Mountain Fronts

Bretonnia's borders are marked from the east to the south by two massive mountain chains. Though these mountains are large in size, it does not protect Bretonnia with any natural defenses. But what the mountains do provide are hideouts for Orcs, Goblins and other enemies that are ready to strike the lands of Bretonnia with terror and havoc.

On the northern end of the Grey Mountains, holds the Pale Sisters. These are a range of limestone hills that border the northern parts of Bretonnia. These hills are separated from the massive mountains by the River Ois, and are mainly inhabited by shepherds and a few castles. The ancestors of the Bretonnians built burial mounds with huge slabs and boulders of stone for their chiefs. These works may have been inspired by contact with the Dwarfs and Elves. Since many of these tombs are hidden or in ruin, they became lairs for monsters. This is a region that attracts many Questing Knights, and Dwarf treasure hunters looking for gold.

Located on the eastern end of Bretonnia, it is the sole border between Bretonnia and the Empire. Only a few passes are available through the mountains for travellers and merchants, but these passes are filled with danger. The routes are narrow and weak, very unsuitable for wagons; only mules and men on foot may cross. The largest of these passes is the Axe Bite Pass. Both side of this pass is heavily guarded, one side held by the Empire, the other, Bretonnia. The Empire's fortress of Helmgart is faced off with Bretonnian's Castle de Montfort, fortified by the Duke de Montfort. This pass is the most trecherous, for invading armies attempting to cross the mountains takes this route. Therefore this site has been of many battles and skirmishes. The northern end of the Grey Mountain gradually slopes into the hilly uplands of the Gisoreux Gap. This is the main pass for Bretonnia's trade route with the East, and the easiest route for an invading army. Consequently, it is one of the most well defended areas of Bretonnia, fortified by castles and fortresses...with a huge retinue of Knights and Men-at-Arms.

These mountains mark the southern border of Bretonnia. Located on the other side of these mountains are Tilea and Skavenblight. To the east, the mountain runs into high peaks known as The Vaults. There are very little passes to cross these mountains, and the one used are extremely perilous. Even though it is foolish for enemies to attack from these passes, Bretonnians still hold numerous castles and fortresses to guard this frontier from Skaven and Orcs and Goblins. Most trade with Tilea goes across a single pass leading to the plains of Marigliano or by sea around the Estalian peninsula.

In the heartland of Bretonnia, dominates the rocky crags of the Massif Orcal. The cliffs that rises above the Forest of Chalons are bare, with the exception of gnarled and twisted pine trees clinging on to their last moments of life. Before the Bretonnians became the prosperous empire that it is now, this region was a stronghold of Orcs and Goblins. There are still enclaves of Orcs and Goblins hidden among the crags as well as the ruined ramparts of old strongholds overthrown by Bretonnian Knights in their battles to rid this region of Orcs. Yet, somehow Orcs and other evil creatures manage to hide in these mountains and return to wreak havoc on the region. This region is filled with honeycomb like caves, some perhaps dwelved by Dwarfs in remote antiquity. Skaven are rumoured to have a stronghold somewhere deep within these mountains.