Eataine (pronounced: AY-a-tain), formally the Kingdom of Eataine,[3a] is simply the hinterland of the vast city-state of Lothern, and first amongst the ten High Elf kingdoms of the island-continent of Ulthuan.
Eataine is also the kingdom of the Phoenix -- nowhere is the mighty bird more venerated.[1c] Indeed, Phoenixes -- the chosen messengers of the Elven god Asuryan -- are popular symbols within the kingdom, often depicted as rising from the waves, for many of Eataine's folk believe it was only through the Creator God's intervention that Ulthuan was rescued from the ocean's chill embrace.[4b]
The colours of Eataine's noble houses are reds, oranges, and crimson -- the hues of Asuryan's Phoenixes.[4a]
Some of Eataine's veteran spear regiments bear the image of a Frostheart Phoenix upon their shields.[4a]
History[]
Eataine is the home of the current Phoenix King of Ulthuan, Finubar, and the site of his Phoenix Court. Eataine is dotted with vineyards, villas and summer estates to which the noble families of the city of Lothern retire. The city is one of the wonders of the Known World and the source of Eataine's prosperity.[1b]
Eataine is the mightiest of the kingdoms of Ulthuan, centred around the Emerald Gate and the city of Lothern. Many merchants dwell here and send forth colonists to the four corners of the Known World. This is a populous region which maintains a large number of troops. Its warriors are skilled with either the bow or the spear and are always excellently equipped with the finest armour and weapons. The nobles dress in splendid robes and often wear ornate armour decorated with precious gemstones and valuable metals. These warriors fight on land and sea and have detachments skilled in the use of the Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower, which can be either mounted onboard or removed for use on land. The best warriors serve in the Lothern Sea Guard, a large body of infantry whose regiments are based in Lothern, but who also travel throughout the world with the Phoenix King's armies.[2a]
The nobility of Eataine is exceptionally proud. They point to the fact that several Phoenixes nest about their coastlines' clifftops and the fact that the kingdom has suffered considerably less during the six-millennia-long war against the Dark Elf Witch King Malekith, and that their land is the chosen domain of Asuryan, the king of the Elven Pantheon. Thus, all princes of Eataine consider themselves touched by the divine in one way or the other -- a fact only exacerbated by the presence of the court of the Phoenix King in Lothern.[4a]
Notable Locations[]
- Angerrial - A city[1a]
- Circle of Dawn - Shrine[1a]
- Circle of Night - Shrine[1a]
- Caledor's Repose - A city[1a]
- Everwatch - Fortress[1a]
- Island of Flame[1a]
- Shrine of Asuryan - Shrine of the Creator God Asuryan [1a]
- Shimmersung[1a]
- Shimmersward – A city[1a]
- Straits of Lothern[1a]
- Glittering Tower - Fortress[1a]
- Tor Canabrae – In 2387 IC Lokhir Fellheart raided this port and razed it.[6a]
- Tower of Lysean – A city[1a]
Sources[]
- 1: Warhammer Armies: High Elves (8th Edition)
- 2: Warhammer Armies: High Elves (5th Edition)
- 2a: pg. 46
- 3: Warhammer Armies: High Elves (4th Edition)
- 3a: pg. 6
- 4: Warhammer: Uniforms & Heraldry of the High Elves (Background Book)
- 5: Total War: Warhammer II (PC Game)
- 6: White Dwarf 37
- 6a: pg. 80