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Driven by friendship and duty, the company attended the funeral proceedings with the Beornings at The Old Ford before turning south on the trail of the mysterious passenger. Joining the fellowship, under the banner of Beorn himself, was Theodvech, brother of Merovech the Mighty. Soon the trail leads them through Stonyford, then across The Great River and under the eaves of The Gladden Fields where they finally catch their prey; and something more.
After a long summer in the bossom of the Beornings, the company brought back a fragment of a long-sought heirloom to the chieftan of Woodland Hall. On the hunt for Azgrask the Orc, they followed a stale trail back to the Great River, only to find a funeral boat carrying none other than Merovech the Mighty, dead. Thus begins our tale of Kin-strife and Dark Tidings.
And so it was that on May the 15th in the year of 2946, five years hence the Battle of Five Armies, Balin son of Fundin, hero of the Battle of Five Armies and envoy of King Dáin II Ironfoot and King Bard of Dale, heir of Girion, met with Gwaihir the Wind Lord, king of Eagles, inviting him to join in the Dragon Tide festivities in Dale in late November. Gwaihir graciously accepted.
Thus fell Barrak of the line of Durin's Folk, son of Torrak son of Dorrak a veteran of the War of The Dwarves and Orcs in 2793, Dwarf of the Lonely Mountain, fellow to Balin son of Fundin for whom he fought and died, and servant of the throne of King Dáin II Ironfoot and veteran of the Battle of Five Armies. His remains were buried at Amon Naugrim on April 26th, 2946. Iglishmêk mazarb. He will be avenged.
It wasn't orcs that first visited the exhausted travelers at the foot of Amon Naugrim, but elves. Old mistrust and hatred never subsided, and little help was found, if some. Alone again in the deep, dark forest, the group started now the preparations for a long night and the uncertainty of a new dawn. A night the found them soon enough, as did Azgrask's scouts. The battle at Amon Naugrim had begun!
Dages sejlads fra Søby, dusinvis af mil inde under Dunkelskovens stille dække fortsatte søgningen efter den forsvundne delegation fra Bjerget. I ruinerne fra en svunden tid groede sporet varmere og de udsendtes mod og stål sattes imod skovens beboere, fra oven og fra neden.
Hraf, søn af Hrabin, en Ravn fra Bjerget har braft til Erebor ilde varsler: Bálin og hans fire sendebud der forlod Det Ensomme Bjerg på et ærinde er ingen steder at finde. Kongeriget under bjerget rører på sig, og Glóin selv udsender fra Søby rejsende med opgaven at finde de manglende Dværge.
Rhovanion. Øst over de tårnende Tågebjerge, langs den mægtige flod Anduin der strakte sig fra De Grå Bjerge i det kolde nord, til havet langt imod syd, bredte skoven elverne omdøbte Taur-ne-Fuin; Den Store Frygts Skov. Mirkwood. Imod nord, byerne Esgaroth og Dale, Dværgenes genvundne kongerige i Det Ensomme Bjerg, den mægtige Smaugs rådnende, forvitrede lig. Imod syd, ruinerne af necromancerens fæstning Dol Guldur, og de mørke skabninger der holder til i skoven omkring den.
Med Balin og Barrak i sikkerhed og Torrun begravet, påbegyndte gruppen nu deres rejse vest langs bjergene igennem Dunkelskoven. Lang og hård var den, og orker krydsede deres vej. Snart måtte de søge tilflugt i endnu et sæt ruiner og klargøre sig til slaget ved Amon Naugrim