History Characters / TheLordOfTheRingsOnline

* EvillyAffable

* HeroicSacrifice: His stand against the Nazgul to protect the Hobbits in Archet. However, he does [[ItGotWorse not merely die]] then.

* PrisonerExchange: He is taken to Dol Guldur as a prisoner to be exchanged for the dwarf Bori ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and some other dwarves who were also taken captive]]). [[ItGotWorse The exchange does not go as planned]].

!!!Brogur

* Badass: Leads the defense of the Deep Way in Moria against a huge force of orcs with only two other dwarves, plus the player character and any companions, and wins handily.
* BadassEyepatch: Has a gl

* NoMouth: [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel He's missing his lower jaw.]]

* IGotBetter: After his first defeat, his spirit was forced to return to Mordor to take shape (similar to what happens to the Nazgûl after being destroyed at the Ford of Bruinen) before he could come back. His second defeat is permanent.

-->'''Théodred:''' Cynstan... where is...
-->'''Grimbold:''' You need your rest, my Prince. We will speak of Cynstan another time...
-->'''Théodred:''' Grimbold... I am not... a child...
-->'''Grimbold:''' Cynstan fell defending you from the Orcs, my Prince. He was very brave.

* TheStoryteller / MrExposition: He tells the player a lot about the backstory of the Dúnedain, and how it relates to what happens in the game.

--->'''Lothrandir:''' I am Lothrandir of the Dúnedain. I have walked among the frozen wastes and the fiery south-lands. I do not fear this place.

--->'''Laerdan:''' I remember when you were called Eärnur and were the Witch-king's most hated foe.
--->'''Mordirith:''' Silence! That name means nothing to me!

!!!Amarthiel / Narmeleth

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: They are broken and scattered thanks to their partnership with Angmar.

* ReforgedIntoAMinion: Skorgrím was resurrected by Ivar the Bloodhand and has become a servant of [[BadBoss Angmar.]]

* AntiVillain: They're decidedly nowhere nearly as evil as the rest of the villains. Most of them are just Bree-landers that fell in with a bad crowd.

* ReforgedIntoAMinion: Skorgrím was resurrected by Ivar the Bloodhand and has become a servant of Angmar.

* BadassBoast: And a gutsy one, at that. With the Grey Company betrayed by Dunlendings, you and Lothrandir are taken to Isengard as prisoners. The long journey (happens off-screen, though) leaves Lothrandir in great pain, yet, he still manages to pull one of these off, before defiantly running straight into Isengard itself.

A clan of Dwarves from Ered Luin that trace their descent to the evil Dwarf-lord Skorgrim Dourhand. With Skorgrim resurrected by Ivar the Bloodhand, the Dourhands have fallen to evil. They have joined forces with the goblins, their ancestral foes, and are attempting to start a war between the Elves and the Dwarves of Ered Luin.

* EnemyMine: The Dourhands have joined up with the goblins, normally the ancestral foes of the Dwarven race, in their service of Skorgrim and Angmar.

Gormr is the steward appointed by Thorin Oakenshield before he left to take part in the events of ''TheHobbit''. The discovery of the body of Skorgrim, the fallen king of his people, in the Silver Deep Mine has triggered a desire in Gormr to restore the lost glory of the Dourhands. But joining with an evil Gaunt-lord of Angmar will cost him dearly...

!!!Skorgrim Dourhand

The evil ancestor of the Dourhand clan, Skorgrim sought to become immortal, and sought the relics of the Elves in order to carry out this dream. He met his end in the Battle of Edhelion, when Talagan Silvertongue, an elven warrior, sacrificed himself to bring down the library upon him. Now Skorgrim has been resurrected by the evil Gaunt-lord Ivar the Bloodhand and he and his clan are now servants of Angmar.

* ImmortalityImmorality: Skorgrim's quest for immortality brought him and his clan into war with the Elves and ultimately led to his fall.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: Skorgrim was resurrected by Ivar the Bloodhand and has become a servant of Angmar.

* ReforgedIntoAMinion: Does this to the evil Dwarf-lord Skorgrim in the finale of the intro scenario for Elves and Dwarves.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The wound inflicted by the Nazgul's Morgul blade turns him into a wraith, resulting in him getting progressively sicker and paler over time, becoming a transparent, pale maniac, and finally a robed servant of the Eye.

* TragicMonster: At the end of Chapter 1, Amdir becomes one of the red-robed Cargul, and you have to kill him.

* DyingDelivery: Sends you to find Renolind after being mortally wounded by Amdir.
* SacrificalLamb: Is one of several Rangers murdered by Amdir during the Race of Man prologue missions.

* DyingDelivery: Just before dying, sends you to find Strider at the Prancing Pony in Bree.

* SacrificialLamb: If your character is a Hobbit or of the Race of Men, he and Aragorn play a large role in the game's intro. He does not last long.

A clan of Dwarves from Ered Luin that trace their descent to the evil Dwarf-lord Skorgrim Dourhand, who met his end years ago in Edhelion when his lust for immortality drove him to try to steal Elven artifacts. Their hold upon Thorin's Hall was broken when Gormr Doursmith, the steward appointed by Thorin Oakenshield before he left to take part in the events of ''TheHobbit'', joined with Ivar the Bloodhand to resurrect their fallen king and was defeated by their rivals the Longbeards and the Elves, who banded together to stop him.

With Skorgrim resurrected by the evil Ivar, the Dourhands have joined with the goblins and are attempting to start a war between the Elves and the Dwarves of Ered Luin.

* TragicDream: Gormr's goal was to serve his fallen king again and reclaim the lost glory of the Dourhand clan. Instead, Gormr was betrayed by Ivar and his clan fell to evil.

* StrangeBedfellows: The Dourhands have joined up with the goblins, normally the Dwarves' ancestral foes, in their service of Skorgrim and Angmar.

* Narrator: Narrates many of the cutscenes and storyline-instances on the road towards Rohan, though he shares the role with a few other characters.