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I see Radagast very similarly, Glorelendil, and have portrayed him as such in my game. I (accidentally) placed his cottage outside of Rhosgobel (believing that was the intent in Tales, and later seeing in Heart that it was supposed to be within the community itself).

**Darkening of Mirkwood SPOILER**

Although I also like Radagast more as a hermit, in Darkening's defense we can say that the campaign shows a "breaking point" in the Istar's sanity: he is a Gandalfesque Patron until he falls in love (?) with one of the Rivermaidens who is enthralled by Tyulquin. After that, Radagast becomes more erratic and maybe unreliable. It is said in Darkening that, by that time, Saruman (who is staying in Rhosgobel to study Dol Guldur and the Shadow growing in Mirkwood) loses confidence in the Brown Wizard.

In fact, all major patrons suffer some kind of crisis in Darkening: Thranduil becomes poisoned in Wheels Within Wheels and the Elf-path loses his protection; Bard becomes ill and feeble because of the feeding by the Vampire of Mirkwood; Beorn takes his pilgrimage to see Oromë at the Misty Mountains;... Only Dáin is inmune to the plots of the Shadow, although he also isn't portrayed at all in the Darkening campaign.

Good point Falenthal.

But might be a bit spoiler heavy...

spivo wrote: But might be a bit spoiler heavy...

You're right. I always take for granted that everyone here has read/played all TOR books. My mistake!

Falenthal wrote:**Darkening of Mirkwood SPOILER**

Although I also like Radagast more as a hermit, in Darkening's defense we can say that the campaign shows a "breaking point" in the Istar's sanity: he is a Gandalfesque Patron until he falls in love (?) with one of the Rivermaidens who is enthralled by Tyulquin. After that, Radagast becomes more erratic and maybe unreliable. It is said in Darkening that, by that time, Saruman (who is staying in Rhosgobel to study Dol Guldur and the Shadow growing in Mirkwood) loses confidence in the Brown Wizard.

In fact, all major patrons suffer some kind of crisis in Darkening: Thranduil becomes poisoned in Wheels Within Wheels and the Elf-path loses his protection; Bard becomes ill and feeble because of the feeding by the Vampire of Mirkwood; Beorn takes his pilgrimage to see Oromë at the Misty Mountains;... Only Dáin is inmune to the plots of the Shadow, although he also isn't portrayed at all in the Darkening campaign.

In fact, it's the premise of this campaign like you're underline it: it's all about the decay of the world poisonned by Sauron. If they're ever a campaign starting from the end of Darkening of Mirkwood, I wonder if it's going to be darker and litterally in a desperate tone.