Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26210095-20170623215358

The Naasu people, also known as the Idukah, or the "Desert Dwellers" are a culture and tribe of people who live in the harsh and unforgiving desert of Harad. They mostly dwell in large desert caravans and camels that trade the riches of the Haradic Far-South up towards the Valley Realms, Khand, and in times of peace, Gondor. A strange people, the Naasu tend their herds of goats in more fertile lands, while those that travel through the desert live primarily off of trade, buying and selling and engaginc in commerce. Although in the West they have a reputation for being cuthroat and savage, this is not at all true. Naasu are bound by honor to their large extended clan and family, and being unshakably loyal to those that they consider friends. However, during these days of War, sometimes, trade is hard to come by, Gondorian officials refusing to deal with the "Haradrim Savages". This has led to some Naasu turning into desert raiders ; assaulting Gondorian travelers and merchants for their gold. The Naasu primarily worship the "Lord of the Wandering Wind", Iku, and Ikati, the "Lady of Radiant Stars", who guides them through the oft treacherous desert by her light, which Haradrim valley scholars believe to be corruptions of Manwe and Varda, their legend passed down orally through generations. For this reason, they are often persecuted by those who follow Morgoth in Harad, another reason they have turned to raiding. There are many great clans of the Naasu, which can have many hundreds of members. Clans function as large extended families led by a patriarch or matriarch, who functions as the effective 'leader' of a clan. A Nassu is unshakably loyal to his or her clan, and to abandon one's clan or family is held to be the highest form of disgrace. Honor is a very important part of Naasu society, and to disgrace one's clan is said to be the highest form of shame. Regarded as a queer desert-dwelling people, there is much mistrust of them by the more 'civilized' peoples. Regardless of what they think, the Naasu are vital for desert trade, seeing as they can navigate the desert by the stars, a skill few foreigners have masterd. Naasu guides are employed by many travelers, and although they are not always welcomed, they will continue to wander the desert sands.

A Naasu Caravan

A Dwelling of the Naasu

Naasu in a Sandstorm

Naasu Praying to Iku, the Lord of the Wandering Wind

A Nassu Rests in a City 