Angband forum4/3/2024 ![]() Most classes can do Thieves' Hideout right off the bat with the right strategy (stay on the stairs until everyone's dead, let the monsters come to you that way you avoid stepping into random traps, which the quest has plenty of, and are at less risk of getting attacked from multiple sides) and right supplies (the potions and mushrooms noted above), although classes lacking in early offense (most mages and some hybrids, especially those with low starting HP) will struggle and should get some XP from the starter dungeon (the purple '>' you started the game on) first. (Note that the inn, just south of the starting town's eastern gate, also offers you quests!) A yellow '>' will appear on the map to indicate the entrance to this first quest. ![]() If you still have money left over, spend it either on more Cure Serious Wounds/scrolls or on mushrooms of Cure Confusion and Fast Recovery in the mushroom shop (the green 0).Īfter that, go to the starting town's castle (the big building in the north) and request your first quest, which will be Thieves' Hideout. Then, go to the General Store (the brown 1) and buy a brass lantern, unless you picked Ninja or Ninja-Lawyer as your class. After that, go to the Alchemy Shop (the blue 5 in the starting town) and buy some scrolls of Phase Door or Teleportation or both, unless you picked Berserker as your class. First thing you should do is go to the Temple (the shop indicated by a green 4 in the starting town) and buy a couple potions of Cure Serious Wounds. The in-game FAQ, Common Mistakes to Avoid file and other in-game help files give you pointers for the early game. At the end of the First Age, the Valar took pity on the Ñoldor and instigated the War of Wrath, which not only utterly destroyed Angband but broke most of northern Middle-earth so thoroughly that it sank beneath the ocean.I assume you've got the game running and a character going? ![]() Ultimately, he achieved complete victory over them. From his dark throne in the Nethermost Hall, Morgoth directed the war against the Ñoldor who had returned from the West, and all the Free Peoples that supported them in Beleriand. These peaks were created from the slag and rubble caused by the re-delving of the fortress, and as such, it is likely that the rebuilt Angband extended for a considerably greater distance underground than its original incarnation. After three ages, Melkor was released, destroyed the Two Trees of Valinor, stole the Silmarils and escaped from Aman.Īfter fleeing, Melkor, now named Morgoth by his enemies, returned to Middle-earth and re-delved the ruins of Angband, raising the volcanic peaks of Thangorodrim over it. However, it is not certain where Sauron dwelt during Melkor's imprisonment. It is possible that Sauron remained in the ruins of Angband with the Balrogs, as he had presumably been commanding the fortress when it was attacked. Eventually, the Orcs began to multiply in great numbers in Angband's ruins, and soon made their way south into Beleriand, threatening the Dwarves and Thingol's kingdom. After Melkor's defeat at Utumno, the Balrogs came to Angband and went into hibernation in its ruined foundations. However, Angband's underground vaults and caverns were left relatively intact after the Valar's onslaught, as they were in great haste to capture Melkor for the sake of keeping the newly-awakened Elves safe. However, at the initiation of the War for Sake of the Elves, the assault of the Valar leveled Angband without much difficulty, and they swiftly moved on to Melkor's primary stronghold of Utumno. Melkor originally built Angband to guard against a possible attack from Aman by the Valar, and placed it under the command of Sauron. There were also mines within Angband that extended deeper than Morgoth's throne room. At the foundation of Angband was the entrance to Morgoth's throne room in the Nethermost Hall. There were also many tunnels leading to the slave quarters or vaults. ![]() A tall chimney went from Morgoth's gigantic blast furnaces and smithies, up through the mountain to the smokey towers of Thangorodrim. Through the gate, there was a long great tunnel leading to a 'labyrinthine pyramid' of stairs to corridors, tunnels, and smithy chambers. Before the Great Gate, there was a somber court area flanked by frightening cliffs and walled by the towers of a great battlement. Angband was finally destroyed by the Host of the West at the conclusion of the War of Wrath.Īngband was a primarily subterranean stronghold under the three volcanic mountains of Thangorodrim, the largest mountains in Middle-earth. Angband, also known as the Iron Prison, was the ancient fortress of Melkor in the depths of the Iron Mountains that was built after the destruction of the Two Lamps as an arsenal of Utumno, but later it became the Dark Lord's primary stronghold from which he relentlessly sought to dominate Arda.
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