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'''Hag Graef''' (meaning '''Dark Crag''') is one of the six cities of [[Naggaroth]], the realm of the [[Dark Elves]]. {{Fn|1a}}
'''Hag Graef''' (meaning "dark crag") is one of the six cities of [[Naggaroth]], the realm of the [[Dark Elves]]. {{Fn|1a}}
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Due to the vast wealth gathered in its mines and using its well trained warriors as mercenaries, it is considered the second city of Naggaroth. {{Fn|4a}}
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
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==Description==
 
==Description==
Great, dark and sharp towers rise towards the sky above, but nothing can reach the the skies, and it seems that it is forever night in the valley. So the city is bathed in a dark gloom, and the caves are shining in an sickly green light from the [[warpstone]] that litters the caves. In the hillsides lay the mines of Naggaroth, where hundreds of slaves dig iron and rock for the realm.
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Great, dark and sharp towers rise towards the sky above, but nothing can reach the the skies, and it seems that it is forever night in the valley. So the city is bathed in a dark gloom, and the caves are shin with a sickly green light from the [[warpstone]] that litters the caves.  
  
Day and night you can hear hammers beating against the rock, the cracks of whips and the screams of the slaves. It is freezing cold in the caves, and the [[Dark Elves]] likes beating them until their will are broken and to they collapse of starvation and thirst.{{Fn|1a}} Even in death they cannot rest as the warpstone animates their dead bodies to they collapse in piles of bones.
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==Government==
 
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The city is ruled by eight powerful families who compete fiercly with each other and in particular for the position of First Dreadlord, though few surivive long to enjoy the privlages of this exalted rank.  As with most areas of Dark Elf society, blood relations are equally dangerous as rivals for a propective Dreadlord. {{Fn|4a}}
Caves and excavations in the mountains that surround the city also provide entrance to the [[Underworld Sea]] where the [[Cold One]]s were first found. {{Fn|1a}}
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Hag Graef was originally created by the armies of [[Malekith]] when they had failed to invade [[Ulthuan]]. Fearing his wrath, their Black Ark embarked in the crag a few leagues down the coast and was established as a city. When Malekith heard that his warriors had hid in a crag he was furious and assembled an army to annihilate the populace, Morathi however saw how more could be gained from the manipulation of the city, and since then Malekith's coffers have swelled as the city has waxed and waned.{{Fn|2a}}
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Hag Graef was originally created in -2201 [[IC]]{{Fn|3b}} by the armies of [[Malekith]] when they had failed to invade [[Ulthuan]]. Fearing his wrath, their [[Black Ark]] grounded on the shore of the Sea of Malice a few leagues down the coast and was established as a city. When Malekith heard that his warriors had hid in a crag he was furious and assembled an army to annihilate the populace, Morathi however saw how more could be gained from the manipulation of the city, and since then Malekith's coffers have swelled as the city has waxed and waned.{{Fn|2a}}
  
 
Initially he granted the rulers of Hag Graef the rule of the south coast of the Sea of Malice, then waited and watched as the lords and ladies began to fight amongst themselves. Finally he invited the dozen most powerful nobles to a feast, poisoning the wine and offering the antidote only to those who swore allegiance to him.  {{Fn|2a}}
 
Initially he granted the rulers of Hag Graef the rule of the south coast of the Sea of Malice, then waited and watched as the lords and ladies began to fight amongst themselves. Finally he invited the dozen most powerful nobles to a feast, poisoning the wine and offering the antidote only to those who swore allegiance to him.  {{Fn|2a}}
  
 
Eventually the elves of the city found an entrance to the Underworld Sea and built fortified gates to guard against the inhabitants of that subterranean realm.  {{Fn|2a}}
 
Eventually the elves of the city found an entrance to the Underworld Sea and built fortified gates to guard against the inhabitants of that subterranean realm.  {{Fn|2a}}
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==Mines==
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In the hillsides lay the mines of Naggaroth, where hundreds of slaves dig iron and rock for the realm.{{Fn|4a}}
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Day and night you can hear hammers beating against the rock, the cracks of whips and the screams of the slaves. It is freezing cold in the caves, and the [[Dark Elves]] likes beating them until their will are broken and to they collapse of starvation and thirst.{{Fn|1a}} Even in death they cannot rest as the warpstone animates their dead bodies to they collapse in piles of bones.{{Fn|4a}}
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Caves and excavations in the mountains that surround the city also provide entrance to the [[Underworld Sea]] where the [[Cold One]]s were first found. {{Fn|1a}}
  
 
==Notable==
 
==Notable==
* [[Kaledor Maglan]]: Dark lord of the city who discovered the entrance to the [[Underworld Sea]]. {{Fn|1a}}
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* [[Malus Darkblade]]: Daemon-cursed hero and champion of the city. {{Fn|5}}
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* [[Kaledor Maglan]]: Dark lord of the city who discovered the entrance to the [[Underworld Sea]]. {{Fn|1a}} Also known as the Lord of the [[Shade]]s. {{Fn|3a}}
 
* [[Khalaeth Mournweaver]]: Ruler of the city who suggested the attacks on the [[Dwarf]]s that would provoke the [[War of the Beard]]. {{Fn|2a}}
 
* [[Khalaeth Mournweaver]]: Ruler of the city who suggested the attacks on the [[Dwarf]]s that would provoke the [[War of the Beard]]. {{Fn|2a}}
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==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer Armies: Dark Elves (4th Edition)]]  
 
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer Armies: Dark Elves (4th Edition)]]  
 
** {{Endn|1a}}: History of the Dark Elves, pg. 9-10
 
** {{Endn|1a}}: History of the Dark Elves, pg. 9-10
* {{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer Armies: Dark Elves (4th Edition)]]  
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* {{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer Armies: Dark Elves (6th Edition)]]  
 
** {{Endn|2a}}: The Dark Elves, pg. 17-18
 
** {{Endn|2a}}: The Dark Elves, pg. 17-18
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* {{Endn|3}}: [[Warhammer Armies: Dark Elves (7th Edition)]]
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** {{Endn|3a}}: The Dark Elves, pg. 23
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** {{Endn|3b}}: The Dark Elves, pg. 28
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* {{Endn|4}}: [[Warhammer Armies: Dark Elves (8th Edition)]]
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** {{Endn|4a}}: The Dark Elves, pg. 12
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* {{Endn|5}}: [[Malus Darkblade (novel series)]]
  
 
[[Category:Dark Elves]]
 
[[Category:Dark Elves]]

Latest revision as of 00:44, 28 January 2023

Hag Graef (meaning Dark Crag) is one of the six cities of Naggaroth, the realm of the Dark Elves. [1a]

Due to the vast wealth gathered in its mines and using its well trained warriors as mercenaries, it is considered the second city of Naggaroth. [4a]

Location

The city stands in a great valley where the mountains block out all sunlight. Hag Graef is the city most feared by captives of the Dark Elves, for none have escaped it alive.[1a] A great icy river runs through the city and into the Sea of Malice. [2a]

Description

Great, dark and sharp towers rise towards the sky above, but nothing can reach the the skies, and it seems that it is forever night in the valley. So the city is bathed in a dark gloom, and the caves are shin with a sickly green light from the warpstone that litters the caves.

Government

The city is ruled by eight powerful families who compete fiercly with each other and in particular for the position of First Dreadlord, though few surivive long to enjoy the privlages of this exalted rank. As with most areas of Dark Elf society, blood relations are equally dangerous as rivals for a propective Dreadlord. [4a]

History

Hag Graef was originally created in -2201 IC[3b] by the armies of Malekith when they had failed to invade Ulthuan. Fearing his wrath, their Black Ark grounded on the shore of the Sea of Malice a few leagues down the coast and was established as a city. When Malekith heard that his warriors had hid in a crag he was furious and assembled an army to annihilate the populace, Morathi however saw how more could be gained from the manipulation of the city, and since then Malekith's coffers have swelled as the city has waxed and waned.[2a]

Initially he granted the rulers of Hag Graef the rule of the south coast of the Sea of Malice, then waited and watched as the lords and ladies began to fight amongst themselves. Finally he invited the dozen most powerful nobles to a feast, poisoning the wine and offering the antidote only to those who swore allegiance to him. [2a]

Eventually the elves of the city found an entrance to the Underworld Sea and built fortified gates to guard against the inhabitants of that subterranean realm. [2a]

Mines

In the hillsides lay the mines of Naggaroth, where hundreds of slaves dig iron and rock for the realm.[4a]

Day and night you can hear hammers beating against the rock, the cracks of whips and the screams of the slaves. It is freezing cold in the caves, and the Dark Elves likes beating them until their will are broken and to they collapse of starvation and thirst.[1a] Even in death they cannot rest as the warpstone animates their dead bodies to they collapse in piles of bones.[4a]

Caves and excavations in the mountains that surround the city also provide entrance to the Underworld Sea where the Cold Ones were first found. [1a]

Notable


The cities of the Dark Elves
Naggarond - Hag Graef - Clar Karond - Ghrond - Har Ganeth - Karond Kar

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Cities and outposts Clar Karond - Ghrond - Har Ganeth - Har Kaldra - Hag Graef - Karond Kar - Naggarond
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