The Wasteland is a low-lying region situated around the mouth of the River Reik, to the north-west of The Empire. It contains Marienberg, one of if not the wealthiest city in the Old World. Formerly known as Westerland, the Wasteland was once a province of the Empire until a series of cunning political and financial maneuverings by Marienburg's merchant houses allowed them to declare independence. It gained its current name from Emperor Wilhelm III, who when he lost the war of independence declared it as such, and furthermore bid the newly-formed Merchant Directorate choke on it.
It can be fairly said the Wasteland deserves its name however, because beyond the vast, colourful sprawl of Marienberg it is a dour region of soggy marshes and moors, bordering the forbidding Sea of Claws. It was not always thus: during the Elven golden age it was recorded as an eye-catching place that supported a healthy amount of wildlife. After the Elves abandoned it however it was the site of a genocidal war between the Fimir and the Skaven, and the damage these two evil races caused rendered it the barren and barely inhabited land it is today. Outside of Marienberg it is a place to swiftly get through, although it grows more pleasant and populated southwards down the Reik.
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