[Drizzy Drake]

Middle Earth - The Fourth Age






The Ringbearer has passed over the sea, content in the knowledge that he helped finally lay to rest the dreaded Sauron, the Dark Shadow. The Fellowship of the Ring - Gandalf, Bilbo, Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, Pippin, Merry, Sam and Frodo all have done their part and the War of the Ring is over. Thus signaled the end of the Third Age.

The end of the Third Age marked the end of the dominion of the Elves and the beginning of the dominion of Men. As the Fourth Age began, many of the Elves who had lingered in Middle-earth left for Valinor, never to return; those who remained behind would "fade" and diminish. The Dwarves eventually dwindled away as well. The Dwarves eventually returned in large numbers and resettled Moria. Peace was restored between Gondor and the lands to the south and east. Eventually, the tales of the earlier Ages became legends, the truth behind them forgotten.

This is the tale of the unknown Fourth Age of Middle Earth. Peace did not come easily for Gondor and Rohan. There existed a small number of orcs and other dark creatures that lived through the destruction of their terrible master and found solace in the deep places of the earth. The powerful Haradrim from the deep south of Arnor were unwilling to rejoin their brothers of man and bitterness and anger far greater than that of Sauron overtook them.

When Eldarion, the son of Aragorn, took the throne of Gondor upon the death of his father, he was crowned amidst another dark plague. The wicked Harad and the orc remnants have discovered one of the lost palantiri thought destroyed when Barad-dur fell. They also find the dark place where Ancalagon, the mightiest of the ancient evil dragons, fell over 5000 years ago. The place has spawned more evil and darkness that Sauron's old allies will use against the new king.

King Eldarion and his mother Queen Arwen call upon those who would aid the kingdom. Alas, the former Third Age heroes are gone and neither the wisdom of the White Wizard Gandalf nor the mighty sword of Aragorn are available. Who among the mighty humans, dwindling elves and dwarves will heed the call? History has told of the fates of two of the original five wizards who came to Middle Earth long ago - Saruman and Gandalf. What of the other three - Radagast, Allatar and Pallando? Would they hear the call for aid?




Anyone interested?

[kate]

o shi- this is going to require reading isn't it. I guess I'm in because I'm extraordinarily bored. Now I have to go watch the freaking movies again to figure out how the frick this whole lotr thing works. Couldn't have just used harry potter. noooo.

[Drizzy Drake]

If I had made a HP RP, it would be like this the whole time...


Random Character 1-Ugh, wizard angst. :P. We're in trouble. Now let's go kill the evil thing, which we somehow do because something miraculous saves us like a bird with a hat, or our invisible dead parents.

Random Character 2-YEAH NIGGA!!!!



...yeah. Also, if anybodyn eeds me to explain what happened to the fellowship, then just ask.

[Folcon]

I might be in, if I don't have to dig too deep into Middle Earth lore. I just need to figure out which of my characters to use.

[Ironsight]

I might join. Depends on how long it's been since Sauron (sp?) died and when the RP takes place exactly. 100? 1000?

[Folcon]

Considering we're talking about Aragorn's kid being king, it can't be that long after. 30, 40 years, tops.

[Ironsight]

Right, forgot that part. When Dipset said the events became legends I automatically thought it had been a long time q:

[Drizzy Drake]

Aragorn, being of Númenorean blood lived about 120 years after the events of LOTR, and died at the age of 210.

@ Escout-Much Midle Earth Lore is not needed. Just find some maps on Google.

[Drizzy Drake]

Lórien had scoured the hills for days before he had an acceptable meal. A stray horse crossed his path, and he hesitated but a second before unleashing an arrow into it's side.

After King Aragorn died, Lórien left the lands of Gondor, in search of the long destroyed city of Gondolin. He knew no being would great him if he found it, but he still searched for years, untill one day he just gave up. He had lost hope of ever finding the once great city.

His search then led him to the West, in hopes of being granted passage into Valinor, but once again he fell short. The last ship had sailed many years before, and it seemed to him that Valinor was now lost aswell, much like Númenor.

He decided to head back to Minas Tirith, for a favour from Eldarion, whose father was good friends with Lórien. He knew not the danger that would soon come, so in the morning of the 21st of Nórui(June), in the 127th year of the 4th Age of Middle Earth, Lórien set off for the great white city.



((Short, I know. Hope people join. If anything I say confuses you(I'm kind of a Tolkien geek) just ask me))

[Folcon]

((As soon as I find by copy of LotR so I have maps, I'll join))

[Drizzy Drake]

Google is your friend.

[Folcon]

the book's in a box somewhere in here...or i left it at my parent's place.

[Ironsight]

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/5765/MiddleEarth.jpg
I know it's a little cramped, but it was the only decent one I could find.

[Drizzy Drake]

That is just the North-Western part of Middle earth, but it's where all of LOTR takes place, and where most of this RP will take place (I'm assuming) so we don't really need any of the maps for the other area's of Middle Earth.

http://en.wikipedia....ki/Middle-earth

There's Wikipedia's entry for Middle Earth.

But yeah, I'm ready to start, so people can start whenever.

[Lightning Star]

((I know you wanted me to reply in this, but I have no knowledge of the LOTR series. Sorry :o ))

[Drizzy Drake]

*Facepalm* Re-read your PM. :o.