The web team for the Lord of the Rings Online has published two new articles on a new location, and creature, that players will encounter in their travels. The first are the pale Nimwaith's; a labourer race in the heart of Carn Dum. A snippet is below:

The Nimwaith, or Pale-folk, as the descendants of the slaves became known, act as the primary labor caste of Carn Dûm. These small, pale-skinned creatures are weaker than ordinary Men, but their numbers are great, bred and maintained in the caves beneath the ancient fortress of the Witch-king. They are vile and ravenous creatures, subservient to the will of Mordirith, the Steward of Angmar, though they remain filled with hatred for their cruel masters.

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The location featured in the Exploring Middle-earth write-up, is that of the Dwarf Outposts of Ered Luin. It is within these refuges that the Dwarves guard their homes against invasions; and where newly created Dwarf characters will find their help most needed. A snippet is below:

In the Vale of Thráin, below Thorin's Hall, lie two outposts of the Dwarves: Noglond and Gondamon. The first and lesser of these, Noglond, is little more than a way-station nestled in the mountainside off the road leading eastward. The greater of the two, the fortress Gondamon, sits atop a great hill further east, watching over the surrounding lands.

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