Waldenhof, the capital town of the province of Sylvania in the Empire, is a walled town that sits where its tributary rivers come down from the mountains and merge together to form the River Stir.[1a]
History[]
Waldenhof was the domain of Dietrich von Dohl, the self-styled "Crimson Lord" of Sylvania.[4a]
Storm of Chaos[]
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After Mannfred von Carstein's resurgence following the events of the Storm of Chaos, Waldenhof fell under his dominion. Count von Carstein continued his cruel reign from Castle Waldenhof.[1b]
The residents of Waldenhof lock and bolt their doors every night and let no one in, even should they be screaming for help. Only taverns are open in the evening, as is required by law. Some say this is because the inns of Waldenhof are favourite "hunting grounds" for the Count's retainers.[1b]
The City[]
The heraldry of Waldenhof under the rule of the Vampire Counts in Total War: Warhammer III
Built long ago of dark stone, with gargoyles watching from seemingly every corner of the peaked roofs, Waldenhof is a town of perpetual gloom. As a traveller once remarked, "It looks like something right out of every child's nightmare." Though it has a dockyard at the bottom of the cliffs on which it looms, boats rarely come this far, in spite of the prospect of trade with the Dwarfs in the hills up-river. The main street of the town is known as the Waldenstrasse.[1b]
Most of the city is in ruin, with only every third house inhabited. Originally built for around five thousand people, it appears to now only hold a tenth of that number.[3a]
During the reign of the Vampire Counts, Waldenhof was the domain of Adolphus Krieger.[3b]
Notable Locations[]
Waldenhof Opera House[]
The Waldenhof Opera House is a mammoth structure that could seat over a thousand within its gigantic theatre, its walls adorned with marble statues imported from Tilea, its domed roof covered in red-day tiles from Estalia. It is sometimes jokingly called the "Little Altdorf," for its blatant attempt to ape the majestic Karl-Franz Theatre.[2]
That the population of the town was neither large enough nor prosperous enough to maintain a permanent opera company, the structure standing empty and silent for eight months in twelve, had been of little consideration to the count who had ordered its construction—other provincial capitals had opera houses, and so, too, should Waldenhof.[2]
Waldenhof Museum[]
The Waldenhof Museum is no different, albeit its pedigree stretched back further than that of the opera house. The museum dated back to the year 1755 IC, nearly eight centuries ago, another period of Waldenhof civic envy. Even in those more prosperous times, it had been a frivolous and reckless expenditure, though the wealthy Maeckler family had shared a large part of the expense.[2]
Sometime described as nothing more than a bloated leech fastened onto the town’s heart. Every year it drain a little more from the town treasury. The building has to be maintained, and, as part of the contract signed with the Maeckler family, half the cost of any new exhibits is absorbed by the government.[2]
It stores Unberogen relics, the battered prow of a Norscan longship, the slightly musty armour and regalia of a Kislevite Winged Lancer. The Maeckler Collection is as eclectic as it was extensive, encompassing artefacts from before even Sigmar had strode the earth, from virtually every culture known to man.[2]