User blog:Auraestus/Some notes on the Union

As some may have guessed, the 'Union' is loosely based on civil war era America.

As the US is called 'The stars and stripes' the Union is called 'The Great Silver star of the north.'

The Union is a shining symbol of Freedom and resistance in the north

Its flag is a silver star, surrounded by seven golden stars, with mountains below it, a council above, and its tips are of gold.

It boasts a mighty army, one of, if not the highest dwarven army, along with mannish and small units of elven armies.

Its population is varied, as many people immigrate to it. It ranges from dwarves to avari elves.

Its landscape ranges from towering mountains, to lush lower forests. Even a few plains here and there.

The dwarves are slightly taller than most on average.

It is run by a council of elected officials, however the face of the country is led by the 'king'. Usually this council consists of two of each race.

some names commonly used to describe the union: The silverlocks, the followers of Glosur, The great silver star, The Union of the silver shield, the union.

It doesnt really have a specific language, all are used, Westron, Khuzdul, Elvish (all forms).

It has a palantir. (Long story.)

Probably one of its most well known landmarks are the 500 statues. 500 towering statues of the first 500 followers of Glosur, who went and founded the first settlement in the ered Nimrais.

Another landmark is the Silver tower, a tower made of pure silver resting on top of Kheled-arnin, the path up to it is called the 2,000 steps, as there are 2,000 (Precisely 2,179) steps to reach the tower, it is able to see all of Middle-earth before it, and is where Glosur is when he is most distressed.

There is a secret stronghold with only one entrance, which is hidden, where citizens and officialls flee if the situation is dire. The settlement contains food, water, weapons, siege artillery, everything. Only three know of it, and they only tell citizens if the need is great.

If need be, Glosur has a code phrase where the situation is so dire, so hopeless that he would only have to use it to end the suffering of his people. What is it? You will see one day. Maybe.