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Albion is a small, secluded island region of the Northwestern coast of Bretonnia, in the Great Ocean. It is said that it rains every day in Albion, the islands are shrouded in mist and heavy fog and the land is predominantly bogs, marshes and fens. This damp and gloomy environment is roamed by tribes of Men, led by Truthsayers, guardian of the mysterious Ogham Stones, and inhabited by creatures such as Giants and the strange Fimir.

The stone circles - errected by the Lizardmen and the High Elves during the First Great War against Chaos - are part of ancient magical devices, that work to calm down the Winds of Magic that blow from the Realm of Chaos at the north pole of the Warhammer World. The realy awfull weather and the degeneration of man on the island to Barbarians of the stone age or - at best - early iron age are consequences of this magical influx.

Historical Influences

Many parallels can be drawn between Albion and Celtic Britain:

  • Most tellingly, 'Albion' is an ancient name for Britain.
  • The Truthsayers are sometimes described as druids, and conform to romantic notions of real Druids.
  • 'It always rains in Albion' is an exaggeration of Britains temperate (and often wet) climate.
  • 'Ogham' is the name of the Druids written language used in the iron age.

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