The Mad King of Daein, Ashnard was obsessed with the idea of strength, conspiring to reshape the world into one where strength determined fate. He planned to use the power of Yune, Goddess of Chaos, to do this, embroiling the continent of Tellius in a world war to awaken her. His dragon, Rajaion, was once able to take human form, but was trapped in this feral state by Ashnard to be used as the king’s mount.