The whole range of the Worlds Edge Mountains, stretching from the northern reaches of the Old World to the jungles of the Southlands.
The Worlds Edge Mountains, also spelled World's Edge Mountains and sometimes called the Mountains-at-World's-End, is the longest mountain range in the mortal world and one of the highest.[1a] Stretching from the northern Chaos Wastes and extending into the Southlands, they form a natural barrier between the Old World and the Dark Lands.
The Worlds Edge Mountains were at the heart of the great Dwarf empire of Karaz Ankor in ancient days, and even now, many great Dwarf Holds and fortresses may be found amidst this towering range of peaks.
The ancient Nehekharans called the portion of the World's Edge Mountains that bisected their Great Land the "Mountains of Dawn."[1a]
Geography[]
The Worlds Edge Mountains are considered the largest mountain range in the Known World. The mountains reach from the most northern parts of the Empire and Kislev to as far south as the jungles of the Southlands. The whole mountain range is said to be the main barrier for any race to cross if they are to invade the lands of the west, such as the Old World and Araby. It is the strongest bulwark against the Greenskins of the Dark Lands and beyond, mainly due to the stout and valiant defence of the Dwarfs of the Karaz Ankor.
It is said that the Dwarf empire spanned the entirety of the mountain range, from the most southern hold of Karak Zorn to the lost northern hold of Karak Zhul. The first Dwarf settlements were established in the south but as they followed the veins of minerals they began to make their way northwards, establishing Dwarf Holds in the mountain range bordering the current lands of the Empire.
The mountains are also said to split into several smaller ranges such as the Black Mountains, which act as the Empire's southern border with the Border Princes, and the Grey Mountains, which serve as the western border between the lands of Bretonnia and the Empire. The range continues to the north until it splits in the lands of Norsca, with one extension connecting to the Mountains of Mourn and the plateaus of Zorn Uzkul and K'datha.
The Dwarf stronghold of Zhufbar is home to a nest of Fire Dragons sealed in an abandoned hall named the Dragon's Hall, or Khaz Drakk in Khazalid, which leads to the River Aver.