Iron Hills

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The dwarves have a massive angular fortress to provide a high number of extensions. The peculiarity of the faction is defined by a leading realm selection: Erebor, Iron Hills or Ered Luin. The focus depends on the leading realm. The fortress offers 7 building plots, with 2 more available after researching an upgrade. In addition to a large number of unit upgrades, the dwarves have three different sources of raw materials: wood, ore and stone. On camp maps, the dwarves have a hexagonal ring of walls with a small opening. Erebor's focus is on infantry that can be enlisted in a plethora of different variations. On settlements they can build Mineshafts, Lumbermills or Travel Camps. Ponies are generated every few minutes from Travel Camps so that Ironbreakers can leave for Khazad Dûm, returning as seasoned Veterans.

Strategic Points

Castle

The castle is a heavily equipped stronghold with walls, defense plots in the base and a gate. The player can unlock additional defense plots by purchasing a defense plot upgrade. It has 7 building plots and 4 defense plots.

Camp

The camp has high walls with a single output. The walls, however, cannot gain defense upgrades, but there are still plots on the inside that can be unlocked with the upgrade. It has 5 plots with 4 defense plots.

Outposts

The Iron Hills can pick between a regular outpost where they can build regular troops or the Ered Mithrin Bastion, home to fierce dragon slayers.

Settlements

On settlements they can build mineshafts that produce resources, lumber mills which produce wood resources and travel camps which make elite troops into Veterans of Khazad Dum.

Buildings

Name/Shortcut	Buildable At	Cost in resources	Life Points	Description	Price Reductor
Mineshaft	Castle, Camp, Outpost, Settlement	400/200	2500	Allows access to mineshaft network and generates resources	Reduces cost of units upgrades: 2 Mineshaft: -10% 3 Mineshaft: -15% 4 Mineshaft: -20% 5 Mineshaft: -25% 6 Mineshaft: -30%
Dwarven Stonemason	Castle, Camp, Outpost	400	2500	Researches base upgrades and generates resources	Increases the health point of dwarven buildings: 2 mansions: +10% 3 mansions: +10% 4 mansions: +10%
Hall of Warriors	Castle, Camp, Outpost	300	6500	Trains Guardians of the Iron Hills, Phalanx of the Iron Hills, Dwarven Crossbowmen, Ironbreaker. Researches Banner Carrier	N/A
Forge Works	Castle, Camp, Outpost	600	4500	Trains Battlewagons, Iron Hills Demolisher and Iron Hills Catapult and researches Flaming Shots	N/A
Dwarven Forge	Castle, Camp, Outpost	600	4500	Researches Heavy Armor, Forged Blades, Fire Arrows, Elite Equipment, Siege Plans and Armor Piercing Axes	N/A
Hearth	Castle, Camp, Outpost	200	1500	Heals nearby units while out of combat	N/A
Durin Statue	Caste, Camp, Outpost	150	1000	Provides units with 20% armor and damage, last for 30 seconds out of radius.	Reduces the cost of heroes: 2 statues: -10% 3 statues: -20% 4 statues:-30%
Battle Tower	Castle, Camp, Outpost	500	4000	Fires on nearby enemies, can be upgraded with forged blade	N/A

Units

Name	Type	Where to recruit/ requires	Cost	CP Cost	Strong vs.	Shortcut
Guardians of the Iron Hills	Swordsmen	Hall of Warriors	200	60	Light Infantry, Pikemen, Structures	Y
Phalanx of the Iron Hills	Pikemen	Hall of Warriors	300	60	Cavalry, Monsters, Structure, Heavy Units	X
Dwarven Crossbowmen	Archer	Hall of Warriors	300	90	At Range, Buildings, Archers, Pikemen	C
Ironbreakers	Swordsmen	Hall of Warriors, Elite Equipment	500	90	Melee, Speed, Heavy Units	V
Battlewagon	Cavalry	Forge Works	600	60	Swordsmen, Archer	Y
Iron Hills Demolisher	Siege	Forge Works	600	40	Structures	X
Iron Hills Catapult	Siege	Forge Works, Siege Plans	700	60	Buildings, Archers, Monsters	C
Veterans of Khazad-Dum	Heroic	Hall of Warriors, Elite Equipment, Travel Camp	0	0	Depends on equipment	N/A

Naval Units

Name	Cost	CP	Strong vs.	Description	Shortcut
Dale Transport Ship	100	25	N/A	Can transport up to two battalions or heroes into any other location, very weak. If it dies with units the units will also die.	Y
Battleship of Dale	750	50	At Range, VS Ships	Basic ships who shoot at any troops nearby, can be upgraded with improved armor and health regeneration.	X
Dale Siege Vessel	3000	100	Structures	Mighty Siege ship which deals huge damage. Can take down a building in merely a couple of hits. Can be upgraded with better armor and health regeneration	C
Wind Yactman	500	25	At Range, VS Ships	Quick and nimble ship good against other ships	V

Heroes

Murin

The captain of Dain's vanguard, Murin is a powerful fighter who cleaves a way through the enemies of the Iron Hills to give the soldiers their opening.

Drar

Drar is the captain of Dain's rear guard, a keen crossbowman whose heavy pavise shields makes him unusually resilient for a ranged hero.

Thorin III

Thorin Stonehelm was the son of Dain and a lord of Erebor and the Iron Hills. When Dain was killed during the Easterling invasion of Erebor, Thorin became King Under the Mountain and led the dwarves and men to victory once news of Sauron's defeat reached the area.

Dáin Ironfoot

Dain Ironfoot was a lord of the Iron Hills who came to Thorin Oakenshield's aid during the Battle of Five Armies. After Thorin's death, he was crowned King Under the Mountain and brought peace and prosperity to the area. He was later killed while defending Erebor from an Easterling invasion in the War of the Ring.

Gandalf the Grey

"I should introduce myself. My name is Gandalf."

—Gandalf

Gandalf was one of the Istari sent to combat the threat of Sauron in the Third Age. He joined the Company of Thorin Oakenshield, and led the free peoples against Sauron in the War of the Ring.

Beorn

"That is our host. His name is Beorn. And he's a skin-changer. Sometimes he's a huge black bear. Sometimes he's a great strong man. The bear is unpredictable but the man can be reasoned with."

—Gandalf

Beorn was a northman and skinchanger who could turn into a bear. He fought in the Battle of the Five Armies and later became a chieftain of the Anduin Vales.

Narin

"We are hastening to our kinsmen in the Mountain, since we learn that the kingdom of old is renewed. But who are you that sit in the plain as foes before defended walls?"

—Dwarven messengers, The Hobbit

Narin is a messenger of Dain and the Iron Hills, as well as a diplomat. He sent a message to the elven and Laketown armies at the Battle of Five Armies to warn them to stay out of the way.

External Buildplots

Buildings

Name/Shortcut	Buildable At	Cost in resources	Life Points	Description	Price Reductor
Mineshaft	Castle, Camp, Outpost, Settlement	400/200	2500	Allows access to mineshaft network and generates resources	Reduces cost of units upgrades: 2 Mineshaft: -10% 3 Mineshaft: -15% 4 Mineshaft: -20% 5 Mineshaft: -25% 6 Mineshaft: -30%
Lumber Mill	Settlement	200	2500	Collects resources from nearby trees	Reduces the cost of siege weapons and battle wagons: 2 Lumber Mills: -10% 3 Lumber Mills: -15% 4 Lumber Mills: -20% 5 Lumber Mills: -25% 6 Lumber Mills: -30%
Travel Camp	Settlement	400	3500	The travel camp will periodically spawn a group of pack-horses, which can be combined with Arkenguard, The Unburnt or Ironbreakers. The groups will make a journey to Khazad-Dum, travelling off the map and returning as Veterans of Khazad Dum an extremely powerful and dangerous unit. The travel camp will spawn pack-horses only if 3 groups are not already present on the map	N/A
Ered Mithrin Bastion	Outpost	2000	10000	Trains Zealots, Hunters, Dragonslayers. Researches Additional Hall of Warriors, Dragon Trophy, Defenders of the Borders and Mighty Catapult	N/A

Units

Name	Type	Where to recruit/ requires	Cost	CP Cost	Strong vs.	Shortcut
Zealots	Swordsmen	Ered Mithrin	200	60	Pikemen, Monster	Y
Hunters	Archer	Ered Mithrin	600	120	At Range	X
Dragon Slayer	Heroic	Ered Mithrin	650	60	Depends	C
Dwarven Laborer	Special	Dwarven Lumbermill	30	0	None	B
Pony Pack	Special	Travel Camp	0	0	None	N/A

Heroes

No heroes can be recruited on out building plots for this faction

Upgrades

Name	Cost	Can be bought at	Requires	Effect
Additional Hall of Warriors	500	Ered Mithrin Bastion	None	Increases recruitment speed and resource production by 50%
Dragon Trophy	750	Ered Mithrin Bastion	None	Lowers the damage of Monsters by 50% in a wide radius while increasing the damage of nearby allied units by 30%. Allied units keep the buf 45 seconds after leaving the range of the Bastion.
Defenders of the Borders	500	Ered Mithrin Bastion	None	Man the Bastion with several Hunters to defend it. In addition, summoned Mineshaft, Lone Towers, Dwarven Citadels all gain +30% armor while the bastion stands.
Mighty Catapult	2500	Ered Mithrin Bastion	None	Constructs a massive catapult on the top that can unleash a barrage of fiery stones.

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Upgrades

Name	Cost of Research	Cost of Equipping	Effect	Requires
Battle Tower Training (V)	1500	0	Increases the ranged damage of your defensive structures.	Stonemason Level 1
Line of Defense (B)	1500	0	Unlocks the use of the small build plots in front of the Citadel as a second line of defense.	Stonemason Level 3
Heavy Armor (X)	600	300	Enables battalions to purchase heavy armor. Increases hit-points significantly. Additionally reduces ranged damage.	Researched at Forge
Forged Blades (X)	600	300	Increases the damage of the battalion against: Other infantry if they are swordsmen Monsters and Cavalry if they are pikemen Buildings if they are cavalry	Researched at Forge
Fire Arrows (C)	800	300	Enables Dale Archers to purchase fire arrows. Significantly increases damage dealt by arrows.	Researched at Forge
Tower Shields (V)	400	200	Increases armor of the Guardians against ranged attacks by 75%.	Researched at Forge
Elite Equipment (B)	750	0	Allows training of elite units and the research of the Banner Carrier upgrade at the Hall of Warriors.	Researched at Forge
Siege Plans (N)	750	0	Allows construction of advanced siege weapons and research of the Flaming Shot upgrade.	Researched at Forge
Procession of Mithril	N/A	500	The Veterans of Khazad Dum are able to process Mithril that they found in the Mines of Moria. Dwarven heroes may purchase mithril shirts for 500. (Passive ability)	Veterans of Khazad Dum have entered the Forge
Banner Carrier (B)	400	200	Allows battalions to purchase banner carriers. Promotes the battalion to rank 2. Unites at rank 2 replace fallen troop members while they're not in combat.	Elite Equipment, Researched at Hall of Warriors
Flaming Shot (V)	800	400	Allows catapults to purchase the flaming shot upgrade. When equipped, significantly increases the damage done by catapults. They are also able to damage garrisoned units.	Siege Plans, Researched at Forge Works