Then you don't know my characters and how they rebuild the cities they inherit. Otherwise people would hate just Erik, but they hate Avamar in extension. Even Sirion in extension.
Nothing like found Averoth in the old days, but it's always a good challenge even taking a city already populated and "ready". When I began, my dream is to have my first Duke. After that, being Duke in Sirion. Years to achieve. Avamar was already there, but now I have no doubts that the region have his face.
Henrich is younger. He built Itau, he gave siege engines to the hordes to assault Astrum. He will find another city to take.