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Originally Posted by Sombre

Yeah the Warhammer origin story is pretty stupid in essence, but it's just an excuse for all the stuff the Breton's have built up themselves. I think Breton culture is all that's really needed, rather than an origin.

I mean there are plenty of dom3 nations that don't really seem to have any origin, just their own culture, religion etc

For any other nation, yes, that'd work. But there are several things about Breton that make it a special case.

1) Damsels: Bretonnia knights are so medieval that is doesn't just make sense for them to leave such important thing as magic to *gasp*.. women! Besides, according to lore, not even the King would disobey an "order" from Damsel, so they practically rule the nation. They are mysterious, nearly supernatural beings, not just some women trained in magic. Thus they need supernatural backround.

2) Grail: This just cannot be just a cultural thing. I mean drinking from the Grail turns into a superhuman with supernatural abilities. It's not just some upgrade by combat experience ("you've slain enough monsters questing knight, here is +1 to all stats, ta'daa! You're now a grail knight!"), it's a magical transformation. It has to have a source.