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| Dragon | |
| Itangast | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Guest-eater |
| Location | Grey Mountains |
| Hoard | Sulthol |
| Physical Description | |
| Type | Fire-drake |
| Colour | Blue-black |
In Middle-earth Role Playing and the Collectible Card Game, Itangast[note 1] was a Fire-drake in the Grey Mountains. He is described as the deadliest and smartest of his kin in the Grey Mountains. As such only Scatha and Smaug are noted as his peers. He had blue-tipped black scales and long silvery horns.
His lair was situated at Gold Hill, which was a knoll full of valuable ores. It was also a strategic site overlooking the Cirith Auris, a pass used to travel between Rhovanion and the Northern Waste.[1][2][3] The only known treasure in his hoard is Sulthol (Q. “Wind Helm”), a helmet made by Edain who lived northwest of Dale in the Second Age.[4]
History
He got the title of “Guest-eater” after inviting neighbouring Northman chiefs to a banquet, and then killing them instead. This allowed him to focus on the Dwarves, who had sent seven failed expeditions to conquer Gold Hill. The Northman too tried to vanquish the dragon thrice, for his lair was originally a sacred burial ground of theirs.[1]
Itangast lost the mating duels to claim Leucaruth, which began a fierce rivalry with the victor Throkmaw, though Itangast later got his revenge by severely wounding his rival.[5]
Notes
- ↑ “Guest-eater” in Northman tongues
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012), p. 11
- ↑ Craig O'Brien, Mike Reynolds, Deborah Sue Curtis (1997), Middle-earth: The Dragons Player Guide, p.92
- ↑ Craig Paget, Karen McCullough & Joseph A. McCullough V (1992), The Grey Mountains (#3113), p. 25
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur (1994), Treasures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2010), p. 63
- ↑ Craig Paget, Karen McCullough & Joseph A. McCullough V (1992), The Grey Mountains (#3113), p. 28