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Lond Daer Terrain
Current Progress: In Progress
Co-Leaders: Fireinferno13 and Ivanp1l
Current Progress: In Progress
Co-Leaders: Fireinferno13 and Ivanp1l
Project Summary:
The terrain within and surrounding Lond Daer is to be redone. This includes reducing some of the original seaside cliffs, adding logical river sources, redoing worldpainter terrain, and so forth. This project is not a priority per say and should not indicate that Lond Daer will be tackled any time in the near future.
General Lore:
Lond Daer, or "New Haven", was founded by the Numernorians between SA 750 and 800. It was the first permanent settlement of the Numenoreans in Middle Earth. They began heavily harvesting local timber for ship-building, to the point that large regions of the Enedwaith and Minhiraith became deforested. This led to frequent conflicts with the local native populations.
Sauron burnt what remained of the Enedwaith and Minhiraith forests, starving the shipyards of timber, following the war between Elves and Sauron in the Second Age. This partially led to the gradual decline of Lond Daer, and power shifted to the newly settled lands in the south, such as Pelargir, as well as in the north, such as Tharbad. The city was eventually abandoned, though it remained on maps and some ruins were still visible as late as the end of the Third Age.
While Enedwaith (SE) was completely decimated by both deforestation and Sauron's attacks, filling with fenlands in its place, Minhiriath (NW) was apparently still thickly forested in a few locations despite showing signs of over-harvesting and war.
Project Layout:
Project Progress:
- Nuke Old LD
- Terraforming:
- Minhiraith Border (North) & Estuary - Ivan
- Lond Daer & Surrounding - Fire
- Enedwaith(South) - Fire
- Boundaries marked by main rivers accordingly
- Add Terrain Details:
- River Sources
- Connecting Road
- Vegetation
- Minimal Forestation
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