Red Mountains

The Red Dwarves are currently the easternmost faction in Middle-Earth. They are well-known for doing what they wish, no matter the casualties sustained. However, they are also relatively inaccessible, due to the long journey required to reach these mountains. The current ruler of the Red Mountains is Argnar (cronos_saurez). However, it is possible that rulership may soon pass into the hands of Aregnir_Stiffbeard (shay2315).

History
The first king of the Red Mountains was Nordri (Lord Agandaur). Little is known of his reign, except that he fought many battles against the Easterlings. Nordri was eventually killed in one such battle, and the kingship was passed down to Lar (Sparkius). He continued to war against the Easterlings, finally defeating them and taking Rhun as his own.

Little is known of the time that followed. Lar moved on, and the Red Mountains grew empty. After a long period of quiet, however, new followers arrived. These were led by Rothic (flashman2333), who reclaimed the Orocarni using an existing city. With the help of his right-hand man dwarf, Oig (Mr_Kanada), a time of peace and prosperity was brought to the Red Mountains. However, Rothic eventually decided to disband, and the dwarves of the Orocarni were scattered again, until new members appeared...

Taendell, previously known as Classicmans lived in the Grey Mountains under TepelStreeltje (Nain III)'s rule for quite some time, before leaving the colony and leaving for the Red Mountains in order to revitalize the aging kingdom. Taendell 's first weeks of rule were calm and involved building and growing; he had numerous followers, including the to-be kings, Thormung and Argnar. The Red Mountains under Taendell enjoyed close relations with the Dwarves of Durin's Folk due to their ambassador and mutual friend, Thorin III (sebthepro200) of Durin's Folk. The turning point of Taendell's rule, which eventually caused his downfall, was the war against the Woodland Realm. That kingdom was led by Thranduil (PlsDontSayMyName), who, despite being king for only a few weeks, became involved in conspiracy theories and the alleged mutilation of Dwarves in captivity which led Taendell to declare war on them. With the support and aid of Durin's Folk and the Blue Mountains, the war ended in a resounding victory for the Red Mountains. Thranduil (PlsDontSayMyName) left the kingdom and kingship passed to Arthane (Galin_The_Great), who was a vassal in all but name to the Red Mountains.

The war, however, had unforeseen consequences as Taendell  gambled on success against his enemies due to his popularity after conquering the Woodland realm. After numerous threats against Durin's Folk and it's leader, Dain II (Kjell1612), the Red Mountains declared war against Dunland. Durin's Folk and the Blue Mountains concluded that Taendell  had grown mad and blind with greed and power. One week after the declaration of war against Dunland by the Red Mountains, King Dain II , aided by the Blue Mountains and Rohan, joined forces and declared war on the Red Mountains, in order to remove Taendell from power and secure the Dwarven eastern flank from possible Evil intervention. The War of Honor was brief, and a decisive victory for the western Dwarves and their allies. Taendell was removed from power and kingship passed to Thormung (Thormung).

Thormung 's rule began badly with most of Taendell 's followers leaving the Red Mountains. However, a few, including Arengir known as Thor to (shay2315), Fudin (DrPotatow) and Argnar (Cronos_Suarez) believed in success and followed Thormung. They would all play a vital part in maintaining the Red Mountains as a kingdom. Thormung was counseled by Thorin III  (Sebthepro200), who advised Thormung not to act irrationally as his predecessor had done. The Red Mountain dwarves were hurt badly by the lack of players and activity during this time. Thormung improved the Red Mountain defenses and secured his legitimacy as king, by aiding Gondor against Mordor in what would become the most influential diplomatic play of his rule. Thormung and his soldiers were crucial in Gondor's eventual victory over Mordor, they earned respect from Gondor as a vital ally and would continue to be an important deterring block against powers wanting to attack Gondor until Thormung disappeared. Kingship passed on to Argnar (Cronos_Suarez).

Argnar (Cronos_Suarez) continued the relatively peaceful reign that Thormung had endured, securing alliances with Durin's Folk, the Woodland Realm and the Blue Mountains. He was overall known as a stable king with the Red Mountains coming out of a near succession crisis over Thormung 's departure.

The highlight of Argnar 's rule is the war against Isengard, Lurtz (Charizard_GG) invaded the Red Mountains with the aid of Gundabad, led by Hoknath (Julian_Tv/Hoknath). After losing the first defensive siege against the combined forces of Evil, the Blue Mountains, the Woodland Realm and Durin's Folk came to the Red Mountain's aid and turned the war around. Isengard and Gundabad were forced on the defensive as Gondor was now also being attacked by Gundabad and Isengard. The Red Mountains won defense after defense and eventually gathered up enough strength to march on Isengard. They won the siege and thus, Garothmuk, the old Uruk-Hai commander, revoked Lurtz 's claim on the region and the war ended in utter Red Mountain victory. Soon after the war, Argnar disappeared and the Red Mountains became leaderless as their last commander, Fudin, left for Durin's Folk. Currently, Argnar's Right Hand Arengir (Shay2315) (formerly Thor) is trying to claim the Red Mountains, and it is quite likely that he will do so shortly.

List of Known Rulers

 * Nordri (Lord Agandaur)
 * Lar (sparkius_)
 * Rothic (flashman2333)
 * Taendell (Classicmans/Aeralias/Taendell)
 * Thormung (METEME_EL_RABO/Thormung)
 * Argnar (Cronos_Suarez)

List of Current Players
Please add other active players!
 * Arengir_Stiffbeard (shay2315)
 * Anno_Stiffbeard (AnnoMinecraft789)
 * Ozarod (Broty3)
 * Kota_Stonefoot (Savior_Xavier)
 * Gror_Stiffbeard (RealAlexGamer)
 * Lunchling (lunchling)
 * Khelgar (tharinEisenFaus)
 * Kalandir_Stiffbeard (Xergarok)
 * MarcVsGaming (Frorin)
 * Theunsheler (Galin)
 * Titus_Ironfist (Tappyclassis)
 * Rudhek (Rudhek)
 * Joker (05jojoker85)
 * Pedro (Pedroro)
 * Rossfairchild (RossfairChild)
 * Moniver_Stonefoot (zholger)
 * Weasley (weasley)
 * Fudin (Drpatatow)
 * Borin (Hejben)
 * Duilan (Duilan)
 * Necir_Stiffbeard (Necassitas)

Cities
Baraz-Dum