The seven largest of these are known as Electoral Provinces because their rulers have each traditionally been granted a say in the election of the Emperor these are shown on the map.
Within these natural and political frontiers are numerous smaller, semi-autonomous states. To south and west, the Black and Grey Mountains form natural frontiers, while the Wasteland in the northwest extends across the only stretch of open country between The Empire and Bretonnia. To the northwest lies the country of Kislev, where heroic armies hold back the hordes of Chaos encamped in the Northern Wastes. To the north and east, The Empire is bounded by the stormy waters of the Sea of Claws and the towering peaks of the Worlds Edge Mountains.
