Here is a little mod wich allow you to play as the Eldar (from J.R.R Tolkien).

INTALLATION
You need to modify two files :

Copy the following text at the end of the civilisation.txt in ctp_data\default\gamedata. Don't forget to change the number of civs at the top of the file from 42 to 43.

ELDAR	#43	
	{	
	CIV_LEADER_NAME ELDAR_LEADERM_NAME	
	CIV_LEADER_NAME_FEMALE ELDAR_LEADERF_NAME	
	CIV_PERSONALITY_MALE "scifew"
	CIV_PERSONALITY_FEMALE "scifew"
	CIV_PERSONALITY_DESCRIPTION PERSONALITY_DESCRIPTION_SCI_FEW
	CIV_COUNTRY ELDAR_COUNTRY_NAME	
	CIV_SINGULAR ELDAR_SINGULAR	
	CIV_PLURAL ELDAR_PLURAL	
	CIV_EMISSARY_PHOTO	ELDAR_DIPLOMAT_PHOTO	
	CIV_CITY_STYLE 1	
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_1 CITY_IS_CAPITAL
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_2 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_3 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_4 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_5 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_6 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_7 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_8 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_9
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_10 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_11 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_12 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_13 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_14 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_15 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_16 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_17 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_18 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_19 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_20 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_21 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_22 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_23 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_24 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_25 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_26
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_27 
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_28
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_29
	CIV_CITY_NAME ELDAR_CITY_30   
	}	

Then go to the ctp_data\english(or your language)\gamedata\civ_str.txt and copy

	ELDAR_DIPLOMAT_PHOTO		"Galadriel.tga" 

at the beginning of the file (#emissary photos)
Then copy this at the end of the file :

ELDAR "eldarin"

ELDAR_LEADERM_NAME "Fanor"
ELDAR_LEADERF_NAME "Galadriel"
ELDAR_COUNTRY_NAME "Eldamar"
ELDAR_SINGULAR "Eldarin"
ELDAR_PLURAL "Eldarin"

ELDAR_CITY_1 "Tirion"
ELDAR_CITY_2 "Alqualond"
ELDAR_CITY_3 "Avallon"
ELDAR_CITY_4 "Nargothrond"
ELDAR_CITY_5 "Vinyamar"
ELDAR_CITY_6 "Menegroth"
ELDAR_CITY_7 "Dor-Iomin"
ELDAR_CITY_8 "Gondolin"
ELDAR_CITY_9 "Brithombar"
ELDAR_CITY_10 "Eglarest"
ELDAR_CITY_11 "Lindon"
ELDAR_CITY_12 "Ost-in-Edhil"
ELDAR_CITY_13 "Caras Galadhron"
ELDAR_CITY_14 "Barad Nimras"
ELDAR_CITY_15 "Barad Eithel"
ELDAR_CITY_16 "Minas Tirith"
ELDAR_CITY_17 "Dol Amroth"
ELDAR_CITY_18 "Imladris"
ELDAR_CITY_19 "Androth"
ELDAR_CITY_20 "Dorthonion"
ELDAR_CITY_21 "Mithlond"
ELDAR_CITY_22 "Mindon"
ELDAR_CITY_23 "Tol Galen"
ELDAR_CITY_24 "Ossiriand"
ELDAR_CITY_25 "Formenos"
ELDAR_CITY_26 "Himring"
ELDAR_CITY_27 "Doriath"
ELDAR_CITY_28 "Nevrast"
ELDAR_CITY_29 "Lothlorien"
ELDAR_CITY_30 "Balar"

To finish the installation copy galadriel.tga in ctp_data\default\graphics\pictures.

If you want to play as Luthien Tinuviel instead of Galadriel, you have to copy tinuviel.tga in the \pictures directory and just change the line ELDAR_DIPLOMAT_PHOTO	"Galadriel.tga" to ELDAR_DIPLOMAT_PHOTO "tinuviel.tga" and do the same for ELDAR_LEADERF_NAME "Galadriel". 

I think I will try to make more Tolkien related civs, so if you have some nice leaders pictures or suggestions about the names of cities and the mod, please email me at frederic.lux@wanadoo.fr

Note : The Galadriel picture is from Alan Lee and the Tinuviel one from John Howe.

 