You are Talion‎,‎ a Ranger of the Black Gate‎,‎ keeping watch over Mordor which has remained undisturbed for ages‎.‎ In the blink of an eye‎,‎ everything is taken from you ‎- your friends‎,‎ your family‎,‎ and even your own life‎.‎ Resurrected by a vengeful spirit‎,‎ you must now embark on a relentless vendetta against those who have wronged you‎.‎ Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you‎,‎ discover the origins of the Rings of Power‎,‎ build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle in Middle‎-earth‎.‎ Set before the events of The Lord of the Rings‎,‎ Middle‎-earth‎:‎ Shadow of Mordor explores what happened in the land of Mordor as Sauron prepared his armies for The War of the Ring‎.‎