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Free Company Militia - not to be confused with the usual band of cut-throats and mercenaries, these are rag-tag groups of patriotic civilians taking up arms alongside the Empire's armies.They are hardy fighters and are well-accustomed to the rigours of war, but are undisciplined and unruly. Free Companys - Sell-swords, mercenaries, cut-throats, and bandits paid to fight for the Empire and her armies.Equipped with a spear and shield, providing the Empire with much needed holding power. Empire Spearmen - Spearmen are amongst the three most common infantry types fielded by the armies of the Empire.Equipped with a battle-worn Halberd, providing the Empire with both offensive and defensive capability with bone-crushing force. Empire Halberdier - Halbediers are amongst the three most common infantry types fielded by the armies of the Empire.Equipped with a sword, shield and half-plate armor, the Swordsmen of the Empire provides the military with reliable offensive capability. Empire Swordsmen - Swordsmen are amongst the three most common infantry types fielded by the armies of the Empire.In addition to these forces are the various secular and religious Knightly Orders which will form most of the cavalry. These forces are supplemented during war by various forms of militia, such as peasant levies and mercenary bands. The armies of the Empire are massive and diverse fighting forces, having a wide range of available units while the Imperial Navy patrols the mighty rivers of The Empire besides protecting the northern coast of Nordland.Įach of the Elector Counts, including the Emperor, maintains their own standing armies, called State Troops, which are largely composed of infantry. For more details see: Armies of the Empire.Nevertheless the majority of the common people see Wizards with more than a little amount of unease, fear and suspicion. The Wizards provide valuable magical support and protection for the armies of the Empire. The colleges were founded by High Elf Loremaster Teclis at the request of Emperor Magnus the Pious. The Empire has the 8 Colleges of Magic which, in exchange for suitable fees, teach and train powerful Wizards. Sigmar, Ulric, Taal and his wife Rhya, Shallya, Morr and Ranald are the most popular ones. Nearly all deities of the Old World pantheon are openly worshipped and accepted. The overwhelming majority of the citizens of The Empire are human but Halflings, Dwarfs, Elves, and Ogres are present. The Empire's oldest and foremost allies are the Dwarfs and the Empire of Kislev, but over the centuries the High Elves and the Kingdom of Bretonnia have also fought at the side of The Empire in the eternal struggle against the forces of Chaos and the Greenskin hordes. Previously non-Electoral and attached to Talabecland.Įmperor Karl Franz I of House Holswig-SchliesteinĪttached to Middenland, former electoral province
Previously non-Electoral, and attached to Talabheim It is likely that the richest and most influential merchants have the greatest influence over the whole process but precise details are currently unknown. There the burghers choose their own Burgomeisters. Somewhat outside of the rule of the nobility are the semi-independent city-states. The Empire is not a centralised nation, but rather a feudal confederacy of 11 large and semi-independent provinces, bound together by common interests, history, language, religion, and culture. The electoral provinces and city states of The Empire Gaining their respect and loyalty through example and fair leadership tends to be the best solution. His power is severely limited by the inability to enforce his edicts within the semi-independent provinces, where the Elector Counts can effectively choose to largely ignore them.Ī wise emperor realises that trying to subdue the Elector Counts through force and/or threats is a very dangerous errand, which all too easily ends with open rebellion and civil war. The Emperor is largely the leader of the Elector Counts, who are extremely powerful and independent. Each of them casts a vote, and the candidate with most votes becomes Emperor. An election is held by 15 Electors, 10 of which are Elector Counts. Upon the death of an Emperor the throne does not automatically pass to his heir. Following the passing of Sigmar, the system of Electors was established, with the provincial rulers entitled to elect a new Emperor from among themselves.Īlthough the Emperor is both head-of-state of the Empire and commander-in-chief of its armies, the real power within the Empire is held by the 10 Elector Counts, of which the Emperor is one. At its founding, the traditional territories of the tribes unified by Sigmar were formalised as the imperial provinces. The Empire was founded 2,500 years ago, by Sigmar Heldenhammer.
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