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[[File:HarbohrBanner.png|thumb|The rich purple banner of Harbohr is colored with pigment collected from its native water lillies.|alt=|310x310px]]
Harbohr is a city and holding of '''[[Bormar]]''' in the Southern part of the nation. It is surrounded both by the Galita Bluffs to the West, and the Koreggi Mountains to the East. It is upriver from the Purple River, a few kilometers from the vast ocean known as The Well.
== Etymology ==
It is theorized that Harbohr comes from [[Old Dwarven|'''Old Dwarven''']], and was once used to refer to the swampy region as a whole rather than the city.
It is theorized that Harbohr comes from [[Old Dwarven|'''Old Dwarven''']], and was once used to refer to the swampy region as a whole rather than the city. As the theory goes, Harbohr comes from two separate words of the ancient Dwarven tongue: Mar and Bohr. Mar is known to have meant "great" in ancient times but is today synonymous with the Mar Mountain range. The second word, Bohr, is much simply, being the word for swamp. Together, the original term for the area was "Mar Bohr", or "Great Swamp". Over time the words became bastardized and condensed into simple Harbohr. This name became extremely ironic when the city became a successful port, with the similarity between Harbohr and the word "harbor" becoming a running joke from passersby that makes every resident roll their eyes.▼
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Either way, the name of Harbohr is extremely ironic when the city became a successful port and harbor, becoming a running joke from passersby that makes every resident roll their eyes.
== History ==
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In 789 BY, Lord Koraalduivel was nearly killed in his home by a crossbow bolt shot through his window. Thankfully, the bolt instead struck a nearby vase. The molir, which was commanded by Lord Korralduivel's daughter Marshal Helna, quickly rallied and placed the city on lockdown to apprehend the would-be assassin. A few short hours later, an assassin was found in an alleyway with a knife between his shoulders. Lord Korallduivel quickly petitioned assistance from the [[First House|'''First House''']] after receiving information that a member of his own molir may be responsible. The First House quickly ordered the [[Office of National Investigations|'''Office of National Investigations''']] to investigate the matter.
In a shock to everyone, the report connected the assassin to none other than Marshal Helna herself by manner of the assassin being a former molir member who worked with Helna in her earliest days on the force. While the connection was tenuous, further evidence showed that the Marshal's whereabouts were unknown at the time of the assassination, not even to her husband. Even worse, she was one of the last '''[[Dwarves]]''' at the scene of the assassination, despite the would-be victim being her own father.
Marshal Helna was famous for her character and wits and was known to use her prestigious family name to her benefit. Still, such was to be expected of an ambitious Dwarf of Bormar, and the evidence that was presented was circumstantial at best. In a public appearance before the city, Lord Koraalduivel and his daughter appeared together and declared the report nothing but lies. To prove the matter, Helna would voluntarily step down from her position as Marshal to show that she was not nearly as ambitious as the report claimed. The gesture was well-received, and the assassination has faded into memory, with its mysteries never being known.
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=== Aftermath ===
But one can always hear rumors of the assassination in the city's many riverside taverns. Rumors spread of the Lord and his daughter growing apart in recent years, and brave souls theorize that Helna did indeed do it, but her father could not bear to execute his only daughter. So, they say, a deal was struck between the two which put it all to rest. Detractors correctly point out that Helna would have nothing to gain from the Lord's assassination, as Bormar's inheritance laws would have gotten her neither her father's wealth nor his position. To some, this has made the matter more tantalizing, with every barroom wondering what the Lord did to draw his daughter's ire if he did anything at all. Perhaps the truth will never be known, as Harbohr's political scene has been quiet ever since, with Helna walking the streets as any Dwarf would.
== Geography ==
=== The Holding ===
The landscape of the holding of Harbohr is uninteresting, but rather large as far as holdings go. It is a vast, steaming swamp with many slow-moving streams crisscrossing its dense foliage. While there are some smaller villages strewn about the area, none come close to size or importance to the city from which the holding gets its name.
=== The City ===
The city of Harbohr is a surprisingly dense urban hub. The Purple River which bisects the city is wide and shallow, with flat-bottom barges and boats being the most prominent way of transportation. Streams and gullies snake there was through the city, cutting it into many smaller "island" of homes, businesses, and dockyards.
== Economy ==
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== Notable People ==
* '''[[Har Bohn]]''' - who enjoyed visiting the city in his travels after the [[Chapter One|'''events''']] in [[Zietal Mar|'''Zietal Mar''']], and not just because of its similarity to his own name.
== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="230">
HarbohrBannerDesign.png|The design for Harbohr's banner, for those who want to play a citizen of the city in game.
</gallery>
[[Category:Bormar]]
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