Board Thread:Middle Earth Roleplays/@comment-26295802-20170105005032/@comment-26210095-20170105024850

Auraestus wrote: A Union diplomat is at the gates of the CIty of Umbar. Once his identity is confirmed, he is allowed within the Great City, passing through the First Gate, an undecorated gate of black-numenorean stone, with seige engines and balistae on top, manned by the City Guard. Then, he passes through Lower Umbar, crosses Castamir's Bridge, and ascends through the second wall, which is broken and destroyed in places, but patched up with strong stone. The Third Wall is the weakest wall, being more a wall in name then reality, mostly broken and deserted. Now he ascends higher into Upper Umbar, the Fourth Wall is ornately carved with images of victory and war, and the final and Fifth Wall which contains the Royal Palace is decorated with gemstones and pearls. He is allowed in quickly, into the palace, where Veantur is sitting on tall throne carved of obsidian in the likeness of a raven. The palace is grand and beautiful, with white marble and pillars of black stone with red veins running through them.

Veantur bows his head, wearing no crown as is the custom of Umbarian monarchs, but instead a simple silver circlet and the sceptre of Umbar, an ancient relic of Numenor.

"Hail, envoy of the Union. May your people be fruitful and reign forever." He says in greeting.