Coming of Men

More than 2,000 years ago, the distant heartlands of Lythia spawned massive barbarian migrations that brought Human immigrants to Hârn. Some say these were the first humans to reach Hârn, but a mysterious Henge Culture existed, at least on Melderyn, as early as 2700 BT. Because the Sindarin dwelled mainly in forests inland and the Khuzdul preferred the mountains, both were willing to tolerate the brash, short-lived humans. The newcomers called themselves Jarin and recognized the superior culture of the elder peoples. They swore fealty to the Elven King, Daelda, and prospered along the coastal regions of Hârn.   Given their higher birthrate, men came to outnumber the Sindarin and Khuzdul within a few centuries. Inevitably, some Jarin migrated inland from overcrowded coasts and human communities soon dotted the whole of the Hârnic Isles. The Sindarin were increasingly distressed at the humans’ clearing of ever-larger tracts of forest for cropland. It is likely that bloodshed would have resulted were it not for a greater Common threat.