Ashar

The fallen kingdom of Ashar is a small country that once served as the former Kingdom of Highmar. During the 3rd Age, a tyrannical ruler forced the Kingdom of Highmar into a brutal civil war, which led to the fall of the original capital city, and the scorching of the land upon the eruption of the Molten Pinnacle, the massive volcano that loomed over the land. The people of Ashar fled to the eastern coast, and they rebuilt their kingdom on the frigid shores.

What was left of Ashar following the war was a ruined, scarred land. Most of Ashar is now referred to as the Deadlands, as a streak of ruined land remains from the eruption of the Molten Pinnacle. Now, the wilderness has reclaimed the ruins of Old Highmar and the ruins of the fortress Blackgate, and aside from the few villages that dot the rocky landscape, all that remains is the town of Calder, a crossroads between Lancast to the west, Highmar to the east, Tel'amira to the south, and Nassenwyr to the north. The inhabitants of Calder are the offspring of the few original inhabitants of Ashar's old kingdom, and their hope is for the dangerous land to subside so a new kingdom can be birthed from the fallen city.

Throughout the 4th Age, the country was overtaken by vicious armies of hobgoblins and bloodthirsty orc clans, who warred against each other, raiding and destroying the few villages that remained.