Ashridge

Ashridge is a Barony that is a part of The Duchy Territory, House of McCallan having claimed a portion of the territory generations ago, proven in Greymane records. At the moment they only answer to the King of Gilneas.

Upon discovery, the mineral rich territory was claimed by House McCallan, Tristan believing that the time to expand further into the Kingdom was nigh with a cadet branch of his house. His disappearance saw an end to the project, but Greymane Records still had the land's name under House McCallan, which proved to be a boon to the current generation who needed a home after the Cataclysm.

When John "Reaper" McCallan, the Head of House McCallan reclaimed the land, he was at the time young and naive, opting to leave the inhabitants to their own devices and a King's Agent to assist another Duchy and their issues. Having recently seceded from their authority, he has returned a war hero of Gilneas and is rebuilding and restructuring the region, with the immense resources he has accrued from years in service.

It was later when he was reviewing his lands that a ripped part of the regional map caught his eye, he searched out that part of the region and discovered The Foundry, an immense factory that he had no idea how to operate. Upon entering the structure he, along with some Dwarvish experts chalked the construction of such a monolithic object to the ancient humans, the Vrykrul. John ordered it's immediate retrofit with the assistance of Nulric Ironcrag's dwarves, offering them home in Talton's Rest and a decent pay to also work the structure and train the men and women John sent to learn under them.

Currently
The Region itself is embroiled in a crime spree in the areas not covered by the Boars Watch or the Equine Guard, namely the Borderwoods from a criminal cell known only as the Five Rings. Bridges have been burned to the south-western island and the Crosslands have been subject to raids and rampant extortion.

The northern half of Ashridge has yet to be touched or reclaimed by House McCallan, John stating he doesn't want to push himself with more land, focusing to develop, rebuild and help what he has in his grasp.