Editing Middle Earth characters (section)

=====Thorin Oakenshield & Companions=====
*'''Thorin II (Oakenshield)''': Heir of Erebor and leader of the dwarves in exile. Thorin leads the quest for Erebor, eventually succeeding in retaking the kingdom from Smaug. However, he succumbs to dragon-sickness and very nearly goes to war with the Elves, but recovers from his madness long enough to join the battle against the Orcs outside the city gates. Thorin died in battle.
**'''Balin, son of Fundin''':cousin to Thorin and Dain. Balin served as Thorin's advisor during the Quest for Erebor, and later attempted to retake Moria with a small expeditionary force of Dwarves. Balin's fate was unknown until the Fellowship passed through Moria and discovered his dead body. According to Gloin, he was convinced by "whispers" to retake Moria despite the obvious dangers; its speculated that Sauron or his agents may have been involved as Erebor remained a target of interest after it was retaken."
**'''Glóin, son of Gróin''': Gimli's dad. One of the few real links between Hobbit and LoTR, as he was actually present at the Coucil of Elrond alongside his son.
**'''Óin, son of Gróin''': Glóin's brother. Died in Moria alongside Balin.
**'''Fili and Kili''': Thorin's nephews. Died in the Battle of Five Armies defending their relative. Yes, that's '''LITERALLY''' all of their character (at least in the books). Peter Jackson films flesh them out some, though as this entailed giving one of them a [[Rage|romance with a made-for-the-films character, many fans were not impressed]].
**'''Dori, Nori, and Ori''': Dori is a pessimistic yet strong (literally the strongest one in the team) and reliable one. Ori was killed by Durin's Bane. Nori is uhhh... 
**'''Bombur, and cousins Bofur and Bifur''': Bombur is a fat one who is slow and complains a lot, but also gets his character development by being so traumatized from Mirkwood that he becomes a complete wreck of a... well, Dwarf. Latter two are irrelevant.