Kind Dáin Ironfoot

Dáin is the son of Náin and the grandson of Grór, the youngest son of Dáin I of Durin's folk, and is lord of the Dwarves of the Iron Hills in Wilderland. He followed his grandfather, Grór, in lordship after Nain was killed by the great Orc chieftain Azog during the Battle of Azanulbizar, the final conflict in the War of the Dwarves and Orcs, before he could inherit the lordship.

Almost immediately after the death of Náin, Dáin rushed up the steps and slew Azog himself, thus avenging his father's death. He was a very young Dwarf at the time, being only thirty-two years of age, by the Dwarves reckoning, he was still a stripling. Dáin's feat was heralded as a magnificent and glorious triumph for one so young.

Dáin alone looked past the gate into Moria, and had the wisdom to know that it was impossible for the dwarves to return at that time. His kingdom at the Iron Hills was so great that they were the only people truly capable of dealing with Sauron's forces at that time.

Dáin was the third cousin of Thorin Oakenshield, and responded to Thorin's call for help during the quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain. Dáin set out with five hundred Dwarves, and his army wore large and heavy war armor, with iron boots, and they were strong, even for Dwarves. They were armed with axes and swords. He arrived just in time for the Battle of the Five Armies.

King Bard

Bard was descended from Lord Girion of Dale, whose wife and child had escaped to Laketown when Smaug ruined Dale and took the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) in the year 2770.

In the year 2941, when Smaug emerged from the Lonely Mountain and attacked Laketown, Bard, as captain of a company of town archers, was encouraging the archers and urging the town Master to order them to fight to the last arrow.

Bard himself fired many arrows with his great yew bow. He was down to his last arrow when a thrush came and perched on his shoulder. Because Bard was of the race of Dale, he was able to understand the thrush's words. The bird told him of the weak spot in Smaug's armor that Bilbo Baggins had discovered. Bard fired his Black Arrow and struck the hollow by Smaug's left breast and the Dragon fell from the sky, landing on Laketown and destroying it.

Beorn

Beorn is a warrior with great strength, who can turn into a great black bear. In human form, he appears as a tall, black-haired man with huge arms and a great beard. Beorn keeps many animals at his residence, such as horses and dogs.

His animals are all extremely intelligent; his dogs, for instance, can walk on their hind legs while carrying things with their forelegs, set the table, and are able to speak. Beorn's horses can also understand what their master said.

Beorn is also capable of speaking in the tongue of beasts, as he can communicate with bears. When he speaks to his dogs, his words sound like barks twisted into some form of speech.

Glóin

Glóin son of Gróin was one of the Dwarves of Thorin II Oakenshield's company who set out to reclaim Lonely Mountain (Erebor). He is an accomplished veteran who likes to consider that his adventuring days aren’t over yet.

He usually wears rich white clothes, or clothes of different colours with white trimming, matching the hue of the two points of his forked beard. Glóin is very courteous and fair-spoken under most circumstances.

King Thranduil

Thranduil the Elvenking sits on his throne of carven wood, the ruler of his realm since the end of the previous age of the world. A prince of lofty lineage, he is a survivor of cruel wars that have had an enormous effect on his personality and outlook. Obeying his own foreboding heart’s counsel, he long ago resolved to forsake the light of the stars and build a strong fastness under the earth to guard his people.

Radagast the Brown

The wizard Radagast, one of the Wise of Middle-earth, has chosen to live amongst the Woodmen since time immemorial, taking residence in Rhosgobel. A master of shapes and a tender of beasts, his teachings have proven invaluable to the hunters and animal-tamers among the Woodmen.