You are in the second age of Middle Earth.

Hundreds of years after the fall of Morgoth.

Of the dark lord and his troops.

Wars have faded in the world's memory.

But not for long..

The forces of evil are regrouping.
Rumors have reached your ears of Orc attacks on the shores of the Southern cities where you also reside.
It sounds like they are looking for a rare item.

An elaborate artifact that will give them the upper hand in the impending war.