"Dangerous to get to, dangerous to be in, and dangerous to be from. But you can get goods from Cathay far, far cheaper than they sell in Altdorf."
- —Reiner of Nuln, merchant[1a]
The Eastern Oblast is the easternmost oblast region of Kislev, located between the River Lynsk, the Lesser Tobol, and the Worlds Edge Mountains. Much of the Eastern Oblast is true steppeland, though south of the River Lynsk there are some croplands to be found as well. In the east, the foothills and lower peaks of the Worlds Edge Mountains are counted as part of the region, and much timber is brought down from the forests of those foothills to supply the more settled stanitsas.[1a]
The region is fairly well settled, thanks in part to the trade route to the Far East that starts in the city of Praag. Nevertheless, the stanitsas and tirsas of the region are of normal size for the country, and there are more than a few krugs roaming the northern and western steppes.[1a]
The People[]
"'Grandmother's boy': Someone who follows the hags' guidance, particularly if he is a Gospodar."
- —Sayings of the Eastern Oblast[1a]
The Eastern Oblast is often assaulted from two directions. Kyazans come from the north and west, raiding on behalf of their dark masters among the Chaos Gods, while Greenskins pour down from the Worlds Edge Mountains to raid simply for the sake of raiding.
The Kislevite people of this region are almost constantly fighting for their own survival. They tend to feel that Kislevites further south do not appreciate their sacrifices, and these days, there are many who feel that the ingrates down there had the destruction of the great Chaos invasion known as the Storm of Chaos coming.[1a]
The region is populated by Kislevite families of both Gospodar and Ungol ethnic descent and actually has a number of settlements where the population is ethnically mixed between the two peoples. The Ungols here are the most organised in the realm and are the ones most likely to talk seriously about restoring their old power as the masters of Kislev before the Gospodars' coming. The hags here have a great deal of influence, and even the Gospodar take them seriously.[1a]