Below is an attempt to build a sub-culture around the Grey Company. I envisioned these for play in the Movie Block format; I am unfamiliar with post-Mount Doom sets, so I can't say that I have any idea how they would interact with those formats.
•Aragorn, Dúnadan Companion • Man
Strength: 8
Vitality: 4
Signet: Aragorn
Dúnedain. Skirmish: Add 3 threats to play a Dúnedain from your hand or discard pile.
Regroup: Add a threat to discard a Dúnedain.
"'My thoughts have often turned to you, and seldom more than tonight…'" •Halbarad, Standard-bearer Companion • Man
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Signet: Aragorn
Dúnedain. Each time the fellowship moves, add
.
Each time you play a Dúnedain during the skirmish phase, you may transfer a
possession to another eligible bearer to remove a threat.
"‘...my death lies beyond it. I will dare to pass it nonetheless…'" Dúnadan of Arnor Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Dúnedain.Each time the fellowship moves, add
.
When you play this companion, you may exhaust him to make a minion strength -X until the regroup phase, where X is the number of threats you can spot.
"...but the Grey Company in their haste rode like hunters…" •Elrohir, Of the Grey Company Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Dúnedain. Each time the fellowship moves, add
.
When you play
Elrohir during a skirmish, you may exhaust him and add a threat to discard a Shadow condition.
"‘The days are short. If thou art in haste, remember the Paths of the Dead.'" •Elladan, Of the Grey Company Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Dúnedain.Each time the fellowship moves, add
.
When you play
Elladan during a skirmish, you may exhaust him and add a threat to discard a Shadow possession.
"'From the North we came with this purpose… We will not turn back.'"Elrohir and
Elladan are technically not Dúnedain, but I can't think of another logical unloaded keyword to group the members
of the Grey Company.
•Standard of the Grey Company Possession • Hand Weapon
Bearer must be a Dúnedain.
Each time bearer is discarded, you may transfer this weapon to another eligible bearer to heal a companion (except an archer).
"...the stars flamed in the sunlight ... and the crown was bright in the morning…" •Roheryn Possession • Mount
Bearer must be a Dúnedain.
Each time bearer wins a skirmish, you may discard a Dúnedain not assigned to a skirmish.
"Their horses were strong and of proud bearing … and one stood there without a rider…" Into the Shadows Event • Regroup
Discard a Dúnedain to wound a minion twice.
"‘Little do they know of our long labour for the safekeeping of their borders, and yet I grudge it not.'" Borne Upon a Wind Event • Skirmish or Regroup
Discard 2 cards from hand to play a
possession from your discard pile or transfer a
possession to another eligible bearer.
"And all eyes followed his gaze, and behold! upon the foremost ship a great standard broke, and the wind displayed it as she turned towards the Harlond."As an experiment, I took a stab at what a hypothetical Grey Company Free Peoples side might look like:
Frodo, Hope of Free PeoplesOne Ring,
Such a Weight to Carry1 Aragorn, Dúnadan (starting)
1
Smeagol, Poor Creature (starting)
2
Halbarad, Standard-bearer
4 Dúnadan of Arnor
1
Elladan,
Of the Grey Company1
Elrohir,
Of the Grey Company1
Faramir, Son of Denethor2
Anduril, Flame of the West3
Hearts Raised1
Citadel of the Stars1
Stone Tower1
Birthday Present1
The Tale of the Great Ring2 Standard
of the Grey Company2 Roheryn
1
Footman's Armor1
Sting, Baggins Heirloom4 Into the Shadows
2 Borne Upon a Wind
4
Nine-fingered Frodo and the Ring of Doom