Imlach of Tharbad

'''Imlach of Tharbad was a gondorian Canotar of the city of Tharbad.

Imlach in TA 1650
As Canotar of Tharbad, he is not a real Prince. Born into the yeomanry near the town of Linhir in Gondor, he joined the army and made steady progress through the ranks. Imlach has been installed as Canotar when he got the attention of the Prince of Dol Amroth twice.

The first time was when he rescued two comrades from a burning Corsair galley. This earned him a knighthood. Then as a knight, his troop was at an outpost that the Haradrim descended upon in great force. When all the other knights and infantry commanders fell, the garrison’s command fell to him. He held the outpost for 8 long days, personally slaying 23 Southerners. This stand was later discovered to have saved both the Crown Prince and the army he was with from a terrible ambush.

The Prince recognized Imlach’s heroism, but with a peasant’s background, he did not fit in at Court in Minas Tirith. When the previous Canotar grew disgusted with Tharbad’s political and merchantile graft, Imlach was installed there.

After 7 months in office, Imlach remains utterly unprepared for this assignment, armed only with a sense of fair play, common sense, and an infallible courage. Correspondingly, Imlach has a number of enemies among the more powerful guilds, though he is popular with the less skilled groups (common laborers and sailors).