Captain Belenir has been tasked by the council of Minas Tirith and the Steward of Gondor to assemble an auxiliary force with the objective of fully securing and capturing the lost city of Annúminas. As a first step towards achieving these objectives, the captain and a few of his loyal men hosted an informal recruitment event at The Splintered Shield in Minas Tirith. Few have joined the cause as a result. Captain Belenir and his small crew quickly ran into several dilemma’s, food and weapons were in relatively short supply, the number of men for the cause that have been gathered so far were few and the funds made available were all insufficient to conduct the campaign. The captain had to find a solution to the problem... Therefore, he thought of creating new alliances and connections, he summoned the Durin's folks leader, Thordarlin and, together they created an alliance between the two kins, they agreed to trade and answer to the battle call when needed.