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Middle
Earth Roleplaying
Lost Realm of Cardolan
Author: Jeff McKeage
Stock #: 3700
ISBN: 0-915795-95-7
Published 1987 by Iron Crown Enterpises
Cover Price: $12.00
Page Count: 48
Type:
Campaign Setting
Cover/Jacket Text:
The Kingdom of Cardolan encompasses all of the lands between
the Rivers Brandywine, Greyflood, and Hoarwell. For a time, Cardolan stood
at the forefront
of resistance to the forces of the Witch-king, mounting campaigns against
his Orcs, Trolls, and Easterlings. Those were the days of the Royal Army.
Now only mercenaries and adventurers remain to block the advance of Darkness.
The conflict rages on, but it is a war of pillaging, burning crops, and inconclusive
sieges; war with little honor and no glory.
EXPLORE:
THARBAD, greatest surviving work of the Númenórians
LOND DAER ENEDH, Aldarion's ancient seaport
BARAD GIRITHLIN, mighty tower of the Great Houses of Cardolan
Life is hard and unforgiving for the peoples of Cardolan. For those with
ambition and a strong arm it is a time of opportunity. The Princes of Cardolan
are always at war, and few mercenary bands ask for references. Sell-swords,
noted for low pay and a high mortality rate, fuel the constant strife. For
those with a higher purpose in mind, there is always the threat of the Witch-king
and his agents. The mightiest of the these is the noxious Warlord whose demise
few would lament.
LOST REALM OF CARDOLAN includes:
6 FULL-COLOR PAGES: 4 pages of Cardolan regional maps plus a 2 face city
map of Tharbad
MAJOR LAYOUTS: complete maps of Lond Daer Enedh during different periods,
as well as the towns of Sudúri and Metraith, the fortresses of Argond
and Barad Girithlin, and the Palace of Thalion
THE INHABITANTS: the Dúnedain, Eriadorans, the Clansmen of Saralann,
the Beffraen, and the Northmen and Hobbits
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NOTE: Material from Lost Realm of CARDOLAN has been included in the 2nd
Edition ARNOR (1994) realm module, which was itself then split into the two
2nd Edition volumes ARNOR: The Land (1997) and ARNOR: The People (1996).
Comments
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Tue 30 Oct 2001 11:15 - Alec Stuart Rating: 9 / 10
In my opinion, one of the best MERP sourcebooks out there. Tonnes of information,
lots of adventure hooks, and a really good overall
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