Dol Dinen

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Lore

Dol Dinen used to be a quiet and peaceful valley in south-eastern Arthedain, far away from wars and skirmishes. But the new invasion of the North Downs has already begun. A vanguard of Orcs and Trolls passed through the eastern Ram Duath, supported by the Hillmen. They marched without fear through the woods and hills of Nan Amlug, past Rhunenlad, and into Dol Dinen and Nan Wathren, stamping a new road as they went. This path, marked by emblems of Angmar and watched by Wargs, links the mustering camps of Dol Dinen with their supreme commanders in Angmar.

Once a thickly forested knot of grassy foothills, Dol Dinen is now a cradle of war. The trees have been cut down to make war machines. Profane shrines to the Enemy defile the ground. Flayed and ravenous Wargs roam the hills. Behold the Witch-king’s vision for Eriador.

Three tribes of Orcs make up the bulk of Angmar’s armies in the North Downs. Led by two vile generals, these tribes spread out across the region in search of supplies and position. The Tarkrîp (“Man-flayers”) muster in Nan Wathren. The Blogmal slipped into Fornost to levy their own forces. The Ongbúrz prepare their Trolls and war engines in Dol Dinen.

The Rangers of Esteldín dispatch brave souls into the burnt landscape of Dol Dinen to slay Orc-defilers and sabotage the war-machines of Angmar. But the malice of Angmar afflicts even its own. Sneak into the camps of Dol Dinen and you overhear the Ongbúrz sorcerers saying, “Let the Tarkrîp wage their war. Their victory is fleeting.” For now, the Orc tribes still rival against each other. Their tenuous alliances must be undermined now before they unite in full-on invasion. [1]

Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of North Downs
Settlements:	Amon Raith • Esteldín • Free Peoples' Camp • Lin Giliath • Othrikar • Trestlebridge
Areas:	Annúndir • Dol Dinen • Fields of Fornost • Fornost • Greenway • Kingsfell • Meluinen • Nan Amlug East • Nan Amlug West • Nan Wathren • Rhunenlad • Taur Gonwaith
Landmarks:	Amlaith's Scar • Amon Amrûn • Dol Nendír • The Evendim Gate • Falconer's Tower • Fashat Laug • Gatson's Farm • Gatson's South Fields • Glírost • Gurzlum • Haudh Eglan • Hîgropor • Hîsuk • Hrizgur • Kamskut • Kar Lak • Merenost • Minas Vrûn • Mincham's Camp • Nan Wathren Eastern Pass • Nan Wathren Western Pass • Nathan Hodge's Farm • Norbury Gates • Ost Crithlanc • Ost Galumar • Ost Lagoros • Ost Nuaran • Rusfold • The Snares • Tham Lorn • Thurûm • Trestlebridge Gate • The Trestlespan • Tûmat • William Peake's Farm