Raven Ridge

Home of the Voltai, the ruling body of Aros, it is believed to be constructed entirely of black powder. In reality, it is a fortress of obsidian, carved into the side of a mountain, overlooking the Ash Expanse and protected by walls a thousand feet tall.

Since the construction of its walls, only those of power and wealth are allowed inside. Rumor and gossip tell of the vast wealth accumulated behind the walls, while the rest of the nation struggles to survive the demands of war. Heavily taxed, forced to construct and grow crops for the military and not themselves, those not selected for the Ash Knights live impoverished. Few complain about conscript, the violence of war seeming preferable to starvation and squalor.