Asclud Grimst
Asclud Grimst is a nation shrouded in tradition and mystery. For the large mountain and rough highland kingdom has closed its gate to the world. For the past one hundred years no outsiders have been permitted to enter its cities. Only exiles, the occasional surface patrol, and royal envoys of King Grimstone have left their borders to maintain their ever growing state of Isolation.
The people of Asclud Grimst which are primarily Dwarves are known for their stoic disposition, traditional views, and uncompromising ideals.Those who have lived long enough to know of them before their isolation are well aware of their vast underground kingdom. The several Strongholds that are seen above ground are the literal tips of the iceburg.
Vast underground road systems and tunnels connect large cities, settlements, and outposts which create the great kingdom of Asclud Grimst, they have underground lakes, rivers, and have even adapted a type of tree to grow underground so they may harvest what they require far from the surface. A line of High Kings have advanced the use of Rune magic to a level seen as unprecedented by others. Runes to encourage growth, Runes to create minerals out of stone, to the simple runes of making a pick axe dig deeper into the stone with each swing. The outside observers who witnessed it before lament the closing of the gates from the surface.
Many are looking to try to understand the cause, but the diplomats from the kingdom do not share anything other then. All is well and that this was in the grand plan of the High Kings to eventually abandon their expensive presence on the surface. That being said the diplomats do remind the nations they visit their presence is simply to protect their lands from those who think this is a sign of weakness.
No one is truly certain of what is going on under the surface near them. No trade leaves this place, no trade enters it. Exiles are silent on the issue despite their situation.
Founding Date
425 N.E
Type
Geopolitical, Kingdom
Capital
Leader
Head of State
Government System
Monarchy, Absolute
Power Structure
Feudal state
Economic System
Traditional
Location
Neighboring Nations
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