Having made it by the siege of Minas Tirith… extra by damaged sport mechanics than any precise talent… I went from the cleanup inside the metropolis out onto the Pelennor, the fields outdoors town, between town partitions and the outer wall and Osgiliath, to the camp the place Aragorn and the opposite main gamers had been establishing for the following act.
Aragorn’s pavilion on the Pelennor
You possibly can see Legolas and Gimli, members of the fellowship, being made to attend outdoors. I used to be allowed in, however solely to show the reasonably crucial but not necessary in any respect state of my half within the proceedings.
I received to talk with many necessary folks… so they might assign me menial duties. I’m beginning to see myself as extra of a “fixer” within the grand scheme of issues, someone wanted to get issues achieved however not someone you point out within the official historical past.
Principally I needed to run across the Pelennor and account for the lacking… which was a large checklist and lots of of whom had been bit gamers in previous scenes, the thane of some little outpost or the captain of this watch or that location. I imply, I additionally needed to kill some guys, discover some misplaced knickknacks, clear up a number of messes, and do the standard message supply… however I additionally had the duty of roll name of solid whose characters didn’t make it onto the film poster.
And so I rode about, amassing toe tags of the lifeless.
Grimbold lifeless on the sector
He made it out of Helm’s Deep solely to die right here. However then lots of people died right here.
I discovered Ingold, the captain on the north gate of the outer wall earlier than the siege. I needed to clear away some stray orcs, however he was in any other case nonetheless upright and combating.
Ingold, nonetheless scrapping
Nevertheless Turgon, who had cost of the south gate of the outer wall earlier than the siege fell within the combat.
He left orcs lifeless round him
Then there was Forlong the Fats… severely, I appeared that title up to make certain… who I additionally remembered, however largely for standing round throughout the siege pointing at burning projectiles whereas I hauled water to place them out.
The “Not For Lengthy” joke by no means will get outdated
Judging from his posture I believe he simply has a tummy ache. Most likely been choosing on the provide wagon once more. He might need died of meals poisoning later. I may swear I noticed him on the checklist of the remembered in a while.
On checking everyone off the checklist, I used to be invited to an instanced memorial the place I used to be requested to mild the funeral pyre… I assume being the one individual with company means I’ve to do all the things… as we remembered those that had fallen.
The cyno is lit capsuleer
Then every of the leaders went down their checklist of fallen. I used to be a bit stunned when Aragorn spoke, as a result of Halbarad was talked about as one of many fallen.
Halbarad gone for the story
I can’t bear in mind if he ever received to listen to how I caught it to the Falcon Clan chief within the caves at Helm’s Deep. Some others of the Gray Firm perished as nicely, however Halbarad was Aragorn’s foremost Lieutenant.
Then, I went with Eomer to pay respects to Theodan, who was mendacity in state inside the metropolis.
Eomer stating the plain
After which it was time for the large planning session, the “what can we do now?” a part of the siege, the place they acknowledge that Sauron was simply going to return at them once more and that the one actual hope was the destruction of the ring. As such, they’d got down to the black gate with such forces as they might muster to distract Sauron, to make him assume that the brand new grasp of the ring sought to assail him, to maintain Frodo and Sam’s mission from his thoughts.
Let’s not overlook we’re going right into a lure as nicely
That included numerous dialog lifted straight from the ebook… which is okay. It’s worthwhile to place quotes into the mouths of people that stated them.
After which I used to be given one other checklist of duties, a purchasing checklist of provides and a few recruiting and persuasion aims because the leaders stood round outdoors the pavilion and smoked and exchanged anecdotes about previous instances within the metropolis. Even Gandalf grew uninterested in that and stood aside from the navy management wing of the celebration.
Eomer, Aragorn, Tistann, and Imrahil
I’ll say that Aragorn has a reasonably fancy mattress in that tent. Did they seize that out of town or did some poor contingent of the Gray Firm have to hold that damaged down into items all throughout Center-earth?
Aragorn’s sleeping chambers
I imply, granted, it doesn’t appear to be he’s slept in it… or used the bathtub… or learn the books on the desk… or partook of the smorgasbord of meals behind me in that image… however nonetheless, appears fairly luxurious. I ought to be grateful my quest chain didn’t embrace heating the water for that bathtub.
Anyway, on lastly wrapping all of that up, I used to be despatched ahead to Osgiliath, the following cease on the journey ahead to Mordor.
Using throughout the Pelennor to Osgiliath
Lastly the vacation spot of the NPCs aligns with my very own vacation spot, which is Mordor. Over the river and thru the woods, to Sauron’s home we go. There are only a few particulars to deal with alongside the best way… there at all times are.
