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LOTR:LCG Steward of Gondor Thematic Alt Card - Captain of Ships (Umbar)
This version of Captain of Ships uses modified artwork from illustrator Angelique Shelley, portraying the great Numenorean built city of Umbar along the western coast of Harad.
This very accurate artistic recreation of Umbar recalls its glory days. The tower on the right is a monument to Numenor King Ar-Pharazon’s massive naval fleet landing there in the Second Age to oppose Sauron.
“So great was the might of the Numenoreans that Sauron’s own servants deserted him; and Sauron humbled himself, doing homage, and craving pardon.”
The Numenoreans then “…set a great white pillar as monument. It was crowned with a globe of crystal that took the rays of the Sun and of the Moon and shone like a bright star that could be seen in clear weather even on the coasts of Gondor or far out upon the western sea.”
From Appendix A in The Return of the King, Captain of Ships was the title given to rebellious Gondorian King Castamir during the kin-strife and civil war of Gondor starting in 1432 Third Age (almost 1,600 years before the events of the War of the Ring).
Castamir “…had the greatest following of all the rebels; for he was the Captain of Ships, and was supported by the people of the coasts and of the great havens of Pelargir and Umbar.”
It is a great artistic and thematic fit with Harad heroes due to the Umbar reference. This would include Kahliel, and with Messager of the King: Firyal, Jubayr, Yazan.
Corsair Hero Na’asiyah is also a perfect thematic fit.
If one imagines Gondor coastal heroes retaking Umbar (which happened occasionally throughout its history) this card is also an artistic thematic fit for Southern Gondor Outlands heroes such as Prince Imrahil, Hirluin the Fair, and Forlong (with Messenger of the King). “Created” Gondor heroes Eleanor and Caldara could be argued to be from the coasts and also fit thematically. Recent release Lothíriel might also excellent fit, due to her Dol Amroth heritage
LOTR:LCG Steward of Gondor Thematic Alt Card - Captain of Ships (Umbar)
This version of Captain of Ships uses modified artwork from illustrator Angelique Shelley, portraying the great Numenorean built city of Umbar along the western coast of Harad.
This very accurate artistic recreation of Umbar recalls its glory days. The tower on the right is a monument to Numenor King Ar-Pharazon’s massive naval fleet landing there in the Second Age to oppose Sauron.
“So great was the might of the Numenoreans that Sauron’s own servants deserted him; and Sauron humbled himself, doing homage, and craving pardon.”
The Numenoreans then “…set a great white pillar as monument. It was crowned with a globe of crystal that took the rays of the Sun and of the Moon and shone like a bright star that could be seen in clear weather even on the coasts of Gondor or far out upon the western sea.”
From Appendix A in The Return of the King, Captain of Ships was the title given to rebellious Gondorian King Castamir during the kin-strife and civil war of Gondor starting in 1432 Third Age (almost 1,600 years before the events of the War of the Ring).
Castamir “…had the greatest following of all the rebels; for he was the Captain of Ships, and was supported by the people of the coasts and of the great havens of Pelargir and Umbar.”
It is a great artistic and thematic fit with Harad heroes due to the Umbar reference. This would include Kahliel, and with Messager of the King: Firyal, Jubayr, Yazan.
Corsair Hero Na’asiyah is also a perfect thematic fit.
If one imagines Gondor coastal heroes retaking Umbar (which happened occasionally throughout its history) this card is also an artistic thematic fit for Southern Gondor Outlands heroes such as Prince Imrahil, Hirluin the Fair, and Forlong (with Messenger of the King). “Created” Gondor heroes Eleanor and Caldara could be argued to be from the coasts and also fit thematically. Recent release Lothíriel might also excellent fit, due to her Dol Amroth heritage