so far off from what Tolkien might have seen in the trenches. Or what we have
seen at times on CNN. A soldier is there to kill or be killed, with his only
other duty being to protect his mates. The game lets the dwarf and elf fulfill
their obligations to the fight and to each other at the same time.
There is also the nature of orcs to consider. Reverend often refers to the
knots into which Tolkien tied himself to make the orcs ultimately redeemable.
But in truth, a fairy story like this one needs goblins who are completely
evil, dangerous and worthy of destruction. Human enemies may be morally
ambiguous, but orc necks are for
hewing.
