Worlds Edge Mountains

The Worlds Edge Mountains are the greatest range of mountains in the Warhammer world, stretching from the northern Old World to the Southlands, and forming a natural and insurmountable barrier between the Old World and the Dark Lands. Its tallest peaks tower almost fifty thousand feet above the plains below. The great height of the mountains makes the range impassable except across the mountain passes. The whole mountain range is undercut by ancient underground passageways built by the Dwarfs which allow passage beneath the mountains.

In the distant past the mountain range was the site of the Dwarf empire. During this time numerous fortress cities known as the Dwarfholds were built into the rock in the mountains.

Known Features

From north to south:

• The Mountains of Norsca
• High Pass

Kislev-Dark Lands pass

• Rumored location of Karak Vlag
• The Bloody Spires
• Karak Ungor

ruined Dwarf hold built into Red Eye Mountain

• The Vale of Bones

Skaven Lair

• Silver Pinnacle
• Peak Pass

Empire-Dark Lands pass

• Karak Kadrin

Dwarf hold along Peak Pass

• The Rib Peaks
• Oakenhammer

Dwarf outpost Northwest of Zhufbar

• Zhufbar
• The King's Way
• Black Water
• Karak Varn
• Mount Gunbad

site of former Dwarf Hold

• Cragmere
• The Lair of Clan Ferrik
• Moonstone Mountain

Skaven Lair

• Black Falls
• Black Fire Pass, Empire-Border Princes passage in the southern Old World, where the Worlds Edge Mountains and the Black Mountains divide.
• Karaz-a-Karak
• The Pillars of Grungni
• Mount Silverspear
• Deadrock Gap
• Glowpit

Skaven Lair

• Blizzard Gap
• Mad Dog Pass

From the Border Princes to the Dark Lands.

• Troll Zags

Near the base of Mad Dog Pass

• Skullreach Cavern

Skaven Lair

• Clan Krizzor Lair
• Iron Rock

Orc fortress

• Thunder Mountain

A volcano

• Mount Squighorn
• The Trail of Fangs
• Groz Drung
• Death Pass

Badlands-Dark Lands passage

• Karak Drazh

Former Dwarf hold, now an orc fortress known as Black Crag

• Karak Eight Peaks
• The Cavern of Treaty-pacts

Skaven Lair

• Skull Chasm
• Karak Azul

Dwarf hold built into Iron Peak

• The Lost Archway of Valaya
• Dragon Crag
• Crooked Fangfort
• Grimmaz Drakk
• Blackgouge

Skaven Lair

• Clan Volkn Lair
• Karak Azgal
• Fire Mountain
• Cripple Peak
• Nagashizzar
• The Sour Sea
• Misty Mountain
• Red Cloud Mountain
• Mortis Tarn
• Doom Mountain
• Charnel Valley
• Mount Arachnos
• The Lost Plateau

Sources

• Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition), p. 12