- Political Organization: Autocracy (Dictatorship), Subject State (of Angmar).
- Ruler: Ardagor Half-troll, The Warlord.
- Administrative Organization: All offices appointed by Warlord, all land held directly by Warlord.
- Population: 50 Trolls, unknown number of Human Slaves
- Military: 45 Hill-trolls, 50 Wargs
- Products: Mercenaries, spies.
- Symbol: A Green Serpent on a Red Field.
Taking advantage of the turmoil wrought by the Great Plague, the Witch-king of Angmar decided to use the opportunity to allow the Cardolandrim to destroy themselves. He sent one of his most cunning agents, a Half-troll, Half-elf hybrid with a devious mind, into the highlands of central Eriador with orders to provoke Cardolan’s Princes to a civil war. Along with his retinue of Hill-troll warriors, the Warlord began plundering the remaining towns and farmsteads around his stronghold at the crags of Creb Durga. At the time, Angmar’s plan seemed flawless. The Princes used the presence of the Warlord as an excuse to allow their own petty rivalries to turn violent. In just a few short years, the Warlord had stolen a place among the principal players in Cardolan, though none of the Princes would admit to any type of dealings with him. Though not strong enough to crush any of the principalities on his own, the Warlord used his guile to set into motion a potentially disastrous situation. The Warlord’s base was a secret to most, but the lands he ruled were easily visible to any traveler in the region. The once-fertile fields seem blighted as if by disease, and creatures gave the region a wide berth. Eventually, the Troll-state fell to infighting, slave revolts, and starvation due to the migration of Men from those lands, though they would suffer a mild Troll infestation for most of the succeeding age.
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- MERP: Arnor