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Note: Please do not confuse these settlements with the old Southron village. This was removed in Update 34 and replaced by the following five types of settlements.

Southron settlements are built throughout Near Harad. Besides some camps, that can also be found here, there are currently five sub-factions of Near Harad and their bigger settlements in the game:

Those three are described on separate pages. Please follow the links above. The two next are so similar to each other, that they are described on one shared page in the following:

As both biomes share a common border, both variants may even be found side by each there. Both are very large structures respectively in Umbar or the Southron Coasts. They can occasionally be found throughout the biome, and generate in a similar fashion to vanilla villages, with varying structures. Small, rural villages are the most common, with fortifications being rarer, and towns being the largest and rarest.

Near Harad players will definitely want to visit those settlements, as there's lots of loot to be found in them, and they offer plenty of questing opportunities. Most settlements have a name, and a date that they were founded, which was sometime in the Third Age.

Differences between Umbar and Coast Southron variants

The most obvious difference between the variants is, that the Umbarians use the dark Númenórean brick and red/grey/brown tiled roofs for their buildings, whereas the Coastlings build out of the white Haradric brick, whith reed and red tiled roofs. Also, the statues look quite different, but have got quite similar foundations of exact the same size.

In addition, the settlements are of course populated by members of the related people and guarded by their respective warriors.

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Types of settlements

Fortifications

UmbarFortifications

Umbar fortifications

CoastSouthronFortifications

Coast Southron fortifications

Fortifications are squarish, medium sized structures and more militaristic in style. They are proctected by an outer wall, which can be entered via a gate. In the center, there's a fortress protected by an inner wall. In each corner of the outer wall, there's a watchtower. The inside of the outer wall features in addition two barracks, some farms and pastures, two stables, and a training ground between them.

Village

UmbarVillage

Umbar village

CoastSouthronVillage

Coast Southron village

Ordinary, rural villages are medium sized, and built in a square. The well is the very center of them. A signpost there shows name and founding date of the village. The main building to one side of the well is a tavern, or rather an inn, as it offers also accomodation for the night. The three other inner spots around the well are occupied by mansions.

Two of the outer sides of the square are made up by farms, pastures and hay bales. The other two sides are a mixture of ordinary houses, stables and smithies.

Town

UmbarTown

Umbar town

CoastSouthronTown

Coast Southron town

Towns are the really huge settlements. Together with Gondor towns, they are among the biggest structures in the Mod. They hold around forty buildings and are entirely surrounded by a rectangular wall, which is reinforced by corner towers. It's easy to loose ones way inside. Thieves have an easy game here.

Maybe the most important part for a weary traveller is the one long side of the town, which holds the gatehouse. It always has a smithy left of the entrance, and a tavern (or rather an inn) right of it, which is followed by stables and more town decorations.

The center of the town is always a bazaar, flanked on the two long sides by four mansions each. The short sides near the bazaar hold wells and flower beds. If you walk towards the walls, those are followed by ordinary houses, smithies, a statue, planted trees, more wells, and a long row of ordinary houses towards the imressive town wall. Lamp-posts illuminate the whole town.

Finding settlements

As with all the Mod's settlements, those settlements need a large amount of flat land to spawn. That means that the first rule of thumb when searching for settlements is to look for an area of flat land. Then, keep on looking, as settlements don't spawn very frequently. Note, that they do no longer spawn in scrubland (since Update 34.3). They're well worth finding, however, owing to their plentiful loot and questing opportunities.

Structures

The following structures can be found in those settlements:

Besides of those structures above, normal Near Harad landscape features may accidentally spawn inside the settlements as well. Those are not described here. They may sometimes hinder, certain features to be included in the settlement:

Southron Watchtower

These watchtowers are only guarding fortifications. Towns have different ones, and rural villages are unprotected. Watchtowers are made of bricks/cedar wood and brick/brick. The outside is decorated with banners of Umbar/Harad and skulls on each side.

The three floors are interconnected by a climbable rope. Only the ground floor contains a reed basket with some loot, a barrel with some alcoholic drink, a vanilla crafting table, and a drinking vessel. The middle floor has two weapons/weapons mounted onto the walls. The top floor has a fence railing and a torch for illumination.

The towers are occupied by armed soldiers/warriors and archers/archers.

UmbarWatchtowerInside

The middle floor of an Umbar watchtower has some weapons on the wall.

CoastSouthronWatchtowerInside

The ground floor of a Coast Southron watchtower.

Southron Town Corner

These towers form the corners of towns only. Fortifications have different ones, and rural villages are unprotected. Town corners are made of tiles/sandstone and brick/brick. They are only accessible from the town wall. The foundations are massive and hide no secrets. The windows are barred with iron/bronze portcullis. The inside is illuminated by a chandelier.

UmbarTownCornerInside

The view inside an Umbar town corner towards the exits to the wall.

CoastSouthronTownCornerInside

The view inside a Coast Southron town corner towards the windows.

Southron Bazaar

If you are visiting a town for the opportunity to trade goods, the bazaar is the right place to go. Southron bazaars can only be found in the center of towns. They look like an open marquee, made mainly out of brick/brick, with some pillars and torches as decorations.

Inside, six random market stalls are located, in which different traders/traders sell their goods and are willing to buy some of your stuff. Besides of the stalls, you'll find melons, logs, empty barrels, cauldrons, some hay bales, suspended cages with birds in them, an armour stand with some pieces of armour, an empty reed basket, and a butterfly jar.

UmbarBazaarInside

Inside an Umbar bazaar.

CoastSouthronBazaarInside

Inside a Coast Southron bazaar.

Missing Structures

To be added:

Harad Contest Shield  The Southrons of Near Harad  Near Harad Banner

NPCs: Slave
Traders: Merchant
Items: Black Númenórean ArmourBowEquipmentRobes
Blocks: BasketBrickChestCrafting Table
Structures: Ancient FortressObeliskPyramid

Umbar Shield  The Corsairs of Umbar  Umbar Banner

NPCs: Umbarians (Archer, Banner Bearer, Corsair, Soldier) • Gondorian Renegade
Traders: BartenderBazaar TradersCaptain (Umbar) • FarmerSlaver
Items: Armour (Umbaric, Horse) • Equipment (Umbaric)
Blocks: BrickCrafting Table
Structures: CampHideoutSettlement

Near Harad Shield  The Southrons of the Coasts  Near Harad Banner

NPCs: Southrons (Archer, Banner Bearer, Champion, Warrior)
Traders: BartenderBazaar TradersFarmerWarlord
Items: Armour (Horse, Champion) • Equipment
Blocks: Crafting Table
Structures: Settlement

Harnedor Shield  The Harnedhrim of Harnennor  Near Harad Banner

NPCs: Harnedhrim (Archer, Banner Bearer, Farmhand, Warrior)
Traders: BartenderBazaar TradersFarmerWarlord
Items: Armour
Blocks: Crafting Table
Structures: CampSettlementWatchtower

HelmetNomad  The Nomads of the Great Desert  Southron Nomads Banner

NPCs: Nomads (Archer, Banner Bearer, Guard)
Traders: Bazaar TradersChieftainMerchant
Items: Armour
Blocks: Crafting Table
Structures: Settlement

Gulfing Shield  The Gulfings of Khopazul  Gulf of Harad Banner

NPCs: Gulfing (Archer, Banner Bearer, Warrior)
Traders: BartenderBazaar TradersFarmerWarlord
Items: ArmourEquipment
Blocks: Crafting Table
Structures: Settlement

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