The Howling Hills are a geographic anomaly of the Imperial province of Hochland and the site of the legendary victory of Mandred Skavenslayer over the teeming hordes of the Skaven during the Skaven Wars of the 12th century IC. It was here that the ratmen were finally broken in a crushing defeat. This battle was so decisive that it caused the Under-Empire's ruling Council of Thirteen to abandon their war against the Empire altogether.[1a]
The Howling Hills are pitted and scarred, slashed by many ravines and a myriad of gorges. Many claim the gods simply dumped the remains of the Middle Mountains onto the plains. Indeed, the hills resemble a jumble of limestone and granite stretching across leagues of stone. There are no trees or bushes in this area, making it desolate and barren.[1a]