Vaadmoor

Zahdikaar ascended to the throne of 
Vaadmoor sometime in the second 
century AK. Little is known of 
Vaadmoor during this time. The 
Isolated kingdom high up in the 
mountains was considered a place of 
death, and few who went there ever 
returned. The place spawned 
countless rumors and stories of the 
undead roaming the wilds and 
mountain passes, and of the 
Necromancer Kings that ruled the 
country, spreading plague and death 
as far as they could.  
Zahdikaar began his rule as a faithful 
cleric of Gorgache, a tradition 
followed by many in the royal family. 
He also studied under the great 
Vaadmooran necromancers of the 
time and learned their dark magical 
arts. The cult of Gorgache has long 
been consumed by the secrets of 
eternal existence. They spent 
centuries in the search for ways to 
extend and grow in power even after 
mortal death. It was Zahdikaar, who in 

his advanced age, had gained in power 
both as a necromancer and as a 
warlock of Gorgache, who discovered 
a way. Early in the third century AK, he 
performed a dark ritual, which legends 
say drained the countryside of all life 
for many miles around. Thereafter, he 
became known as the Lich King of 
Vaadmoor. Zahdikaar raised legions of 
undead, and with them, he conquered 
the neighboring kingdom of Uthaan in 
235 AK.  
After that, he set his sights on the 
south. In 289 AK he crossed the pass 
of Bruun with his army of undead, led 
by his necromancers, and a vanguard 
of Darkmire Orcs. The Free City of 
Caleon sent its armies to meet 
Zahdikaar in the Iron Hills, heroically 
delaying the invasion as long as 
possible while the people fled toward 
the city. The Siege of Caleon lasted 12 
years and was finally broken in 301