[doubled]

I always get lost in Moria when I read the book, but trudge on with the group to the sad end. Someone ought to try to draw this place up. It would probably look like an Eischer picture.

On a different note, who are the orcs in Moria aligned with. Are they a free roving band that found a convenient hole to crawl into and just avoid the balrog? Are they part of Sauruman's army or do they report to the big guy? I don't remember a mention of an emblem of any type on these orcs. Does any word of the Fellowship coming through Moria reach either Sauruman or Sauron? I don't remember.

[HairOfTheDog]

Gandalf speaks that all the treasures (and Mithril) of Moria were long ago plundered by the orcs and given to Sauron... But I don't recall that these orcs really "work" for anyone... I confess, I have not read my whole chapters first... was going to catch up tonight. Perhaps the others will answer?

[HairOfTheDog]

Someone ought to try to draw this place up

This was always a hard place for me to imagine also. So vast and dark... Jackson came pretty close to my vision though, how about you?

[Sam Cree]

"Someone ought to try to draw this place up"

Think: Gothic version of Cheyenne Mountain.