Wei-Jin as seen from the Dragon Gate in Total War: Warhammer III.
Wei-Jin[4], also spelled Wei-jin or Weijin, is the wondrous capital city of Grand Cathay and the seat of the Dragon Emperor and Moon Empress, located in the Imperial Provinces in the northeast of Cathay, directly south of the Great Bastion.[1a]
Reputed to be the greatest and largest city in the Known World, it is home to such wonders as the Paradise Gardens, the Temple of the Two Moons and the mystical River of Souls, said to allow passage to the underworld.[1a]
History[]
The banner of the Celestial Loyalists, the army of Grand Cathay stationed in Wei-Jin as depicted in Total War: Warhammer III.[3]
In 1247 IC, a Tilean explorer named Marco Polare reached Grand Cathay, and wrote of spying the Skaven under its great city of Wei-jin.[2a]
Geography[]
Notable Locations[]
Celestial City[]
Magically floating above the streets of Wei-jin is the Celestial City, a vast Cathayan palace complex where the ruling Cathayan Dragons, the Dragon Emperor and his consort the Moon Empress, hold court. It is in the Celestial City that the Wu Xing Compass is located, a potent magical artefact that allows the Cathayan Dragons to direct the Winds of Magic across Cathay to produce powerful, realm-wide magical effects that bolster the empire's economy, population growth and military defences.[3a][3]
Temple of the Two Moons[]
This especially sacred temple bars entry to normal Cathayan citizens and soldiers. Only the Dragon-Blooded may enter its halls. Legends say it holds the origin and the secret to understanding the power of Yin and Yang.[3]
Paradise Gardens[]
The gardens of the Moon Empress are said to be of unnatural beauty. Some even say more beautiful than the center of Avelorn itself.[3]
Trivia[]
Wei-jin is likely based in both name, function and relative geographical location in the Celestial Empire on Beijing, the capital city of China since the Ming Dynasty.
In Chinese, the name would be spelled as "巍京" (Wei-jing), which means "towering city."