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Welcome to the Shadows of Isildur Wiki
It is the 25th Century of the Third Age, several hundred years before the War of the Ring, before Rohan exists as a nation, and Sauron is just an old legend. The Witch-king has returned to Minas Morgul nursing the wound Boromir I delivered when Osgiliath was attacked and ruined in 2474 of the Third Age. The SOIwiki is here to help you understand and fit into the world of Middle-earth in these turbulent times, whether you are in the majestic city of Minas Tirith, the sprawling countryside of Anorien, the dangerous wilds of North Ithilien, or the Mordorian fortress encroaching on the edge of that land. If there is information missing, please leave word in the topic here, as we are always trying to be up-to-date and thorough.
Our main forum page is: http://www.middle-earth.us/soiforums/
Recent Announcements
- April 19, 2010: New Rules of Engagement
- April 3, 2010: Ithilien bases are live
- April 1, 2010: Mordor and Ithilien linking
- April 1, 2010: Orcs now a selectable race
- March 20, 2010: New Haradaic races
- March 20, 2010: Caolafon open for business
- March 13, 2010: Sphere consolidation
- February 27, 2010: NPC rules
- Listen to Kite's Audio Files
- Help on Editing SOIwiki Pages
- A Dummy's Guide to Wiki Editing
- All game-related announcements can be found here.
New Player Information
- Getting Started
- Everything you need to know to get connected and started
- Character Creation
- Focused articles on creating the perfect character
- Combat
- Tips, hints, and tricks to surviving a battle
Abilities
- Skills
- What they are and how they work
- Crafts
- Creating items and adding to the game-world
- Commands
- Telling the game what you want to do
- Boards
- Using in-game message boards
History
- History
- Historical Events and Audio Files
- The Fall of Osgiliath
- The Orcs win one.
- Siege of Milton
- Farmlands saved but at what cost?
- Roleplay Logs
- Events and Experiences submitted by players
Play Areas
- Minas Tirith
- Gondor's glorious, seven-tiered capital
- Anorien and the Pelennor Fields
- The rustic farmlands supporting Gondor's cities and its war efforts
- Ithilien
- The war-torn province of Gondor, containing:
- Mordor
- A land of darkness, from which the fortress of Egthela is poised as a dagger against neighboring Ithilien
Guides
- Beginners
- An assortment of articles to help the new player
- Roleplay
- Suggestions on making your character come alive
- Languages
- See the insides of written and spoken languages in SOI
- Visualization
- What does it really look like?
- Combat 101
- All you need to know to survive
- Emoting 101
- All you ever wanted to know about emoting
Peoples
- Races
- Men, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and more
- Clans
- Get together with others for protection, comradship or coin
- Famous People
- Stewards, lords and heroes
- Game Characters
- Player characters, past and present; famous, infamous or even the unknown
Flora and Fauna
- Animals
- Dogs, horses and wildlife
- Trees
- In a forest or in an orchard
- Herbs
- Adding flavor or aiding healers
- Plants
- For gardens or farms
Geography
- Maps
- Land, military, cities and towns
- Locations
- Places people talk about all over Middle-earth
- Geographical Features
- Rivers, forests, mountains and everything in between
- Travel Times
- Are we there yet?
