Talabecland



The Grand Duchy of Talabecland lies at the center of the Empire and borders upon more Grand Provinces than any other. Talbecland's dominant features include the rivers Stir and Talabec, and the Great Forest. Much of the province's trade flows along these rivers, and north and south along the Great Forest Road. When times are relatively tranquil, the province is a thriving center of commerce and the many coaching inns that line the roads of Talabecland are typically filled to capacity with merchants and tradesmen of all kinds. The Grand Duchy of Talabecland is a province of merchants and tradesmen. Their trade relies on the River Talabec and it's sister River, the Stir, as well as the winding roads (such as the Great Forest Road) through the Great Forest which covers the region. The capital of Talabecland is Talabheim, a large city-state built inside a meteorite crater. The most commonly worshipped God in the province is Taal (the God of wild places), though devotion to Sigmar is also very strong here.

Overview
Throughout its history in the Warhammer world Talabecland has been one of the more aggressive regions of the Empire and was largely responsible for the time of the three Emperors. When Countess Ottilia of Talabecland declared herself Empress, for the next few hundred years there were two Emperors one being the Elected Emperor and the other the ruling Elector of Talabecland. The situation came to a head when the Elector count of Middenheim declared himself Emperor (making three claimants) and civil war ensued, which would only end when Magnus the Pious united the empire in the face of Asavar Kul's Chaos invasion.

Talabehiem
Talabheim is the capital city of the Talabecland region of the Empire, The city lies in the crater of a massive meteorite deep within the great forest and next to the river Talabec. The inhabitants claim it to be the crater of a comet and hence believe themselves to be closer to Sigmar (the twin tailed comet being Sigmar's symbol). The city has many nicknames such as City of the Comet and the Eye of the Forest.The city itself consists of walls built around the rim of the crater, famously defended by massed artillery. The city is built inside the crater and to the banks of the Talabec river, where a ferry is available and is one of the few crossing points on the river. The garrison of Talabheim wears red and white and widely uses the Comet symbol in its iconography.==Armies== The Talabecland armies wear red and yellow uniforms and usually consist of smaller numbers of elite soldiers rather than the large armies of other regions.