Avelorn
Avelorn is the homeland of the High Elf Everqueens and the spiritual heartland of Ulthuan. [1a]
The court of the Everqueen constantly travels the kingdom, a vision of laughter, singing, feasting and taking pleasure although bitter rivalries hide behind the facade of a carnaval moving through a rustic paradise.[2a]
Geography
The land is covered in lush forests and is home to many mythical creatures among which are Pegasi, Unicorns and Great Eagles. However in the foothills of the Annulii Mountains can be found Daemons whilst many many dangerous beasts prowl the forests. [1a]
History
Avelorn is the oldest kingdom of Ulthuan,
Inhabitants
- Elves
- Great Eagles. [2a]
- Giant Spiders. [3a]
- Treemen: The largest population of their kind in the world, tending to their oak and suntree glades. [2a]
- Unicorns. [3a]
Locations
The kingdom has many shrines to Isha which also provide a mustering point for citizens in times of war and whose war banner then reflect the shrine they march from. [1a] There are also dark places where the trees are dangerous and rotten and Giant Spiders lurk. [3a]
- Elaranna Bay: . [4a]
- Evershale: City. [4a]
- Eversprings: City. [4a]
- Gaen Vale, a rich valley in which the Everqueen and her servants make their court on the Isle of Rebirth in the Inner Sea. [4a]
- Isha's Circle: Shrine. [4a]
- Mirror Woods: [4a]
- Moonspire: Shrine. [4a]
- Oakheart's Pyre: Shrine. [4a]
- River Vilu: [4a]
- Silverglen: [4a]
- Tor Saroir: City. [4a]
Military
Warriors of Avelorn tend to have floral decoration on their armour and favour green plumes. [3b]
- Maiden Guard: Within this inner kingdom resides the personal bodyguard of the queen, the Maiden Guard, a hundred strong cadre of warrior maidens who are sworn to protect the Everqueen until their last breath. They are composed of the Elf women from across Ulthuan, known equally for their beauty and martial prowess, the match for the greatest Elf knights. [2a]
- Sisters of Avelorn. [1a]
Weather
Summer is eternal in Avelorn.
A High Sister
Sisters of Avelorn.
High Elf Archer of Avelorn
| The realms, colonies & outposts of the High Elves | |
| Realms of Ulthuan | Eataine - Caledor - Tiranoc - Shadowlands - Chrace - Cothique - Yvresse - Ellyrion - Avelorn - Saphery |
| Nearby Isles | The Isles - Isle of the Dead - Island of the Flame - Shifting Isles |
| High Elf Outposts & Colonies | Arnheim - Citadel of Dusk - Fortress of Dawn - Gates of Calith - Tor Elasor - Tor Elithis - Tower of Stars - Tower of the Sun |
Sources
- 1: Uniforms & Heraldry of the High Elves
- 1a: Avelorn, pg. 58-59
- 2: Warhammer Armies: High Elves (4th Edition)
- 2a: The Kingdoms of Ulthuan, pg. 10-11
- 3: Warhammer Armies: High Elves (5th Edition)
- 4: Warhammer Armies: High Elves (8th Edition)
- 4a: The High Elves, pg. 8
