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Contents
Credit goes entirely to Pandos
- Of the Monsters of Middle-Earth
- Of the Classes of Monsters
- Blackarrow
- Reaver
- Stalker
- Warleader
- Weaver
- Of Quests and Rewards
- Of Deeds and Accomplishments
- Appendix
I. Of the Monsters of Middle-Earth
- Orc
- “…all that race were bred by Melko of the subterranean heats and slime. Their hearts were of granite and their bodies deformed; foul their faces which smiled not, but their laugh that of the clash of metal, and to nothing were they more fain than to aid in the basest of the purposes of Melko.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin
Classes: Reaver
- Uruk-Hai
- “It became clear in time that undoubted Men could under the domination of Morgoth or his agents in a few generations be reduced almost to the Orc-level of mind and habits; and then they would or could be made to mate with Orcs producing new breeds, often larger and more cunning.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, Morgoth’s Ring
Classes: Blackarrow; Warleader
- Spider
- “The Eldar knew not when she [Ungoliant] came; but some have said that in ages long before she descended from the darkness that lies about Arda, when Melkor first looked down in envy upon the Kingdome of Manwë, and that in the beginning she was one of those that he corrupted to his service.”
“In a ravine she lived, and took shape as a spider of monstrous form, weaving her black webs…” “…fleeing from the north she went down into Beleriand, and dwelt beneath Ered Gorgoroth, in that dark valley that was after called Nan Dungortheb, the Valley of Dreadful Death, because of the horror that she bred there. For other foul creatures of spider form had dwelt there since the days of the delving of Angband, and she mated with them, and devoured them; and even after Ungoliant herself departed…her offspring abode there and wove their hideous webs.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, Of the Darkening of ValinorClasses: Weaver
- Warg
- “Then Sauron sent Draugluin, a dread beast, old in evil, lord and sire of the werewolves of Angband. His might was great; and the battle…was long and fierce. Yet at length Draugluin escaped, and fleeing back into the tower he died before Sauron’s feet…”
“Then Morgoth…chose one from among the whelps of the race of Draugluin; and he fed him with his own hand upon living flesh, and put his power upon him. Swiftly the wolf grew, until he could creep into no den, but lay huge and hungry before the feet of Morgoth. There the fire and anguish of hell entered into him, and he became filled with a devouring spirit, tormented, terrible, and strong.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, Of Beren and LúthienClasses: Stalker
II. Of the Classes of Monsters
Blackarrow – “The uruk Blackarrow uses his hideous strength to pull the massive longbows to deadly effect.”
Reaver – “Savage, brutal, and deadly, the reaver is at home on the field of battle—and few places else.”
Stalker – “Silent and stealthy, the stalker strikes suddenly and does not offer escape for his foe.”
Warleader – “An impressive specimen of orc, the uruk war leader commands and directs forces in battle.”
Weaver – “Using poisons and clinging webs, the weaver can manipulate and control her prey.”
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