Landroval and the Hearald eagle
Hello all!
I'm just about to start a Radagast Alliance army and I realized, after re-reading lotr, that this army is missing two "important" characters: Landroval, Gwaihir's brother, and the Heralding Eagle, the one who goes to Minas Tirith screeching "Sing now, ye people of the Tower of Anor, for the Realm of Sauron is ended for ever, and the Dark Tower is thrown down.”
It would be absolutely tematic to have at least Landroval. Heck, he was there saving Beren and Lúthien from Angbad and he is still around!
As it goes for the herald, I can imagine having some sort of AOE courage buff or banner effect.
Edit: I also believe that the Allies chart is somewhat off, green alliance is meant for armies that fought together on screen or page, and yet, you cannot recreate the eagles coming for the battle five armies, or black gate, without losing the army bonus. Maybe it's for balance reasons but still pretty unflavorful.
What do you think?
Posted Apr 7, 2022, 10:58 AM UTC · edited
I don't have the armies book on me now, but I remember the original rules book having profiles for Meneldor and another Eagle... Maybe that was Landroval. I'm not sure.