Kingdom of Ashes
The Kingdom of Ashes is the ruined remains of an ancient and once great civilization, with achievements far beyond the Avar Imperium and the nation of The Maze.[1] It is described as "a veritable utopia of arcane ingenuity" and "a paradise of arctech wonders, championed by spellsmiths far more advanced than [those of the current age]" with its seat of power sat upon a series of islands, but it was seemingly laid low by the ambitions of its people. Some technologies at the kingdom's disposal include something called the Arc Engine, which was meant to stabilize "the Chaos." It is speculated the kingdom was destroyed by some manner of dark calamity - not necessarily the Gloom, but perhaps something similar.
The only known survivor of the kingdom is Kyros, who has dedicated his life to uncovering the fate of his nation.
The Engineer speculates their origins are of the kingdom as well. Investigations uncovered that those of the kingdom figured out how to bind their essences to arcane objects, as a form of stasis or immortality, to survive the fall of the kingdom and be recovered later, a privilege for distinguished individuals. One such individual was named Reigel Candalor, who had a daughter, Nyra.