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Creatures of Western Middle-earth
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Typed: Otay and Beowulf
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AN OBSERVER'S GUIDE
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DWARVES: A long-lived race of valiant warrior/craftsmen. Dwarves and
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elves harbor a deep and abiding dislike of one another, due to an
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unfortunate history of mutual competition and mistrust.
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ELVES: An ancient noble race if immortal folk. Elves are fair to the
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eye, and wise beyond human understanding.
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HOBBITS: A race of cheerful, strong-willed folk who chiefly inhabit The
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Shire. Shorter than dwarves, and lacking the latter's over-developed
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musculature, hobbits are quite nimble and dexterous. Most hobbits
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cannot swim (Merry is and exception). Of all the party, Pippin is the
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most agile, Sam the most sturdy, and Frodo the smartest. Sam, being
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Frodo's devoted friend and retainer, will always attempt to stay by his
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side.
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MEN: Many different nations of men inhabit Middle-earth. The
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inhabitants of some, such as Rohan and Gondor, are implacable foes of
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the Dark Lord. Others, such as Umbar and Harad, aid Sauron with troops,
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war elephants, and gold.
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ORCS: Orcs (or goblins, as hobbits call them) are the soldiers of the
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Dark Lord. They are powerful, stooped and twisted creatures, with long
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arms, hairy knuckles, and muzzles crammed with far too many teeth. Orcs
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hate sunlight, except for Uruk-hai, a new, more powerful breed recently
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spawned in the pits of Mordor.
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TROLLS: Trolls are huge, flinty creatures; they have lumpen minds and
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brutal instincts and serve the cause of evil. They turn to stone when
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struck by daylight. In recent years, the Olog-hai - a wittier, more
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agile version of the troll that can withstand sunlight - have appeared
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on the scene. Observers report that they are similar in appearance to
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enormous, black Orcs of unusual ugliness.
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WARGS and WOLVES: The wolves of the wildlands are particulary large and
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ferocious, and are frequently misnamed "Wargs." Wargs proper are
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werewolf-phantasms which only assume their real (and deadly) shapes
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after darkness has fallen. Sunlight nullifies their power.
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WIZARDS: A mysterious race of magicians who first appeared in
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Middle-earth several millenia ago.
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