Once the PRINCIPALITY OF RASALHAGUE, the Rasalhague (sometimes Alshain) Military District forms part of the vast border between the Draconis Combine and the Lyran Commonwealth. Solward lies the Dieron District, the other keystone in the defense against the Steiner dogs. Beyond Rasalhague lies the Benjamin and Pesht districts, the glittering heart of the Combine.

Greatly simplified overview of the prefectures of Rasalhague [neighboring districts shown]:

[PERIPHERY]

KIRCHBACH TRONDHEIM [PESHT)

RADSTADT ALSHAIN [PESHT)

RUBINGEN [BENJAMIN]

[DIERON] [BENJAMIN]

[SOL/TERRA]

While many of the core worlds of Rasalhague were originally settled by people from the Scandinavian countries, it would be wrong to call current day Rasalhague "Scandinavian". So many centuries have passed since the Combine absorbed Rasalhague, that there is no cultural difference between this district and say Pesht or Benjamin. Only on some worlds does the dream of "independence" continue to linger, in no small part thanks to Lyran clandestine ops. Finally there are many worlds with no Scandinavian heritage at all, having been settled by other peoples. In Kirchbach and elsewhere, for example, there are strong Arabic traditions dating back nearly a thousand years. Quite a few border worlds once belonged to the Lyran Commonwealth, having been conquered by the Dragons of ages past.