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VERVIEW

Bree-land encompasses all the

lands between the Brandywine

River and the Midgewater

Marshes, from the Great East

Road to the northern edges of

the Chetwood Forest. This tiny

realm is simply an informal

confederation of several villages-

Bree, Staddle, Combe and

Archet-with no king or lord to

rule them. The land stretches

about 7 leagues east and west of

Bree, along the East Road, and 7

leagues north of the village.

Bree-land

includes

the

Chetwood, a small, tame forest.

As neighbors, the Breelanders

work together to keep the Great

East Road in repair and muster

defense in times of trouble.

Two races jointly occupy

Bree-land: Men and Hobbits.

The Bree-men are one of the last

remnants of the original Men

who inhabited Eriador. The

Dunlandings, from whom they

have been separated for centuries

but with whom they still

maintain trade up and down the

Greenway, are their closest kin.

The Hobbit-folk of Bree are later

arrivals. Bree is the oldest

surviving Hobbit settlement in

Middle-earth.

The

Hobbit

presence here dates back to not

long after they crossed the

mountains

west

from

Wilderland. It was from Bree-

land that, 300 years later, in

1601 of the Third Age, the

Hobbits colonizing The Shire set

out. Most Hobbits in Bree-land

live in Staddle, but some live

above Bree, in the hill.

ISTORY

The first record of the Bree-

men

occurred

after

the

Numenoreans

returned

Middle-earth, around Second

Age 600. At that time, the Bree-

men had already settled in what

is now called Bree-land.

With the founding of the

Kingdom of Arnor, the village of

Bree swelled to a previously

unknown level of importance.

Standing on the crossroads of

the Great East Road and the

North-South Road, and nearly

in the center of the kingdom,

the town soon grew large and

prosperous. Bree became the rest

point and trade center of the

North Kingdom.

When Arnor split into three

kingdoms, Bree still managed to

maintain a level of prominence.

Its location near the meeting

point of all three realms

guaranteed a continuous flow of

trade, diplomacy, and travel.

Bree survived the petty wars

between the three kingdoms

unscathed, as most fighting

occurred around the Tower of

Amon Sul, on Weathertop.

During this time, an Arthedain

garrison was stationed there, to

protect the town and crossroads.

When the realm of Angmar

and its ally Rhudaur attacked

Arthedain and Cardolan, in the

First Northern War (TA1409),

the Arthedainian forces were

pushed back from the Weather

Hills. Amon Sul was razed and

the Bree-landers retreated in to

the woods and wilds as their

towns burned.

After the War, the Men of

Bree returned to their ancestral

homes and rebuilt their towns

and farms. The Great Plague,

which decimated Cardolan, had

run its course and little strength

left when it reached Bree.

During the Second Northern

War with Angmar (TA1974),

the Bree-landers were again

invaded and hid in the forests

and hills, avoiding the conflict.

When Angmar was destroyed,

the next year, they again

returned to their lands and again

rebuilt.

After the fall of the North

Kingdom, Bree declined in

importance and size. Trade and

travel, while still occurring, was

nowhere near levels of the

previous centuries. With the

end of the Line of Kings, the

Men

Bree

governed

themselves, electing Town-

masters and arranging for Town-

guards.

The

remaining

Dunedain of the North, while

seen around and passing through

Bree, no longer governed them.

After generations and centuries

passed, the Men of Bree forgot

the history of the Dunedain,

fearing and shunning the

Rangers, as they knew them.

By the end of the Third Age,

Bree-land was the furthest

northern

and

western

settlements of men in Eriador.

Travelers were rare: The regular

Dwarf traffic between the Lonely

Mountain

and

the

Blue

Mountains; Occasional travelers

and caravans from Dale or the

Vales of the Anduin; or refugees

from the South, avoiding the

growing evil around Isengard.

The Bree-landers themselves

became distrustful of travelers,

even of the Rangers of the

North.

In the Fourth Age, when

the Reunited Kingdom was

renewed, Bree again became a

town of importance.

EOPLE

EN OF

REE

The Men of Bree-land are

descendants of the original

settlers of Eriador in the First

Age. Distantly related to the

Dunlendings,

time

has

accentuated their differences.

Men of Bree tend to have

dark hair and eyes, and average

5’8” tall. All speak Westron,

having

forgotten

whatever

ancient language they may have

spoken thousands of years ago.

great

warriors

loremasters come from Bree-

land, although the occasional

brave lad or lass has wandered

out to the wide world. Most

people’s time is spent farming or

practicing their craft.

Men of Bree

(Middle Men)

Skills:

Craft +2, Debate +1,

Games +1, Run +1

Edges:

Friends

Languages:

Westron

LACES OF

NTEREST

RCHET

Located north-east of Bree,

deep in the Chetwood, Archet is

the most remote town-site in

Bree-land. Due to its remote,

secluded location, Archet has no

walls or fences surrounding it.

There are about 30 wooden

cottages for the 150 or so Men

who live here.

OMBE

Combe lies east of Bree, just

off the Great East Road in a

small, wooded depression. It

contains about 40 wooden

cottages for the 200 Men who

call it home.

Combe is a

farming

community,

but

herdsmen run their flocks

through the tame Chetwood

behind. There are no inns in the

village.

REE

Located at the crossing of the

North Road (the Greenway)

from Tharbad to Fornost Erain

(Deadman’s Dike) and the Great

East Road from the Grey Havens

to the Misty Mountains, Bree is

built up against Bree Hill. It

contains about a hundred stone

houses of Men, and somewhat

fewer Hobbit-dwellings, often

dug directly into the Hill itself.

The village is home to about 500

Men and 200 Hobbits. A stout

hedge-wall and dike, with one

gate on each side for the Great

East Road, protects it from peril.

Once an important place

during the days of the North-

kingdom, Bree declined into a

sleepy, small town. At this time,

it is best known to travelers as

the site of the Prancing Pony

Inn, and featuring some of the

best food and beer between the

Mountains and the Sea.

ORSAKEN

The last inn on the Great

East Road before the Lone-lands.

It lays 1 day’s walk east of Bree.

The Forsaken Inn marks the end

of Bree-land in the East.

IDGEWATER

ARSHES

A lowland freshwater marsh

over a dozen leagues in diameter

east of the Chetwood and Bree.

The marsh is home to numerous

waterfowl, rodents, and is

infested with small, irritating

and biting gnats.

TADDLE

Located on the other side of

Bree Hill, Staddle is a small

hamlet of about 20 stone houses

of Men and 100 Hobbit holes.

There are about 100 Men and

600 Hobbits who call Staddle

home. It is a small farming

community, which relies on Bree

for all of its commercial needs.

Staddle has no defenses.

OBBITS OF

REE

The Hobbits of Bree pride

themselves as the oldest

settlement of Hobbits in Middle-

earth still in existence. Few have

any dealings with the Shire

Hobbits, whom they regard as

‘colonists’. Most Hobbits live in

Staddle, but a sizable minority

lives in Bree proper.

Like Shire Hobbits, Bree-land

Hobbits average 3’6” tall, and

tend to be fat. Bree-land Hobbits

have the same likes and dislikes

as Shire Hobbits, but they do not

share the Shire Hobbits distrust

of the ‘Big Folk’.

HETWOOD

A small tame forest east of

Bree, the Chetwood is home no

animal larger or more vicious

than a deer. Only about 5

leagues across, the wood is

crisscrossed by several tracks,

which are often used by the

woodsier of the Bree-landers.

NN OF THE

RANCING

ONY

The only inn, and the central

building of Bree, this inn has a

long, storied history. Men of

Bree,

Dunedain

Rangers,

travelers from Rohan and

Gondor, Hobbits, Dwarves, and

even the occasional Elf stay

here.

Built into the side of the

central hill of Bree,

The

Prancing Pony

is a large, three-

story inn catering primarily to

the Men and Hobbits of Bree.

The inn is open most days

from just before noon to well

after midnight, usually 1:00 am.

Strangers are not only welcome

here—they’re expected. A great

deal of

The Prancing Pony’s

success is due to frequent visits

from those using both the Great

East Road and the Greenway for

trade. Even the Rangers of the

North, distrusted by most, are

frequent visitors here.

Visitors to

the Pony

are

assured of a good meal and warm

place to sleep. The menu caters

to Men and Hobbit alike and

full-sized rooms are available, as

well as half-sized Hobbit-rooms.

The Inn is built in a ‘U’

shape, with two wings stretching

out back, into the Hill. The

entryway is covered by a stone

arch that provides welcome

solace for visitors from the rain

and snow. The ground here is

packed dirt. The Yard lies

between the two wings of the

inn, and is open to the sky.

Ponies, horses, wagons and such

are all brought into the yard for

the stable hands to tend to. The

ground here is also packed dirt.

The first floor of the inn

contains

the

innkeeper’s

chambers,

the

kitchen,

storerooms, a few bedchambers,

and a parlor. All of the private

bedrooms are furnished alike, no

matter their size. Rooms come

complete with a bed, chest of

drawers, a lock box—usually at

the foot of the bed—for storing

valuables, and a water basin

under the bed. There are 2

Hobbit-sized rooms, each with 4

beds; 30 Man-sized rooms, with

between 1 and 10 beds in each.

The common room has a central

hearth, eight round tables, and

two bench tables, for a total

seating of 44. The inn also has 2

private dining rooms, and 3

private parlors; a stable for up to

12 horses or ponies, and a large

space for wagons.

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