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After the Downfall of Númenór, those Númenóreans who aligned with Sauron (who came to be known as the Black Númenóreans) remained nestled into their settlement at Umbar and became tyrical tyrannical Lords and nobles over the local Haradrim peoples. They were reinforced in the Third Age by the defected forces of Castamir the Usurper and his sons Angamaitë and Sangahyando and their mixed-blood descendants and loyal forces became the ancestors of the feared Corsairs of Umbar. Though the true line of Númenór is long gone in Umbar, the Gondorians of Pelargir and the Corsairs of Umbar have been heated, bloodborne enemies for over an Age, and it is an enmity that shows no signs of slowing or stopping.
Though this long and tragic history is usually much more watered-down for the common-born man or woman who does not directly serve the Navy, it is a long history that everyone of Pelargir understands, even if not in dates and details. For those that do serve the Navy, even the name Corsair or Umber Umbar can, at times, make one feel as though they’re chewing sand for the countless generations of brethren at arms they’ve lost to their adversary.
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House Cairhir – Highest and most prominent of the Nobles of Pelargir, House Cairhir’s history puts them as a strong descendant of Ship-Kings and is one of the oldest bloodlines in Pelargir. The coloring most common amongst House Cairhir is midnight-black hair, dark grey eyes, and a skin-tone described as fair though peach-pink. They are of very tall stature, slender of build, and have a very distinctive straight, sharpness to their eyebrows as well as having a dimpled chin. The symbol of the House is a four-sailed ship superimposing a green triangle.
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House Miaulin – Second in prominent amongst the Nobles of Pelargir, House Miaulin’s history puts them as a strong descendant of Ship-Kings. The coloring most common amongst House Miaulin is coal-black hair, pale grey eyes, and a skin-tone described as beige. They are of very tall stature, willowy in build with broad shoulders common in their males and a distinctive feature of curly hair amongst them. The symbol of the House is a white cat superimposing a green triangle.
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House Araspen – Smallest amongst the Nobles of Pelargir, House Araspen’s history puts them as a strong descendant of Ship-Kings and the oldest of bloodlines though due to rampant misfortune amongst them, their lines are few and their successful generations thinning. The coloring most common amongst House Araspen is shadow-black hair, silvery-grey eyes, and a skin-tone described as snow-white. They are of very tall stature, fragile-looking builds and distinctive eyebrows of a wing-shaped nature. The symbol of the House is a white hind superimposing a green triangle.
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House Aewemben – One of the less prominent Nobles of Pelargir, House Aewemben’s history is not overly lengthy, rumored to have been born some time ago from small factions of both House Cairhir and House Miaulin blending together. Due to this blending, House Aewemben has not always had the fortune of the best marriage contracts and thus has, as rumor goes, branched out to accepting very profitable unions from amongst suitable matches outside of Nobility. Of course, they’d never admit this and such would still be extremely rare. The coloring most common amongst House Aewemben is jet-black hair, pale, blue-grey eyes, and a skin-tone described as fair with a hint of pink to it. They are of very tall stature, somewhat slender in build though there are rather curvaceous figures amongst them. The most notable distinction in their features to other Nobles is the blue in their grey eyes, something that to other Nobles would hint at their thinned bloodlines. The symbol of the House is a trio of knotwork white doves fashioning a triangle on a green field.
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House Dinalagos – Similar to House Aewemben, the Noble House Dinalagos of Pelargir has a rumored habit of blending their bloodlines with those not born of Nobility. Unlike House Aewemben, House Dianlagos has a rich and lengthy history with a tree and roots extending back to the Ship-Kings and beyond. Due to running into many misfortunes in ill-wrought marriage contracts and business arrangements, House Dianlagos ran out of favor amongst not just the other Nobles, but of the Steward of Gondor though none would dare speak of it. The coloring most common amongst House Dinalagos is pitch-black hair, dark, brown-flecked grey eyes, and a fair, peach-pink skin tone. Not as tall as their brethren amongst the rest of the Noble familes, House Dinalagos has is of a shorter stature, slender slender and they’re well known to have a habit of having moles marring their skin. The symbol of the House is a stormy trio of waves across a green sky.
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- Pelargir is where the Royal Navy resides for the Steward of Gondor.
- Pelargir is often at war with the Corsairs of Umbar. The Corsairs are known to be swarthy-skinned and black haired as well as black eyed and descendents descendants of kinslayers and Men of Harad. They have been an enemy of Gondor since the Age of Kings.
- The colors of Pelargir are white and green and the city is shaped much like a triangle set in a half-circle with a curious position between two meeting rivers.
- Blond and red hair are fairly uncommon in Gondor. Green eyes are all but non-existent. Grey eyes are only in the nobility.
- Their nobility like throughout Gondor are Dúnedain
- The mighty ships of the Navy and the Guilds of Pelargir can be seen on ship-bearing rivers and seas and arriving in ports throughout Gondor.
- Pelargir is where most canvas, dowlas, and ship-building materials come from.
- Wine from Lebennin is exported from Pelargir, known competition for the wines of Dorwinion.
- Touching in Pelargir has some social taboos.
- Sedition is said to be mutiny and treated as a very harsh crime in Pelargir, chief amongst their other crimes such as: theft, murder and adultery.
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