Post by Witch-king of Angmar on Sept 17, 2007 23:12:05 GMT
The Northern Kingdom RPG is based upon a story written by Valandil. While the basic plotline of the story will be adhered to in this RPG (the eventual death of the royal family by murder, treachery, etc; the takeover of the kingdom by Broggha the Hillman Chieftain; and the ultimate dissolution of Rhudaur as a kingdom), there will be room for variety in the story within the overall framework. Writers are encouraged to develop their own original characters and sub-plots.
VALANDIL'S OUTLINE
Tarnendur of Rhudaur had a tumultuous reign because of the state of the kingdom and its people. The hill men had infiltrated and lived among them, and they were always discontented. He had little force to carry out his plans, and his people sank deeper into debauchery, divination or despair. He yearned for the days of greatness, and goodness, of friendship with the Eldar and the pursuit of knowledge and peace, but his kingdom held none of these. Also in his reign, Orcs began to make raids into Eriador, but curiously always bypassing Rhudaur. For this at least Tarnendur was thankful.
Finally, a great leader arose among the hill chieftains. He was given position in the kingdom, in hopes that it would quell his people’s unrest. Instead, he seized and took to wife for himself the youngest daughter of Tarnendur, who was then only a girl of 15 (by which time most maidens of the hill folk had married). He then systematically saw to it that the sons of Tarnendur, and any other of his family who might lay claim to the throne, were eliminated, but always by subtle means – one being struck down while at war, another accidentally slain when his horse fell into a gorge and yet another would fall sick and not recover. Finally, he rose against King Tarnendur and struck him down – and he claimed the throne for himself by right of his marriage to his daughter.
After Tarnendur was slain, Rhudaur sank into greater turmoil and trouble. However, upon his death, young Beleg of Arthedain, who was son of the Heir to King Malvegil and who would be crowned as ‘Arveleg’, gathered the sons of the Princes of Fornost and of Tyrn Gorthad and the three of them rode into Rhudaur, late in the year 1348, to discover what they might. They stole into the royal fortress and rescued young Tarniel, wife of the hill king, and her companion the young princess of the House of Hoarwell, also last of her line. While escaping, Tarniel halted at the Great Bridge over Hoarwell and cast herself in, for she had despaired because of the child she carried within her. But the other four safely returned to Amon Sul just after the Yule in early 1349 – and Beleg learned that his grandfather had died, that his father was now King Argeleb, and that he himself was Heir to Arthedain. In later years, he married the young princess of Hoarwell whom he had rescued, who was the last of the House of the Prince of Mithiethel.
Once he was king, Arveleg gathered his forces, together with those of Cardolan and help from Lindon, and drove back the enemy. He then re-initiated trade with Moria, in order to gain mithril, which the Dunedain combined with steel to make weapons which had great effect in fighting their foes of Angmar, when worked by master craftsmen who renewed the making of such swords, daggers and axes. Arveleg was slain when Angmar attacked with great force in 1409, surrounding him at Amon Sul – though he managed to send the palantir of the tower away to Fornost ere their attack began. It was in this assault that the Tower of Amon Sul was destroyed.
VALANDIL'S OUTLINE
Tarnendur of Rhudaur had a tumultuous reign because of the state of the kingdom and its people. The hill men had infiltrated and lived among them, and they were always discontented. He had little force to carry out his plans, and his people sank deeper into debauchery, divination or despair. He yearned for the days of greatness, and goodness, of friendship with the Eldar and the pursuit of knowledge and peace, but his kingdom held none of these. Also in his reign, Orcs began to make raids into Eriador, but curiously always bypassing Rhudaur. For this at least Tarnendur was thankful.
Finally, a great leader arose among the hill chieftains. He was given position in the kingdom, in hopes that it would quell his people’s unrest. Instead, he seized and took to wife for himself the youngest daughter of Tarnendur, who was then only a girl of 15 (by which time most maidens of the hill folk had married). He then systematically saw to it that the sons of Tarnendur, and any other of his family who might lay claim to the throne, were eliminated, but always by subtle means – one being struck down while at war, another accidentally slain when his horse fell into a gorge and yet another would fall sick and not recover. Finally, he rose against King Tarnendur and struck him down – and he claimed the throne for himself by right of his marriage to his daughter.
After Tarnendur was slain, Rhudaur sank into greater turmoil and trouble. However, upon his death, young Beleg of Arthedain, who was son of the Heir to King Malvegil and who would be crowned as ‘Arveleg’, gathered the sons of the Princes of Fornost and of Tyrn Gorthad and the three of them rode into Rhudaur, late in the year 1348, to discover what they might. They stole into the royal fortress and rescued young Tarniel, wife of the hill king, and her companion the young princess of the House of Hoarwell, also last of her line. While escaping, Tarniel halted at the Great Bridge over Hoarwell and cast herself in, for she had despaired because of the child she carried within her. But the other four safely returned to Amon Sul just after the Yule in early 1349 – and Beleg learned that his grandfather had died, that his father was now King Argeleb, and that he himself was Heir to Arthedain. In later years, he married the young princess of Hoarwell whom he had rescued, who was the last of the House of the Prince of Mithiethel.
Once he was king, Arveleg gathered his forces, together with those of Cardolan and help from Lindon, and drove back the enemy. He then re-initiated trade with Moria, in order to gain mithril, which the Dunedain combined with steel to make weapons which had great effect in fighting their foes of Angmar, when worked by master craftsmen who renewed the making of such swords, daggers and axes. Arveleg was slain when Angmar attacked with great force in 1409, surrounding him at Amon Sul – though he managed to send the palantir of the tower away to Fornost ere their attack began. It was in this assault that the Tower of Amon Sul was destroyed.