Asheniande shared both a border and a noble family with Corvuria. Their lands are much darker and harsher to life than the rest of Anbennar being on both the edge of the lands lost to the greentide and the Folly where the great sorcerer Daravan destroyed the ancient kingdom of Korbarid to stop a Kobalt invasion from the south. We lack the respect and wealth many other duchies and kingdom in Anbennar have but we have opportunity in this land to build something that can make us strong.  Ashfield is technically the capital where the seat of House sil Vivin resides, however Ravenhill is the true heart of our Duchy. It is not a friendly place and is home to all manner of scum and villainy. Crime and criminal underlods run the city more than the nobles in either great city. There is also a flourishing gambling hub in the town with many houses of pleasure and vice extolling every sin one can imagine. Although the true nature is not entirely known Asheniande is said to be home to many vampires who bicker with one another and strive for power. Who knows how high their influence and power goes....

It is common knowledge that both Ashiande and Corvuria are home to many vampires. These creatures of the night are of coures feared and hated by the common folk though magic users and great houses know that the can be reasonable and even pleasant if you treat them well. We are uniquely positioned being home to so many to make use of them if we are careful and polite. They are a tool that none have ever utilized though some measure of order must be brought to them if we are to do so. Vampires are vicious and deadly, without making the Blood court we will be playing with a fire we cannon control. But opportunity is hard to ignore..

Daravan's Folly is a place where few live and most who do are beast or animal rather than man. When a great kobolt invasion the likes of which human had never seen marches on the Kingdom of Korbarid it was their great leader the powerful sorcerer Daravan who stopped their advance but at unspeakable cost. He used great magic to create a flood that permanent made the kingdom turn into an uninhabitable and barely navigable scar of swamps and marshland. Though he saved his kingdom all of his people would either die or become refugees that would leave the once great kingdom. Legend tells of its great wealth and power, if it was ever to be reclaimed and rid of this curse its value would be immense. We have a border with it and with the time, motivation, and luck perhaps we can figure out how to end the curse and rebuild. This is an undertaking that cannot be underestimated in scope and cost and Corvuria may have a similar idea.