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Ashen Marches

A borderland of black grass, ember winds, and roads watched by old war banners.

Overview

The Ashen Marches sit where the old empire burned and never fully cooled. Travelers describe black grass that shines after rain, ruined watchtowers with warm stone, and villages that measure the year by the color of smoke on the horizon.

Story Use

The Marches are a threshold region: a place for first journeys, disputed borders, lost standards, and factions that claim they alone remember what the last war truly meant.