Durlach
Durlach was a Balrog of Angband invented by Iron Crown Enterprises for Middle-earth Role Playing. While he was described as one of the mightiest beings to still inhabit the Northern Waste by the Third Age, he was spell-bound to Morgoth's Well after the War of Wrath.
Durlach often appeared as a giant shimmering red-and-yellow serpent with slitted eyes, though he was also able to appear in the shape of a demon.
History
Morgoth's Well (S. “Eithel Morgoth”) was a volcanic basin that had been shaped into the forge and armoury of Angband. During the destruction of Angband, the enthralled elf Hirgon bound Durlach to the pit of lava before perishing. While the Well's fortifications were destroyed in the War of Wrath, the caldera of the forge remained. Its remaining tunnels and pits reached into the Under-forges of the Under-deeps.
On a mission to cleanse the Northern Waste from Morgoth's taint by planting trees, Hirgon's brother was slain by Durlach in Morgoth's Well. His companions set up a tomb for him on the slopes of the Well.
The lake of lava in the Well slowly rose during the Third Age, and the spell that bound Durlach to the Well would be broken if it ever overflowed.
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