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“ The region of South Gondor became a debatable land between the Corsairs and the Kings. ”

The Return of the King, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers

Harondor, commonly also known as South Gondor, is a heavily contested semi-desert area located in the south of Ithilien, and north of Harnedor. It is bordered by the rivers Poros and Harnen in north and south respectively, and by the impressive Ephel DĂșath mountain range of Mordor and the 'wide emptiness' of Lostladen to the east.

Although Rangers of Ithilien patrol the region, the warriors of Harnedor are also present here, hellbent on driving the Men of Gondor from their ancestral homeland. As conflict poses a continuous threat to any traveller, no Travelling Traders frequent this land, and not even Oddment Collectors drop by for a bargain.

The environment of Harondor is similar to the vanilla plains biome with scatterings of stone and sand, and the occasional tree. Players should be wary of entering this biome, as both good and evil aligned players will see battle here. Because of its border with the sea, it is possible to bypass this area by use of a boat or barrel.

Once upon a time, Harondor was the homeland of the Harnedhrim, but they were challenged when Gondor was founded. The Gondorians took over the land and attempted to completely remove the Harnedhrim from it, forcing them to the lands of Harnedor. The Harnedhrim are only now capable of an attempt to take their home back, and the charred remnants of their ancient homes can still be found here.

Upon entering Harondor one gains the achievement: "Southward Bound."

Variants

  • Standard – Normal Harondor biome. Small clusters of trees and stone boulders dot the landscape.
  • Forest – Forest covered lands.
  • Light Forest – Lightly forested lands.
  • Steppe – A flat landscape of grassy plains.
  • Barren Steppe – These barren plains stretch over vast area's and have even less vegetation.
  • Hills – A hilly landscape with a higher average elevation.
  • Forested Hills – A landscape with forest covered hills.
  • Oak Shrublands – Forest covered lands with a lower tree density than regular forests, but with a very thick undergrowth of shrubs.
  • Scrubland – Scrublands are typically areas with very poor, sandy and/or rocky soil. This results in very little tree growth and the vegetation is dominated by low growing scrubs (stunted trees / shrubbs) and bushes.
  • Scrubland Hills – The scrubland hills are a hilly type of scrubland.
  • Wasteland – Wasteland is a very barren biome and can vast stretches of the terrain consist of barren rock. The soil is generally very poor and vegetation is sparse. The landscape can both consist of flat plains and rolling hills.

Structures

The Harnedhrim have begun to return here, setting up watchtowers to guard against the rangers and returning to the ruins of their old villages. At this time, the Rangers of Ithilien have built nothing here, but remnants of Gondorian rule are still clearly present.

Mobs

Harondor is a biome highly contested between the Rangers of Ithilien and the Southron Warriors.

  • Rangers of Ithilien – Renowned warriors of Gondor, the Rangers are descendants of the former inhabitants of Ithilien and highly trained in woodland combat.
  • Harnedor Warriors – Scarlet-clad warriors from the riverland of Harnedor, dedicated to reclaiming their ancestral homeland.
  • Harnedor Archers – Scarlet-clad archers from the riverland of Harnedor.
  • Coast Southron Warriors (can be mounted) – Bold and grim warriors of the coastal kingdoms, the Coastlings of Near Harad are among the fiercest warriors of Near Harad.
  • Coast Southron Archers – Deadly Coast Southron marksmen, armed with Bows of Harad.
  • Southron Champions – Picked from the boldest riders of Harad, Southron Champions are renowned for their prowess in battle.
  • Nomad Guards – Warriors from the shifting sands of the Great Desert.
  • Nomad Archers – Archers from the shifting sands of the Great Desert.

Mining

Beneath Harondor all the normal ores can be found, but lapis lazuli is exclusive to this biome and the rest of Near Harad.

Vegetation

The dry grass, sandy soils and the presence of cacti and dead bushes show that Harondor is a relatively dry and warm land. Despite the draught, desert oaks are found very commonly, and the landscape and vegetation density is quite variable, especially in the north. Both vast treeless steppes and forested hills can be found throughout the area, and rivers carve out deep beds in the poor, sandstone supported soil. Majestic cedars dominate the forests, and various citrus trees can be found as colourful and nourishing gems.


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Biomes of the Lord of the Rings Mod (Sub-biomes in brackets)
List by Alphabet
A-C:

Adornland ‱ Anduin Hills (Gladden Fields, Vales of Anduin) ‱ Angmar (Mountains) ‱ Barrow-downs
Blue Mountains (Foothills) ‱ Bree-land (Chetwood) ‱ Brown Lands ‱ Coldfells

D-E:

Dagorlad ‱ Dale ‱ Dead Marshes ‱ Dor-en-Ernil (Hills) ‱ Dorwinion (Emyn Winion)
DrĂșwaith Iaur ‱ Dunland ‱ East Bight ‱ Emyn Muil ‱ Enedwaith ‱ Erebor ‱ Eregion
Eriador (Downs, Eryn Vorn, Minhiriath, Swanfleet) ‱ Ettenmoors

F:

Fangorn (Clearing) ‱ Fangorn Wasteland ‱ Far Harad Bushland (Hills) ‱ Far Harad Cloud Forest
Far Harad Grasslands (Arid, Arid Hills, Corsair Coasts, Forest) ‱ Far Harad Jungle (Edge, Lake, Mountains, Taurethrim Clearing) ‱ Far Harad Mangrove ‱ Far Harad Swampland
Far Harad Volcano ‱ Field of Celebrant ‱ Forodwaith (Coastline, Mountains, Glacier)

G-K:

Gondor (Andrast, Blackroot Vale, Lamedon (Hills), Lebennin (Mouths of Anduin), Lossarnach (Imloth Melui), Mouths of Entwash, Pelargir, Pelennor Fields, Pinnath Gelin, White Mountains (Foothills))
Grey Mountains (Foothills) ‱ Gulf of Harad (Gulf Forest) ‱ Half-deserts ‱ Harad Mountains ‱ Harnennor
Harondor ‱ Iron Hills ‱ Ithilien (Hills, Wasteland) ‱ Kanuka Forest

L-M:

Lake ‱ Last Desert ‱ Lindon (Coastline, Woodlands, Tower Hills) ‱ Lone-lands (Angle, Weather Hills)
Lostladen ‱ Lothlórien (Eaves) ‱ Midgewater ‱ Mirkwood (Dol Guldur, Mountains)
Misty Mountains (Foothills) ‱ Mordor (Eastern Desolation, Gorgoroth, Mordor Mountains, Morgulduin, Morgul Vale, Nan Ungol, Nurn (Marshes, Sea of Nurnen), UdĂ»n) ‱ Mountains of the Wind (Foothills)

N-S:

Nan Curunír ‱ Nindalf ‱ Northern Mirkwood ‱ Northlands (Northern Forests) ‱ Old Forest
Perdorogwaith ‱ Red Mountains (Foothills) ‱ RhĂșdel (Eryn Garan, Eryn RhĂșnaer, Hills, Steppe
Tol RhĂșnaer) ‱ RhĂ»n (Forest) ‱ Rivendell (Hills) ‱ River ‱ Rohan (Woodlands, The Wold, Uruk Highlands)
Southron Coasts (Harad Desert Riverbank, Near Harad Oasis, Southron Forests)

T-W:

Taur-i-Thorogrim ‱ The Great Desert (Hills, Red Desert) ‱ The Sea (Beach, Island, Meneltarma) ‱ The Shire (Marshes, Moors, Woodlands, White Downs) ‱ Tolfalas ‱ Trollshaws
Umbar (Forest, Hills) ‱ Utumno ‱ Wilderland (Northern, Long Marshes) Woodland Realm (Hills)

List by Region
Eriador:

Angmar (Mountains) ‱ Barrow-downs ‱ Blue Mountains (Foothills) ‱ Bree-land (Chetwood)
Coldfells ‱ Dunland ‱ Enedwaith ‱ Eregion ‱ Eriador (Downs, Eryn Vorn, Minhiriath, Swanfleet)
Ettenmoors ‱ Lindon (Coastline, Woodlands, Tower Hills) ‱ Lone-lands (Angle, Weather Hills)
Midgewater ‱ Nan Curunír ‱ Old Forest ‱ Rivendell (Hills)
The Shire (Marshes, Moors, Woodlands, White Downs) ‱ Trollshaws


Rhovanion:

Anduin Hills (Gladden Fields, Vales of Anduin) ‱ Brown Lands ‱ Dagorlad ‱ Dale
Dead Marshes ‱ East Bight ‱ Emyn Muil ‱ Erebor ‱ Field of Celebrant ‱ Fangorn (Clearing)
Fangorn Wasteland ‱ Grey Mountains (Foothills) ‱ Iron Hills ‱ Lothlórien (Eaves)
Mirkwood (Dol Guldur, Mountains) ‱ Misty Mountains (Foothills) ‱ Nindalf ‱ Northern Mirkwood
Wilderland (Northern, Long Marshes) ‱ Woodland Realm (Hills)


The South:

Adornland ‱ Dor-en-Ernil (Hills) ‱ DrĂșwaith Iaur ‱ Gondor (Andrast, Blackroot Vale, Lamedon (Hills), Lebennin (Mouths of Anduin), Lossarnach (Imloth Melui), Mouths of Entwash, Pelargir, Pelennor Fields, Pinnath Gelin, White Mountains (Foothills)) ‱ Harondor ‱ Ithilien (Hills, Wasteland)
Mordor (Eastern Desolation, Gorgoroth, Mordor Mountains, Morgulduin, Morgul Vale, Nan Ungol, Nurn (Marshes, Sea of Nurnen), UdĂ»n) ‱ Rohan (Woodlands, The Wold, Uruk Highlands) ‱ Tolfalas


Harad:

Far Harad Bushland (Hills) ‱ Far Harad Cloud Forest ‱ Far Harad Grasslands (Arid, Arid Hills, Corsair Coasts, Forest) ‱ Far Harad Jungle (Edge, Lake, Mountains, Taurethrim Clearing)
Far Harad Mangrove ‱ Far Harad Swampland ‱ Far Harad Volcano ‱ Gulf of Harad (Gulf Forest)
Half-deserts ‱ Harad Mountains ‱ Harnennor ‱ Kanuka Forest ‱ Lostladen ‱ Perdorogwaith
Southron Coasts (Harad Desert Riverbank, Near Harad Oasis, Southron Forests)
Taur-i-Thorogrim ‱ The Great Desert (Hills, Red Desert) ‱ Umbar (Forest, Hills)


Rhûn:

Dorwinion (Emyn Winion) ‱ Last Desert ‱ Mountains of the Wind (Foothills) ‱ Red Mountains (Foothills) ‱ RhĂșdel (Eryn Garan, Eryn RhĂșnaer, Hills, Steppe, Tol RhĂșnaer) ‱ RhĂ»n (Forest)


Forod:

Forodwaith (Coastline, Mountains, Glacier) ‱ Northlands (Northern Forests) ‱ Utumno


Belegaer:

The Sea (Beach, Island, Meneltarma)

Types

Deserts ‱ Forests ‱ Islands ‱ Mountains ‱ Swamps ‱ Variants

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