Absalom at a Glance

With nearly five millennia of history behind its walls, Absalom is a monument to civilization, both good and bad. It has withstood countless sieges and stood tall while entire nations around it rose and fell. Even after the death of its founder and patron deity Aroden, the city has continued to flourish economically, culturally, and technologically.

Most recently, the city successfully staved off two incredible assaults—one known as the Fiendflesh Siege in 4717 ar and a shocking attack from the lich-king Tar-Baphon, the Whispering Tyrant, 2 years later. It was during the chaos of the former siege that the city’s current primarch, Lord Gyr of Gixx, mysteriously went missing. In response, the Grand Council named Wynsal Starborn siege lord of Absalom, which bestowed upon him broad emergency powers as well as the title and responsibilities of acting primarch. Starborn has remained in power since the Fiendflesh Siege, and with no sign of the true primarch anywhere, it seems unlikely that the siege lord’s de facto leadership, for better or worse, will change any time soon.