He joined the creative team on and off, because he was a great traveller, Hal. Richard Halliwell… used to intersperse periods of work at GW with long foreign excursions to Africa, Asia and South America – we never knew when we’d see him again when he took off! The next region to be described in any detail emerged from the travels of Richard Halliwell. We can surmise that the kingdoms of dwarfs and elves were probably inspired by JRR Tolkien, judging by what came before and after. This suggests that the East was modelled on feudal Japan. The ‘Heroic Adventurers’ insert (August 1983) describes a descendant of one of Enkalon Garusa’s great captains as “Yamato-Takishi Samurai Warrior of the East”. There also appears to be a historical analogue for “the Eastern Legions”. So the North should perhaps be seen as resembling Northern Europe in the Viking Age. ‘The Duelling Circles of Khorne’ (November 1983) specifically equates northerners with the “Norse”. WFB1 describes Northmen in a manner reminiscent of historic Norse. The Four Nations are not described in any more detail, but there are clues elsewhere as to their character. Captains of the Warriors of the North, the Eastern Legions, the Old Elves and the Davarian Dwarf Clans. … There were four great Captains who ruled in Great Enkalon’s Empire of the Four Nations. Pax Gorusa held sway thoughout his huge empire. Some 1800 years ago, the Great Enkalon was Warrior Emperor of the Four Nations, Bright Star of the North, Uniter of the Goodly Races, Mighty Palladin, Crusher of Goblins.
The first to be mentioned was the Empire of the Four Nations: There are, though, a number of isolated references to places in them. There is no map or description of the eleven continents, and it is not clear that they were even defined in the authors’ minds. This reference to eleven continents makes it clear that the Warhammer world was at this stage something quite different from what it would later become. The Seven Instruments of Laerial are now scattered across the eleven continents. This post has been modified from its original form.Īt the time of WFB1‘s first printing the Warhammer world scarcely existed, but it soon began to take shape. This post continues my history of WFRP1, which started here. Top Posts & PagesĬategories Categories Search Search for: Archives This blog is a vehicle for my thoughts on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay's first edition, the Warhammer setting of the 1980s and other related matters.
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