Ask the Edain Team

[Branchez]

All Dwarven factions will get completely unique designs They'll actually look more different from each other than they do now.

That's a really needed change.

[Aule the creator]

great i hope they all get the helmet and shields and spears and same armor just different color beards and different color clothes blue for ered luin and grey or what ever color erebor has you guys shouldnt change ered luin elites and u shouldnt change erebor elites neither

[ThorinsNemesis]

I wanted to ask, since all the Dwarven factions will get new designs, is it possible that Erebor will get a complete movie army from AUJ (including spearmen)?

[Saruman der Bunte]

I am not a member of the Edain team, but I am pretty sure the answer will be 'you'll just have to wait and see'.

[ThorinsNemesis]

^^Ok, I have no problem to wait a few more days  .

[LordDainIronfoot]

I hope as much as you Thorin ,believe me,that is my Dream since I first saw AUJ and the first thing I thought was how awesome will they be in Edain! :-)

[Fredius]

Same goes for me Dain, I've been dreaming of this Erebor design since the first movie came out. Especially after I saw them in the Battle of Moria, that was so awesome! I just hope that if Edain uses that design, that they will also give the Spearmen shields and that the infantry will have diversity in weapons (one handed swords and axes ).

[ThorinsNemesis]

It's great that I'm not the only one rooting for these Erebor designs  .

[LordDainIronfoot]

Exactly my thoughts Fredius my friend! :-) And I sure hope so much for those Designs and the Shield I jusy a must for me at least! :-)

But all this will mean we will need new Veterans and I have few ideas about that ,but for now I will wait! :-)

Thorin mate,of course you are not alone,the first thing I did after watching AUJ was to ask on ModDB if we will be able to play those EPIC Erebor Soldiers!

But for now I am still in euphoria about IHs !!

[Adrigabbro]

I hope too the new designs will be something close to what we have seen in AUJ. Let's just wait and see.

[WarOfTheRingVeteran]

Now, just remember the days of old when we could only dream of having a Dwarven army from the movie

Only thing I'm kind of worried-ish about is this: Erebor is focused in the period of the War of the Ring, and since most of it's population are former Dwarves of IH, so should Erebor units have some kind of IH armour, but "evolved" in a different direction because of variety. And should Ered Luin Dwarves have the AUJ armour since most of them are former Erebor Dwarves?

Actually, to be entirely honest, I like either way; I guess it's probably both lore-accurate. I do as long as we have those beautiful new Khazâd

[LordDainIronfoot]

You gto a good point with those questions mate! But as yo usaid both wil lbe kinda accurate in a lore way so it comes down to a personal taste I guess!

To me I like to think that Dain adopted the AUJ Erebor Armor as a sign of its Rebirth and Respect towards the Kings of Old and Khazad-Dum,to me those Armors are heritage from Khazad Dum! So I would love to see AUJ Armors as Erebor Armors thats all while IHs wil lbe for what Dwarves Ramained in IHs!

Greetings!

[Fredius]

You gto a good point with those questions mate! But as yo usaid both wil lbe kinda accurate in a lore way so it comes down to a personal taste I guess!

To me I like to think that Dain adopted the AUJ Erebor Armor as a sign of its Rebirth and Respect towards the Kings of Old and Khazad-Dum,to me those Armors are heritage from Khazad Dum! So I would love to see AUJ Armors as Erebor Armors thats all while IHs wil lbe for what Dwarves Ramained in IHs!

Greetings!

Exactly. Not to mention that there are many Dwarves from Erebor who had to leave their home because of smaug, and came back after he was killed. Because of that I don think a big part of the population is ethnically from IH.

[Adamin]

Only thing I'm kind of worried-ish about is this: Erebor is focused in the period of the War of the Ring, and since most of it's population are former Dwarves of IH, so should Erebor units have some kind of IH armour, but "evolved" in a different direction because of variety. And should Ered Luin Dwarves have the AUJ armour since most of them are former Erebor Dwarves?

That's definetly an interesting idea.....

[Fredius]

I think the best way to integrate that concept is to give that design to the veterans (if that is the correct name) of Erebor. I believe only a small amount of IH soldiers remained in Erebor after they colonised it, just like most crusaders went back to Europe after they conquered Jerusalem.