Prisoner of Númenor Planning/Discussion Thread

[piosenniel]

*** THIS IS THE FIRST POST FOR THE DISCUSSION THREAD ***




Sophia the Thunder Mistress invites you to play in her game:

Prisoner of Númenor

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Historical Information:

During the reign of King Ar-Pharazôn, the Númenorean army sailed for Middle-Earth with the intent of overthrowing Sauron. However, because Saruon surrendered peacefully to Ar-Pharazôn he was not destroyed but instead brought back to Númenor as a prisoner. Through his considerable guile and flattery, Sauron worked his way into Ar-Pharazôn’s trust until he achieved nearly godlike status in Númenor.

After the commissioning of a temple in Armenelos Sauron’s cult worship is at its height. He has convinced not only Ar-Pharazôn but also many of the general population that the Ban of the Valar (the decree forbidding men to sail to Aman) was designed to hold them back.

The climate in Númenor has becoming increasingly hostile to the Elves and the Valar. The use of any language but Adûnaic has been banned. The King’s Men, who side with Ar-Pharazôn in opposing the Valar are based in Armenelos (Arminalêth in Adûnaic), while the Faithful who remain allied with the elves rally around the Lords of Andunië. They have been removed from Andunië and sent to Rómenna where the King’s Men can more easily watch them and occasionally capture and sacrifice them in the temple of Sauron.

The previous Lord of Andunië , Amandil, and his son Elendil, sensed the impending doom of Númenor. Amandil set sail secretly to beg the mercy of the Valar. He has not been seen or heard of since. The new Lord of Andunië, Elendil, has prepared ships on which the Faithful will make their escape should the wrath of the Valar be unleashed against Númenor.

Recently Ar-Pharazôn took a large fleet of ships and sailed toward Valinor, determined to become the first mortal to set foot on the Undying Lands since Eärendil. He will land any day. Númenor’s decline is nearly over; Westernesse is shortly to be destroyed.