Fognir Asra was a dwarven adventurer and banker who led an expedition to rediscover the lost Hold of Ovdal Asra and reclaim the Gem of Asra. While the hold had to be collapsed to prevent an orcish invasion of Khugdihr, he later founded the Asra Bank as the first modern bank of its kind.
History[]
Expedition into Ovdal Asra[]
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- He's heir to Asra Clan which is down on its luck, he spends last of money into expedition to find Ovdal Asra and the gem
- Adventurers include: Orbar the Loyal (bodyguard and retainer), Mintbrick Puddlebonk (gnomish expert and artificer), Ebbo "Lightfingers" Goldloot (the burglar, as this is The Hobbit), Jaerel the Mistwalker (elf swordsman and pistolier. this wa sbefore he was called Mistwalker), Gerin Orcrend (you know who he is)
- Ends with them getting Asra Gem from the hold which had a massive orc invasion party ready to hit Khugdihr. They collapse the tunnels. Mintbrick stays back with a golem army he reactivated
Asra Bank[]
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- Unified various clans and cartels which were banking in their own way. Asra Bank was first modern style bank same as renaissance italy banks were the first
Resident of Khugdihr and Closure[]
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- After the dwarven reclamations (as in the ones in eu4), Fognir and his daughter get invited to Khugdihr. They offer him the crown but he refuses, so his daughter Erin becomes queen of Khugdihr. He does move to Khugdihr though where he stays until he dies
- In his later years there's some golem activity near Ovdal Asra ruins so they get a new lead. Fognir tells his story in the Khugdihr MT in an interview. They find Mintbrick's corpse with a golem thats mix of old dwarf and new gnomish tinkerings from Mintbrick called Cognita which stored lots of old trading routes and pumping stations, etc. They eventually repair the golem which tries to lead them to Asra hold but to no avail (sunk cost), but Cognita still has lots of info of old Asra and old dwarovar
- Fognir later attends Mintbrick's late burial after they bring back his remains ''Mintbrick was,'' he starts, ''a dwarf in mind and spirit. His knowledge of our homeland was without equal, his talent in golemancy a beacon for all of his students.'' He pauses and looks back to the great doors separating him from his companion. ''I... I often asked myself what had become of him, whether he had made it out of Asra or if the falling rocks did get him in the end. I know now, for better or for worse. Rest well, my old friend.''