Antoch

The fortress-city of Antoch, also known as the Crusader City, is the greatest of Bretonnia's settlements outside of its own lands, located on the desert coast of Araby.

History
The mighty city and fortress of Antoch was founded at the conclusion of the Crusades when the victorious Old Worlders vanquished the evil and perverted Sultan Jaffar. Disgusted at the evil that they found in Araby, the victorious knights tore down idols, burned whole libraries of dangerous books, and eventually retreated to the untainted lands of Bretonnia and the Lady of the Lake. However, some knights, driven into a frenzy of righteousness by the black-hearted evil and sickening decadence of the Arabyans, decided to remain and build a mighty fortress of virtue that would stand forever against the resurgence of darkness in the lands of Araby.

Antoch, as their city was called, soon became a refuge for all kinds of adventurers from the Old World, and Old Worlder ships found Antoch a vital staging post that allowed them to take on provisions for the dangerous journey westwards to Lustria or south to the Southlands.

So it was that a young Bretonnian knight known as Pierre, led an army of Crusade and Lustria veterans to the city, where he eventually rose to become Master of the Knights of Antoch, and Lord of that land. With him, he brought the Staff of Jade, an artifact acquired during his journey through the jungles of Lustria. The staff became an heirloom of the city's lords, a symbol of power and security, and remained so for centuries, but soon the Lizardmen of Lustria decided to reclaim it.