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{{Infobox biome
|Image=TolfalasMtns.png
|location = Bay of Belfalas, off the coast of {{Biome|Gondor}}, southwest of [[Dor-en-Ernil]] and [[Lebennin]]
|animals = [[Common Animals]]
|NPC = [[Bandit]], [[Corsair of Umbar]]
|bandits = Common
|invasion = None
|traders = None
|structures = [[Gondor Ruins]], [[Ruined Gondor Tower]], [[Gondor Obelisk]], [[Corsair Camp]]
|nearby = Surrounded by [[the Sea]]
|sub = None
|factions = {{faction|Near Harad|Corsairs}}
|vegetation = Grass, dead trees
|added in = {{Update|17}}<br>{{Update|34}} ([[Corsair of Umbar|corsairs]] added)<br>{{Update/Renewed|2.0}}}}
{{Quote|But the Isle of Tolfalas was almost destroyed, and was left at last like a barren and lonely mountain in the water not far from the issue of the [Anduin] River.|''The Peoples of Middle-earth''|The Tale of Years of the Second Age}}
'''Tolfalas''' is an island located off the coast of {{Biome|Gondor}}. It is independent from Gondor and is its own [[Regions|biome]].

Tolfalas is a desolate island, containing dead trees, rocky hills, and small mountains. Large swaths of the island are barren and hilly, making most of the island unsuitable for large-scale settlement. Once, it may have been inhabited by the Men of Gondor, as evidenced by the [[Gondor Ruins|ruins]] that can be found here, but now it is ruled by the [[Corsair of Umbar|Corsairs of Umbar]]. Tolfalas is surrounded with beaches, which serve as a buffer between the biome and the [[The Sea|Bay of Belfalas]].

Once, Tolfalas was inhabited by Númenóreans, but the Drowning of Númenor destroyed and desolated the island. Now, it's little more than a staging area for [[Near Harad (Faction)|Southron]] fleets.

Once the player enters Tolfalas, they earn the [[Achievements|achievement]] "'''The Isle in the Bay'''".
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[[File:Panorama Tolfalas.png|800px|none|A panorama of Tolfalas.]]<br />
==Variants==
* Steppe - A very flat version of the biome.
* Hills - A hillier version of the biome.
* Mountain - A mountain that rises from the surrounding terrain.
* Dead Forest - A version of the biome forested with dead trees.
* Dead oak forest - A version of this biome forested with dead oak trees.

== Structures ==
Tolfalas is dotted with camps belonging to the Corsairs of Umbar, who use the island as a staging ground for assaults on [[Gondor (Faction)|Gondor]]. The island is also dotted with scattered Gondorian ruins, evidence of a time when Gondor ruled the island.

* [[Gondor Obelisk]] - Slim towers with a [[Beacon of Gondor]] on top.
* [[Gondor Ruins]] - Scattered ruins of some unrecognizable structure. Some have tombs beneath, which contain treasure chests and a [[Gondor Ruins Wraith]].
* [[Ruined Gondor Tower]] - Ruined three-floored towers with battlements at the top. Its lowest level contains a [[Gondorian Crafting Table|Gondorian crafting table]], a [[Lebethron Casket|Lebethron casket]] (which may be empty or could contain loot), and a ladder; its second level can feature a [[Straw Bed|straw bed]], a [[barrel]], and an anvil, though any of these can be missing; the top level, which features battlements, is always featureless.
* [[Corsair Camp]] - Small camps that appear fairly commonly across the Coasts. They contain four tents with baskets of loot, a wooden cage with [[Slave of Harad|Slaves of Harad]], a small [[Númenórean Brick]] obelisk, several piles of up to five loot baskets, about a dozen [[Corsair of Umbar|Corsairs of Umbar]], and either a [[Corsair Slaver]] or a [[Corsair Captain]].
* [[Corsair Hideout]] - Larger bases hidden in the cliffs of the Coasts. Accessed by a hidden set of stairs, hideouts are battlemented, paved courtyards of [[Umbar Brick]], which houses a fire pit with [[Treasure Piles|treasure piles]], hanging pieces of [[Corsair Equipment]], a hanging cage with Slaves of Harad, and a small open tent with a loot chest, a forge, and other useful equipment. A small group of Corsairs spawns here, as well as either a Slaver or a Captain.

==Mobs==
Aside from [[bandit]]s, the normal temperate [[Common Animals|common animals]] may be found in Tolfalas, as well as marauding Corsairs. 

* [[Corsair of Umbar]] - Brigands native to [[Umbar]], the scourge of the high seas. These Haradrim pirates are very effective at killing, and they have a special knack for looting the corpses of their victims. They wear [[Corsair Armour]], often without the helmet, and switch between [[Corsair Equipment]] and [[Bow of Harad|Bows of Harad]] in combat.
* [[Slave of Harad]] - Slaves taken from among the victims of the Corsairs, most notably [[Gondorian|Gondorians]], western [[Morwaith (NPC)|Morwaith]], and [[Taurethrim (NPC)|Taurethrim]]. They are useful as farmhands, and can be bought to plant and harvest whatever seeds you give them.
* [[Corsair Slaver]] - Corsairs who manage the slaves taken in raids, and sell them to the highest bidder. They carry [[Branding Iron|Branding Irons]] and wear Corsair Armour.
* [[Corsair Captain]] - These foul men are the leaders of Corsair bands, most most vicious and bloodthirsty of the pirates of Umbar. They allow players with sufficient alignment to hire their Corsairs.

[[File:Corsair Camp in tolfalas.png|thumb|199x199px]]

== Conquest ==
Tolfalas can be conquered by [[Gondor (Faction)|Gondor]], [[Near Harad (Faction)|Near Harad]] and [[Mordor (Faction)|Mordor]]. The conquest rate is 1.0.

==Vegetation==
The grass on the island of Tolfalas is a sullen shade of green, rather like that of the [[Barrow-downs]]. The trees here are all dead, though they still provide a plentiful source of oak wood.

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