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Drac0.S01.WV wrote: High King Ithilion wrote: Alright, I'll take the hypothetical bait.

Suppose some Numenoreans did realize Sauron bamboozled them. They're deep in enemy territory, surrounded by hostile servants of the Dark Lord who they had enslaved. Their only real course of action would be to flee to Gondor--there's no way the Taurethrim, at the time deep in civil strife and chaos over succesion, would help them, and the Morwaith are hostile to them as well, for they worship Sauron.

Overall, the likelihood of surviving Numenoreans of any kind of purity in Far Harad is slim to none, and certainly there would be no repentant ones.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë) They wouldn't worship one who killed most of their kind, therefore the Morwaith wouldn't attack them. There are other suggested factions for far harad, some of whom might help them, but yes, they would be hard pressed for some years while they rebuild. The Black Numenoreans did oppress/massacre a lot of Haradrim from various tribes. However, a few things might help. Their superiority in technology might help them to hang on. I doubt that several hundred years of advancements could be wiped out instantaneously. Even with the sinking of Numenor, they would retain some of their knowlage.

If you're stranded deep in enemy territory, You can't exactly go on a long voyage as 1) I doubt they had enough ships, 2) are probably under constant attacks, 3) do they know that the Faithful have made it to their northern colonies & haven't been destroyed, & 4) do you really think Gondor, or Arnor for that matter, would trust them? They would think they're spies & probably kill them. How does that matter? The Numenoreans are going to be enemies of the Morwaith no matter what: either their slavers or their religious enemies if they renounce Sauron. They'd also be beset by Black Numenoreans from other colonies--it's said the BNs destroyed one another.

The strength of Numenor came from Numenor. Any colony, especially a Good one, would be cut off from resources besides their own. They wouldn't have the peaceful land of Gondor or the elven-aid in Arnor to help them. Surrounded by enemies, they'd decline--either to hordes of tribesmen, breeding with Morwaith, or BN attack.

Yeah, they would have nowhere to go (unless they did go to Gondor; there was, as evidenced by Beruthiel, clearly contact between Gondor and the BNs). SO, they'd go extinct.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë)