Author's Notes and other stuff
DISCLAIMERS
Tomb Raider and Lara Croft belong to Core Design and Eidos Interactive. Lord of the Rings and all elements used thereof belong to J.R.R. Tolkien and associates. No copyright infringement is intended. This is a fan work, for personal use with no monetary value on it.
The character Kate Bel Ana belongs to me, the author. You can't use her without telling me at least.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Encyclopedia of Arda has been a GREAT help to this story, because without it book-based facts would have a lesser chance of being accurate. Please visit it, die-hard Tolkien fans! Visit it now!
MANY THANKS
To BlinkSki182 and Vendea Almare. They have encouraged me thus far, and I want to dedicate this fanfic to them! ^__^
STORY BACKGROUND
*Of Timeline Alterations
Rewriting the War of the Ring encompasses the whole LotR trilogy. It starts about six months before the Council of Elrond. This was held, book-wise, on December 25. It is noteworthy that Legolas mentions that the Mirkwood elves' pursuit of the fugitive Gollum took place late in the summer. This would mean around middle to late August. My plan was to have Kate enter Middle Earth around mid-June, and to have encountered the Mirkwood elves by the time of Gollum's escape.
This is obviously an alteration on the timeline because, as was noted in the book appendix B, Balin's colony in Moria was obliterated by orcs 24 years before the Council of Elrond. Kate was supposed to meet dwarves in Moria in June of 3018, the same year as when the Council was held. (There is an obvious problem here, too. The bones that Gimli and company would stumble upon when they enter Moria aren't too dusty yet! This has potential ickiness, but I have done my best to recreate the Mines of Moria part to my timeline's advantage.)
More alterations will definitely occur, but this is the most important one. All else will follow, you see.
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Well, I hope you enjoy the story! Enough of this seriousness, it's a fun read, really. Go on now! ^_^