Kingdom of Asalidan

"Asalidan is not the Asalidan of old, not when we were surrounded on all sides by enemies or allies, but by those that always sought to usurp our position in the world and abuse the land for resources. The Crestfalls have always lead the Kingdom with the best intentions in mind, and it is under their leadership that one day we will return to reclaim our homes from those knife-ears!"

- Aerelm Crestfall, memorizing of the struggle of the Reach.

The Kingdom of Asalidan, also known as the Ebon Reach was a kingdom formed after the Revolt of Humanity and the general establishment of the kingdoms across Aiscoria. Asalidan was a nominal holding of the Kingdom of Astheria, but when Asher Wardenfell dies sometime later and Valence Whitemore usurping control and throwing the Kingdom into disarray, the Asalidan province chose to protest and gradually began to cede from Astheria under the leadership of Ancin Crestfall. The Astherians were originally distressed, and an army was assembled to bring the province back into the fold but it was the delegation of Emir, Icarus and Arcadia that forced Astheria to stand down, and formally acknowledge Asalidan as a equal among the Kingdoms.

After the separation from Astheria, the Asalidans consolidated their power through the Ebon Reach and maintained a strict policy of none-interference in greater politcs under the leadership of the Crestfall household. At some point the Kingdom became a nominal member of the Aiscoria Alliance, also being allowed to trade with the Solarians at the Eternal Gate (an honor not given to the other kingdoms) which kept the economy strong for the isolative kingdom.

During the events of the Third Era, the Asalidans had managed to survive the turmoils of the Plagues, the Fall of Astheria, and were ultimately forced to cede from the Alliance when the latter attempted to force them to assist against a rather ill-advised siege of the Eternal Gate. The lack of support caused much discontent, and later the Kingdom faced a sudden attack from Darkwind Elves that brought the Kingdom to its knees in a single night, with the surviving Asalidans forced out of the Reach throughout the next decade and fleeing as refugees to Emir and Arcadia.

By 3,789, a small band of Asalidans had returned to the Ebon Reach as the Asalidan League to reclaim what was lost.