Ostermark

Ostermark lies above Stirland (upper left corner).

The League of Ostermark^[1a][2] is a province of The Empire, being the homeland of the ancient Ostagoths ^[3][4].

Overview

Because of its location near Sylvania and the fact that it is usually one of the hardest hit provinces during Chaos incursions, Ostermarkers seem to have an obsession with death compared to the inhabitants of other provinces.^[1b]

The current Elector Count of Ostermark is Wolfram Hertwig ^[5b][7a].

Heraldry

The main symbol of Ostermark is a crowned red Manticore with a sword, and its colours are purple and yellow, or alternatively purple and white^{[2][5a][5c][6a]}. However, because purple is a hard dye to produce and Ostermark is a relatively poor province, the shade can vary greatly between regiments.^[2]

Another common symbol on Ostermark banners is a cavalryman stabbing a daemon with a spear.^[2]

Known features

• Bechafen ^{[5d][6b][7b][8a]}: Ostermark's capital
• Mordheim ^[5d][7b][8a]: Ostermark's former capital, struck by a warpstone comet in 2000 IC^[7c][8b]. The abandoned town was later burned to the ground by Magnus the Pious.
• Essen^[9][1c]: Considered the most haunted town in the Empire
• Fortenhaf^[1c]: An important border town
• Heffengen^[1c]

The provinces & city-states of The Empire
Provinces	Reikland - Middenland - Nordland - Ostland - Hochland - Talabecland - Ostermark - Stirland - Averland - Wissenland - The Moot
City-states	Altdorf - Nuln - Middenheim - Talabheim
Lost provinces	Drakwald - Solland - Westerland - Sylvania

Sources

• 1: Sigmar's Heirs
  • • 1a: pg. 68
    • 1b: pg. 70
    • 1c: pg. 71
• 2: White Dwarf 325, pg. 58
• 3: The Life of Sigmar, pg. 5
• 4: The Empire at War, pg. 80
• 5: Uniforms & Heraldry of The Empire
  • • 5a: pg. 36
    • 5b: pg. 9
    • 5c: pg. 34
    • 5d: pg. 5
• 6: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition)
  • • 6a: pg. 49
    • 6b: pg. 6
• 7: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition)
  • • 7a: pg. 22
    • 7b: pg. 8
    • 7c: pgs. 14, 31
• 8: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition)
  • • 8a: pg. 5
    • 8b: pg. 59
• 9: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (8th Edition), ^{Needs Citation}