Gondorin was an important pass that the steel arms empire had spent a large amount of resources to build in order to defend against the north. It was connected to 70% of the defensive line in the northwest. It was one of the eight great passes of the Empire and was known as the strongest defensive barrier in the northwest...
The climate here was dry and cold, and the conditions were harsh. The residents were brave and good at fighting, and their sense of resistance was extremely strong. Unlike the usually peaceful southern plains, Gondorin had been facing the invasion of the various gold tribes of the Beast Race for many years. The Folkways of the people were extremely tough. Basically, boys over the age of ten could ride horses and shoot arrows, and they could even pick up weapons that were no weaker than a regular soldier in the South...
However, it was this kind of strong local people that had slowly fallen into an atmosphere of despair these days... ...
