FEATURES (see the progress map in the preview screens for a visual guide)

BOOKMARK
• ALLOWED to play most of the previously locked start dates, just for fun. No detailed bookmarks so click the 'start as any ruler' icon in the bottom left.
• The Balrog in Moria Struggle has ended for obvious reasons. 💀
  GONDOR
• Descendants of High King Elessar in the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor.
• Descendants of Faramir and Eowyn in Ithilien, land cleansed of orcs.
• De jure integration of Gondor and Andrast into the RK.
  ARNOR
• Restored Kingdom of Arnor (as Arthedain for gameplay reasons) by descendants of Elessar.
• Dori of Thorin's company settled in North Downs, north of Bree.
• Added descendants of the rangers.
• Added descendants of tavern owner Butturbur in Bree.
  SHIRE
• History for Lotho sackville usurper of the shire, under sharkey (saruman).
• Descendants of Peregrin Took, Thainship of the Shire and vassals of Arnor.
• Descendants of Merry, count of Buckland.
• Descendants of Samwise Gamgee, of the Mayordom of the Shire.
• Westmarch and Buckland de jure integrated into the Shire.
• Gandalf, Frodo, Bilbo and Samwise sailing west, and gandalf's Company dissolving.
  ROHAN
• Basic history of Rohan and descendants of Eomer.
• De jure title integration of the Westmarch into Rohan.
• Gimli son of Gloin, settled the glittering caves and then sailing west.
  ISENGARD
• History of Isengard and dominion Isengard.
• Grima and Saruman's death in the Shire.
• De jure title integration of Isengard into Rohan, and renamed to Treegarth (technically given overlordship to Treebeard).
  ENEDWAITH
• Basic history of Dunland.
• Basic history of Saralain.
• De jure title integration of southern Cardolan into Saralain.
  GREY MOUNTAINS
• Dain and Nain of Erebor and the Iron Hills.
• Durin VII's expedition to gundabad.
• Nori's LOTRO expedition with Bifur and Bofur.
• Descendants of Dwalin still in Erebor.
• Northern and Southern Blue Mountains.
• Gundabad orcs descendants united by the Ulukai.
• Grey mountain orcs resurgent.
  MISTY MOUNTAINS
• Balin and Company wiped out in Moria, including Burin son of Balin cancelled last minute by Tolkien.
• Mazog the outcast's descendants moved to north Moria.
• Bolg the lesser's descendants conquered Moria.
• Mt Gram orcs resurgent.
  ANDUIN
• Framling kingdom created against the gundabad orcs.
• Northern Valemen descendants.
• Western woodsmen descendants.
• Beorning descendants.
  IMLADRIS
• Eldars Sailing West.
• Imladris given to elladan son of elrond, grandson of Galadriel.
• Glorfindel reincarnation of himself.
  LORIEN
• Lorien given to elrohir son of elrond, grandson of Galadriel.
• East Lorien conquered and settled by Celeborn, cede to Haldir.
• Creation of Lothlorien by Galadriel.
• De jure title integration of Amon Lanc into Lorien.
• Framling vassals descendants.
• Duchies between East-West Lorien dejure integrated into Lothlorien.
  GREENWOOD
• Basic history of restored empire of Lasgalen by Thranduil.
• Friendship of Legolas and Gimli, and Sailing West.
• Mirkwood orcs repulsed deeper in the wood.MORDOR
• Sauron blown beyond the veil.
• Gorgoroth cleansed of Orc, wastelanded.
• Established the Watch on Mordor.NURN
• Nurniag culture cleansed of west Nurn, replaced by Good faith Nurnioths.