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New Characters for the Second Age

By DanyH (Tar-Palantir)

New troop types for The Lord of the Rings

- Part 1: The Second Age

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Dwarves Nmenor was a big island far in the west of Middle-earth. After he end of the First Age the Valar gave this island to the
Orcs Dnedain, who fought on their side. It was 440,000 km2 big and had the shape of a star.
Trolls The descendents of Elros the first king of Nmenor became great sailors and in 600 S.A. king Veantur sailed again to
Hobbits Middle-earth. There they built the ports in Lond Daer, Umbar and Pelargir.
Maiar In 1700 they began to take part in the battles in Middle-earth under their king Tar-Minastir and since the 19th century, the
Others many provinces in Middle-earth became colonies of Nmenor. At the same time the people, especially the kings of
Nmenor became dissatisfied with their mortal life. So the men of Nmenor got divided: on the one hand there were the
ones, who remained friendly to the Elves, which came from the Undying lands in the West, and the ones, who lusted for
Conversions the immortality of Elves.
 General
The last king Ar-Pharazn went into war against Sauron and finally defeated him with a huge army. Sauron himself
Elves
was brought to Nmenor as a prisoner, but soon he became a counsellor of the king and in the year 3319 S.A. he
Men
poisoned Ar-Pharazns mind with his evil thoughts and brought him to attack the Valar and to conquer the Undying Lands
Dwarves
to gain immortality.
Orcs
But the fleet of the king was destroyed by the power of the Valar and Nmenor fell into a deep abyss and vanished from
Trolls
the world. Sauron also fell into this abyss, but he wasnt yet dead
Hobbits
Maiar
Elros Tar-Minyatur (man)
Others
Elros was the brother of Elrond. While Elrond choose an immortal life, Elros decided to take the gift of men upon himself
and so he became the first king of Nmenor. He had a long life and died at an age of 500, after a reign of 410 years in the
Natural Terrain year 442 S.A.
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Elros
Gaming Boards 6/- 4 7 3 3 7 2 2 3 95
Rocks
Hills Elros wears heavy armour and wields a sword.
Trees and Bushes
Water Special rules:Gift of men: Elros needs a 5+ instead a 4+ if using a Fate Point
Snow

Tar-Minastir (man)
Constructions
Tar-Minastir was born in 1474 S.A. and was the 11th king of Nmenor. He sent a huge fleet of ships to the aid of Gil-Galad
General in Middle-earth in the year 1700.
Gaming Boards
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The Shire Tar-Minastir
5/- 4 6 2 3 6 2 2 2 85
Bree
Eriador
Amon Hen Tar-Minastir carries armour, a shield and a sword.
Gondor
Elven Havens Special Rules:Regarded Leader: The range of the Stand Fast is 12/28cm.
Moria
Rohan Ar-Pharazn (man)
Isengard Ar-Pharazn The Golden was the 25th. and last king of Nmenor. He was born in 3118 S.A.,get onto the throne illegally
Mordor and was the greatest tyrant since Morgoth. In 3261 he defeated Sauron in Middle-earth and brought him as prisoner to
Nmenor. But Sauron convinced proud Ar-Pharazn and made him worshiping Melkor and even attacking the Undying
lands, which lead to the fall of Nmenor in 3319 S.A.
Gaming
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Rules Ar-Pharazn
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Ar-Pharazn wears heavy armour and carries a sword.
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Special Rules:Tyrant: As long as Ar-Pharazn remains on the battle field, no model of his side (be it evil or good) has to
Tactics
take courage tests due to the fact that only 50% of the army are remaining.
Gaming Aids
War Stories
Warrior of Nmenor (man)
The men of Nmenor were proud and valiant warriors. Without their aid Sauron would have swept away the armies of
Community Gil-Galad and Elrond.
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Warrior
Forums 4/4+ 3 4 1 1 4 - - - 7
Chatroom
Events Warriors of Nmenor carry armour and a sword.
Links
Members List For additional point costs they can be equipped with the following war gear:
Member Map Spear: 1 pt
Bow: 1 pt
User Galleries Shield: 1 pt
Banner: 25 pts
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Sculpting Gallery
Royal Guard of Nmenor (man)
Terrain Gallery
The men of the Royal Guard are chosen from the strongest and best fighters of Nmenor. They stand faithfully to the king
Unfinished Terrain
and also guard Nimloth the White Tree of Nmenor.
Gallery
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Guard
4/- 4 5 1 1 4 - - - 10
FAQs
Website Royal Guards wear heavy armour and are equipped with a spear.
Official GW Game FAQ
BGIME Magazine For additional point costs they can be equipped with the following war gear:
Shield: 1 pt
Website
Special Rules:Body Guard: see entry of the Guards of the Fountain Court in the rulebook.
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In the First Age, Lindon was a name for Ossiriand. After the great battle at the end of this age and after the destroying of
Ossiriand, Lindon was the name for the lands west of the Blue Mountains. Here - in the Gulf of Lhn are situated the
Grey Heavens, where the Elves start their trip into the West when they leave Middle-earth. This is the realm of Crdan, the
Shipwright.

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Eregion, also called Hollin, lays in the west of Khazad-dm/Moria. There was a great friendship between the Elves, living
in Eregion, and the Dwarfs from Khazad-dm in fact it was the closest friendship ever seen between these two races.
Together they brought their forging skills up to the top.
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Gifts and decided to betray them. He came to the Elves as a friend for he was rich of knowledge. Gil-galad and Elrond
You will need a PayPal mistrusted him and they didnt let him enter their realms, but the Elven-smithies under their leader Celebrimbor were full of
account to donate. If you ambition and so they were susceptible for his evil thoughts. The smithies of Eregion learned much of him after their first
do not have one click the contact in 1200 S.A. and together they forged great rings. But in the year 1600 Sauron in secret forged a ring for himself in
PayPal logo below and the fires of Mount Doom. And in this Ring he put his malice, his cruelty and his will to dominate all life. When Celebrimbor
sign up. discovered that he had been betrayed, he hid the three Rings of the Elves, which have been forged without the help of
Sauron, but the Dark Lord gained the other 16 Rings and gave them away: Seven for the dwarfs in their halls of stone and
nine for mortal men, doomed to die. When Sauron perceived that Celebrimbor knew about his betrayal, he called himself
Lord of the Earth and he covered Middle-earth with war. He killed Celebrimbor in 1697 S.A. and only the realms of
Lindon and Rivendell built by Elrond as a last refuge remained free (alongside with Khazad-dm which doors where
shut, when war came). So it came that Eriador was almost totally conquered by Sauron in 1699, but finally Saurons armies
were defeated by crown prince Tar-Minastir and his Nmenorean army in 1700.

Crdan the Shipwright (High elf)

Crdan is one of the Teleri-Elves, Lord of Lindon. After the destroying of the Heavens, he went together with Gil-galad to
the isle Balar. During the Second and Third Age, he was the master of the Grey Heavens. Being one of the wisest Elves
and one of the three keepers of the Elven Rings, he gave Narya the Red Ring or Ring of Fire to Gandalf when the
wizard came to Middle-earth. He fought alongside Gil-galad and Elrond when the Last Alliance fought against Sauron at
the end of the Second Age.
Quick Links F S D A W C Might Will Fate Points
Crdan
6/- 4 4 2 3 7 3 3 3 90

Crdan fights with a fine-forged dagger.

For additional point costs Crdan can be equipped with the following war gear:
Heavy armour: 10 pts
Elven blade: 5 pts
Narya: 25 pts

Special Rules:Narya: The ring Narya had the ability to install hope and determination in the hearts. If Crdan wears the
Red Ring, no model of the good side within 18/42cm has to take any courage test.Very old: Probably Crdan is the
oldest Elf living in Middle-earth Due to his long life he has no fear of death and counts as fearless (see Gil-galads entry in
the rulebook).
Celebrimbor (High elf)
Celebrimbor means Silver-fist, for he was a great smithy and together with his followers the Gwaith-i-Mirdain and with
the help of Sauron, he forged the great Rings of Power. He was slain by Sauron himself, when he refused to hand out the
three Elven Rings.
F S D A W C Might Will Fate Points
Crdan
6/- 4 4 2 3 6 3 1 1 80

Celebrimbor carries an Elven blade.

For additional point costs Celebrimbor can be equipped with the following war gear:
Heavy armour: 10 pts

Special Rules:Masterful smithy: Due to his practised handling with the forging hammer, Celebrimbor is able to use his
Elven blade as a 2H-weapon without the -1 malus

Gil-galad/Galadriel (High-elves)
Gil-galad was the bearer of Vilya, the Blue Ring or Ring of Air, while Galadriel owned Nenya, the Ring of Adamant or
Ring of Water. Different sources describe each of them as the most powerful of the Elven Rings, for both of them had
the ability to hold other things alive (Galadriel used it to keep Lothlorien alive against the numerous attacks of orcs and
goblins).

For additional point costs Gil-galad can be equipped with the following war gear:
Vilya: 50 pts

For additional point costs Galadriel can be equipped with the following war gear:
Nenya: 50 pts

Special Rules:Vilya/Nenya: Every model within 6/14cm of the ring-bearer gets a wound back at 4+.

Gwaith-i-Mirdain (High-elves)
The Elves of the Gwaith-i-Mirdain were smithies and their leader was Celebrimbor. Under his command they forged the
great rings of power.
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Smithy
5/- 4 5 1 1 5 - - - 10

The members of the Gwaith-i-Mirdain wear heavy armour.

For additional point costs they can be equipped with the following war gear:
Elven blade: 1 pt
Shield: 1 pt
Spear: 1 pt

Special Rules:Gwaith-i-Mirdain: As long as Celebrimbor is within 12/28cm, a member of the Gwaith-i-Mirdain counts as
being within 3/8cm of a banner.

Durin III (dwarf)

He was the leader of the Dwarfs, while their friendship with the Elves of Eregion. He got one of the Seven Dwarven Rings
by Celebrimbor himself. Under his command the dwarf Narvi built together with Celebrimbor the famous doors at the
West-gate (where the fellowship enters in the Third Age). But when Sauron covered all the lands with darkness, Durin
decided to shut the doors and not to help the other free people. The first-born dwarf was also called Durin and it is said
that he will be reborn six times and with Durin VII the last dwarves will dwindle.
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Durin
6/- 4 9 3 3 7 3 3 3 150

Durin wears an old armour made of mithril, carries throwing axes and wields Durins axe.

Special Rules:Imperturbable faith: Every dwarf automatically passes all courage tests, as long as Durin remains on the
battle field.
Durins axe: see Balins entry in the Shadow and Flame rulebook (If you dont own this, take the rules for Barazanthatul
from Dan Ironfoot in RotK and give Durin a point value of 140)
An heir of Durin: Every dwarf within 6/14cm of Durin III gets +1 on his fight value.

Annatar, Lord of Gifts (Ainur)

Before Sauron the Dark fell into the abyss at the sinking of Nmenor, he had the ability to take a good-looking and friendly
shape to tempt the free people. He called himself Annatar Lord of Gifts and he brought knowledge of science to the
Elves of Eregion. So he persuaded them to make the Rings of Power, while he himself forged the Master Ring.
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Annatar
5/- 5 6 1 3 7 3 3+1 3 145

Annatar carries a well-forged dagger.

Note: You may only use either the Dark Lord Sauron or Annatar, Lord of Gifts in your army.
Special Rules:
Power of the Maiar: Although Sauron occurs in his lesser form, his power is beyond imagination. Annatar may use one
point of Will per turn without touching his reserve.
Lord of Gifts: At the beginning, the Evil player deploys Annatar within the good army. At the beginning of a turn, the Evil
player choose to reveal the real nature of Annatar. Unless Annatars nature is reveiled, he may not be attacked by good
models, nor may he attack them. The good player may not use any long range weapons if he risks to hit Annatar. He is not
allowed to call Stand fast and he cant do heroic actions.After his revealing, all these rules are cancelled and Annatar
counts as terrifying.If not engaged in combat, a good hero may try to reveal Annatars real nature if he is within 14cm. To
do so, he rolls 2W6. If the result is 10 or higher, Sauron is revealed. Only Elrond and Gil-galad may use Might on this roll.
Annatar may use the following spell as long as he isnt revealed:
Temptation: always; 28cm; The warrior this spell is used against, has to take a courage test. If it fails, he deserts to the
Evil side. This spell may not be used on a hero.
Annatar may use the following spells after his revelation:
Transfix: 2+; 28cm; see Saurons entry in the RotK-rulebook
Compel: 3+; 28 cm; see Saurons entry in the RotK-rulebook
Sap Will: 3+; 28cm; see Saurons entry in the RotK-rulebook
Drain Courage: 2+; 28cm; Saurons entry in the RotK-rulebook

Gondor

Not everyone died at the Fall of Nmenor in 3319 S.A. The Faithful the men who resisted Ar-Pharazn and his evil
worship of Sauron managed to escape. Their leaders were Elendil and his two sons Isildur and Anarion, descendants of
Elros. Their ships were taken by an enormous storm and were thrown high into the air. Elendil came down in Lindon,
where he was welcomed by Gil-galad and there between the Blue and the Misty Montains, he founded the kingdom of
Arnor. His two sons however landed near the southern Anduin and there they founded Gondor. They built a capital
Osgiliath and the two fortresses of Minas Arnor (later Minas Tirith) and Minas Ithil (later Minas Morgul). They also
brought the seven Palaniri and the White Tree with them.
But they were not the only survivors: Sauron also managed to escape the abyss and returned to Middle-earth. He took his
old realm of Mordor and there he built the tower of Barad-dr. He was no longer able to take his friendly shape, so he
worked out a cruel, evil shape, which no one could bear to look at. Sauron summoned his armies and the Fiery Mountain
broke out once more. And in his armies, there were many men from the East and West. With the help of the Nazgl They
took Minas Ithil in 3429 S.A., but Isildur, who lived there, escaped. Sauron power grew still and soon would he be ready to
cover all lands into a second darkness.
But there were some who resisted: Gil-galad and Elendil joined each other and formed the Last Alliance in 3430 S.A.
Together they marched into the East and it is said that there was no larger army since the destroying of Thangorodrim by
the Valar in the First Age. They crossed the Misty Mountains and at the slopes of Mount Doom they fought for the freedom
of Middle-earth (3434). They beleaguered Barad-dr for seven years. But finally, Sauron himself came out. He struggled
with Gil-galad and Elendil and killed them both. But it was in this moment, when all hope faded, that Isildur, son of the king,
took up his fathers sword and cut the Ring from Saurons hand. Isildur had this chance to destroy evil for ever, but the
hearts of men are easily corrupted and as the Ring lasted, Saurons spirit also could survive.

Anaron(man)
Anrion was a son of Elendil and the brother of Isildur. After the escape from Nmenor, he reigned the kingdom of Gondor
together with his brother. There he lived in Minas Anor, but in 3440 S.A. he was slain by a stone, which was thrown by a
siege engine.

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Anaron
6/- 4 7 3 3 6 3 3 0 95
Anrion wears heavy armour and carries a sword.

Umbar

South of the Bay of Belfalas lays the Cape of Umbar. In the Second age the Nmenreans extended the harbour to a
mighty city. It was here, where the fleet of Ar-Pharazn set foot on Middle-earth to conquer Sauron. After the Shadow fell
on Nmenor, the so-called Black Nmenreans sailed to Umbar and settled there (probably around 1800 S.A.)
In the following years many battles were fought for Umbar. But in the end Gondor lost the harbours.
In the Third Age the Corsairs of Umbar descendants of Castamir the Usurper were at war with the legions of Gondor (I
included the rules for Corsairs out of completeness, although they only appear in the Third Age).
Three of the Nazgl were Black Nmenreans and the Mouth of Sauron also claimed to be a Nmenorean descendant.

Fuinor/Herumor (men)
Fuinor and Herumor were Nmenoreans who fell under the Shadow of Sauron when he was brought to Nmenor. They
are said to have become great leaders of the Haradrim.
F S D A W C Might Will Fate Points
Fuinor/Herumor
5/- 4 5 2 2 5 2 3 1 80

Fuinor and Herumor wear armour and a halberd (counts as Elven blade)
For additional point costs they can be equipped with the following war gear:
Heavy armour: 5pt
Horse: 10pt.

Special Rules:
Arch enemy: When fighting against a Gondorian army (Minas Tirith, Dol Amroth, ) the people of Nmenor get +1 on their
courage.
Spells: Drain Courage: 2+; 28cm
Immobilise : 3+ ; 28 cm

Black Nmenoran(man)
The Black Nmenoreans were people of Nmenor who fell under the influence of Sauron and settled in Umbar.
F S D A W C Might Will Fate Points
Warrior
4/5+ 3 4 1 1 3 - - - 6

Black Nmenoreans wear armour.

For additional point costs they can be equipped with the following war gear:
Shield: 1 pt
Bow: 1pt
Throwing spears: 1pt.
Halberd (Elven blade): 1pt.
Standart: 25 pt.

Special Rules:
Arch enemy
Poisoned arrows: see Battle on the Pelennor Fields - Rulebook

Guard of the harbour of Umbar (man)

The men of the Guard are chosen from the bravest fighters of Umbar, for the harbour is one of the most important places
of Umbar.
F S D A W C Might Will Fate Points
Guard
4/- 3 5 1 1 4 - - - 9

Guards of Umbar wear heavy armour and are equipped with a halberd.
For additional point costs they can be equipped with the following war gear:
Shield: 1 pt

Special Rules:
Body Guard: see entry of the Guards of the Fountain Court in the rulebook.
Arch enemy

Scouts of Umbar (man)

The scouts of Umbar explore the desserts around Umbar for raiding enemies.
F S D A W C Might Will Fate Points
Scout
4/4+ 3 3 1 1 3 - - - 7

Scouts carry bows and camouflage (counts as Elven Cloak).

Special Rules:
Arch enemy
Poisoned Arrows
Corsair (man)
The Corsairs are the people of Umbar in the Third Age. They are skilled sailors and now they raid the shores of Gondor
and bring fire and death to its people.
F S D A W C Might Will Fate Points
Corsair
3/5+ 3 3 1 1 3 - - - 5

Corsairs are only equipped with a dagger.

For additional point costs they can be equipped with the following war gear:
Bow: 1 pt
Armour: 1pt
Halberd: 1pt

Special Rules:
Arch enemy
Poisoned arrows
Expert sailor: Every character with this ability gets a re-roll on every die-roll having something to do with ships or boats
(jumping on-/off-board, ). Die-rolls concerning ships (movement, ) may be re-rolled if at least half of the crew has this
ability.

Captain of the Corsairs (man)

Captains are the leaders of the Corsairs and lead the raids in Middle-earth.
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Captain
4/- 4 4 2 2 4 2 1 1 50

Captains wield a halberd.

For additional point costs they can be equipped with the following war gear:
Armour: 5pt.

Special Rules:
Arch enemy
Expert sailor

Ship bolt-thrower
The Corsairs developed a light bolt-thrower for the use on ships. They are mainly used to target other boats.
F S D A W C Might Will Fate Points
Bolt-thrower
- (7) 10 - 3 - - - - 35

A bolt-thrower comes with a crew of two Corsairs.

For additional point costs a Bolt-thrower may be upgraded according to The siege of Gondor-rulebook:
Flaming Ammunition:15 pt
Engineer Captain of the Corsairs: 75 pt.
Additional crew: 5pt.

Special Rules:
Short Range: see The siege of Gondor-rulebook
Accurate: The siege of Gondor-rulebook

Playtesting

I playtested the characters by making an army for them and fighting against my Mordor (Gorbag, Orc Captain, Easterling
Captain, Orc banner, Easterlin banner, 24 Orcs, 6 Easterlings, 1 Mordor-Troll) or against my Minas Tirith army ( Faramir,
Damrod, 1 Captain, banner, 24 WoMT, 5 KoMT, 3 Rangers).
It was very fun to play, although I had to change some point values and stats. The rules for the Elven Rings were
especially difficult to work out as were the one for Annatar. I think he is a very challenging character to play, for you have
to find the best moment to reveal yourself and the best position for deploying (he really may disturb Elven archers if he is
deployer right before them).

Special Thanks

Thanks to everybody who helped me with the English expressions for Sauron's spells and the upgrades/secial rules for
the bolt-thrower.
Special thanks to Elrohirthe1, who inspired me to add the Black Nmenoreans.

Conclusion

I hope youll enjoy this new rules as I did. And who knows perhaps will soon find some new scenarios using this
characters?
For everyone, who is now (or already was before) interested in the history of Middle-earth here a link to a good
encyclopaedia about the Lord of the Rings, I found in the web:
www.glyphweb.com/arda/
Please mail me (aragornfriendofhobbits@yahoo.de)any suggestions you have or discuss this article here .
If you liked the article I probably will send another one about the first age (or perhaps two; there are so much more
interesting characters in this age ) - the rough stats for them are already worked out, but still need playtesting
...

DanyH (Tar-Palantir)

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