Category:Forochel



An arm of Belegaer protruded into the frozen wastes north of Arthedain.The Ice Bay was frozen nine months of the year, but during the summer whales and seals could be seen from the rocky shores.

Geographic
throughout the year. Occasionally. Orc-tribes or Men seeking rare herbs will risk the elements, but these rarely stay for long. No trees grow in Forochel; only stubbly grasses and scrawny shrubs exist to feed the herds of Losrandir.
 * Type: Tundra.
 * Area: 124.°00 square miles.
 * Elevation: average 300 feet. lowest point. sea level. highest point. Amon Losthoron (S. "Snow-eagle's Hill") 2,983 feet.
 * Climate: average annual precipitation: 40-55 inches. mean annual temperature. 30-45°F average low. Ninui-20°F average high: Ivanneth 75 °F
 * Composition: The icy wastes north of Arthedain are a barren shelf of granite, worn smooth by the passage of great sheets of ice. Little mineral wealth can be found in the region, and the harsh climate discourages prospectors from exploring further.
 * Notes: Only the hardy Lossoth live in this desolate region

the Realm
considered communal: hoarding is punishable by exile.
 * Political Organization: Tribal Groups.
 * Rulers: Betimrin. a prominent chieftain.
 * Administrative Organization: Purely clan-based, with the Elders and chieftains holding authority. All goods are
 * Population: 800 Lossoth. 250 Umli.
 * Military: 100 Hunters.
 * Products: Oil, hides.
 * Symbol: None.

In a land where most Men could not live for a few hours without protection from the elements, the lossoth of the North thrive. They lead pure and simple lives, relying upon the sparse bounty of their homeland for survival, but they are hardy and do not want for much in the way of luxury. They refuse to move to warmer climes, preferring the violence of the northern wastelands to the wars of their neighbors to the south. They take no sides in the conflicts between the Witch-king and the High Men but they are no friends of Orcs and have offered aid to lost Dúnadan travellers in need of help. The Lossoth are a people distantly related to the Dunlendings. None knows of their precise origins, and they were apparently present in Forochcl long before the first Númenoreans landed on the shores of Middle-earth. They shun contact with other groups, although a few enterprising traders of Arthedain have won their confidence and occasionally make seasonal expeditions to acquire whale oil. hides, and ornaments of worked bone. The Lossoth live in small and widely scattered villages which are centered around strong ties of kinship. In the winter months, they build their homes out of blocks of ice and seem as comfortable in these dwellings as a Hobbit does in his smial. No chief rules over all of the tribes, though occasionally a single chief will grow strong enough to unite the efforts of several clan groups. Within the communities, the Lossoth freely share all of their possessions, working together to ensure their group's survival. The Lossoth are a migratory people, moving their entire village when they exhaust the resources in a given area. Thev hunt whales and the sturdy Losrandir, following the huge herds around for months at a time. They are careful to preserve the integrity of their environment, and look with suspicion upon those who despoil the land. A few villages of Umli lie scattered around the frozen waste of Forochel. The Umli may be distantly related to the Dwarves, though none truly know from whence they came. Their origins are even more obscure than those of the Lossoth. The Umli are a dying race, victims of raiding Orcs, the Plague, and an unforgiving climate. Those Umli who live in Forochel are splinter groups of the main Umli population to the East in the cold lands of Urd and Uab, whom natural disasters and warfare drove to seek a more peaceful existence in the West. While the Lossoth manage to survive though sheer willpower, the Umli in Forochel give way to introspection and despair, for their new home is no less harsh than their old one, and it lies within the grip of the Witch-king. For reasons known only to themselves, they dare not return to their homeland and will not speak of the matter to outsiders. -Drôgil of Fornost

Characters
Men: 3019:      Dogrib Jûoma Voteli

Settlements and points of Interest
Aamukau Achrond Amon Amlug Annuthad Arathras Barad Gaurhoth Bernastath Canadras Culsee Dîn Lhug Dol Cembereth Dol Gormaen Ei Missä Eithel Morgoth Everhir Evermist Finarthurias Forrving Gondring's Lair Hemmastus-Pesä Helloth Hemoel Homela Hylje-Leiri Hyvät Kalat Hyvät Kyvät Iceberg of the Ocean of Silence Icebreaker Mines Itämâ Itämuurit Ivory Hill Jä-Reitti Jääkylat Jäävuori Jänis-Leiri Jotunstath K'eleklat Karu-Leiri Kauppa-Kohta Kibilzahar Kingscrag Kissa-Sari Kivi-Nuori Korkea-Järvi Kukkakylä Kuru-Leiri Kylmätalo Laegirith Länsi-Mâ Leijona-Kotin Leiri Linnathurras Ligr Wodaize Berne Lintulum Lossadan Cairn Lucun Meri Kylä Metstästa-Sija Minas Eladnaryon Mindil Kepich Molgolodh's Cave Mornost Mulkan Kaupunk Mustanoi Stuuden Kaupunki Naky-kolo Norsu-Hauta Orod Certhas Pendrath na-Udûn Pieni Saiama Pitkakon Vuoret Pitkäranta Pohjoinen Täti Puohlimisten Satama Pynti-Peldot Reodh Fuil Ringrod Round Rock Ruskea Vene Sarchbel-i-fannath Siida Sinikäden Kuolema Reiki Sininen Tomu Sûri-Kylä Talven Muurit Talven Satama Thauraug Thaurung Thilgon's Tomb Tori Kaupunki Túli-Máit Uitilth Vasaran Ahjo Veistyt Muurit Vesi-Pastä Voi-Teltta Whalebone Isle

Regions
Aanaar Aanetton Meri Achrond Aeglir Arvethed Bay of cracked ice Bay of Whales Bein Delin Bleak Mountains Caew-i-Cheldolath Canadras Cape Forochel Cirith-i-Nudevyn Din Lug Dor Bendor Eithel Morgoth Emyn Nimbrith Ephel Angmar Ered Muil Ered Rhivamar Ered Uma Ered Umarth Eryn-in-Eraich Everdalf Fainin Sataya Felldale Fen Tundra Fire Tundra Forochel Bay Forovirkain Gondalf Gulf of Snow Haamokat Helectil Herd Tundra Hithaelin Hûb Beriannen Hûb Ereb Hûb Falthol Hûb Helcharaes Hûb Helchui Hûb Lostas Hûb Rochdol Hunter's Isle Hyra Ruoka Icebridge Imlad Dirnen Järvimaa Karhu Jarvi Karhunaska Korela Lakelands Lindalf Linnarthurras Lódalf Lossothlann Lost Sea Metsastajoino Saari Mewlip Marshes Minheldolath Musastajöiden Saari Nan Everhir Nan Lhuchir Narthalf Naur Firnen Pitkämiehen Saari Pitkat Sormet Pitkayon Vuoret Pitkämienen Saari Pitkävesi Rammas Forod Rast Losnaeth Sad Hills Sarchbel-i-Fannath Siminen Tomu Sormi Vaguot Stone Tundra TahtivaloTalath Uichel Tallman Isle Thangorodrim Thaurung Thorenaer Tobel Mallen Tol Ely Torogmar Uichith Umip rydystaja Under-forges Urdalf Vevenibhen Satama Wash Tundra Whalebone Isle White-rubble Hills White Sea