Black Chasm
The Black Chasm is a large Skaven settlement-burrow in Bastonne of Bretonnia. [1][3][4]
The Chasm is not entirely a bad thing, however, as it stops the Orcs of the Massif Orcal mountains from raiding into the heart of the dukedom. It also serves to cut off the villages in the mountains. [4]
Black fogs often arise from the Chasm, chilling those caught within them to the point of death, even at the height of summer. Fortunately, the fogs do not travel far from the Chasm, and even Bretonnian knights have more sense than to build villages right at the rim. [4]
It is a series of linked burrows, cliffs and caverns [1a] with tunnels that connect to dozens of secret exits which themselves have become small skaven settlements. [3]
In addition to Skaven, Black Chasm is home to the Chasm Spawn, monsters resembling Giant Frogs. They are more of a problem, as they can travel further than the cold fogs. [4]
History
The settlement was originally created by the ancestors of Clan Pestilens as one of their original strongholds before they travelled to Lustria c.-1500 IC. [1]
The empty burrows were claimed by Clan Eshin, who refused to return them when Pestilens returned in c. 50 IC. Since then, the two clans have fought over the settlement, with Pestilens enlisting Clan Flem whilst Eshin hire monsters and their handlers from Clan Moulder.[1]
Clan Rabidscar once ruled the Black Chasm, subduing local Warlord clans but were forced to flee after rebellions and civil war shattered the clan in the early 1100s IC. [1]
Recently Pestilens artefacts have been found in the Chasm. [1]
Population
Approximately 25,000 skaven and their slaves live in the Chasm. [1]
Sources
- 1: Children of the Horned Rat: Chapter Four, pg. 54
- 2: The Citadel Journal 31: pg. 18-19
- 3: White Dwarf 300 (UK): Bretonnia in Flames, pg. 66
- 4: Knights of the Grail: Chapter VI: A Tour of Bretonnia, pg. 54-57
