Cultures

in Character Creation

“But everywhere he looked he saw signs of war… Under the boughs of Mirkwood there was deadly strife of Elves and Men and fell beasts. The land of the Beornings was aflame; a cloud was over Moria; smoke rose on the borders of Lórien…”

 

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  Every Player-hero in Middle-earth belongs to a particular culture: a set of traditions and customs, and in some cases lineage, that define them as belonging to a particular group. These groups are mostly geographic in nature: for example the Bardings and Men of the Lake share much in terms of ancestry, but are considered different cultures for the purpose of Adventures in Middle-earth; likewise, the Beornings are a very young folk, with no special heritage to differentiate them from the Woodmen. Their culture however is what defines them, and marks them as different; Elves of Mirkwood while being comprised of various lineages are all considered to be one group for the purposes of Adventures in Middle-earth.