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    Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE rt OF THE RINGS SOUTHERN" (jONDOR: THE LAND CREDITS Authors: Jason Beresford (sheer Haber nai) ‘Anders Blixt (Mondor mai at Endy, Tr Bick an, MERD/RME NP Tale Mats Blomqvist (ore Ar, The an Bando) Gunnar Brolin (dale mtr) Jeff Hatch Tim Innes (Ti Pat of he DT Ln ins) + Cate Bi) Martin Rundkvist ‘(Lamon mater) Erik Ragvik (Cnet, Tolas Ebi din, Th as Er) Chris Seeman (Oni Th Ln, Fr and Fe, Caster, Ln Em, Lnk, Ed Lnd Dan Th Pa e Dd Tih Ae Th al of Fal, Oona Te es Edin, NEP /R NPC To). Magnus Seter Here mtrial Editing Authors: Anders Blixt (je words and sot lit) ‘Chris Seeman (ea lia) Ake Rosenius (Bi of he Pree} Linguistic Contributions: Patrick Wynne Editor /Developer: Jessica Ney-Grinam - Editors: Deborah Sue Curtis, Seth Wood Additional Contributors: Wesley Franke (Harendir meter, Hartley History), James Owen (Rie of the Prterde), Jason Vester (Tioep Stag Table, MERP/M Miliary Table), Patrick Wyrane (Fines Conneniry) ‘Cover Map: Peter C. Fenlon Interior Mustration: Liz Danforth, Tirm Collier, Wayne Reynolds, Salvatore Abbinarti, Christopher Miller Color Maps: Peter C. Fenlon, Jessica M. Ney ‘Maps & Floorplans: Micha! Gussow, Daniel Cruger. Wendy Frazer, Richard Britton, Pete Fenlon, Terry Amthor, Steve Sullivan Ship Plans: Judy Hnat Anderson Dedication: This module is dedicated to all of the many individuals who, in the cleverth hour, helped make its completion possible. You know who jou are! Special Thanks: Anila Blixt, Kerstin Fliasson, Jan Engan, Curran Engel, Michael Geller, Jeff Hatch, Carl E, Hostetter, ‘Tim Innes, Bjéen Landseroa, Sharen O'Sullivan, Gordoa Palmer, Nadine Salim, Sonia Seeman, Patrick Wynne, and the merry members of the Forodim {the Stockholm Tolkien Society), {© 1996 Tolkien Fetes.» vision of Th Sal Zanes Company, Bakley, Cia, USA, Lando Mido Srn Gn Te Land, Te Hand The Led fe Rms nd all characters and places then are teaderack properties of Tolkien Enerrve All chants and flees dee om herr af [RR Tolkien ae commen law taderarks used unde license from Grafton Books (Horpor lie) publihingsuccessary to Unwin Hoa, Le sed George Allen & Unwin Lid, London England All ights reserved Produced and distributed by IRON CROWN ENTERPRISES, Inc, P.O, Box 1605, Charlottesville, VA 22902. Stock #2021 First US. Edition 1996 ISBN I-55806-256-4 Printed in Canada CONTENTS LO Lutroduction. 20 QeervieW nnn 40 The Land... : 4 Gale od mstemnernnend teereerenorteed Sid Ihe White Moana 312 The el Dat EIA The Rie Ville co 214 Tallis. 12 Tapa as 32.1 The Wie Mountain = 422 The Ep Diath 423 theRe Vale BAT anno 40 Blors and Fauna 41 The Lac of Field wed Eom 42 Te Fae Saati Condor none 421 The Mowe 422 TheRine Vale a 428 TheRiee Mout 424 Theta of BUDS one : S0.A Gazetteer to Southern Gondor. see 60 Havens s 61 Prange 6 Lond Beal peretes Z 6 Fld Bl Cltadels cc aciscmmneiicmipnicoaie 1 Loti Din es 72 The Pathol the Dead nn 73 Teh Aur. oa TAThe Hallo dc Furl 15 Ose it eeen TiBiad Acie The Lose Flendilase AL The Tle of theElenins —— Aki Retiring be Mh renee 1BI The Tae of aPacdoined Leto $22 The NPC 123 TheScuing - eerenk one 525 Encomen Ader Explor TO onc {S314 Tule of Mianfomaion and Nyste Visons 5 Adbeatun: TheDeadnass Byes (ASI A Tule of Eni al Peace 2 e 152 The NPC - 133 The Seung 854 The Ia 8535 Eneaten| ANG Adeotus: Tel laued Moura 361A Tie onsion sd open B62 TheNPCA 168 The Seng 64 The Fak 165 Encameer 8.0 Rice of the Pretendee DAL Akeni The Fog of We DLA Take of Propes Lang Pa. 912 The NPC en 33 The Seng en 34 The Tak 9413 Eneouten 2.6 ABermath 92 Adve! The Bak Reve 921 A Tae of Daagtoue Dhwions 922 The NPG oer 9.23 The Sean 9.24 The Tale 925 Encounen 9.26 Aft 11 Adeete The Lat Pi em 7B DATA Llc of vl Tl 932 The NPG 9.33 Thy Seige oon 9.4 Thy Tak 935 Exe 9.36 Marnth 94 Adres The Sng forthe Gove DATA Teal Pelans Hoeing 942 The NPG nen 9.43 The Slog oe 944 The Tak = 10.0 TABS mene TOE MERD/RM NPC Table 102 MERP/RM Best Tae. 103 LoR NPCTide erent Tl m S32 Te r 104 LoR Bease Table eee sere 105 Lok Camwersion Never eae oe BAS Encounter = = {iis Peay Rasher oe J LT Néamensecan Palarst.. roject Specific Contributions: TICE Staff—Sala Nanager Deane Begicbing; ‘Gre Enon Jessiea Nep-Geimam Managing dior Coleman Cheon Carne Elter Pete Fenlon: Pagonairg: Wendy Prazer; Ed Mawyers Art Deco Jessica Ney-Giran; Asiing Art Deon: Jason O. Hawkins: (Cour Traded: Terry Amthor: Gow Guape: Nick Morawita Pret: Peter Fenton: (CED. Bruce Neidlingee Hiking Dreien, & Peaton Sa Joho Cutis, Donald Dennis, Wendy Frazer: Nick Morawitz. Jessiea Ney Grimm, Michael Reynolds: Pris Bay nd Rite Dc Kurt lashes Sale, Qssmer Sov, Option Su Olivia H. Johmeon, Stephen Hird, Dave Planch, Menica L, Wison; “ii Sif Dave Moris, Deni Walams, 1.0 INTRODUCTION "Give me bane, Mastr Elrond? aid by fiat say mre of. ‘Gonder, for veri from the nd wf Condor Lar came nit would be wel forall know wba pases there Fer fw, den, row f ur des, and serene gcse of thir peril if oe stow fal tla ‘Belew no tht i the land of Condo i bod of Nioneror ie gen, rorallitsprdeand dgrn foton By our sel the vil flkof he Fat eri rtd an eierorof Marg ep a bay, and thucalne are pre and ran mated n the lands bored ws, bcwerk f the Ws.” long as they pay an annual tibet: (omally in the form of sheep oF wow!) Also, like che Iased brights of Belfalas, the Dan are obligated to send a lewy in support of the prince's war-host. With the ‘excegtion of the War of ehe Last Alliance, however, the puice rarely called upon his Daen subjects ro fulfill this obligation, savein times of dire need, such as Befalasitself being theesrened hy a superior foe Warcraft The cor of Dor-en-Enil’s military prowess lies in its tonnted knights, who are sivaled only by che Norchmen, for thei: horsemanship and are, in fact, the South- kingdom's only tm cavaley. Although inwaciably ae che forfront of Gondoe's many wars, the knights of Belfilas arenotastanding army, though they are quickly mustered Because no landward military threat of aay significance hs ever existed for Dox-en-Fimil, che cavalry asa military company does not often take part in the defense uf the peninsula itself the latter being the traditional rask of the princ’smodestwar-flect), Du €9 Belfalws self-contained rare under the nale of the prince, its amy is more self relant than those of other Gondosian territories. For ‘eample, the prince never eslied on the hiving of archers fiom Arfalas as so many other governors did, but would. inead tise and tcam his own yeomen The ewaley of Blfilas, neinbering as many ax 400 nigh, is supported by the prince's own regular infantry (gamioned at Ost-en-Emil, Naur Amrin, and other forressesconceolled recy by ehe prince), which gener- allyapproaches 5,600 well-trained men-at-arms, Jn times of arge-scle conflict, this infantry can he supplemented ised by the knights) of 8000, Heuinsnoned by the prince, the Daen of che Fred Torthonion could field up to 200 clansmen (which would fight in battle as separate company and under ies own leaders), The Dagorim Ernif also maintained small bodes of fice tangs, which rarely numbered more than three ot four dozen men. ‘The principal checat to Belfalas has always been by sea, ind the prince developed the maritime defenses of bis domain primarily in respome to the spread of Corssit warfare after'T.A, 1634, though his family acl possessed famall aumber of warships psior to the Kin-strife Degite the manpower and raw materials svalable +0 then however, the princes never rivaled rhe kings in the Iulting of an offensive naval force. Instead, the fleet of Dovcen-Eiil was always designed with the defense of the ennsila in mind, cmphasizing swife coastal vessels tipuble of negotiating the fie!’s magged coast, yam BENISH ARMON (Gah, “Dex of the Catling”) Benish Armon is an ancient ruin in the Ethir Anduin which became the lair for a band of malevolent Maiar spirits: Tevildo, Prince of Cats, and his nine thanes, After (Queen Benithiel enslaved these apicits to her will, the site was transformed into a place of worship for a cult. While the spirits temained tied to the place by Benithie’s spell of binding, Tevildo was able to draw upon his divine powets to shield Benish Armon from unwelcome outsid- 3, creating a magical barrier around the ruin and its environs so that it could not be found by an intruder. ‘The ruins of Benish Armon had originally been a Drdg site, abandoned when the latter were driven out by the ‘westward-migrating Daen peoples. The site was occupied by the Danan Lin until the Downfall of Némenor, when the changing of the world altered the topography of the Anduin mouth, turning itintothe marshy delta ithacbeen enown os ever since. The site was therefore once more abandoned, The Prince of Cats and his thanes made the site their air soon after the Downfall, when the newly formed Ethir was being serled by Saka, migrating up the ruined coast of Harondor. CABED ARAHELEDH See entty for IMLAD ARHELEDH. CALEMBEL ©. "Green Eacleswre”) Lamedon's principal tow is Calembel. It lies conve- niently on ahillsde eastofthe fordsofCiril, where people fom all of Lamedon and the northernmost pitt of the ‘Moran can exchange goods with each other and with merchants from the capital. The town is essentially a trading post, and eaters to the needs of the folk of Lamedon and the provincial goverment at Ost-en= Girilthir. The affairs of the town of Calembel are managed by a council of twelve, elected fiom among the wealthiest ‘townsmen ona yearly bass. The council does not have a great deal to do; primarily it collects matket fees from those who visit Calembel to trade, is responsible for public construction, ete. For the most part the council works closely together with the Lord of Lamedon who, from time to time, is invited to participate in. council meetings. Calembel had about 5,000 inhabitants before che Great Plague. The town has no walls, and its buildings cluster along the road from the fords to the castle above the town. Most houses are two-story structures, with a wooden top scory, supported by the stone walls of the ground floor. The market square lies a the center, to one side of Castle Road, and is surrounded by three-story buildings. Thisis the wealeky parcof Calembel:the hovels of thepoorare found on the outkists of town. The town fFinges also housetrades which for varinssreasons ate not tolerated inthe central parts:smichiesand potteries forthe fire vi, ta decency uaside town on the way tothe fore, che pens ofthe livestock market —“Sheep Ms found For three days of every second gponth, his area echoes witha bleating eacophony, as surplus animals are driven here from all oger Lamedon, ‘CALENEITHEL 0. ‘Greenwell The Caleneithel is one of the many streams that flow Buy. The Caleneithe!, howeves, is unique in that its course runs through Dor-in-Edhil, watering the sacred grove of Eryn Largol ancl emptying into the Morthond-Ringls estuary at Echellond. Although the Caleneithel is deep enough to accommodate the light bouts which the Silvan Flues use for ctossing che stream, che bridge of Tanti Eph near ics confluence with the Morchond-Ringlé prevents any sivercraft from passing up its course Several swans—servants of Uno and friend ofthe Falathrim— for the smell, brothels for common ache,” in daily spe a out of the Pinnath Celin into Belfalas inhabit thelower ecaches of the Caleneithel, and canoften be seen plying its placid waters, Between lant-in-Eilph de ee Racksn Gove One an fe re stveann's path CALENHIR, S. "Gren Sia”) The Calenhir is tributary of the Rive Morthond in Anfalas: eas its source ia the eastern Pinna Glin, and empties into the greater river forty miles nomhwest of Ghanhie. VheCslenbir can be forded at its confTuence with Miorthond, as well as at several other points along its seventy mile course, and & rawgable only by flat bot- tuned boats as Far as the village of Congentn CALENHIROST fn Findegls “Tt rte of Anas sm to delight a ing near sigs yt itor th King's adorn i Hs Majesty of te ws governing ngs. Sindarin, whereby an ajc se calen grew bconesgalen asthe sand dementina eae, uch ar To] Galen, th ‘Green LE! where Bern and Lithien dele ig age. Of oars suchadecaves as calen rear ther nomad _forta a thirst elamentin names, ad we cn ony sures tht thegeed pope f Galenhirosaicedibis nem fromitipmper form Calenisost en mistake analogy wr othe ec! pla is Men Galen and innathGelin. tf, wefind that thy snl have ovrdsked the prope fra appear inte name of he rverCalenir beta tones throw fron thr doorsteps.” We need consmsantal Calenbirost is the principal fortress of the eastem Pinnath Gelin, Rising from a hilltop overlooking the Calenhir, the fort guards the passage of the Men Galena thar soad skirts the northern slopes of the Pinnath Getin, The for’s commander is appointed by and subjectto the Governor of Anfalas, and its modese guerison is supplied by the nearby agricultural village of Corgonins The forress was constructed in T.A.822as part ofthe royal consolidation of Anfalas under Siriondif, The abe sence of any grave chreats t law and ecler in che region, smeant that Calenhirost’s garrison was never enlrge Jowever ir maintained itself throughout much of the ‘Third age, eventually becoming the seat of local ord after T.A, 2050, The fief of Calenitost encompassedall of the lands between the Lyghiil enown to loca residents as Lhiighiril) and che Ram Galen, and retained snuch of this estate well into the Fourth Age. CARADHRAM NURN Sindarin translation of AUDUCAR NURN. CARAGHIR (6. "Toth Sian”) (The Caraghie is a erbutary of the River Lefi ia Andeas, Forty miles upstream from Annilemd, Tes source is the Tim-i-Cerog, an ancient burial feld of ehe White Mountasns. For the preaer part of its forey-male cous, the Careghieis an unnavigable mountain stram:someten rniles from its conflacnes with the Lelus, however joined Ey a neighboring stream, which swells is course smengh co-make ic passable by boats CARNEN © Reboter’) The Camen is the only major tibutary of the Haren thar bes downstream of the Iree's confinence withthe Oude Pezar. ls waters originate in valleys of the Ephe Diath, Mowing southwest until they mingle with the Maldsin near Pi Hingren. The eiver ther turns south until joins the Flamer a fewamsles tothe east ofthe lnk Harnen, Small boats can eliably navigateall yearas fr Trskad Carnen and, in late winter to carly summer. tthe Malduin Along much of its 250 mile path che Carmen his ot deeply into the surrounding land. carving a river valley from one to four miles across. Though nor somali buatelered with a heavy sedimentload, most of what does cany is eroded from red sandstone, Osessional hemy rains in the Ephel Diath alo wash great quaneities of ion-laden ditinto the river. When chishappens,the rie nuns 2ed for its entite length, even coloring the watersof the Hamea after the two svers join CEBERAS (6. “Spite Pak’) Gebers is the highest peak of the White Mountains, ‘eahing an elevation of nearly 14,000 feet. This peak ‘erloks the Feld of Slaem Puckadl on the northern face “ofthe mountains but is visihle, due ro its height, as far south as Tarlang, Ceberas is capped with snow all year tind. and its streams water the fields of Calenardhon “beyond CELGALEN (8 “Siber-gren [River}") “The Celgalen is a river in Anfalas which flows south “traugh the Pinnath Gelin to the sea. A bridge crosses the ee er ‘only be navigated by coracles and other small boats. The fersmen of the Pinnath Galen often use the former to rt wool downutream to the capital at Lond Galen, ‘ttkngorlya day anda half to follow the fifty mile course ‘ofthe river. Daring the early spring season, when run-off ‘rom the White Mountains overflows he Celgalen's barks rendering river travel dangerous, the Men Galen, ‘hich follows the river course, may be used instead. cELOs (8 “Swifly-falling Bier?) ‘The Celos is one of the headwaters of the River Sirith in Lebemin, The Clos has several sources deep within ‘the White Mountains. Atone juncture of ts mountainous fith thestream feeds a sluggish marsh, but is otherwise Awift and dangerous to cross. The Celos is not navigable. CHELKAR (Gar, “Sllured Home’) ‘The Chekar isan upland region of northeastern Near Hand bordering on Harondor, Nurn and Khand where thesitis less blazing hoe than thae of the lowlands, The Ghtkar is cemeted on the river called the Ode Auchel, adraining all che lands south of the Auducar Nurn and toah of the rigged hills of che Ausk Dubae. The Ode ‘uchel isa lesser river than the Ode Pezar or the Hamen. Is gen valleys are narrow, bordered by rolling hills and ‘epportirg sll towns. A number of smal seams flow Jwothe Ode Auchel fiom the mountains, providing watee tosupportrverine woodlands and herds of sheep, catle, andgoars. The streams also cut ravines that unmask ores and minerals for the mines. Part ofthe Realm of Atd inthe later Second Age, the Ghekar ly beyond the eastem bounds of Harondor diving the Gonclorian dominion over Near Harad in the ‘hid-Third Age. When iti not troubled by Variag raids fom the east or the ambitions of its own eaxbs, the Be Moe 4 emctably prospetous coal placed aa ‘peeling of many worlds. Depending on the whims of Ircalrulers. Gondorians, Umbareans, Variags, Chey, Orcs, aod minions of the Morgul-ecalm might walk here on equal terms CIRIL (6. "Degyenting River”) ‘The Cirl is ont of the two main watercourses in the ‘Lamedon yale and isthe principal tributary of theR ingl6, “The Cini is fordable at Calembel, but its depth is never- theless too variable to permit navigation by anyching besides flat-bottomed boats, Above Calembel, the river is not narigableatall.Likeall othermajor rivers of southern Gondor, the Ciril has its sourees in the White Mountains, CIRITH ARALANTHIR (Quoth Findogil: “Th lc! movetin-olk alge tbat Tar- AldariosKisalfdicovered his pace adit beaut waterfalls, Fence tb are ‘Pas of th Reyel Waefall’ This ray be, but we bre oiered during our raves tht be previncialsare wot toclain sone royal conection for almost very lst weed -

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