Woodland Hall

Created by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan with Franceso Nepitello, from The Heart of the Wild, a sourcebook for The One Ring RPG

Woodland Hall — Wuduseld in the language of the Vales of Anduin — is the youngest but also the largest of the Woodman settlements in Mirkwood. Those fleeing the returning Shadow in the south chose this place around five hundred years ago, and they built their first home atop a defensible mound. They found that the northern forests gave good hunting, and attracted many settlers from both the southern settlements and outside Mirkwood.

The folk of Wuduseld are the friendliest and most open of the Woodmen. They have the most contact with the Beornings and the Elves, and are somewhat sheltered from the worst evils of the forest. However, without the protection of powerful allies like Radagast, they are especially vulnerable to the threat of the Shadow.

Defences

Woodland Hall is surrounded by a wooden stockade. It sits atop a cliffside to the south and Mirkwood forest on the east.

Guilds and Factions

The Merchant's Guild is the only significant organized body in Woodland Hall, facilitating trade among the Woodmen, the Beornings, the Elves of Mirkwood, and the Dwarves and Men of Erebor, Dale and Esgaroth.

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  Woodland Hall

Alternative Name(s)

Wuduseld

Type

Town

Inhabitant Demonym

Woodmen

Location under

East Anduin Vales