This… Simple piece of jewelry might be of elven craft

Speaking of elves – they finally noticed me and started considering me a worthy opponent. Which is a good and a bad thing at the same time. I became a force to be reckoned with, but then I may not have as much time as I thought. And elves can be a pain. Ugthak – who would have thought, that this brutal can be so insightful? – suggests that they may be interested in me because of my ring. This… Simple piece of jewelry might be of elven craft. Interesting…

Gollum, another uncanny advisor, told me that I should find lands, which will provide more power for my ring. And so I did. I sent all mu forces to the field. That allowed Ugthak, Agzok and Yusraa to gain some more experience and harden their troops. I put a lot of faith in those commanders, though, I know, the others will come.

In the meantime I decided that I need stronger borders, so I ordered building forts around my territory. That should help in keeping peace and my enemies at distance. And allies as well…