- " The Men of the West did not live here.... But..., in the first days of the North Kingdom, they built a great watch-tower on Weathertop, Amon Sûl they called it. It was burned and broken, and nothing remains of it now but a tumbled ring, like a rough crown on the old hill's head. Yet once it was tall and fair. It is told that Elendil stood there watching for the coming of Gil-galad out of the West, in the days of the Last Alliance. "
- —Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring
The ancient Tower of Amon Sûl was built by the Arnorians to hold one of their three Palantiri. Destroyed by the armies of Angmar, now all that remains is a ring of broken stonework.
On the journey to Rivendell, Frodo was stabbed here by the Witch-King's Morgul Blade.
Weathertop in the Fellowship of the Ring movie.
Plots[]
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Castle Plot - Castles are the greatest fortifications of each faction. For the Good factions they are often impregnable fortresses, surrounded by high walls with defensive plots. With a high number of plots, it can host many buildings, guaranteeing a strong economy when filled out. For Evil Factions, they are entrenched forward bases, meant as a foothold into the lands of the Free People from which to spread terror, so no strong walls for them, but they have instead many defensive plots that keep watch on the land. Castle plots cost 5000 to build. |
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Outpost Plot - Outposts only contain three building plots (unless you build the faction-specific outpost or the dwarven outpost which has 3 defensive plots) They are forward bases meant to support your war effort, acting as either an anchor in enemy territory or as economic support. |
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Settlement Plot - Settlements are small, cheap plots that provide either unit recruitment buildings or economy buildings. They're aren't the most powerful but can prove key in holding economic victory. |
View of the Map[]
This is a strategically diverse map where northern and southern players must battle it out for control of the outposts. Garrisonable towers aid in castle and settlement defense. Despite its unique appearance and settlement plot, control of Weathertop itself is mostly inconsequential.
Lair Locations[]
- Troll Lairs:
- Warg Lairs:
- Goblin Lairs:
Gollum Possible Spawn Points[]
- Gollum:
Points of Interest[]
*POIs are marked with an elven brooch.*
- Weathertop: The broken ring of stonework has two entrances
- 3 Stone Trolls: Tom, Bert, and Bill from The Hobbit after being turned to stone
Lair Types[]
Troll Lair[]
Trolls, despite their appearance, are the most efficient creeps, being both easy to creep and very rewarding. The Trolls will always aim for your heroes, often wading through entire battalions to get to them and suffering trample revenge damage. This means that you can easily lure the troll through one or more battalions on aggressive stance to have it suffer heavy damage before turning around with your hero to attack when it turns around. This almost always guarantees an easy kill if well executed. Of course, pikes will make it much easier using this strategy, but even Orc Warriors can kill a troll using this tip. After that destroying its lair is easy and yields a high reward.
Warg Lair[]
Warg lairs are probably some of the most dangerous lairs in Edain. The wargs are extremely resistant to everything and deal enormous amount of both trample damage and bite damage. They can mow down any unit weaker than Gondor Soldiers. The wargs are more easily dealt with using Pikemen or Heroes. After that, dealing with the warg lair is easy.
Goblin Lair[]
Goblin lairs are the most common creeps. Their goblins deal a very small amount of damage, are high in number and respawn quite quickly. Usually the best strategy is to rush for the lair, cut the flow at the source and then take care of any leaks. Cavalry can also be used to clean up the exteriors but can be tricky due to goblin spears being a part of the creeps.