Here is a part of the true story of the 12, whom still live.
"The 12, armed with great hammers and swords, advanced on the lines of the orc horde. A aura of doom surrounded them, with their ebony armor impended with glowing, red jewels. At the head of the 12 stood their leader, a Half-Elf. The Half-Elf had led his friends for many ages now, and now, at the Black Gate of Mordor, the fate of the 12 would be decided and in the end, the fate of the world of men."
The 12 were my creations, and they still inhabit Middle-Earth, regardless of what Beepbobit says.