r/RealmsInExile

R5: General overview of my current Arphazêl campaign. Adventured for ~50 years, then seized her father's realm and grew it all the way into Númenor-in-exile. Had no less than 8 bastards with Aragorn, thoroughly ruining his reputation in the process (he got the 'Spawn of Melkor' nickname because his level of devotion dropped to 0). Was able to press the Castamiri claim against the WItch King who had crowned himself King of Gondor after Sauron had won the invasion.

Combined a bunch of cultures over the years, first Umbarean and Northern Dúnedain to 'Northern Adûnai', then that with Gondorian to 'Hyarmenedain', then that and Arnorian to 'Arminalêthôrian'. Created a custom new 'Dawn Ascendant' religion from the original Númenorean faith in order to get the coolest holy site positions.

Particularly proud of my recolonization of Arnor. Aragorn's three legitimate sons are the governors of Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur. I created a bunch of one county Bree-men and gave them independence until they formed a confederation kingdom, then vassalized that. Also created 'greater Buckland' and a Bree-hobbit duchy run by the Sackville-Baggins in Cardolan. Kept Saralain around and had Druedain from Gondor retake the Beffraen territory from Cirdan. Also, Angmar follows the 'Winter King' faith because I came across a random NPC believing in that during a journey and thought that'd be hilarious. Also planning on making Maglor ruler of Orrostar Noldoron, already got him vassalized. Gimli settled Nurunkhizdin for me, then suddenly inherited Erebor because Thorin III's sons died childless. Planning on giving his son most of the Iron and Misty Mountains later on.

Oh, and the eugenics, of course. I think I managed to get every achievable congenital trait in Arphazêl's great-great-granddaughter, who will eventually become the wife for her eldest grandson who I intend to play as an adventurer while Sauron takes enough land from his dad to trigger Pharazôn's return.

I want to give my thanks to the dev team for this amazing mod and to share my current Cassimirioni campaign.

So I started the game as Kathuphazgan and decided that press the Castamiri claim would be my main goal for this playtrough. I noticed that my heir Cassamiri was a dissappointment as he was a scheming paranoid man being only hale where as my second son Burodapan was herculean and a military man. At least Cassamiri was the same faith as me but Burodapan was Azriyamanoi creed.

I decided to attack the Ar-Adunaim on the island west of the Umbar and it was easy victory. I sieged their only castle and captured Lord Gimilghad's second son and his two daughters. I executed the son and recruited the daughters to my court and forced them to convert to King's men religion.

A year later in 3002 I was murdered by my heir's wife Beruthiel, thus my new character was paranoid Cassamiri. As Cassamiri I soon find out that my wife had an affair with my brother and she had a strong hook on me so I could not do much to her but I could murder my brother which I did. My brother had married a woman from Rhun and had a son who was named after our father Kathuphazgan.

My character Cassamiri had switched to Azriyamanoi creed so I was able to take those Ar-Adunaim daughters as my concubines. Beruthiel gave me only two daughters but luckily she dies in childbirth in 3004. I took the elder sister from the Ar-Adunaim to my wife and kept the younger one as concubine. My new wife gave me 3 daughters and a son finally. I named my heir Fuinur.

Saruman conquered Rohan in 3010 and the line of Eorl almost faded. Eomer became lunatic wandering in Anduin Vale and Eowyn was a courtier somewhere. Sauron destroyed Gondor in 3018 and Gondor shattered in to small kingdoms.

At some point my wife became drunk and I thought that I have to get rid of her so I murdered her. Then I decided to abduct Eowyn and convert and recruit her. That worked out and I married her. She has given me a daughter.

Aragorn is now the King of Arnor and has had his son and 3 daughters with Arwen. This gave me the idea to abduct the daughters and and marry one of them to my son and rest to my brothers heirs. It was easy to abduct the daughters with my high intrigue character and then I decided to murder Eldarion so that my son's future heir might inherit all of Arnor and Aragorn's treasures.

The year is 3035 now and my heir Prince Fuinur is bethored to the eldest daughter of Aragorn. He will be almost 60 years old when they are wed because her bride Princess Tindomerel has Blood of Numenor VI.

Who knows what the future brings to me. I fear that my plan to invade Gondor is now pointless as it exists no more.