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U a spectacular feat of engineering, and an enduring symbol of our alliance with the dwarfs.

it connects the threading


roads, rivers, and canals to the vast tapestry of trade and commerce in which our empire is wrapped, forming an unrivalled
mercantile centre. from a distance, Ubersreik may appear serene, but up close many signs reveal its tumultuous and violent
history. sadly, this great fortress-town has suffered under the calamitous misrule of the Jungfreuds. for too long that

centuries the good folk of Ubersreik have cried out in sorrow and desperation, praying for deliverance. Praise be to sigmar
that his imperial majesty, emperor karl-franz i answered those prayers and liberated the beleaguered town, and now, under
Ubersreik’s streets run red with the blood of Reikland. Corpses of good, stout-hearted folk hang from the
walls for no crime but obedience to their liege-lords. The Cult of Sigmar demands all honour their noble
lords and masters, but the only reward for such loyalty in Ubersreik is a short drop and early passage
to Morr’s Realm. None can understand why Altdorf State Soldiers arrived to remove Graf Sigismund
von Jung freud from power. The Emperor claimed the old graf was preparing for war with the Duchy of
Wallenstein to the north, that he had marshalled soldiers by the thousand in secret and was ready to strike.
But few believe such elaborate claims, for the graf was a fair, strong ruler and beloved of the people. So,
nobles and commoners alike gossip like fish-wives from the halls of power to the cheapest tavern. What
could cause the Emperor to do this?
I A G U i d e to U b e r s r e i k

Welcome to Ubersreik

‘so, this is Ubersreik? smaller than i expected.


seize the castle and granaries, and if there are any Jungfreuds left,

— General Jendrick von dabernick

Nestled in the craggy shadows of the Grey Mountains, the All this traffic makes the town surprisingly cosmopolitan. In
fortress-town of Ubersreik guards the Grey Lady Pass, the only addition to a sizeable Dwarf quarter, many Halflings call the
reliable trade route from the Reikland into the Bretonnian duchy town home. Humans from across the grand provinces of the
of Parravon. It stands in the fertile Lady’s Vale astride the river Empire can be found walking its streets and drinking its ale.
Teufel, and is connected by roads traversing the Reikland in all It is also host to a significant community of Bretonnian expats,
directions. The town profits from the never-ending stream of trade and even a small Tilean compound.
flowing through its busy mercantile districts, handling goods
from Bretonnia and the Dwarf Holds of the Grey Mountains Prospectors, hunters and adventures strike out from Ubersreik
before exporting them across the Empire and beyond. to delve into the Grey Mountains, seeking gold, fame, or infamy
amongst those jagged peaks.
Ubersreik’s roads are choked with coaches, wagons, and horses
carrying goods to and from the town’s busy market places.
Similarly, its rivers and connecting canals teem with barges,
boats, and ships laden with all manner of cargo for sale and trade.
News of this prosperity has spread across the Reikland, resulting
in a constant stream of folk too poor to do aught but walk
heading to Ubersreik in search of work.

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