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| - In T.A.1640 these scattered bands inhabit areas of central Gathod and eastern Dor Rhûnen. The Gondorian military Cáno at Thorondir blames much of the recent instability of Dor Rhunen's frontier on the Asdriags and has led repeated excursions into the plains to drive these tribes back into the east. The westernmost tribes are the most desperate of their kind, sheltering where possible in the foothills of the Dwergabergos and the Ash Mountains, living on what can behunted or scavenged in the wild.In Gathod, the Asdriags have anjoyed a bit more success.Some tribes have laid claim to lands on the fringes of Odhriag and Brygath ranges. Other than the occasional territorial squabble, these Asdriags dwell for now in relative peace. They have settled into a stable migration cycle across their territory, which while poor by the standards of their neighbors, is a place of abundance in comparison to the Pustrava. In the end, however, the Asdriags are an Ioriag people and are sometimes wont to revert to the martial ways of their ancestors. Odhriags, Donath, and Ibnotithuida alike cast a wary eye toward Asdriag lands. While their lack of numbers has never allowed them to dominate their neighbors,their fierce warriors are more than capable of wreaking significant mayhem in Gathod should the need arise.The easternmost Asdriag tribes dwell in ranges near the city of Mistrand and have become entwined in the politics of that city. Nemol has recognized in the traditional tribal priestesses (the "Hûriga") of the Asdriags a rare talent for witchcraft. As a result,Asdriag priestesses enjoy some degree of respect within the city. Some of the more prominent priestesses have evenworked their way up through the ranks of Kerkassk's religious organization and now sit on the osvoda's personal council in the city. There is now even the rumor of a union between the current osvoda and Taran Karkuva, the chief priestess on the council. This coupled with the increasing reputation of Asdriag warriors within the Kharg Huka promises to raise the Asdriags to a new level of prominenc ein southeastern Rhun.
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