Lúinwë

In 1002, twelve families were charged with hampering the "natural" spread of the Taurquion. In their defense, the Exiled Twelve claimed that the Taurquion forest was a product of a still-functioning Lith-Crillion research center, a Pyramid of Power focused on Nature, out of balance with the world around. Cast out of the lands of the Angrod, the Exiled Twelve migrated east into the Tribe Steppes, suffering greatly under Jara attacks. Two years later, in the Vale of Arelissë, they founded the settlement of Lúinwë.

Lúinwë's government, the Huor Felagund, is led by the twelve oldest and wisest wood elves. These venerable leaders are called the Twelve Immortals of Huor Felagund; each a descendant of the Exiled Twelve.

Surrounded by hostiles, the Jara of the western plains and from the east, the Orchish Empire always wanting more land, Lúinwë is small, but packs a powerful sting. To of Lúinwë's more notable units are three primordial colossus and 200 ghost legionnaires; for serious threats, they call upon their mutual protection pact with the Ink-Shad.

Lúinwë is sited in a verdant valley called Arelissë. The city's stone and tree dwellings are spread across the hills and into a rugged valley thick with with vines, brambles, and generally rugged terrain. Lúinwë is known for its elven-made furniture and rare raw materials mined from the Pirrons and the hills northeast of Nírië. Most of the city's trade and traffic goes by way of the headwaters of the Famirótan to the ports on the Core Sea.

Besides wood elves, the city is home to other races. The most unexpected are the Githirmil. These are former citizens of the Orchish Empire, welcomed by their foes for their skills and knowledge of Lúinwë's long-time foe.