The Wasteland

The Wasteland is a province introduced in Total War: Warhammer. It begins the campaign controlled by the Marienburg minor faction.
==Background==
The Wasteland is a low-lying region situated around the mouth of the River Reik, to the north-west of The Empire. It contains Marienberg, one of if not the wealthiest city in the Old World. Formerly known as Westerland, the Wasteland was once a province of the Empire until a series of cunning political and financial maneuverings by Marienburg's merchant houses allowed them to declare independence. It gained its current name from Emperor Wilhelm III, who when he lost the war of independence declared it as such, and furthermore bid the newly-formed Merchant Directorate choke on it.
It can be fairly said the Wasteland deserves its name however, because beyond the vast, colourful sprawl of Marienberg it is a dour region of soggy marshes and moors, bordering the forbidding Sea of Claws. It was not always thus: during the Elven golden age it was recorded as an eye-catching place that supported a healthy amount of wildlife. After the Elves abandoned it however it was the site of a genocidal war between the Fimir and the Skaven, and the damage these two evil races caused rendered it the barren and barely inhabited land it is today. Outside of Marienberg it is a place to swiftly get through, although it grows more pleasant and populated southwards down the Reik.
==Settlements==
===The Old World===
Settlement	Type 	Port	Starting faction	Resources	Special buildings
Marienburg	 	Yes 	Marienburg 	Dyes 	Marienburg Port
Gorssel 	Minor	 	Salt 	 	
===Mortal Empires===
Settlement	Type 	Port	Climate 	Starting faction	Resources	Special buildings
Marienburg	 	Yes 	Temperate	Marienburg 	17px Dyes	Marienburg Port
Gorssel 	Minor	 	17px Salt	 	 	
Aarnu 	Minor	 	 	 	 	
===The Realm of Chaos===
Settlement 	Type 	Port	Climate 	Starting faction	Resources	Special buildings
✷ Marienburg 	Province capital	Yes 	Temperate	 	Dyes 	Marienburg DocksMarienburg HarbourMarienburg Port
Fort Bergbres	Minor 	 	Temperate	 	 	
Broekwater 	Minor 	 	Temperate	 	 	
Gorssel 	Minor 	 	Temperate	 	 	
===Immortal Empires===
Settlement	Type 	Port	Climate 	Starting faction	Resources	Special buildings
Marienburg	Province capital	 	Temperate	 	Dyes 	Marienburg DocksMarienburg HarbourMarienburg Port
Gorssel 	Minor 	 	Temperate	 	Salt 	
Aarnau 	Minor 	 	Temperate	 	 	
==Regional occupation==
Regional occupation:
* Temperate lowlands
Category:The Realm of Chaos provinces