[Shiftrex]

That's a great point. Honestly, out of all the of Hobbits Merry is probably the strongest in terms of being a hero. It might be fun to step out a bit, give him an extra die against Undead or some sort of special attack.

I'll work on something and add it to the OP, and guess on some points accordingly.

Totally agree, if Merry has this then he doesn't need any other kind of bonding. Him and Pippin should be seperate in the idea that Merry actually can command forces, while Pippin has to go find a "medium" Jandar friend to pledge his allegiance to.