Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170623230411

The Sarrakûm are the most diverse group of individuals in all of Harad bandits, thieves, Naasu, and many other people and ethnic groups fall under the Sarrakûm banner. the Sarrakûm aren't a group of political entity instead it is a term meaning, simply, bandit.

The term Sarrakûm is generally used for those who live in the vast expanses of the desert outside the fertile valley. They tend to live in secluded villages or in nomadic camps. Most are of little renown being common thieves or simply bandits although a few major groups and settlements do exist.

Now I don't plan to cover every single little bandit camp or city but will list the most important ones and some basic info on them.

Akû Akk:

The 'City of Bones' as it is called. It is a city built on top of a under water oasis in the middle of the desert. It receives it's name from both the massive amount of bones used in it's architecture and decor but also the massive pits full of bones from all sorts of creatures. It was, in it's early history a city of a religious cult/clan that worship the living essence trapped in bones. Eventually the cult was driven out by bandits who ave turned the city into both a base of operations, shanty town, and a trading post (seeing as it is near the western border of Harad)

Akû Sarrûk:

The 'City of Thieves' named after it's lovely inhabitants, a entire clan of thieves. The clan that lives here (Naka-ûr clan) are some of the best assassins and thieves in all of Harad and sell their services to anyone with enough gold to pay. They built their city as a palace of sin and vices in the desert, but also built their city as a maze with only members of the family knowing how to properly navigate the cities corridors.

Akû Wardûm:

The 'City of Slaves' is one of the largest slave markets in northern harad only bested by cities such as Umbar and Azdubad. It is a hub of the slave trade with most of the city being dedicated to either the selling of slaves or the containment/housing. Wardûm as a city has no allegiance to anyone and tends to stay neutral in the political matters of Harad. Wardûm is also one of the rare cities to not be lead by one individual, as the city is lead by a council of 'Slaver Lords' who hold meetings on any important matters. While Wardûm may seem weak having to rely on trade it has a powerful slave army of it's own just in case...

Now these are not the only cities, but they are, by far, the most important cities. Do note that not that many other cities exist or even encampments as watering holes are a rare sight in the desert and watering holes large enough for a city even rarer. 