Ashwood Hills

The area in which Marcus was deposited by the drone Mother tasked with carrying him.

Ashwood Hills were notoriously dangerous, even for the standards of the Caligare Forest. Rumours stated that a huge Forest Dragon had his nest somewhere in those hills, and to make things worse the territory was treacherous, full of swamps, ravines and dangerous beasts. Almost no one ever went there, and even fewer had returned (Ch. 21). The presence of the Dragon, keeps most of the other really dangerous creatures away from its territory making it safe enough for the Goblins to establish a city there.

This whole area used to be an Imperial outpost, and a densely populated one at that. The region was used to supply the bastions that guarded the Dark Heart, and it was full of farms, towns and monasteries. The region was abandoned 2,000 years ago after the war against the Zaru. The region wasn't safe and the Empire didn't have enough soldiers left to secure it, so it was abandoned (Ch. 23).

Former

 * Marcus (moved to Bretthollz)
 * Trakk and the United Goblin Tribes (moved to Bretthollz)
 * A Crystal Deer (killed and eaten by Marcus)
 * The King of Ashwood Hills (killed and partially eaten by Blueskin)