Kingdom of Cascadia

A dwarven kingdom in the Cascadian Mountains in the western part of Aegeron.

History
In ancient times there were two kingdom of dwarves in the West, but after several wars the mountain dwarves conquered their hill-dwelling brethren and formed the Kingdom of Cascadia. Cascadia enjoyed good relations with its neighbors and even opened up its northern, more fertile region to human farmers.

In A.I. 92 the Imperium conquered Cascadia and the ruling family fled into exile. But dwarves live long and have long memories. When the Imperium fell the old king to the crown returned and reclaimed his kingdom, making it one of the few cases where the legitimacy of the ruler is not doubted by anyone. Now his son High King Toremdir II rules over Cascadia from the underground fortress-city of Ironmar.

During the Succession Wars a racial conflict broke out between dwarves and humans in Dwarrowdale, that led to some of the bloodiest episodes of the Succession Wars. In the end the humans were allowed to secede, forming the Kingdom of Dwarrowdale. Now Cascadia enjoys good relations and healthy trade with all of its neighbors (except Dwarrowdale).

Once the civil war ended in the Dwarven Dominion, thousands of dwarves fled to Cascadia to avoid the wrath of Thorin Ironfist. These dwarves have quickly integrated into Cascadia, but their presence sours the relationship between the Dominion and Cascadia, making almost ay kind of cooperation impossible.

Life
Due to the high altitude the climate is extremely cold, most settlements are built underground. These underground cities are fairly self-reliant, almost functioning like city-states, each ruled by a thane.The majority and the ruling class of Cascadia are dwarves. As most dwarves he follows an isolationist worldview, concentrating most of his efforts on the expansion of the underground cities and mines.

As with most dwarven kingdoms, Cascadia’s artisans are famous for the high quality items they produce. One of their most valuable export is adamantium as no one in Rubia can work with that metal (except the local branch of the Barkshield Brother Foundry in Dewport, owned and operated by Cascadian dwarves)