Category: Third Age

Shadows of the Lost Ring

In the aftermath of their harrowing ordeal, the companions found themselves burdened with dark revelations. Therian, long separated from his kin, was revealed to be the lost brother of Sylvaris. His hand had been severed, for upon it he had worn a cursed ring, a relic of shadowed intent. Yet his greatest agony was not in flesh, but in spirit, for he had been enthralled to a hooded sorcerer of Umbar, a dark servant whose name remained unknown.

During the fall season of the past year, Yorric courted the dwarf-maid Arica, and they were soon wed. Months later, a son, Kendric, was born—a rare child of both human and dwarf. Yet, even as joy filled his hearth, Yorric brooded on his rivalry with Adric, a fellow Rider of Rohan. Though Adric was his equal only in skill, his highborn status gave him favor among the lords of Rohan, a privilege Yorric lacked.

Early in the year T.A. 2967, our fellowship of brave adventurers embarked in the heart of winter, venturing to the Trollshaws, enduring bitter winds and treacherous terrain to rescue a waylaid courier. The courier, beset by orcs and hill trolls, carried tidings that revealed growing unrest in Middle-earth.

The heroes contacted patrons and learned of Zoril, a Black Numenorean behind much of the corsair activity along the coast. Captain Nerek
leads a ship with various foul folk from Umbar, far to the south.