Eomer³

(This takes place outside of or after the events of the films and may deviate somewhat from the logic, so to speak, of Middle-earth.)

In Rohan, from its very beginnings, the story was told of a mystical creature with power that lived deep within the distant forests, beyond the lands of Rohan. It was called the Earth Mother, or so the first settlers who saw it called it, but over time it became just that, a legend.

In Rohan, now, after the fall of the Dark Lord, Éomer, nephew of King Théothen, who fell in battle in Gondor, ruled the lands of the horse-lords. But after the war, they were weakened, and unfortunately, winter had arrived. The harvests hadn't yielded enough to feed his people. He had searched everywhere for solutions, but found none. One night, in despair, amidst the chaos and fueled by wine, a legend from the depths of the forest returned to his mind. He obviously didn't take it seriously, and so the days passed. The meager harvest was dwindling, and winter wasn't even halfway over. Éomer didn't know what to do. Now, the idea didn't seem so absurd, but how could he find such a legend, and how could he be so sure it was true?

On another day of despair, he searched among the oldest parchments of his kingdom until he found one covered in dust and worn by time. There, he found all that was known. There were no portraits and almost no information, but there was something that seemed to be a log entry: "In the depths of the forests, no matter which one, dwells the presence of this being. It seems to have been born of nature itself. It is not like any other creature of this land. It appeared before us the moment we began to hunt without restraint. Apparently, it hates excessive hunting... It did not harm us, but its welcome was not very warm." And with that, Éomer decided he would set off into the forest in search of the being.