Aug 5, 2016

“Is it true what they say, Master?” “Is what true?” “Do the dead truly walk in the fields north of town?” The elderly man closed the heavy book on the large wooden podium, then turned to look at his apprentice, standing among the tall shelves of the great Library of Trestlebridge. “I do not know,” he admitted,...

Thus far in Tales of the Free Folk, the “main storyline” has taken the form of a historical mystery as our party attempts to unravel the circumstances surrounding a ceremonial rite of the Hill-men of Eriador. In this article, we will address in turn the questions of how Hill-men fit into the larger history of Middle-earth, how the video game...

Jun 18, 2016

The woman looked up and squinted into the setting sun, letting her veil fall to uncover her face. At home, she had been called Seabhag. The Hawk. As a young girl she had already demonstrated keen sight. As she had grown, she quickly became one of the most skilled hunters in the clan, despite her age. The Losgadh people lived in the old ruins next to the...

Jan 29, 2016

DARE NOT DISAPPOINT Lan-dùnan, T.A. 1976 Abb sat in the dust and ashes outside the tower of Lan-dùnan. The stonework was very good. His people had learned much about the craft from the Tall-men of the old kingdom, but he doubted even they could match the handiwork here. And this was just an old armory, long abandoned and taken by the Ruadh when his ancestors...

Jan 15, 2016

Fields of Fornost, T.A. 1324. Over one thousand years before the Player Fellowship investigate campfire smoke in the ruins of an old fortress, Third Marshal Forvengil of the Army of Arthedain visits the wise Master Thavron and the young Foreman Narangol as this fortress is built, while an unknown party establishes a kingdom beyond the northern mountains.