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Tirith Dúath

The Darkwatch (Tirith Dúath or Tirith Dûr) is a sovereign military order dedicated to defend the realms of Men from the creatures of Sauron. Also known as Watch over Mordor, it was incorporated after the War of the Last Alliance and fall of Sauron's realm. After his defeat the Barad-dûr was levelled and great fortresses were built at the entrances to Mordor to prevent Sauron's return. For over a thousand years, Mordor was guarded by Gondor and remained desolate, although the watch was lessened somewhat during the Ship-Kings and almost totally abandoned after the Kin-strife and Great Plague. The severely reduced Darkwatch of the 17th century has been struggling to maintain even a few of the ancient fortifications.

After the sacred duty was chartered to House Rendûl in III 1486, heads of this House have been also Lord-Captains of the Darkwatch. Difficulties in obtaining a number of suitable recruits turned the Watch into a practical penal colony, filled with petty criminals, political exiles and vanquished nobility. Although their numbers are dwindling, the core of the Watch is still composed of capable and dedicated men of the Faithful extraction. These men now serve the Realm of Gondor by protecting caravans which carry important luxury goods from Khand, Chey and Palisor via the overland route.

The Darkwatch has nine castles all around the mountains of Mordor. Currently, the Watch is able to maintain only four of them, in the north-western corner of Mordor. Reports of orcs, trolls and other beasts are increasing, and recently many caravans have failed to arrive at Morannon.

STRONGHOLDS OF THE DARKWATCH
Name	Type	Location	Allegiance	Notes
Carchost	Tower and gate	Morannon	Lord-Captain of the Darkwatch
Narchost	Tower and gate	Morannon	House Rendûl
Durthang	Castle and settlement	Udûn	Lord of Udûn
Carach Angren	Castle, wall and ditch	Udûn	Captain of Carach Angren
Cirith Ungol	Tower	Morgai	Captain of Cirith Ungol	Formerly garrisoned by Wardens of the Watch, now by provincial forces rotated from Minas Ithil.
Barad Wath	Castle	Gorgoroth	Captain of Perth Ulmyn
Barad Nurn	Castle and settlement	Gorgoroth	Captain of Nurn
Minas Dûrlith	Castle and settlement	Gorgoroth	Lord of Dûrlith
Bar Lithryn	Mining village	Ered Lithui	Lord of Dûrlith

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