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Not to be confused with the Old Dwarf Pass between Tilea and the Border Princes.


Warhammer Old Dwarf Road

The Old Dwarf Road of Averland.

The Old Dwarf Road is a road which stretches from the city of Wurtbad in the Imperial province of Averland[1f] all the way to the Dwarf capital of Karaz-a-Karak.[2a]

The Old Dwarf Road was once a broad stone highway connecting the Dwarf realm to Elven trading posts, but that was many millennia ago. Now the broken road is criss-crossed with pathways to nearby settlements of Men, and much of the stone has been prised from the ground for other constructions.[3a]

The town of Heideck, for instance, was a way station on the road at the height of the Karaz Ankor, which was in ruins when Men first occupied the area.[1c] Still, some buildings there date back to a time before the Dwarfs' war with the Elves.[3a] During the foundation of the Empire, Sigmar decreed the building of new roads, which also connected to the Old Dwarf Road in Averland.[1a]

The terminus of the Old Dwarf road is located at the city of Wurtbad.[1f] From here the road travels south and connects with the Moot road at Wördern.[1e] From there, it meets the Agbeiten road at the waystation of Heideck[1d], before continuing to the fortress town of Grenzstadt and passing through the Black Fire Pass.[1b] Through Black Fire Pass, one can trace the path of the Old Dwarf Road out into the forests of the Border Princes and past the gates of the great Dwarf fortress of Karaz-a-Karak. There, the Old Dwarf Road becomes the Silver Road to the east.[2a]

Sources[]

  • 1: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Sigmar's Heir (RPG)
    • 1a: pg. 13
    • 1b: pg. 43
    • 1c: pg. 46
    • 1d: pg. 47
    • 1e: pg. 61
    • 1f: pg. 90
  • 2: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition: Black Fire Pass (RPG)
  • 3: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition: Journey to Black Fire Pass (RPG)
    • 3a: pg. 10