Haladin

Faction

Lore:

The House of Haleth was the second House of the Edain to come over the Ered Luin into Beleriand and survived longest of all three houses, owing to their defensive strategy during the Wars of Beleriand. Unlike The House of Bëor before them and the House of Hador after, they did not advance to Estolad but instead dwelt without leave in the south of Caranthir's realm of Thargelion. The Haladin had no overall leader and so settled in scattered groups in that region.

Morgoth already knew about the coming of hostile Men to Beleriand and sent his servants to afflict the Haladin. So their style of living came to an end in F.A. 375 when a host of orcs assaulted their territory. In answer to this Haldad took command of the people, building a stockade between the angle of the rivers Gelion and Ascar south of Sarn Athrad. There he led the defence of his people until he and his son Haldar were slain whereupon his daughter Haleth took up the leadership of the house and held out for a week until Caranthir's army could relieve them.

In honour of the valiance of Haleth, Caranthir offered the House of Haleth a feif in his lands but Haleth declined and instead led her people away passing through Estolad and Nan Dungortheb before temporarily inhabiting Talath Dirnen. King Thingol of Doriath granted to Haleth the Forest of Brethil on condition that she defended the Crossings of Teiglin. She led then her people (now known as the House of Haleth in her honour) and they settled as woodsmen centered around the capital of Amon Obel. For the following years they guarded the northern flank of Nargothrond.

After the death of Handir in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the Haladin dwindled and became more reclusive but survived on. They remained in their woods, occasionally ambushing Orcs at the Crossings.

It was during the reign of Brandir that Túrin Turambar son of Húrin came to Brethil and became in all but name its leader, leading them in warfare in much the same manner as he had the elves of Nargothrond. Túrin's presence brought the dragon Glaurung to Brethil and though Túrin succeeded in slaying the beast, he slew Brandir in a rage as the final threads sparing him from his doom unravelled. Túrin's suicide ended that period in the history of the Haladin.

But their dealings with Húrin and his cursed kin were not yet over for Húrin himself came among them after twenty eight years of captivity in Angband. Now a broken man he succeeded in sparking a civil war in the House of Haleth owing to his perception of the treatment of his wife whom he found at the grave of their children. Obel Halad was burnt and all potential heirs slain or driven away in the anarchy that followed. In that way did the House of Haleth cease to be in the year F.A. 500.

Summary: I.E. faction focuses/fits into meta.

The Haladin have swift light infantry with devastating offensive potential and are masters of the close quarter combat and ambushes. However the House of the Haleth is one of the smallest houses of the Edain. Their light armor and small unit sizes are their greatest weakness

Strengths and Weaknesses of faction:

Strengths:

-High attack, The Haladin fight with the hatred and fury of generations of desperate survivors. Their axe-armed warriors deal additional damage off the charge and in sustained combat.

-Stalwart, their are few races in Arda that boast the hardiness and resilience of the House of Haleth. They are extremely difficult to rout and will keep on fighting against incredible odds.

-Good defense, The Haladin have been waging a war of survival against the orcs and have developed good defenses. Their units commonly have the relentless trait.

Weaknesses:

-Low in numbers. The House of the Haleth is one of the smallest houses of the Edain.

-Light Armour. The Haladin don't have the forgers to create heavy armor and so their units suffer from light armor which makes them vulnerable to missles.

-Lack high tier infantry. The House of the Haleth has been involved in a fight for its survival since the day it was created. This constant fight for survival has prevented the Haladin from creating a uniform army.

Links to units etc.

Riggswair of Brethil

Ulfedhinn of Ephel Brandir

Warda of Brethil

Dismounted Marhdrauht of Malduin

Skjaldmaer of Haleth

Dismounted Waldschreiter Dragoons

Swerdabrothir of Thargelion

Freiswair of Brethil

Huskarlar of Thargelion

Daurwarda of Ephel Brandir

Waldschreiter Dragoons

Marhdrauht of Malduin

Waldschreiter Wainriders

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