Pippin

In Shadow and Flame, Pippin is a Hero for the Free Peoples faction of Gondor, and is recruitable from the Citadel.

Biography
Peregrin "Pippin" Took is a Hobbit of the Shire who, after accompanying fellow Hobbits Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck, Samwise "Sam" Gamgee and Ringbearer Frodo Baggins to the Elven city of Imladris, became 1 of the 9 members of the Fellowship of the Ring. He travelled with the Fellowship through the lost Dwarven realm of Khazad-dûm (now known as Moria) and the Elven kingdom of Lothlórien, before both he and Merry taken hostage by Uruk-hai from Isengard when the Fellowship was ambushed and broken at Amon-Hen.

After entering the lands of Rohan en route to Isengard, the Uruk-hai were slaughtered by Éomer and his exiled Rohirrim. Pippin and Merry escaped into Fangorn Forest, where they met Treebeard the Ent and took part in the Entmoot, which led to the last march of the Ents and the subsequent destruction of Isengard. Both Hobbits were then briefly reunited with some of their former Fellowship companions - Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and Gandalf - and travelled to Rohan's capital, Edoras.

Pippin was then separated from his close companion Merry, who remained in Rohan, whilst he left for the city of Minas Tirith in Gondor with Gandalf. Here he met Denethor, father of Boromir, and after pledging his service to the Steward in repayment of Boromir's sacrifice, was made a Guard of the Citadel and befriended Beregond. During the Siege of Minas Tirith, Pippin managed to save Faramir from being burnt alive by a despairing and grief-stricken Denethor, by alerting Gandalf and Beregond who were able to remove Faramir from harm (although they were unable to stop Denethor from killing himself).

With the combined armies of Gondor and Rohan, now the Army of the West, marching onto Mordor to draw out its forces and give the Ringbearer Frodo Baggins and his companion Samwise Gamgee a chance at destroying the One Ring, Pippin served under Beregond within a company of Gondor Soldiers. Once outside the Black Gates of Mordor, the outnumbered Army of the West was surrounded and trapped by the armies of Mordor and during the battle, Beregond was stunned and wounded by a Troll-Chief. Pippin leapt to his defenceless Captain's aid and killed the Troll-Chief, only to be crushed and trapped under it's body as it fell - he was later rescued by Gimli who spotted the Hobbit's foot under the Troll-Chief's corpse.

After the coronation of Aragorn as the King of Gondor, Pippin and the other Hobbits eventually returned to The Shire and found it ruined and overrun by Ruffians, led by the mysterious "Sharkey". Pippin raised his fellow Tooks in rebellion, and alongside Merry, led over 100 Hobbits in the Battle of Bywater, defeating the Ruffians and freeing The Shire.

Abilities

 * Rank 1: Toggle Weapon - Pippin can fight in close-combat with his sword or from distance by throwing rocks


 * Rank 1: Elven Cloak - Thanks to Galadriel's gifts, Pippin can become invisible when standing still


 * Rank 1: Guard of the Citadel - Pippin gains +100% damage when near Beregond (passive ability)

Good Campaign
Pippn also appears throughout the Good Campaign, with a slightly altered set of abilities.

Campaign Abilities

 * Rank 1: Toggle Weapon - Merry can fight in close-combat with his sword or from distance by throwing rocks


 * Rank 1: Guard of the Citadel - Pippin gains +100% damage when near Beregond (passive ability)

(From "Lothlórien" onwards)


 * Rank 1: Elven Cloak - Thanks to Galadriel's gifts, Pippin can become invisible when standing still