Meetings at the Ford (IC)
Elly and Bosco departed the Breeland in mid Spring heading South a couple of weeks ago. They took supplies with them, though Bosco is accomplished at foraging when necessary, and headed first East towards Amon Sul and then South towards the Greyflood river intending to cross at the ford of Tharbad. There were very few peoples in the lands they passed, any roads overgrown and the remnants of civilization also slowly succumbing to nature. This area was once Rhudaur and before that a part of Arnor, the Kingdom of the North, before the rise of Angband. At the Greyflood they turned West to follow its course to Tharbad, and thence to the sea. The land beyond the river quiet, hillier; not an area that was really part of Rhudaur, rather that is Eregion, the former realm of the Noldor elves in Eastern Eriador, were Celebrimbor was lord in a previous Age.
Meanwhile, Einar left Rohan with two companions around the same time the others departed Bree. They passed the gap of Rohan and the Wizard’s Vale, intending to ride North as far as Tharbad and scout out the possibility of safely opening trade with anyone living beyond. The Dunlendings are never kind to the “straw-heads” and they planned to camp on the way rather than risk the ‘hospitality’ of those people. It was North of Dunland, in the Enedwaith close to Tharbad that they were ambushed in the night. Einar was separated from his companions in the battle, and tough wounded, acquitted himself well, killing two goblins. In the morning he was only able to find one of his companions’ horses. Pushing on to Tharbad in the hope of finding a friendly community to seek assistance, he now finds himself across the fallen bridge in the ruined and abandoned city, across the river from Elly and Bosco.
Okay, so this is a draft start. If you like it post your introduction and we proceed with the game. I will accept edits and suggestions, but the point is to get you guys together in a reasonably mid-way location from your respective homes.
