Red Mountains

**The Red Dwarves** are currently the easternmost faction in Middle-Earth. They are well-known for doing what they wish, no matter the casualties sustained. However, they are also relatively inaccessible, due to the long journey required to reach these mountains. The current ruler of the Red Mountains is **Argnar (cronos\_saurez)**. However, it is possible that rulership may soon pass into the hands of **Aregnir\_Stiffbeard (shay2315)**.

## History

The first king of the Red Mountains was **Nordri (Lord Agandaur)**. Little is known of his reign, except that he fought many battles against the Easterlings. Nordri was eventually killed in one such battle, and the kingship was passed down to **Lar (Sparkius)**. He continued to war against the Easterlings, finally defeating them and taking Rhun as his own.

Little is known of the time that followed. **Lar** moved on, and the Red Mountains grew empty. After a long period of quiet, however, new followers arrived. These were led by **Rothic (flashman2333)**, who reclaimed the Orocarni using an existing city. With the help of his right-hand  ~~man~~  dwarf, **Oig (Mr\_Kanada)**, a time of peace and prosperity was brought to the Red Mountains. However, **Rothic** eventually decided to disband, and the dwarves of the Orocarni were scattered again, until new members appeared...

**Taendell**, previously known as Classicmans lived in the Grey Mountains under **TepelStreeltje (Nain III)'s** rule for quite some time, before leaving the colony and leaving for the Red Mountains in order to revitalize the aging kingdom. **Taendell**'s first weeks of rule were calm and involved building and growing; he had numerous followers, including the to-be kings, **Thormung** and **Argnar**. The Red Mountains under **Taendell** enjoyed close relations with the Dwarves of Durin's Folk due to their ambassador and mutual friend, **Thorin III** (sebthepro200) of Durin's Folk. The turning point of **Taendell's** rule, which eventually caused his downfall, was the war against the Woodland Realm. That kingdom was led by **Thranduil** (PlsDontSayMyName), who, despite being king for only a few weeks, became involved in conspiracy theories and the alleged mutilation of Dwarves in captivity which led **Taendell** to declare war on them. With the support and aid of Durin's Folk and the Blue Mountains, the war ended in a resounding victory for the Red Mountains. **Thranduil** (PlsDontSayMyName) left the kingdom and kingship passed to **Arthane** (Galin\_The\_Great), who was a vassal in all but name to the Red Mountains.

The war, however, had unforeseen consequences as **Taendell**  gambled on success against his enemies due to his popularity after conquering the Woodland realm. After numerous threats against Durin's Folk and it's leader, **Dain II** (Kjell1612), the Red Mountains declared war against Dunland. Durin's Folk and the Blue Mountains concluded that **Taendell**  had grown mad and blind with greed and power. One week after the declaration of war against Dunland by the Red Mountains, King **Dain II** , aided by the Blue Mountains and Rohan, joined forces and declared war on the Red Mountains, in order to remove **Taendell** from power and secure the Dwarven eastern flank from possible Evil intervention. The War of Honor was brief, and a decisive victory for the western Dwarves and their allies. **Taendell** was removed from power and kingship passed to **Thormung** (Thormung).

**Thormung**'s rule began badly with most of **Taendell**'s followers leaving the Red Mountains. However, a few, including Arengir known as Thor to (shay2315), **Fudin (DrPotatow)** and **Argnar (Cronos\_Suarez)** believed in success and followed Thormung. They would all play a vital part in maintaining the Red Mountains as a kingdom. **Thormung** was counseled by **Thorin III**  (Sebthepro200), who advised **Thormung** not to act irrationally as his predecessor had done. The Red Mountain dwarves were hurt badly by the lack of players and activity during this time. **Thormung** improved the Red Mountain defenses and secured his legitimacy as king, by aiding Gondor against Mordor in what would become the most influential diplomatic play of his rule. **Thormung** and his soldiers were crucial in Gondor's eventual victory over Mordor, they earned respect from Gondor as a vital ally and would continue to be an important deterring block against powers wanting to attack Gondor until **Thormung** disappeared. Kingship passed on to **Argnar** (Cronos\_Suarez).

**Argnar** (Cronos\_Suarez) continued the relatively peaceful reign that **Thormung** had endured, securing alliances with Durin's Folk, the Woodland Realm and the Blue Mountains. He was overall known as a stable king with the Red Mountains coming out of a near succession crisis over **Thormung**'s departure.

The highlight of **Argnar**'s rule is the war against Isengard, **Lurtz** (Charizard\_GG) invaded the Red Mountains with the aid of Gundabad, led by **Hoknath** (Julian\_Tv/Hoknath). After losing the first defensive siege against the combined forces of Evil, the Blue Mountains, the Woodland Realm and Durin's Folk came to the Red Mountain's aid and turned the war around. Isengard and Gundabad were forced on the defensive as Gondor was now also being attacked by Gundabad and Isengard. The Red Mountains won defense after defense and eventually gathered up enough strength to march on Isengard. They won the siege and thus, **Garothmuk**, the old Uruk-Hai commander, revoked **Lurtz**'s claim on the region and the war ended in utter Red Mountain victory. Soon after the war, **Argnar** disappeared and the Red Mountains became leaderless as their last commander, **Fudin**, left for Durin's Folk. Currently, Argnar's Right Hand **Arengir (Shay2315)** (formerly **Thor**) is trying to claim the Red Mountains, and it is quite likely that he will do so shortly.

## List of Known Rulers

* Nordri (Lord Agandaur)
* Lar (sparkius\_)
* Rothic (flashman2333)
* Taendell (Classicmans/Aeralias/Taendell)
* Thormung (METEME\_EL\_RABO/Thormung)
* Argnar (Cronos\_Suarez)

## List of Current Players

* Arengir\_Stiffbeard (shay2315)
* Anno\_Stiffbeard (AnnoMinecraft789)
* Ozarod (Broty3)
* Kota\_Stonefoot (Savior\_Xavier)
* Gror\_Stiffbeard (RealAlexGamer)
* Lunchling (lunchling)
* Khelgar (tharinEisenFaus)
* Kalandir\_Stiffbeard (Xergarok)
* MarcVsGaming (Frorin)
* Theunsheler (Galin)
* Titus\_Ironfist (Tappyclassis)
* Rudhek (Rudhek)
* Joker (05jojoker85)
* Pedro (Pedroro)
* Rossfairchild (RossfairChild)
* Moniver\_Stonefoot (zholger)
* Weasley (weasley)
* Fudin (Drpatatow)
* Borin (Hejben)
* Duilan (Duilan)
* Necir\_Stiffbeard (Necassitas)

Please add other active players!