Where gods whisper and empires rot.
Name(s): The Profaned Region, The Daemonfront, The Ashlands
Type: Corrupted warzone / Dimensional rift zone
Region: Eastern Astravara, beyond the mountains of Karath’Nul
No capital — command centers shift with each invasion cycl
Controlled by: Daemon Lords and their cults
Core Sites: Kragg’dun, Kragg Dux, Ashlands, Ghor’Nazruk, The Deep Roads
Dominant Powers: Mordhekan (Daemon of War), Thanarok (Daemon of Death), Virekos (Daemon of Madness)
ORIGINS & IDENTITY
Once a thriving region of dwarven cities and forgotten temples, the Profaned Region was shattered during the Celestial Rupture. What followed was the descent of Daemonic influence, warping the land with blight, fire, and soul corruption.
The Daemons do not build — they corrupt, invade, and reform structures into grotesque reflections of power:
- Kragg’dun: A former dwarven fortress now fused with bone towers and molten stone
- Kragg Dux: War-citadel of Mordhekan, where the earth bleeds iron
- Ashlands: Choking wastelands of volcanic soot and plague storms
- The Maw of Ghor’Nazruk: Collapse site of the ancient dwarven capital, now a rift to the Underblight
FACTIONS & RACES
Daemon Lords:
- Mordhekan – Warlord Daemon, master of martial corruption
- Thanarok – Bringer of rot, disease and eternal hunger
- Virekos – Whispers in minds, devourer of sanity
Minions:
- Corrupted Orcs and Goblins
- Blightspawn and Flameborn
- Ash-Ghouls and Soul-Worms
- Daemonforged Constructs
- Bloodcallers (cultist mages who burn life into power)
ENVIRONMENT
- The land is alive — it groans, pulses, and drinks blood
- Skies above Kragg’dun are perpetually red, storm-wracked and filled with ash
- Winds carry whispers and diseases
- The ground cracks with black veins, and molten pits open randomly
- Rivers of bile and fire flow from corrupted mountains
RELIGION & RITUAL
Daemonkind does not worship — it consumes. However, their cultists enact rituals:
- Bloodboil Rite – flesh is burned to call Mordhekan’s gaze
- The Silence Walk – to please Thanarok, plague bearers march until they dissolve
- The Spiral – Virekos’ followers walk endlessly through maze-crypts, losing identity
- Crown of Broken Names – a throne made of corrupted soulstones, said to echo the voice of Tenebris when desecrated
WAR & INVASION
The Profaned Region is always expanding, pushing against:
- Durath’Khar (Dwarves)
- Norvhar
- Eldoria (via the Deep Roads)
- Karath’Nul — the Drellari contain outbreaks near their border with brutal magic
Major campaigns:
- The Siege of Barag’Zul
- The Collapse of Ghor’Nazruk
- The Year of Ash (Era 713)
- The Black Depths War — dwarves vs daemonkin in the subterranean tunnels
INTERACTION WITH THE WORLD
| Faction | Status |
|---|---|
| Dwarves | Enemies — existential threat |
| Karath’Nul | Ambiguous — some collaboration, mostly containment |
| Eldoria | Defensive war stance |
| Caltheron | Decrees total extermination |
| Sylvaran / Halflings | Treat with religious horror |
| Ruh’rashi | Some cults in exile, mostly hostile |
NOTABLE LOCATIONS
- Kragg’dun – Womb of Ash and Blight
- Kragg Dux – Fortress of Eternal Siege
- Ash Vaults – war prisons filled with burning spirits
- The Maw of Ghor’Nazruk – shattered dwarven ruin, rift to the Underblight
- Sootspire – smoke tower that screams prophecy
- The Hollow Crown – throne-temple of Virekos’ cult
Chronicles of Astravara 