Province of Eadha

"Up in the mountains, we go singing, up in the mountains we go skiing." -A line from a song about the Province of Eadha

The Province of Eadha, is located in the western part of the Principality of Fjallidh, and boarders the Midland Province to the north, and the Province of Rithland, also known as the Province of the Lakelands, to the southeast. The province is home to a hilly landscape, the Hilm Mountains, which are part of the Alterac Mountain Range, dominate the province. The Hilm Mountains also spread into the Province of Rithland. There are two major cities in Eadha, Felsen, the province's capital, and Hilmberg. Also in Eadha, is the Hilmberg Monastery, a sight popular among some pilgrims of the Holy Light, the monastery is believed to contain a holy jewel that is able to banish the dark.

The province is home to the House of Eadha a branch of the House of Fjallajökull, and is under the dominion of the Prince of Fjallidh.

Etymology
The name Eadha, means "Aspen" in Ruin, and is a cognate in Fjoric.

History
The Province of Eadha, was home to the Eadha Tribe, who were Daonaidh the native humans of the Fjallidh. The tribe was led by the High Chief of the Eadha Bridei, who was famed for purging the trolls from Eadha, and the founding of Felsen, a refuge for those escaping from the violence of the trolls of the Hinterlands and Alterac.

During the Theumundian Era in Alterac, a group of monks from the Church of the Holy Light, travelled into Eadhar to build a monastery in the Hilm Mountains, they were known as the Order of the Splintered Light, and were led by Abbott Branwin. They later founded the town of Hilmberg, and converted the local populace to the Holy Light, by convincing the High Chief of the Eadha, that the Holy Light will lead them to victory against their rivals the Sael. Eadha was later absorbed into the Principality of Fjallidh, after the Eadha declared war on the Sael.