Kingdom of Rohan

## The Kingdom of Rohan

### Location

From the River Isen to Eastern Source of the Entwash,From the Fangorn Source branch of the Anduin to the White Mountains

## Other Information

### Spoken Languages

Westron, Rohirric

Rohan is one of the more well-known mannish Kingdoms in Middle Earth. It lies north of Gondor and stretches from the Isen in the west to the Mering stream and the Anduin in the East. The men of Rohan are widely known for their prowess in battle and earned a reputation as the most skilled riders outside of Aman.

## Government

Rohan has the following ranks:

* **Esquire**, a man or maiden who has shown interest in joining the Rohirrim.
* **Eorling**, one who has gained +100 alignment with the Rohirrim and is accepted by a Marshal or the King. Has unlocked the region of Rohan, reached at least 100 alignment with the Kingdom of Rohan, and has claimed a house in any Rohan waypoint build.
* **Mark-Warden,** has reached at least 200 alignment with the Kingdom of Rohan, also possesses a maxed set of armor and weapons, and has shown up to at least two pvp trainings.
* **Herald,** has reached at least 300 alignment with the Kingdom of Rohan, and also have participated in two raids.
* **Thane,** has reached at least 500 alignment with the Kingdom of Rohan, and has built their own baes within the territories of Rohan.
* **Knight,** has reached at least 800 alignment with the Kingdom of Rohan, has at least one confirmed enemy player kill in some form of raid or combat, and has also given good input as to the politics and governing of the kingdom.
* **Captain**, an Eorling that has proven himself capable and devoted to the Kingdom. A Captain is tasked with managing a (waypoint) build.
* **Marshall**, assists the King in the rule of the Kingdom. Marshalls control one or multiple provinces. The King and his Marshals make most of the important decisions concerning the faction.
* **Prince**, second in command, and heir to the throne.
* **King**, Ruler of the kingdom

Currently, the following players are tasked with governing the Kingdom:

* **Abdul**, King of Rohan
* **Vacant,** Prince and Marshal of Aldburg
* **FebrezeGuy95,** Marshal and Captain of Helm's Deep
* **Incorrectodog,** Marshal and Captain of Deeping-coomb
* **Strider04**, Captain of Mering Stream
* **AsianSuperman420,** Captain of Dunharrow
* **TheLamaStrelok,** Captain of Entwade
* **ImTheGenerator,** Captain of Grimslade
* **Vanderm,** Captain of Woldhall

Currently, the following players have non-governing ranks in The Kingdom of Rohan:

* **jimmy\_miner\_5,** Thane of Rohan
* **\_Donitz\_,** Thane of Rohan
* **Samael\_420,** Mark-Warden
* **DoggyGameNL,** Mark-Warden
* **Samael\_420,** Mark-Warden

Other Members:

* Arathred
* DarkShadow\_2k
* DolphinPresident
* dvfc
* ImmTB
* josemontiel
* slavic\_potato
* swimartifact
* strawbeanberries
* thebirty
* Thiago\_Coutinho
* To\_Craft
* xTup
* Wooddad
* Woodsnake

More will be added later ...

## Geography

Rohan is divided among he following provinces:

#### **The King's Lands**:

*Includes Edoras and it's neighbouring lands. Personally ruled by the King, also named the first Marshal of the Riddermark.*

Builds:

* The city of Edoras
* The camp of Dunharrow

#### **Westfold**

*The Western portion of the Folde. It contains many forts and watchtowers due to it's close proximity to Isengard. It's capital is the mighty fortress of Helm's Deep. Seat of the Second Marshal of the Riddermark.*

* The castle of Helm's Deep
* The village of Grimslade
* The village of Deeping-Coomb
* The watch over the river Isen

#### **Eastfold**

*The Eastern portion of the Folde, the most populated region of Rohan. The Eastfold encompasses the region east of Edoras up until the border with Gondor. It's capital is Aldburg, the capital of Rohan in the days of Eorl the Young. Seat of the Third Marshal of the Riddermark.*

* The town of Mering Stream
* The city of Aldburg

#### **Eastmark**

*The Eastern part of the Mark. The open fields in the heartlands of Rohan. Eastmark is troubled by frequent raids by orcs coming from Mordor. It's capital is the eponymous city of Eastmark.*

* The city of Eastmark

#### **Westmark**

*The western regions of the Mark. The Westmark serves as a buffer region between the Uruk Highlands and the more populous regions of Rohan. It's capital is Entwade, among the river Entwash.*

* The city of Entwade
* Fort Stallion *&* Stallionville

#### **The Wold**

*The sparsely inhabited uplands of Rohan. It's capital is Woldhall.*

* The town of Woldhall

## Diplomacy

Rohan holds defensive pacts with:

* The Men of Gondor

Rohan also takes part in the White Council

#### Interfactional relations

***Note that these relations may not be mutual.***

Rohan's government stands friendly to the following factions:

* The Hobbits of the Shire
* The Men and Hobbits of Bree
* The Men of Arnor
* The Elves of the Golden Wood
* The High-Elves of Lindon and Eregion
* The High-Elves of Rivendell
* The Dwarves of Durin's Folk
* The Dwarves of the Blue Mountains
* The Dwarves of the Wind
* The Elves of the Enchanted Forest
* The Kingdom of Dale

Rohan's government stands neutral with the following factions:

* The Elves of the Wild Wood
* The Dwarves of the East
* The Tree-folk of Fangorn Forest
* The Woodmen of Mirkwood

Rohan's government stands hostile with the following factions:

* The Shadow of Mordor
* The Evil of isengard
* The Men of Rhúdel
* The Southron League
* The Evil creatures of Dol Guldur
* The Orcs of Gundabad
* The Half-Trolls of Harad

## History

The Kingdom of Rohan was founded on September 22nd 2014 by SpeedySC and his lieutenant b\_boymasterman (TheSmileBC). A friendly war with Dunland was soon declared, which became the first war on the server. In this time, Speedy began building the fortress of Helms Deep, while Boyd (b\_boymasterman) began building Edoras on October 21st which became the factions' capital. Boyd left Rohan to conquer Gondor on November 5th ,2014, and SpeedySC left to found the Red Dwarves on November 22nd ,2015. With this, a vote was called between the old and respected Lord Elizaer, the famed warrior mewarmy, and Steroid, with the entire server being allowed to vote. Mewarmy received 26 votes, Elizaer 12, and Steroid 8. Mewarmy was then crowned King the following day.

Mere days after the election of mewarmy, a world reset occurred and Edoras and Helms Deep were wiped from the map, while the construction of Mering Streams and Aldburg began. Unfortunately, Elizaer and Steroid, angry over their loss of the leadership poll chose to rise in revolution against mew on April 15th, 2015 with the backing of Dunland and Harad. Mew, meanwhile, was backed by Lord Jamez45767 of Aldburg as well as Gondor and the Dwarves. Mew was victorious and the rebels were forced to surrender. By the end of mews reign, Rohan had become the richest and most populous faction and had won a war against Isengard, but in the end, this golden age would not last. Mew was banned for minor griefing on September 26th, 2015, and Elizaer faced off in an election with Icefrone over who would be the new King. Ice was victorious and was crowned the day afterwards.

During the reign of Ice he attempted to rebuild Rohan, as mewarmys banning cost them a significant amount of wealth and power. Although his reign appeared promising, it ended when in early 2016, After the server map was reset. mewarmy returned and reclaimed the throne of Rohan. Mew quickly brought back the aggressive position he had carried in his previous reign,and was victorious in a war against Dale which was centered around its autonomy from Rohan. In addition, Edoras and Helms Deep were constructed. Unfortunately, a minor scandal came about towards the end of his reign and he named Henry3748 the new King in late February 2016.

Henry ruled Rohan well for many months, but in time grew tired of ruling, and on Icefrones request resigned on November 28th, 2016.

During Ice’s reign many changes occurred within Rohan. Edoras and Helms Deep were rebuilt by Henry and TheSmileBC respectively, and strong alliances were also forged with other factions including the creation of the Coalition of Dawn. Towards the end of his reign, however, he began to go inactive, and a player named littlefiredog threatened rebellion against him on June 27th 2017 if Henry was not reinstated to the throne. Ice agreed to step aside, and Henry became King while LFD became Lord of Deeping Coomb and a Marshal of Rohan

During Henry’s second reign, Grimslade was rebuilt and Eastmark was built, but several months later he abdicated the throne on November 28th 2017 due to exhaustion. Marshall's TheSmileBC and littlefiredog both put their name forward for the throne, but Smile withdrew in favor of LFD. Unfortunately, LFD almost immediately went inactive and Rohan steadily fell into collapse. Within several months the only Rohirric player of renown who remained was TheSmileBC of Helms Deep, and after a player named Merfrid challenged LFD for the throne, TheSmileBC was named King by LFD and took the throne on February 25th ,2018. Smile immediately began revitalizing Rohan and successfully brought players such as Sir\_Pandahead and Algahron back from inactivity, as well as recruiting some such as TheMightyDucks and Birgenspl.

Sadly, due to unforeseen circumstances, Smile was forced to resign from his position as King of Rohan on May 7th 2018. Algahron, the Lord of Mering Stream was then named King of Rohan. Sadly, Alg almost immediately went inactive, and Sir\_Pandahead took over as Regent shortly afterward. In early July, after still receiving no word from Alg, Panda was elected King of Rohan.

Panda’s time as King of Rohan can be described as a second golden age. Almost every waypoint had builds started or had remodeling occur, and Rohan became the most active faction on the server. Sadly, as he slowly sunk into inactivity, Panda made the decision to name Birgenspl King on April 4th in 2019 to avoid Rohan having an inactive ruler. Following Panda’s abdication as King, several important players chose to leave the faction, but nevertheless Rohan endured. Since his coronation, the construction of Aldburg and Eastmark continued and the Rohirrim took part in the successful war on Dunland. Although Birgenspl enjoyed success and activity in the beginning of his reign, the faction gradually reduced in status throughout 2020, no thanks to the inactivity of its leadership. In the middle of 2020, Rohan enacted a pack of reforms, including "The Purge" removing their inactive players. Shortly after on October 16th of 2020, Birgenspl stepped down and named HarrMac King of Rohan.

HarrMac's early months as King did little to change Rohan's situation but continuing nonetheless, he declared war on neighboring Isengard on February 22nd 2021. The war, although minor, served to reinvigorate his faction and revived Rohan's willingness to pvp. The war quickly ended following Isengard's defeat in the first claim battle. Under Oreo365, Isengard paid 100,000 coins in war reparations which HarrMac divided among Rohan's siege participants. In this time, he helped to found the Council of the White Tree (a successor of the Coalition of Dawn and later to become the 2nd Union of Númenor) alongside scarykiwi of Gondor, aartpaard of Arnor, Annui\_Naur of Bree, and jointgread of Dol Amroth on February 2nd, 2021. HarrMac also announced a decree forbidding violence among Free Peoples factions both by his own faction members and others. He threatened to declare war on any who broke the peace.

On May 2021, renewed construction of Helms Deep began on the official server, construction spearheaded by Birgen until he left Rohan on May 3rd 2021. FebrezeGuy95 took up control of the building from then onwards and the keep was finished within a few weeks. Several other waypoint builds have undergone a reconstruction with Okoun redoing Grimslade, Incorrectdog redoing Deeping-coomb, and Strider04 with Mering Stream.

With Rohan's increased power, war was declared on Dunland on April 23rd, but this was quickly scrapped to support their allies the Wind Dwarves with their war against the Easterlings and Khand. This 2nd Wind Dwarven - Eastern Empire (Rhudel + Khand) war swiftly fell apart with the collapse of the Eastern Empire.

Shortly thereafter, Rohan emerged as the powerhouse of Free People factions with the acquisition of various active pvpers. As Rohan's military looked to raid an increasing number of factions, Rohan ended up at odds with the Forodren Gwaith and by extension the Council of Calion. While it's nearly impossible to pin down the true cause of the Rohan-Forodren Gwaith cold war, the members of both factions became increasingly hostile to one another which eventually culminated into each faction unofficially being in a state of conflict with the other. The powerhouses of Calion, namely Greater Gondor (Gondor + Dol Amroth) and the Wind-Dwarves, were allied with both Rohan and Forodren Gwaith and consequently pleaded neutrality throughout the conflict although each leaned towards a certain belligerent. Scarykiwi of Greater Gondor aligned himself with Rohan feeling blindsided and deceived by Forodren Gwaith whilst Goldbar22 of the Wind-Dwarves looked to preserve Calion's status quo by leaning towards Forodren Gwaith seeing HarrMac as a disturber of the peace.

By the end of July, Freca’s Hold had been sold to Dunland and the redesigning of Edoras began.

As time continued to pass, the conflict between Rohan and Forodren Gwaith waned and grew but the uneasy cold war had escalated pre-existing tensions within the Council of Calion itself. With Arnor and Greater Gondor's departure from the Council of Calion in August and October respectively, the Council of the White Tree was thrust into the spotlight as the foremost alliance of the Free Peoples.

On August 1st, HarrMac declared his resignation from the faction, and R2\_77 was made King with SpammyAni acting as Regent until R2\_77 returned. Around a week or two later, the bulk of Rohan's active pvpers departed the faction and joined evil once R2\_77 returned. King R2\_77 continued the design of Edoras and his predecessor's building projects.

At the behest of scarykiwi of Gondor, Rohan joined Durin's Folk (Erebor + Iron Hills) in their defensive war against the Shadow of Mordor. On October 3rd, the coalition army composed of Dwarves, Elves, and Men successfully defeated the shadow in a field battle. The war would later end in a white peace. Rohan also aided Greater Gondor in their conquest of Harondor against the Haradrim.

During the months of November and December, R2\_77 worked with the other leaders in the Council of the White Tree to centralise it and elevate its status from an alliance to a decentralised faction. On January 1st 2022, scarykiwi proclaimed the founding of the 2nd Union of Númenor and became the first High King of Gondor, Rohan, Arnor, Dol Amroth, and Dorwinion. As a founding member of the Union and a King of Númenor, R2\_77 was instrumental in Númenor's development and Rohan's growth following the brief decline after the abdication of HarrMac.

After a prosperous reign as founding High King, scarykiwi would abdicate on March 5th. Following this, it was decided that the position of High King would be rotated around the Kings of Númenor instead of going to a single leader for the remainder of their reign.

Shortly thereafter, the server closed for three months and all activity within Rohan ceased. Despite the server's return, Rohan has yet to fully recover from its inactivity and is resting in a deep slumber.

On the 23rd of December, 2022, R2 formally stepped down from King of Rohan, giving the throne over to Chimorinkaari. However, after some controversial decisions, he stepped down on the 7th of January, 2023, leading to Abdul taking the throne.