Ashen Dominion
Race: Humans
Government: Militarized Autocracy
Description: A scorched-land empire fueled by conquest and war magic.
Allied with:
The Obsidian Satropy - Shared militarism and scorched-earth tactics
Reason: Mutual conquest goals and shared borders ripe for expansion.
At War with:
Sylvanreach Enclaves – Deforestation
Frostvein Hold – Expansionism
🏰 Vast Fortress (1)
Cinderfall Citadel
A colossal fortress-city of black basalt and iron, built around a constantly burning caldera. Cinderfall Citadel is both the throne of the Ashen Tyrant and the Dominion’s primary war foundry. Smoke darkens the sky day and night, and rivers of ash flow through armored channels beneath the city.
🏙 Cities (6)
1. Ashkarrow
A regimented city of foundries and barracks, where entire districts are devoted to war production. Ashkarrow forges weapons nonstop and supplies frontline legions.
2. Pyrelane
A wide, militarized trade city built along scorched caravan routes. Pyrelane controls troop movement and forced labor convoys across the Dominion.
3. Blackslag
A mining city sunk deep into volcanic rock, where slag pits glow red at night. Blackslag’s laborers rarely see daylight.
4. Emberline
A fortified border city perpetually on alert, Emberline faces the Sylvanreach Enclaves. Its walls are reinforced against both fire and living wood.
5. Scorhold
A heavy garrison city serving as a command hub for northern campaigns against Frostvein Hold.
6. Cindermarch
An administrative city where conquered territories are processed, taxed, and stripped of resources before being absorbed into the Dominion.
🛖 Villages (7)
Villages exist to serve the war machine—nothing more.
1. Ashgrove
A burned-out former forest settlement now producing charcoal for forges.
2. Flintwake
A stone village near volcanic vents, harvesting sulfur and obsidian.
3. Coalreach
A labor village supplying coal and manpower to nearby cities.
4. Pyresettle
A resettlement village housing displaced populations under military oversight.
5. Redfall
A river village choked with ash, used for waste disposal and corpse transport.
6. Sootford
A crossing village where caravans are inspected and conscripts drafted.
7. Brimstone Hollow
A grim village carved into fumarole-riddled hills, home to fire-cult auxiliaries.
🌾 Farm (1)
Ashgrain Flats
A bleak agricultural zone where magically altered grain grows in poisoned soil. Crops are harvested by conscript labor and shipped directly to military granaries.