In the 1340th year of the Shire's reckoning, a stranger materialized in Middle-earth bearing an arcane system from Hogwarts—a Sign-in Magic that would reshape the fate of all races. Mere months before the quest for Erebor would begin, the Grey Wizard had not yet graced Hobbiton, the Dwarven King remained forging in the Blue Mountains, and the Lonely Mountain's dragon slumbered undisturbed. From barren earth, an impossible structure rose—a castle of ancient grandeur piercing the heavens, its towers a testament to forgotten majesty. Broomsticks carved trails across the sky, bewildering Men, Elves, and Dwarves in equal measure. Whispers spread like wildfire across forest and plain: a dark-robed spellcaster had arrived. He became legend incarnate. The Elves found in him an ally. Orc-kind trembled at his approach. Trolls fled his name into nightmare. Mordor itself recognized a mortal enemy. As epochs passed and darkness fell before the light of the West, as Sauron was shattered and the age of Men ascended, Sylas remained—solitary upon a hilltop. Before him lay the endless waters. Beyond them, the Undying Lands glowed with eternal radiance. > [Area discovered: Aman. Initiate sign-in sequence?]