dwarves from Mithenrost, the other being Ost
Cyrn. Ost Cyrn is a larger ruin inhabited by vicious orcs led by
an powerful orc chieftain. Be prepared for much fighting if you
travel here.
The north portion of Nain Enidh has two regions. Once is occupied
by dangerous half orcs, Naerost. This area is well patrolled, and
one should be careful here in the shadow of Weathertop. To east
of Naerost, almost within sight of Ost Guruth, is Amon Ros. Amon
Ros is a spider haunted ruin, full of vicious web-spinning, poisonous
beasts, and one should not come here unaccompanied.
Talath Gaun
Talath Gaun is a sloping moor straddling the road, leading down to the
south to the foul swamp, Harloeg, and north to the haunted
Naragmaur. Both of these fell areas should be avoided by any but
the most brave.
Located wet of Naragmaur, just north of the road here, is the last
outpost of Eglain, the partially ruined fortress of Ost Guruth.
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Ost Guruth is only a temporary respite for any that live here.
Wargs and orcs are found practically on the doorstep of this
area. Several
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found here involve these foul beasts, and the wizard Radagast the Brown
can be found here also.
South of Ost Guruth on the other side of the road are the Torn Stones,
the home of the powerful but peaceful earth-kin. These creatures,
while strange and giant, are not hostile to humans, nor normally live
here, having been driven out of Harloeg by trolls. East of Ost
Guruth almost directly down a steep slope here is Naragmaur, a swampy
area infested by twisted beasts, undead and leading north to
Agamaur. Past Naragmaur is the wight haunted ruin of Dol
Vaeg. At the eastern edge of Talath Gaun is the Last Bridge
leading to the Trollshaws, and beyond the lands of men.
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Agamaur
The most foul of lands in the Lone-lands, this area is infested by
undead, corrupted hill men in league with the enemy, and fouler
things. Do not go here unless you have no choice. There is
only one way to reach this area, via a narrow crevice leading from
Naragmaur, and if you should enter here, directly left is a foothold
the Eglain attempt to maintain, with only tentative success.
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Harloeg
Occupied by trolls in the eastern wooded portion, haunted by monstrous
insects and foul wights to the south and west, this swamp south of
Talath Gaun is a good place to avoid. Far to the south of Talath
Gaun are the ruins of Ost Haer and Nindor. A few brave heroes
stand watch over these deadly ruins, but without brave adventurers this
place will never be free of evil. Eventually you are asked to go
here if you adventure with the Eglain, but otherwise, this fey swamp
should be avoided.
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