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GREETINGS, SALUTATIONS... HELLO ALL! Okay, okay, okay... enough with the confetti and marching bands, I can barely hear myself think. Two years and 24 issues of The Hall of Fire later, here we are and my what a journey it’s been so far. We’ve seen our beloved game go comatose, practically coding recently with the scare of bankruptcy for Decipher, and now its revival with the release of Helm’s Deep, Paths of the Wise, and a number of PDFformatted products scheduled in the future. So, yes, there is indeed much to celebrate. Now enough with the patting of the backs, let’s get down to what you really want -- what is featured in this article. This month is another great month for fan-created content for the Lord of the Rings RPG: optional rules for creating units for mass combat, Adventuring In... Annúminas, a look at the Black Númenoreans, plus a whole lot more! Just as a note, we are adding TN values to pieces of information contained in articles about creatures, NPC’s, realms, etc. for any Lore tests that may come along about them. Hopefully this will aid the Narrator when a PC Loremaster is trying to determine if and what he knows about the realm of Rohan, or when a PC Captain is trying to remember the best route to take to get his unit to Minas Tirith in time to help defend the city. Here’s to kicking off Year 3 in style! Matthew A. Kearns aka GandalfOfBorg Editor IN THIS ISSUE GREETINGS 1 ADVENTURING IN… 2 Ruins of Annúminas The Peoples of Middle-earth – Black Númenoreans FAN FLAVOUR… 7 The Effective Knight IT’S ALL OPTIONAL… 9 Magic in Middle-earth Mass Combat: Generating Units ALLIES AND ADVERSARIES 15 Lesser Wizards: Karë and Carûgal FEATURED CREATURES 17 Demons - Part II HELM’S DEEP CONTEST… 21 WHAT’S OUT THERE… 22 CALLING ALL GAMERS… 23 CONTACT THE HALL OF FIRE AT: CODAWEBZINE@HOTMAIL.COM This is an unofficial fan webzine created for players of Decipher’s The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game and the world of Middle-earth created by J.R.R. Tolkien. There is no affiliation between the creators of this webzine and Decipher, Tolkien Enterprises, or any other related corporation. All material is either direct from Tolkien sources, Decipher, opinion, or has been created for the said purpose of roleplaying in the world of Middle-earth. Some images are used herein for the purpose of adding flare to the webzine, but are owned by varied sources mentioned in the Credits on the last page. THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT FOR RETAIL SALE AND INDIVIDUALS MAY PHOTOCOPY AND PRINT FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE. Issue Twenty-Five THE HALL OF FIRE December 2005
Page 2 The Hall of Fire The Unofficial Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game Webzine Issue 25 December 2005 ADVENTURING IN RUINS OF ANNÚMINAS by Mathew Kearns HISTORY Annúminas: the greatest city in the North, crown jewel of the Dúnedain kingdom of Arnor. Set on the shores of Nenuial or Evendim in Mannish tongue, the city was founded by Elendil himself. It was the chief city of the Kings of Arnor for several centuries, and home to one of the three palantíri of the North- Kingdom. The wondrous city survived for nearly a thousand years. Soon after its founding, though, the numbers of the Dúnedain of the North began to dwindle. The population of Annúminas declined throughout its history, until eventually it was deserted, and the Kings removed to Fornost to the east. The people of Annúminas were dependent on the River Baranduin for their contact with the outside world, for visitors and commerce alike. With the Hills of Evendim surrounding the city to the west and south, the city’s primary traffic lay along the river Baranduin by boat. The only main road to anywhere from Annúminas is the Plains Road, travelling east to Fornost, though it fell from regular use about halfway into the life of the city. After the city’s desertion, it fell into decay and was eventually sacked and desecrated by the Witch-king’s forces. Only two relics of its greatness are known to have survived: The Palantír and Sceptre of Annúminas. The palantír remained in Middle-earth for more than a millennium after the loss of its city, but was ultimately drowned with Arvedui in the cold northern sea of Forochel. The silver Sceptre of Annúminas was the symbol of Kingship in the North-kingdom. A very ancient thing, it was originally the rod of office of the Númenorean Lords of Andúnië. Though it would have been removed to Fornost by the Kings, it eventually came to be kept by Elrond in Rivendell for safekeeping and to be returned upon the reclamation of the throne of the whole Dúnedain realm by Elendil’s Heir. NOTABLE FEATURES Hill of the Palantir As the name ascribes, this is the location where the Palantir of Annúminas resided. It also laid claim to the city’s and, indeed the realm’s, greatest library of lore saved from the drowned isle of Númenor, with contributions from elven scholars of Lindon and Rivendell. On any given day, hundreds of loremasters, teachers, and scholars of all sorts can be found within the halls of the tower on this hill. The tower is also the tallest in Annúminas, as it is used for stargazing (similar to that of Orthanc).
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