Grenzstadt
From Warhammer - The Old World - Lexicanum
Grenzstadt is a fortress town that guards the western end of Black Fire Pass in Averland in the Empire. [1a][3a]
The town is the first settlement an army invading the Empire from the south would encounter and would need to be either conquered or bypassed. Consequently a great deal of money and effort has been spent on its defences. Great stone ramparts encircle the town and Averland State soldiers patrol the walls whilst dozens of cannons are also deployed along the walls. [1a]
Contents
Locations
- Dwarf Quarter [1a] As much as 10% of the population are Dwarfs. [3a]
- Eternal Watch Temple: An old building rising to a tall spine that dominates the town square, it is home to a Order of Priests of Sigmar that hope to be first to see him return to the Empire as certain holy prophecies foretell. [2a][4a]
- King Ironbeard’s Rescue: Tavern. [2a]
- The Skaranock: Tavern. [2a]
- The Last Rest: A large and usually busy inn on the town square. [1a]
Notable
- Theodosius von Tuchtenhagen, Lord of the town, he is among the greediest and most feckless of Averland’s nobles. [1a]
- Almeric Zischler: Capitular and High Priest of Sigmar in the town. [4a]
- Gunther Hemmelmann, Advisor to Lord von Tuchtenhagen, he claims he is a Wizard of the Gold Order. [1a]
Trade
Large amounts of fur, gems and metal are bought and sold within the town with a large guild market and many warehouses. [3a]
Sources
- 1: Black Fire Pass (book)
- 1a: Chapter Four: The Harrower of Thanes, pg. 29
- 2: Journey to Black Fire Pass
- 2a: Episode One: The Journey, pg. 14-15
- 3: Sigmar's Heirs (Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (2nd Edition))
- 3a: Chapter VI: The Grand Provinces, pg. 47
- 4: Empire in Ruins (4th Edition))
- 4a: Altdorf to Black Fire Pass, p. 128-129
