Southron Champion

The southron champions are the elite of Near Harad, veterans selected for their great battle feats by the princes of Harad. They are distinct from their Coast Southron Warrior counterpart thanks to their very special helmet and often ride an armoured horse, symbolising their rank in Harad army.

Spawning
Although they are a part of sub-faction Southron Coast, they will never appear in the biome of the same name. They rarely spawn in Harondor, frequently going with Harnedrim Warrior to aid them versus these "cowards" of Gondor as they like to call them.

They are occasionaly met during Invasions of Southron Coast too.

Behaviour
The champions will attack all negatively aligned player with Near Harad and all hostile NPC's belonging to a mortal/ennemy faction to theirs. Near Harad doesn't encourage war crimes: thereby they will never attack ennemy civilians like Gondorian for exemple.

Hiring
You can hire these strong units from a Coast Southron Warlord, to be found in their Southron Coast Fortress into the biome Southron Coast. You need +250 alignment with Near Harad to hire them. The price begins to 60 Silver Coins and decreases as you gain alignment until 30.

If you play Update 35 or an ulterior update you'll need to pledge with Near Harad before hiring.

Drop
They drop more frequently bones, occasionnaly foods and drinks like Kebab or Arak and rarely haradrick or umbarian equipment and Coast Southron Armour, except they drop their special helmet instead.

Speechbank (prior to Update 34)
Friendly Hostile
 * Welcome, traveller. What brings you to these lands?
 * Greetings, Person of the North.
 * Welcome to the dominion of Harad.
 * You must have travelled far indeed, Person.
 * What do you seek? Counsel, trade, or war?
 * It is not often that folk of the North-west find themselves wandering in our lands.
 * Are you a friend of the Haradrim, or do you come seeking strife?
 * Let us hope you are no friend of Gondor, Person.
 * It is rare indeed that we Men of Harad greet Men of the North.
 * How came you here, Person, and why?
 * No slave to the corruption of Gondor is welcome in our lands. Let us hope you do not serve Gondor, Person !
 * I have seen few Men of the North indeed during my days beneath the sun.
 * Shall you aid us to make war against Gondor?
 * I would welcome you, Person, but my heart grows uneasy around a traveller from the North.
 * I hope you are no friend of the Dúnedain, Person . Well, if you were, you would be mere sun-scorched bones by now...
 * Welcome, Person, to the lands you call Near Harad.
 * It is no small wonder that one from the North has crossed the Great Desert and lived.
 * You have journeyed far indeed.
 * Do you serve the Lord of Mordor, or the Gondorian scum?
 * Welcome to our warm lands, traveller from the North.
 * What tidings do you bring to us from the North?
 * You must be truly blessed to escape the wrath of the Great Desert! Welcome!
 * Welcome to our lands, traveller from afar.
 * I have not seen a Man from the North in many long years.


 * The desert heat must have addled your brain, Person . We do not suffer your kind here!
 * Curse you, filth-friend of Gondor!
 * Return to the foul lands whence you came!
 * No treachery of the Dúnedain may enter our lands!
 * May the fires of the desert claim you, Person !
 * You chose most unwisely in journeying here.
 * Flee, enemy of Haradwaith!
 * Your life and your lands shall soon be ours!
 * This is no place for a villain of the North.
 * Fool! What madness drove you into this desert?
 * These lands are not for you, my enemy!
 * Flee, scum of Gondor.
 * I will not allow you to terrorise our lands!
 * Your death shall be swift, scum!
 * What drove you into this madness? Your end shall be quick.
 * I will not allow the scum of Gondor to invade our lands! Begone!