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Warhammer Fantasy Locations: Tilea, the Empire, Bretonnia, Norsca, Naggaroth, Marienburg, World's Edge Mountains, Cathay, Lustria, Albion
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-05-05.
ISBN 9781155593517
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tilea, the Empire, Bretonnia, Norsca, Naggaroth, Marienburg, World's Edge Mountains, Cathay, Lustria, Albion, Middenheim, Kislev, Chaos Wastes, Khemri, Araby, Altdorf, the Southlands, Estalia, Troll Country, Dark Lands, Talabheim, Sea of Claws, Nehekhara, Athel Loren, Kingdoms of Ind, Hinterlands of Khuresh, Sylvania. Excerpt: In the fictional world of the Games Workshop 's Warhammer , Albion (also the ancient name for Britain ) is a little-known island which was the setting for the "Dark Shadows" campaign. New background, rules, models, and scenarios were introduced as a part of the campaign and the final resolution was determined by the results of games played across the world. The Island Itself Albion is based heavily on real world Britain and Ireland , drawing upon celtic mythology and older prehistoric aspects, such as Stonehenge .'Albion' is also the archaic name for Great Britain. It has a similar temperate climate, although it is said that it rains every day in Albion (an exaggeration of the common perception of the British and Irish climate). Albion is full of marshes, mires and fens and inhabited by giants, fimir and woad wearing tribes of humans. The tribes are led by Truthsayers who protect stone 'Ogham' circles. Truthsayers are largely based upon romantic notions of real-world Druids ( 'Ogham ' was the written language used by Druids in the late Iron Age ). Some Lizardmen are said to dwell in a lush valley in the north of Albion, which is kept tropically warm by unknown means - although they mostly withdrew from the Island during the Storm of Chaos Campaign. The most well known Albion pieces are the Giants of Albion and Hengus the Druid, a trio from the Dogs of War range. The Dark Shadows Campaign Setting When the Old One's polar gate collapsed, magic was allowed t
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