History of Westmarch

After the scouring of Axes the newly allied Imperials and Ironbreakers formed an expedition to discover the fate of the reach. This expedition found Westmarch and marked on the maps. The expedition was soon attacked by the beasts of the wilds and only a few survivors made it back to council territory.

With the War against the Hobgoblins finally over the new Emperor Darius Vakarian sought to make good on his father's plan to expand the empire into the reach. Where large expeditions (costly in both gold and manpower) had failed Darius employed a different strategy. He sought out skilled and powerful individuals and offered them a personal stake in the success of the endeavour. These chosen few were called the Pathfinders, they were empowered to claim land for the empire and under the leadership of Baron Ashfield, one of the Emperor's trusted wartime commanders, Westmarch was retaken, though the cost was high. Almost all pathfinders sent into the reach did not survive including Baron Ashfield himself. Only half a dozen pathfinders now live in the rebuilt town of Westmarch each content to protect the town from the dangers that lurk beyond its rebuilt walls.