Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170623220016

Hûrsaû-ûk are a proud, fierce, and tough mountain people living along the hills and mountains of Mordor. They have always been a herding people the hills teaming with their large flocks. They are not a united people though the area they 'claim' is divided up between many regional warlords known as Adarû.

The Adarû both to protect themselves, control the limited water sources, and to consolidate power build mighty fortresses in the mountains most being built much like Petra or the cliff cities of our world. It is from here the Adarû have a mock (when compared to the west) court of the nobles, advisors, slaves, and concubines under their heel. They rule the country side with their 'army', which is all reality is a group of bandits or hired thugs that have rudimentary training.

Most Hûrsaû, however, live outside the fortresses in outlying villages or in semi-nomadic encampments. For the most part they rule themselves save when tithes need to be collected or the local Adarû wishes to make a point. The people of these villages tend to be poor in every sense of the word while the Adarû and the middle class of their friends and nobles tend to be well off by anyone's standards.

This constant state of poverty within Hûrsaû society has lead to many becoming either bandits, rouges, or mercenaries for hire. Many Hûrsaû can be found across Harad as mercenaries using the basic skills they needed to survive in the mountains. Other Hûrsaû are by the allegiance of their Adarû are sworn as human payment to another, larger kingdom.

Now before you think: "Why don't they rise up againest the Adarû?" it's because of pride and protection. Most Adarû aren't total tyrants they just happen to be the best general or politician in the city. Most Adarû also protect against the less then friendly neighbors that would enslave and steal from the people if allowed the chance. That is the only thing, really, that Hûrsaû-ûk respect power. 