Rivendell Forge

* Level 1
* Level 2
* Level 3

"The Sword of Elendil was forged anew by Elvish smiths, and on its blade was traced a device of seven stars set between the crescent Moon and the rayed Sun, and about them was written many runes; for Aragorn son of Arathorn was going to war upon the marches of Mordor. Very bright was that sword when it was made whole again; the light of the sun shone redly in it, and the light of the moon shone cold, and its edge was hard and keen."
—The Ring Goes South, The Return of the King

The Noldorin Elves of Middle-earth had a keen interest in crafts and smithwork. During the First Age, they forged some of the first weapons among the Eldar and Fëanor, the greatest among them, created the Silmarils that began the wars of the First Age. The Noldorin continued to progress with smith work, with Celebrimbor forging the Rings of Power in the Second Age and the Elves of Imladris reforging Narsil during the Third Age.

The Rivendell Forge is the secondary resource structure of the Rivendell faction. As well as providing resources depending on location, the building also allows access to unit upgrades and reduces the cost of upgrades.

## Upgrades

The Forge has no upgrades that can be bought. It will gain experience through earning resources as well as by buying the unit upgrades.

## Function

The Forge will periodically produce +25 resources depending on location relative to other resource structures. This will increase as the building levels up. It will also increase the command point limit by 25. At level 3, it will shoot at nearby enemies.

### Steel Bonus Edit

Multiple Forges will reduce the cost of upgrades.

* 2 Forges: 5%
* 3 Forges: 10%
* 4 Forges: 15%
* 5 Forges: 20%
* 6+ Forges: 25%

### Unit Upgrades

The Forge will allow upgrades to be bought for Rivendell's units and heroes.

**Banner Carriers (W)** - Allows hordes to purchase the banner carrier upgrade. Increases a horde to level 2.

**Tengwar-Inscribed Blades (E)** - Allows hordes to purchase the Tengwar-Inscribed Blades upgrade. Increases the damage done by melee weapons.

**Noldorin Armour (R)** - Allows hordes to purchase the Noldorin Armour upgrade. When equipped, significantly reduces the damage taken.

**Swan-Feathered Arrows (T)** - Increases base damage and adds magic damage to arrows.

**Andúril, Flame of the West (S)** - Reforge the Sword of Elendil. Aragorn takes up his claim to the throne of Gondor. He gains +40% magic damage and +50% damage vs heroes. Requires the Ley of Leithian upgrade to have been bought from the Rivendell Library (cost: 800)

## Strategy

The Rivendell Forge is necessary for Rivendell's progression into the late game. It can improve the skills of the Bree-land and Dúnedain units, as well as making the Elven units into some of the most powerful units in the game. The Forge can also be used to improve Aragorn's fighting skill through the Anduril upgrade. The building is more expensive than the Rivendell Orchard so the player must be careful in the early game (especially with Rivendell's weak early-game economy), but the Steel Bonus can be useful in the mid-late stages of the game. The player must also wait for the building to level up before they can get some of the upgrades, so they must be able to protect it.