Karak Hirn: Heart of the Hornberg By Alfred Nuñez Jr. Special thanks for the comments, editorial work and suggestions provided by John Foody, Jude Hornborg, Rich Pingree, and Dan Wray Expanded concept of kinhalls an kinhearths by Dan Wray and used with permission Woodcut from www.Godecookery.com Obligatory Copyright Statement The Karak Hirn: Heart of the Hornberg sourcebook is intended to be a completely unofficial addition to Warhammer Fantasy RolePlay owned by Games Workshop (GW). All relevant trademarks and copyrights are used without permission and in no way meant to challenge ownership to them by GW. The Karak Hirn: Heart of the Hornberg sourcebook fully recognises said copyright and trademark ownership. Where possible, this effort conforms to the 'official' nature of the Warhammer World, and does so with the full acknowledgement of the intellectual ownership and legal copyright ownership of that material. Karak Hirn: Heart of the Hornberg Alfred Nuñez Jr. Table of Contents Author’s Notes................................................................................................................................ 4 Karak Hirn ...................................................................................................................................... 4 History......................................................................................................................................... 5 The Dwarf Schism .................................................................................................................. 5 Trade with the Tribes.............................................................................................................. 5 Rise of Sigmar......................................................................................................................... 6 Hohenbach Treachery ............................................................................................................. 6 The Shattered Neighbour ........................................................................................................ 6 Karak Hirn Today ................................................................................................................... 7 Sidebar: Population Density of the Karaks............................................................................. 7 The Dwarfhold............................................................................................................................ 8 Sidebar: Brotherhood of Memory........................................................................................... 9 The Rulers of Karak Hirn ........................................................................................................... 9 King Alrik Ranulfsson ............................................................................................................ 9 Queen Winnifer Flaxenhair..................................................................................................... 9 Prince Earak Alriksson ........................................................................................................... 9 Warmaster Ghunnar Ranulfsson........................................................................................... 10 Prince Muldrim Theodarsson................................................................................................ 10 King's Council....................................................................................................................... 10 Feast Days................................................................................................................................. 11 The Horn of Hirn .......................................................................................................................... 13 The Mountain............................................................................................................................ 13 Entering the Kingdom of .......................................................................................................... 15 Karak Hirn ................................................................................................................................ 15 Villages and Mining Camps...................................................................................................... 17 Black Mountain Villages ...................................................................................................... 17 Mining Camps....................................................................................................................... 18 Lurking Dangers ....................................................................................................................... 18 Bandits .................................................................................................................................. 18 Demonologists and Necromancers ....................................................................................... 18 Giants .................................................................................................................................... 19 Griffons................................................................................................................................. 19 Lizardmen (Saurus)............................................................................................................... 19 Minions of Chaos.................................................................................................................. 19 Ogres..................................................................................................................................... 19 Orcs and Goblins................................................................................................................... 20 Skaven................................................................................................................................... 20 Slavers................................................................................................................................... 20 Trolls..................................................................................................................................... 20 Werewolves........................................................................................................................... 21 Inside Karak Hirn.......................................................................................................................... 21 A. The Inner Citadel ................................................................................................................. 21 B. Under Pasture ....................................................................................................................... 23 2 Karak Hirn: Heart of the Hornberg Alfred Nuñez Jr. C. Hall of Kings ........................................................................................................................ 24 D. Hall of Temples.................................................................................................................... 24 E. Hall of Tombs....................................................................................................................... 25 F. Hall of Clans......................................................................................................................... 26 G. Hall of Runesmiths............................................................................................................... 28 H. Hall of Loremasters.............................................................................................................. 28 I. South Mines........................................................................................................................... 29 J. West Mines............................................................................................................................ 30 K. The Merchant Halls.............................................................................................................. 30 1. Constabulary ..................................................................................................................... 31 2. Stables and Caravansary ................................................................................................... 32 3. Branmuffin’s Eatery......................................................................................................... 32 4. Inn of the Mountain Traveller........................................................................................... 32 5. Courthouse ........................................................................................................................ 32 Sidebar: Dwarf Law.............................................................................................................. 33 6. Hall of Guilds................................................................................................................... 33 7. Elassir’s Books................................................................................................................. 34 8. Black Crevasse Tavern .................................................................................................... 34 9. Grunna’s Boarding House................................................................................................ 34 10. Bardin’s Winery............................................................................................................