Board Thread:Middle Earth Roleplay Board/@comment-25356210-20151104005706/@comment-26410366-20151104020613

Faction: Rangers of the West

A not so brief description: based on a medium sized island, the Rangers of the West have some of the best ships, and one of the best trained armies in middle earth. Allied with elves, their only trading partners, the Rangers of the West heard of the rivalry turned to war through them. They have lots of farms, and closely monitored lumber facilities. Boys as you as 15 are sent through rigorous training, and punished with a 10 mile run around the building while carrying 30 pound sacks of rocks on their backs. As graduates they are then taught to navigate a ship, and the fine art of destroying enemy ships while looting cargo. A select few are taught the finer points of archery, tactics, hand to hand fighting, and surveillance. These select few are the Rangers, and respond only to their commander, Will. They are also charged with keeping the peace and are the ones who investigate large drops in production. They number around 50, but are more than enough for most opponents.



Wealth: 4, they depend on trade with elves for most of their metals

population: 4, really not a strong point...

government: 8, watches over the people and solves problems as fast as possible

racial advantages: 4, keen eyes, and relatively good navigation skills are quite natural

Numbers: 6, only numbering around 2,500 in the army, the ability for most to beat elves in combat practice makes up for this

magic: 1, the only magic here is superstition around the Rangers

fortresses: 7, most of their ships arm floating fortresses...

quality (of armour and weapons): 10, these people have made swords more durable than the elves, and can relatively easily cut the blade of weaker swords

training: 10, what else are these people going to do... The average solider is near master with the sword, bow, staff, and mace.

heroes: 10, The Rangers are able to crush all but the most skilled enemy...