Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26210095-20160405195041/@comment-26210095-20160407234518

Astarus: The capital city, located on the mouths of the Harad Fertile River. Founded by the Numenoreans as a capital city for their Eastern provinces, made as the sister city of Umbar, although she eventually eclipsed Umbar in power later into the second and third ages. Ruled by a hereditary Arukhor, the kings powers are kept in check by a council of 40 black Numenorean nobles. The city of by far the largest, and a metropolis of the arts and culture. The people of this city tend to be a mix of many, although the most prominent race is Black Numenorean descendant, which means Haradic tan skin, light eyes, black hair, and a height beyond the dark men of middle earth. The city is the crown jewel of Ambarona, and by far the most powerful of the city-states. It is a city with a thousand tongues and a thousand gods, all coexisting side by side, a rarity in these times. The city is centered on four main islands, and hundreds of smaller ones and the seashore of the Haradic Delta. It is quite the sprawling metropolis, with streets tending to be quite crowded. It is highly defensible, however, with strong towers and bastions at key points throoughout the city. The towers of the 40 Numenorean lords are on the banks of the river, and are pretty much fortresses, with walls and tall towers, so it is extremely difficult to take the city. The residence of the king is known as the Sunrise Tower, for the way it catches the sunlight. It was built by the ancient Numenoreans, and stands almost as tall as Minas Tirith. It is a hevily naval city, being the main trade hub in the South of Middle-Earth, which makes most of its inhabitants better off then others in Middle Earth. It is quite the marvel, and a capital city befitting of the Arukhor.