state colours: red and yellow
Elector: Helmut Feuerbach
Provincial capital: Talabheim
Talabecland takes its name from Taal, god of wild places. This is an appropriate choice, since the province is covered by the vast expanse of the Great Forest, and there are few wilder places in The Empire. It is often said that every man in Talabecland is an excellent shot with a bow, and there is no doubt that the state army has a surplus of highly-skilled archers and scouts. However, the province is decidedly under-populated for its considerable size and cannot muster a large force. Neither is it a land where trade flourishes overmuch, and there is little money to spend on modern weaponry.
There is still some lingering animosity towards the Cult of Sigmar, dating back to Countess Ottilia’s declaration of the Sigmarite Heresy over a thousand years ago. Ottilia’s claim for the Imperial throne was backed by Ar-Ulric on condition that Sigmar be declared a false god, and his followers heretics, and there are places in Talabecland where these beliefs live on. Ulric remains the dominant god, with his brother Taal revered by the hunters and woodsmen of the Great Forest.
A map of Talabecland
See also Eater and Drinker: a folk tale of Talabecland
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