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The Shard Lands is a province introduced in Total War: Warhammer III. It's part of The Realm of Chaos and Immortal Empires.
It corresponds partially to the Aghol Wastelands province in Mortal Empires and Eye of the Vortex.
Background[]
The Shard Lands are an area of the Northern Chaos Wastes to the far west. It is here where the world ends and the Realm of Chaos begins, the land becomes broken and sundered. Great tracts of land eternally crack, splinter, and reform as the laws of nature are broken anew in each passing moment and the domain of the Ruinous Powers greedily reconsumes the edge of the world.
They border Naggaroth, where the last of the Dark Elves' great watchtowers peter out, and perhaps it is the scent of depravity and cruelty that hangs on them that make this a locus for Slaanesh in particular. This is said to be the location of the Marcher Fortress, a mighty citadel mortared with the flesh and blood of mortals and disfavoured daemons alike, ground to paste by the slow, never-ending turn of the windmill outside.
Inside a great revel is always being held: Bread is broken and cups are raised in dripping praise to the Lord of Pleasure, and the charade of courtly behaviour reigns in feasts of blood. The Fortress is filled with the constant din of screams, both in pain and pleasure; the cries of lovers and the dying, and the echoing cackling of daemons and debased mortals. The interior is exquisitely appointed in the finest of art, silken cushions, and decorated tables filled with all manner of treats and drink. Partaking in any of the pleasures here causes one to be affected with the Sickening Lust, a heightening craving for whatever was taken that can never be satiated.
Settlements[]
The Realm of Chaos[]
| Settlement | Type | Port | Climate | Starting faction | Resources | Special buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Palace of Ruin | Province capital 
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No |  Chaotic Wasteland
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 Seducers of Slaanesh
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 Court of the Covenant
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| Palace of Princes | Minor | No |  Bloody Sword
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 The Inevitable City
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| The Fetid Catacombs | Minor | No | ||||
| Blood Mountain | Minor | No |  Iron
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 Machina Daemonium
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Immortal Empires[]
| Settlement | Type | Port | Climate | Starting faction | Resources | Special buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortress of the Damned | Province capital
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Yes | Chaotic Wasteland
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 Deadwood Sentinels The Decadent Host
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 The Marcher Fortress
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| Shard Bastion | Minor | No |  Frozen
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 Aghol
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| Shagrath | Minor | Yes | Deadwood Sentinels
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