Kingdom of Hastogar

Hastogar is a human kingdom in the central part of Aegeron, located between the fertile shores of the Great Lake and the Silkstone Mountains.

History
Hastogar is currently ruled by King Berthold II, whose family owned large estates in Hastogar for centuries. When the Imperium fell it took them little effort to subdue the neighboring lords and start carving out their own kingdom. They named it after the ancient Kingdom of Hastogar that once existed in these lands, but it was conquered by the Imperium during the Century of Conquest after which it royal lines were forcibly extinguished.

Meanwhile a cadet branch of their dynasty decided to form a realm of their own in the northern part of historical Hastogar, which became the Kingdom of Adestia. Despite the kinship between the ruling families the two kingdoms soon found themselves finding each other, with Hastogar making significant gains, but still being unable to claim victory.

Due to the threat posed by the Dwarven Dominion the Kingdom of Hastogar joined the Silkstone Pact. When the Reatons took over Adestia, King Berthold used the kinship to the late King Jacob to claim its throne, which put him in direct conflict with the Reatons and the Dominion, ultimately leading to the Silkstone War.

Life
It is doubtful if there was ever a more stereotypical human kingdom than Hastogar. It is a feudal kingdom where nobles have a vast amount of privileges. Most of its inhabitants are peasants who toil away on the lands surrounding their villages, not caring about the disputes of lords and kings. This picture changes somewhat in the southern part of the kingdom, which is much drier due to its proximity to the Eastern Waste. This area is sparsely populated and mostly used for raising livestock. Still, one must be vigilant for the nomad raids coming from the south.